Dentists and Shopping

I'd like to apologise in advance if this post is disjointed or makes no sense... well no more than usual lol. I went back to the dentist on Tuesday and the pain killers kind of leave me floating in no mans land, so to speak :o). I had a 2.5 hour appointment at 8am, which meant we got up at 4.50am in order to get ready and get there on time. After the dentist worked on me for just over 2.5 hours, he said that he wanted to get more work done, and asked if I could come back at 1.30pm. So my wife and I wandered down to the shopping centre for a bit, but I had to go back to the car for the rest of the time, as I was quite doped up and feeling uncomfortable.

At 1.30pm we went back into the dental clinic for my second round in one day. In total he extracted a number of teeth and restored and filled six teeth. I can now see some progress, rather than just extraction holes. I didn't need to take antibiotics last time, but this time he prescribed some as the extraction holes were quite large. As a result of taking pain killers, antibiotics and probably not eating enough, I felt quite ill last night, so I will make sure I try and eat some more today. 

My next appointment is in just under three weeks, and the dentist said I will need an x-ray of my lower jaw before he begins, so he can work out which teeth will need extracting and which teeth he can save. Ohhh, more fun and more fuzzy pain killer days ahead!  

Apart from dental stuff, my wife and I went shopping the day before the dentist and bought some new furnishings for the house. One of the things we bought were new cushions for our dining room chairs. The dining room suite looks nice..... But after sitting there for a while, the chairs do get uncomfortable. Naturally when you have cats, they have to try everything out that is either new or has been moved. So Millie decided that she would be the first to test the cushions lol.

I also received a delivery yesterday! I made a ridiculous offer on a 1920's Art Deco Lady Diana lamp on ebay, and it was accepted! I honestly thought the guy would tell me to go jump lol, but hey - if you don't try, you'll never know lol. I had been looking for one of these for ages! The problem is that they were either too ratty and tatty due to their age, or way over priced because they were in good condition. 

I remember when I was in high school, I chose art as an elective subject. However, most of the theory was Historical Australian art. Yes, Australian art is nice, but honestly - you can only look at so many paintings of broken down farms..... One day we went to the Art Museum in Canberra, and that was when I first discovered Art Deco and I was in love! I purchased a couple of art theory books from the museum, and one of them was The Encyclopedia of Art Deco - I read it from cover to cover.

It's one of my favourite books, it's actually the only book I have on Art Deco... I don't know why I don't have a few more lol. I love the imagery, the style... I love absolutely everything about this period in history and art. It was after I read this book, that I wanted a Lady Diana lamp, but I was about 15 years old... Where was I going to find one of those things, let alone afford it..... and yes, when I was 15 years old, there was no internet lol I guess this is why I love Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries so much (which I wrote a little bit about here), as it is set in the 1920's. It's on again tomorrow night, and I can't wait! :o)

Too Busy To Blog

I've been away from blogger for a little while, not because 'I was over it', but because I've been busy lol My wife had holidays recently, so while she was home I got a huge amount of the house painted. Even though my wife isn't painting the house, she's a shift worker, so while she's asleep during the day, I try not to make too much noise and banging and clanging ladders is a problem lol. Our house is only about 15 years old and had not been painted since it was built, so there was a bit of patching and sanding that needed to be done prior to painting. The original wall colour was cream, which over the years due to poor kitchen ventilation, had become brown in places. Yuck. I re-painted the walls white, except for one wall which I painted...... Are you ready for it?!?!!? Bright..... Lime Green!!! I know! You're thinking "WTF!?!" lol
Here are a couple of pics lol:-

This is a Balinese Boat that we bought a little while ago, but we didn't put it anywhere because we knew it would have to be moved when I started painting. So it now has a home in one corner.

This is a large Buddha that was given to us quite a few years ago, and the colour of him goes quite well against the green wall.

This is a hat rack that I saw in a shop... also a while ago... When I saw it, I knew which wall it would be mounted on and I knew the rustic white would break the green up a bit.

This is just a shot of some Roman blinds that I hung up just the other day behind the bar. I was a little worried, as I had never hung blinds before, but after measuring the window frames multiple times, I was confident I could do it lol

This is my new favourite thing/things lol I found this old table about a month ago in a second hand - antique - junk store. It was soooo grubby, but I really liked it and I thought it would look perfect at the entrance of our house - after a good clean of course lol. I couldn't decide, so I went home without it. The same day I also saw the telephone in another store, but it was quite pricey and I didn't know what it was really worth, so I also walked away from it too.

That night I kept asking my wife "should I go back and get the table and the telephone?" I really did her head in! She kept saying "If you want them, go back and get them". I did some research on the price of the telephone and discovered that the asking price was fair. However, in saying that.... It was still a lot of money. So I decided I would go back the next day! The store was an hour from home, and I had my fingers crossed that both items had not been sold, as I thought that they would look perfect together.

Thankfully the table was still there! After some haggling, I also purchased the old box and some clay convict bottles. I also purchased an old picture frame which is for another project. Then off I went to buy the telephone only to find that the store was closed!!! Noooo!!!! Luckily for me, I found out that there was a building manger (lol I wasn't going home without it) who had a key and she let me in to buy the telephone. So all of these items were stored in one of the back rooms until I finished painting. They now take pride of place in our entrance, and I just love them!

We have a TV show on in Australia at the moment titled Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, it's about a female detective and it's set in the 1920's in Melbourne. Last week's episode showed my telephone! lol It's hard to tell from the angle that I took my photo, but on the other side is a little handle where you wind the telephone up to use it. Anyway, in the last episode of this show, we saw the lead actress sit down, wind the telephone up and make a call lol I was stoked!!! lol. The show costs 1 million dollars an episode, because all the props used are the genuine article.   
  

I've been up to some other things, but I'll leave them for another post, for now I have to get back to painting. I've already finished the kitchen, dinning, lounge, bar area, bathroom, hallway and 2 spare rooms. I'm up to the main bedroom and en-suite, then I only have the laundry and 1 other spare room to do! I've passed the halfway mark!!! Thank God! Oh how I hate painting!!!