#Whichonewouldyouchoose

Our local calendars by Emay Images are back in stock :-)

These calendars are so popular at Christmas time as they make the perfect gift. They are easy to post, they are practical and they have gorgeous photos of Orange NSW and surrounds.

We have one included in today's #Whichonewouldyouchoose giveaway! 

Comment on this post, visit facebook or enter on Instagram! (@m_group_retail)

Or do all three :-)

Which one would you choose?
Tell us which one you'd like and share the post with the comment "Which one would you choose?"
We will pick a random winner from a random post throughout the week. You'll win the item that you chose. How good is that? We won't limit the winners each week there could be one or ten that just adds to the fun. So make sure you comment on and share each photo each day to increase your chance of winning!
When we pick a winner we will comment on the photo so that we can tag the winner making sure that they don't miss it!
(Open to Australian residents only)

Vintage Finds

For Easter we had a family get together in Manilla NSW. Manilla is not very big and is surrounded by farms so the second hand store was full, really full of great stuff!

Unfortunately we couldn't bring it all home with us so I chose a couple of my favourites (being size limited and cash limited) and Nick chose a couple of his.

I have wanted on of these soda bottles for ages but could never find one and then when I started finding them they had obviously become very popular and the price (even at the local tip recycle centre) went up to match.

This one was still a bit on the high side but I haggled to $15 Nick thinks I should have gone lower but it was Easter, Happy Easter Shop Owner!

My Mason jar was also a little pricey at $15 but I loved the age lid and could see so many uses for it, I used it as a vase for Pip's bridal shower. 

Love Mason Jars :-)

The cameras are both for Nick, he used to be very into his photography and then we got married and then we bought a house and then he started his own business and the photography got left behind. Maybe when we finish renovating he will pick it back up again. 

In the mean time I get to have his expertise when needed and I get to use his nice camera. One day I may even learn to use it properly I also get to read all of his photography mags when I have a chance!

Wouldn't these look great displayed in our future home library or maybe his future study complete with a floor globe and big manly leather chairs?

Have you found any great vintage items lately?

Hope you are having a great week

xx

Photography

Happy Monday, I hope you all had a lovely weekend! I had a busy weekend but a good one. I spent some time with Nicholas and his friends on Friday. We walked the dog, ran around in the park and played board games. In the afternoon I took Nicholas out for coffee and cake in order for us to have some mother/son time then we went shopping for new school supplies.

Saturday was a busy day for me with a full day course/training so I was inside all day, however the training was beneficial and the day was productive.

Sunday was lovely, after church we went to our FOOD Affair and wandered around the 40 odd stalls of local produce and wines. Sampled lots of yummy things and relaxed in the shade, on the picnic rug, finishing my glass of wine and reading the free Country Style magazine that they were handing out! Perfect afternoon!

I also spent some time playing with WH's camera. You see, he is the photographer in our house and he is very talented where as I just point and shoot and I don't know what any of the fancy buttons and dials do!

I received a bunch of flowers from work on Thursday and promptly dismantled the bunch and arranged them in my garage sale bottles/vases. Do you leave your bunch of flowers as they come or do you take them apart and arrange them as you like? I do both. WH usually buys me a bouquet of Oriental Lilies and the florist always arranges them beautifully so I put them straight into a big vase and enjoy them as they are! Once they start to die and I have less and less of them I transfer the remaining blooms into smaller vases/containers so that I can get as much mileage out of them as possible. I really love fresh flowers.

If I get a bunch of mixed flowers I will usually take the bouquet apart and rearrange them in smaller groups.

I was inspired to practice my photography skills after reading Kat's post over at Low Tide High Style. Kat is giving away an autographed copy of Scott Kelby's book - The Digital Photography Book. I am so impressed with Kat's photos and I would love to improve my skills so here's hoping I win. If you are interested head over and check it out. The giveaway closes tonight. You can click on the link here to visit.

In the mean time I will keep practicing and asking WH for his tips! Have a great week! xx