Where I sleep

                                               

I love my bedroom.

It's really quiet and still. I can't hear the road or even the wind in there.

It's at it's best when the rain hits the tin roof, Claud and husband are asleep next door and I have a good book and a packet of chocolate digestives.

The bed head is an arch from a mission church.

(Yes, we've heard all the jokes about the effect on our sex life)

I love the dark brown wood with the duck egg quilt cover.

Pillows feather, and lots of em for reading propped up.

I have to have white sheets and pillows.

It'd be like wearing non-matchy undies.

Just. Not. Right.

The bed is king sized, a super-dooper number due to husbands bad back.

Best bed I have ever slept in.

Good for co-sleeping too; room for everyone to roll over and not fall out.

Kiwiana painted plaster lamp. Pania of the reef is on the other side of the bed.

Sack cloth doilies; nearly dead jasmine, and in the corner a pottery dan dan box I keep my precious things in (little rocks, shells and Claud parapanalia rather than jewllery).

Hmmm. I notice my favorite rock is missing from its place by the lamp.

CLAAAAUUUUUDDDD!

Print 'Cities and Towns' (as seen from the air) by Roy Cowan.

Not properly hung as we have poured concrete walls and need to get the hammer drill out and book an afternoon if we want to 'knock a nail in'. One of these days.

Folk art sackcloth bag.

 I can't use it cause it's smelly.

Far enough away from the bed to not be smelled, I think it looks pretty.

I renovated the kauri chest of drawers all by myself a couple of years ago.

Loads and loads of books and magazines.

Big reader with insomnia.

I love looking at peoples book shelves, but I can't get a very good photo so I'm going to list my faves of whats there:-

The life of the robin-an old pelican book. I miss robins.

Spring Story-Jill Barkelm. Clauds, but I love obsessing over the detailed drawings.

At Home-a Century of NZ design-Douglas Lloyd Jenkins-For doll house inspiration.

Adventures in tandem nursing-Hilary Flower-a required text for La Leche leader training

Yvonne Rust-Maverick Spirit-Theresa Sjoquist-About an interesting, female NZ pottery pioneer, REALLY well written unlike most books of a similar vein.

The complete book of baskets and basketry-trying to research a new found japanese looking basket.

Celebrate the earth-a present from Cat, gave me some idea's for celebrating southern hemisphere may day with Claud today (dancing in the garden and apple blossom headbands :0)

And mostly night-time orientated art.

Sunset over Mt Grey (our local mountain)

Painted by the local postman.

Funny story about that.

Our neightbour chopped down all their mature trees and the most massive and ancient native clematis recently.

I was heartbroken, then angry, for a fortnight until I saw the wood for the trees and realised what a glorious view of Mt Grey we now had.

I got quite zen about it, watching the sun set every night with Claud.

Then some arse close neighbour built a two story house down the next street and blocked the view.

I needed that painting.

The World of the Night Kiln Firers by Juliet Peter.

Circus by Juliet Peter.

Comet-can't remember who made this.

Having a go at 'My Place and at Yours'