Remember

June 4 1989 Tian An Men Square

Some photos I took a few days before the tanks moved in.

One Kit Call

I love the opportunity on some of the forums to be able to respond to one kit calls. It certainly gives you the opportunity to try different styles and meet some interesting people. Oksana has just released a new kit "Beautiful Life" which is packed with floral elements which are just gorgeous. But what I loved most were the masks and blending elements. Here is the kit and my layout:




For those who are interested in looking at the kit, you can find it here:


http://digitalpixelpixies.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=16&zenid=e046a44947faead27b7b1614866a2bfe

Tom Boy Papers

The papers of this collection by Raspberry Road, I absolutely love. Not sure if it is the colours or the retro designs but they definitley have my name on them.... They can be found here:

http://raspberryroaddesigns.net/shoppe/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=709&zenid=62c6afcf716f2fa64567c9f28390aa70






Have a great weekend!

Flood layouts...

Well playing last night and these are 2 layouts that I came up with. The water was wild! I always love seeing the power of nature.



If you have been wondering about the absence from this blog - my excuse is life and computer problems got in the way. I now have a new computer but believe it or not it has some problems and has a habit of booting into power down mode. The last time I managed to get it to boot into Windows (from windows vista disk) took 2 days!! So to complete these layouts and finish some documents for work, I have had my computer on for the last week. As long as I don't crash it, I am OK. When I finish work tomorrow, I'll take it in for repairs. Wish me luck!

Rain and more rain ......

We received over a third of our expected annual rainfall yesterday with extensive flash flooding. These photos are of the creek where we walk most days with the dogs. Our usual path is under at least 3 m of water but I couldn't resist taking some photos as the rain eased. I really needed a tripod as it was quite dark but it was difficult enough trying to take some quick shots in the rain.

Sonia was happy as her school had to close for the afternoon and she was hoping it would also be raining today but alas we have an absolutely gorgeous morning with that beautiful clarity that comes when everything has been well washed.

Dog Wash

This is DD2 heading off to the bus stop yesterday morning. She has not let me take a photo of her in the wonderful new school uniform so I took this without her knowing from behind. The chinese writing is just her chinese name.




And here is one miserable boy. Harry hates water and won't even go outside when it rains. This to him is the height of torture - his once a month bath.


You can just see what he is thinking!

Flowers Quiz

From the quiz here: http://www.blogthings.com/whatdotheflowersyoupicksayaboutyouquiz/

Roses Say You're Very Affectionate

You are a classic romantic who believes in true love.You often experience deep emotions and feel warmth toward almost everyone.You are a bundle of positive feelings and sweetness.You can are easily hurt, and people should be careful with your heart. .....

Yes I definitely love roses but only where there is fragrance and beauty. They are so hard to grow in our climate that there seems no point if you cannot grow them for the vase and also cook with them.