Pippi Langstrumpf

Thought I’d pop in and let some 43T peeps know that I’m currently holding a giveaway for my Etsy store at my blog

The Death of Bunny Munro by Nick Cave

Hi peeps!

It’s been a while, I know. I’ve been to Europe and had a blast. I think for at least the time being I’m going to be a bit scarce on 43T. I’m finding myself a bit swamped with everything and there are too many other places on the net that I find myself (facebook, blog, occasionally Etsy forum).
I’m still popping in for the occasional lurk.
Here’s my blog url if anyone is interested (a bit Etsy/craft oriented):
http://undertheshadeofabonsaitree.blogspot.com/

Cheers!

16. The Adventures of the Wishing Chair by Enid Blyton

17. The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan

18. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

19. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

I had to change my Etsy store address. It is now:

http://www.ShadeOfABonsai.etsy.com

The attorney for the estate of Astrid Lindgren (author of Pippi Longstocking) contacted Etsy to give them a deadline for removing my store before they would take legal action. My shop user name was pippilangstrumpf (pippi longstocking in German). A name I set up as a buyer without considering shop names etc. Initially it was a bother because I had to spend a fair bit of $$ to replace promotional merchandise but they’ve probably done me a favour. Normally one can’t change etsy names and keep all old feedback and everything else in the store but Etsy admin did it for me. Now my store name is more appropriate.

1. Red Hot Chilli Peppers (5 or 6x)
2. Faith No More (2x)
3. The Tea Party (2x)
4. L7 (3x)
5. Toni Collette and The Finish (2x)
6. John Butler Trio (2x)
7. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds x 2
8. Helmet (2x)
9. Sonic Youth
10. Mudhoney
11. Rammstein
12. Fear Factory (2x)
13. Danzig
14. Babes in Toyland
15. Hole
16. Slayer
17. Machine Head (3x?)
18. Pantera
19. Type 0 Negative
20. Mr Bungle
21. The Lunachicks
22. Shihad (heaps!)
23. Tiamat (2x)
24. Monster Magnet (3x)
25. Korn
26. Kyuss
27. White Zombie
28. NOFX (2x)
29. Gwar
30. Queens of The Stoneage x 2
31. Die Krupps (2x)
32. Waltari (2x)
33. Paradise Lost
34. Biohazard (2 or 3 x)
35. Spiderbait (2 or 3x)
36. The Hard Ons (2 or 3x)
37. The Meanies (4 or 5x)
38. Hunters and Collectors
39. Zombie Ghost Train
40. The Fauves (2x)
41. Regurgitator (2 or 3x)
42. TISM (2x)
43. Chemical Brothers
44. Foo Fighters
45. Midnight Oil
46. Brown Hornet
47. Magic Dirt (2x?)
48. Megavier
49. Wendy Rule (4x?)
50. Dire Straits
51. Hothouse Flowers (3x)
52. Carter USM
53. Dub War
54. Hoodoo Gurus
55. Urban Dance Squad (2x)
56. Die Artze
57. Nine Inch Nails
58. Voodoo Cult
59. Yothu Yindi
60. Clawfinger
61. Sepultura
62. Soul Fly
63. George
64. The Cure
65. Kreator
66. Downset (2x)
67. The Mavis’s (2x?)
68. Carcass
69. Frente
70. Rollins Band
71. Marilyn Manson
72. The Cruel Sea
73. Violent Femmes
74. Head Like A Hole (4X?)
75. My Dying Bride
76. Paul Kelly
77. Billy Bragg
78. Disposable Heroes of Hiphopracy
79. Cosmic Psychos (3x?)
80. Telek
81. DEFFX (2x?)
82. Grinspoon (3x?)
83. Life of Agony
84. Dog Eat Dog
85. Skyclad
86. Nailbomb
87. Cathedral
88. Spermbirds
89. Superjesus
90. HBlockx (2x)
91. Therapy?
92. Such A Surge
93. Dern Rutlidge
94. The Mission
95. dEUS
96. Chumbawama
97. Bad Religion
98. Tumbleweed
99. The Angels
100. The Living End
101.The Pixies
102. Regina Spektor
103. Gomez
104. Wolfmother
105. Ben Kweller
106. Sarah Blasko
107. Jeff Martin (solo)3 x
108. Clare Bowditch
109. Gyroscope
110. Kate Miller Heidke
111. Amanda Palmer
112. Holly Throsby
113. Moby
114. The Flaming Lips
115. Tori Amos

Same author as one of my favourite books “Shadow of the Wind” – perhaps not as good as the former but a brilliant, engrossing read nonetheless and it had me pining for Barcelona again.

Great read. I’ve loved all her books.

From a great blog I just discovered.
Delicious.

I thought I’d let you guys know about a giveaway I’m having for my store via Facebook.
It is open for Facebook Fans.
If you’d like to enter have a look here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Under-the-Shade-of-a-Bonsai-Tree/46338803260?ref=s

from Frankie magazine

It was deliciously spicy.

Where on earth does the time go? I didn’t get much done last month. June flew by in a flash.

• Read camera manual
• Book an appointment to donate blood
• Sort
• Write a will
• Lose 2 kgs
• Clean out the laundry cupboards
• Organise builder’s quotes
• Put labels on all Liam’s school clothes
• Fill out the boys’ baby books
• Clean out the fridge
• Book the twins’ 3.5/4 yr check

• Birthdays: Jo.S, Michael.L, Christa, Clare, Michael.G, Tara

• Invitations for German party
• Get the twins’ hair cut

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/11925/almond+cake+with+earl+grey+syrup

Yummy – syrup was a bit too watery though. I wish I had paid more notice to others’ comments before baking. Still yummo though.

A few new designs and a few old favourites.
Ready for the market next weekend.

I decided not to keep this goal open as I’d been duplicating entries since recently starting a blog but I think I might still do it sporadically.

• A fantastic long weekend in Melbourne. Shopping, eating, drinking, catching up with friends, seeing family, music. It was my annual ME weekend away and really needed.
• Liam’s 6th birthday. Poor thing was quite ill on his actual birthday – first day back at school after the holidays, I’d backed 30 cupcakes for him to take in and he couldn’t go. His party went quite well. It was the first time it was more of a school friend oriented one which in some ways was easier as the parents didn’t stay so it was a bit less chaotic and not as much cooking to do. They all had fun. Picture of the spooky castle cake I made which didn’t turn out as well as I’d hoped.
• My birthday – lots of phone calls (local, interstate, England, 3 from Germany), lovely presents, flowers, $ to spend, – the highlight was tickets to see Tori Amos in Amsterdam (fabulous surprise!)
• A gorgeously fragrant package arrived from the LUSHous Ru. 4 LUSH bath bombs. Aroma climax.
• Etsy sales, more creativity, compliments and feedback.
• The head cold is dissipating and headache dissolving.

• My old friend Clair is coming to stay for a couple of night next month. She now lives in Scotland and I haven’t seen her for about 3 years.

• The next market stall – next weekend!

• Coraline in 3D will be in the cinemas soon.

• Our trip to Germany is fast approaching.

• Tori Amos concert in Amsterdam!

I enjoyed it but not as engrossing as expected.

It got relatively engrossing towards the end but was fairly mediocre most of the way through.

• Read camera manual
• Book an appointment to donate blood
• Invitations for German party
• Get the twins’ hair cutt
• Sort
• Write a will
• Lose 2 kgs
• Clean out the laundry cupboards
• Put labels on all Liam’s school clothes
• Fill out the boys’ baby books
• Clean out the fridge
• Book the twins’ 3.5/4 yr check

Birthdays: Oscar, Oma, Liam, Steve, Sarah.S, Lucy

Apply for Alex and Lukas’ German passports,
Russian visas,
Host a great birthday party for Liam,
Mend clothes,
Get everything made for the next market,
Eyelash tint

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/20492/butterscotch+almond+cake

Easy, yum and makes a biiig cake!