tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74814179385927731132024-03-06T00:19:32.787-08:00Carousel DreamsCarousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481417938592773113.post-39093530585120089002015-01-07T06:06:00.001-08:002015-01-07T06:06:30.187-08:00Wow, I didn't post anything for over a year! OK, so here's what I've been up to....there has been much dressing up and celebrating. Georgia and Abby turned 21 and 18 so we had lovely parties at home. It was also Abby's last year of high school! I turned 48 a couple of weeks before Christmas, and it just occurred to me on a walk the other day, that I can now officially say I will turn 50 next year! lol...bring it on, I say! Here's to a magical and adventurous 2015<br />
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My niece Brittany also turned 21, so we had to have a girls' tea party with dress ups of course!<br />
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Georgia turns 21!</div>
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Abby is 18</div>
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Went wonderful places with beautiful friends...</div>
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<i>Over the past few years, I have fallen in love with colour all over again..no more playing it safe for me! I need to be surrounded by colour to inspire and uplift me. Slowly it has seeped into my decorating, and my choice of clothing, and it makes me smile to be surrounded by glorious colour. </i><br />
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<i>And springtime has arrived here so my roses are blooming like crazy, and it makes me happy to pick them and bring them inside to fill vases with their delicious old world scent. It is so satisfying to know that something I planted with my own hands rewards me time and again with an abundance of fresh blooms.</i><br />
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<i>I am still teaching my yoga a few times a week, and exploring my own practice and continuing to learn more and more about this ancient practice. It is so rewarding to find something that lights you up from the inside, something that makes you want to learn as much as you can, and then share that knowledge with others.</i><br />
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<i>I continue to meet so many amazing, like-minded souls on this journey. It really is true, as Joseph Campbell once said "Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls."</i><br />
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<i>And while we are on the subject of following your bliss, yoga really has helped me to find my centre, and to say no to anything which insults my soul. It has also taught me to be fearless and to say yes to new experiences, and new challenges. </i><br />
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<i>I have met some wonderfully creative and inspiring friends through this crazy cyber world, and I am grateful to them for opening me up to a life I only dreamed about. A colourful, eclectic, artful, interesting, stimulating and fun life.</i><br />
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<i>You all remember Miss Jo from <a href="http://oldflowers4me.blogspot.com.au/">Old Flowers 4 Me</a> - this is the day we went out for lunch and met my favourite artist, the wonderful Mirka Mora!<span id="goog_1899623445"></span><span id="goog_1899623446"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a></i><br />
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<i>Mirka is so cheeky and fun, we even managed a little photo shoot in bed with her...(I hope I am this playful when I am her age - she is in her eighties!)</i></div>
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<i>This is the gorgeous Amanda and Coco - these girls are so fun! I love that they live their lives out loud and in colour!</i><br />
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<i>As usual, my apologies for not blogging more often. I was inspired to write this post tonight because another gorgeous artist friend of mine has started one. She is the divine <a href="http://www.elspethmclean.com/">Miss Elspeth</a> and I couldn't possibly write a blogpost about colour and not mention her! Go check out her art - it is incredible and I am so incredibly proud of her!</i></div>
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<i>Also, my beautiful faraway friend <a href="http://fanciliciousfairylands.blogspot.com.au/">Melissa</a> asked me to blog again. I have to show you the gypsy wind chimes she made, infused with magic from her own fingers, which are now hanging proudly above my kitchen table! I LOVE them!</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>It seems that once again, I have been absent for way too long. I have just not felt inspired to write here. I look back through this funny little blog, and it seems so much has changed. I will forever be grateful for everything this little space has brought me...beautiful friendships, a place to share and inspire, and an incentive to be creative.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I have been so busy in my new life as a yoga teacher...a whole new world has opened up its doors to me, and it seems that I have fully immersed myself in this exciting new world. Teaching is very rewarding, but also it is hard work. I am passionate about sharing all that I have learned through my yoga practice, and so there is also much learning and personal growth to be had.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>These past couple of weeks have seen me floored with this awful flu. I have had no choice but to not just slow down, but completely stop and do NOTHING! If nothing else, I have learned to honour the wisdom of my own body, and the messages it holds.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>This winter has hit me quite hard, and I have had some old wounds reopened, which forced me to look within, yet again, at what I needed to heal. I'm pretty sure this flu was the universe's way of getting me to just stop and begin that journey inwards again...more healing, more growth.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>And, along with feeling unwell physically, are the feelings of depression which inevitably set in, so these past few days I have been feeling really sorry for myself (it's ok, it won't last), and I am reminded to just BE with those feelings, without trying to shove them aside. So I have allowed myself to watch sad movies and to read sad articles, because I need to really FEEL what I'm feeling, so I can exhaust those feelings then move on (rather than pushing them down so they manifest as physical or mental illness later on).</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>It's funny the old self-awareness which I now cultivate. That I can observe when I am responding and reacting a certain way. I'm not saying it makes the feelings any less difficult, but it certainly allows me to acknowledge that "They too shall pass".</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>So I guess this post is about honouring your feelings - all of them - the good, the bad and the ugly. Because no matter what we may think, EVERYONE has all of these emotions - that's what makes us human. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>And from the depths of my despair, a bright spark of light, a burst of creativity which has eluded me for some time...a poem, written feverishly without thought. It flowed from my pen in under 2 minutes, so I include it here, unedited...</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> She was not one to follow the crowd</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> She preferred instead to explore the intricacies of</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> her soul</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> It beckoned her within</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> Tantalising her with it's sweet repose.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> A quiet, calm oasis to rest her weary self</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> When life had battered and bruised her</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> And caused her to retreat into her shell</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> It was safe there.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> No-one to please but herself</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> Here she licked her wounds</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> and healed her scars, so that they wouldn't show</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> She clung to uncertainty</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> It kept her afloat in a sea of doubt.</i></span><br />
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Step Four - Welcome your lovely visitors with a big smile, a glass of iced tea with strawberries (or perhaps a glass of wine, wink)</div>
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Well here we are a couple of weeks into January already! We are in the midst of summer holidays here in Australia, so I thought it might be nice to share a little of what summertime looks like for me. We spent a lovely New Year's Eve at my nephew's, overlooking the beautiful city of Melbourne. From his deck, we watched the gorgeous fireworks display.</div>
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Drank green smoothies everyday...they just make me feel so good! I like to mix them up everyday, and use whatever fruits are in season. I always throw in some chia seeds and a little organic raw honey. I like to toss in a handful of spinach or kale and a tablespoon of coconut oil for healthy fats. It's nice to buy fruit that's in season and chop it up in little bags to pop in the freezer. Makes morning smoothies so easy and delicious. Bananas are a favourite for me, because they fill me up, and I usually find I don't need anything else for breakfast. They are also delicious with some almond butter thrown in. The past few days I have been enjoying banana, pineapple, strawberries, passionfruit, honey, chia and spinach - yum! The Christmas before last, I was lucky enough to receive a Vitamix, and honestly, I use mine everyday! </div>
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I've also been experimenting with chia puddings...these are so easy, and really yum (and oh so good for you). This one has a punnet of organic strawberries, a handful of blackberries, a tablespoon of organic raw honey, two tablespoons of chia seeds and around 1/4 cup of almond milk. Whizzed up in the Vitamix and chilled for a couple of hours, then topped with extra fruit, toasted slivered almonds and a drizzle of honey. A healthy and delicious dessert. The chia seeds expand in liquid, giving a thick consistency. The possibilities are endless. </div>
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Spending summer nights on my back deck, sipping wine and watching the sun go down behind the gum trees.</div>
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Finding beautiful places in nature to meditate...</div>
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Visiting quirky bars and listening to live music. Have I told you before that my youngest daughter Abby is a singer? This is her performing at her first jazz gig.</div>
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We still have a couple of weeks left before school starts again, but it's off to work for me this week. Yes, I begin yoga teaching this week! </div>
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Last night was the first new moon of 2013, and I set some intentions for the year (I much prefer doing this than new year's resolutions). This year, I hope to continue learning all I can about yoga and meditation, and then sharing that knowledge with others. I hope to shine my light to as many people as I can. I really would like to learn Reiki, which I feel will only enhance my teaching. I wish to continue my own personal journey of growth and awareness and inspire those around me. I open myself up to new experiences and new friendships. I hope to spend lots of time in the kitchen, experimenting with new, healthy recipes, and learning all that I can about nutrition (another area I have always been passionate about). I would really like to travel, so I also put that intention out into the universe. </div>
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Happy 2013 friends! It seems time has passed me by. I finished my yoga teacher training last month, and in less than 2 weeks I begin my new career. I am truly excited to be embarking on this next chapter of my life. So I thought I would pop in here to share a little of what has been happening in my world.</div>
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Christmas was busy, as it always is, spent with family and friends. Where has the year gone? As I reflect back upon these past months, I realise I am most definitely a different person to the one I was this time last year. I have grown so much, and have never felt better. </div>
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We took a little holiday prior to the Christmas craziness to one of my very favourite places - Byron Bay which is a gorgeous seaside town. It has a hippy vibe, and is a favourite destination for many. It is a beautiful, spiritual place, which speaks to my soul. We were lucky enough to be staying right across the road from the beautiful Byron beach, so every morning we would rise early and walk to the lighthouse and back, which takes you along the beach, through beautiful rainforest, enjoying gorgeous scenery along the way. </div>
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We were even lucky enough one day to see several pods of dolphins right on the eastern most point of Australia. Magical. Each day after my walk, I would do some yoga, even before my girls were awake. Such a beautiful start to the day, and one that I miss already.</div>
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I have made a little slideshow of our time in this sacred place. I enjoyed my birthday while away, and was lucky enough to spend it at a very special place called <a href="http://www.crystalcastle.com.au/">Crystal Castle</a>. We had the most perfect weather for the day, and after wandering through the beautiful gardens, admiring all the Goddess statues and crystals strewn throughout, we enjoyed a delicious lunch overlooking the Byron hinterland. </div>
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I hope you enjoy a little taste of one of my very favourite destinations. Byron Bay has my heart, and I know it won't be long before I return.</div>
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"Wishes do come true"....a few years back, I was in a pretty dark place. I won't go into details, but suffice to say that I was on a bit of a downward spiral, and then the universe stepped in to teach me some big lessons. Perhaps one day I shall share here, but for now, I shall just leave it at letting you know that I did some things that I wasn't terribly proud of.<br />
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But life has a funny way of providing you with the people and the situations you need to learn some big life lessons. My journey these past few years has been pretty intense, and I've learned some amazing things about myself. The big one is that I am responsible for the decisions I make, and I can choose to be bitter and resentful about a lot of stuff, or I can suck it up and change my perspective, and also how I feel about things, and take responsiblity for my own life. I also learned that I am a lot stronger than I thought I was!<br />
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My journey led me to study Art Therapy, which peeled away so many layers, years and years of 'stuff'which was holding me back. From there, yoga became a natural progression of my unfurling and shedding that which no longer served me. I am almost finished my Yoga Teacher Training, and it has been incredible and wonderful. I can't wait to get out into the world and inspire others.<br />
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Anyway, back to my story (sorry, I kind of veered off course there, didn't mean to) and what the picture above is all about. As I was in my dark place, and at home much of the time, I discovered a magical world that spoke to my inner child, and that inspired me with it's magic and creativity. That blog was <a href="http://oldflowers4me.blogspot.com.au/">Old Flowers 4 Me</a> written by the whimsical <a href="http://oldflowers4me.blogspot.com.au/">Miss Jo</a>. I have shared Jo's blog with you here before, and told you about how we came to meet. (The first time I met Jo, I felt as though I had just met a movie star, giggle).<br />
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Something began to awaken in me as I perused Jo's world, and I was truly inspired...she really does live her life out loud and in colour, dresses in her own style, decorates her home with her amazing collection of treasures, and is a beautifully, generous soul on top of it all. She believes in magic and adventures and making wishes come true. <br />
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Anyway, the delightful Miss Jo turned 50 last week, and I was lucky enough to receive an invitation in the post. Of course I got busy making my headpiece (Jo had asked that all the girls wore frocks, with flowers and feathers in their hair) and Ian and I took a little roadtrip to Fairy Cake Pond, where we enjoyed a magical night of dancing, decadent treats and Alice in Wonderland type fun. We sipped champagne and ate sweet treats, and talked by the fire into the wee hours of the morning. After having a swing with Jo, we snuck off to bed and were greeted the next morning with "hello, are you awake in there?"Miss Jo had brought us a tray with a pot of tea, two vintage cups and some musk stick lollies (who else but Miss Jo would bring musk sticks to stir our tea?)<br />
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I wish I had taken some more photos to show you - everyone looked so amazing. There were fairy lights strung about and chandeliers. We were even serenaded by a friend of Jo's who sang opera. <br />
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It really was such fun to dress up and let my inner child out to play. Thankyou divine <a href="http://oldflowers4me.blogspot.com.au/">Miss Jo</a> for the gift of your friendship, and a wonderfully, whimsical night.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">We never stop growing and evolving, and I am by no means perfect. Hell, some days I am a downright mess! I am most definitely á work in progress'. Friends and family sometimes ask me why do I blog? It is because of you, dear friends, and your wonderful little notes you leave, and also because sometimes, just sometimes, I may be lucky enough to inspire one or two of you. And I can tell you, that is a pretty amazing feeling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">It's such a big wide world out there, and sometimes we can feel so teeny, but this amazing internet has gifted me with some beautiful friends around the world. Kindred sisters x</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">My little post today just goes to show you that the connections we make on here, can indeed lead to connections in the 'real world'....and that's pretty special, don't you think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Dream, Play, Dance, Dress-up, Have Tea Parties, Be Awesome, Create, Hug, but most importantly, BE YOU, cos YOU are amazing xxx</span>Carousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481417938592773113.post-47088265074916983742012-09-04T23:11:00.001-07:002012-09-04T23:11:40.263-07:00<h3>
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What have I been up to? Well, let's see...we finally got some new chickens, and I upcycled an old chest of drawers into a nesting box. The ladies seem more than happy with this and have been gifting us with fresh eggs everyday!<br />
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So I have been baking up a storm! It's that time of year again where my girls celebrate their birthdays, so chocolate cake is definitely in order.<br />
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Ian and I have been on some adventures, stepping outside our little boxes, and experiencing new places...the girls are getting older, the times they are a-changing. <br />
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Pip is as adorable as ever...she really is the sweetest little girl, although she is a bit of a pudding at the moment. Our winter has been long and cold and I am afraid I have been a bit lazy walking her...I know, I am naughty. But thankfully, spring has arrived (not before time, I tell you!) and we have hit the pavements again.<br />
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I have been having fun on Instagram (you can follow me on Carousel Dreams if you like), so these photos are some I have been posting there. This one was taken the other night when we were out for dinner, and were lucky enough to order the dessert tasting plate...OMG! Can you tell how happy I am, lol?<br />
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Remember our annual street dinner party? Well, this time the theme was eighties, so of course I had to channel Madonna! Lots of fun...<br />
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I always like to make a big pot of chicken soup when the weather is lousy...extra good with noodles thrown in! So simple to make, and keeps the winter lurgies at bay. I just throw in chopped onion, carrot, celery, a free range chook and some water to cover with a couple of bay leaves and salt and pepper. I simmer it away for a couple of hours (which imbues the whole house with delicious smells), then toss in some noodles at the end, and maybe some Chinese veges such as bok choy - Voila!!! Healthy and yummy!<br />
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As I mentioned earlier, we just celebrated Georgia's 19th birthday (I know, I'm old!!!) We decided to have a picnic in front of the fire. It was so lovely and cosy, and as the light faded, I lit lots of candles, and we stayed here until late, making music and just chilling. It was so lovely. Next week is Abby's sweet 16 - I cannot believe how they are growing. </h2>
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And I am nearing the end of my Yoga Teacher Training. It has been such an amazing journey for me. Truly, I cannot express how wonderful the yoga makes me feel...I so look forward to finishing my course so I can begin to teach others how to empower and heal themselves. It's been such an amazing year, this 2012 - big changes in the air. Can anyone else feel the magic?<br />
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I know, I know, I have been the world's worst blogger lately. Please don't take it personally, I just haven't felt like I have anything important to share. I knew that 2012 was going to be an amazing year, and after all my struggles and anxieties, life finally feels like it makes sense. I am slowly learning to get out of my head, and to let 'stuff' go. Stuff which I used to obsess over, like "why don't they like me?" or "why didn't I get invited?" You know what, it just doesn't matter anymore. I've come to realise that all I need is within me, and by healing those wounds of not being enough, the love is beginning to flow, and I find myself attracting like-minded people and situations. <br />
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I am halfway through my yoga teaching training, and, I know it is a cliche, but yoga truly is transforming me, and things that seemed so important before seem to not have any hold over me any longer. I feel so peaceful and calm, and am honestly enjoying the everyday moments. Seeing my daughters blossom and mature is such a privelege, and I realise that I don't want to miss one single moment. Time is fleeting, and oh so precious. <br />
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So I thought it might be lovely to link up <a href="http://woolymossroots.blogspot.com.au/">here</a> at <a href="http://woolymossroots.blogspot.com.au/">Wooly Moss Roots</a> to express what has made me grateful this week...<br />
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1. Snuggling on the couch watching the fire flicker with my family.<br />
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2. Walking Pip along the train tracks, enjoying the autumn smells of the earth and the pine needles beneath my feet.<br />
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3. Making beautiful, nurturing soups, filled with delicious beans and vegetables.<br />
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4. Divine Yum Cha with my sister, then a movie and some shopping.<br />
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5. Cheering from the side lines at the local football, sipping hot lattes and eating my niece's home-made cookies.<br />
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6. Watching Abby's netball game and chatting with the other netball mums.<br />
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7. Challenging myself with a new yoga teacher, who we nicknamed 'The Smiling Assassin'.<br />
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8. Always enjoying my Monday night Yoga class with Michelle, who inspires me every week with her joyful classes.<br />
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9. Being invited to sleep with my big girl in her bed, and chatting in the dark.<br />
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10. Eating from the breakfast menu at lunchtime with fellow yogis at a local cafe.<br />
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11. Making new friends and getting excited when their interests reflect your own. Love that!<br />
12. Allowing myself time to read, read, read...one of my favourite things to do.<br />
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13. Devonshire tea in the mountains with my parents and my sister for my niece's birthday.<br />
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14. Singing at the top of our voices with Abby, my youngest daughter in the car, and giggling when it becomes a singing competition.<br />
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15. Gathering as a family to watch our favourite show on T.V. and deciding who will make the cups of tea, our family ritual.<br />
16. Finding the score of the century - a beautiful old cast iron claw foot bath on the side of the road...I have always longed to have a bath in the garden for moonlight bathing.<br />
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17. Indulging my visual senses with my Pinterest boards, which is totally addictive and which you can check out <a href="http://pinterest.com/tina_gates2/">here</a><br />
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18. Finding a beautiful mauve vest in a quirky little shop and deciding I must have it.<br />
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19. Taking a journey to the mountains and enjoying the gorgeous autumn leaves...my favourite time of the year.<br />
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20. Sipping real Spanish hot chocolate...the kind that the spoon can almost stand up in - pure decadence!<br />
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21. Hand feeding the lovely kookaburra who came to visit on my back deck...cheeky fellow!<br />
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So there you have it...the little things this week that have made my heart sing and my soul very happy. <br />
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</div>Carousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481417938592773113.post-56100425990627892762012-01-11T03:37:00.000-08:002012-01-11T03:37:36.844-08:00I put a spell on you...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEgFwqzAVxteZ05DI9MYfRugNEyATl6IA7ZSx6neBkJex2qIYCtO-CWfBkJxXIPcnWecAsFDZGSEtgYcrr0TQ6C-bSXl-a7P2JDkuz9ie1_-iIqOMG5YO0j2V9W_NXzAoinUCJta3hCk/s1600/IMG_1003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEgFwqzAVxteZ05DI9MYfRugNEyATl6IA7ZSx6neBkJex2qIYCtO-CWfBkJxXIPcnWecAsFDZGSEtgYcrr0TQ6C-bSXl-a7P2JDkuz9ie1_-iIqOMG5YO0j2V9W_NXzAoinUCJta3hCk/s640/IMG_1003.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I have mentioned here before the wonderful <a href="http://spellsjewellery.blogspot.com/">Spell and the Gypsy</a> Well, when we were in Byron Bay recently, we were lucky enough to find their little shop...Abby was so excited, because she is very inspired by their website.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRibgqogM_QCx1Bt4wRYg5oppmTtJWsgzOrZ0zfkRLHIn62QZpAjLSE2aU3Xqj7zo6z9CPMiSDZ_IeQLnuU0d4cqSftSCf3zI2J2-uqN1Gu4IOlONpKneNJiCZdZwcJmX9GsR4qdw7Yg/s1600/IMG_1001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRibgqogM_QCx1Bt4wRYg5oppmTtJWsgzOrZ0zfkRLHIn62QZpAjLSE2aU3Xqj7zo6z9CPMiSDZ_IeQLnuU0d4cqSftSCf3zI2J2-uqN1Gu4IOlONpKneNJiCZdZwcJmX9GsR4qdw7Yg/s640/IMG_1001.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I treated her to a couple of pieces of their clothing, which we put away until Christmas day...</div><br />
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</div>Carousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481417938592773113.post-1555187451434405582012-01-06T13:29:00.000-08:002012-01-06T13:29:29.833-08:00Roadtrip...Part Two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9T0pm0wfWLbfT-JlHzfdcoSmna0gJLx6Tmp1mu12JXziclo95f8b0NiDrl-N43oT8CMPWdPnpc0NE18IAVzeBrt4ESRtMbk5GNNmqEFcM3SfE1dCcCFmUAr7KyGJaJlmgTiIb_EtThg/s1600/670.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9T0pm0wfWLbfT-JlHzfdcoSmna0gJLx6Tmp1mu12JXziclo95f8b0NiDrl-N43oT8CMPWdPnpc0NE18IAVzeBrt4ESRtMbk5GNNmqEFcM3SfE1dCcCFmUAr7KyGJaJlmgTiIb_EtThg/s640/670.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and then we found paradise! At a beautiful national park called Jervis Bay, we encountered one of the most beautiful beaches I'd ever seen. There were wallabies and kangaroos along the rainforest path to the beach, which opened up onto this amazing view...I could have stayed here for days. The water was crystal clear, and the sandy, squeaky white. The perfect place to take a dip and just 'be'...I will definitely be visiting here again one day - sigh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_QcYmTp8GQVEhbEIrIwK06GzphnE8_Bo9ZkGShPBCYsJFgECQYKslTaobcFnC9epH5NHzx0DW1rDFhBt_Xdo30zWYgmowAhR1laBuj8MRgEscFQyHIk3Buyiu9FU5R00zgGjhpQa-vY/s1600/725.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_QcYmTp8GQVEhbEIrIwK06GzphnE8_Bo9ZkGShPBCYsJFgECQYKslTaobcFnC9epH5NHzx0DW1rDFhBt_Xdo30zWYgmowAhR1laBuj8MRgEscFQyHIk3Buyiu9FU5R00zgGjhpQa-vY/s640/725.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our last day was spent in a little fishing hamlet called Eden...so pretty...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2lfHDUp0wi33IpymD8nqoWP_a5febTyh3EFjlAIGqKtlYyWqsDeKPgueKl7dvi3X8wemGfV661sTxMGIrcelXSmduMEP2V7Gl3Kc0f3s3Wi-U1XLtg-M_HpTxi04Ekd-QzEdZFDTHBk/s1600/735.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2lfHDUp0wi33IpymD8nqoWP_a5febTyh3EFjlAIGqKtlYyWqsDeKPgueKl7dvi3X8wemGfV661sTxMGIrcelXSmduMEP2V7Gl3Kc0f3s3Wi-U1XLtg-M_HpTxi04Ekd-QzEdZFDTHBk/s640/735.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed a lunch of the freshest seafood, which was delicious. I had the scallops, which were amazing, and Ian had to try the mussels. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLm2GZ88WZ38ZMxyU2ooOthyphenhyphenvSwvjype-fnwES1moLfqZLNCxmigsi5EmWc1jQasRKtC7uTx1qJxcWY2ezkghTouTbEoJEcQ4B3sFMjnIgdF-Yq63ppnCfCl-e_xQhOukx-uU0f-J0DzE/s1600/740.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLm2GZ88WZ38ZMxyU2ooOthyphenhyphenvSwvjype-fnwES1moLfqZLNCxmigsi5EmWc1jQasRKtC7uTx1qJxcWY2ezkghTouTbEoJEcQ4B3sFMjnIgdF-Yq63ppnCfCl-e_xQhOukx-uU0f-J0DzE/s640/740.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rTv-3ZxavceUD161Ji1OFE6Be7U9QuRPLbLvPlreWkgNUaxptyzJpgSqiLYD0FSWOY1v1LQ3xkVaSR2Z3avtNOyRlDZbO4Fk6_Q0cbVORtavyV4ProMlRjkmfdM2yv_vxZFFfvc_OV0/s1600/750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rTv-3ZxavceUD161Ji1OFE6Be7U9QuRPLbLvPlreWkgNUaxptyzJpgSqiLYD0FSWOY1v1LQ3xkVaSR2Z3avtNOyRlDZbO4Fk6_Q0cbVORtavyV4ProMlRjkmfdM2yv_vxZFFfvc_OV0/s640/750.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have definitely caught the travel bug, and totally recommend these amazing homes on wheels - in my opinion, the best way to explore the countryside. It literally took 5 minutes to pack up and keep moving if we didn't like somewhere, or wanted to chase the sunshine. We just pulled over when we got hungry and made something to eat, or popped the kettle on for a cuppa. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ten days really wasn't long enough for such a journey...there were places where I could have stayed much longer, but we only had a small window of time to travel. Next time, we will definitely take more time...oh yes, you can bet there will be a next time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So well done for hanging in there, if you got to the end of this post! I am looking forward to popping in to see what everyone else has been up to. Happy 2012 my friends...I feel it is going to be an incredible year, and I look forward to sharing with you here...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Carousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481417938592773113.post-14612381488996028242012-01-06T00:58:00.000-08:002012-01-06T01:13:50.024-08:00Roadtrip...Part One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0eca9Z7ZmYCUzUKjAxXc-xdFZIyH1Cxh2f5Nb4Omtm3UXKOk2gpTDwfAe_k6zLNzFzEsJh5bGELcyOxC4H9D5toscpijlc0TnWZJuFC0xA8WtJ2e0C3yE56fEG_wJq3lbFaxso67hV8/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0eca9Z7ZmYCUzUKjAxXc-xdFZIyH1Cxh2f5Nb4Omtm3UXKOk2gpTDwfAe_k6zLNzFzEsJh5bGELcyOxC4H9D5toscpijlc0TnWZJuFC0xA8WtJ2e0C3yE56fEG_wJq3lbFaxso67hV8/s640/031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm back! Happy new year my beautiful friends! I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and an awesome new year! So, remember in my last post (a bazillion years ago) I told you that we went on a most wonderful adventure? Well, finally I am able to share some photos with you...courtesy of my new camera which was a birthday present - lucky me! Probably not so lucky you, because I have so many photos, and not a clue which ones to leave out. I wanted to share with you how beautiful the east coast of Australia is...from the incredibly beautiful beaches to quaint seaside villages and little country towns. So indulge me, if you will, grab a cuppa (or you may need something stronger) and enjoy our little roadtrip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We began our journey in the incredibly beautiful Byron Bay, renowned for it's gorgeous beaches and the eclectic folk who call it home. The vibe here is amazing - totally my kind of place. We enjoyed moonlight strolls along the beach, wonderful restaurant meals, dancing in the street to local buskers, and a long walk to the lighthouse, which sits on the eastern most point of Australia. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The day was just perfect for our walk, and we were even treated to the sight of dolphins frolicking below us in the waves. Just magical. Of course I stopped for a little yoga overlooking the ocean! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdaNyQlmE-sv4HSMDGvCNYoZgHYnAhLIIg_mx8HzcWoVVYe6CIkWMEcwgUcCE1NWEYOx3egZEHpoYaso7GRuKAHi2a0CkTM9Uxc9DaIxp0QBvdxM1mf-wTd9KwHQnuIUfQXTWVmf9cYc/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdaNyQlmE-sv4HSMDGvCNYoZgHYnAhLIIg_mx8HzcWoVVYe6CIkWMEcwgUcCE1NWEYOx3egZEHpoYaso7GRuKAHi2a0CkTM9Uxc9DaIxp0QBvdxM1mf-wTd9KwHQnuIUfQXTWVmf9cYc/s640/026.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZFl4OMU5e2WRXloUKoOEIlpCcpfc-vjJ9lVcLDlT-3OrbipJb8PqYjZg7lMwOZj_sGdqYRXGOVg8H2RcjxB4BM0MOU2f2wnKjW_4eqYO1q0B9I483ppnnNCnxAHmlRmMRtUNgpwa23s/s1600/155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZFl4OMU5e2WRXloUKoOEIlpCcpfc-vjJ9lVcLDlT-3OrbipJb8PqYjZg7lMwOZj_sGdqYRXGOVg8H2RcjxB4BM0MOU2f2wnKjW_4eqYO1q0B9I483ppnnNCnxAHmlRmMRtUNgpwa23s/s640/155.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is our beautiful home on wheels, which we nicknamed 'Mother Maui'...truly, you realise how very little possessions you need to be happy when you live like this. Why do we complicate our lives with so many 'things' - hmmm, something to ponder! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGStPtdLeJGRxZdnOrhqeqXZGuZdtOo-VNaLbc85M0FsVC3Jayq3tMwbkUZPIp86mEjgHzjSsoH6DCHVOUlQNuR5Ob3KM2hzQbssnCdVVI7rbxFF2TRw4Hk-lueJogfGh43Okb486IXSk/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGStPtdLeJGRxZdnOrhqeqXZGuZdtOo-VNaLbc85M0FsVC3Jayq3tMwbkUZPIp86mEjgHzjSsoH6DCHVOUlQNuR5Ob3KM2hzQbssnCdVVI7rbxFF2TRw4Hk-lueJogfGh43Okb486IXSk/s640/014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You just know I had fun playing with my new camera, and checking out the wildlife! Look at this gorgeous bird's nest...now that's what I call recycling at its best...</div><br />
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I have to tell you, Georgia grew up as a HUGE Harry Potter fan - she has read the books and watched the movies a million times. She used to wear the glasses and cloak around the house, and even had a Nimbus 2000 broomstick, made by her friend's dad...when she turned 12, she was most disappointed when she didn't receive a letter to Hogwarts...you get the picture. 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</div>So, I will share the rest of the photos in part two...stay tuned...Carousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481417938592773113.post-33454584725227361232011-12-19T12:40:00.000-08:002011-12-19T12:40:21.672-08:00The most magical time of the year...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKwy8uQVgIiQ3mqemSsbaAnGDf4qPZ9oqP9P3cpFM5NU76qMrwfeVJgi3sO52ho7PWjVfZLU-PSU_z065pdA_y3Hz_SGwP5_RT6ZkrDeD2HvDijA4jhgt0Rqecrokql_gOmxX3k0UBZM/s1600/IMG_1030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKwy8uQVgIiQ3mqemSsbaAnGDf4qPZ9oqP9P3cpFM5NU76qMrwfeVJgi3sO52ho7PWjVfZLU-PSU_z065pdA_y3Hz_SGwP5_RT6ZkrDeD2HvDijA4jhgt0Rqecrokql_gOmxX3k0UBZM/s640/IMG_1030.jpg" width="480px" /></a><br />
I have been absent from this blog for a loooong time, and I apologise. You see, our computer is completely exhausted...it is full of viruses and we need to replace it. So that means, I haven't really been able to check out all my favourite blogs as often as I'd like, so I hope that everyone is well, and that you are all getting ready to celebrate Christmas with your family and friends.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I have been on the most wonderful adventure this past couple of weeks, and can't wait to tell you all about it (and yes, I have lots of photos!) We took a roadtrip! An adventure of the most wonderful kind...gypsies in a home on wheels, travelling from place to place, stopping wherever our heart desired. It was magical. I have to tell you what a beautiful land this is that I live in - makes me incredibly grateful that I live here. It has only whet my appetite for more travel, and we can't wait to do it again.<br />
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This journey began in Queensland, and we made our way down the east coast of New South Wales, Australia, stopping at quaint seaside villages along the way. I promise to share photos as soon as I am able to upload them. While away, I celebrated my 45th birthday at a beautiful town called Kiama. We ate a fisherman's basket and sipped wine, overlooking the ocean. It made me so happy...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>So until I am able to sort out my computer issues, I bid you and your families a most magical Christmas, and a safe and happy New Year. May it bring you much love, happiness and magic xCarousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481417938592773113.post-53587857172076775072011-11-12T04:09:00.000-08:002011-11-12T04:13:35.258-08:00A Magickal Wedding<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZgkFFkESgrjYEdX_q2_1fX7AHqMXF1vNSra_zqph9hJlH-GGfcz7F04GcP2eK7xxjkDY86S4HRGIvECXpiaevDzGEgQ6FdA4rBwNkytcWIqgjndGsC6XyAuePGlOKmCesfak4SH264Q/s640/003.JPG" width="480" /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday, on the 11/11, we celebrated the beautiful wedding of my dear friends Wendy and Timothy. It was a truly magical evening. We witnessed their handfasting ritual beneath the canopy of a beautiful tree, inside a sacred circle decorated with an abundance of fresh flowers. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">As they exchanged their vows, the sun set in quite spectacular fashion over the city skyline. Theirs was a pagan ceremony, and there was most certainly magic in the air, for the timing couldn't have been better.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The sweet scent of the flowers hung in the air, intoxicating with their perfume...a wedding feast of absolute abundance was layed out to share, and we spent the evening lounging on blankets and cushions in the soft grass, except when we were dancing to one of the many incredible artists who played their music into the night. There was a Mariachi Band to begin, then some gypsy music, followed by the divine <a href="http://www.wendyrule.com/">Wendy Rule</a> herself, treating us to her magical vocals.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it was more talent, with <a href="http://www.kerrisimpson.com/">Kerri Simpson</a> and <a href="http://www.moniquebrumby.com/">Monique Brumby</a> singing together. Afterwards, we enjoyed a Burlesque act, followed by more music and dancing. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">At 11.11pm, we had a lovely candlelight ritual...I feel truly blessed to have shared such a wonderful evening with dear friends and family. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4E6KUIPdpIyuAjoXNkuIfYKRhvSPi2YzFE4cRLnvOM-_ipBROTtwYoR1OVQZ5HFDONOmzNfW7Zs0ziKHo9ZRYp1BIG0-KyQoDZ58ru7a6xcxsSa9cvGGpOdk7G1clQeEhokY-PxVUQY/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4E6KUIPdpIyuAjoXNkuIfYKRhvSPi2YzFE4cRLnvOM-_ipBROTtwYoR1OVQZ5HFDONOmzNfW7Zs0ziKHo9ZRYp1BIG0-KyQoDZ58ru7a6xcxsSa9cvGGpOdk7G1clQeEhokY-PxVUQY/s640/002.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Janet, Wendy and I have been friends for 40 years! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wishing you all a wonderfully magical Halloween...</div>Carousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481417938592773113.post-67267577861001897152011-10-23T20:21:00.000-07:002011-10-23T20:21:10.162-07:00Celebrate your Gifts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_9cJiKvfSMyIoFv3a9_bsXJaLB2xny5N9AB3FzQNZWXTZg-TyEBY2MhUT6Y0ipuz3ybUsz9EMNToApTUJIl3NyHvAc6iWrgAo72GHxEe1uK-mykDQ5PHhaCagRpPp8xnqKrEE0Abwms/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_9cJiKvfSMyIoFv3a9_bsXJaLB2xny5N9AB3FzQNZWXTZg-TyEBY2MhUT6Y0ipuz3ybUsz9EMNToApTUJIl3NyHvAc6iWrgAo72GHxEe1uK-mykDQ5PHhaCagRpPp8xnqKrEE0Abwms/s640/027.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weeks are flying by, and as the seasons change, I feel a deep metamorphisis within myself. These past few years have been a time of renewal for me...of transformation and growth. The Transpersonal Art Therapy I studied a few years back began the peeling back of many layers. The process was often times painful, but I am at a point in my life now where I feel so alive and appreciative of all that I have experienced, good and bad. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will not lie to you...it has been very difficult at times. But completely necessary. I was living a life of excess, and knew it was not good for me, or those around me, but I felt trapped and unable to make changes. The insecure person I was was desperate for approval and the need to 'fit in'. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I spent a lot of time alone, but never lonely, exploring my creativity and just enjoying the quiet. I began meditating, taking long walks and, as you know, yoga. I really began to love and honour myself again, and I felt myself growing stronger and stronger. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I delved deeper into my own truth, I began to find the courage to say no, and to begin to live authentically. Again, not easy, because people as a rule, don't like change - it's too scary, and it forces them to look at their own lives. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I continue on my journey of self re-discovery (for that is how it feels - coming full circle to my unique essence, with the added bonus of maturity and wisdom which comes from making mistakes and learning from them), I find myself re-connecting with friends from my past, who are like-minded and share the same interests and beliefs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The beautiful photo above of the peacock in all his majestic glory was taken while catching up with a gorgeous friend who I went to school with, and have not seen in many years. I can honestly say that spending the afternoon with her was wonderful, and the hours flew by talking about the years in between. When the peacock displayed his beautiful tail like that, it was as though he was putting on a show, just for us, and I can't descibe how excited we were! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As we ate our lunch, he sauntered past, and I remarked how his beauty astounded me, and how amazing Mother Nature is. He reminded me of my own gifts which I share with the world, and how it doesn't serve anyone to hide those gifts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I first began my blog, I was unsure at first, and a little self-conscious to say the least, but the process of taking photos and blogging has changed my life. Once upon a time, I would never have posted any of my art here, because I always would compare it to someone else's, and I never felt that I measured up. I am happy to say that I have come to a place where I am happy to post my art, knowing full well that it will never make it onto the walls of an art gallery or be sold for thousands of dollars, but it is MY art, so that makes it special, and if it inspires even one person, then my heart is full. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope that my story inspires you to celebrate all of your gifts and to share them with the world. Honour yourself for the amazing person that you are...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and just because I love em, check out my new red shoes! A gift to myself...hee hee</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below is one of my favourite quotes, given to me by a beautiful friend who I studied Art Therapy with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Marianne Williamson</span></strong></div>Carousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481417938592773113.post-82529696163326242852011-10-11T18:44:00.000-07:002011-10-11T18:44:42.203-07:00Tending the Secret Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgyfh1mfdg7NSkzgKFmksQVlUYmwuoWcDvXJlNM7Ttd91H7XNy85tjySrQTFUQSXljrPvG0-hcaxDiF6KFUPNTLV1s6S0NE17EO-sIWlB-OOIR3ttm8RuFTVtenG8xmaIvsaUEWH8M-8/s1600/secret+garden+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgyfh1mfdg7NSkzgKFmksQVlUYmwuoWcDvXJlNM7Ttd91H7XNy85tjySrQTFUQSXljrPvG0-hcaxDiF6KFUPNTLV1s6S0NE17EO-sIWlB-OOIR3ttm8RuFTVtenG8xmaIvsaUEWH8M-8/s640/secret+garden+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay, so I haven't been in the secret garden in any physical sense lately, because it has been so cold and wet! (Spring, where did you go?) But I have definitely been tending my metaphorical secret garden, nurturing myself with art and escaping into fantasy novels and just enjoying the 'being'. I have been pruning that in my life which no longer serves me, or that doesn't make me feel good. I have been planting seeds of creativity and watching them blossom and grow. My garden feels wild and abundant and I am enjoying all the fruits of my labour....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been struck down with some nasty bug, which has confined me to the couch, pretty much, but I am grateful, for it has forced me to ignore the chores that are beckoning, and to just quiet my mind and spend some quality time with myself. I treated myself to this little water colour set yesterday, and I'm so happy I did! The little brush fills up with water, so it's totally portable, and I can paint now wherever I am. It's like I have been possessed (in a good way), and I can't stop drawing and painting! I am in love...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5xEUISde5y617pqDqVFyVVu1Bjs3YKbgtOQj0FQMJExK3a3_k0UL7uRCyjGQzsQb04CuXzyN6b5ObNekHjO7F7y1SjVbUZViD92H3Ye0umNGHXUoR1QwJq-qX_wwFsG8SvPbxYFo36U/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5xEUISde5y617pqDqVFyVVu1Bjs3YKbgtOQj0FQMJExK3a3_k0UL7uRCyjGQzsQb04CuXzyN6b5ObNekHjO7F7y1SjVbUZViD92H3Ye0umNGHXUoR1QwJq-qX_wwFsG8SvPbxYFo36U/s640/005.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have taken out my journals, which I have neglected for a while, and unleashed my new found muse upon them. This is purely play, my friends, and I find myself creating mandalas, and losing (finding) myself in them. Now that I think of it, the dreamcatcher from last week got me thinking about circles...perhaps that is why I have mandalas bursting from me! If you don't know much about the magic of mandalas, I suggest you read <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandala">this description</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are traditionally used for meditation and healing, and I really urge you to have a go and see where they may take you. Carl Jung believed that they accessed deeper levels of our consciousness, and are used for healing. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHysfG_UtzWuLwJufDn-z_nSxE2JuVTaH5It9Z6J3augZ5rqC0b1PjllEd3NgbWNlMfB2wA0gI9ge3GBWvNzF0sD8bu_9RCQRWxuTvhni_VXG09J2gyZPI0tf0GJ1u7sTN_O8gxEd93s/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHysfG_UtzWuLwJufDn-z_nSxE2JuVTaH5It9Z6J3augZ5rqC0b1PjllEd3NgbWNlMfB2wA0gI9ge3GBWvNzF0sD8bu_9RCQRWxuTvhni_VXG09J2gyZPI0tf0GJ1u7sTN_O8gxEd93s/s640/002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To make one, just begin with a 'seed'...or a little circle in the middle of your page. Now here comes the fun part - just make a mark around your seed. It can be anything. The whole point is not to think too much. Perhaps an S shape, or a C, or a diamond...you get the idea. After a while, you will find that the mandala will 'tell' you what mark to make next. That's the magic of them...you are getting out of your head (ego) and drawing from a deeper place (your authentic self, or soul). I love to put on some chill out music to draw, but everyone is different, and what is right for me, may not be right for you. I love mandalas because, truly, there are no mistakes, and every one is different. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRVomkgCxr9xdhP39PAKuBz2jT3KdQfK_diFQ1SAREPhJYGZJmiq479C1_iOGSNinAgGZSMNDI5TBwX48OEfgpm6yXUyZYk4-hMKyg9FB1o1eXTsWqAdyusiSNjda2YqFPWbdLxhvfUo/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRVomkgCxr9xdhP39PAKuBz2jT3KdQfK_diFQ1SAREPhJYGZJmiq479C1_iOGSNinAgGZSMNDI5TBwX48OEfgpm6yXUyZYk4-hMKyg9FB1o1eXTsWqAdyusiSNjda2YqFPWbdLxhvfUo/s640/014.JPG" width="480" /></a><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"What you are is God's gift to you; what you do with yourself is your gift to God" - Danish proverb</span></strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still scared to draw? Just place your hand on a piece of blank paper and trace around it with a black sharpie pen. This was a lot of fun, inspired by a gorgeous vintage palm reading poster I found in a shop (and which both my daughter and I are coveting!) I had a little giggle to myself when I realised that I had drawn another mandala inside the palm...I love this!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguy3hyphenhyphenjdzDpYqIK4lNTzdgBq_G6Tq_ohKyEiy_AGy8Oarllx1_J-pwX8DOU3IjaXtAdbSBjNu2yTGMGTSO7SLLDqKGFsgtuIzNEdAzUOyLAI0UTD-ffBf-K0oIAuI8Hz3bqT7flLOQ3Pg/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguy3hyphenhyphenjdzDpYqIK4lNTzdgBq_G6Tq_ohKyEiy_AGy8Oarllx1_J-pwX8DOU3IjaXtAdbSBjNu2yTGMGTSO7SLLDqKGFsgtuIzNEdAzUOyLAI0UTD-ffBf-K0oIAuI8Hz3bqT7flLOQ3Pg/s640/010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember the dreamcatcher swap I did last week? Well, I posted mine off, and received the one my swap partner made me yesterday! Her name is Nola, and she is such a sweetheart...she doesn't have a blog, but judging by her beautiful handiwork, perhaps she should! I love that it has a little bell attached, and a clay heart dangling down. It is hanging above my bed, to capture my sweet dreams...thankyou Nola x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDRjjsdnFL6plSdHUWOGX2fGN39cWbtFk5uvuj9tBgg5SLjIlRzn9Pn9tjG1nx-4dn0p_pq0cGn7aC2qarzwVuh9DjboHcqVSnup7PBYxKYA9Dzv5mWLuQwFY8xrHT7LxXl_NhyphenhyphenWdwUI/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDRjjsdnFL6plSdHUWOGX2fGN39cWbtFk5uvuj9tBgg5SLjIlRzn9Pn9tjG1nx-4dn0p_pq0cGn7aC2qarzwVuh9DjboHcqVSnup7PBYxKYA9Dzv5mWLuQwFY8xrHT7LxXl_NhyphenhyphenWdwUI/s640/015.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKLF1Rtb52-KMVH4kuUayiPyXNhSK_R79f2YVtI3zuNXTBmEQ-sZgHwMO-T-MlvpP_o_Hw9JgVGRjEaLtSgBIU2gxD5s6gx_zQa5yMkZSb8LoERlT7GYbA2vhFyChkje197b81MmH3j0/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKLF1Rtb52-KMVH4kuUayiPyXNhSK_R79f2YVtI3zuNXTBmEQ-sZgHwMO-T-MlvpP_o_Hw9JgVGRjEaLtSgBIU2gxD5s6gx_zQa5yMkZSb8LoERlT7GYbA2vhFyChkje197b81MmH3j0/s640/013.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before I crawl back to my couch, I wanted to let you all know that I am having trouble again with Blogger, and I have tried to leave comments on some of your blogs, but am unable to...grrrr...so please don't think I have forgotten you - I love peeking in to see what you have all been up to. I hope this is fixed soon...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">"The time will come...when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror, and each will smile at the other's welcome."</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Carousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481417938592773113.post-70149415281139209062011-10-04T16:16:00.000-07:002011-10-04T16:16:37.406-07:00To Catch a Dream<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegNZ-YOZ6QTnClGTFKkY8PMZ1CGdrNvP1aDsjxWY5T_18MOB3idrvCX11zdzAYo8DZOicgz3JMA6MzKek3OJ2bryEqBe0iC3PJXc7WGIEHuQSGk76u80N5b_FuCWHkurr_fYkbYJBzOA/s1600/211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegNZ-YOZ6QTnClGTFKkY8PMZ1CGdrNvP1aDsjxWY5T_18MOB3idrvCX11zdzAYo8DZOicgz3JMA6MzKek3OJ2bryEqBe0iC3PJXc7WGIEHuQSGk76u80N5b_FuCWHkurr_fYkbYJBzOA/s640/211.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday was such a beautiful day that I decided the time was right to make my dreamcatcher. So I gathered a basket of bits and pieces and took a blanket out in the sunshine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFBWm3WobKYrz4e5kysQVk42eTqFngkjojaYhyphenhyphen5RjVq65dzD2r9x0ZYpeIX7S8CBtZr5AD-BJvMTsxDkTMYUCTDSOBG13KMSDShEq11LDyLpxtYWZq9RV7t2-ijjN81WGcA81M_XJqMA/s1600/194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFBWm3WobKYrz4e5kysQVk42eTqFngkjojaYhyphenhyphen5RjVq65dzD2r9x0ZYpeIX7S8CBtZr5AD-BJvMTsxDkTMYUCTDSOBG13KMSDShEq11LDyLpxtYWZq9RV7t2-ijjN81WGcA81M_XJqMA/s640/194.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had been down the garden path the day before and found a beautiful vine wrapped around a tree. It was perfect for making my circle; I just twisted it into the size I wanted. Next I collected some feathers, some beads and a ball of string. Just a little note to self for next time - make sure the beads have holes big enough for the string to pass through! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2HAojuL65yLgEudGt6GQus5TWxUwCY4iHy79xWxl_JEyYTEdyedk2qbiM8x_CLtS3zKg9z1Nvz0FTNgxvxSy_9PIa_qnpvxjh6oCDfwkrEpaAdFF_Cnaqo6OaHJv22pJYTPD5uE7Zdw/s1600/191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2HAojuL65yLgEudGt6GQus5TWxUwCY4iHy79xWxl_JEyYTEdyedk2qbiM8x_CLtS3zKg9z1Nvz0FTNgxvxSy_9PIa_qnpvxjh6oCDfwkrEpaAdFF_Cnaqo6OaHJv22pJYTPD5uE7Zdw/s640/191.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I began by making a little hoop in the top of the string to hang the dreamcatcher. I threaded a couple of beads on and then tied the end to the top of the hoop, leaving enough string to hang it by. To start, you just hold the string and place it loosely over the top of the hoop. Move the string around to the back of the hoop (forming a hole) and pull the string back through the hole you just made.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pull each stitch taught but not too tight or it will warp the hoop of the dreamcatcher. The same stitch is repeated around the hoop, spacing the stitches evenly (approximately 10 stitches around the hoop). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last stitch of the first round should be placed a couple of centimetres away from the hanging loop. On the next round of the circle, place the string around the centre of each stitch from the previous round (rather than around the hoop). Now, don't stress at this point. As you can see with mine, my 'spider web' pattern isn't perfect where I've missed the loops, but I kind of think it adds to the organic look of it, and I'm not fussed by it being perfect. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you pull each stitch tight, a diamond shape will begin to form, and it will begin to look like a spider web. Once you have been around a few times, you can thread a bead onto the string, and just continue stitching. keep going, until you have a little hole in the centre of your dreamcatcher (to let the bad dreams through!) You can just finish it here with a couple of stitches through the same loop to form a knot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the left over string, just attach a couple of feathers and perhaps some beads and knot. I wrapped the string around the top of the feathers to neaten it up.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhsnNg0NIyrrX_C5QFZtsJXfuQx8T_B13uD4E2sJUVlZVPif_sB_Wg_bj5AKIX_JDCCvoNOQLoHZ-XOjTx9QWjvDp2t1WRvLhzw1md1qVKnJyv_6tQI4bAAEH9j2fU09fo4ha1cKuyNw/s1600/206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhsnNg0NIyrrX_C5QFZtsJXfuQx8T_B13uD4E2sJUVlZVPif_sB_Wg_bj5AKIX_JDCCvoNOQLoHZ-XOjTx9QWjvDp2t1WRvLhzw1md1qVKnJyv_6tQI4bAAEH9j2fU09fo4ha1cKuyNw/s640/206.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I certainly lost myself in the creating, and the repetitive nature of looping the string was quite meditative, and as I spun my web, I couldn't help but ponder the cleverness of spiders who do this naturally. I was lucky enough to see a spider's web in the garden yesterday, and I marvelled at the intricacy of the delicate home he had spun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you are inspired to make a dreamcatcher of your own. Sweet dreams...I wish we could all have a sleepover and make dreamcatchers together - how fun that would be!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gnv0De2SlPw_OlvQJMYes8GZSAN3R55RmDRKWnZHCG4nR8CO8pCUUGOCQSKuzy8Q7ob1Ux99MbaBmKPSZV2HuFSGqNL5Kt__ul9y1t41jlUyGEhRSMzaoF82wHyOUTg1jbVkffMu61w/s1600/Dreamweaver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gnv0De2SlPw_OlvQJMYes8GZSAN3R55RmDRKWnZHCG4nR8CO8pCUUGOCQSKuzy8Q7ob1Ux99MbaBmKPSZV2HuFSGqNL5Kt__ul9y1t41jlUyGEhRSMzaoF82wHyOUTg1jbVkffMu61w/s640/Dreamweaver.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Carousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481417938592773113.post-7613859764221168642011-10-02T18:12:00.000-07:002011-10-02T18:12:44.317-07:00Some me time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFeVTBkuXpLaFjtFvrfbf5HJ5jd3oXljuJPl67Bw00gF3BpSD1qloLe5HPE0NvbuYq12O59eVqheaDCQeSF_H9fTsSOZWup3venRAHTYHlnixcwNfwhHVdv8z_rxeoyM6hZYyzJO3O1jc/s1600/Sprinkle+Magic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFeVTBkuXpLaFjtFvrfbf5HJ5jd3oXljuJPl67Bw00gF3BpSD1qloLe5HPE0NvbuYq12O59eVqheaDCQeSF_H9fTsSOZWup3venRAHTYHlnixcwNfwhHVdv8z_rxeoyM6hZYyzJO3O1jc/s640/Sprinkle+Magic.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is school holidays here, and I have just returned from the little beach house. The weather wasn't very kind, but we had a lovely time nevertheless. The beach was magnificent as always...long walks with the wind in my hair and the roar of the ocean in my ears. Just beautiful...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rain did keep me indoors for a time, but it was the perfect excuse to curl up in bed with a novel and the sound of the rain falling on my little tin roof - cosy indeed, with Pip curled up at the end of the bed. I managed to escape for a few precious hours into the realms of imagination, between the pages of a library book - my idea of bliss.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdn__JHOvLv0Ih5AmDED9_tJhkiIldVzdui7IuY_LOzeENrtYISyWLuG1dbojYJV-KtMN4AkSvWOFzCjfo6NB09Fef-fJMOQqCLrMoX-Zq0no6kz5H2VDqYqnyqfeHJccaiybUo6irRQ/s1600/IMG_0829+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdn__JHOvLv0Ih5AmDED9_tJhkiIldVzdui7IuY_LOzeENrtYISyWLuG1dbojYJV-KtMN4AkSvWOFzCjfo6NB09Fef-fJMOQqCLrMoX-Zq0no6kz5H2VDqYqnyqfeHJccaiybUo6irRQ/s640/IMG_0829+%25285%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My little bedroom at the beach house is a tiny room at the top of the stairs, with a peaked roof and a little window which looks out at the inlet...we are near farmland, and from my little hideaway you can hear the cows and the sheep in the meadows...a very comforting sound, and the perfect place to spend a rainy day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am home again now, and need to get busy in the studio. I have decided to take part in a swap with some lovely ladies on facebook...we each must make our version of a dreamcatcher and we have been given the name of a partner to swap with. A little while back I made a dreamcatcher and it was a lot of fun, so I'm looking forward to making another. Do you remember this one?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wishing everyone a wonderful week...and remember to 'sprinkle a little magic everyday'.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Carousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481417938592773113.post-34685548722226123762011-09-26T02:30:00.000-07:002011-09-26T02:30:26.308-07:00Dragonfly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjim-k-rLk6KefTLUHoc4FrIPQCY-dN7jXtpW2QhgTzFOfn23ro5yobLwqmQcrZDVUcZVfaGy6lJ8jhHr5Qrxw8n9nend1zcK3_eL7B7hQsZdL0dNE12dhU9EFTBLno_-Jtt_DrbcbJhbA/s1600/Dream.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjim-k-rLk6KefTLUHoc4FrIPQCY-dN7jXtpW2QhgTzFOfn23ro5yobLwqmQcrZDVUcZVfaGy6lJ8jhHr5Qrxw8n9nend1zcK3_eL7B7hQsZdL0dNE12dhU9EFTBLno_-Jtt_DrbcbJhbA/s640/Dream.jpg" width="552" /></a></div>✿ "Once, in a little pond, in the muddy water under the lily pads, there lived a little water beetle in a community of water beetles. Once in a while, sadness would come to the community when one of their fellow beetles would climb the stem of a lily pad and would never be seen again. They knew when this happened; their friend was dead, gone forever. <br />
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✿ Then, one day, one little water beetle felt an irresistible urge to climb up that stem. However, she was determined that she would not leave forever. She would come back and tell her friends what she had found at the top. When she reached the top and climbed out of the water onto the surface of the lily pad, she was so tired, and the sun felt so warm, that she decided she must take a nap. <br />
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✿ As she slept, her body changed and when she woke up, she had turned into a beautiful blue-tailed dragonfly with broad wings and a slender body designed for flying. So fly she did! And, as she soared she saw the beauty of whole new world and a far superior way of life to what she had never known existed. <br />
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✿ Then she remembered her beetle friends and how they were thinking by now she was dead. She wanted to go back to tell them, and explain to them that she was now more alive than she had ever been before. Her life had been fulfilled rather than ended. But her new body would not go down into the water. She could not get back to tell her friends the good news. <br />
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✿ Then she understood that their time would come, when they, too, would know what she knew. So, she raised her wings and flew off into her joyous new life!" <br />
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~ Anonymous ~Carousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481417938592773113.post-87836220620282778162011-09-23T19:21:00.000-07:002011-09-24T00:09:19.425-07:00Magic in the Air<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFW7s-Zm4_mU9Yjr86nBD0G-z18bIaXQblps10bhdqPLfcVtlRdeGLNfmkuoRA5zWI41bIDdiurNG99cgubs-OGHPFPJoupkvlKHncX96prn911hiP6O-EkzP4oduTAcm1DKR6YSWms2Q/s1600/Magic+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFW7s-Zm4_mU9Yjr86nBD0G-z18bIaXQblps10bhdqPLfcVtlRdeGLNfmkuoRA5zWI41bIDdiurNG99cgubs-OGHPFPJoupkvlKHncX96prn911hiP6O-EkzP4oduTAcm1DKR6YSWms2Q/s640/Magic+.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb36uBhjaDjrAH1Xnzkm_1r3s6DXwNIJBl6YSfOQT_W4n5ExiattwphDid71aWzsdvHv0FuLlufmpC6Yu0gVWLfMgCAyE1didSXbEQ92AhPVF42syXKibmI3abWm_ssUmhxAOyT12eCw/s1600/Halloween+086.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb36uBhjaDjrAH1Xnzkm_1r3s6DXwNIJBl6YSfOQT_W4n5ExiattwphDid71aWzsdvHv0FuLlufmpC6Yu0gVWLfMgCAyE1didSXbEQ92AhPVF42syXKibmI3abWm_ssUmhxAOyT12eCw/s640/Halloween+086.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It seems there is a bit of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stQ31X8COWw">Practical Magic</a> floating about the blogosphere, but because I have been somewhat absent here lately, I didn't arrive in time to participate, but thought I would get into the witchy mood by posting some of my older photos. I had such fun doing this photo shoot. I hope you enjoy it too...if you want to see what everyone else has in store, you can pop on over to <a href="http://pmparty2011.blogspot.com/">Anna at Frosted Petunias</a> for a list of all the participants. Should be a hoot.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cxvRMo_G1dqCnwfRNIyxf_4PMO4JR63Syvg4TdtV03g0hfQd5fHt78J_wJ0EARczl3GvGNyKP8QQIt82trtrLhqMTJrkrXH6Qawna8qvb533ZXLVoBG6hNO6oHUDnAOj-eTOJUvqQPM/s1600/Halloween+091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cxvRMo_G1dqCnwfRNIyxf_4PMO4JR63Syvg4TdtV03g0hfQd5fHt78J_wJ0EARczl3GvGNyKP8QQIt82trtrLhqMTJrkrXH6Qawna8qvb533ZXLVoBG6hNO6oHUDnAOj-eTOJUvqQPM/s640/Halloween+091.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It seems that I have been enamoured with all things magical lately, and have been indulging is some magical fiction. The trilogy of books by Nora Roberts called "The Three Sisters Island trilogy" was a wonderful read. Pure escapism about three witches and how their lives are entwined forever. If you enjoy a bit of witchcraft, fantasy and a love-story rolled into one, then these are the books for you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgIM0bS49BlVxQR8-1_Q8A2vkuNmV_0NXd-b_HvElEYb_iHfZeRdu7NLm154jasxoMeJEOYn-jTTv37JQQeXCrba4Vnd0MlU78G6kg7N7wiWlwlqNQfY0yLRve74ONSezBcuLkc1QsGI/s1600/Halloween+158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgIM0bS49BlVxQR8-1_Q8A2vkuNmV_0NXd-b_HvElEYb_iHfZeRdu7NLm154jasxoMeJEOYn-jTTv37JQQeXCrba4Vnd0MlU78G6kg7N7wiWlwlqNQfY0yLRve74ONSezBcuLkc1QsGI/s640/Halloween+158.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have also been busy reconnecting with some old friends, one of whom happens to be a witch herself. I have introduced you before, I am sure, to my dear friend <a href="http://www.wendyrule.com/">Wendy</a>. She is wild and beautiful, and oh so talented, and the hours just fly when we get together...she hypnotises with her unique voice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNs-b2rR-2idaJeKU-0P6d1ZLAeSJeSrCncYKSIkDBgK-iCM1FtIkhBI1xDpTF3bOx53CW7grqvJXCRN92kCMKYbVBkOc7VG9hbdGrMcxEXcDK-YA7RTYGfk15CLOYWjCLturHHH8v7U/s1600/Wendy+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNs-b2rR-2idaJeKU-0P6d1ZLAeSJeSrCncYKSIkDBgK-iCM1FtIkhBI1xDpTF3bOx53CW7grqvJXCRN92kCMKYbVBkOc7VG9hbdGrMcxEXcDK-YA7RTYGfk15CLOYWjCLturHHH8v7U/s640/Wendy+002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always try to bring a little magic into everyday...the possibilities are endless...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_uU0PPWXd98dVi_5IRp8Gq4K3T9psWhReh_ONhgVL7DlxJzkwZ9ruSfP55LX3A74Ecw7oGNRBM_-oviv4qqhrlkvrq04RS9OU3BtiFRLuwbMawBD9OS-2khEjpKVfz-f4RBhw9bSDcQ/s1600/Practical+Magic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_uU0PPWXd98dVi_5IRp8Gq4K3T9psWhReh_ONhgVL7DlxJzkwZ9ruSfP55LX3A74Ecw7oGNRBM_-oviv4qqhrlkvrq04RS9OU3BtiFRLuwbMawBD9OS-2khEjpKVfz-f4RBhw9bSDcQ/s640/Practical+Magic.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Carousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481417938592773113.post-49259820493303426932011-09-09T15:23:00.000-07:002011-09-09T15:23:43.272-07:00Gypsy Dreams<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNDzuwps0OCSdgfjGb19VwtjD_lmpGEasubfQ0afQBIA9ogOF9TKBWpGZPf3rkEWAZ5MEagxpICgAUcmDA_Aww4xrOQSExUX-oHijICBBRnnVCJldjy1KTPnTHGkDZ_v8e6vTQLagWYY/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNDzuwps0OCSdgfjGb19VwtjD_lmpGEasubfQ0afQBIA9ogOF9TKBWpGZPf3rkEWAZ5MEagxpICgAUcmDA_Aww4xrOQSExUX-oHijICBBRnnVCJldjy1KTPnTHGkDZ_v8e6vTQLagWYY/s640/034.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today, the gorgeous <a href="http://adventuresofthestripedstockings.blogspot.com/">Celia</a> over at <a href="http://adventuresofthestripedstockings.blogspot.com/">Adventures of the Striped Stockings</a> is having her first ever 'Gypsy Dreams' party. You must go over and check out all the party goers, I am sure it will be loads of fun. I hope to visit everyone over the next few days - life around here has been kind of full on - both my girls share September birthdays, and this year, Georgia turned 18, so I have been busy organising her party. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoy the party everyone, and I shall leave you with one of my favourite people...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://0.gvt0.com/vi/TOSZwEwl_1Q/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TOSZwEwl_1Q&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TOSZwEwl_1Q&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div>Carousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481417938592773113.post-56087854004205250532011-09-01T18:17:00.000-07:002011-09-01T18:17:25.610-07:00Springtime Blossoms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxUTPkJX2GCSr5sHWi6_kNmMPTJ0OYiAZxcCmo-i3BzmjkbDG2yJ7_Y039Yp07XydJ7WU5V8mQ6AmYuJs_xPJtsfZY1tsiEWZuTBZvvaYVD4F6l4yL8lurBXhUXGKo_eW8pShN73dwdU/s1600/IMG_0766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxUTPkJX2GCSr5sHWi6_kNmMPTJ0OYiAZxcCmo-i3BzmjkbDG2yJ7_Y039Yp07XydJ7WU5V8mQ6AmYuJs_xPJtsfZY1tsiEWZuTBZvvaYVD4F6l4yL8lurBXhUXGKo_eW8pShN73dwdU/s640/IMG_0766.jpg" width="640" xaa="true" /></a></div>Spring is finally here...how I love this time of the year, when new buds appear on the trees, blossom scents the air, and the days begin to get a little bit longer.<br />
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It's time for lovely walks in nature, picnics by the river, reading a book which captivates me in the warm sunshine, flicking through magazines for inspiration, picking armfuls of flowers and foliage to bring inside, drives in the countryside with the wind in my hair, listening to old songs blaring through the speakers, and just enjoying getting outside again.<br />
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It's time for new beginnings...time to shrug off the heaviness of winter and rejoice in the newness of spring! A time of transformation and renewal. A time to leave the cocoon and unfurl my wings. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I am ready to fly...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsr0yU2bd2Lbia_4vCFkcKDjdjGjAONCfEKW2GTPzZG5nP1H6BevRT23qRl5cTabqdS-Pe3-vvZRU_tiabTKsAOqhCbRhpm7Yt_akynXU4udYP7S8Xn4932YlB7pSovvXfxBfwxQgXwg/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsr0yU2bd2Lbia_4vCFkcKDjdjGjAONCfEKW2GTPzZG5nP1H6BevRT23qRl5cTabqdS-Pe3-vvZRU_tiabTKsAOqhCbRhpm7Yt_akynXU4udYP7S8Xn4932YlB7pSovvXfxBfwxQgXwg/s640/004.JPG" width="640" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Unfinished butterfly...</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Carousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481417938592773113.post-68810918387816837832011-08-25T17:44:00.000-07:002011-08-25T17:51:14.249-07:00Revisiting the seventies and a little bit of art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLL4JCEo7WctBWtD9gROyw57To9oCqtuX8kpu6JF5lbu8dk4B59wBsMAWkQsj1InkQLxCTPzou9aAuj43AymiCxf9kJmwC2K3Rp84FjOHoacwWd_RihXAh0JXtb1GOW2_q1SxIaVQAjk/s640/031.JPG" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5O4tfnmyYHYHQdIQBuxE-Es9XZi6u1prtC1SGnElsqrILWpyeNHGFj5Zhikqhx2pFap3UdSwzKyWy3NC6TowTcCs28bmH9Pu1syUvUyyAuro8z8aHPZEVlQdRryo4wsaCJL9SaHm7Zs/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5O4tfnmyYHYHQdIQBuxE-Es9XZi6u1prtC1SGnElsqrILWpyeNHGFj5Zhikqhx2pFap3UdSwzKyWy3NC6TowTcCs28bmH9Pu1syUvUyyAuro8z8aHPZEVlQdRryo4wsaCJL9SaHm7Zs/s640/028.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So Saturday night was our annual progressive street dinner party, but this year we decided to give it a theme...70's - yeah! This is such fun, and if you have fun neighbours like me, you should definitely give it a go. The idea is that you start at someone's house for a course, then work your way through every course at a different house...fun! (And no need to drive anywhere, so you can have that extra wine - woops)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ended up with the main course, and in keeping with the theme, cooked beef stroganoff with noodles, and went with a 70's bohemian vibe with my table setting, and my outfit was inspired by Stevie Nicks, tambourine and all. I tell ya, throw a few hats and wigs and instruments into the mix, and it makes for a wild night. (That's me rocking out with the tambourine above...)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2SERNRFGeVmmySlPJSt9xEQo5QLI_7ma5jYKEEqyIftpLqkab9CpbzTeXNqHLBWdiLshMtvMvOuo6tCOjj6MhcLm0Q88ySp6sH9b0lhbJGzTNAEUNSHpJ_HX3NClyVcP5NOOiqRw_Ts/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2SERNRFGeVmmySlPJSt9xEQo5QLI_7ma5jYKEEqyIftpLqkab9CpbzTeXNqHLBWdiLshMtvMvOuo6tCOjj6MhcLm0Q88ySp6sH9b0lhbJGzTNAEUNSHpJ_HX3NClyVcP5NOOiqRw_Ts/s400/011.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbg-yPf7Tz-9TtPAe4yNB15ulIyVOlVoBVr9O00HNz1yKFdr0PKf4O1jduisGD4waUVcWCdqgx-QDcViPwO8K8vCSZIN01R6VUT3uGfUfyBpaRxQVmVcKYfeFeOTTlJHUwThnkjc8oog/s1600/116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbg-yPf7Tz-9TtPAe4yNB15ulIyVOlVoBVr9O00HNz1yKFdr0PKf4O1jduisGD4waUVcWCdqgx-QDcViPwO8K8vCSZIN01R6VUT3uGfUfyBpaRxQVmVcKYfeFeOTTlJHUwThnkjc8oog/s640/116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have also been inspired lately (I guess with the weather warming up) to begin running again...I have always kept myself fit, but in the last couple of years, ahem, I was exploring other aspects of myself...hmmm, too much head time is definitely not a good thing - I find that now that I am back into my running, and balancing that with yoga (which I have fallen head over heels - literally - in love with - why did I not begin sooner?) I feel fantastic! I loved it the other day when the yoga teacher described the twists we were doing as being like wringing out a dirty dish cloth - releasing all the rotten toxins from our bodies - love that! (Especially as there would have been plenty of toxins after Saturday night - he hee)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I get bored with sandwiches for lunch, and indeed find bread a bit too 'heavy' for my temperamental stomach (don't start me), so I love to make wraps, but sticking them in the old 'George' takes them to the next level...I love tuna, cream cheese and spinach, but yesterday decided to go vegetarian and first grilled some butternut pumpkin and red capsicum, then filled my wrap with Persian Feta (omg), semi-dried tomatoes, which I always keep in a jar in the fridge - these babies spice up so many things, spinach, pesto and mushroom, then added the pumpkin and capsicum and grilled the wrap - YUM! Healthy and delicious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQX_lOy8mXt9g4fPZ-8Y1JWK2NVsM-fIVeXlbuv3YH2gKzJcCcn3V1zzMdSdk6jVUD-RO7Xv5kuWO3RThcGodUPG4xCUkQZg1k0NOXMDeQrtNfGdbOsoVFIClw3IpTGjjn9WxbdQmEnA8/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQX_lOy8mXt9g4fPZ-8Y1JWK2NVsM-fIVeXlbuv3YH2gKzJcCcn3V1zzMdSdk6jVUD-RO7Xv5kuWO3RThcGodUPG4xCUkQZg1k0NOXMDeQrtNfGdbOsoVFIClw3IpTGjjn9WxbdQmEnA8/s640/005.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And look who I snapped flying out of our pool...every year this duck and it's mate decide to land in our swimming pool...I think they are kind of cute, but the husband shoos them away - it seems he doesn't find them as lovely as me...QUACK...I love the colour beneath it's weeks - hmmm, see inspiration really does strike when you least expect it - I'd love to 'dip' the ends of my hair in this colour, but I don't know if I'm brave enough...</div><br />
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And yes, there have been fits and bursts of creativity too...I admire all you girls out there that are creative every day...just doesn't work that way for me - I always seem to be distracted by something else to do - house to clean, meals to cook, kids to drive to and from wherever. But when I am in the flow, I totally get absorbed in the process, and really enjoy it. <br />
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This is another altered book I am making - they are such fun, and cost vitually no dollars. I picked this one up at an op shop for maybe 50 cents, or a dollar. It's one of those old childrens' dictionaries, with the really cute pictures. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I tore out lots of pages (I always keep them for other projects) then began applying Gesso to them. Some white, some black. Some of the little pictures are just too gorgeous to cover, so I paint around them, as you can see below, and inspiration will strike. How sweet is this little poem? It reminded me of <a href="http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_fanciful_twist/2011/08/life-tales.html">Miss Vanessa</a> and her seeds...</div><br />
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The other pages I have just begun to work on...the fairy page above was created by tearing a hole in several pages, then glueing an image on the last page then sticking the pages together, so you can see the fairy through a 'frame'. I then sprinkled some glitter around it - so pretty. The flowers are some I have collected and pressed from my garden. I don't use anything elaborate, just press them between some paper towell in the pages of some telephone books. The other week I picked some little daisies while on a walk, and made a daisy chain which I have pressed and am waiting to dry. I always collect feathers on my walks too (little gifts from the universe, but I shall tell you of that another time), and shall add them too. I have just used paint for the background - keep layering, glueing, painting, whatever, until it looks pleasing to you.<br />
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These are such fun, and if you don't draw or paint, you can print off images from the internet, or rip pages from an old book or magazine - as you know I love collecting quotes, and enjoy using them in these books. I think they make lovely gifts for someone, or with the pages left fairly bare, a beautiful journal to write or doodle in.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I know this has been a somewhat lengthy post...goodness, I was kinda chatty, wasn't I? But hopefully I have inspired you, if not to host a progressive dinner party, then to perhaps begin altering a little book of your own. Let me know if you do - I'd love to see them.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a wonderful weekend friends...remember to enjoy the small things xxx</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Carousel Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872165649030471749noreply@blogger.com12