--Fred Lebow
....I came in the middle for my age & gender - just saying !
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Wednesday, 4 September 2013
Wordless Wednesday : You can't win them all ...
--Fred Lebow
....I came in the middle for my age & gender - just saying !
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Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Wordless Wednesday ~ Leaping Lizards
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| A lovely reader Sarah tells me it's a Baby Bearded Dragon |
“Faith is a process of leaping into the abyss not on the basis of any certainty about ~where~ we shall land, but rather on the belief that we ~shall~ land.”
Carter Heyward
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Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Wordless Wednesday - Bald as an Egg
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| Pink Ribbon Day - Oct 22nd - |
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| Even though the future seems far away, it is actually beginning right now.
Mattie Stepanek |
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| Almost done after 5hrs Chemo Taxol #1 / 12 - You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. ~Eleanor Roosevelt |
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| A nice lunch is always important- thanks to volunteers~ Pink Ladies |
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| Bald as an egg ! |
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Saturday, 25 August 2012
Billboards
I love reading billboard signs - there are so many clever ads and slogans.
*This isn't a sponsored post -I just think it is fun idea so I decided to share it with you - from the LEGO Festival of Play as the 50th anniversary celebrations continue.
You can now submit a personal message you would like to see built with a custom-made giant LEGO letters and displayed on a special LEGO Builtboard for all to see.
Brisbane will be abuzz as a giant double-sided 4m tall x 5m wide LEGO Builtboard is installed in King George Square, Brisbane from August 29 – September 2.
These are 2 - I did for hubby
PS : * I do have a Lego giveaway coming up soon !
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| Forgot about morning breath ! |
Clever
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| Punishment or reward ? |
Funny and serious.
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| I Love Kermit |
Short and sweet.
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| Mona |
*This isn't a sponsored post -I just think it is fun idea so I decided to share it with you - from the LEGO Festival of Play as the 50th anniversary celebrations continue.
You can now submit a personal message you would like to see built with a custom-made giant LEGO letters and displayed on a special LEGO Builtboard for all to see.
Brisbane will be abuzz as a giant double-sided 4m tall x 5m wide LEGO Builtboard is installed in King George Square, Brisbane from August 29 – September 2.
You can submit a message (up to 36 characters long) at LEGOfestival.com.au - NOW , so get your thinking caps on! There’s limited spots and only the most unique will secure a space.
Whether it's a declaration of love, a happy birthday message or a big announcement – GO say it in LEGO!
Each message will be hand built by LEGO Certified Professional, Ryan McNaught, who will be on site every day spelling out your message. The LEGO letters are approximately 80cm tall, and are made out of hundreds of LEGO bricks in white, yellow, blue, green and red.
These are 2 - I did for hubby
Keep calm – let’s do the time warp again
Keep Calm – you only stepped on Lego
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Monday, 13 August 2012
The Nude Nutt Farm.
I keep wondering - how did I get here ?
Exactly two months ago today I underwent a mammogram and ultrasound . Before I set foot out the examination room I knew it wasvery bad most likely not good news. The vibes and the drawn out explanations of why I shouldn't worry ...so of course I did !
The next day, 'Breast cancer' with an immediate biopsy was hardly the news was I was expecting. Still, we dealt with it and a week later I had surgery. I've recovered pretty well.
Two weeks and three days ago I had my first chemotherapy cycle, with a guaranteed 100% side of hair loss within 2 - 4 weeks. Pretty much all body hair is lost , in time.
I knew what to expect because of the Breast cancer network Australia's BCNA Fact Sheets on hair loss.
Yesterday, morning I knew it was closing in - head hair was falling out inthe 1000's alarming amounts , noticeably only to me, thankfully ! (I Goggled it to be sure but we have on average over 100, 000 hairs on our head.*)
I still wore a hooded top and my cap to make sure (no one else wore my hair in the windy conditions).I'm just grateful it lasted the distance of the City to Surf
DH drove home from Sydney to Dubbo last night. If I had known then, the amount of mess moulting hair made, I'd have gone for a haircut yesterday, right after I crossed the line. (Loose hair is still all over the bathroom from this mornings moult..)
We dropped the boys at school . My dear, sweet husband said he wanted to get his hair cut too, as a measure of support. I made sure I explained to them I was getting all my haircut off and so was Daddy...just like Ben , their adult cousin, who lives across the paddock on Grandpa's farm.
The hairdresser I wanted was not open. The next , across the road, wanted $20 for DH & $27 for me - for exactly the same cut #1 all over and shorn off completely.We settled on another hair & beauty Salon , two blocks away, where Sam and Joel have had haircuts before. It was $10 each for a clipper cut.
Nice.Neat.Quick ! No-one else was in the hair dressing salon at the time of my buzz cut. The girl was lovely. After it was over, in under 10 mins, I slipped my beautiful beanie straight on. He normally gets #4 clippers, we got matching #1 .
DH went and bought himself a new Akbura hat - he earned it !
I was ok. I'm still ok. It is just hair and it means the chemo is working. I'll be bald , most likely more than six months to year. It will grow back, eventually.
It feels much better now, I am not shiny bald yet. I couldn't shave it because there is still a great risk of an infection with a nick. My scalp was so sensitive last night and this morning. It feels so different , still slightly sensitive but definitely an improvement on the moulting.
Friday is my next cycle of Chemo. Onwards.
Ben's Dad, ( BIL) came up with a new name for our farm "Nude Nutt Farm" . BIL is looking pretty shaggy himself , so maybe it's his turn next ...in the shearing shed with Ben's clippers.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
(NIV Bible - Matthew 10:29-31)
Tonight this verse and devotion gives me great inspiration ...I don't have to be afraid, or feel alone , for He is watching over me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Exactly two months ago today I underwent a mammogram and ultrasound . Before I set foot out the examination room I knew it was
The next day, 'Breast cancer' with an immediate biopsy was hardly the news was I was expecting. Still, we dealt with it and a week later I had surgery. I've recovered pretty well.
Two weeks and three days ago I had my first chemotherapy cycle, with a guaranteed 100% side of hair loss within 2 - 4 weeks. Pretty much all body hair is lost , in time.
I knew what to expect because of the Breast cancer network Australia's BCNA Fact Sheets on hair loss.
Yesterday, morning I knew it was closing in - head hair was falling out in
I still wore a hooded top and my cap to make sure (no one else wore my hair in the windy conditions).I'm just grateful it lasted the distance of the City to Surf
DH drove home from Sydney to Dubbo last night. If I had known then, the amount of mess moulting hair made, I'd have gone for a haircut yesterday, right after I crossed the line. (Loose hair is still all over the bathroom from this mornings moult..)
We dropped the boys at school . My dear, sweet husband said he wanted to get his hair cut too, as a measure of support. I made sure I explained to them I was getting all my haircut off and so was Daddy...just like Ben , their adult cousin, who lives across the paddock on Grandpa's farm.
The hairdresser I wanted was not open. The next , across the road, wanted $20 for DH & $27 for me - for exactly the same cut #1 all over and shorn off completely.We settled on another hair & beauty Salon , two blocks away, where Sam and Joel have had haircuts before. It was $10 each for a clipper cut.
Nice.Neat.Quick ! No-one else was in the hair dressing salon at the time of my buzz cut. The girl was lovely. After it was over, in under 10 mins, I slipped my beautiful beanie straight on. He normally gets #4 clippers, we got matching #1 .
DH went and bought himself a new Akbura hat - he earned it !
I was ok. I'm still ok. It is just hair and it means the chemo is working. I'll be bald , most likely more than six months to year. It will grow back, eventually.
It feels much better now, I am not shiny bald yet. I couldn't shave it because there is still a great risk of an infection with a nick. My scalp was so sensitive last night and this morning. It feels so different , still slightly sensitive but definitely an improvement on the moulting.
Friday is my next cycle of Chemo. Onwards.
Ben's Dad, ( BIL) came up with a new name for our farm "Nude Nutt Farm" . BIL is looking pretty shaggy himself , so maybe it's his turn next ...in the shearing shed with Ben's clippers.
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered.*
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
(NIV Bible - Matthew 10:29-31)
Tonight this verse and devotion gives me great inspiration ...I don't have to be afraid, or feel alone , for He is watching over me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Saturday, 2 June 2012
Imagine if ...
Picture yourself ...on an idyllic island.
See yourself on the sun-drenched and bleached white sands.
Gaze in awe at the blue,blue sea.
Imagine what you are wearing, the relaxed way you are lying , or walking on this beach at sunset.
Feel the breeze flowing through your hair.
Hear the soft roar of gentle waves lapping the beach.
Note the calm smile on your face ...
now this is where I want to be.
Now imagine yourself ...what it feels like to be there!
It's been raining here today. Not that I complaining we need the rain and it is filling our water tank.
Later, I plan on being a top mum because I'll let the muddy brothers out to jump in the puddles and fling some mud.
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| The Silver lining ... when you are close to the ground |
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| "The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful." ~E.E. Cummings |
"Are you feeling, feeling, feeling like I'm, feeling
Like I'm floating, floating, up above that big blue ocean
Sand beneath our feet, big blue sky above our heads,
No need to keep stressing from our everyday life on our minds
We have got to leave all that behind"
-At the beach, The Avett brothers
Like I'm floating, floating, up above that big blue ocean
Sand beneath our feet, big blue sky above our heads,
No need to keep stressing from our everyday life on our minds
We have got to leave all that behind"
-At the beach, The Avett brothers
What have you got planned this weekend ?
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Wordless Wednesday ~ There are no birds in last year's nest
"Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." - Henry Van Dyke
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Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Wordless Wednesday ~ Mud Bath
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| The Silver lining ... when you are close to the ground |
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| "The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful." ~E.E. Cummings |
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| Mud bath 5c. |
(These photos are from my archives - because I didn't get any of their recent mud mania - Yes, our bath does look like this some days and so does the washing )
The rain can stop now. I hope everyone stays safe and life/personal/roperty/stock losses are minimal.
Get your Own InLinkz
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Sunday, 4 March 2012
Fine on the surface
Lately, I have felt very overwhelmed, my presence of mind feels crushed by the significance of so many unrelated things.
Despair over things I can't change.
Brokenness.
Someone, I love hurting with a dire diagnosis , that strikes so close to me; they are shattered.
Inability to stay on task and complete pressing to do's.
Some things are a mystery to me.
Grief over the fear of losing touch in special friendships is crushing .
I don't think they realise though, or maybe care .
Maybe they are just too busy with life and I should get over it.
I am just sad about it.
My faith in God , the knowledge that He cares for me and holds together the pieces of my brokenness, keeps me afloat.
An afternoon browsing Pinterest is also food for the soul and brings nothing but a smile.
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Despair over things I can't change.
Brokenness.
Someone, I love hurting with a dire diagnosis , that strikes so close to me; they are shattered.
Inability to stay on task and complete pressing to do's.
Some things are a mystery to me.
Grief over the fear of losing touch in special friendships is crushing .
I don't think they realise though, or maybe care .
Maybe they are just too busy with life and I should get over it.
I am just sad about it.
My faith in God , the knowledge that He cares for me and holds together the pieces of my brokenness, keeps me afloat.
An afternoon browsing Pinterest is also food for the soul and brings nothing but a smile.
♥
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Wordless Wednesday ~ Something Blue
The beauty of the day wasn’t measured by the layers on the cake or the fabric of her dress, but by the way he looked at her when she walked down the aisle.
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Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Wordless Wednesday ~ Nature ! Takes My Breath Away
Aussie Wordless Wednesday
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| The Pinnacles |
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| At sunset Nature is painting for us... day after day... pictures of infinite beauty. John Ruskiin (Am I the only one who can't get the horizon straight ? :) |
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"May I never miss a sunset or rainbow because I am looking down." Sara June Parker |
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