tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23521437269218949042024-03-14T14:14:53.271+02:00sanehelenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-76847407896150545532016-03-01T22:10:00.002+02:002016-03-01T22:11:19.136+02:00What do you say when you haven't seen someone for a long time?<div style="text-align: justify;">
When I was small, relatives usually said "My, how you've grown". I've tried desperately not to say that to my young relatives but I've slipped up a few times.</div>
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It's been forever since I last blogged and the DH has started blogging himself (<a href="http://keithstrydom.blogspot.co.za/" target="_blank">here</a>). He asks me whether I've seen his latest post which is what I used to say to him, so I've been feeling that I should perhaps resume my blog. </div>
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I need to make a few changes to update the look and feel of the thing but the good news is that there is lots to say and hopefully I'll avoid the tired clichés.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-45820139434325075982014-05-23T10:39:00.000+02:002014-05-23T10:39:03.285+02:00Because it's Friday and it's been that sort of week<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-69342021233713173942014-05-06T21:22:00.000+02:002014-05-06T21:22:32.912+02:00Shooting from the hip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
These are just "point-and-shoot" photos - no careful composition - but shots of things making me happy right now.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-43812281668349234152014-04-17T11:24:00.002+02:002014-04-17T11:25:25.925+02:00No words necessary<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<a href="http://superbalist.com/women/bags-travel/totes-shoppers/hipster-tote-bag-alice-edy/27135" target="_blank">Via</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-8774744130096601172014-04-14T16:24:00.001+02:002014-04-14T16:24:27.826+02:00Keeping busyI always have a few projects in progress and many, many more in my mental list of things I'd like to get done. This is a snap of the current top of the pile.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-30966532462082463502014-04-07T11:19:00.001+02:002014-04-07T11:19:43.114+02:00Art Deco and Art NouveauI'm fairly certain I've written about my love of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles before. Here are some of my favourite examples of the styles.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-40008909714314922062014-04-02T21:36:00.000+02:002014-04-02T21:36:12.008+02:00I love the Tiffany blue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Something on Twitter made me keen on a small project which involves the Tiffany blue colour. I'm really quite excited about it. Stay tuned for more details. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-3418917340752333712014-04-01T14:08:00.001+02:002014-04-01T14:08:50.416+02:00LovcatI know there are a lot of people who don't really like cats, but I love them. The current "lord-of-all-he-surveys" is a big male but doesn't like to be left on his own. He always calls to find out where we are in the house and then wants to sit on our laps or laptops.<br />
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Recently there's been a neighbourhood gangster-cat who has been leaving some serious wounds on our cat so we've implemented a curfew. After 8pm the windows are closed and the litter tray is made available. This is met with vociferous complaint until the DH and I go to bed and then it's all purrs and snuggle time.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-3066824794605065962014-03-31T09:21:00.001+02:002014-03-31T09:21:27.455+02:00Woolworths excellence for EasterWoolworths has an excellent selection of <a href="http://www.woolworths.co.za/store/cat?N=4294914530&ibn=2014-easter-week40&ici=easter_banner-4" target="_blank">Easter treats</a> this year. This is my selection of their greatest hits!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-55619570818711420582014-03-28T10:45:00.001+02:002014-03-28T10:45:45.263+02:00"How can I be happy?" Narrated by Stephen Fry<div style="text-align: justify;">
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The Apple Calendar app is awesome for planning and remembering those important dates. The aspect that I use most of all is the "alert" function.</div>
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When you're adding a new event as well as setting the location, date and time of the event, you can also set if this is a repeating event (which is what I do for birthdays), set one or many alerts to remind you that the event is coming up (I also use this for birthdays to remind me in time to get a present or card), add invitees (Mac and Windows compatible) and add notes. </div>
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If you're adding a new event on your iPhone, it's become a whole lot quicker to do. Simply go to the date that of the event, tap the screen to create a new event and simply drag it to the correct time. Then all you need to type is the name of the event.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-44773837351924624352014-03-25T16:46:00.000+02:002014-03-26T08:22:20.472+02:00Quick intro to being organised with Reminders on iPhone<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-63720255419650105762014-03-25T10:22:00.001+02:002014-03-25T10:22:18.572+02:00Getting the right camera angleSo....<br />
A long time ago I was invited to spend a morning at the Durban Botanic Gardens. The guy who suggested we go said he usually took his camera along so of course I said that he should do what he usually does.<br />
When he unpacked (yes, unpacked) his camera I realised that this was a serious hobby. I had been expecting an SLR camera but not the large selection of lenses.<br />
One of the things that impressed me was his attention to detail while taking photographs. I now have pics of him from various trips on his knees and elbows getting just the right angle.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-61720888019409191522014-03-24T14:10:00.000+02:002014-03-24T14:10:32.634+02:00Life is full of surprisesThis one is somewhat sentimental. Last year I had a tonsillectomy and because my sister was given a kaleidoscope when she had her tonsils out (she was four), my mother went to quite some trouble to find me a kaleidoscope as well.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-85525413660305339112014-03-20T23:42:00.000+02:002014-03-20T23:42:12.131+02:00More from Dear Rae Jewellery. Lucky me!Some time ago (it was October 2010) I ordered a ring from Dear Rae and received a beautiful, charming silver and brass ring and the friendliest service imaginable. I was really <a href="http://sanehelen.blogspot.com/2010/10/yay-hooray.html" target="_blank">smitten</a>. So when I started following <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DearRaeJewellery?fref=ts" target="_blank">Dear Rae on Facebook</a> and saw that they were making gold heart earrings, I just couldn't believe the coincidence. I had been looking for gold heart earrings for months and these fitted the bill perfectly. I wasted no time in placing an order and again I received the friendliest service and the fastest delivery ever. And, as it happens, they were having a promotion, so I also received a linen shopping bag with my earrings. The earrings had their own box and came with care instructions and even a cleaning cloth.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-77000189335709115132014-03-19T10:28:00.000+02:002014-03-19T18:23:37.957+02:00Lush, now in Durban!Last month I was thrilled to see this at <a href="http://gatewayworld.co.za/" target="_blank">Gateway Theatre of Shopping</a><br />
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I've just found the asterisk after "fresh" and "organic" above is for: <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">"We also believe words like "fresh" and "organic" have an honest meaning </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">beyond marketing"</span></span></span></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-50641177205201568272014-03-18T17:05:00.001+02:002014-03-18T17:05:42.582+02:00Tea and happinessFollowing a trip to the UK where I became converted to drinking tea (preferably loose-leaf tea which tastes the greatest), my best friend bought me a special tea pot for my birthday. It has a built-in tea strainer so I can use my loose-leaf tea and it makes at least three mugs of tea. Perfect!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-40791241089683339722014-03-17T10:55:00.002+02:002014-03-17T10:55:11.052+02:00DIY on the weekendsLately, we have been DIY-ing quite a bit. I have to confess that Builders Warehouse is my new Waltons.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-87522589243967828322013-10-18T11:41:00.000+02:002013-10-18T11:41:06.481+02:00Grumpy Cat is adorable<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-32289850864444530202013-09-20T16:42:00.000+02:002013-09-20T16:48:00.144+02:00HumanityI have this feeling that what really defines human beings is not actually the war, terror and damage that we are generally acknowledged to be doing to this planet and one another, but really what individuals do after war, after terror attacks and after natural disasters.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-72657786170419327612013-07-04T15:47:00.003+02:002013-07-04T15:47:53.034+02:00Happy Independence DayJust messing about...<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-35165849675289730182013-05-26T16:52:00.000+02:002013-05-26T16:52:48.063+02:00The Elves and the ShoemakerOn our weekend in the midlands, we stopped at a few of our <a href="http://www.midlandsmeander.co.za/" target="_blank">Midlands Meander</a> favourites.<br />
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I love the way the elderly couple have crept up to peer at the elves at work.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-84272090980458702882013-05-20T15:03:00.000+02:002013-05-20T15:03:23.596+02:00Romantic Treehouse weekendWe were lucky enough to arrange a last minute getaway at <a href="http://www.treehouse-acc.co.za/" target="_blank">Sycamore Avenue Treehouses</a> on the <a href="http://www.midlandsmeander.co.za/index.php?action=showmember&member=120&content=meander" target="_blank">Midlands Meander</a> this month and we couldn't have wished for anything better!<br />
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This was our cottage:<br />
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It was called the Bottle House. Many bottles have been used in the design and construction, starting on the right of the front door in the plaster.</div>
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Bottles formed a light-filled feature around some of the windows.<br />
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The chandelier was made of different sized bottles.<br />
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I loved the creativity that has gone into all of the woodwork. Just look at the hinges and the tiller-style handle on this door.<br />
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The shape of the hinges were repeated in this blanket box:<br />
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and this coat rack:<br />
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But my favourite, quirky decor item of all was the phrase over this mirror...<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352143726921894904.post-75363114933804852862013-04-12T10:07:00.001+02:002013-04-12T10:07:16.648+02:00Ursa the Bear - I'm falling in love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These bears are from <a href="http://www.davidweeksstudio.com/products/us/ursa-the-bear" target="_blank">David Weeks Studio</a> and you can buy one (there's a small and a large) at <a href="http://www.tweekstudio.com/#" target="_blank">Tweek</a><br />
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They are made in Brooklyn using Beechwood and I've fallen completely in love with them. They are quite big, the large is 13.5 inches (34.29cm) x 6 inches (15.24cm) x 5.75 inches (14.605cm) and the smaller (called Ursa Minor) is 5.5 inches (13.97cm) x 10 inches (25.4cm) x 4.5 inches (11.43cm). I think it's the size that makes them so divinely tactile - I would absolutely love to hold one.<br />
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There are also other animals in the range. In some places they are described as toys but to me they are so sculptural, I think Ursa the Bear would keep my artist's mannequin company.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450667508032742080noreply@blogger.com0