tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309020177088949132024-02-20T11:08:59.692+10:30Love 'n LightEvery day life through my eyes.
Some poetry, pearls of wisdom, photos and other interests.Love 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-61341306362394587732014-06-21T21:56:00.002+09:302014-06-21T22:26:52.682+09:30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love painting abstracts because the end result is always a surprise. Very rarely does it come out the way I envisioned it...more often than not, it takes it's own form and that's what I love the most.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">With love, light and gratitude!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Previously I spoke about my new book that will be coming out within the next few months. I have created a separate blog for my book, where I will be taking a pearl from the book (as often as possible) and blog about it, indepth.</span></div>
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Love 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-23768253007617320882014-06-08T22:04:00.001+09:302014-06-08T22:46:08.627+09:30<span style="font-size: large;">Announcement!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello dear blogsters, it's been a while...I hope my post finds you all in good health and enjoying life to the max!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been a very busy girl, experiencing lots of life's adventures/tests and have learnt many lessons, over the last 6 or 7 years.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The lessons learnt have produced some great things, one of which is, realizing one of my dreams and that is to write and publish books. My first book called 'PEARLS of WISDOM from the oyster called LIFE, is being published as we speak. I go by the pen name of Natalie Angelheart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This book consists of some of my favourite flowers macros, (I have taken), combined with pearls of wisdom/messages that came to me (during my tough times), which helped me immensely. It's my hope that in passing them on, they can also help others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I take my book and pen everywhere I go and I keep them by my bed at night because I find that some of the best pearls comes through, in the middle of the night or very early in the morning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below is the cover I designed for my book...the photo on the front cover is also one of mine. I am waiting to hear from the design team to see if they have any other suggestions or if they think this one is the one to go with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am going to start a separate blog for the book, where I will share some of the messages and what they meant to me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Natalie</span><br />
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Life, this past year, became very hectic for me...with a new job as well as family.<br />
I had much happen in my life, both good and bad, but, I survived it all and count myself, blessed indeed!<br />
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I wanted to pop in to wish you all, a most joyous, healthy and prosperous, New Year!<br />
May 2013 bring you all...that which your hearts desire and may it bring peace, love and light, to our awesome world!<br />
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Now for a little of my news...my daughter got married, on the 12-12-12...so I guess, there's no way, they will ever forget their wedding anniversary lol.<br />
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On the 14-12-12 my new baby grandson, (Anthony) was born, weighing in at 9lb 14oz...4.5kg.<br />
By the way...it was my Son's wife who gave birth., not the daughter that got married, just incase there was some confusion lol<br />
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It seems, I really have lost touch with blogger because I wanted to share some photos, of the wedding and baby, with you, but, it doesn't give me the option to access my folder, on my computer, where the photos are stored!<br />
I have to look into it when I have more time!<br />
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Loving wishes<br />
Nat :)Love 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-49606068675117347472012-09-17T21:32:00.000+09:302012-09-17T21:37:03.853+09:30Greetings dear blogsters!<br />
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I knew it had been quite a while since I posted last but I never realized how long it had actually been!<br />
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I'm so out of touch with blogging, that I don't know where to start!<br />
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Ok, seeing that the reason I came to post, in the first place, was to share a few photos with you, I'll tell you why they are so special to me!<br />
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When I go through tough times, I like to go to the beach for some solitude/therapy! I find this to be so theraputic!<br />
Without fail, every time I go, I end up finding heart shaped rocks...this makes me feel really good because I feel that my friends on high, are telling me, they love me. What I wasn't prepared for but delighted to find, was a heart shaped sea sponge and another heart shaped something or other...not sure if it's also a sponge of sorts!<br />
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This is the sea sponge...it was actually more orange than it looks here!<br />
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This is the other one...not sure if it's also a sea sponge but I was intriqued by the amazing details on it, as well as the colours and how much, it looked like a real heart, with the main artery attached!<br />
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Nat :)Love 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-8474290542262625152010-07-26T14:35:00.000+09:302015-03-29T03:32:32.237+10:30Beautiful Day OutHello everyone.<br />
I hope you are all keeping happy and healthy...<br />
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Well, we are in the middle of Winter here in Aus., we are so lucky here because we still get Sunshine practically every day. Yesterday was no ecxeption!<br />
After a week of cold and dreary wheather we had the most glorious, sunny day so I decided to go to the beach to meet a friend for coffee...<br />
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After our coffee we went for a nice walk along the board walk, to absorb the beautiful Sun's rays...It was great...instant boost of cheeriness!</div>
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I hope you all had a Superb weekend, my dear friends! :)</div>
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Greetings dear friends!<br />
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I have been slightly obsessed with my new hobby---Photography---so it is taking up any spare time I have.<br />
Posting photos on flickr---viewing contacts photos and posting them in groups, takes more time than I can spare.<br />
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You have been in my thoughts and in my prayers though...I haven't forgotten you!<br />
Here's my latest post on flickr...it's a photo I took at the Botanical Gardens a couple of weeks ago...and added a poem I wrote..>I hope it looks ok!<br />
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Love and Light Nat :~)Love 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-10357908824910081042010-05-12T12:03:00.002+09:302010-05-12T12:07:20.909+09:30New PlantsGreeting dear blogster friends...it was about time I placed another post, don't you think?<br />
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I have to confess...I have taken up a new hobby...it is photography. I seem to spend all my spare time on flickr now...but have missed you guys...so I thought I'd better come say hi!<br />
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I thought you might like to see these plants, my husband brought home the other day...for those who don't know these, they are cabbage like ornamentals...they look unreal (literally speaking) and I just love them to bits...I hope you do too!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I apologise...these photos look a bit wonky here for some reason...they look so much better on flickr!</div>Love 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-60659666972835643932010-04-26T14:45:00.000+09:302010-04-26T14:45:06.478+09:30Future champion!!!Saturday we went to watch my son's soccer game.<br />
It wasn't the best day but there some clear patches. <br />
The photo I captured here happened because I saw my son change position from defence to attack...as they were 1 goal down...I knew instictively that he was going to shoot a goal...I saw the hunger witten all over his face!<br />
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He has definetly inherited his father's gift!<br />
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If you look closely...the ball is at the back of the net...my son is the one in yellow top, at the front, bending down for his victory...whatever it is they do!<br />
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LL Nat:~)Love 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-56354340594974364972010-04-23T18:26:00.003+09:302010-04-23T18:29:41.196+09:30Beach timeout!Hello my dear blogster friends!<br />
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Last night, my daughter Mina (from Sugar Baby Creations) and I went for a lovely bit of 'timeout' at the beach (our favourite place to be)...we'll call it timeout but it was more a photo shoot...we both love photography and nothing give us more pleasure (and free therapy) than a beach shoot!<br />
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I have posted one of the photos I took...I hope you like it!<br />
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This is a photo of the Jetty/Pier at Grange Beach!<br />
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I am so happy to say that my project has finally been finished...(delayed by a couple of weeks due to unforseen circumstances)...I was starting to think that would never happen.<br />
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It has taken blood...sweat...and tears (literally) to do it but <em><span style="color: lime;">it's done</span></em>.<br />
I won't bore you with the details but just will say that it's not something I will undergo in a hurry...not when I don't have the time to spend on it continuously until it's finished!<br />
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I am happy to say...I am quite pleased with the end result...and with having saved this piece from doom!<br />
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I have had a very busy 3 weeks due to funerals, ill health and my usual commitments. <br />
It was around a year since my last visit to the doctor, I thought I did pretty well until a couple of weeks ago and then I was back there. <br />
I'm happy to report that it's nothing that a couple of doses of antibiotics won't fix (even though I don't like medication, i guess sometimes it's got to be done).<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Anyway onto a happier note...I'd like to...</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"> (from the depth of my heart) </span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">wish you all a very,very happy Easter.</span></em></div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Love and Light to all.....Nat xxx</div><img height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XIfQwLyub9LtslBBf6WB6yw54KO4OHM63A1iB6i5tEy4RaUXA0H2n2I6cQE6vYVgixYa-bjJWTazP5o4zV64jGCJmg_crlyt-MzZ5Kmy5aHflRurHCQey-9ImpCjy1LdkH9ohyn0EgO_/s320/He+is+risen.jpg" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 324px; mozopacity: 0.3; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 270px; visibility: hidden;" width="96" />Love 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-55291690394110173162010-03-17T19:10:00.001+10:302010-03-17T19:13:55.791+10:30My Project 3rd piece of the puzzleHi all,<br />
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today I worked very hard to get all the prep work done on my project...I am posting a picture to show you part of what I've done today!<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">2 coats of undercoat on this and the rest of the pieces!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> (Pieces... there are lots of) </div><div style="text-align: center;"> I did ask for it when I decided to paint the inside as well.....boy that's hard work!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz84HbvgJbaCQQ5Fxt18UGikFTJ2KgBMpRQt8Sucz9-Mne-HDehaKohxblN-OvFMBu0ObQcEs6qHrZfN3CXgPwAXMiUz_7LIQDA5GuoShN9H8eD7DrjKPU9M0xBfthO9wIYy3TWjhTtO5U/s1600-h/Top+piece+chrystallier+prep+finished.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz84HbvgJbaCQQ5Fxt18UGikFTJ2KgBMpRQt8Sucz9-Mne-HDehaKohxblN-OvFMBu0ObQcEs6qHrZfN3CXgPwAXMiUz_7LIQDA5GuoShN9H8eD7DrjKPU9M0xBfthO9wIYy3TWjhTtO5U/s320/Top+piece+chrystallier+prep+finished.jpg" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think by now you've guessed, what my project is but the finishing has got me stumped! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know what I want to do but tried it on an old stool and didn't like the look so it could be another week before it's finished!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you have any suggestions...I would looove to hear them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LL Nat:~)</div>Love 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-37796593040054320712010-03-14T20:10:00.003+10:302010-03-14T20:16:01.994+10:30'Sugar Baby Creations' givaway!Hello dear blogsters!<br />
I hope you have all had a great weekend!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I thought I'd let you know about this givaway from Mina at 'Sugar Baby Creations', (for her 100th Post).<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To see more pictures and to enter the draw, click on the link below and go leave her a message!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sugarbabycreations.blogspot.com/">http://www.sugarbabycreations.blogspot.com/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">GOOD LUCK!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LL Nat:~)</div>Love 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-65310540216236523372010-03-11T18:46:00.000+10:302010-03-11T18:46:15.751+10:30My project 2nd piece of the puzzleYesterday was my day off from my commitements (with elderly parents) so I spent the best part of the day working on my new project.<br />
I am giving you a glimpse at the second piece. I think you will be able to work out what it is from this photo!<br />
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It wasn't a very good day for painting but I managed to get 2 coats of undercoat done!<br />
It would've been easier for me to get my husband to do it (he is a painter) and it would probrably have been finished by now but it is my project and I want to enjoy every minute of it!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LL Nat :~)</div>Love 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-70291516043602422672010-03-08T18:31:00.003+10:302010-03-08T18:48:28.984+10:30New (from old) project!Greetings dear blogsters!!!<br />
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I hope you have all had a super weekend!!!<br />
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I'm working on a new project which is probably going to take me around 2wks (could be more) of my spare time to complete.<br />
I am giving you a sneak peek but if you want to know more, you need to come back in a couple of days when I'll be posting more clues, sorry!!! <br />
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Part one (below) has been completed!<br />
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I saw this gorgeous print at Ikea! It was exactly the sort of thing I was after. <br />
This is glued to a piece of MDF (Particle Board). I liked it so much (the way it looked) that I was tempted to hang it up as a print.<br />
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Stay tuned for more!!!<br />
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LL Nat :~)Love 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-53841586107422119412010-03-03T22:08:00.001+10:302010-03-04T08:47:36.177+10:30Great GivawayHi all, <br />
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I'm excited to tell you about this great givaway I saw on a post!<br />
Epiphane are giving away a choice of a Cannon 5D Mark ll or $2500 gift certificate to Southwest Airlines!<br />
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Go check it out by clicking on the link below!<br />
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Good luck!!!<br />
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LL NatLove 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-84391756561512429172010-03-03T12:44:00.016+10:302010-03-03T19:03:00.597+10:30Northern Lights/Adelaide/South AustraliaGreetings my blogster friends! <br />
At the moment in Adelaide/South Australia we have the fringe festival and the city is abuuuuuzzz.....with tourists.<br />
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Friday night, we went to see the Northern Lights (a friend had asked me if I had seen them.....seen them? I didn't even know about them, so much for advertising) and as, I always take my camera with me I thought I'd take some photos...but alas my battery was dead.....not to worry I'll use my mobile, all excited I get it out, go to take a photo and guess what?.....yep you guessed it, 'low battery' flashing.......so on Saturday off we went again and this time both camera and mobile were totally charged...I made suuuure of that!<br />
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I could not believe how many people were in the city! The traffic was at a crawl. It looked like a foreign country LOL. Here in Adelaide we can still (NORMALLY) move with ease in the city!<br />
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Anyway getting to the point, I wanted to share, with those of you who can't see them in person, these beautiful lit up buildings, keep in mind these are just your normal, old stone buildings.<br />
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As you will see in the photos, these buildings are lit up with different patterns and colours, they look so good, they look as though they have been painted that way...until they change the pattern, that is! ( This occurs every 5minutes or so ).<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These lights go on from 28th Feb-5th March,</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"> every night from 10pm-12am</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">If you would like to see MORE, there are another 4 more photos on the next page and some more on flickr, you can click 'read more' below, or click on my flickr link on the right, to go view the other different patterns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you enjoy!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I hope you all had a great weekend. Mine wasn't the most exciting (very quiet one) so this morning I went with my daughters (as a bit of a treat) to a place called Hahndorf. (Around 40 min drive from the city).<br />
It's a quaint Little town in the Adelaide hills, Sth. Australia.<br />
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At Hahndorf they have this gorgeous cafe` called <strong>chocolate n.5</strong>. They make the best hot chocolate and waffles to die for. (Our treat when we need a pick me up).<br />
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I forgot to take a photo of the waffles, it wasn't until half way through eating, that I realise I hadn't taken a photo of the <strong>very thing</strong> we went there for.<br />
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It had been a while since we had some waffles and as this will be my last treat for 4wks you can understand why I forgot to take the photo, <strong>I was busy savouring every mouthful.</strong><br />
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There are some beautiful old stone buildings and lots of <strong>amazing</strong> art and craft shops at Hahndorf.<br />
Hahndorf was established by German immigrants in Adelaide.<br />
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</div>Love 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-13696389303066652952010-02-14T20:38:00.014+10:302010-02-14T23:24:41.709+10:30Happy St. Valentine's Day everyone!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglefa7hcAtSuhZM3E0Mou5rcQq1DOBYb3uet4PVM7x6RiZMy1hDg8Sw8IuiERovNNDXiJK2uQqd_4LrQRGNA01eXGbxdKxFWQaNpMu1yA9Ft0UPxUbAqfM2chmlqx5OaKvbdYQV1kYjpIw/s1600-h/heart+balloons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglefa7hcAtSuhZM3E0Mou5rcQq1DOBYb3uet4PVM7x6RiZMy1hDg8Sw8IuiERovNNDXiJK2uQqd_4LrQRGNA01eXGbxdKxFWQaNpMu1yA9Ft0UPxUbAqfM2chmlqx5OaKvbdYQV1kYjpIw/s200/heart+balloons.jpg" width="122" /></a></div><br />
This morning at church, the priest told us the story of how Valentine's day came about. <br />
Apparently in the time of the reign of Claudius 2nd., Claudius decided he didn't want his army of men to get married because he wanted them to be totally dedicated to the army. When Valentine saw the distress these young men suffered he went against Claudius and married them in secret.<br />
When Claudius found out, he had Valentine Tortured and beheaded. Not a good story but if it's true, it goes to show what people would do for love! (This is a short version Google it if you want to find out more).<br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;"><strong>Happy Chinese New Year as well!</strong></span><br />
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I hope you like the clipart, I got off the net free, (Thanks to the generosity of the people who create them and give them away). There sure are some talented people out there!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LL Nat xxx</div>Love 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-25632481169388815002010-02-13T14:53:00.008+10:302010-02-13T22:05:18.912+10:30Waterfall Gully Walk.Greetings Blogsters!<br />
Yesterday we took my cousin (who is over from Italy) for a walk up the hills to a place called Waterfall Gully, here in South Aus.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We went for a nice walk up the mountain with lots of nature to see along the way. We were going to go all the way up (3km) but when we got about 1km up it was just too hot so we turned back. (It a very steep climb).<br />
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I was able to take some lovely shots so I thought I'd share a few with you. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">If you want to see more you can click on my flickr link.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The first two are of the waterfall. (I know! To those of you who have humungus waterfalls, this is more of a trickle). To us though it's a Waterfall. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I love this spot, it's so serene and only less than ten minutes from the city!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUUkvmnONkojFHWTieIDG_n67VbJ83iIScB5qa6UIdiETRNLfVmu4L6z4ztKKTY1wNuLy-sQe7klxhCGDeD8Awsvd-rNOuGkcdehmv6REtJkN_crdfWGC6gtmTmld5yzpgy-jb-AfRKht/s1600-h/Cascade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUUkvmnONkojFHWTieIDG_n67VbJ83iIScB5qa6UIdiETRNLfVmu4L6z4ztKKTY1wNuLy-sQe7klxhCGDeD8Awsvd-rNOuGkcdehmv6REtJkN_crdfWGC6gtmTmld5yzpgy-jb-AfRKht/s320/Cascade.jpg" width="179" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDpOyMq3WLg3ED8IsUEwi8YvlirZaEJzz5SoT6UPXQfRsMoPm-IgYvWZcsUihkgpk9ze3EK87_7hQkaO5bj3FWS3kJkvDT2tMqlPK-JXWmmpR3Q70qcwr6oHNR1NQPypW7pFEgDc8sZTH/s1600-h/Waterfall+Gully+S.Aus..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDpOyMq3WLg3ED8IsUEwi8YvlirZaEJzz5SoT6UPXQfRsMoPm-IgYvWZcsUihkgpk9ze3EK87_7hQkaO5bj3FWS3kJkvDT2tMqlPK-JXWmmpR3Q70qcwr6oHNR1NQPypW7pFEgDc8sZTH/s320/Waterfall+Gully+S.Aus..jpg" width="179" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I love Blackberries and although they're just starting to ripen, I have to confess I JUST HAD to sample. YUUUMMMY!!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Nxn5iDVLPre2AyIogiboLx88nvWl6CNwoYWahcG1lBDRsce5MNAPofqE4ZmA1Q8l41tRUHgSa2lTu1SoOPiru3vxp1eLqz1n8FmZHQSdylHGeHXlxPP9-P4e1omst4nu2furAuItOlyf/s1600-h/Blackberries+at+Waterfally+Gully.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Nxn5iDVLPre2AyIogiboLx88nvWl6CNwoYWahcG1lBDRsce5MNAPofqE4ZmA1Q8l41tRUHgSa2lTu1SoOPiru3vxp1eLqz1n8FmZHQSdylHGeHXlxPP9-P4e1omst4nu2furAuItOlyf/s320/Blackberries+at+Waterfally+Gully.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This photo below is my fav, I would love this in my back yard!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR82z8FQnQhch-zIUycQ9KSAwhgzekyRMsbDxPU3w1bsP6MsUe80-5xifCST_qrBWXuqryEd3FuWXxRym-7mF1g1AOQXE450A01RYE8rnQhfEdAKDdn0LPGQvosBoTg1mxnzjyNmqoy34M/s1600-h/Stone+Path.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR82z8FQnQhch-zIUycQ9KSAwhgzekyRMsbDxPU3w1bsP6MsUe80-5xifCST_qrBWXuqryEd3FuWXxRym-7mF1g1AOQXE450A01RYE8rnQhfEdAKDdn0LPGQvosBoTg1mxnzjyNmqoy34M/s320/Stone+Path.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This photo below is a game for you, it's called 'Spot the Cricket'.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This looks like debris but there is a treasure among it.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Let me know if you found the cricket!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD80xFnRmQHvoVQCC5dHChENDhx4RGleTVBlF61Ikezk89mBQQV91VyZ7ViCN-8FgTtCoGas1L6dxz6V2IicE9iKcjY9BIbFcDsIKeOREbG5zQRclBSpmyTDizQ8E4IWQXzdsr_H4f_uiS/s1600-h/Spot+the+cricket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD80xFnRmQHvoVQCC5dHChENDhx4RGleTVBlF61Ikezk89mBQQV91VyZ7ViCN-8FgTtCoGas1L6dxz6V2IicE9iKcjY9BIbFcDsIKeOREbG5zQRclBSpmyTDizQ8E4IWQXzdsr_H4f_uiS/s320/Spot+the+cricket.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the dry tree branch holding on tooth and nail, left and right is a photo of the woods, pretty!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a lovely walk getting to know my cousin whom we'd never met, he said he really enjoyed it too but wished it was a bit cooler so we could've gone all the way up. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My husband has agreed to take him back next week, one morning, early, before it gets too hot and then they'll have breakfast at the restaurant which has been (cleverly) constructed at the top.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">LL Nat</div>Love 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-84154398330821590892010-02-10T23:49:00.004+10:302010-02-17T10:08:37.963+10:30My Hat and Scarf<em>A few days ago My daughter asked me if I wanted to go to Spotlight with her, I jumped at the chance!</em><br />
<em>While she was looking for material to make my other daughter a bag, (which turned out beautiful by the way) . I went to look at the bargain table. (I love bargain hunting).</em><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>I found 3 ball of this gorgeous wool for $2 ea. I thought 'this will make a nice warm hat'.</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Let me tell you, it is not easy to crochet with this wool, as it goes from quite thin to very bulky, as you can see in the picture.</em></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigx9VzYp5Grn9HN6d4FwBGBnturd2LVi54zM3WEZXPk7q3WusjPUUSA1e5sns-vnefuRV-J0BkVnuYa1iAis7IjFRxSabvNlv2xLjkcWESo1X3YFjedkq1ZUmSYUjkCV8c3BYGsfMiXM6z/s1600-h/strnd+of+wool+from+my+hat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><em><img border="0" height="179" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigx9VzYp5Grn9HN6d4FwBGBnturd2LVi54zM3WEZXPk7q3WusjPUUSA1e5sns-vnefuRV-J0BkVnuYa1iAis7IjFRxSabvNlv2xLjkcWESo1X3YFjedkq1ZUmSYUjkCV8c3BYGsfMiXM6z/s320/strnd+of+wool+from+my+hat.jpg" width="320" /></em></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>The other night, there was nothing interesting on tv (I'm sick of crime shows) so I decide to crochet my hat. Here it is. It was quick (I did it in a few hours) although the wool was annoying to pull through when it got to the bulky bits. No patterns were used. I just followed my instict! </em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I found a button in my collection that went perfectly with it so I stitched it on.</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><br />
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</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>As you can see it is bulky in places and thinner in others but I like things that are a bit different so at least I don't have to worry about seeing anyone else with the same! </em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Total cost $6.</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>I hope you like and it inspires you to create!</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>LL Nat</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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I don't know what they use to treat them but if the taste (and the way my stomach felt afterward) is anything to go by, it can't be good for you.<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This, (needless to say) has brought me to appreciate the few fruit and vegies we grow in the garden. I thought I'd share them with you.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_mYhc2APWauDMdG5cl1nwPok-7mzQR_Mglk6DmFklZh5Zwkj3T0Ri64Ad7dWvNYT2ZPPNFNFS4i1Lr_wJosdvQu2UbLKT9OkfzVonGqTqaQx5b_z0aEnO29b0SgrJlZCXs4ItUqGqZOj/s1600-h/peach+organic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_mYhc2APWauDMdG5cl1nwPok-7mzQR_Mglk6DmFklZh5Zwkj3T0Ri64Ad7dWvNYT2ZPPNFNFS4i1Lr_wJosdvQu2UbLKT9OkfzVonGqTqaQx5b_z0aEnO29b0SgrJlZCXs4ItUqGqZOj/s200/peach+organic.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNOnzjB8k00W2sFEZJCQVFmk3_5OORBE1ssoCcHJo5yVy__Il0qHNU9pIN_RpZ5gDGLui5-Awz9g1YWKkqUw1PxQIntJeZKON2M0athRfA-ajsoN33l166KXP1B3o66OuTITyg-1UqmXy/s1600-h/organic+peaches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNOnzjB8k00W2sFEZJCQVFmk3_5OORBE1ssoCcHJo5yVy__Il0qHNU9pIN_RpZ5gDGLui5-Awz9g1YWKkqUw1PxQIntJeZKON2M0athRfA-ajsoN33l166KXP1B3o66OuTITyg-1UqmXy/s200/organic+peaches.jpg" width="200" /></a>These are some peaches we have at the moment. Although they don't look the best, they taste amazing! I guess that's why they call them 'Million dollar Peaches' </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing beats the taste of home grown fruit!!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Below is a picture of our blood oranges, they are green at the moment but I can't wait till they ripen as they are the only oranges I (absolutely) love!!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaeaFNTAKzGy2gddreAp0-4LfoTN8HiLC4azhzJ4dKowfK1opbdO6pQFx4O2ZuQo6ifUuEQG2xkwoNExxacGDhvgk8Xi-sQt8SK9KzrLfs4BPQPierXcJdibMUCik-dXhbE8p-GwqDK1h/s1600-h/blood+oranges+green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaeaFNTAKzGy2gddreAp0-4LfoTN8HiLC4azhzJ4dKowfK1opbdO6pQFx4O2ZuQo6ifUuEQG2xkwoNExxacGDhvgk8Xi-sQt8SK9KzrLfs4BPQPierXcJdibMUCik-dXhbE8p-GwqDK1h/s320/blood+oranges+green.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We are now trying to grow as much organic produce as we can. I'm encouraging my husband to plant more fruit trees.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We also have fresh herbs, (which I love cooking with as nothing gives the same flavour to foods), lemon tree, chilli plant, eggplants, potatoes.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Below left is a photo of the potato plant flowers. ( I think they are so prettty) Vegetables and herbs actually have some very pretty flowers!!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">To the right is the flower from a plant called chicory, which is a bitter lettuce type of plant, to cook as greens. Very healthy!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">In the middle is a branch of our lemon tree.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">LL Nat</div>Love 'n Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232401554872006632noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730902017708894913.post-54273647686915473862010-01-29T19:49:00.011+10:302010-02-18T19:40:06.850+10:30SEAFOOD TONIGHT<em>Greetings Blogsters!</em><br />
<em>This afternoon I went to do some shopping and saw some lovely green prawns, I thought 'I haven't cooked fish for a while (I'm not a fish person but love shell fish) so tonight I think I'll cook some prawns', </em><br />
then some saw some Basa Freshwater Fish fillets that looked so nice so I bought a couple of those too.<br />
<em>I'm not what you call a confident cook so I basically cook from my heart, adding what I feel might taste nice, not what the recipe say will.</em><br />
<em>Took shopping home and immediately started to clean the prawns (hard job but so worth it).</em><br />
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Then in a separate bowl I added , a good splash of OLIVE OIL, about 2 tablespoons of (The Food Company) crushed onion, garlic and chilli. Then I chopped 3or4 small sprigs thyme and 3 or 4 small stems of Italian Parsley and added it to the mixture.<br />
I poured it on the Prawns and (with freshly washed hands) I mixed it into the prawns.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it was off to the HOT frying pan, to which I added a splash of vegetable oil and a BIG dollop of butter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>There was all this beautiful juice left over, 'what do I do with it? Hang on what about the fillets? I know I'll add a splash of white wine and in go the fillets.' </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I must say I was so plesantly surprised with the end result that I reckon I could just about sell the recipe to a restaurant. lol</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sorry Min I tried to ring you but there was no answer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Honest truth!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<em>seeing that I did say in my profile that I enjoy making bears, I thought I better post a photo of at least one of my bears.</em><br />
<em>This is my first opened mouth bear I have made. He is made from good quality synthetic fur, suede hand and foot pads and glass eyes. His face has been scissor sculpeted to give him his charecter. He stands at around 22cm high, is jointed at arms and legs and head with wooden disks and cotter pins, this makes him very posable.</em><br />
<em>The back of his eyes have been shaded with copic markers.</em><br />
<em>I enjoy making bears as I never know what charecter they take on. I look forward to finishing them and see what name suits them.</em><br />
<em>This one I thought looked like a Rufus! What do you think?</em><br />
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