Thursday 13 October 2016

To be a writer you gotta write



Blimey has it been THAT long? Just read last post from mid-July, me going on about needing to write huh? Me not writing a blog post in 2 months? Huh? What must you be thinking? Well I've already had  one concerning message so i think i better re-group with you guys. You have been in my thoughts believe me and i have been meaning to blog to keep you up to speed on my short comings and goings.
So firstly, significant date coming up tomorrow. 9 months since flappy was conceived. Flappy is well and truly ready for this world. Ready for a new name i think. You know how a baby is given a pet name while its still hibernating in the womb? You know, like peanut or womble or baby? Then baby gets a real name when born. Well i think im at that point with flappy. I think flappy has outgrown, matured and no longer suits its flappy name. No, its flappy no more! Flappy is part of me, like stretch marks, part of me, a beautiful part of me. (Did anyone else pick up the Shirley Valentine line there?). So.
I almost forgot about the metal! Sticking out of my neck! I wondered why my scarf got extra attention going through security at Frankfurt airport recently. One of those Docs actually staple gunned me can you believe it? First i knew about it was frickin 6 months after my op and im in the shower and my scrunchy gets caught up on flappy! What the actual F? So i take a closer look in the mirror and would you believe it there's a pointy bit of steel poking out the front of my neck! I give it a bit of a tug and it comes out a little but then stops. Doesnt budge. Well that ain't going anywhere! Mmmmm. I remember then that the doc said a staple might show up at some point but to "give it a tug with some sterile tweezers" Er, yeah right Doc, Ill pass on that if you dont mind cos Im not too sure if that thing is connected to a major blood vessel and with me not having completed 7 years of medical training, forgive me but Im not feeling too confident on performing this procedure. Ok? Move along please. Thank you!
Fortunately, the experts at the dressing clinic whipped it out in no time and i was in and out of that hospital car park without having to pay any parking charges! Winning!
Here's a few pictures of what ive been upto lately. I've been so long away Google stole my photos from Picassa and I had to breakdown their firewall to get these shots uploaded onto here. The top shot up above is the latest in headbands from Sassy Roo. Loving the mustard colour there. Here's a couple more from our Sassy collection:


Me and J headed back to the motherland in August for a catch up with family and friends. It was one of the most relaxing holidays we've had back in the UK. Lovely to see everyone looking so well. We stopped in Vancouver on the way over and were lucky to see the Picasso exhibition on the women in his life, phew what a life he had. Brought back memories of the time we spent in Antibes, South of France in 1994. We sat on the beach looking across the water at Pablo's house there. Eating canned tuna, french baguettes and green olives washed down with $1 bottle of cheap red wine. Heres Pablo in action in a movie filmed at that very house in Antibes, not by us of course, hahahaha!

Vancouver:


York for a day!

Back to NZ for a weekend in Wainui bay in the Coromandel. Beautiful spot and a wonderful weekend with lovely people. Helped us beat the post holiday blues and the jet lag! 


So thats me! Me and my beautiful sassy niece are pumping out products for a few market stalls we"re doing in the next few weeks. Looking forward to getting out and seeing what everyone thinks of our stuff. Exciting times.