Monthly Archives: September 2010

Exploding tummy !

Second post for today but just had to share this …. Bradley and Connor have an obsession with chewing gum.  I keep gum in the car … for me (!) … and they cottoned-on to the idea that I had … Continue reading

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Ireland !!

A year has passed since Hubby and I were in Ireland !!   For some reason it seems so long ago, and yet time has flown !  So much has happened in the passed year .. the list seems endless … A … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday :

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What I didn’t expect to see …

in this beautiful island of Mauritius … … was firstly … traffic jams !!!   On our way through the capital of Port Louis, en route to our leisurely day on a catamaran, the traffic was at a standstill at one … Continue reading

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Weekly Winners : 18 – 25 Sept

My Weekly Winners are a mixed bunch of …  …. fresh water pearls and tiny beads … (I always get compliments when I wear this beautiful necklace made by my SIL, Kathy .. so clever, she is)… gold, black and … Continue reading

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Skywatch Friday :

Mauritius – Aug 2010 … we were sailing up part of the east coast on a catamaran (I am pleased this came out fairly clear!) For more spectacular skies around the world visit Skywatch

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No MacDonald’s !

Connor in the car .. on our way to fetch Bradley from school .. driving along a section of road which has a view across several kilometres over to a ridge of hills, Northcliff range of hills.  Sky is blue, not a cloud … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday :

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Weekly Winners : 12 – 18 Sept

  I bought Bradley and Connor gardening gloves, so they could keep up with their enthusiasm for being ‘my little helpers’ …  It worked !!! .. we’ll see how long it lasts !!!  Gardening Lesson One :  What’s a weed .. … Continue reading

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Excitedly .. Connor came running to me..

… yesterday afternoon, after I had given him an apple for the birds.  I thought he was going to tell me that he had successfully pierced the apple onto the fruit stake on the bird feeder .. Connor – “Granny, … Continue reading

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