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BARWON HEADS Pop in and say hello to ALEX.

Hi Everyone.....I've been a bit pre-occupied with my NEW store

MOSS GROTTO and painting up a storm at home. New paintings instore now.

I hope you've enjoyed my Tweet Talk! I plan to write the odd cameo column.

Warm wishes

Ali.O

ph: 03/ 5254 2277

Shop 3/53 Hitchcock Avenue BARWON HEADS

email: alex@mossgrotto.com.au

FEBRUARY Tweet Talk by Ali.O

"ATTACK OF THE WAGS........." by Alex O'Halloran

• WAGS.......Wives and Girlfriends (of celebrities)

• BOWIE......Botox

• BFF.....Best Female Friend

• OMG.....OH My God

• OTT.....Over the Top

• Derek Zoolander aka Ben Stiller

Was Derek Zoolander right when he said "Life is easier when you're really,really ridicously good looking? and.....Is there such a thing as beauty bias and does being beautiful have its advantages??

I recently attended the opening night of the fabulous 'BLONDIE' Hairdressing Salon in Geelong.....not a brunette in sight. Everyone including me, had the peroxide going on! Oh, actually, I lie........there was one local brunette beauty, but I promised.......no names.

Like a Logies red carpet, one by one WAG after WAG poured through the doors, air kissing their nearest and dearest. At the time, I was oblivious to their WAG status. As I stared in disbelief and admiration at the perfection, vanity and tall, tall glamorous girls with their gleaming white, white teeth and flawless, wrinkle free faces and of course perfect blonde hair, I suddenly felt like an extra on "Derek's" movie set.

Had I known it to be so OTT I may have taken a BFF simply for beauty bravery or at least someone to whisper to "OMG". Crammed into a night of genetically blessed and the cosmetically enchanced (I think there may have been a bit of Bowie going on!), I almost forgot about my high, high heels that were actually killing me. It was my first initiation into a WAG affair. Did someone mention "Blondie" or was I actually at the Brownlow? It was LA Story revisited minus Steve Martin.

It wasn't until I read the Geelong paper that I realized it was actually a real WAG affair. I simply thought my hairdresser Bec had lots of pretty clients. Clearly, I have been living under a celebrity free rock. The night attracted the press paparazzi and the newspaper featured the usual WAG photos.

Funnily enough......the next day I received a message from one of those WAGS......apologies for leaving without saying goodbye.She said that she had left early having a bad case of fashion faux pas!!

So, no matter whether you're the WAG or the oblivious WAG watcher, clearly, we all have the same issues and as the saying goes........"Everyone's ass always points to the ground".........hmmmmmmmmm.........unless Bowie can do something about that too?!!!

'BLONDIE' - NEW SALON

OWNED by: REBECCAH VIVIAN

HAIR & COSMETICA

4 Ormond Road East Geelong

p: 52 221 125

http://www.blondie.net.au/

***Thanks to Bec my hairdresser who has waved her magic to keep my locks naturally blonde for years now......well almost natural!!!!!

So girls - if you want a fabulous hairdresser that is known for perfecting blonde...... "BLONDIE" is the place!

Ali's tweet talk meets 'moss grotto'

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'decoration without explanation'

coming soon.......

SUMMER is here!!!!!!!!!!

'SUMMER IS HERE so............SLIP , SLOP, SLAP'

SUMMER on the COAST.......................

Barwon Heads is jumping this Summer and so is our store Moss Industry.

The town is vibrant and alive after such a long cold winter!

I've decided to take a small break from my January tweet talk but look forward to writing up a storm in Feb.

See you then.

Remember: Don't forget your 30+............no one wants to look like a dried up currant!

You can find me in my store at Moss Industry BARWON HEADS.

Pop in and see some of our beautiful treasures from all over the globe.

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Ali.0

DECEMBER - tweet talk by ali.o'halloran

DECEMBER - Tweet TalkJEALOUSY IS A CURSE!

So crazy is this time of year that I completely forgot to download my December Tweet Talk......

My December tweet talk is brief and sweet this month. Why because it's silly season and I've simply run out of time.

They say jealousy is a curse........if so, then I am truly cursed. Not in a Harry Potter wizards and witches kind of way......nothing that simple! I'm cursed in the lifestyle envy way!

It's the 'Green Eyed Monster' that rears its head from time to time and sometimes I can't control it...........but hey, I'm human so arrest me!

You see, it happens to me every summer! I can't help it.It goes a little something like this.

I see someone with their face covered in sunscreen, barefoot, towel in hand, leisurely strolling down the street or a loaded camper trailer as it goes past. It's the annual pilgrimage of the summer crew that brings it on......the nostalgia of the pre-summer camping plan.

For me it was always on the beaches of the Murray River near Cobram. The catch up with cousins and friends..........the tent!! It's the campfire, water skiing and those lazy days by the river reading a book or simply relaxing. To me its the ultimate break!

So as I stand in the doorway of my store on a stunning summer's day. I try my hardest not to be jealous.I really do try!

Don't get me wrong.......I can almost convince myself that I have the perfect life...... My house is only a stone's throw from the beach which is something that I love about where I live and know most people would die for, but when a customer tries to lift my spirits in the nicest way with the remark, "Don't worry about missing out on summer, you've gotta make hay while the sun shines".

I can't help thinking to myself as that little green monster pops into my head..........."you can stick ya hay up your ass!"

There, I said it.................am I cursed?

TO ALL MY READERS - I SAY THIS WITH A BIG SMILE - "THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WONDERFUL FEEDBACK ON TWEET TALK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.I WISH YOU ALL A VERY MAGICAL CHRISTMAS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, MAY THE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILIES BE HAPPY, SAFE AND FUN!

AND REMEMBER................SANTA IS WATCHING!

SEE YOU AT MOSS INDUSTRY OR THE POD CAFE OVER SUMMER

Ali.O

NOVEMBER - tweet talk by alex o'halloran

'TRAVELLING LIGHT!'- by ali o'halloran

November tweet talk will be brief and sweet......I don't have time......you see, I need to pack!!!!!!!
After a long,cold winter without a break and a working life that lately seems similar to the movie "Groundhog Day", saying I'm desperate for a change of scene and holiday would be an understatement!
I'm hanging out!!!! I have no idea where the past year went but it went and now I can hardly wait to go away. A week in Bali with warm weather and sunshine!!

And so......the packing task begins. As I make a promise to "pack light", certain rogue outfits seem to make their way in to the suitcase. You know...........the hideous ones that you've never worn before and in your sane mind, wouldn't dare be seen in. Suddenly that fuschia pink tube dress seems fabulous because you're travelling to a destination where you're convinced you won't see anyone you know and it's been reserved for that "trip"!!!!........but chances are you will!!!. Read my lips.......you will!!!
The perfect example of a delusional state of mind is my Mum.Known for her simple classic taste, she's suddenly got the glue gun out making some bizarre holiday outfit with a shell featured on the shoulder! What the??? See what I mean?! Sane, rational people seem to suffer from some sort of fashionista delusion once they pack their passport!! That includes me!

So getting back to the packing - I've never been great at it.....actually I suck! Maybe I should have been a guest on the 'Love Boat' with a million outfits for every occasion - but I never got the gig. However, since meeting my husband John who travels unrealistically light, I've improved, but I still have a long way to go. I'm the kind of girl who packs enough clothes on a 3 day trip that could quite comfortably clothe a whole African country. It's that dilemma of taking too much or just not enough and again......it's about the "just in case outfit".
It all boils down to my hoarder personality. Minimal anything, just isn't in my make-up!

When my girlfriend worked as a host on The Great Outdoors travel show it always amazed me how she managed to pack for so many different countries where temps varied from zero to the Sahara desert!! Unlike me.......I get there with some outrageous outfit that unless I was planning on role playing some character in "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" the sequin halter top just isn't appropriate.
In a nutshell, I'm a crap packer! No amount of planning and consideration make it easy.....give me a bushfire and I will take the family album.......give me a holiday and I'll take the entire wardrobe!!!

And so with admiration for the girls that wear "shorts" proud.....I bit the bullet and purchased my first pair of shorts for a very long time!! Actually 'L.B.S'(Little black shorts). The last memory I have of wearing anything that shouted "shorts" was in 1979 - Daydream Island in the Whitsundays.....a snap shot with family and friends, a fresh hibiscus in my hair and shorts so tiny only a 12 year old could wear.

As I finished packing my bag I included my NEW shorts........the task of packing seemed so much easier and lighter!!
My girlfriend always says that we should wear as many fabulous outfits each day as possible whilst we're young and gorgeous. Wear it with confidence and wear it proud because one day we'll be old and no one will notice.
So like a 'L.B.D' (Little black dress) EVERY girl needs her 'L.B.S - 'Little black shorts'............
Bon Voyage!

OCTOBER tweet talk by Alex O'Halloran

THE 'PAST' X-FACTOR

No matter how good or bad, happy or sad, how forgettable or how much it may make you cringe, we all have a past: buck teeth, braces, horrific permed hair, ugly deb photos and yes, you guessed it.......a dating past!!

That brief encounter..........a date, an ex, a crazy infatuation, a moment, a thing, whatever it ........was you shared with someone, no matter how much the memories fade, your past is out there somewhere!

Without warning, when you least expect it, your past pops up to say, "hello remember me?"

For some of us it's that awkward moment that we dread.

The reason I say this is because the other day my "past" did pop up..........it ran smack bang into me...........yes, my singledom past. You know..........that someone from another life time that you deliberately choose to forget, locked away in the vault!

We didn't date; there was definitely no relationship, just a drunken pash simply because I liked his hair!! Yes............tragic I know............but that was my past! With a polite hello, I continued on my way immediately erasing the memory.

Funnily enough over drinks with some girlfriends the other night I told them about the run in with "the past". I went on to ask them " have you ever given or received a "parting gift?" I've always wondered why people feel compelled to buy you something? you know...........a bizarre memento from a person that you had a thing or fling with?

Like a broken water main the conversation went into over drive as my friends fessed up to the weird but also sweet things that someone in their life had given them when 'parting'.

It was the encounter that meant nothing to you but the world to them or vise versa.

Yes........as cruel as it may sound someone's gotta end the "thing"...........sometimes it's you and sometimes it's not!

Here's a list of some of the weird and wondering 'parting gifts' that my girlfriends blurted out;

• Some people buy designer lingerie or Calvin Klein y-fronts after just one kiss!
• Some people go in search of a love song.
• Some people wait at your front door step every night for you just because they think they can
• Some people post signs on street poles with "I miss you" after just one date.
• Some people think 50 text messages a day to you is acceptable.
• Some people send endless bouquets of flowers and never ever get the message.
• Some people buy a novel when they don't even know your taste.
• Some people burn their entire cd collection for you.
• Some people send you a packet of lollies each birthday hoping you'll remember them.
• Some people go as far as getting your inititals dedicated to their number plate.
  And the list goes on.................

Why is it so I ask? Although that drunken pash so long ago with the man with the nice "hair" might be consigned to the vault, it is part and parcel of the game..........and while we play the game we often end up in some awkward situations which come to revisit us when we least expect it!Remember:" It's not always about the hair!! He's probably bald now!!"