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january photo a day - 31st - following a trail
today is the last day of the january photo-a-day challenge. i've had so much fun and it's been great seen everyone else's photos too. i'm looking forward to continuing on with the photo-a-week challenge. you can check out the link in my sidebar if yo...
january photo a day - the twins
beau commissioned my good friend, romona, to make these dolls for him and they arrived all the way from canada today. beau gave romona the specifics on what colours and animal print he wanted etc. and she did a great job, don't you think?!! as beau i...
photo a day & 12 secrets book club
JANUARY PHOTO A DAY - MEET MY FAMILY family collage created by michelle and beau. it lives on my fridge for all to see. click on image to enlargestarting with my only daughter, michelle, who is such an inspiration to me. a girl who has never sewn a d...
january photo a day - meet bess!
this morning, i was busy catching up with blogs and, in the afternoon, i was busy painting in the studio, followed by dinner preparations, then clean up. before i knew it, it was 8:30 PM and i realised i hadn't taken a photo yet for the january chall...
january photo a day - australia day
thank you all for your well wishes. i think i was just feeling fatigued from the heat and humidity. i was feeling much better yesterday but didn't get a chance to post due to celebrating 'australia day'. unfortunately, i missed out doing the 'mantra ...
photo a day & sacred life sunday
i had a few pics to upload for today but i'm not feeling well at all so i'm going to post and run, sorry. i was also going to rattle on about taking this pic to coincide with sacred life sunday.....the new leaf growth symbolising growth in our own li...
january photo a day - canvas sale & journal
PHOTO A DAY - 24THit's been an absolute stinker of a day......so darned hot and humid making it very hard to feel comfortable at all. i can cope with the heat, it's the high humidity i can't stand. it totally drains me of energy. that aside, one of t...
january photo a day & decorated journals
yesterday afternoon, the rains came.....aaron and i were out at the time and, on getting home, just running the short distance from the car to the covered front awning, had us both drenched through. it continued through the night and into the morning...
12 secrets & photo-a-day
PHOTO A DAY - JANUARY 22NDtoday, i did some rearranging in the studio and i feel wonderful! firstly, i replaced the old section of carpet that was stained and worn. the new section of carpet looks lovely and dresses the place up a bit. before, the s...
photo a day - a visit to 'the village'
today, brad, aaron and i visited mum and dad who happen to live in an over-50's retirement village......about a 10 minute drive from where we live. we decided to go for a bit of walk through the village so i thought i'd share some of the pics for my ...
52 weeks of me & baby rainbow lorikeet
52 WEEKS OF ME - week threemy daily meditation time. i don't always meditate sitting on my bed...sometimes, i will sit on the couch in the lounge room before anyone else wakes up in the morning.PHOTO A DAY - JAN. 20THthe day flew by before i knew it ...
photo a day & mantra monday
MANTRA MONDAY click on images to enlargeyes, i am a creative being and YOU are too. we are all creative beings. creativity has many facets whether it be preparing a delicious meal, taking interesting photos, decorating areas in your home, planning a ...
happiness, friendship and money......
some years ago i took up an interest in 'feng shui' and, though i am not as pedantic about it as i used to be, i still enjoy the 'good luck' plants. tending to my potted plants always makes me feel happy and grounded.my 'dracaena massangeana' - commo...
one out of three ain't bad...
we didn't get home from the wedding until 11 PM last night and i was totally exhausted considering we left the house at 2 in the afternoon to get to the ceremony. i had hoped to post pics before going to bed but i just couldn't think straight.....the...
photo a day - aeonium green rose
my 'aeonium arboreum' green rose - a succulent.........is having a baby....WHOO HOO!!! click on images to enlargeat this stage, the baby is looking quite plumpish and pale compared to its parent but i guess that will change as it grows bigger.we had ...
photo a day & 12 secrets book club
thank you all so much for your caring comments re. my migraine yesterday. i so appreciated them. i woke up feeling much better this morning and i'm sure your caring thoughts helped.JANUARY PHOTO A DAY - 15THtoday, i shopped til i dropped. i am attend...
photo a day - me!
this was taken earlier today BEFORE the neck tension and subsequent migraine. i'm working on one of four journals. needless to say, after hitting 'publish post', i am going straight to bed....
january photo a day - bloomin' chillies!
my little chilli plant is sprouting chillies! WHOO HOO! i just have to wait for them to grow a little more, then turn to a nice bright shade of red so i can harvest them for later use in a nice, spicy dish.......then i'll be one, HOT MAMA! well, my m...
mantra monday & photo a day
MANTRA MONDAY goodness....i lost track of my days with it being school holidays and only just realised it was 'mantra monday' about an hour ago. this card may have been created in a rush but at least i made it in time.....PHEW!!! my card affirmation ...
sacred life sunday, photo a day & let's play ball
today, michelle and alex dropped aaron home after a few days at their place. he had a great time there! we had a lovely day playing games and enjoying each other's company. that's what it's all about to me.....quality time with my kids.....sacred mo...
january photo-a-day - frangipani flowers and socks
we're in the midst of summer here and, drought declared, so the ground is very dry which explains all the dirt and grit on my frangipanis after a wind brewed up late yesterday. i love frangipani flowers though the trees do look quite ugly when they l...
photo a day - NOT for arachnaphobics....& book club
JANUARY PHOTO A DAYlate afternoon, i was outside contemplating what to take for today's photo when i noticed there was a large mound of soil in my chilli plant pot. i picked up the plant's name card and started moving the soil back into place. it was...
photo a day - january 8th - herb gardens & twilight
today, i dropped aaron over to michelle's (daughter) for a few days and we had a lovely visit. i took this photo of michelle's herb garden which was my 'secret santa' gift to her.....three of the tubs with herbs hanging on the railing. she was so hap...
january photo-a-day & week 1 Self-portrait
the other day i mowed the front lawn and, today, i mowed the back lawn. as i was mowing alongside the house, this little guy shot up from the grassy edge and ran up the side of the brick wall. to the best of my knowledge, it is a baby dragon lizard. ...
january photo-a-day
the name of this pretty pink flower escapes me right now but it caught my eye on our walk yesterday. you can see where it's starting to wilt probably from the heat of the sun.UPDATE - i finally remembered the name of the pink flower! it's called an '...
photo a day & mantra monday
photo a day - january 5thit turned out to be quite a busy day....shopping, weeding, and mowing the lawn, being just a few chores i was able to cross off my list. we also went for another walk in the afternoon.....an attempt to lose some christmas cal...
sacred life sunday and photo a day
this is my first sacred life sunday post. basically, it's where each sunday, i will be sharing parts of my life that i hold sacred.....simple or big. things that help me connect creatively to the higher source within me, life itself and the people in...
a photo a day - twilight - jan 3
i didn't venture outside today because the rain finally came....not heavy but better than nothing. it's been a mentally exhausting day with sorting a few computer issues so, after lunch, i decided to put my feet up and make a start on the book titled...
a photo a day - jan. 2nd
this is a macro pic of my - euphorbia trigona - otherwise known as the african milk tree. it lives in a pot under our pergola. technically, it is not a cactus but a succulent. michelle gave it to me around eight years ago and it was only about three ...
a photo a day - jan. 1st
HELLO 2009!!!we had a great new year's eve but it has been an incredibly HOT and HUMID new year's day. i felt like i was just melting away. i was up around 6AM and, in preparation for a creative year, i tidied up the studio which had gotten quite mes...
