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My life & thoughts

How to boil an egg

31 January 2006 by kristarella

Isn’t boiling an egg one of those things that is innate? Aren’t we just born with the knowledge of some things? Apparently not. As my husband and I contemplated our very sparse fridge after going to the supermarket, both of us without a wallet, we decided that boiled eggs was the most appealing dinner option. […]

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Make up your mind!

30 January 2006 by kristarella

There have been three “private” calls to our home today, none of which left a message and two of which I was actually here for. The first call I was out, it would have gone through to message bank. The second call rang for two rings and I was waiting until after the third ring […]

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Kissed by the sun

30 January 2006 by kristarella

Welcome to the part of me affectionately known as the “strip”. This is the part where my swimming costume bottoms and the singlet meet; or more correctly don’t meet. This is the part that I often forget to sunscreen, the part that I didn’t forget to sunscreen today. That’s right, I didn’t forget to put […]

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The Candy Store

28 January 2006 by kristarella

Oooh, speaking of my Utili-key’s swanky tin box reminded my of The Candy Store in Leura. It’s five minutes down from Katoomba and it has lots of lollies! Many of which you can’t get in Australia, or can only get in very few places. I really wanted to get Rhesus Cups but they only had […]

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Garage

28 January 2006 by kristarella

We just cleaned out the garage. My hubby did most of the work and it was his idea. It is nice to have, for the moment, a tidy and spider free garage. It also meant that I finally fixed the parcel shelf for the car. Our car is a hatchback and has a parcel shelf […]

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Oh my goodness…

28 January 2006 by kristarella

That was alot of reading! I just finished catching up on my favourite blogs. Reading back over the last week is quite a job! For those who haven’t made my favourites list yet, I’m sorry I couldn’t be bothered to back track and I’ll just pick up from next time I navigate to your site. […]

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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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