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Long Time No See

Thu Sep 3, 2009, 11:22 AM
  • Mood: dA Love
  • Listening to: a bloody cat yowling and keeping me awake.
  • Reading: Home to Harmony (nice novel)
  • Watching: Material Girls
  • Playing: with wool and other fibres.
  • Eating: Silverside, Asparagus and Cheese was tasty for tea
  • Drinking: Coke Zero as per usual.
Hi to all my friends.

I know I haven't been on here much and I haven't left comments or replied to all comments left for me.

My bad. I have appreciated your artwork, read your messages, appreciated your comments on my photos and the faves and watches.

It's just that I'm doing it tough at the moment.

HEAPS of family hassles. Kids with 'growing up pains' and the ilk.

Mother died couple weeks ago.

Less than two years since dad died.

Illness getting worse.

Blah blah blah ... :blahblah:

But, hey all in all I am okay really, just keeping a low profile, hibernating a lot, adjusting to less brain cells and all that.

Still doing some college (TAFE) courses. Am up to Diploma in Painting now. Have quit Glass (hand too weak to use cutting tools effectively), taken up Textiles and loving it.

Currently have some paintings in art exhibitions around the place (have finally found my own painting style and getting better reviews) and have sold some of my artworks, including glass pieces.

My reptiles are fine and happy and have new enclosures (thank you :iconbraveulysses: ) and I have made myself a nice peaceful Zen Garden. Hopefully I will post some photos soon. I am just not up to doing a lot at the moment and it takes ages to upload pics here. Unless that has been upgraded since last I submitted pics.


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End of Semester at LAST!

Tue Jun 16, 2009, 3:45 AM
  • Mood: Relief
  • Listening to: Fireworks at the showgrounds.
  • Reading: Challenged By Church History.
  • Playing: Spooky and Pixie. They're scared of fireworks.
  • Eating: Soup with bread and marge.
  • Drinking: Coke Zero as per usual.
What a relief to have finally finished cert 4 painting. Handed it in last Friday, gave presentation talk, forked over my visual diary, demanded to know RIGHT NOW (!) if I passed?

I have!

Now I only have to do one term of Textiles and Copy Right (a theory subject) and I will have completed the entire requirements for Certificate 4 in Visual Art.

Next Semester I start Diploma at last. Painting will be my first subject. Next year I will take on all Diploma subjects.

I have to slow down a bit though as it is quite a workload and my brain cells don't function as well as they used to, nor is my energy 'up there' any more. But I will plod on and do the best I can!

I hope all my friends are doing okay. I'm struggling, but that is better than giving in. Big hugs to all who need them.

As you Americans start enjoying warmer weather, we Aussies are rugging up for our winter. Brrr...

My lizards are hibernating and finally my snake is beginning to get sleepy too. I love them very much and it is still difficult to get used to them not eating. I always think they are going to starve and die! But my logic kicks in and assures me it is normal and natural for them to just sleep and not eat.


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How to relieve boredom on the bus...

Thu May 14, 2009, 2:22 AM
  • Mood: Humor
  • Listening to: Getaway on channel 9 behind me.
  • Reading: Storm Testament volume 2
  • Watching: Old Yeller and Savage Sam back-to-back.
  • Playing: with paper and quilling tools. Teaching adults.
  • Eating: Trifle. Not so healthy, but bloody delicious!
  • Drinking: Golden Circle Lite Orange (sugar free)
On a crowded bus get your mobile phone out and pretend to be calling a friend.
Tell them all about your four week holiday in Mexico.
Then hang up and sneeze! :rofl:

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LEST WE FORGET

Fri Apr 24, 2009, 5:11 PM
  • Mood: Caring
  • Listening to: Sentimental Songs
  • Reading: Reader's Digest Magazine
  • Watching: Movie: Gran Torino and thoroughly recommend it.
  • Playing: Taught a Year 3 Class how to do Scrapbooking.
  • Eating: Reheated pies. Not so nice as first time around.
  • Drinking: Water.
Today is ANZAC day. For those who don't know, ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. On ANZAC day, every April 25th, we commemorate those who lost their lives to fight for our freedom. It started as a First World War commemoration, but has expanded to include all wars since then.

We call our War Heroes 'Diggers' and to us, all who went to war are War Heroes.

We have a Dawn Service, with a one minute silence, then later in the morning there is the traditional parade with everyone from past and present wars represented, schools, Scouts, Guides, Cadets, etc.

The streets are lined with people waving small Australian flags as the parade passes by and everyone claps when it is the returned servicemen and women, a few tears are shed, stories are shared and again there is the traditional one minutes silence.

A soldier plays the Last Post on a trumpet, then there is the silence. Then someone reads or recites "At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them --- LEST WE FORGET.

Wreaths are placed around the memorial statue and after the official wreaths, anyone who wants to, may come forward to place one.

Let us bow our heads for just a moment, and across the shores and lands, remember those who fought to keep our country (Whichever country it is that you are in) free and don't forget the loved ones left behind, praying that no telegram would be delivered to their address to notify of a lost family member.

LEST WE FORGET



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HEY! That's MY girl!!!

Fri Feb 6, 2009, 7:00 AM
  • Mood: Cheerful
  • Listening to: Wind and Rain.
  • Reading: Das Buch Mormon (Book of Mormon in German)
  • Watching: Parliament Question Time.
  • Playing: Russian Roulette with my Health.
  • Eating: Cold Meat slices, Chutney and Cheese slices.
  • Drinking: A mixture of Apricot nectar, ginger, Lemon & L
Even though she often causes me a lot of heartache and worry, I love my daughter and I just HAVE to say "I am so-o-o proud of my Little Mosquito.[link] "

There is also a video on YouTube or somewhere (I found it once and by crikey I WILL find it again!) of Toni celebrating her 21st Birthday during the 2008 Homeless Street Soccer World Cup.

:hmm: If anyone finds it before me, would you please send me the link? I think it was during the second day of play.


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