on sunday morning.....

hello and welcome to my little world..i love where we live -i can do-well do and be and make what i like-I'm just me and i like that,we have 4 naughty divine children,1 old dame of a dog..and 1 new puppy-named skipper-like skipper from my childhood barbie days...i had pepper and skipper never barbie ,but i did want ken...oh and our cat named Mr Bella Donna......at our house -its like whats to eat-who's coming over and mum, where are you....ha ha ha -I'm in the garden...find me....so

on Sunday morning,i woke up-and got dressed up-did my hair in rose colored flowers put my best lipstick on - my brother mark and i went to an antique fair in mornington...Angus and my Mr Australia didn't want to come ....i did ask ,but they where happy to have a sleep in...so of we went in my new car....i have a new jeep a 4 door take the top of kinda car...its fantastic -i can play Cd's-pink sounds divine as I'm driving along....any way the antique fair was wonderful....i ran out of money .so my brother came to the rescue...i just had to have this doll....she made my heart beat and i just knew she needed to come home with me to fairy cake pond....singing and skipping love jo.....p.s i did pay my brother back-well my Mr Australia did-then i gave him a kiss on the lips....

life is good at fairy cake pond.

tap,tap,tap.......i just had to say hello darlings-this is my devine family-my brother has been here with us at fairy cake pond for about a month-jessy opal came over to have dinner with us tonight-and to my hearts delight she brought her lap top with her.....as our computer has -well had it....we have been away on a surfing week at a place called phillip island, we surfed and ate mangos for breakfast....it was wonderful........sweet dreams my dear friends from down the dirt road or the divine 1s from across the ocean. singing and skipping love jo.

sipping jasmine tea-before we moondance.....

hello and welcome to our little world........

our lives have been so over the top -with Christmas and new year and the house has been so over full with friends and Mr Australia's family-in all of that-we had the passing of a wonderful friend-( Tracey O'Hara)-that i was so sad and i helped do the after noon tea...well after new years eve-i had a little moment of pure sadness for my self and my world just crumbled down...i think with the passing of my darling nanna and then our dear friend-it just took me-well to bed ....oh yes i am smiling to my self.....with all the cleaning and doing-i did my back in.....so my darling Mr Australia put me to bed-my cousin from wodonga was here and thank you sweet cousin kerryn- i hope you read this -because your names up in lights-she helped with all the cups of tea and coffee-and made the best delicious dinners ever....I'm sorry I'm writing about sad things-this isn't me-i love happy things-over the top things-if my dear best friend makebelive3wishes is reading this-thank you for holding my hand when we went to say a real good bye to our friend Tracey O'Hara-it was a very brave big thing you did for me-my heart was beating so fast-the man at the funeral parlor-must of just wondered what on earth was going on-when i asked him to give us a moment-and then we held hands and jumped thought the door way-i can smile well i can laugh at it now as he must of wondered what-are these wild looking girls doing...when i went in to see our friend-i knocked on the funeral parlor door and said darling are you there and that made me feel a little better-and then we just started to talk to her-well -you -all know me-i just had to put my raspberry lip stick on-it did make my saying good bye -sweeter -I'm getting better-Ive been in the garden every day just digging and planting -it's like get out and get doing.....has any one else ever had a moment of sadness-i decided -well i said to my self -this year is going to be a fantastic year......i wait every night for my Mr Australia to say good night and then he gives me a velvet kiss- singing and skipping -love to you all jo anderson.....

THE ROAD TRIP TO THE CITY.....

ROUND AND ROUND WE GO........HERE I AM WITH OUR DARLING DAUGHTER MISS JESSY OPAL.....WE WENT ON A BIG DRIVE TO MELBOURNE TOWN ,TO DO SOME CHRISTMAS SHOPPING- MMM-6 HOURS LATER- ROUND AND ROUND THE ROUNDABOUT WE GO.....IVE NEVER LAUGH SO MUCH -HOW ARE YOU ALL GOING WITH YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING......

Come and play

Come and play
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AT MISS KITTY'S....

christmas at the studio..2008.

oooooooooh, i just don't know where to start..Ive just had the most fun ,divine,wonderful few days at at a studio in Merrick's...its in Victoria Australia....its not far from our home of fairy cake pond...we packed the 2 cars up very early in the morning-as my Mr Australia has to come and be my helper-its mad and lots and lots of people come to buy every ones wares...there are 2 divine girls that run the studio 1 is Liesa wharington and shes a glass artist-she has the biggest heart and she just smiles all the time-no matter how busy she is she stops to say the hello and makes you feel so welcome.....the 2ND girl is like a bright star- her name is flick pope, and she makes jewellery that people just line up for-even to just have a little look at her ware's ,flick will just stop to say hello-hows it all going-there fantastic girls-so once a year for 2 days they open there work space and that when Christmas at the studio happens...i think there where about 26 other stall holders around the property,my best friend makebelive3wish sold her vintage children's dress ups and i believe she did very well,i had my jewellery and over the top food covers-and to my hearts delight i meet an other girl..that i have so wanted to meet for ever, it was ms Irene from the famous jewellery -Iggy and loulou...it just made my heart beat to meet her-I've got a little necklace of hers, but our miss Jessy opal has 5-she had the helping hand of her partner ( peter )so it was nice to meet him as well-at the end of it all we sat under the gum tress and sipped champagne and talked-it was a fun few days-thank you every 1-i love being part of christmas at the studio-singing and skipping love jo.

at fairy cake pond-

hello and welcome to my little world.... i live at a place called fairy cake pond-all true,yes very true...i have to just tell you something-well i haven't forgotten the birthday present,its just that i haven't had a car to go to morning ton shops to get the present...and my darling brother has arrived from WA-Perth Australia and well he does take up talking space... any way Ive been busy trying very hard to get my jewellery and some altered art ready for Christmas at the studio..if there is any 1 who would love to come by and see me and many other divine stalls-this is where we are at...28Th and 29Th of November -10-till-4 melways ref 152 A12 just out side of Melbourne...other Wise send me a note-through flickr or my email...so in between all of that I'm making an advent calender-has any 1 else made 1 before...there fun to make....
so any way i got the new home beautiful ( Australian magazine.) and what do i see a paper mannequin -well i will tell you something- on Friday-i meet up with my ya ya's girlfriends and I'm in makebelives car- and i open the magazine-and i said to her have a little look at this divine paper mannequin,she said holly shit ,there's 1 of those in sorrento op shop for $7.50....i said no way-you left it there-well she said -i didn't know what it was-i said OK OK-Jessy opal that's our daughter-is going to have to come to the rescue...so i rang Jessy opal, on the mobile phone-yes i do have 1-mmm -I'm not keen on it..but anyway-she said i will have a little look on my way to work-so here it is ,i made it up- and its fantastic...
geeeeeee-i go on any way have a great day-and thank you for your notes to me -i love them I'm of to put my raspberry lips stick on.....love Jo...

over the top.

over the top.
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my food cover's-i really love making them....