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What a ride!

4 June 2006 by kristarella

My computer is fixed! My Web Search had infiltrated some hard to reach places but like Julie with a paring knife extracting marrow from a bone, hubby and I managed to dig the little bastard out. With the help of AdAware, SpyBot and RunAlyze. Since then I’ve actually been able to load pages which is […]

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Nuts!

4 June 2006 by kristarella

Maybe I am way too sensitive but I feel like I’m going nuts! This morning it was the banging noises that made me wanna kill something. Now my internet is going soooo slowly. Pages without images are ok. I understand that images will take longer to load. I understand that if we go over our […]

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Can I go back to bed now?

3 June 2006 by kristarella

This morning I was rudely awoken by my alarm which I forgot to disable last night. So I had to hang out of bed to try to reach my bag that my phone was in and turn it off. I just disabled it for tomorrow. I slept a while longer but by 10 I had […]

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Very exciting (nerd alert!)

3 June 2006 by kristarella

Every since starting my photo blog I’ve wanted to make a gallery archive page but I couldn’t figure out how to do it except for manually put a link and image onto a page every time I post a photo. Recently I found some plugins that sounded promising until I realised that they work in […]

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and the other

2 June 2006 by kristarella

I baked today which was good fun. I also did the supermarket shopping which is also excellent. I made rasberry and white chocolate muffins as well as triple choc cookies, both from Donna Hay Classics 2. They were yummy and they went down well at youth group tonight. I’m a bit down *sad* so I […]

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Worlds apart

1 June 2006 by kristarella

I am the only one to blame for this Somehow it all adds up the same Soaring on the wings of selfish pride I flew too high and like Icarus I collide With a world I try so hard to leave behind To rid myself of all but love to give and die To turn […]

Filed Under: Music, My life & thoughts

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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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