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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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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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By “sweet” I mean “totally cool”!

9 September 2006 by kristarella

The power supply on my computer was the cause of everything going south for the (end of) winter. I now have a working PSU and Kubuntu is sweet! I love learning new things, I feel very computer nerdy. :nerd: I finally have a colour scheme that I can cope with, the original blue was far […]

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Crikey

4 September 2006 by kristarella

Steve Irwin died today. No joke, he was killed by a stingray barb while filming a documentary in waters off the Queensland coast. When my husband told me I thought it was a joke. Not as shocking and incredible as when Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed’s death caused dropped jaws world-wide but still very […]

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Texas RV and me

4 September 2006 by kristarella

I have a new renter! Go along and visit Texas RV Travel Blog. Why did I choose this blog? I don’t know. I’m not sure what information I’ll get that would be helpful to me or my readers that live in Australia because we’re very unlikely to trek around the US. I have to give […]

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Karmin around

2 September 2006 by kristarella

Jeepers! Spam Karma ate some real comments! Thanks Foo for bring it to my attention. Also thanks for renting here the past week. It was a pleasure to have you around! My spare room is up for rent again so please click over there if you’d like to bid. You might also like to check […]

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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’ 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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