tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20921829663622333682024-03-14T00:06:29.994+11:00Creative Creatures Created to be Creative!Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.comBlogger549125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-82724296427096680202013-09-06T21:18:00.000+10:002013-09-06T21:18:24.442+10:00Photos from MarchOkay, so I have had some blog posts brewing and stewing for quite some time now. So while I work on getting one down on paper, so to speak, here is a collection of photos from March.<br />
March!<br />
That was SO long ago!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Art in Decay. <br />Applying my motto - take a photo and throw it away. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainbow Nails. Caitlin is our resident nail artist.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our neighbour preserved our olives (That's a very big jar full. <br />And the olive tree in the background)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mixed media layout that I did with Finn. <br />That's a photo of my paternal grandmother with a little bit of <br />steam punk, including objects that my Dad found.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's not often I get a photo of Reuben - fun times.<br />And there's our calendar - it's working very well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spaghetti in a pot. Reuben pretty much only eats bolognese!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At our Women's Network meeting. <br />It's always pleasing to the eye as well as a blessing to the soul.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having fun at the thrift shop!<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rose against palm trunk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking around Botany while kids are at aerial circus #1<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking around Botany while kids are at aerial circus #2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking around Botany while kids are at aerial circus #3<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This candle has shone on so many occasions.<br />This time it was for Sophie-Lee's birthday.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Annelise and Soph got planted strawberry pots for their birthdays.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easter!<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easter Egg decoration at its height!</td></tr>
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And that's it for March.<br />
:DDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-37690359881558541582013-06-12T15:04:00.003+10:002013-06-12T15:04:58.746+10:00February Favourites<br />Here are some of my fave ig photos (some of which are taken with Hipstamatic first) from February.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Naw!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Special Chocolate Fondants (Thermomix recipe)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset reflected in the van windows<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My birthday!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset from my bedroom window.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insomnia - see <a href="http://scrappamammy.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/insomnia.html" target="_blank">Insomnia</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset from the front verandah</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Message of love</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset through textured golden glass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mal hanging out at Aerial Circus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bunch of beautiful kale garnished with nasturtiums.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kale Chips</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mango Milkshakes made with mangos from our own tree!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Naked Lady (Amaryllis) getting ready for the big reveal.</td></tr>
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<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-8849459387180992572013-06-11T18:31:00.001+10:002013-06-11T18:31:14.552+10:00PhotosI realised today that I carry 13 cameras around with me - everywhere I go.<br />
How so?<br />
Camera apps.<br />
My favourite at the moment is <a href="http://instagram.com/" target="_blank">Instagram</a><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> - "<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.5px;">It’s a </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.5px;">fast</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.5px;">, </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.5px;">beautiful</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.5px;"> and </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.5px;">fun</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 17.5px;"> way to share your photos with friends and family"</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.5px;">The good thing about taking photos is that I can get creative pretty much any time and that is an immeasurable blessing at the moment.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.5px;">Here are some of my Instagram faves from January.*</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Year's Day</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_nJUDnvw3kc/UbbdbeVq5zI/AAAAAAAADPY/D8fWbmN840w/s1600/January201302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_nJUDnvw3kc/UbbdbeVq5zI/AAAAAAAADPY/D8fWbmN840w/s320/January201302.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sculpture - Bondi Junction</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZBWpVzpnLiw/UbbdbftKNSI/AAAAAAAADPQ/U7Idyw83a2Q/s1600/January201303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZBWpVzpnLiw/UbbdbftKNSI/AAAAAAAADPQ/U7Idyw83a2Q/s320/January201303.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday is Dessert Night</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QPB-OWbbNks/Ubbdb3iScUI/AAAAAAAADPg/f7wkkQh00mU/s1600/January201304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QPB-OWbbNks/Ubbdb3iScUI/AAAAAAAADPg/f7wkkQh00mU/s320/January201304.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maroubra at Sundown</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-77B2aQsb93E/UbbdcA9VYkI/AAAAAAAADPo/PPofRTe1iWk/s1600/January201305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-77B2aQsb93E/UbbdcA9VYkI/AAAAAAAADPo/PPofRTe1iWk/s320/January201305.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up - it's just what you do!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vALxCmCnp5c/UbbdcbMStUI/AAAAAAAADPw/Og_l36-PkHA/s1600/January201306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vALxCmCnp5c/UbbdcbMStUI/AAAAAAAADPw/Og_l36-PkHA/s320/January201306.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conjoined Strawberries</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6EDL54DJWuI/UbbdcrGqg_I/AAAAAAAADP4/AaYMXapFNMc/s1600/January201307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6EDL54DJWuI/UbbdcrGqg_I/AAAAAAAADP4/AaYMXapFNMc/s320/January201307.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barbie at Brighton-Le-Sands</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0k5tjdmnGzU/Ubbdc3ULmHI/AAAAAAAADQA/_sxgKWznY7E/s1600/January201308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0k5tjdmnGzU/Ubbdc3ULmHI/AAAAAAAADQA/_sxgKWznY7E/s320/January201308.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dessert Night (Again!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--Hphrwm9HAQ/UbbddAq8sYI/AAAAAAAADQE/AzHx5Qbi5-4/s1600/January201309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--Hphrwm9HAQ/UbbddAq8sYI/AAAAAAAADQE/AzHx5Qbi5-4/s320/January201309.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hottest Sydney day EVER! That is for real!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iWyHptAUhXE/UbbddPrHAUI/AAAAAAAADQU/c_C7ETbi_xA/s1600/January201310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iWyHptAUhXE/UbbddPrHAUI/AAAAAAAADQU/c_C7ETbi_xA/s320/January201310.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best smile!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-npNqKf-bVH4/UbbddSX4FdI/AAAAAAAADQY/niDXv60jnUI/s1600/January201311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-npNqKf-bVH4/UbbddSX4FdI/AAAAAAAADQY/niDXv60jnUI/s320/January201311.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Australia Day - I love Australia Day. I love Australia.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.5px;">* February coming soon.</span></span>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-89902753038065665852013-05-03T18:33:00.003+10:002013-05-03T18:37:58.261+10:00Book Case LoveI don't have much to show you but I thought I'd just show you my book case.<br />
All these books used to be spread out on my<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XRcNhAx_y7U/SzlmX2jP0VI/AAAAAAAAB5U/1k8yF0tYqIQ/s1600/Expedit+of+Colour+03.JPG" target="_blank"> Expedit of Colour</a> but I have changed my mind about that and I've put them all together in a Bookcase of Colour.<br />
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That's all.<br />
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Actually, that's not all - if I wasn't going to organise in colour I might like a book case like <a href="http://www.desiretoinspire.net/storage/allpostphotos/idhalindhagTenka_Gammelgaard-40544.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1354151969645" target="_blank">this</a>.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-24915675394041314012013-03-29T19:06:00.000+11:002013-03-29T19:06:56.391+11:00Good Friday 2013<br />
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How sweet to have an extra gathering of our church family to start our Easter celebrations today!<br />
How lovely to have a day to take a break from work and all the normal demands of everyday life!<br />
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So, instead of washing, I made gluten-free hot cross buns.<br />
Instead of cleaning, the kids and I decorated eggs (emptied for scrambled eggs this morning).<br />
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This is a good, Good Friday.<br />
:D<br />
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-76794798372566434182013-03-21T14:07:00.000+11:002017-08-11T23:17:04.041+10:00A Few Things Found<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last week </span><a href="http://tworzysko.blogspot.com.au/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Ania Dąbrowska</a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">, aka Finnabair or Finn, taught a
couple of classes right here in Sydney and</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I
had the absolute pleasure of almost 9 hours of creative arty goodness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Even though I have known about these classes since half way through last year I still didn't know what photo I was going to use until two days before. But then, when I found the photo, I <i>knew</i> it was the one! </span><span style="background-color: white;">It was a gorgeous photo of my Dad's mother - a Polish beauty - and I don't know much else about it. I think it could have been taken 100 years ago!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Everything started to fall into place... Polish art teacher... Polish paternal grandmother... found objects from father. A work of art with lots of meaning - I like that!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">My Dad collects bits and pieces from the road</span><span id="goog_1763693756" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> when he goes on his walks around Ballina - he picks up everything from nuts and bolts to wallets and jewellery, from car parts and kids' toys to iPods and phones.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/collecting-rubbish-can-have-its-merits/1296602/" target="_blank">Northern Star</a> Newspaper cutting on my fridge</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">When I went to visit Dad and Mum last November, Dad showed me his workshop. It was a treasure trove of found objects. There was a mobile made from tow bar covers hanging in one corner and a couple of arrangements glued onto boards sitting on the workbench. I don't think there has ever been a time when Dad hasn't been making something or collecting something.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I sifted through Dad's collection of bits and pieces with delight. And purpose. I knew I would be doing one of Finn's steam punk-type layouts and wanted to tap into this seemingly never-ending stream of goodies. I nabbed a few pieces and tucked them away in my suitcase, hoping that my carry-on baggage would not be overweight. With another two 'loads' delivered to me I had plenty of choice when it came to doing the class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Only in November Mum had announced, "When Dad dies I'm going to throw all this rubbish out!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">But then, the other day Mum was ruing the fact that her own mother had thrown away many of the lovely things that her father had created and she said, "You can keep Dad's rubbish."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I told Mum that I had a special surprise for her coming soon using some of Dad's 'rubbish'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Thanks for sending Dad's rubbish back to me! It must be special to send it." Mum replied. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I gave a Mum and Dad a sneak peak of the layout over Skype the other day and Mum said "Ok, you can send that!" Little did Mum know how beautiful Dad's rubbish could look! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-14475458985269732972013-03-13T02:30:00.000+11:002013-03-13T19:01:45.571+11:00Insomnia
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Nature's soft nurse, how have I frightened thee,<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13.5pt;">Hormones! O vile
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<span style="background: white;">You steal my sleep and wreak havoc on my soul.</span><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-14513320474819782592013-02-19T06:16:00.000+11:002013-02-19T18:24:42.051+11:00I remember<div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uYC4MekyA6I/USMkTpdkIDI/AAAAAAAADMk/CTGwatadzPM/s1600/Photo+of+Billy+Jean's+Grave+final+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="230" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uYC4MekyA6I/USMkTpdkIDI/AAAAAAAADMk/CTGwatadzPM/s320/Photo+of+Billy+Jean's+Grave+final+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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If you go to the cemetery in a little town called Uralla you might see a headstone under a cluster of gum trees engraved with a poem.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">BILLY-JEAN</span><span style="font-family: "Maiandra GD","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">She left us ere we knew her<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Yet we loved her from the start.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">She’s now with God in heaven<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And she’s with us in our hearts. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We will not see her growing<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Nor kiss her pretty face,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">But we’ll always have her memory<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And in our hearts a place.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We’ll see her soon in glory,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">United we will be.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">That hope will ever keep us<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Until with her we’ll be.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Maiandra GD","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DH chose this spot to bury our little girl, Billy-Jean, born too early to live.<br />
There are no what-ifs, no could-have-beens. That would be nonsense!<br />
But today, 20 years on, I remember.<br />
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That's all.<br />
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<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-19871666646756034902013-01-29T22:46:00.001+11:002013-01-29T22:46:53.081+11:00Better Late Than Never!Back in November, I did what I do each year in either September or November, I took a photo a day (or, at least one photo a day).<br />
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I found, much to my dismay, that Picasa doesn't work on a Mac the way I am used to, and so I have resorted to the quickest option I could find - <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_5889950_create-photo-collage-mac.html" target="_blank">emailing the photos to myself</a> from iPhoto, ten at a time! I don't know if I had chosen a different method I could include more photos. Oh well.<br />
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But then I find that the collage doesn't stay in a collage :(<br />
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So, after a few more hours and a number of downloaded and then deleted collage-making apps, I have finally resorted to paying money for a <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/collageit-pro/id484440176?mt=12" target="_blank">collage app</a> that does what I want - and easily.<br />
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Without further ado, here is a collage of my November photos.<br />
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It's not all of them but a goodly selection.<br />
Enjoy!<br />
:D<br />
<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-47338299208961752242013-01-23T22:00:00.000+11:002013-01-23T22:57:47.882+11:00Have I ever told you...?...that I like cleaning kitchens?<br />
Well, I do. Ovens and stove tops, in particular! I really, really like cleaning ovens and stove tops. I find it very satisfying.<br />
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I remember, many years ago, watching my Mum emerge from a filthy oven in a rental house we lived in, dripping with perspiration (it's hard work, you know!) and being horrified at how people could let their oven get that way. Little did I know back then that I would actually enjoy the task of cleaning what others left unclean.*<br />
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I have noticed that it really doesn't take very long for an oven or a stove top to get quite dirty. And I reckon a good clean once a year is as good as an OCD wipe down every time you use it! I fit into the former for the oven and maybe the latter for the current stove top - but that is only because it is a glass top, which makes it very easy to clean.<br />
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Here are some before and after pics - You may recognise your stove!<br />
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There's this stove top! (Sucks in air!)<br />
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Which ended up like this. Phew!<br />
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Knobs are interesting. There's not much difference between this...<br />
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and this. But...<br />
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this is what's underneath.<br />
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In one rental place we lived in they'd put a new sink in but they didn't take off the protective coating. The mould was thriving in and around that protective coating so I got stuck into it.<br />
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The result - nice shiny, clean stainless steel.<br />
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Oven doors are relatively easy to clean. From this...<br />
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to this. It's no trick of lighting!<br />
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Gas stove tops are easier to clean than electric coil hot plates and their surrounds.<br />
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Oh, the joy of taking something like this...<br />
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and making it like this.<br />
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Ok. There is just one thing I'd like to tell you.<br />
Never, ever, use one of these - the coarse stainless steel scratchy kind.<br />
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Cos this is what happens - severe, irreparable damage. It reminds me of an ad that used to be on tv years and years ago that showed an ice skate spinning around scratching into the ice which turned into a 'harsh cleaner' on a stove top.<br />
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So, what do I use to clean ovens and stove tops?<br />
Three things - steel wool soap pads, paint scraper; and a screwdriver. Four things - Water!<br />
Oh, and elbow grease!<br />
That's all.<br />
Please don't use chemical oven cleaners - those oven cleaners are toxic. I think I have lost two pregnancies to oven cleaner. :(<br />
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So there you go.<br />
Congratulations if you got this far!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:D</span><br />
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*I'm talking about kitchens. I'm a fan of most cleaning but I'm not a fan of cleaning toilets. Just sayin'.<br />
<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-85668216732117405142012-12-25T00:30:00.000+11:002012-12-25T00:30:00.484+11:00Christmas Thoughts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*If you would like to listen to this in song you can listen <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azVqordbQc4" target="_blank">here</a>** or come along to <a href="http://www.cbcstdavids.org.au/" target="_blank">our church</a> some time :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">**I haven't posted it in my blog because I am not sure of the <a href="http://au.emumusic.com/highest-place" target="_blank">copyright conditions</a>.</span></div>
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-42422829051256897902012-11-27T17:38:00.001+11:002012-11-27T17:38:12.200+11:00I'm here, I'm here, Jo!That title has little to do with this post except to state that I have not fallen off the face of the earth or vanished into thin air. :)<br />
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I did this layout way back in 2006 for the Scrap 52 Challenge. At the time this slightly avant garde (for me anyway) layout was a representation of my head exploding with creative ideas. In those days I did at least 2 layouts a week. Phew!<br />
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Today this layout could represent my head exploding with all the information exploding from my brain and keeping me awake at night and in the early hours of the morning writing blog posts and emails and thinking about what to do and how to do it.<br />
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What has caused this sudden disruption to the unexciting, but highly sleep-conducive, brain waves I had before Saturday 25 November, 2012?<br />
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I'll tell you.<br />
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I went to the the <a href="http://lowcarbdownunder.com.au/" target="_blank">Low Carb Nutrition Seminar</a> presented by Low Carb Australia and Nourishing Australia. I went because my friend wanted someone to
go with her and I have an interest in my health and my family’s health. I did,
however, have a negative view (from ignorance rather than knowledge) of the
Paleo Diet and thought I might be somewhat bored by the day.<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">How wrong was I?!?! And that is why my brain is busting!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I want to keep a record of my thoughts, findings, health and anything else related and I've decided to do that in a blog - <a href="http://woowootowowwow.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Woo Woo To Wow Wow</a>*.</div>
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One of the speakers at the Seminar, <a href="http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/" target="_blank">Sarah Wilson</a>, used the term "woo woo" to describe how people might think about all this stuff about low carbs and high fat and thyroid and heart disease and so on. I like "woo woo" so I am going to take "woo woo" and show how "wow wow" will be the results. :)</div>
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If you want to read about my family's and my journey from healthlessness to healthfulness then you can follow <a href="http://woowootowowwow.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Woo Woo To Wow Wow</a>. If not, you can just ignore this post and I will return to regular (in the sense of normal) posts on this blog from now on.</div>
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<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-72078460878836621252012-11-14T17:00:00.000+11:002012-11-14T17:00:21.910+11:00After Ruark Lewis and other thingsI have been using my <a href="http://elviestudio.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/inspiration-monday_16.html" target="_blank">Walls Notebook</a> (which I first saw on <a href="http://elviestudio.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Lori Vliegen's blog</a>) for quite some time now. I mostly use it for taking notes at church but every so often I do a little rendition to highlight my notes so I thought I'd give you a little peek at what I've done in it so far<br />
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I'll start with what I did the other day...<br />
Susannah and I headed down to the <a href="http://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Arts_Entertainment/Hazelhurst/" target="_blank">Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre</a> where I was introduced to (and instantly inspired by) the work of <a href="http://ruarklewis.com/home/" target="_blank">Ruark Lewis</a>.<br />
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Here's 1 Corinthians 12:13 Ruark Lewis style.<br />
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And here are the other (word escapes me)...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+5%3A12-28&version=NIV" target="_blank">1 Thessalonians 5:13</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2018:15-35&version=NIV" target="_blank">Matthew 18:15-35</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2018:15-35&version=NIV" target="_blank">Matthew 18:15-35</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2012:1-16&version=NIV" target="_blank">John 12:1-16</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2012:1-11&version=NIV" target="_blank">1 Corinthians 12:1-11</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zephaniah%201:7&version=NIV" target="_blank">Zephaniah 1:7</a> - A little bit Ruark Lewis style</td></tr>
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<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-16508350308428047062012-10-19T17:10:00.000+11:002012-10-19T17:10:11.716+11:00The Ethical ConsumerFrom Undies to Easter Eggs (or Halloween Chocolate).<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">WARNING: </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">YOU MAY NOT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS STUFF </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">(BUT YOU SHOULD)</span><br />
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For quite some time now there has been a little niggle in my heart/mind about the ridiculous price of clothes at K-Mart. Not ridiculous as in highly-priced but ridiculous as in so cheap that it makes me expel air in a "phrrrrrttt" kind of way and question "HOW??? How can the prices be so low?" For instance, a while back now, my daughter bought something like 6 pairs of undies for $3.00. She mistakenly bought the wrong size. When I went back to K-Mart the same undies were on special - half price!!!<br />
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I haven't been back to K-Mart in a long time - my conscience is bothered by it. Yesterday I was reminded, as I was chatting about clothes with a friend, about K-Mart's ridiculously low prices.<br />
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I mentioned to my friend that I was wondering about the ethical issues that might be connected with cheap clothes and then told her about the issues surrounding chocolate that were brought to my attention again recently by this post -<br />
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- and wondered if K-Mart's prices are arrived at ethically. I haven't even looked into it yet. I am bothered also by inner conflicts of ethics and finances.<br />
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I haven't even looked deeply enough into this whole issue yet and my choice has been just to avoid purchasing these products.<br />
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There are solutions and here you can find a few in relation to chocolate.<br />
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Just remember that it is not just chocolate we're talking about here. Today I decided to look up "how to buy ethically" and found </div>
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-22065920597975144302012-09-14T21:49:00.000+10:002012-09-15T00:22:09.283+10:00Creating in the KitchenThere was a time when I would say I hate cooking but I have realised that I don't actually hate cooking, I just don't like cooking for people who won't like what I have cooked.<br />
I am forever trying to come up with new and interesting ways to make meals and snacks that are <a href="http://fedup.com.au/" target="_blank">failsafe</a> and acceptable to everyone. An unlikely event, methinks, but I still keep trying.<br />
Today, having soaked a cupful of chickpeas overnight, I concocted a snack that might be acceptable to a few.<br />
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I'm not feeling very creative about a name for this concoction but I did accidentally call it Snickpea Chack - I'm good at that!!!<br />
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So here's a recipe of sorts.<br />
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1 cup of uncooked chickpeas, soaked overnight and then cooked for 1 hour in my Thermomix with 1500g of water and a teaspoonful of salt.<br />
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I finely chopped 3 cloves of garlic and sautéed them in a dob of butter.<br />
When the garlic was just clear I poured in approximately 1/4 cup of Rice Malt Syrup and a 1/3 cup or so or hot water and stirred it up.<br />
Then I added 1 tspn sugar, 1/2 tspn salt, and 1/4 tspn citric acid and simmered until it reduces a bit. At this stage I added some cubed swede and cooked it until tender.<br />
Meanwhile, I preheated the oven to 210<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 12pt;">°</span></b>C.<br />
Remove from heat, add the cooked chickpeas and stir so that everything is coated in the syrup, then spread in a single layer on a non-stick baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes.<br />
Stir them up a little and cook for another 5 minutes.<br />
Serve them up sprinkled with some chopped parsley and voila! They're ready to eat.<br />
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At least one of my kids likes it!<br />
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Speaking of chickpeas...<br />
I've been following a few foodie blogs lately and <a href="http://failsafefoodie.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/hommus.html" target="_blank">Failsafe Foodie</a> has a nice hommus recipe.<br />
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<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-8391516355226246762012-08-27T16:53:00.000+10:002012-08-29T16:54:14.492+10:00Scrapbooking With YellowThe other day I read <a href="http://debbiehodge.com/2012/08/scrapbooking-with-yellow/" target="_blank">Scrapbooking With Yellow</a> from the <a href="http://debbiehodge.com/blog/" target="_blank">Get It Scrapped</a> blog and I imagined doing a yellow layout right then and there. Imagine being the operative word!<br />
I have no photos to scrapbook - that's my excuse - so I'll show you some yellow layouts that I have done in the past.<br />
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I don't mind a bit of yellow.<br />
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<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-86283071281952267402012-08-27T07:27:00.000+10:002012-08-27T07:27:12.042+10:00Big Idea Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The <a href="http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/summerfun12.php" target="_blank">Big Idea Festival</a> is on again from September 4th - 17th, 2012 and it's FREE!<br />
It's is organised by <a href="http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/" target="_blank">Big Picture Classes</a> and their classes and workshops are exceptional, imho.<br />
I <a href="http://scrappamammy.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/words-for-life.html" target="_blank">participated last year</a> and had a lot of fun.<br />
Just sayin'.<br />
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<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-51331142089117664452012-08-21T21:51:00.000+10:002012-08-21T21:51:24.437+10:00Down Memory LaneJust today I was reading Julie Fei-Fan Balzer's <a href="http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2012/08/your-favorite-craftart-books-part-two.html" target="_blank">second post</a> about favourite craft/art books. Her <a href="http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2012/08/your-favorite-craftart-books-part-one.html" target="_blank">first post </a>on this subject reminded me that I want to <i>make</i> books. And quilts. The second post reminded me that, way back in 2006, I did Elsie Flannigan's 52 Scrapbooking Challenges - two a week for 26 weeks. That's commitment!<br />
Back in the day I actually won an autographed copy of the book - yay for me!<br />
I was also remembering that I did some of my favourite layouts then too. And maybe some of my least faves as well :)<br />
Here are a couple of my favourites.<br />
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Ooh, and then there's this one...<br />
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Or these...<br />
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Sigh! It's just too hard to pick a favourite.<br />
What do you think?<br />
The rest you can see in my newly formed Flickr album - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14952147@N07/sets/72157631174344692/" target="_blank">52 Scrapbooking Challenges</a> - cos I did these challenges before I started blogging.<br />
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The time passes a whole lot faster when Susannah is refereeing if I am sitting in a warm car and occupied with art stuff (or playing word games on my iPhone). This morning I had the privilege of being able to see the games, and Susannah, from the comfort of my car and being able to do some more art on print. This time I used an old hymnbook that Sophie-Lee, knowing me, picked up from the side of the road in someone's council cleanup pile.</div>
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The flowers were inspired by my-twin-who's-not-my-twin's daughter the other day. She had used black and white stripy circle stickers and then added her petals and stems. I didn't have stickers but I did have a black pen and a white paint pen. I love the effect.</div>
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Something that adds a whole new dimension both literally (but not physically) and aesthetically is the sense of a shadow being cast making it look 3D. I used to do it with watercolour paint but I learnt from <a href="http://elviestudio.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Lori Vliegen</a> when I did her "letterLAB" class how to do it quickly and easily with a 2B pencil and a paper stump.</div>
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I was reading <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20106&version=NIV" target="_blank">Psalm 106</a> this morning. A thought that struck me was from verses 6-8. The Psalmist admits his sin but then calls on God to save him, not for his own sake but for God's sake. It reminded me of when Moses pleaded with God to not destroy the Israelites, not for Moses' sake but for God's reputation.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:D</span>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-39050834598373274142012-08-17T21:26:00.004+10:002012-08-17T21:28:55.963+10:00Hooked on InspirationIt is so easy, for me at least, to keep drinking in all the amazing inspiration, pinning here, posting there, sharing with friends and family or just storing it in my head for an unknown future moment., but never actually getting around to <i>doing</i> something.<br />
Well the other day my twin-who's-not-my-twin and I got together to actually <i>do</i> something that we have been inspired by.<br />
After a very quick, for me at least, perusal of my <a href="http://pinterest.com/scrappamammy/art-journal/" target="_blank">Art/Journal board</a> on Pinterest I found <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/165296248793874389/" target="_blank">this cute little artwork</a> - sadly not attributed to anyone but Pinterest.<br />
That was just the inspiration my twin-who's-not-my-twin (and her daughter) and I needed and that is what we went with.<br />
Here are my renditions...<br />
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It was a perfect little book that had great chapter titles.<br />
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There may be more some time.<br />
Or maybe not.<br />
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<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-26008835743589754082012-08-15T09:58:00.000+10:002012-08-15T18:38:15.847+10:00Book Spine PoetryYesterday Annelise saw <a href="http://www.dailyvowelmovements.com/2012/08/book-spine-poetry.html" target="_blank">this post about book spine poetry</a> and was immediately inspired to <a href="http://theelbowsofbelle.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">compose one herself</a>.<br />
Annelise showed me that same post and <i>I </i>was immediately inspired to compose one myself. I went straight to my art room Expedit (I had no desire to navigate the stairs to the main bookshelves) and started collecting and collating.<br />
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Who'd've thunk?!<br />
I just love what one can do with words. (And numbers)<br />
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Here are my first attempts at book spine poetry.<br />
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The lady and the chocolate</div>
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Sharing your story</div>
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-4298386263201929572012-08-02T17:01:00.000+10:002012-08-02T18:03:19.320+10:00StatsSome time between last night and now 30,000 page views have happened on my blog (not including mine). I know that is not really very many if compared to a famous blogger but to me it's HUGE!<br />
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I have viewers from 57 different countries around the world. How amazing is that?!?<br />
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Just thought I'd share. :)<br />
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PS I hope you find just a little inspiration when you visit and I'd love for you to say a little 'hello' in the comments - that would make me VERY happy.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-64271122513356370702012-07-30T21:26:00.000+10:002012-07-31T18:24:29.373+10:00Dead Right<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There's this roundabout near our place that causes me just a little bit of grief. Here's why...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Drivers approach the roundabout as if they have right of way. They do not slow down, give way, or demonstrate that they even noticed that there was a roundabout.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Every time I approach the roundabout I think of a poem that my Dad would recite when I voiced my opinion about occasions such as the roundabout wrong.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Do you know the <a href="http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/usingroads/roadrules/roundabouts.html" target="_blank">roundabout rules</a>? It's pretty simple really - Slow down as you approach a roundabout, give way to traffic already on the roundabout if there is a risk of collision, and enter the roundabout when there is a safe gap. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is no rule about giving way to the right - none at all. In fact, there are no specific rules at all about giving way if you all happened to arrive at the a roundabout at the same time. He who hesitates gives way!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Driving a Ford Transit Van into a roundabout can sometimes be a tad stressful - even though I start into the roundabout first, my vehicle is SO slow to get going that it might appear that a car that entered the roundabout after me, but without slowing down, had actually entered before me. This happens quite often and some drivers are so rude as to honk their horn at me instead of applying the rule of giving way to avoid collision. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Generally, I tend towards not being 'dead' right! I have imagined printing a placard saying "Read the Road Rules" and attaching it to the roundabout sign.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Speaking of driving...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I used to think that driving games would be bad for the kids to play because I thought that they would apply the same recklessness to their own driving, not really understanding the consequences of having a crash. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But going grocery shopping with Declan and Hudson has changed my mind!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I heard a man have a little chuckle when I complained to the boys that they could play computer driving games with such skill but they couldn't even steer my trolley in the right direction for half a second! </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Obviously, the boys' computer driving skills have not transferred to real life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Do driving games help you to drive? I know not. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So to come full circle...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Check out the roundabout rules for your country, state or territory. It might <a href="http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/57213/drivers-dont-know-road-rules-ex-cop/" target="_blank">not change anything</a> at all but at least you will <i>know</i> that you had the right of way even if you didn't take it.</span><br />
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<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-58744715611699947592012-07-23T16:08:00.000+10:002012-07-24T08:33:42.086+10:00Time to ThinkSome doodling from Saturday.<br />
When I am doodling my mind is pondering things - everything from parenting to punctuation*, sleeping to sermons, farming to pharmaceuticals (to name a few!).<br />
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*Today when Reuben and I were out and about we saw an ad on the back of bus tha<span style="background-color: white;">t said, "Surf's up. Steak's cookin'!" And it had all the apostrophes in the right places. </span><br />
Then we saw a sign that said, "St Joseph's EX-STUDENTS REUNION". Not the worst I've ever seen but a little noted contrast .Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092182966362233368.post-50330286917401780652012-07-16T16:16:00.000+10:002012-07-20T08:14:39.515+10:00"You could sell that!"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The other day I spent two and a half hours sitting in a cold church hall waiting for a guy to draw up a plan and quote for renovating the church hall kitchen. Fortunately I had my doodling supplies in my handbag - I had removed them earlier to lighten the load but thought better of it and bunged them back in at the last second before leaving the house.<br />
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The first thing that came to mind to doodle was a peacock (not surprisingly) - I liked the effect of two pen thicknesses in a previous doodle so I used it again. Later that afternoon I spotted a peacock on the cover of a magazine sitting on a little hall stand at a lady's house. I was instantly drawn to the colours and the gold lettering*. I showed the lady my doodled peacock and she exclaimed, "You could sell that!"<br />
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This was not the first time someone had said that to me s<span style="background-color: white;">o that got me to thinking.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">What I want to know is...</span><br />
<i>HOW? </i>How could I sell my art work?<br />
That's a giveaway - I'm not an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrepreneur" target="_blank">entrepreneur</a>. :(<br />
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Kelly gave me a delightful little book quite some time ago and I've just started carrying it around with me. It is just the right size to do a quick little creative entry now and then. I took it with me to reffing and the combination of doing art and sitting in a warm, sun-filled car helped make the 5 hours pass ever so quickly. Here's what I did.<br />
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I doodled this blue piece inspired by the wake in the little Pixar film (well, I <i>think</i> that is where I saw it) - La Luna.<br />
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Then I fished out my travel watercolour kit and fiddled around - I put the paint down first and sun-dried it. Then I left it as a fail cos I didn't like it. Then I came back to it and added then pen work. Now it's okay.<br />
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Here are previous entries, some of which you may have seen before.<br />
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PS Sorry about the dark photos - that's just the way it is at the moment.<br />
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*I am inspired to add gold highlights to my peacock.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08948799471515838933noreply@blogger.com0