Monday, October 29, 2012

My Morning At The Beach

The forecast for today in Melbourne is quite high, and usually it's not quite so hot down here on the Peninsula as we have the sea breeze which is just beautiful.
On my way to the shops to pick up some ingredients I caught sight of the bay and it was the mots lovely aqua blue colour, and the tide was so far out that you could just about walk to the end of the jetty without getting your knees wet.
So of course I pulled over, unable to resist the water...

A super low tide, you can walk out nearly to the end of the jetty

I'm on a sandbank, looking back towards the shore

How beautiful is the clear water and blue sky!!

Of course I had to wade out and walk about for a while.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Smash Around The World Project


Smash Around The World Project.
 

I'm starting a Smash Book with notes, stamps, snippets, drawings, pictures, cards and items that people from all around the world send me.

I'm also going to have a page where I tear your [first] name from the envelope/letter you send me and stick it in.

I would LOVE to recieve something from you


Drop me a message here, or email me at muishkas@gmail.com

What to send? Well, in the words of K & Company....

"A note, a quote, a thought to jot, a snipping, a clipping, the idea that's caught.  A card, a regard, a tidbit, a smidgen.  A doodle of a poodle, or the feather of a pigeon. It's the smatterings of ordinary, extraodinary life. Messy, and beautiful"






I'll be keeping this blog updated regulary with things I get and people who are participating.


Mail From Russia

My poor mailbox has been a little empty this week :( But today I recieved a postcard from Russia, enclosed in a lovely envelope.


Mail from Russia
Gorgeous envelope


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Awesome postcard of postcards from Russia

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

SMASH Book - Help?

I now have a mini smash book in my hot little hands.
This is addition to the yellow international normal sized smash book I also have.


The worst thing about having awesome journals, is actually starting them.  You flick through the lovely pages and don't want to 'ruin' anything.

The second worse thing about having awesome journals to use, is deciding on a theme. This, for me, is a terrible cascade of thoughts and ideas and it usually takes me about three weeks or longer just to decide what to do with them (as though the journal I have is the last one on earth and I simply cannot buy another one when this one is finished!)

I saw a video of a girl who had done an A-Z smash book.  Basically you have one double page for each letter, and throughout the year (or however long you like) you just stick stuff in there that you come across on the corresponding page.  I liked that idea.  But the mini smash book doesn't have enough pages for the alphabet, and the normal size smash book has too many.
What to do with the extra pages????

There was a 30 day Smash challenge I saw on facebook, but I'm not one to fill up a journal like this so quickly.  Some of the prompts would take me aaaaaaaaaaages to finish, so I'm not sure I want to lock myself into a challenge like that.
Then I thought, I don't necessarily have to DO the challenge; just write down the prompts on each page. But I'm not /sure/ I want to do that either.

I'd LOVE to have one where I just put ticket stubs of shows I've seen and plane tickets and train tickets and event entries and order of events...but we actually very very rarely GO anywhere like that.

So help me! Throw some ideas at me. What can I do with these Smash Books????

Monday, October 22, 2012

Challenge for November

It's nearly the end of October and I have been pretty good with keeping up with the FMS Photo a Day. Okay, well I need to catch up on two days, but I plan to do that tomorrow.

So what to do for November?
Really, I could do another photo challenge, but I found this tonight and even though I SO can't draw, I thought it might be funny to do and get my creative juices flowing...


OR, I could do a 30 day Smash Book Challenge...


Hrm. What to do?!!!

 

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Top 10 Ipod Post

Yop 10 Songs played on your ipod right now

1. Let's Get Married  - Jagged Edge
2. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepson
3. Right Round  - Flo Rida
4. Sexy Can I - Ray J
5.  Beautiful - Snoop Dog
6. Good Feeling - Flo Rida
7. Price Tag - Jessie J
8. Euphoria - Loreen
9. Sexy and I Know it - LMFAO
10.  One More Night - Maroon 5

 


Friday, October 19, 2012

A Pile of Kitties

I have to post a picture of the Postcard recieved from the USA.

"I can say I'm sending a pile of kitties in the mail" she exclaims on the back of the card.
This was a private swap. Thanks Callie :)


A Pile of Kitties
A pile of kitties!

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Monday's Mail

Owl ES-180891, From Spain
Today's postcard is brought to you from Spain.

Doctors

ARGH
Seriously, some doctors just make me want to throw something at them.

Today, at the doctor:




Doctor: (looks at tonsils)  They look fine
Me: I know. But I’m still in a LOT of pain.
Dr: Hm.
Me: Could it be something else?
Dr: Nah. It’s probably still tonsillitis.
Me: Probably?
Dr: Yeh.
Me: But you said they aren’t inflamed
Dr: (shrugs and stares at me)  So, what do you want from me?
Me: Antibiotics I guess. It’s been nearly two weeks now.
Dr: Yeh? Well what ones do you want?
Me: You don’t want to suggest one that might be best?
Dr: (chews on his gum)
Me: I’ll take the Augementum
Dr: (prints out script.) See ya.
Me: (glare)