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Quick question

16 September 2006 by kristarella

When did “addicting” become a word? I’ve been seeing this used around the place and thought, it’s not that much harder to use a real word. If referring to yourself you can say “addicted” if you want to use an adjective to describe something you can say “addictive”. “ing” is used as an ending to […]

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Joy, rapture!

16 September 2006 by kristarella

Just a quick one while I get around to those Thursday Thirteens. My question got answered over at Useless Advice from Useless Men! I’m renting at Recommended! I also had two great rent periods. One at Tiny Voices in my Head and one at Ramblings of an Undisturbed Mind. Rent at these places if you […]

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Alright Pixelpost!

15 September 2006 by kristarella

Wow! After a lot of phaffing around I finally have my new photoblog up and running! It’s still at the same address as the old one. Pixelpost is totally good! While it does some things manually that WordPress did automatically it does other things, photoblogging things automatically and nicely. It gets the exif data from […]

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Excuse me while I die will ya?

15 September 2006 by kristarella

We have a desk lamp sitting on the window sill of the kitchen for a bit of extra lighting while doing the dishes and such. Unfortunately it causes some logistical problems when it comes to opening and closing the window. I just opened the window and thought everything was steady until it came crashing down. […]

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Thursday Thirteen #28

14 September 2006 by kristarella

Thirteen abbreviations it took me a while to get.Don’t worry, I’m not as ignorant these days, but if you’re new to the world of abbreviations maybe this will help you 🙂 1. SAHM – the first blog I saw this on was that wife of an army man so I thought it was an army […]

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Flushing

13 September 2006 by kristarella

A little while ago I had thought that I might write a post about toilets. They are so good! Often they’re comfortable and it’s excellent to have such a quick and easy way of transporting away from us our unpleasantries. I looked up Wikipedia and discovered that toilets go way back, even to 2500BC. Not […]

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A triptych of baubles. These are very satisfying t A triptych of baubles. These are very satisfying to paint ❤️💚💙

#watercolor #watercolour #christmas
I have really enjoyed this Christmassy painting! S I have really enjoyed this Christmassy painting! So glad my friend asked me to make some cards for our church helpers, because it set me on a roll!
#watercolor #watercolour #christmas #christmascards #watercolorcards
Had a great Saturday at the GKR Karate State Title Had a great Saturday at the GKR Karate State Titles! I was a sub for @jamesxuereb.me in the Blue Flame Dragons thanks to his sprained ankle; we won first round and came fourth overall!
I did a bunch of judging and officiating, which was really good.
I didn’t place in my individual events, but had a very fun final round of kumite (sparring).

#gkrkarate #karate
More stamping tonight. Even better than last night More stamping tonight. Even better than last night’s!
Did some stamping this evening. Love it! I wish I’d done some pages in other ink colours before I dismantled the stamps 😂
Had an appointment in the city, so I got to visit Had an appointment in the city, so I got to visit the @legocertifiedstores_anz Wicked display!
#wicked #lego #afol #sydney
A little book I made from Bunnings paint sample ca A little book I made from Bunnings paint sample cards. It’s going to be for mini paintings and collages. Sometimes it’s nice to start with a colour rather than a blank white page!
A little while ago I did some swatching of Daniel A little while ago I did some swatching of Daniel Smith and Schminke Horodam watercolours. So soothing! I love some of the granulating colours!
#watercolours
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