See.Share.Remember.: May 2011

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Monday, May 30, 2011

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Friday, May 27, 2011

I have spent a bit of time on photoshop this week working on a couple of little projects. It can be a bit love/hate sometimes and it would be super cool to take a course as I am totally self taught when it comes to using it. But I'm generally happy with the results....

This is my Book plate for the books I am going to release as part of Bookcrossing.com. I had Les print a bunch for me which I am going to stick into some books over the weekend. And then I'll work on releasing them next week.

When I was sorting out the drawers for the baby's clothes this week I found an envelope of photos that I had promised Sylvia some time ago that I would try and restore. I then promptly stashed them out of sight and therefore out of mind- so was a bit alarmed to discover them this week!! This is Sylvia's Dad- I'm not so happy with the nose job I have given him- but it's still an improvement on the original!

The bridesmaid in this photo is Sylvia's Mum. I could figure a way to get rid of the fading that has happened on parts of the male attire without it looking textureless... despite a good couple of hours of internet searching- Google you failed me! But still an improvement on the rather munted original.

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You listen to Classic Hits that's how...

I was trying to brainstorm the other day for a scrapbook LO that would be cool to make:"The Sound Track of My Life" I pretty much drew a blank.

And then this morning I went to the Supermarket and they were playing a Simply Red song. The first ever concert I went to was Roxy Music at the Dunedin Town Hall- I don't really remember it. But I strongly recall going to 3 Simply Red Concerts over the course of a few years in Christchurch with my Dad (and at times others). The first time was definitely my favourite as I just remember it as me and he and he got me the T-shirt.

When I jumped in the car after the supermarket the radio which Les had obviously changed to Classic Hits was playing Lily Allen. Which reminds me very strongly of Kieley- she gave me the CD not long before we stopped being friends and I listened to it heaps. I have amusing memories of the big kids singing the song with the Lyrics that sound a lot like 'THANK-you' except it's not 'thank' it's another word that rhymes with Truck- it took the kids a few renditions to figure that out.

What full Friday at home with a cold is complete with out a Frap? So I headed to Starbucks :-). When I got back in the car they were playing Tubthumping by Chumbawampa. When I was about 34 weeks pregnant with Kieran Les got posted back to Auckland after Senior Course. I hadn't managed to find a home before we got back so was just quietly living in Barracks (yes two of us, one with a big baby belly, in a single bed in a tiny barrack room)- during the day I watched a LOT of TV main Juice- the free music channel back then and the Chumbawampa song was the song of choice back them it probably got played every hour!!

In the space of about 15 minutes I now have 3 songs for the sound track of my life... there were a couple more possibilities during the rest of the drive too... Classic Hits- thanks.

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Sun Burnt

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

First Swim

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Kieran's First Christmas

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Sassa, my love.

My box arrived today! About 20 minutes ago in fact.

If you have ever wondered if these babies are worth it then I can tell you they are! To get one here is US$75 which at the exchange rate the week before last was NZ$95.

If I was to spend $95 retail on Sassafras here in NZ I would get about this much....

But in my box I also got these..... (37 papers!)

and these.... (15 sheets of stickers!)

and this MOTHER LOAD of embellishments many of which I have never owned despite my absolute adoration for Sassafras... they just haven't been in the budget but now they're all mine! :-)