tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56078172953836547642024-03-13T15:31:31.757+10:30In between the books...Judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168264334777312190noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607817295383654764.post-34351115863831531852018-01-02T09:26:00.001+10:302018-01-02T09:26:57.979+10:30Unloved and forgotten...<br />
I woke this morning to find two comments on my "unloved and forgotten" blog.<br />
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"Time to come back" was one of my sister's comments.<br />
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I checked through the blogs I used to read diligently every day to find that most were unloved and forgotten too. With so many action packed blogs out there did we all stop because we considered ours were too ordinary or was it just a phase? I think I stopped because I thought mine was too ordinary and not worth reading. Sad that, because I actually love my life, my family and my friends and there's nothing ordinary about that. <br />
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Shall I start again? Hmmm....maybe I could update my personal info because I'm definitely not in my 40's any more. I could also do a few more posts because one day the great great great grandchildren might look it up...just like some people check out their ancestors on ancestry.com maybe there will be a blogstry.com where you can find the ordinary writings of your ancestors.<br />
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Now if I could remember how to post a photo I would...maybe I could try a Bitmoji instead. <br />
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<br />Judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168264334777312190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607817295383654764.post-80580004476077369642013-12-26T22:13:00.000+10:302013-12-26T22:13:38.159+10:30Reunited<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Merry Christmas. Like most people I'm always amazed how quickly the day passes in comparison to the build up. Buying for the boys was difficult this year now they earn their own money. They'd already bought the new t-shirts, shorts, jeans that they wanted so that took a fair bit off my shopping list. I was a bit concerned about my choices but as the youngest headed off to bed he assured me that I "delivered the goods" again this year. High praise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We had a lovely day sharing both lunch and dinner with my family. Younger members of the family came and went depending on what their plans were and as neither of my boys have girlfriends we were lucky enough that they spent the whole day with us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I received lots of wonderful presents but my sister surprised me with the absolute best ever. To use that awful cliché, "something that money can't buy". I sooked when she gave it to me and when I wasn't sooking all I managed was "my donkey"...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Isn't he gorgeous. I was given Donkey as a gift when we left England to emigrate to Australia. Donkey would be 47 years old now and he's looking pretty good. He's missing one of his little vinyl white teeth and he did have a red vinyl saddle, bridle and hoof covers but other than that he's all present and accounted for. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We tried to work out how my sister had him and finally recalled that I gave him to my nephew when he was born. At some stage my sister packed him away and recently rediscovered him and best of all gave him back to me. So reunited I am, not only with a little grey donkey but with memories from my childhood. A perfect gift.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span>Judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168264334777312190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607817295383654764.post-74410670636548212612013-12-24T11:03:00.001+10:302013-12-24T22:59:17.337+10:30Copy cat - attempt number 2My husband is housebound at the moment with fractured ribs. So under the guise of taking him out for a drive I went in search of greenery for my second attempt to replicate something I have pinned.<br />
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I slipped my secateurs into my handbag and off we went. We live in the hills so there are plenty of dirt roads that have pine trees along them. I felt like a naughty child pulling off to the side of the road, glancing around making sure no one was watching while I cut some greenery. Fortunately it was cool weather because living in an area vulnerable to bush fires in summer I'm sure someone would of reported my car for suspiciously loitering if it had been a total fire ban day. Just for good measure I gathered some pine cones off the ground as well because we all know how Christmassy they are with the added benefit of being great in the wood fire in winter. <br />
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<br />Judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168264334777312190noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607817295383654764.post-33925474425650929502013-12-22T19:37:00.001+10:302013-12-22T19:37:47.920+10:30"Pin it"Do you pin? I do. I probably spend too much time using the "pin it" button on Pinterest.<br />
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As a child I had big scrap books which I use to love sticking pictures into and when people ask me what Pinterest is that's how I explain it....a big girl's version of a scrap book.<br />
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I pin lots of things with the intention of actually creating something similar at home. Christmas decorating ideas are high on the list of pins to duplicate in my house but with Christmas a mere 3 sleeps away I hadn't done one of them until 10 minutes ago.<br />
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And that is about as creative as this girl gets. Although my goal for 2014 is to try some of the craft things I keep saving to my big girl's scrapbook. <br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Soooo when I read that there was a link between fasting and delaying things like dementia I was ready to try it. There was also evidence that fasting may also "lower your risk to a range of diseases, including diabetes, heart disease and cancer".</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">My husband was sceptical as he knows how much I love food but to his surprise (and mine) I managed to do it...yay...I lost 11 kilos in 6 months and it's changed my eating habits. I now eat appropriately for my height, age and lifestyle and not the same as the boys (young men with very physical jobs) need to eat. I also stop eating when I'm full, you don't need to finish every on your plate. When I don't listen to my stomach I really regret it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">I've lots of pretty pictures, decorating ideas, homes and interiors and all sorts of "other stuff". I've also saved recipes, craft ideas and things to do for health, beauty and well being. So far apart from going to have a look at them every so often I've done nothing else with them...until the other night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It was wonderful to have a catch up with her and her youngest child who was home from Kindy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I got to chat, meet the new chickens, the bunnies, wander </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">just like wearing my fluffy slippers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It took me awhile to get "into it" but once I was there it was one of those "I'll just read 10 more pages and then I'll cook tea, hang up the washing etc". One of those book where I could visualise the story that I was reading. One of those books that you hope, regardless of reading the blurb, that the ending will be different. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">In a nutshell the book is based on a true story about Agnes Magnusdottir, the last woman executed in Iceland, in 1830 and the people who come into her life. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">One of the girls was extremely adventurous this morning and as I drove down their road I saw her on the wrong side of the fence, playing chicken near the road. I wasn't sure what she'd do once I got close but thank goodness for the container of scraps because as soon as I started tapping she started running behind me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After all these years of the boys and I being on school holidays together it's all over...I won't say it was all over in a flash, because sometimes the school holidays couldn't end quick enough but it seemed to happen all of a sudden.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">Tom has a job as a seasonal firefighter with the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. He has a contract until the end of May. It's his first real job and it all fell into place at the end of his gap year. He's been involved as a volunteer firefighter with our local Country Fire Service for 5 years and this helped him get the job. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">Michael has a school based traineeship so during term time he works 2 days a week, goes to school 3 days a week and also has external studies to complete with a trainer. At the end of 2013 he'll be a qualified Horticulturalist. He'll be working most days during the school holidays.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">So with Richard now back at work after 2 weeks off, I'm home alone...just me...very weird.</span>Judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168264334777312190noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607817295383654764.post-87941114246869647062012-03-27T20:32:00.000+10:302012-03-27T20:32:23.786+10:30So many wonderful things to see and read...<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are so many wonderful blogs and facebook pages just waiting for me to discover. This morning I found one on facebook that had some <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/pages/Backyard-Diva/117483991696529">great gardening ideas.</a> </span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I'd like to think I'll start it tonight but I think I'll be asleep early - a change in plans for the eldest son and his friend meant he rang at 2.30 this morning needing to be picked up. I'm pleased that finally he believed me when I said I would rather be woken up than have him walk home or wait around for a bus...yay how many times have I said that for it to sink in.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168264334777312190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607817295383654764.post-47280917763291122312012-01-06T15:41:00.000+10:302012-01-06T15:41:00.396+10:30A bountiful vege garden<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Grabbed my basket this morning and headed off into the garden to see what was ready to be harvested. All I can say is it's a good thing we don't rely on me for fresh produce.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">So as I'm still on holiday and I'm putting off starting any admin. work for this coming term, I've grabbed a book off the bookcase.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 18pt;">I must check with my sister if she thought of meanings when she made my bridal bouquet - a traditional <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosegay">tussie mussie</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 18pt;">For dessert I tried something new - a triple chocolate mousse cone - mmm tasted good but maybe next time a little bit more Baileys in the middle layer.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana;">The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey what words could not, from declarations of admiration to confessions of betryal.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana;">But when a mysterious man at the flower market responds in kind, Victoria is caught between fascination and fear, and must decide if she can open herself to the possibilities of happiness...and forgiveness.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">There's also a great section at the back of the book which tells you what some flowers and herbs mean...must say I'm a bit concerned that basil (which I love) signifies hate. I'll have to make sure I don't share any from the garden with friends.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168264334777312190noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607817295383654764.post-63587511245924635722011-11-16T21:50:00.001+10:302012-01-05T23:46:48.281+10:30One less lunchbox<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We went to Tom's Year 12 Graduation last night. It was wonderful in it's simplicity. I didn't see him get his certificate because I was actually trying to take a photo. I did such a great job, didn't I?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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