bead city

if you need flat-backed beads or really any other type of beads, try

maria george
179 flinders lane
city

tel 9650 1151

you can buy in bulk or they will let you have smaller quantities.

there's also a good bead shop at southland. not sure which level, but it's there. they don't have flat-backed, just ones with holes in them.

air freshener without chemicals

if you're like me and want to try and limit the chemicals in the home... er, sorry forgot to introduce myself. rosemary margan*, here. how do you do.

no just kidding, it's me, melbournegirl.

in the toilet i keep a spray bottle with water in it and some drops of essential oils, ti tree is good. and spray to odorise. it works well and i feel good not spraying chemical yucks into the air. also i don't want my loo smelling like a norwegian pine forest. i want it to smell like the ti trees down at mt eliza on a hot summer day.

i want to clean the showers, the tiles are yuck, the grout is yuck. what's a good way to clean them without chemicals?










* On the show of 5 March 1975 Kennedy imitated a crow ("faaaaaark") during a live read of a Cedel Hairspray advert by Rosemary Margan.