Skip to main content

blenheim

We are currently in Blenheim. Have been doing some of the wineries - a work trip for Jase - we just get to go along! I'v been playing with some of the phaunt actions by Kylie Banks- my faves are phaunt magic instant & then beastly colour. Got the links from an online class at Scrapbook Outlet with Mandi Haynes.
above: Katya on a walk in Waikari with Jases parents. Below - Harold the older giraffe at Orana Park, just before I met Vicki & checked out the stamping up catalogue.
Jase & I joined a winery tour today - was a great way to meet some different people & to see & learn a little bit about some of the local wineries. Feel quite isolated without my home internet connection though!
Posted by Picasa

Comments

Anonymous said…
Nice photos, enjoy your break away in Blenheim.
10:04 pm
Sharon said…
It's a tough job - but someone has to do it!! Great photos :)
11:59 am
Anonymous said…
wow fantastic photos!
5:45 pm
Andrea said…
Wow love how the photos came out! Enjoy your holiday.
10:17 pm
Mel said…
How lovely to combine work and pleasure- have a wonderful time
10:08 pm
Donna said…
Stunning photos Lara!
Feels like you've been away for ages.
12:48 pm
Sharlene Meyer said…
.co.nzGreat pics Lara! Hope your trip is going well.
6:53 pm
Penny said…
mmm - sounds like a good trip :-) Love the pics.
9:45 pm
Anonymous said…
Wow those photographs are super cool! You can see that you have been putting into practice what Mandi taught us!
10:20 pm
Jenny said…
I like your new blog style! Great photos too
10:36 pm
Ali said…
Oh wow look at those Queenstown winter photos - makes me homesick (NOT)! I remember trying to drive around, taking my life in my hands - only nearly killed myself once on the gorge - pretty scary.
7:58 am
Paula said…
Beautiful photos Lara. Where are you ?
9:25 pm
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Purging

The stuff can take over.  My stuff was covering my work surface and much of the bedroom floor.  I had to do a big sort out. I was brutal.   Stuff...ready to go. I packaged it in some storage totes I had that needed a new home (I’m waiting for my new CTMH travel system to arrive) and listed it on s local trading site.  It’s gone now. It doesn’t look pretty but I have a desk space and things are organised. The rest of my supplies now fit in this cupboard. Since the ‘purge’ I have had the space to create.  It feels good and it’s great to be able to get to my desk. A few pages made since the tidy up...and a box of 20 cards!
Post a Comment
Read more

Cheese Rolls

Spread sliced bread with Cheese Spread (see below). Roll up. Toast in oven & serve hot. These may be frozen and heated when required! cheese spread: 1pkt onion soup; 500g tasty cheese - grated; a 400g tin of evaporated milk; Put all ingredients in a saucepan and heat slowly until cheese melts and mixture thickens. Stir well. When cool store in jars in the fridge for sandwhiches etc or put in your cheese rolls! Yep, the Up2Scrap Elite Design team has been announced - soo privileged & excited to be a part of it. Congrats to Donna , Rach , Lianne , Trina & Sue & thanks Steph & Jo for the opportunity:-) We have been in Invercargill overnight - nice to get away even if it is only for a night! We went to Queens Park & the Museum/Art Gallery today & the Art Gallery Cafe served these cheese rolls -yum! Such a lower South Island thing - but soo good! 
18 comments
Read more

a catch up

Spent last night in Invers. We had a family dinner for dh's Nanny. We did a brief shop @ Farmers (none in the Wakatip) & went to Splash Palace this morning & BK for lunch (there's no BK here either!). Here are my 21 Challenge pages for the last three days. The hardest one was the Eleanor Roosevelt quote as I'm not sure what scares me - other than a lingering death while my children are still young, or one of them or dh being harmed in some way but even then I have a faith that gives me hope & assurance of a future. So I decided to apply this to my art or my creating - to try something new each day - even if it scares me. Day 4's quote was a goodie - I find that I make decisions all the time & this confirms that I am 'qualified' to make them. I used the pic of Katya for Day 6 as her blowing dandilion heads across the play area indicates this freedom & exploration of the world around. Watching her reminds me of the beauty & wonder al...
10 comments
Read more