Sunday, December 19, 2010

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Latest read Maeve Binchy



I enjoyed this book , very much. She weaves her characters from previous books through this book.

Bunting.



The bunting I was making last week is a bit short, but i used it to go around the mail box.

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

WIll this end up being a UFO ???



This is my attempt at being crafty for November 2010. These triangles are for some bunting/flags i wish to make this week. I am hoping my sewing machine is fixed before Friday..

House Rules



Great book, that explores the affects children with autism can have on the family and also the affect the way a family interacts and how it can affect the child with autism.

My sister's keeper




Sad book, the book was way better than the movie. The movie didnt have near as much detail about the character or the story plot as the book contained.

The Swan Thieves



Brilliant book about art work that has gone missing. I loved this book.

Chateau Tabhilk Winery Nagambie



A photo i found in my library of places we have been. This was taken a couple of years ago.

My recent display of cards



This display shows some of my cards.

Walking track flooded September 2010



The walking tracks were flooded along the river in Shepparton, during September 2010 floods.

Time flies when you are having fun

It seems that I let a few months go by before i get back to my blog.
What have i been doing?
I joined Phoenix Trading as an independent trader and am loving selling wonderful cards and stationary to my friends and family.
I have a fetish for stationary and quite a collection of pens and notepads all over my desk. So the cards I sell are what I feel passionate about and are so lovely and great quality www.phoenix-trading.com.au/web/genevievejackson.
I have spent time reading, another favourite past time. I will put up images of some of the books i have had the pleasure to enjoy recently.
Craft , has included a bit of quilting, then my sewing machine decided it didnt want to have a working reverse button, so at the moment it is in getting fix. I have been cutting up some triangles to make some material bunting. I just need sewing machine to be fixed so i can actually finish them and not have another UFO sitting around.
Kids are breaking arms, playing tennis and swimming , learning the guitar and helping me with my cards (a pocketmoney incentive). The eldest child learning how to mow the lawn, and as we have had the wettest October with over 100ml over rain this month and floods in our town during September the lawn keeps growing quite quickly.Our house was ok during the floods but had they gone up another metre we might have been evacuating, as in 1992 our house got a bit wet. I now know how important it is to have a kit ready to evacuate with, although I havent quite got that down pat yet.
I have become addicted to some of the games on facebook and tending to a farm has become a very non productive ending to the day. With the help of the kids we have a great time viturally farming.
I have been looking at blogs today and admiring the motivation and creativeness in people and mums around the world.
Cheers and only 55 days of shopping left til xmas.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Melbourne bay on a sunny winters day July 2010

Docklands sculpture cow in a tree

Sea dragon Melb Aquarium

Melb aquarium King penguins

Alexandra truck show Carlton draught horse cart

Carlton draught horses on display

Alexandra Truck and rod show hot rod

Alexandra Truck and rod show the trucks

Alexandra Truck and rod show the joker Thorpe trucks

Alexandra Truck and rod show antique pedal cars

Durras Beach Easter 2010

Lake Durras

natives of Durras

Durras Beach and rainbow easter time

natives to Durras

Carricks Hill Adelaide January 2010

Sunflowers in the vege patch at Carricks Hill Mansion

Peter rabbits outfit from the vegetable patch

View from Train from melb to Adelaide Silos

Tarax sculpture McLelland Sculpture park

Whats happening with creativeness

Hi, an overdue update. Another temporary job completed 2 weeks ago, and i finally have time to look at updating this site and maybe even start some quilting.
The house has been temporarily decluttered as we had visitors, and we can see the loungeroom floor free of lego and toys at least we could for 2 days.
creativeness has been a bit slow in coming recently, I have completed a photo album using Snapfish.com.au to create it, it will be great to have all our holiday photos in one album.
Have created a creative resume for a job I would dearly loved to work at. Still waiting for a response after having an interview last week.
Job resumes and interviews and searching for a permanent job, eat into my creative time, one day I might be blessed with an ongoing position of employment instead of temp assignments.
I sit at my desk and observe the calendar for this month, a trip to the Star wars exhibition last year on the desk calendar and the wall calendar has scultpture from McClelland Scultpture park on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. I realise I have actually created somethings in the last 6 months.
A trip to the Melbourne Aquarium and watching the kids faces when they looked at the sharks going over theirs heads was priceless and watching the penquins being fed.
Spending a great weekend with friends to celebrate xmas in July has been fun and festive. Not long now until the real xmas will be upon us again, the year is flying by so fast.
Cheers until the next update.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

I didnt realise 6 months had gone past

Hi and welcome back. I have had a busy 6 mths, with a couple of temporary jobs prior to xmas. The usual xmas rush and fun and games. Then a wonderful weeks holiday in Adelaide. We travelled by train from Melb to Adelaide. It takes 8 hours, long but interesting and we didnt have to drive. Nice hot weather over there for the week.
I got back from holidays and commenced working 4 days later. I have just finished that Temp assignment and enjoying a few weeks at home, with the kids.
I am hoping the creative bug might resurface and you may see more input on this site again. I have a box of material on the lounge room floor begging to be used in some way and a quilt i need to finish for my child.
Cheers