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Oops..I'm a little late, I totally forgot about doing the draw for my little
giveaway tonight!.. Thanks everyone for entering and for sharing your
yummy looking recipes! I'm looking forward to trying them out very soon :D

but without further ado...using the random number generator... the winner is...

Tracy!!
Congrats T!..can you please email me your addy and I'll post it off to you asap :D
We have a busy weekend ahead, including the school fair, so hopefully I can post
a Shadow Shot here in Sunday...even if a late one!
Have a great weekend Gx

Shadow Shot Sunday ~ #16

My shadows were taken on the Hobart waterfront at Mawson Place (named
after the Antarctic explorer/geologist Douglas Mawson)



I've always loved these thick frosty glass panels..and these huge light beacons



here's a view looking back towards the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery



Don't forget to check out fellow shadow shooters over at Hey Harriet
Thanks so much T - hostess with the mostest for the cute award!
Happy Sunday all :D

1st Anniversary Giveaway!

Finally this little celebration is here..albeit a month or so late...

Includes a little hanging bird, wombat jotter pad and this set of patchwork cards
 made this week..using some of my favourite paper scraps..



Just leave a comment here.. and include a link to your favourite on-line recipe
(idea pinched from Loobylu - I couldn't work out why I was getting heaps of
referrals from her blog until I found a link to my blissful chocolate balls)
I'll leave comments open until Friday night (31st 8pm Aus EST) Gx

Weekly Scraps

Here is another challenge, this time for  The Boxx to use orange, teal and cream
on white cardstock..I really love this colour scheme and will use again soon..





..and now for a little 'before and after' shot..





 It's such a cute cut..all layered at the back (hard to see the layers because Missy
requested to have it straightened as well!) It was done by my friend and fab
hairdresser, Julie..yesterday.  Jem is over the moon with her new look..not sure if
it's possible for a haircut to make you even cheekier..but I think this one has! LOL  :P

p.s. Stay tuned for my next post..which will be a (1st anniversary blogging) giveaway!

'Think Pink'

Well I have two reasons for posting these pink cupcakes that the girls and I made
last weekend... firstly as a belated birthday wish for the wonderful
Shadow Shot Sunday host/shooter/mosaic maker extraordinaire! Hope your
day was extra special T, and young Sophie followed up on my request!

Secondly, the ANZ Fiskars Blog are hosting "Girls Night In' on October 30th to raise
money for Breast Cancer Awareness..If you would like to donate towards this worthy
cause and also join in the fun and games..just pop over to the Fiskars Blog for more information..there's also a blinkie (see it at top right hand corner of my blog)
you can add to your own blog to help spread the word..

Garden Visit & Shadow Shot Sunday ~ #15

Last Wednesday was my Mum's birthday so we had a lovely lunch and visit at the Royal
Tasmanian Botanical Gardens.. This little lady bird greeted us just inside the front gates





Mother duck with one of her little ducklings..



The tulip festival was held on the previous weekend..so a a good time to visit..






My Dad was very impressed by the spinach plants in 'Pete's vegie patch'..for those
in Australia..you would most likely know of Peter Cundall's 'bloomin' marvellous'
vegetables from Gardening Australia program...incidentally ABC tv were setting
up for filming while we were there

I couldn't get over the colour of this plant..unfortunately  there wasn't a plant tag
to be seen..maybe you might know what it is?




This is one of my favourite places to visit..especially on a hot day..it's the
Subantarctic Plant House ~ a room which gives you a feel for extreme
conditions of Macquarie Island..with cool winds blowing and seals
barking... the wonderful murals certainly help set the scene too



A common plant growing on the plateaus: the Macquarie Is cabbage







Now on to a few SHADOW SHOTS..I must admit I didn't start thinking about
shadows until I was nearly leaving so more than likely missed better ones!







The last one shows a glimpse of the Derwent River..if you're ever visiting Tasmania
make sure you come to this gorgeous place..and I can thoroughly recommend
having lunch in the gardens restaurant..the coffee marinated lamb roast with
roasted root vegetables and potato rosti would have to go down as one of the
best lunches ever!!  Happy Sunday everyone..don't forget to head over to
Hey Harriet for more shadows from my fellow shooters :D Gx

Shadow Shot Sunday ~ #14

No this is not an advert for Prince tennis shoes lol, it's my dear Dad while he was helping
M  to  float the concrete for our new workshop. I took a whole series of photos of him
this day.. He has always been a hands on person, building 3 houses and shack (holiday
house). The first was my home until the age of 3, the next until I was 18 and the last
one was finished a year ago (taking 3 years to build!) and Dad said it is their dream
home..now he's talking about  building a new holiday  house on their land at Bicheno
on the east coast of Tasmania. I know he will.. he can never sit still for a minute!

Have a lovely Sunday all, don't forget to check out the Sunday Shadows at
Hey Harriet...and it's never too late to catch some of your own shadows
and add your link there too..I'd love to see them!

Quick Apple Cake

This is one of our favourite everyday cakes..one that is very quick and you can just
chop the apple and throw in with the skin on!..I managed to get a pic just before
the last piece disappeared :D You can find the recipe here.  Happy Saturday!

Spring Blooms ~ Take 2

The above is a type of Rock Rose

Plenty of blossom on the old pear tree..but doesn't mean we'll get pears..
last year we got one at the very top of the tree!

the unusual flowers of the grevillea (Australian native) ground-cover

gorgeous magnolia flowers..still a fairly young tree

unfortunately these flowers are rain damaged but the colour of this azalea are
sooo beautiful and unusual..it looks like a rhododendron but it's an azalea from
a specialist nursery in the mountains, which has since closed :(

Hope your Tuesday is a happy one :D

Sunday Scrap

Finished this one off last night. For most of the page I have used Basic Grey items
 from the 'Offbeat' range which I really love.. Jem went as 'The Worst Witch' for
last year's school book-week parade but I couldn't resist the 'Witchy*poo' title!