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| 1983 - fresh faced and nearly married |
33 years! and so much water under the bridge...
Friday 26 February 2016
what would I change if I could?
Wednesday 24 February 2016
I think we all expect to live to a ripe old age - the older we get, the older that "ripe old age" seems to be! But I was thinking the other day about what regrets or wishes I'd have if life was to end much sooner than than I expected.
getting a fly-on-the-wall blog review
Tuesday 23 February 2016
Last week I saw a write up by another blogger on the good and bad review they received from using "peek" . peek is a FREE (my favourite word) user testing tool where you can enter the URL of your blog and have a random person view it and give you feedback - the feedback is actually a five minute video of them browsing around your posts and pages and commenting as they go. It's a scary thought putting your blog out there for an honest appraisal and seeing how it looks to someone else.
FROM GRANDKITTENS TO GRANDBABIES
Friday 19 February 2016
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| the grandkittens Willow and Shadow |
DOES GRANDPARENTING CHANGE YOUR VIEW OF BEING A PARENT?
Up until recently I'd have had to answer this question based on the extensive experience I have as Nana to my two grandkittens, Willow and Shadow. From them I've learned that I'm just the patter and a lap to snuggle up on. I'm not responsible for the feeding, or the poop scooping, or the water spray squirting when they're naughty. It's nice not being the disciplinarian or the worrier (like I am with my own fur children) and I think grandchildren will be pretty much the same.THE HEART VALUES RESONANCE
Wednesday 17 February 2016
With all the hoopla of Valentines Day behind us I think it's time to consider that it's not only romantic love, but all kinds of love that we find a place in our heart for. I read this beautiful quote the other day and it just spoke to something within me. There are so many dimensions to the people, places and things that we love and I think this quote goes a little way to explaining why they are special to us.
CREATING A STAINED GLASS PROJECT - PHASE 1
Tuesday 16 February 2016
LEARNING THE ART OF LEADLIGHTING
A few months ago I ticked a project off my bucket list and went to a leadlight/stained glass workshop for a couple of days. Several people commented that they'd love to see what my next attempt would look like now that I had the hang of the basics. Well, the next project is somewhat bigger and is being done in three stages - starting smaller and getting bigger and being inserted into our staircase. This is phase 1.ENJOYING A TASTE OF SINGAPORE FOR MY 50TH BIRTHDAY
Friday 12 February 2016
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| The famous Merlion that holds pride of place in Singapore |
SINGAPORE TRAVEL PICS
I thought I'd share some pictures from my trip to Singapore with my mum - it was her birthday present to me for my 50th birthday a few years ago. We had a great time seeing the sights and being tourists for a few days in the tropical heat.A LITTLE JON ACUFF HOMAGE - IN 3 QUOTES
Wednesday 10 February 2016
THE FIRST BLOGGER I EVER FOLLOWED
Jon Acuff is a favourite blogger of mine - probably because his blog Stuff Christians Like was the first blog I ever read - before I knew what blogging was about! I mentioned him a little while ago when I used one of his other classic quotes, and I realized that there were a few others that I have added to my life quotes list recently.
KICKING THE "WORST CASE SCENARIO" HABIT
Tuesday 9 February 2016
A FUNNY VIDEO AND A LIFE LESSON
A week or two ago I watched a short video clip of a family eating dinner and what was said and what was thought - and how a simple comment sets our brain off on the worse case scenario journey. I related to it so strongly that I couldn't help but laugh and think that I could probably apply for the position of 'Queen of Worse Case Scenarios'!have you noticed that life isn't always pretty?
Friday 5 February 2016
This week's #FridayReflection is to Reflect upon the meaning of life.
I read this Anthony Bourdain quote that was referring to travel and what hit me fair and square between my midlife eyeballs is that it also describes life in all it's messy glory (so I made a "small" change to the first word). We all want life to be perfect and shiny and we get upset or disappointed when it doesn't go our way, but life has so many other aspects to it that are enriching and grow us as people (even if we aren't too thrilled about it at the time!)
just curious ~ what makes us happy?
Wednesday 3 February 2016
Have you ever stopped to wonder "what makes me happy?" I came across this question the other day and it made me stop and ask myself the question and interestingly enough, the answer wasn't anything big or powerful or exciting. It was the small quiet things in life that sprang to mind.
have you ever wallpapered?
Tuesday 2 February 2016
For years I have been trying to convince my husband that we should wallpaper one of our walls. We have a wall right in the middle of our living room that would be just perfect. I had visions of chinoiserie patterns dancing like sugar plums inside my head, but I'm about to embark on a stained glass project for my stairs (you can just see them off to the side in some of the pictures) and I thought it might be a bit much.
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