2015 was a tough year. I'm glad to say goodbye to it. I've said goodbye to a few things in my life this year, and welcomed in some different things, practices and attitudes. I think it will be for the better. One big change in particular is going to make things very different next year. I'm sorry to be so annoyingly vague, but I think it would be ( Read more... )

For the 2015 festive season, I couldn't resist procuring for myself this Kids' Beauty Advent Calendar from the local supermarket. I love the idea of advent calendars (I'm very much a calendar nerd) but it seems too much effort to make and fill one every year, so I always end up buying one ( Read more... )

AKA Christmas in Melbourne AKA The Heatwave AKA I Went to the Cat Cafe Again ??! AKA Severe Photospam ( Read more... )

I thought I'd show some photos of our Christmas tree. As I've mentioned before, I don't really do Christmas, but there are just some things from my childhood that I can't let go of. The tree is one of them. Husband and I bought this tree last year; previously we had a very small one. The lights are already attached so it's very easy to set up ( Read more... )

#14 on my list of 101 Things in 1,001 days is: add a new holiday to my calendar every year and celebrate it. I thought I'd start with the Japanese Marimo Festival, which is celebrated on 8th to 10th October. I first heard about this festival last year but didn't get time to look into it much further. It also falls at the perfect time for me to get ( Read more... )

Today is Melbourne Day. I'm embarrassed to admit I only found out about this anniversary for the first time this year. Obviously if a Melbournophile such as me hasn't heard of it, then it needs promoting, so I thought I'd assist by writing this post ( Read more... )

The year just seems to be flying by so fast. Tomorrow it will be Winter!

What I've been painting ...
Dabbling a bit in art-journalling again. My attempts at drawing more a few months ago petered out very quickly. Every day turned into three times a week turned into once a week within a very short space of time. Resistance set in and I never ( Read more... )

N.B.: Photo credits for all of the photos in this post go to Husband,
who took them using his iPad.

The Eurovision Song Contest has been a source of excitement in my house every May as far back as I can remember. Husband loves it as much as I do, and every year our festivities have become more and more elaborate. As has the Contest itself, ( Read more... )

It's December today, officially the start of the holiday season. I don't normally start doing Christmassy things this early, but in the last few years I've been getting back to my Dutch roots and doing a few things for Sinterklaas Eve, which is on 5th December. I won't leave out a shoe full of carrots and a glass of brandy for St. Nicholas and his ( Read more... )

Well, hello! The last few weeks have been a little bit nuts. There's just been way too much ... life ... going on to be doing much crafting. But it's mostly been the good sort of life, so I can't complain too much.

Here, finally, is the reveal of Top Secret Project #1:


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