With the BIG trip getting ever so close for Ben and I, I decided it was time to completely root my bank balance and buy myself a pretty new Hi Def, Hard Disc video camera. I'd done my research and very much liked the look of the JVC Everio HD6. I finally talked Ben into having a look with me - he's the guy you want to have around when it comes to ( Read more... )

Of course there were 'other' sights worth seeing at the pageant....

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Call me an old fashioned, sentimental fool if you must, but I must admit I shed more than a few tears today when I saw my beautiful daughter atop the pageant float today at the Christmas Pageant. Yes, it heralded (is there such a word?) the arrival of the old fat man in red to Adelaide and my beautiful daughter won a place as a pageant Princess to ( Read more... )

Tomorrow sees the official arrival of 'Father Christmas' to Adelaide. I'm not talking about the pretend ones, the helpers, I'm talking about the 'real' Santy! And to announce his arrival, the city centre of Adelaide comes to a stand still as a huge amount of floats featuring Christmas themes travel along the streets, lined with hundreds of ( Read more... )

So finally here is a close up pic of my latest embellishment, in glorious living colour. Many thanks to young Benjamin for taking the photo AND allowing me to post it ;P


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Here's a pic of my latest ink addition. It's a scroll with the words "For those I love, I will do anything". Aaawwwww!I already have ideas for my next 2...at least. Although I will have to check with Ben first as I don't think he's too keen on the idea of my getting any more :(


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It's wet and miserable outside but I'm not complaining because we so desperately need the rain. I'm sitting here at work, day-dreaming about our big U.S/U.K holiday. My God, it's only 2 weeks away. I'm really starting to get nervous about the whole thing. This will be my first time to the U.S. so naturally I'm excited, but I have a nervous feeling ( Read more... )

This is getting bad. I've just photoshopped my boots. What the hell is happening to me?


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I've just finished work for the day, got home, sat down and began to enjoy the delights of a nice cold Pure Blonde Lager, when I noticed the filthy state of my boots! It's pretty shameful. Time to dig out the Nugget Boot polish and make them all pretty again! Watch this space.

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Just received this in the post today from Sweden. It's a double CD, nothing new at all on it - no demo versions, alternate versions or remixes! So typical. So, why did I get it then...well it does have a pretty cover, don't you think?


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