Snippets of Sunday - Chilly Smoke

I smell like smoke. NO! I haven't been smoking, I've just been standing near a fire.

My darling decided to burn the great pile of rose bush clippings that I had made a few months ago. Let me just say, I've been asked oh so politely not to do that again.

I won't. I promise!

Anyway, today is a clear, sunny, windy and very cold day. Having this fire burning on such a winters day made me feel nostalgic. I was transported right back to the years I spent as a kid, growing up on 13 acres in the bush. Riding pushbikes. Riding motorbikes. Roaming the bush in search of some mischief to get up to.

I loved Sunday afternoons in winter out there. The trees casting long shadows early in the afternoon. There was usually the echo of a chainsaw happening somewhere on a neighbouring propery. Sometimes it was the sound of Dad using the chainsaw or even the tractor to mow the grass.

And there was always the smell of smoke. Be it from our chimney or from Dad or a neighbour burning off.

Yep, this afternoons mix of chill in the air and smell of smoke took me right back to that carefree time of my life. 

It's no wonder some people live in the past.

Nostalgia is a powerful emotion.

I think I'm just going to stay there for the rest of today.

~ Ky x

Feel Good Friday - Upside Down

I'd not heard of her before this week, but I'm so very glad I found her.

Her name is Paloma Faith and she is fun, quirky and just my kind of noise.

A british singer who is who she is and clearly is not afraid to be a little 'upside down'.

While watching a rather cute, yet completely predicable movie called Chalet Girl, this song was played while the leading lady was learning to snow board. I immediately loved it and grabbed the iPhone and used my favourite app, Shazam, to find out what the song was and who sings it.

Well, I have been listening to the album all week. The kids even like it. Monkey makes me play 'Upside Down' over and over and over again and we're still not sick of it.

If you don't jump up and dance, or tap your foot or move some part of your body while listening to this song then I'm afraid to tell you that you are dead. D.E.D. Dead!

Wanna hear it???

Here 'tis then...Upside Down

This is music for the ears, not music for the eyes.

Have a very fun weekend!

~ Ky x

The Plan

I've decided to give The Miss K Way some sort of direction instead of just plodding along putting up posts willy nilly. Actually, I have been encouraged in the past to have theme posts on different days of the week, every week. I've thought about it long and hard and agree that it's a very good idea and it will help me to focus on my posting and, you, my dear reader will also know what sort of thing to expect of this blog.

A special thank you to Felicity of Gifts of Serendipity fame for her suggestions today, and in the past. You're a clever girl you are, Ms Felicity!

So, this is my plan.

 Tuesdays will be the day for Teacups and Graffiti. If you have been following along with T&G then you will know that it's all about the photo. That will be my photography day. A day for showing off my rad photographic skilz. Ha!

Then on Fridays I will post about something that makes me feel good. For example, music, food, movies, whatever it is that week that makes me feel so good that I just absolutely have to share it with the world. I'm guessing there's going to be a lot of music posts, cos I love music!

I'm also hoping that whatever I post about on Friday's will make you feel good too.

This made me giggle when I saw it.

So I'll start off with just two posts a week for now. I do plan to make it three with a third day of posting about whatever. Maybe I'll make that one 'Whatever Wednesday'. We'll see...baby steps.

See you back here tomorrow so you can go into the weekend feeling good.

~ Ky x



In Need of Advice/Suggestions

I'm in a bit of a bother over my blogs. I can't decide what to do.

I have this one, The Miss K Way, and also another one that started out as a photographic 365 project, but is now just another place for me to put up a photo when I get around to it. It's called Teacups and Graffiti.

Now, this is where I need some advice, some suggestions.

I don't want to continue with two blogs, so which one do I shut down? And then, do I continue with the current name that I have or start over with a new one as it will be like merging two blogs into one because whatever I blog about, there will always be photos involved?

Decisions, decisions. I can't decide and seeing as you've all been so helpful in the past, I thought I'd put it out there and see what comes back.

Hope you're enjoying this first day of June.

~ Ky x

Skate Park

When you fall down, get back up again!

Don't bother using the stairs. Crawling up the hard way is empowering and more rewarding.

I've missed this blog. So has my Mum.

Here you go Ma. Some photos of your precious grandkids.

Hopefully I'll hang around.

~ Ky x