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Miss O was so taken with the reaction to her cake on my birthday posting.

As a thank you she took these pictures for my blog to share with you.

This is her doll received from Father Christmas last year,

named after Miss O as the resemblance is overwhelming (although now her hair is longer and she flatly refuses to get another bob cut, not so much so).

The shoes are her favourite red party shoes.

She styled the shoot by herself,

and took the photos on her Little Tikes kids camera.

Her 7th birthday is a few weeks away

and I think she is ready to move onto a more grown up camera.

I have started looking and have found a little Samsung

that's reasonably priced and will be easy enough for her to use.

In the mornings Miss O disappears when she is supposed to be putting on shoes, jacket and getting out the door.  I usually find her behind the couch in her little corner creating something or other. How can I be cross when I find little love notes like this in my pocket after I drop her at school.

My sweet little girl.  Love her to bits.

Five Faves - Meet Me At Mikes

Pip of Meet Me At Mikes has invited fellow bloggers to share Five Favourites.  Mine are in no particular order and are not my top five.  I have lots and lots of favourite things.

1. Fresh coffee in the morning, made in one of my Bialetti stove top coffee makers. Lavazza coffee is the one I always come back to.

2.  My Kitchenaid - yes there is a bit of a pink theme going on here.

3. Red Shoes - these should come under the general banner of

Shoes & Handbags.

But I do particularly love these ones.

4.  Anything by my children:

art, a sigh, a tear, a giggle,

a goal, a home run, a smile, a cake, a pirouette ...

5. Tulle and other fluffy things (including pom poms)

My Goodness I had so much fun taking the pictures for this!

I didn't realise Miss O was the owner of quite so much fluffiness.

A Totally Tulle entry might be appropriate for all the pictures I took.

Red Shoes and Parties

Here's Miss O, resplendent in her party glory. Saturday was a back to back party day. Saturday evening bedtime was a disaster. Red shoes are amongst my most favourite of things. I used to dream of red shoes as a child, waking up disappointed once I realised they were not in my waking world. The red shoes on the cover of Tessa Kiros' Apples for Jam were more than I could walk past, without purchasing a copy.

The dress was a Christmas present from my Dad when he visited at Christmas. I love her in it. The shoes were also a present from my Dad when we visited London. He took her to Bally. I suggested he might take me to Bally for a pair of flats too. We ended up in Primark. I do possess the cutest pair of black flats and faux fur mini swing jacket to die for, from that little trip. I am waiting patiently for a touch of winter in Sydney to wear it.