Brisbane Chinatown has had a revamp, with some of the shops giving way to more parking – can’t say I am happy about it, as the old fountain and the line of cherry trees has also gone. But it was a lovely day and the Chinatown Mall still manages to look good.
You can see the [...]
September 15, 2008
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I’ve been absent from the computer lately, having been sucked into the Olympics again. Not sure what it is, I am normally not a very sporty person, but the spectacle and the drama of the Olympics grabs me every time. I went with my daughters to the Paralympics in Sydney in 2000 and we screamed [...]
August 17, 2008
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This is our blue `beach house’ sitting on top of a mountain miles away from the sea. The other page shows our local clock tower and shops in the high street. Like Jill, I wasn’t keen on making paper dolls – my family is HUGE and I couldn’t contemplate leaving anyone out, so [...]
August 13, 2008
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I had a lot of fun with this page, treasure hunting for images. That’s the Mona Lisa Smile in the top left hand corner, followed by Something Beautiful – a full blown rose. On the second line, a traffic light is my Something Red (No Left Turn – probably something deep and meaningful here), some [...]
July 30, 2008
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The Claiming my Book page turned out to be quite hard, as other journalers have found – in my case, I have never found my name to be terribly inspiring anyway. But I struggled on and then realized I had a chance to use my new glittery gel pens and practice some calligraphy – so [...]
July 28, 2008
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I have taken up Caspiana’s Soul Journaling challenge, and will be documenting my progress here. I’m already out of sync, having started late, but I think the main thing here is to dive in and enjoy the inspiration this challenge offers, Besides, I have only dabbled in visual journaling before and this is a way [...]
July 25, 2008
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Not sure where I read this quote – long ago, in a novel. But it is one of my favourites and inspired this digital collage.
July 19, 2008
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As I write this on a freezing cold mountain morning, I am wearing my daggiest outfit – thermal undershirt, sloppy sweater, `ugg’ boots and my daggiest tracky dacks. (PETA members can calm down – I am not as economically flush as your leading light, Pamela Anderson, and I can’t afford Ugg boots made of real [...]
July 6, 2008
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Earth can be heard screaming out in space, according to Space.com – now why doesn’t that surprise me?
July 1, 2008
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It’s party day at A Fanciful Twist – well,we’re a little ahead of time here in Australia, but any excuse to get the party started! Gypsy Path is celebrating the inner child -it’s my own birthday in a couple of day’s time and my grandchildren will be helping me celebrate. I firmly believe in children [...]
June 28, 2008
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