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Jacaranda Season

Its that time of year again, bees are buzzing, the tropical version on spring has flown past and now almost summer.  Jacaranda trees are in bloom everywhere, bring on the theme song of purple haze.  These trees can be massive, like 20 metres tall when fully grown.  Grafton NSW holds the title for Australia’s oldest […]

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Pink Sky Mornings

They might say a red sky in the morning is a sailor’s warning but gosh when the sky is this pretty it feels like we could be off to a great start. Joining Linky Parties: Sky Watch Friday Chrisy’s Reconnecting With Nature party

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Setting Sail

“Twenty years you will be more disappointed about the things you did not do than on ones that you did, so throw off those bow lines, sail away from the safe harbour, catch the trade winds in your sails, dream, explore, discover. ”  Mark Twain  Looking forward to a big weekend of outdoor adventures with family and […]

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Time Travel

Time is the longest distance between two places. Tennessee Williams Am looking forward to taking a break to visit family and friends on the coast soon. Getting out of the city and into the countryside is the ultimate refresher.  Sharing a photo of from a riverside adventure. Joining Linky Parties: Sky Watch Friday Chrisy’s Reconnecting With […]

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The spell of the sea

‘The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.’ Jacques Cousteau Ever wonder what it looks like from inside or on top a light house? I love being outdoors, at the beach all the better and this of course is one of my favourites. Joining Linky Parties: Sky Watch Friday Chrisy’s […]

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Taking Flight

Take Flight is this month’s prompt for the Unruly Paper Arts Group and one of my favourite creative themes, floating on air and coasting on a breeze sounds like it could be fun.  So then this would have to be a favourite photo and memory of a late summer afternoon watching the sun set when […]

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Walking your story

  <a href=”http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12694469/?claim=tjqas5xsv9s”>Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> “You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.” –Brene Brown Brene Brown has a lovely way of explaining what can be a complex subject and loving this idea of celebrating every bit of who you are instead of trying […]

Support Systems – free tutorial Melissa Frances ColorBlends 3L Scrapbook Adhesives

Wow that is a long title, but to be fair there is a lot of good stuff packed into this creative project.  Earlier this year I found the new Colorblends inks and quickly fell in love with the idea of ink in a wand.  These inks are so useful for adding color to most anything. […]

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Every day is a new day

I love that every day is a new opportunity to turn the page and try a new view point.  For me lately that is mastering the details of wordpress and creating videos for on line workshops.  All good fun but not as much fun as a day on the water with family and friends.   […]

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Winter in the tropics

Winter has arrived in the tropics, it is close to frosty at night but afternoons are delightful. Bobbing in the morning light are surfers with extra thick wet suits looking for the perfect wave.  They are only a few minutes walk from these delightful creatures who prefer dozing in the warmth of the sun.