Original Art for purchase www.melaniealfred.com (waiting for an image)
Quote of the Day.'The advice of Jonathan Alpert, a Manhattan-based psychotherapist. "If you view travel as an adventure and a challenge -- including the long lines and delays -- then it can be fun," he says. His advice is to build in enough time to experience this adventure -- a cushion of time, "just in case there are delays." Avoid tight schedules and deadlines. After all, you're on vacation.
Comings & Goings
The MI Ts have gone on a road trip to Colorado. The G Family will be back downunder soon. Jarrah Kim arived safely. I'm heading North soon
As you know not all blogs are created equal....and not all blogs have a reader subscription icon, so what I want to know is how you keep them orderly on your computer.I know I am way behind in my blogroll, but that is about to be fixed. I have a folder in my favourites: 'All Blogs' this has subfolders: Blogs, Top 10 Blogs, Romantic blog, cottage blogs, aussie blogs and when I am wandering through cyber fields of blogs I just tab them in. But my goodness, it's getting way out of control. Sure I have my favourites, but there are so many inspirational blogs, and more blogs arriving everyday. There are folders for the people in the writing group I'm in, the RTB Group, the digital scrappers I have come to know, best friends....how do you keep up? or did you give up?
His name is name is Sam. His momma sent me this lovely picture. He loves to play. He sleeps under her desk when she is working. I am sure Max is happy now....
This amazing photograph is by Ryan Pierce He was rushing to get a place to photograph the mens 100/200 metre race. He made an on the spot decsion to stop and usetake this image of the full moon rsing behind the flame and smoke of the Olympic flame.
Photogrpah by Adam Pretty He se the remote camera up in the pool using snorkling equipment a couple of hourse before the races.
Photograph by Harry How With a remote camera in the ceiling of the stadium
My dear friend Miss A from way out west did a search for me...and found a site for CANON that enabled me to down load the instruction books for my camera. I have to learn what all the icons are for. Still waiitng on the tripod, hopefully tomorrow.
Actually, the first two viewings were great also. I thought the fun might have worn off for tonights 6:30pm session of Mamma Mia. With a 3rd friend. But it was great, fun and laughter and at a price that can't be beaten. After changing seats 3 times, well you see I made the 1st choice, then I wanted to sit on the other side of the aisle so I could stretch my aching left leg out into the empty space. Then I discovered that the arm rest of the middle seats lifted up. I moved back to where we had been, only I sat 2 seats in and managed to support my knee on the seat next to me...we settled down to a great couple of hours entertainment. I was surprised at the number of people who walked out as soon as the film ended, thus missing the great and hilarious performances at the very end. Dont leave....stay through the 2 songs..the 2nd is so funny! You will never look at Pierce Brosnan or Colin Firth the same again
The Quilter (mother of TNG's 1, 2, 4 & 5 ) and I shared a BLAT (bacon lettuce avacado & tomatoe) sandwich with fries. I had peppermint tea. The place was great, with colouring books and toys. Amazingly friendly and helpful staff. The food was yummy.
This creative tower of chicken nuggets and chips was for TNG 1 & 2. Plus the full size milkshakes
Pink sparkly toes and pink PJs - talk about co- ordinated! My new perfume, selected by My LDG, I rather like it. Apparently Fidgi is not longer made..hmmmm
I thought for sure there would be a school teacher or 2, a diligent daughter (ooo she is away camping) or other erudite folk who would pick up my spelling errors in the Colour Me 8 post...
and yes 1 so far! Person, not error.
I apologise for offfending your reading serenity. What can I say? I was going too fast and I was in a whole lot of pain, and axomatically multi-tasking.
Miss A (I was born to fly/travel) needed an intense reworking of her resume; I was delighted to help out, and some web advice. The Whizz Kid came through and she has a great site now, strickly (haha gotcha!!) for work.
So now I am inspired and will be designing, arranging and choosing the elements for my website. Kind of like building a house (A_M) except it doesn't matter if it rains.
I am bed bound with my old ballet injury creating havoc, hobbling round the house using mum's walking stick, which I just bought back from Melbourne - good timing.
all kinds of goodies. Thanks to the friendly helpful staff.
minimax was pure delight The large white milk jug I bought travelled well and arrived unharmed. The secret seems to be to stuff your sox etc into whatever china ware you are packing in your suitcase. Then pack above and below and around with soft clothes, several layers.
I had been asked to bring hot jam donuts home for the monthly family dinner.
The Donut lady was great. When I explained I had to fly 2 hours north with these things she carefully explained how to reheat them. She also told me where they could be bought 'raw' up here. She is used to bulk orders and donuts to travel.
*after all this trouble and effort and the associated excitement awaiting the donuts.... 'they' declared these were the wrong ones. I resign. I am no longer the interstate food courier.
...mans best friend came in many shapes and sizes at the market. I mean as visitors not being sold These 2 are brother and sister...um Oscar & ? ...no not Lucinda? sorry can't recall
'Sweeties Pie' shop 37 - almost an outside corner Call Roxanne for catering ideas and gluten free products (03 96993947).
The girls were friendly and helpful. for all your planned weak moments drop in and drool.
'TheChocolateLover' is that you? Make sure you visit stall 34 - it's on a corner.
friendly folk and fabulous viewing I don't eat chocolate ( I am a declared Chocolate Free Zone) However I could appreciate the work gone into the crafting of the roses etc email Pierre@thechocolatelover.com.au
There is an abundance of Deli's. All stacked to the rafters with fabulous continental delights. Yes! This is HRH from Saltbush Castle - stocking up the royal pantry.
Milling amongst the locals and the tourists - dressed casually but there is always one way to identify HRH.
The mercury plunged to minus 5C at Warwick while Coolangatta recorded its lowest minimum temperature in more than four decades – 1C.
Even the normally balmy Hervey Bay could manage only the same overnight low as chilly Toowoomba – zero degrees – while centres including Stanthorpe, Dalby, Oakey, Maryborough and Gympie were all below freezing.
At Brisbane Airport, early morning travellers and workers shivered through 2.6C temperatures.
The city, where the temperature
Weather bureau senior forecaster Vikash Prasad said snow probably would have fallen on the Darling Downs had the air not been so dry.
"The minimum temperatures in some areas were certainly close to record lows," he said.
"Coolangatta's 1C minimum was the coldest since 1964 when the airport recorded 0.4C.
reached a minimum of 4.1C just after 6.30am, wasn't much warmer.
The mercury plunged to minus 5C at Warwick while Coolangatta recorded its lowest minimum temperature in more than four decades – 1C.
Even the normally balmy Hervey Bay could manage only the same overnight low as chilly Toowoomba – zero degrees – while centres including Stanthorpe, Dalby, Oakey, Maryborough and Gympie were all below freezing.
At Brisbane Airport, early morning travellers and workers shivered through 2.6C temperatures.
The city, where the temperature
Weather bureau senior forecaster Vikash Prasad said snow probably would have fallen on the Darling Downs had the air not been so dry.
"The minimum temperatures in some areas were certainly close to record lows," he said.
"Coolangatta's 1C minimum was the coldest since 1964 when the airport recorded 0.4C.
reached a minimum of 4.1C just after 6.30am, wasn't much warmer.
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hot news: Stephanie Rice through to 200m IM final.
Jones wins breaststroke gold, record
AAP - August 12, 2008, 1:11 pm
Leisel Jones claimed a long overdue first individual Olympic gold medal in the 100m breaststroke in Beijing.
The Australian claimed redemption from her heartbreaking campaign in Athens four years ago by blitzing the field at the Water Cube.
Jones clocked an Olympic record of one minute 5.17 seconds to win by more than a second and a half from American Rebecca Soni (1:06.73) and Austrian Mirna Jukic (1:07.34).
Jones has taken a stranglehold in women's breaststroke since the Athens Games and thoroughly deserved her momentous victory.
It was Australia's third gold medal in the pool this week and Jones's sixth Olympic medal overall. more
Given the progress I have made with my photography, see previous post.... I have bought a new camera.
Canon PowerShot S5 IS: Zoom is just the beginning
Finally we have the update everyone had expected at PMA, the new PowerShot S5 IS digital camera. The S5 IS features an eight megapixel 1/2.5" (5.8 x 4.3 mm) CCD sensor and a twelve times Image Stabilized zoom lens..read more of the review...more
Features at a glance:
12x optical zoom lens with Ultrasonic Motor (USM) and UD lens
Optical Image Stabilizer
8.0 Megapixel CCD
DIGIC III with advanced Noise Reduction technology and Face Detection for stills and movies
Red-Eye Correction in playback
2.5” high-resolution vari-angle LCD
Long-play VGA movies with stereo sound and Photo in Movie
22 shooting modes including full manual control and 0cm Super Macro
High ISO 1600 and Auto ISO Shift
Compatible with Wide/Tele/Close-up converter lenses and Canon EX Speedlite flashe
I am working on developing my photography skills. Photographer friend Tobaira has been impressed, even amazed, at the images I have been able to get from my phone camera. Here are a couple of examples...
I visited the Bib Stillwill MINI Garage in Melbourne Nicholas was wonderful at showing me around. You can get an all up MINI for $150,000 or a base line manual for a mere $36,000
