Play me a tune...

I love music.

Actually, I love music even more than I love tv (and now that's sayin' somethin')...

There's nothing better than boppin' along to the beat, and singing like no-one can hear you (and hoping and praying that really - no-one can hear you).

I'm not a huge fan of using earbuds though. I always panic that I might accidentally start singing in a public place.

Anyhow, I digress....

After a few worriesome days wondering whether the postie also likes music and had therefore snaffled my CD's from the Punky & Me Music Swap, thisafternoon, there was a knock at the door.

It was my lovely next door neighbour. Apparently lots of my mail gets delivered to her house, and she normally just pops it back in my letterbox, but she thought that these were DVD's and that they might be important so she personally delivered them. Phew!!!


Anyway, I must say that my three swapees have fantabulous taste in music. There are some great songs which I can't wait to put on my iPod. The thing that I love about music swaps is that I get to listen new music that I may not have considered previously, and then I can decide whether I'd like to go and buy the entire album (I still buy the old school way - CD... no downloads for me)!

Thankyou Vic from Punky & Me, Miss G from Indefinite Space, Martta from Tell Me A Story Braveheart, and Bron from Mad Crafty Mama - you girls rock!

The Punky and Me Music Swap

*Yet another iPhone photo

I vowed not to join any swaps this year, just in case I disappeared and left my swap partners in the lurch (I'd be devastated if that happened)!

Epic fail... (I've never typed that before). Does it sound ridonkulous? I think I may be too old for words like that.

Anyway, it took me a grand total of 4 days to break my promise and join Vic's Music Swap.... well she is irresistable after all.

My original intention was to follow a theme. But, with 3476 songs on my PC (and that's not my entire CD collection), how could I possibly choose just enough songs to fit on one lone CD? In the end, I've tried to choose just some of my all time favourites. The ones that make you want to sing out loud, and maybe even bop along.

 I hope my swapees are happy with my selection.


*In other news... it seems my poor old camera is becoming a bit superfluous. The photo above was taken on my iPhone. I've used the Snapseed App to edit it on my phone, and the Dropbox App to upload it, all while sitting on the couch watching tv. The wonders of modern technology.

Brown Owls & CD Swap

Lastnight was my second session at Brown Owls. I met some more lovely girls and caught up with some that I had met at my previous session. It was lots of fun again and the three hours flew by. I managed to stitch a bit faster this time so I finished my Sixer badge and started the Owl on my tote bag. I also bought some lovely fabric pieces with my Brownie Points from the Brown Owl shop.

The CD swap is in full swing and everyone should have received their Chicks Mix CD from me by now so here it is!

Artist.....Album....Song Title

Sara Storer....She Will Have Her Way....Won’t Give In
Katie Noonan....Skin....Special Ones
Brooke Fraser....Albertine....Deciphering Me
Kate Miller-Heidke....Home....River
Camille....Ministry Of Sound Chill Out 9....Ta Douleur
Missy Higgins....On a Clear Night....Forgive Me
Amiel....Audio Out....Lovesong
Natalie Imbruglia....She Will Have Her Way....Pineapple Head
Kylie Minogue....Sample People Soundtrack....The Real Thing
Vanessa Carlton....A Thousand Miles

I chose to have mainly aussie chicks because I really love australian music. I tried to choose songs that were a little out of the ordinary such as Sara Storer and Natalie Imbruglia singing Neil & Tim Finn, and Kylie Minogue singing a 70's classic. By the way, if you like weird and wonderful aussie movies, then look for Sample People. It's in the weird realm of 'Dogs In Space' but souped up for the 1990's and it has a weird and wonderful soundtrack to go with it.

If you're looking for a great CD, then you have to buy 'She Will Have Her Way - The Songs of Neil & Tim Finn'. It's full of great chicks singing great songs by Neil & Tim Finn. Another great one is Brooke Fraser who is a NZ chick, her CD 'Albertine' is fantastic and of course Katie Noonan (what a spectacular voice).

I've received 2 great chicks mixes in the mail so far and I'm definitely looking forward to the rest!

A Sneaky Peek......

I've been to the post office thismorning. I don't think that the people in queue behind me were very happy when they saw that I had 16 parcels to post......but oh well.......that's what the post office is for!

This is a sneak peek of what I posted. I can't reveal all just yet.....

It's going to be a long hot weekend.

It's going to be a hot one again this weekend so I think I might just take it easy, hang out and get some little projects finished. If it gets too hot, I'm going to have to go and jump in the pool!

I've nearly finished everything for the CD swap (but I can't post any more photos yet - I don't want to ruin the suprise). I've also finally finished my name embroidery for my Brown Owls uniform. I'm extremely slow at embroidery but it's actually been really enjoyable because I can sit on the couch and stitch away while I'm watching telly (I finished it off tonight while I was watching The Biggest Loser). It's a welcome change from listening to the whirring from the sewing machine, but it now means that my sewing mess has entered yet another room of the house! Maybe this means that I can go shopping for more storage items.

I've been doing a little Etsy shopping this week. I saw this lovely necklace on Kirsty's blog and I've been keeping an eye on the Chocolate and Steel blog and etsy shop ever since. So I bought a lovely little pendant and necklace for myself. I can't wait until it arrives in the mail!

On My Desk.......on a Wednesday

I'm playing along with Kirsty with 'On my desk...on a Wednesday'.

If you are a part of this, then pretend that you didn't see this photo!