saying goodbye

Last week we said goodbye to my number one fan, for those who have been visiting for a while you will know that was my mother.  She loved the way we interact in the blogging world, the comments you left and following your links back, the stories and adventures shared.  She might not have left you a comment but she followed your posts and all the little adventures or photos shared.

Thank you for sharing your photos and stories in your blogs.
Some bloggers comment on the number of people who visit but never comment, and for whatever reason people decide not to say something, maybe that is ok, maybe it is just nice that they took time to visit and we can appreciate that for a moment you made someone smile.

In no particular order, these are some of the folks she visited and enjoyed your blogs and frequently commented on your posts.

Laura with best wishes on your own Spiritual Journey,   Bob The Eagles Brother and his many talented creative projects. Jill who fills her little shop with soulful gifts,  Louise who captures the spirit of the Cape so beautifully and Marilee's sweet creative space, our many many friends on Sky Watch Friday, Martha a fellow mermaid and her adventurous use of colour, Rajiesh sharing fabulous tours across India   and photo cache taking us on amazing journeys across the globe, Arija's lovely garden photos,  Cheering on Nature Girl with her health issues,  Tracy in Scandinavia for an amazing journey focused on the light of living,  and Eileen in MD who is often the first to comment in  my space.   Thank you for your kind words and messages over the last few months, am looking forward to blogging routinely again.
 

Making Photos

"You don’t take a photograph, you make it." Ansel Adams

A great quote from one of my favourite landscape photographers with an eye for framing nature’s beauty.

Thank you for your kind messages over the last few weeks. We are in the last stages of saying goodbye to my mother (aka the number one fan) and had lots of computer issues that have kept me from posting. I will be back on line more often when this computer gets sorted and have lots of fun new projects to share soon.

In the mean time click the link to Sky Watch Friday to see how hundreds of people from all over the world have framed up their view of the sky.

Another Ansel Adams quote is “I hope that my work will encourage self expression in others and stimulate the search for beauty and creative excitement in the great world around us.” It very much sums up our mood, something my mother loved is the on line blogging community and how people connect in the electronic world, inspiring each other and cheering on creative ways to celebrate what is good in our world. 

The world is wide

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"I remembered that the real world was wide and that a varied field of hopes and fears of sensations and excitements awaited those who had courage to go forth into its expanse" Charlotte Bronte, from Jane Eyre

Love this view of the coast from standing high on the hill, the world and waves keep rolling on to forever. Click the link for Sky Watch Friday to see with other bloggers have found in their sky to share this week.
 

Faith

"Faith is the art of holding onto things despite your changing moods and circumstances." C.S.Lewis

Happy Sky Watch Friday everyone. This week I am sharing a bird using a rubbish bin as perch taking in the view of a colourful sunrise. We are riding the weather between cyclone watchs and yet more rain, crossing our fingers and hoping for the best.  Click into Sky Watch Friday where 100s of bloggers from all over the world share views of their horizon.

Scatter Sunshine

"The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much, scatter sunshine." Norman Vincent Peale
Between the never ending tropical downpours and a few other thing going on afternoon sunshine has been a special treat and well worth taking the time to appreciate.  Click the link for Sky Watch Friday to see what other bloggers have found on their horizon. 

Rainbows of Colour

"Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud" Maya Angelou

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Spied this sneaky little rainbow popping out of the clouds this week. A rainbow in a week of rain and more rain is a welcome treat.  Sharing with Sky Watch Friday friends, follow the link to see what bloggers from all over the world have found in their sky this week. Sky Watch is like taking a quickie world tour with all kinds of amazing scenes to enjoy.

Next week I am hosting a on line tutorial on the My Creative Classroom web site. The theme is shadow boxes and includes lots of introductions to mixed media techniques.

Am celebrating this week with a guest post featuring Luminarte Silks paints on the Splash of Color blog.   Hope your week is full of color, rainbows or painted or otherwise.

Early Morning Moon

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“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”  Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter
Sharing a pretty early morning sky complete with a little moon hiding on the horizon. Am playing with PicMonkey for photo editing and embellishing. Click the link to Sky Watch Friday to see what bloggers from all over have found in their horizon to share this week.

Happy Valentines Day my friends, this week I had a guest post on the Splash of Color blog using the fabulous Luminarte Silks paints and a fun tutorial, click the link and tell me what you think.

Present in the Present and Grateful

"If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do is be present in the present …. gratefully." Maya Angelou

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 Happy Sky Watch Friday, the wind has been a bit blustery in these parts making the river a bit choppy, but any day on the water has got to be a good day in my book. Click the link to see what other Sky Watch fans have found on their horizon to share.  Another link to share is Living the Good Life on the North Coast, all about a beautiful region of sub tropical Australia.

Pinterest.  . .  . . .  it lured me in with all those pretty little pictures and that instant click of living in the present, like that, pin that, praying we will have time to try that soon.  I like having the blog space to write about new creative projects and where we are travelling to so we will keep this blog space. Click the link to follow my interests in Pinterest.  Crafting and photography friends please let me know if it is ok to link your sites into the Pinterest boards because you know how good it feels to be surrounded with creative friends, colourful inspiration and pretty horizons to explore.

Sunshine & Shadows

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"Keep your face to the sunshine and you can not see the shadows" Helen Keller
Been a big week around here, shadows, floods, wild wind storms and touches of sunshine.  Click the link to Sky Watch Friday to see what bloggers from all over have found in their sky to share with us this week.

I was lucky to be gifted a membership for Ali Edwards OneLittle Word Workshops for 2013. The theme is built around the idea of having one word as your goal for the year and working on different ways to explore and embrace your ‘word’.  This year I chose ZEN, a blissful sunshine afternoon would not go astray, but mostly for me it is about finding a place to be centred and balanced in between the situations we find ourselves in and where we might like to be, or making the best of it. Whatever else it will be an adventure.

Sunrise

It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once;

a shower is forever falling; vapour is ever rising.

Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and glowing,

on sea and continents and islands,

each in its turn, as the round earth rolls. John Muir

Welcome 2013, happy New Year and happy Sky Watch Friday, always an adventure, you never know what is over the horizon or around the corner.  Click the link to see what fans of Sky Watch Friday have found in their skies this week.

My shadow box project packed full with pretty details that was on display in the Maya Road booth at CHA. Maya Road has become a favorite source for all kinds of delightful little trims.