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Girls night photos!

The girls party was amazing! I was so happy and elated to have my house full of wonderful women both friends and new faces! So many new faces! I will upload photos soon! The night kicked off slowly with ladies trickling in and food being prepared and sampled in my cosy and bright 3rd storey kitchen...slowly that is until garbage bags of clothes were unleashed all over the living room. Shirts came off & the party was in full swing including three fellas who were trying on clothes with the ladies and I must say they came up with some fetching combinations!

Girls Night/Clothing Exchange Party, May 13th =)

Hey ladies and men who would like painted toes,

I am having a clothing exchange party/girls night next Friday, May
13th at 7pm. It us at my new house so if you didnt make it to the
housewarming come have a look: 32 Abbotsford St, West Melbourne.

I would love to see you there. Further information about what to bring
and the idea is below. Ladies are already offering up skills! This
party will be in honor of my friend Rachel as she hosted the last
parties I had and we were planning to have a girls night together in
my new place. So now, we will have a great time in her honor! I would
love it if you came or even stopped by so we could catch up. Life is
too short to not see each other.

Cara

BRING:
-Clothes, jewelry, anything (the ones you never wear or have enjoyed
but would like to find another home).
-Beauty suppli
-Nibbles or a dish to share
-A gold coin if we buy ingredients for some creations.

DIRECTIONS:
-Tram 57 leaves from Melbourne Central or Flinders St on Elizabeth St.
It turns at the Vic Market. Get off at Eroll and Victoria and walk 5
mins.
-Any TRAINS that go to the west go through North Melbourne station! My
house is a 2min walk from that station (Upfield, Craigieburn, Melton,
Sunbury, Weribee, Williamstown lines


If you missed the last event, here is the concept:
WHAT TO BRING:
Beauty supplies: raid your cupboards and those of your friends, see
what you can bring to share! Nail paint/varnish + remover,products,
make up, curling iron, straightener, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO SHARE.

CLOTHES/ JEWELRY/PRODUCTS (anything) TO SWAP! The idea is you pile
everything into the middle and everyone tries on what they like and
somehow we decide who gets what, nicely, usually by fit/look.

THE AIM:
I'd like to paint nails (I have paint I never use anymore!), learn
more about make up (a bit clueless really), make some recipes from a
beauty book (I will buy ingredience and we can all put in $2 or
something), learn how to braid hair, mud mask...ya know, anything like
that. We can share what we know how to do and help each other. Hair
cuts are on offer apparently.

MEN- Beware you may end up nail painted!

YAY! It's April!

I talked to my friend Kris last week and she said 'You must be happy March is over' and I've decided that's a great way to think about it! March was terrible, it really was awful. April looks much brighter. House warming party coming up and connecting with local friends.

Thank you to everyone for your support in March. I have had some lovely letters from couch surfers and friends and so many people have offered to help.

Cara

Missing person: Rachel Funari

Rachel Funari went to visit Hobart on March 1st traveling backpacker style. She was scheduled to return last Tuesday (March 8th) but no one has heard from her. Perhaps she is stuck on a mountain somewhere but safe and well, however her lack of contact is uncharacteristic and she has now missed 3 days of work. Everyone is becoming increasingly concerned and I hope we are all over reacting.

I believe the Mercury is writing an article on her disappearance for tomorrow's paper.
http://www.themercury.com.au

The police are investigating, the American consulate is involved and a
report has been made to Interpol. This is serious and as Rachel's best
friend I will do everything I can to help.

Any information would be appreciated!

Thank you

Rachel Funari 2009

would you say my house is ready or not ready?

Despite what the agent says, I'm going for not ready!

Moving tomorrow, it's all clean now supposedly!

Linden Postcard Show Opening

Cara and Julia

Cora, Cara and Strawberry

Happy Valentines Day

It was an interesting Valenteine’s Day of death, disability and real love. The love of a community, a church, a daughter and of friends and family. So although I didn't go out on a date this Valentines Day, much to the dismay of the gentleman at the pool who profess 'if I was 40 years younger...', luckily I was asked to a funeral. And I am okay with that =)

After I posted the above, google responded with advertisements for life and death, just to sum up my day:

'Come on on guys, that is pathetic...and a bit eavesdropy!' is how I responded

Caramel Cake

Q:What do you get when caramel cake filling dribbles onto the counter?

A:Counter licking good!

As my Mother practices cake creation, we get to practice cake consumption, or left over bits anyway. Apparently I have no shame when it comes to caramel. Hey, I know, I'm being environmental!

My favourite Post Secret

http://www.postsecret.com/

Sometimes you come across things that you completely identify with. Something that personifies what you were thinking or dreaming. For me, it is this postcard.

What's the go?

From a recent letter to my Aunt Pat in Texas:

So for me in Jan 2011, I am house hunting with 3 different friends, triple your chances of finding something as the market in Melbourne is very very difficult to get into here. There are more tenants then housing and so it is $pricey$ too. I am not looking too far ahead because I am unsure about pursuing my photography course further (as usual) but first things first, house and new job, then we'll work on that later *sheepish grin*. 

I went to a local market today and had a garage sale yesterday and made around $300 so thats a weight off my mind, all that unwanted stuff that I had. My car is currently reversed in the driveway with all unsold items thrown in the back so that tomorrow I can sort out the mess which looks like a 'dogs breakfast' as they say here. Tomorrow I also have to pick up some items from the library which I am quite excited about (and get a few more, I like finding about things and hunting for them at the library rather then randomly selecting items for the library although I am hoping to try it the other way soon, one day when I have time), visit the framers, call my work about a mistake in my pay, look for houses, was a tent and clean my sink, write a web designer about my photography site, invite my friends to an upcoming exhibition which is a fundraiser for a contemporary art gallery in trendy St Kilda, tell a few friends about a meditation-ish workshop on Thurs and on top of it all I am aiming to accomplish something big like submitting paperwork for my dentist or writing a prospectus for a non profit I'd like to start.....no rest for the wicked and I dare say I wont get everything done tomorrow....the curse of optimism, this glass is overflowing. 

Christmas with cows

Hey look over there and say.....

"Why Hello pretty cow!"

The general picture

Xmas is about presents right?

Jan and Cara

Cara and the Cockatoo, the only things missing is feathers, poor fella.

Bday dinner...photos posted in hindsight

Atmospheric french dessert, it's French for Yummy!

Cara and Patty =)

Confest- A week of Bohemia!

I am packing my backpack and preparing to take it and a suitcase onto the train (probably not the lightest way to travel). I'll go to work in the city (12-7pm) and then head out to my friend Sam's place in Taylor's Lakes to drive to Confest near Swan Hill. We will arrive after dark, park at the gate, set up a makeshift camp, enjoy the evening and the next day find a place to camp until Jan 5th when we'll drive back to Melbourne! Weather forecast is hot!

A week of Bohemia! =) Can't wait!

Give us a wave

Taken at the Brighton Beach houses =)

Christmas

Starry Skies-

I'm working at Myer and David Jones in the Bourke St Mall, City.

Jan only has eyes for Xmas Cookies-

Cassie and Jan making a batch of cookies.

Christmas Party Clean Up-

Caught up with my friend Nicole who I haven't seen in ages! It was just like old times! She beautifully catered the party!

Shiny Green Christmas Beettle-

It's hard to be a bug on public transport.

What's been going on?

Construction

Won tickets for me and friend on my fav radio station to a Jazz Cafe =)

Rain, pouring rain in fact.

Summer 2010 in Melbourne is officially being renamed 'winter continued'

Reading with the kitty....doesn't he look warm and snugglie!

Cara & Rachel's Birthday Dessert Party & Getaway!

This was us walking in Rye, in between showers =)

Hello all,

We've decided to not only throw a dessert party for our birthdays but to get away somewhere beautiful, RIGHT on the beach!

We invite you to join us for our party on Friday night and/or for a Saturday night getaway of camping on the foreshore.

For the party, please bring dessert or drinks and smiles. Can't wait to see you all. You are welcome to stay the night at the Hitherstreet Flat (St Kilda) and drive with us on Saturday morning to the Peninsula.

For the getaway, foreshore camping is available from Domana to Sorrento and we will be aiming for a unpopulated spot in Rosebud area. There are quite nice amenities available (toilets and showers), we will have 2 tents, the more the merrier! We will be back in Melbourne by early Sunday evening, around 5pm.

Let us know ASAP if you are coming to the Peninsula so we can organise getting everyone there and sleeping arrangements! If you are not a camper, there is accmodation in the area.

Yay for the summer that must surely be here by December 10!

Cara 0425 820 838

&

Rachel 0416 041 219

Exhibition success!

Getting ready for...

Betwixt: 2nd Year RMIT BA Photography Exhibition

Opening Night
Thursday 25 November 2010
6 -9 pm

The second year BA photography students from RMIT University would like to invite you to their end of year exhibition, Betwixt, located at The Owl and the Pussycat Gallery (34 Swan Street - directly across from Richmond train station).

The Owl and the Pussycat

34 Swan Street, Richmond

Melbourne, Australia

Exhibition run from Friday 26 November - Wednesday 1 December

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175727269109950

Started hanging the exhibition today. White walls, black walls, brick walls all in a three level terrace house in Richmond. It's looking good and we are going back tomorrow to finish the job.