Lil' Bec is Up, Up and Away

As I write this, my friend Lil' Bec is over the Pacific somewhere on her way to visit her sister in America......I'm so jealous!
I finished her headband in time and she's taken it with her. Darn should have gotten a photo of it on her pretty head.

I put it on my glass head stand to take the photo. It was made on my Mirrix Loom

On Saturday night I went with some friends to see The Motown Show at Merrylands RSL, what a top night. The show was fabulous, they performed all my favorites from that era and were as good as the originals - well, you know what I mean.
Akinga is the name of the band that puts on the show, along with added performers, wonderful music made my night!
Live music is to be encouraged, not just live but exceptionally well played and done professionally.
In my job as Zoo Keeper at the Jungle Bar I get to listen and watch many bands and artists and I must say some of them leave quite a lot to be desired!

That's it for this week, I'm going to try and update weekly.
I'm off to warp my loom and make another couple of headbands before starting on my big project....more about that later
Cheers, Dinah

Into The 21st Century and Beyond

I've done it, I've caught up on all things techie/geeky. I got myself a Tablet PC and love it!
I will be/ am using it for my beading patterns, trying to save some trees.
So with the pattens on my tablet, I don't have to print out anymore and
it's so cool having it beside me as I sit at the loom,
I can keep an eye on Facebook, the news and even watch a tv program, all whilst getting on with my work.
I'm finishing off a Tapestry Beaded Headband for my girl Bec.
Lucky Bec is off to the States on Sunday to catch up with her sister amongst other things.
So jealous.
Not to be left out I am going on a girls night out on Saturday, off to Dinner and a Show.
Will tell you all about it next week.

Till then cheers,
Dinah

Looming Large

Well I'm enjoying having the time to really get into my craft's.
I took the plunge and bought a Loom, not just any old loom but a Mirrix Loom!
It's fabulous!
I intend to do a wall hanging of a frog , of course, but firstly I needed to learn all the
fun things this loom can do.

So here is my first serious project it's a beaded cuff.

 I enjoyed making it so much I made two and am in the process of doing a headband also.
Need to pay homage to the ladies from Mirrix, they share lots of tips and tricks as well as patterns on their blogs
http://awordfromelena.blogspot.com/  and http://mirrixlooms.blogspot.com
and the Mirrix site http://www.mirrixlooms.com/
Looking forward to bead weaving my frog, lots of pretty beads ready to use.

Cheers, Dinah

So what is Semi-Retirement?

Well I finally took the plunge and now only work 3 days a week ( actually I do nights, but that's another story!)
People have been saying for years that when you retire you need to find things to do.
I still run out of time with all my projects and learning new tricks with my beading and related craft.

I've gotten back into reading also, which is bliss. I have a stack of books waiting to be read.

I'm still transfering my old vinyls to cd as well as photos.
I found this great one of Mum yesterday, it's only a little photo, but it's a great photo of her

Must dash, have lot's to do still so little time
Nospoj

A Great Night Out

Just got back in from a great night out. Started with dinner at Thai Pot Hong Restaurant
The food was delicious and the service excellent, but the wine OMG!
It was Lillypilly Red Velvet a Rosé. This wine has to be tasted to be belived.
I have become a rosé fan again after not drinking wine for many years, and have tried a few nice ones lately this is the absolute best ever!

Then went off to see the stage play of my all time favorite movie - Steele Magnolias
an absolute delight.
Jackie Weaver was great as Truvy and Geraldine Turner played Ouiser, who has my all time favorite line from a movie,
" I'm not crazy M'Lynn, I've just been in a very bad mood for the last 40 years!"

The other great line comes from Clairee, played beautifully by Jennifer Hagan,
"If you can't say anything nice about anyone, come sit by me."

The entire cast are brilliant. Annelle is played by Ana Maria Belo; Shelby is played by Marian Frizelle, and M'Lynn is played by Debra Lawrence.

It's on at the Seymour Centre till the end of June, and is then touring round the country. Don't miss this one!
Cheers
Nospoj

Unforgettable Lady

It is with much sadness that I make this posting, My sister passed away on Friday 1st May, this is my tribute to her.

Barbara Therese Snow was born 27^th April, 1940.It was Mum and Dad's 5^th Wedding Anniversary.

Barb, as we all called her, was Peter and Vera's second daughter.

With Aileen in place, as eldest,Carolyn and I just had to keep the alphabet going.

Just in case you didn't realise we are A, B, C, and D.

Barb liked to travel and in her younger years Queensland was the destination,it was where she met her late husband, Brian. They had two boys, Alan and Gary.

Barb was widowed in the late 80's and continued working for many years.
A Telephonist/Receptionist for two high profile legal firms, she was held in very high regard all her working life.
She continued her travels taking the boys on a cruise, and joining friends for a trip to Canada and later to Japan.

Barb realised one of her dreams after retiring, when she moved to Diamond Beach. A Bottle Shop and a Butcher’s had just opened and she often jokingly said this was the reason she settled on the property.

The beach and the sunshine is what she really enjoyed.
Barb loved living on the coast, and made many friends in dune care and craft classes, however as her health failed, she went on outings with the Senior Citizens, and the very supportive Lung Net group.

Her Visitors Books are filled with fabulous comments from all who visited her, and Barb was a wonderful hostess in the days before she became really ill.
If you didn’t get a birthday card from Barb on your birthday, then you would worry something must be wrong.

Barb was a vibrant lady, straight forward and full of fun, a wonderful sister/ sister – in - law, a loving mum and grandma, and a very caring auntie to her many nieces and nephew’s.

Rest in Peace Barb.

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