The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies is the hook I hang my business hat on. My beautiful rural property in the picturesque Central Tablelands of NSW is the hook I hang my heart on. ~Carol Jones, Ironing Diva❤
The Dressing Room Of Jennifer Lawrence. Photo Courtesy Of Yahoo.
I run my worldwide business, The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies, from my farmhouse.
On my remote rural property in the picturesque Central Tablelands of NSW.
My rather small 3 bedroom home is very modest.
Owner built by the previous owner in 1982. It has few frills.
He didn’t believe in spending a penny. If he didn’t have to.
To my continued utter surprise, it has a generous dressing room off the master bedroom.
I’ve never had a dressing room before.
And I just love it.
It has a built in dressing table. With mirrors on each side that go up to the ceiling.
A window straight ahead that looks out onto the property.
A large, full length mirror elsewhere. To preen in front of.
It faces east. So it’s a lovely, sunny place to be in the morning.
Although I share it with my partner, Victor Pleshev, the architect who designed the Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover for his mother. To help her with her ironing when she was recovering from a stroke.
The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies is the hook I hang my business hat on. My beautiful rural property in the picturesque Central Tablelands of NSW is the hook I hang my heart on. ~Carol Jones, Ironing Diva❤
Photo Courtesy of Pinterest. Elegant Table Settings.
My mother was a couture dressmaker in New York City. Before she met. And married. My father. And became a wife. And mother.
My father was a very talented pencil artist. And illustrator. Who worked on large advertising accounts when in New York City.
The home they made for themselves. And my sister. And me. Was always beautiful.
My mother made all the curtains. Bedspreads. Slipcovers. Tablecloths. Napkins. Not to mention clothing for herself and her daughters.
My father got transferred. So we traded in our brownstone apartment building in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. For a house in Pennsylvania. Not far from the Amish countryside.
There my parents discovered the Amish community’s deceased estate sales. And bought the most beautiful second hand furniture. Which my father refinished and brought back to its former glory.
As well as gorgeous glassware. Dinnerware. Vases. Table linen. Chiming clocks.
So many pretty pieces to add glamour to the table we sat at.
And both my mother and father were fanatics about how their table was set for breakfast. Lunch. And dinner.
Always a tablecloth. Cloth napkins. No bottles. Or boxes. Of anything. Milk in a glass pitcher. Condiments in separate dishes. And in the middle. A vase of flowers picked from their garden.
I’m very much my parents’ daughter. And set a mean formal table for breakfast. Lunch. And dinner.
Except my table is set with candles as well as flowers.
And my cloth napkins, which are pressed on my ironing board cover of choice, the Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover.
Are always encased in a silver napkin ring when we sit down.
The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies is the hook I hang my business hat on. My beautiful rural property in the picturesque Central Tablelands of NSW is the hook I hang my heart on. ~Carol Jones, Ironing Diva❤
Photo Courtesy Of HouseToHome.co.uk
To most of us.
But not all of us.
Ambience is everything.
The character.
And atmosphere.
Of our surroundings.
Determines how we feel.
If we’re craving peace and quiet, a noisy place just doesn’t cut it.
When working. In any environment. The more we relate to the atmosphere of our surroundings. The more at peace we are. And the more we achieve.
The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies is the hook I hang my business hat on. My beautiful rural property in the picturesque Central Tablelands of NSW is the hook I hang my heart on. ~Carol Jones, Ironing Diva❤
A Very Handsome Blue Wren On A Lombardy Poplar. On The Walking Track.
It’s not possible to hurtle through life without having a bunch of lemons thrown at us.
For some, the lemons are a life sentence. Cerebral Palsy. MS.
For most of us, the lemons are intermittent.
They come. Full of juice. Disrupt our life for whatever time. Then shrivel up. And decompose.
But for some. The arrival of the lemons is a death sentence.
As it was for my friend, Paul.
In his early 50’s, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
He was given an 18 month window of opportunity to get his life in order.
The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies is the hook I hang my business hat on. My beautiful rural property in the picturesque Central Tablelands of NSW is the hook I hang my heart on. ~Carol Jones, Ironing Diva❤
A Turbulent Morning Sky
Life is a journey.
For some, it’s aimlessly wandering through a maze. Struggling to find their way to somewhere.
For others. It’s a journey of pure determination.
With a chief definite aim in mind.
Guided by their imagination.
Often children are told to – ‘stop daydreaming’.
But in reality, it’s the people who have vivid imaginations that change the world.
The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies is the hook I hang my business hat on. My beautiful rural property in the picturesque Central Tablelands of NSW is the hook I hang my heart on. ~Carol Jones, Ironing Diva❤
White Plumed Honeyeaters. Frolic In The Paddocks.
Tools have power.
A good mascara wand. Loaded up with the right amount of mascara. Turns ordinary eyelashes into alluring, coquettish eyes. Fluttering those eyelashes conjures up an image that is nothing short of an unmistakable ‘come hither’ look.
A nail polish brush. Dipped into a bottle of your favourite nail colour. And applied with finesse. Adds a touch of glamour to your hands.
A shoe brush. Transforms shoe polish into a high gloss finish for your shoes.
A hairdryer. At just the right heat setting. Converts limp, lifeless hair. Into a hairstyle with bounce and vitality.
The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies is the hook I hang my business hat on. My beautiful rural property in the picturesque Central Tablelands of NSW is the hook I hang my heart on. ~Carol Jones, Ironing Diva❤
Meadow House. The ‘Best Ever Brownies.
Today was a day for wearing many hats.
Not only was I CEO of The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies.
Orders never stop.
And the tax man wants my accounts by a certain time. So the email from my accountant enquiring when they will be ready was one not to be ignored.
We have guests arriving at Meadow House tomorrow. Our guest house on our 54 hectare property.
So I was baker of my delicious ‘Best Ever Brownies’. A recipe I have been making since I found it in a 2006 edition of abc delicious magazine. And one which is now requested by many guests after they leave.
And also star floral arranger for the many vases that are filled with flora cut from our rural property by my partner, Victor Pleshev.
The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies is the hook I hang my business hat on. My beautiful rural property in the picturesque Central Tablelands of NSW is the hook I hang my heart on. ~Carol Jones, Ironing Diva❤
Time never stands still.
It’s always on the move.
And with time. Times change.
As do the meaning of words.
Up until the end of the 1950’s, women with stars in their eyes dreamt of marrying their high school sweetheart. Having a memorable honeymoon. And then coming back to reality to start a new life as a ‘homemaker’.
It was a role in life that many women aspired to be.
These were the women who kept their families together. Teaching their children manners. Keeping sibling rivalry under control.
The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies is the hook I hang my business hat on. My beautiful rural property in the picturesque Central Tablelands of NSW is the hook I hang my heart on. ~Carol Jones, Ironing Diva❤
Winter in my rural patch. Which is the hill country in the Central Tablelands of NSW. Between the historic town of Bathurst. And lower down. The world famous Mudgee wine country.
Is cold.
Mornings can be as low as Minus 7C. Sometimes frosty. Sometimes covered in snow. With an average high of about 8C by midday.
This year the number of cloudy days have far surpassed sunny days.
Running my worldwide business, The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies, from our rural farmhouse, means we need heat 24/7.
We have inverter reverse cycle air conditioning powered by electricity in my office. And the master bedroom. Which is not on all the time.
But the main living area is warmed by the incomparable heat – and ambience – of a wood burning stove.
The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies is the hook I hang my business hat on. My beautiful rural property in the picturesque Central Tablelands of NSW is the hook I hang my heart on. ~Carol Jones, Ironing Diva❤
Kindness is always simmering under the surface. The world is only a bogeymen some of the time.
I love giving. More than receiving. And love those opportunities when giving is sooo easy. And the payback is a whopping big surprise of delight.
Once a week I post parcels for The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies in Bathurst NSW.
As it’s an hours drive, there’s also a 5 page shopping list that comes with us.
After a day’s shopping. And on the way home. My partner, Victor Pleshev, the architect who designed the Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover for his mother. To help her with her ironing when she was recovering from a stroke. And I. Were at Bunnings in Bathurst.
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G'day from 'The High Country' in rural Victoria.
Thank you for visiting my website. I love that you're here.
Your participation in my rural business is a dream come true. One of the highlights of my life.
Whenever I visit a new website. I always want to know how much postage and handling is.
So upfront. Our flat rate postage and handling charge is $16.95 per parcel.
Regardless of how many items you put in your parcel. Or where you are located within Australia.
We live and work from our remote rural property in 'The High Country' of Victoria.
In the picturesque foothills of the Victorian Alps.
All parcels are despatched via Australia Post.
Our post office is in a remote location. So we post parcels once a week.
We hope you understand how the tyranny of distance affects a business that is in a remote, rural village.
We post parcels on Thursday. From orders received by 3pm on the day before. Wednesday. And send you an email to let you know your parcel is on its way.
For our international customers, please check with Customs in your country to see if they impose extra charges on your parcel once it enters your country.
For my UK customers. It's with regret that I will be unable to continue to post parcels to the UK. The new requirement from the UK is that VAT be collected by all online merchants when an order is placed. And paid to the UK before your parcel leaves Australia. As well as. Calculate the duties payable on your parcel. To be able to complete a customs declaration. Unfortunately. I'm too small a company to justify the infrastructure required to do this.
Every Thursday. From our rural alpine village. We post orders received by 3PM on Wednesday.
We then send you an email to let you know your parcel is on its way.
And we hope you love everything in your parcel. ~Carol❤️
