Have just got back from watching the fireworks across the road for the new Bunnings opening. Was going to try and take some photos but it was pouring with rain. Managed to stay dry though. What a fantastic display - was expecting it to be a 5 minute wonder but went on for about 15 minutes and very different to what we see at Brighton at Guy Fawkes. Well worth the effort and makes up for all the traffic disruption and dust etc that we have experienced over the past year.
Have been trying to upload a couple of photos but blogger not playing nicely so will try that again tomorrow.
Been cropping today and got the beginnings of about 4 layouts that I will finish over the weekend.
Note to Tanya - spit on the screen is not good! ROFL.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
A Beautiful Day
We sure have had a lovely day. This morning I went for a walk around our Botanical Gardens. We are not called the Garden City for no reason. It was just beautiful and with the change in seasons such a lot of colour. Definitely an autumn feel about things with the chestnuts on the ground and did see some lovely pink flowers from late bulbs. There were lots of tourists around taking photos. It seemed like every man and his dog and every mum and her pram were out walking. A few joggers as well - not for me though - too many wobbly bits when I run!!! LOL. This was all at 9am this morning too!
But do you know what I really noticed - that if you smile and say hello to people - THEY DO IT BACK!
Happy Autumn Days everyone.
But do you know what I really noticed - that if you smile and say hello to people - THEY DO IT BACK!
Happy Autumn Days everyone.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Layouts, layouts and more layouts.
Just a couple done over Easter:
And my Book of Me that blogger wouldn't let me do the photos for the other day.
This is the Special Letter one (front view). Have written about how my friend Colleen sends me beautiful friendship cards and how she always signs them the same way. Used a transparency over the top and traced Colleens writing.
My 10 Greatest Joys (Front) - thanks Neen for the quote I "borrowed" from your blog.
My Dream Job: Again have used a transparency for the journalling.
My Bucket List: An acrylic page - starting to get the hang of these now. Just waiting on my new postage stamp pages (hint hint to a certain someone).
My pages are very simple and managing to get all the challenges done as they are basically 6x6 which is really working for me. Roll on April.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Just for Mel
Hi Mel
Go for it - the Book of Me that is!! We are doing prompts by Janine and Hannah at Scrapbook Essentials. Check out Book of Me Challenge under the Forum index. We started last month and here are the ones for February:
1) What's in a name? What does your name mean? Do you know why your parents chose it? What does your name mean to you? Do you like or dislike your name? What nicknames do you have? If you don't know much about your name or it's origin, there are some great websites out there which have tons of information!
2) All shopped out. Keep your reciepts from the supermarket, petrol station, lunchbar, etc for a whole week, then use them on a layout (pays to photocopy them otherwise the ink will fade over time). Journal about the things you buy and why. Comment on the prices or why you like the brands you do. Perhaps take photos of some of the items on your receipts and use these on your page.
3) A magic carpet ride. If you could go anywhere in the world, right this second, where would you go and why? To a show, to visit friends or family, or just somewhere you have never been? (Maybe somewhere that it is raining, LOL)
4) What would you grab? Okay, so for some reason you have to leave your house RIGHT NOW!! Assuming all your family and pets are safe, what THREE things, yes only three, would you grab and why? Perhaps a photo of each to compliment your layout?
Here are the ones for March:
1) The Bucket List. Okay so it is a movie at the moment and I thought it would be a great topic. List 5 things from your bucket list – that is what would you love to do before you, ummm, are no longer. Maybe like me it is small things like learning to tat or maybe you are brave and adventurous and would like traveling the Kalahari on camel.
2) Dream Job. If you could wake up in the morning and do ANYTHING for a job and the magic fairy granted you the money and skills to do it, what would it be?
3) Letters. After finding 60-year-old love letters my Grandad sent to my Grandma, it has inspired me scan & scrap them! So how about scrapping a special letter or card? It could be one you have kept from your childhood or teenage years. It could be a love letter or card from your boyfriend/partner/hubby. It could be a note or Mother's Day card from one of your children. Or a special letter from a friend.
4) My Greatest Joys. Scrap your 10 greatest joys. Create a layout about the 10 things that bring you joy or happiness. Photos are optional, but could be a neat way to include lots of smaller pics on a page.
Would be great to see what you do as well.
Also here is the Easy Quiche recipe - just about forgot.
3 eggs
1 and half cups milk
1 cup grated cheese
half cup self raising flour
Beat eggs and milk. Add cheese, flour, salt and pepper and options such as bacon/ham, onion, parsley etc. Put in greased dish (I find spray is the best) 200degC for 40mins.
You can put just about anything in the filling - we had it for tea tonight. Just yum.
Good luck.
Go for it - the Book of Me that is!! We are doing prompts by Janine and Hannah at Scrapbook Essentials. Check out Book of Me Challenge under the Forum index. We started last month and here are the ones for February:
1) What's in a name? What does your name mean? Do you know why your parents chose it? What does your name mean to you? Do you like or dislike your name? What nicknames do you have? If you don't know much about your name or it's origin, there are some great websites out there which have tons of information!
2) All shopped out. Keep your reciepts from the supermarket, petrol station, lunchbar, etc for a whole week, then use them on a layout (pays to photocopy them otherwise the ink will fade over time). Journal about the things you buy and why. Comment on the prices or why you like the brands you do. Perhaps take photos of some of the items on your receipts and use these on your page.
3) A magic carpet ride. If you could go anywhere in the world, right this second, where would you go and why? To a show, to visit friends or family, or just somewhere you have never been? (Maybe somewhere that it is raining, LOL)
4) What would you grab? Okay, so for some reason you have to leave your house RIGHT NOW!! Assuming all your family and pets are safe, what THREE things, yes only three, would you grab and why? Perhaps a photo of each to compliment your layout?
Here are the ones for March:
1) The Bucket List. Okay so it is a movie at the moment and I thought it would be a great topic. List 5 things from your bucket list – that is what would you love to do before you, ummm, are no longer. Maybe like me it is small things like learning to tat or maybe you are brave and adventurous and would like traveling the Kalahari on camel.
2) Dream Job. If you could wake up in the morning and do ANYTHING for a job and the magic fairy granted you the money and skills to do it, what would it be?
3) Letters. After finding 60-year-old love letters my Grandad sent to my Grandma, it has inspired me scan & scrap them! So how about scrapping a special letter or card? It could be one you have kept from your childhood or teenage years. It could be a love letter or card from your boyfriend/partner/hubby. It could be a note or Mother's Day card from one of your children. Or a special letter from a friend.
4) My Greatest Joys. Scrap your 10 greatest joys. Create a layout about the 10 things that bring you joy or happiness. Photos are optional, but could be a neat way to include lots of smaller pics on a page.
Would be great to see what you do as well.
Also here is the Easy Quiche recipe - just about forgot.
3 eggs
1 and half cups milk
1 cup grated cheese
half cup self raising flour
Beat eggs and milk. Add cheese, flour, salt and pepper and options such as bacon/ham, onion, parsley etc. Put in greased dish (I find spray is the best) 200degC for 40mins.
You can put just about anything in the filling - we had it for tea tonight. Just yum.
Good luck.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Easter
Four days seem to have flown by so fast.
On Friday we got stuck into the garden and planted the plants down the fence line that we had bought the previous night. It is so nice now to look out the lounge slider to greenery and not just the boring brown fence.
On Saturday it was cold and drizzly so I scrapped. Finished off my Book of Me layouts for March. Did my 10 Greatest Joys, My Bucket List, My Dream Job and a Special Letter from my friend Colleen. I thought my Bucket List be easy but it was harder than I thought. My list mostly involves travel as we haven't done much of this. Very funny that Trace is heading to Antarctica whilst I'm going to Alaska on our lists. Would put photos here but blogger not co-operating with any.
Rebecca surprised us with a Cadbury Moro Gold Easter egg after she finished work on Saturday. So totally unexpected and isn't she such a good girl thinking of her parents. My in-laws gave us a family present - a 1kg egg - guess who's going to make a start on it first!
On Sunday we went out to the dog show again but the people and dogs we went to see weren't there much to our annoyance so finished fluffing in the garden - lawns etc.
Today the lawn edges actually got the big chop - this is what I have been waiting 4 years for. Andrew is very fussy and it has taken most of the day for him to do this. I just had to stand there and say he was doing a good job and provide the coffee and lunch. Next weekend the bark chip goes down and then we can finally say the landscaping for the front of our house is finished. Yahoo!
Finally check out what Annelie is up to on her blog - got to be in to win!!!
On Friday we got stuck into the garden and planted the plants down the fence line that we had bought the previous night. It is so nice now to look out the lounge slider to greenery and not just the boring brown fence.
On Saturday it was cold and drizzly so I scrapped. Finished off my Book of Me layouts for March. Did my 10 Greatest Joys, My Bucket List, My Dream Job and a Special Letter from my friend Colleen. I thought my Bucket List be easy but it was harder than I thought. My list mostly involves travel as we haven't done much of this. Very funny that Trace is heading to Antarctica whilst I'm going to Alaska on our lists. Would put photos here but blogger not co-operating with any.
Rebecca surprised us with a Cadbury Moro Gold Easter egg after she finished work on Saturday. So totally unexpected and isn't she such a good girl thinking of her parents. My in-laws gave us a family present - a 1kg egg - guess who's going to make a start on it first!
On Sunday we went out to the dog show again but the people and dogs we went to see weren't there much to our annoyance so finished fluffing in the garden - lawns etc.
Today the lawn edges actually got the big chop - this is what I have been waiting 4 years for. Andrew is very fussy and it has taken most of the day for him to do this. I just had to stand there and say he was doing a good job and provide the coffee and lunch. Next weekend the bark chip goes down and then we can finally say the landscaping for the front of our house is finished. Yahoo!
Finally check out what Annelie is up to on her blog - got to be in to win!!!
Friday, March 21, 2008
Circle Journal
Here is the finished album - hopefully you can all see them OK and doesn't take forever to download.
The instruction page - had to do 2 pages - one to be about your pet peeves, what really annoys you and the other what makes you feel good about scrapbooking. Had to stick to the same colour theme and do a flower on the page which was different to what everyone else had done.
The sign in page:
The lovely creative ladies who took part:
My pages:
Michele: 
Julie: 
Alice:
Debbie:
Donna:
Beverley:
Janine:
Kelly:
Louise:
Tanya:
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Happy Day
Well, we have survived to the end of the school week. Sure has been a busy one.
Aaron got a 3rd at the zone swimming sports. Alexia got sunburnt playing at the estuary on her biology trip. Weatherwise we have had some fantastic temperatures this week - in the high 20's.
Happy Birthday to Avonside Girls High School. The whole school celebrated 80 years today with a fashion parade of the old uniforms by the teachers - apparently really funny especially the principal wearing the current uniform (complete with IPod, sunglasses, cell phone etc). Then each form class had a can of drink, easter eggs and birthday cake. The girls were just buzzing when I picked them up after school - they just loved it. The photos are going to be put on the internet so that should be interesting.
Today I went to a crop at Tanya's and worked on my Book of Me. Tanya worked on my Circle Journal and now have it in my hot little hands. It makes for very funny reading and will share it over the weekend. Am really happy with it and thanks everyone for their contributions. I just love it.
Have been to the nursery with Andrew after work and we have bought a few plants to go in the garden over the weekend. The traffic was horrific with everyone leaving for their Easter holidays and we had to do a big detour round the block for what is normally a 2 minute drive up Marshlands Road.
When we got home it was to find that Alexia had cooked tea for us. Any tea that I don't have to think about, plan and cook is like a 3 course dinner and she was pretty pleased with herself. Is now arguing with Andrew about her cooking the meals versus them all going round to Nana's for meals when I am on scrap camp. Not my problem - they can fight it out amongst themselves. LOL
A special note to our resident "Angelgurl" - have a fantastic birthday tomorrow. Love hearing what you have been up to and look forward to hearing what happens tomorrow. Have a good one.
Happy Easter everyone.
Aaron got a 3rd at the zone swimming sports. Alexia got sunburnt playing at the estuary on her biology trip. Weatherwise we have had some fantastic temperatures this week - in the high 20's.
Happy Birthday to Avonside Girls High School. The whole school celebrated 80 years today with a fashion parade of the old uniforms by the teachers - apparently really funny especially the principal wearing the current uniform (complete with IPod, sunglasses, cell phone etc). Then each form class had a can of drink, easter eggs and birthday cake. The girls were just buzzing when I picked them up after school - they just loved it. The photos are going to be put on the internet so that should be interesting.
Today I went to a crop at Tanya's and worked on my Book of Me. Tanya worked on my Circle Journal and now have it in my hot little hands. It makes for very funny reading and will share it over the weekend. Am really happy with it and thanks everyone for their contributions. I just love it.
Have been to the nursery with Andrew after work and we have bought a few plants to go in the garden over the weekend. The traffic was horrific with everyone leaving for their Easter holidays and we had to do a big detour round the block for what is normally a 2 minute drive up Marshlands Road.
When we got home it was to find that Alexia had cooked tea for us. Any tea that I don't have to think about, plan and cook is like a 3 course dinner and she was pretty pleased with herself. Is now arguing with Andrew about her cooking the meals versus them all going round to Nana's for meals when I am on scrap camp. Not my problem - they can fight it out amongst themselves. LOL
A special note to our resident "Angelgurl" - have a fantastic birthday tomorrow. Love hearing what you have been up to and look forward to hearing what happens tomorrow. Have a good one.
Happy Easter everyone.
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