Oopsey's Adventures...

Oopsey was super excited about leaving Australia for her big trip around the UK and Europe. We had to spend some time waiting before our flight at the hotel at Melbourne International Airport before we could check in at the departures counter. We left Australia at 2.40am!
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She found some new friends in the Duty Free shop at the airport.
We took some souveniers for our Italian friends. Kenny Koala and Kelly Kangaroo are destined for Turin, Italy.
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I packed Oops in a plastic bag for safe keeping.
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Here she is chillin' after the first leg of our trip at Kuala Lumpur airport. She was glad to get out of that bag! The airport was very hot and steamy.
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Here we are leaving Dubai airport, bound for London!
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Oopsey flopped on the couch as soon as we got to our hotel in London (Hyde Park Square)
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Oopsey helped Kirby navigate for Angus as we left London in our hire car.
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"Turn right", says Oops!
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We enjoyed a lovely lunch at the Crown & Trumpet pub in Broadway, UK. Can you spot Ooopsey?
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa was unbelievable! Construction of this masterpiece started in 1173 (837 years ago!). You can read more about it here.
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Space was at a minimum at our hotel room in Rome!
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Oopsey met a friend at the top of the Eiffel Tower - his name is Pokey!
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|Oopsey thought the tower was pretty cool!
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The sign shows how far away from Australia we are - half way around the world away!
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After France we headed to Singapore and we went to the Singapore Zoo - it was fantastic. It is a free-roaming zoo so all the animals are clearly on display and it is really up close and personal. We saw lions, white tigers, cheetahs, penguins, sea-lion, manatees, otters, zebras, elephants having a swim, chimpanzees, orang-utans, monkeys, tapirs and Kirby and Brianna got to feed a giraffe.
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This is Oopsey's new friend, Ranga! We are safely back home now. Oopsey would like to see other parts of the world. Would you like to host her for a little while before she goes back to Queensland, Australia to her family? Let me know in the comments box if you'd like to have her visit you.
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Cheers - Joolz

Christmas at our house...

Here is Oopsey, just hanging around in our Christmas tree...let's take a look...
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I have some cross stitch decorations that I made...
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...and some hand-made baubles...
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a cute little glass nativity...
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It's hard to believe that I cross-stitched all these decorations 19 years ago, before Kirby was born!

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Finally, Oopsey in front of our tree. We have a real pine tree for Christmas Day, resting out in the garage. I think this one looks pretty real too.
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I've been baking Christmas cookies - I've made chocolate candy cane biscuits, shortbread, cherry biscuits and chocolate chip cookies. Still got a few more to do like gingerbread, malt roll and some rum balls then I'll package them in gift boxes to give to my friends.
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We had a hot 38C day here yesterday then this morning I awoke to rain on the roof and we have had about 24mls and the temp was about 19C. My garden is looking lovely and fresh but I know the weeds will pop up in the next week leading up to Christmas. Still, our lawns are lush and green. That's the best part about living in SE of South Australia - we really get all the seasons...sometimes only days apart!
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I'm gradually getting things organised for Christmas, a few more pressies to buy then I'm done. This weekend will be spent doing a final tidy up around the place in readiness for Christmas Day. How are things doing at your place?
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Cheers - Joolz

Oopsey has arrived...

This little bear belongs to Caroline at The Simple Things. She decided to send Oopsey around the world via blogland. Dear little Oopsey has arrived from Anne at Silver Sewer in the UK Midlands.

This little bear has been to some great parts of the world already. I was impressed that she arrived via Royal Mail (I do love Queenie-babes!).
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I thought the best thing to do was introduce her to Noddy and some of the other toys(long neglected) in Brianna's toy box. I think they were pleased to see her although the dude in the shades looks questionable to me? (looks like a bouncer at a nightclub!)
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Oopsey first visited Gill (That British Woman) in Canada in March this year. She was then posted to Janeen (Cha Chaneen) in California, USA, in March. Then in April, it was onto Florida to FLMom (The Narrow Path) where she had some great adventures.
Ohio called so it was off to see Amy (Learning at our house) and her boys in May. From Ohio, Oopsey went to Trish (Daily Decadent) in Ontario, Canada in June. Trish made Oopsey's cute little pink dress.
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The next stop for Oopsey was to Margaret (Margaret's Ramblings) in the UK in July. Finally, Anne (Silver Sewer) has been been looking after the carebear in the Midlands of the UK.
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Now back in Australia for a while, Oopsey can again get a taste of vegemite on toast for breakfast and enjoy the wide open spaces of our big, brown land. I'll let you know when it's time for her to jet off again. Where would be a good place for her to visit?
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Joolz

Oopsey's coming for a visit...

Caroline at The Simple Things (click link to follow Oopsey's travels) is allowing me to host Oopsey, the cute little green Care Bear (the other blue bear looks a little bit mean and grumpy!). Oopsey has been to some fantastic places in the world so far - Canada, California, Florida, Ohio and England and now she will visit me in
South Australia. It's summer time here so Oopsey may get to see the Southern Ocean and some sand hills! Stay tuned.
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Cheers - Joolz