Day 6

Day 6

Boats that bring in our fresh fish.  

I love fresh fish.

I got to spend the day with my hubbie today.

Just the two of us together.

I think it's been about two years since we have just hung out together (minus kids) for a while.

Last year for bank holiday I was working.  I do remember a function last year that we attended, you know, with a full table of people - it was a 'work thing', so I am not going to count that one at all.

Today it was just he and me.

We went out for lunch by the water then we walked along the water just where this photo was taken.  

No wonder I love blue and green together so much.

The water sparkled, the sky shimmered, we held hands.

We are all home together for dinner tonight too.  

It's a fabulous day.  

Thanks for stopping by my little place today.  

I hope your Monday has been full of wonderful.

xx

Day 5

Day 5.

Inspiration.

Love blue, lime and white.

 Blocks of solid colour look fabulous.

I have cast on.

Do you have flashes of inspiration that tap you on the shoulder when you least expect it?

Would you like to share them here?

Thanks so much for stopping by.

xx

Day 4

Day 4

Internet hiccups!

Sorted.

Verified.

Thanks Mr Service Provider.  

Thank you for stopping by my place tonight.
Sorry it's a bit late - Lots of soccer, lots of sun, lots of lovely people in my day today, and now a computer that is doing just fine.  

Enjoy your evening.

xx

Day 3

It's a Jenga Garage.

Pupil free day today, a rare day at home means catch up for Mum and a jammie day for my boys.  

They love their jammie days and there has been lots of car play, cubby house play, and a spot of reading.  They still have the whole afternoon stretching sunnily ahead of them.  

Today is also Friday, my take a moment Friday, so I will incorporate that here too.

hmmmm, thinking, thinking. . . . . . . . . . 

ok with the help of my boys today, they have chosen a Dr. Seuss quote, how apt for today.

Fun is good.

Thanks to my boys for this little quote for today.  

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are having a fabulous Friday at your place too.  

xx

Day 2

Shadow girl meets lone leaf.

I love shadows.

I love leaves.

I love leaf shadows.

I love shadows shaped like leaves.

Did you know that the word 'leaves' is a Homonym?

You have 'leaves' as in pretty, normally green, attachments to trees, shrubs and other plants, then you have 'leaves' as in some sort of departure, as in a train pulling out of the station or a person removing themselves from the room, or quitting a job.  Oh there are lots of ways to use the word 'leaves'.

Thanks so much for stopping by my place.

have a lovely evening at your place.

jj xx

Photo A Day for August 2012

Photo a day seems to be really popular.  I used to love checking out where everyone was at, it's a lovely way to connect when we don't live around the corner.

For the last 31 days of winter, I am also going to do my own photo a day challenge.  The only rule is that there are no photos of peoples faces.  No other rules.

You are also more than welcome to join in, please let me know and stick your link in your comment.

There are a few reasons for doing this and they are - get back to my blog - pull out the camera to capture a moment of each day - reconnect with my blogging community - slow down even just for a moment of each day and really 'see' what surrounds me instead of barging through the day with a full toilet roll bolt of 'things that need to be done'.

Day 1.  

Full moon.  

Thank you for peeking out behind those clouds just for me tonight.  

My inspiration for this project.  

Thanks for stopping by my place tonight, have a wonderful evening at your place.

xx

Carbon Tax Woes? Joyce to the rescue!

Have you heard the news Australia?  The Carbon Tax comes into effect from July 1, 2012.  There are all sorts of worries and concerns about our groceries going up, our school fees going up, our holiday accommodation going up, our local sports clubs registrations going up, our balls of wool going up.  It's all just going up, and up, and sometimes it goes up and up, up!  

We know Dr Seuss' book claims It's a good day for Up!  but not this kind of up.  

So let me help you bring some of the up, back down a little bit to a slightly and hopefully more comfortable level of up, if that is possible at all.

On a more mature and grown up note, please check here for some very good ways to beat the carbon tax (other than with a very big stick).

And the following are some of my, how to keep warm without needing heaters, tips I thought I would share with you. . . . . 

You cannot beat the snuggle better than a scarf around the neck.  When not in use, place in your draw with a sachet of dried lavender, so that when you snuggle it around your neck, the gentle calming scent keeps you relaxed through your day.  Or use any number of favourite dried and scented flowers that make your day wonderful.

They say that heat rises, well keep a lid on it will you, don't waste that precious energy your body has been working so hard to make to keep you warm and have it all escape out the top of your head, or in some cases the ears!  

Stuck in front of a computer most of your day?  Then love your wrists by putting on a bit of warmness to stop the ache and the cold.  

Save money in the kitchen by having a bake up day.  Turning on your oven just for one item is such a waste of heat, so make the most of it, crank it up and set up a production line.  Not only are you filling your kitchen with yummy treats, you are keeping warm at the same time.

You could even have more fun with this by inviting some friends over and sharing the spoils of the bake up, hmmmm some lovely cocktails would certainly assist in the warming of the inside too.  What a fun afternoon!

Here are the spoils of my morning, double batch of anzac biscuits, one banana cake for the freezer, a double batch of choc/coconut slice, and a batch of rocky road.  Let's not talk about the wash up huh!  

                                          

Lastly, of course, the good old cuppa, (with or without a dash of something) no matter where you are, or who you are with, nothing says warm like a cuppa.  Wrap your hands around a lovely cuppa in your favourite mug and *ahhhhhh*.

There are some other ideas for keeping warm, and I am about to do one of them very soon.  Snuggle under a blanket with my two little monkeys and continue our reading of The Enchanted Wood.  

Of course, there are some cheeky ways to keep warm, but you all know what they are, lol, yes, yes you do, I can see that you do, because you are grinning right now.  So keep those carbon tax saving ways to yourself will you, well ok, then share them with a friend if you must.  lol.  Go on, off you go, and wipe that grin off your face!

What are your carbon tax saving secrets for this winter?  

Thanks so much for stopping by my place, keep warm and dry at your place.

xx