Every Available Space...

Every available space inside The Pickled Fairy is packed with colour. 

The Pickled Fairy is a wonderful shop which I was thrilled to see is was still open.

 

I have not been to Fremantle where The Pickled Fairy is located for a very long time. 

It's one of my favourite places in the whole of Perth.

Because it's not even slightly mundane or run of the mill, it's dared to step outside the norm and not only survived, but thrived.

 There's so much crammed inside this shop, from tarot cards and incense to fairy dresses and dragons.

I picked up some incense and eyed off several instruments and felted bunting, there's quite a lot on offer that tempts adults as well.

In a world where the majority of children are introduced to technology and television far too early, it's nice to see that this shop is still thriving.

The realms of fairies, unicorns and mermaids suddenly manifest in ones mind as the outside world falls away.

It's a place where imagination runs wild as visions of elves and wizards suddenly appear in a vibrant dreamy world.

And most importantly it oozes happiness, it's simply impossible not to smile in here.

I most certainly won't leave it as long as I did between visits again...

 

A Few Weeks Ago...

A few weeks ago I noticed that one of the honey stalls at local markets had honey for dogs. Grandpup Banjo is struggling a little bit at the moment health wise, so I bought him a jar.

The man running the stall said he created this recipe when his own dog developed cancer. A photo of his dogs is on the front of the labels.

I dropped the honey off and my son decided to give Banjo a taste before putting in his food.

Banjo gave one disgusted sniff and walked off.

So it looks like my son and his wife has a powerful honey to use when they are feeling under the weather.

I also picked up a big jar of honey for myself. Mine is mixed with cinnamon and is delicious in my coffee...

Murals At...

Murals at the entrance of the Cat Haven in Shenton Park.

The Cat Haven does a great job of rescuing cats people abuse and discard.

I didn't go inside as I find this place extremely traumatic.... 

 

Armed With...

Armed with gloves, secateurs and a hand saw my Saturday morning started with clearing a large branch that fell during a storm last weekend.

In next to no time I had bagged up most it.

Unfortunately I was unable to clear the last bit due to blisters and not a big enough saw to deal with the size of the branch.

It was a pretty good effort I thought though, seeing it only took me 36 minutes...

 

This Impressive Mural...

 This impressive mural brightens a wall in The Lazy Corner café in Mundaring.

I actually hadn't been in the café before, although I have passed by many times...

The Fluffy Large...

The fluffy large flowers of the possum banksia are gorgeous. I have been hunting for one to plant in my garden for years. The flowers are larger than most other banksias. The colour of the blooms is also rather different to other species of banksias. 

Depending on the soil conditions they grow between 2 metres in height with a width of 3 metres. 

It's sometimes referred to as wooly banksia and is native to the southwest of Western Australia.

Like all banksias these nectar rich flowers attract an array of honeyeaters and insects.

My search continues to find a nursery that actually has any for sale...