Garden Centre Update ~ Camera Ready!

Well it has been a busy day at the Garden Centre today. All hands were on deck as we dusted, arranged, swept and styled. Thank goodness Nan was there to help me. A mug of Gillian's coffee and away she goes...she was a dusting machine!! But we did have a special purpose. Some visitors from the TV show The Great South East are coming to our neck of the words tomorrow and naturally we want everything to sparkle and shine.....

I have taken lots of photos, some of which are not in great focus I now realise, which is very annoying but I have still included them so you can get a bit of an idea of how my area was looking after its Spring Clean. 

People kept purchasing parts of my display, like these pots here for example, and the chairs above but they were lovely and agreed to collect them after the big day so I wouldn't have to restock in the morning.

Breakfast tray loaded with goodies, just needs some actual breakfast and it would be ready to go.

I hope you have all been having a wonderful week. Still raining here in the not so sunshiny state. Hopefully tomorrow it will be a lovely day. Oh and a big thank you to all those lovely bloggers, old friends and new, who are visiting over on Instagram. It's so much fun chatting to you all. 

WAC update and Instagram addiction

A quick update of what is new at the WAC and an apology and explanation as to why I have been so slack with blogging.

Firstly the WAC.  There were lots of new goodies on offer at the WAC this week. Including three groovy mid century chairs, 2 of which have already sold.

Large slim line Silky Oak desk.

Retro dresser.

Heaps of fab green glass and green items like this turtle cookie jar.

Groovy spotted retro glasses.

Lovely cream Bakelite clock, still working well.

Mary

Set of six delicate green retro glasses. 

BUT why the slack blogging. Well I am addicted to INSTAGRAM.

For those of you not in the Know, and that was me a week ago..... Instagram is an app you can download onto your phone and it allows you to share photos and images quickly with other people also on Instagram. It is much more immediate than the blog but of course is limited as to how much information  you can include. So if your not on it I recommend you do, its lots of fun. You can find me at Katherinetheoldboathouse . Oh and it will give you a chance to see items quickly as they come in and even get in quick and snap them up like a certain instagrammer and blogger did with this lonely casala chair above. 

Some Pictures of some Items Listing on eBay tonight

Lots of great furniture going up on eBay tonight, a small selection of which is photographed below.

To view these items on ebay please click here  . They will be listing after 7.30 pm tonight.

The Apprentice

Frankie recently started his electrical apprenticeship. I am very excited with the prospect of having an electrician in the family. Although I do try to block out the fact that he is mucking around with electricity all day. Even though he is grown, it still seems instinctual as a mother to worry about such things.

Here's Frankie in his tradie gear in front of "blacky", his car, which was once my car. He starts very early and I get up with him, before he heads off in the dark, to help prepare his lunch and have a coffee together. I was thinking recently how my life has gone full circle with Frankie. I used to get up with him before dark when he was a little fellow, although back then it was just me that found the early start hard. Don't tell him but I actually really enjoy it. I feel very aware that it won't be long before these times too will be a memory. Don't you wish sometimes that you could do parts of your life all over again so you could have a chance to enjoy them once more ?  

Opinions Needed ~ Sneek Preview of New WAC Commercial

The fabulous staff at the WAC have been busy "hatching" a new TV/ Cinema commercial of our amazing Woolloongabba Antique Centre. They have let me share this sneak preview with you all. So don't be shy folks, please leave your comment and tell us what you think, so I can pass on your feedback!