Sister Four

and here is the latest - not for the BJP - but a pressie for my bestest friend for Christmas. As she hasn't a computer I know it will not spoil the suprise putting it here for you to peruse. She is the Eeyore to my Tigger, she helps keep me grounded when I go bounding all over the place! And for this I give much thanks! My BJP pages are coming along nicely thanks and Yes in a few days time I will post what I have achived in the first quarter. I have finished September and October and November a doing well also. Cheers till then Nospoj

G'Day, if anybody wants to give me a gift this Christmas, I have decided on the perfect one for me! Any spare time you have, that you aren't going to use, then wrap it up and put it under the Christmas Tree for me! I could make really good use of all the spare time you don't need, from a minute to an hour or more. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could do that! Sometimes when I'm at work and there is nothing happening, I often think of all the things I could be at home doing. My Bead Journal pages are suffering at the moment from lack of time and I have quite a few Christmas presents that have still to be made. I know I'll get there but would be nice not to have to rush. Happy Holidays Everybody

It's been awhile since my last post but then life has a way of catching up with you. As John Lennon once noted - "Nobody told me there's be days like these, strange days indeed, most peculiar Mama". I've been working on the BJP08, making earrings,bracelets and also went to see "My FairLady" at the Theatre Royal last month. It was a great show but not really my cup of tea. Richard Grant was very good but I really loved Nancy Hayes as Professor Higgins Mother, she to me, was a standout. Looking forward to seeing Steel Magnolias in June next year, it's playing at the Seymour Centre in Chippendale. And So it's nearly Christmas so time will fly even faster now as we head into the 'silly season'. I've noticed that once Melbourne Cup Day is past everything just seems to go haywire! I'm not a political person but I must congratulate Barack Obama on winning the US Election. Hopefully he can bring some sanity to world events Talk again so...

Aaaah, Spring! A time for new growth and what an aproporiate time to begin the new Bead Journal Project 2008/9. Like the other 258 participants, I now pick up needle and thread and begin another fabulous journey, my theme is planned but that dosen't mean I'll stick with it. I am a Gemini after all and will (as is my right) stray from this during the course of the year. I will share my journey here with you but there won't be any photos until after the third month as on the main BJP Blog. I hope to have a few suprises for you then.

Do you have a thing for the environment? Concerned for Animal Welfare or other Humanitarian Rights? Do you strive for excellence in all that you do? Do you sometimes feel that 'we the people' are fighting an uphill battle when it comes to our elected officials not to mention our "superiors" at work? Need a break, then check this out : Randy Cassingham's Blog Randy writes a newsletter each week that I have subscribed to for about five years now and it's part of what get's me through the week. This is True - and yes there is a feeling of "Only in America" in there, but even I get embarrassed by the Australian entries and there have been a few over the years. Having said that I also notice this is a world- wide - dare I say - epidemic! Hope you will enjoy This Is True as much as I do, or at least it will get you thinking!

Been a while since I posted anything, I've been having a little holiday from my beading and other things. It was my Birthday last Saturday and I thought you might like to see the great Beer Glasses my friend bought me

This page I had the most trouble with. I have two unfinished pages for August, which will now go into the BJP 2008. I love this pendant and I finally decided that as I don’t wear necklaces and only make them on request, I’d use it as a center piece in my August page. The song ‘I never Promised you a Rose Garden ‘ went through my mind and thought it was apt as the August deadline has long past, it’s now May 2008! And this is definatey NOT a Rose Garden. I'd also like to share with you my May page As I made this the song,' Windmills of Your Mind' kept going through my head. Especially the line, ' Like the circles that you find, In the windmills of your mind' Then I read Robin's post about using symbols in our work and did the test. Yes, Spirals were No1 for me, go figure! Link to Robin Atkins Post on Using Symbols in Artwork and their meanings