The Civils Side of Life

Lego Painting by Jules

Less than a month ago we took a stand against our boring beige walls and bought our first piece of art. This immediately brightened our home and inspired us to expand our collection as soon as we had the time to look around for more. 

Without a second thought our good friend Jules asked us if we wanted her to paint us a picture of our choice. Of course we wanted a painting by Jules after she made us our wonderful Monster Rug. After throwing a few ideas around we soon decided on a Lego theme.  We did have a slight problem, our Lego collection is all Star Wars related and all the bricks in our home are varying shades of grey.

Jules came to the rescue and provided a few suggestions and we soon commissioned our second piece of art. Within a couple of weeks we had the pleasure of Jules visiting our humble abode and the joy of hanging a superb and vibrant piece that makes our home just that little more enjoyable.

Balloon Sample

It’s always a worry when you work hard to prepare for a gathering of friends, will anyone talk to each other? Will the music be to everyone’s taste? Will the food be eaten and do you have enough drinks available!?

Over the weekend we hosted a party to celebrate a couple of overdue milestones, the fact we had moved into a new place and birthday put off from earlier in the year. The house had been tidied and cleaned, copious amounts of alcohol bought and a variety of delicious munchies stocked. To give the party a little life an appropriate playlist had been compiled and the Lego built and displayed. Even the ants had been groomed!

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