I am now about to begin the 4th block of gail pan’s Christmas Wish BOM, and I’m so enjoying making them.  The three above are the ones I’ve completed up till now, and the one below is my most recent.   I didn’t think I’d enjoy embroidery as much as cross stitching but now I think I even prefer it.  …

You know you have a lot of time on your hands WHEN…  This is so freaking cool!  A part of me wonders if this is actually done with post its or if it’s some kind of  digital thing, but in any case it had to take a while and looks awesome!

Years ago I made a post about people online and how they pretend to be something they aren’t, and I’ve been thinking about it again recently.  I made that post almost exactly 5 years ago and this issue is still a bit of a thorn in my side, especially now that the blogging community has grown so much since I …

Over the last year or so we’ve been talking about moving quite a lot.  We even had a realtor here once to talk about our options and the only one he gave us is “Don’t bother in this market, call me again in a year!”.  Right. We also haven’t been able to agree on if we want another flat or …

I’ve been wanting to learn to do embroidery for a while and when I saw the Christmas Wish BOM over at gail pan designs I thought it was the perfect opportunity to teach myself.  So after a few online tutorials and YouTube videos I felt confident enough to give it a go.  It came out pretty well for my first …

On Sunday Xander and I went to the Biesbosch in Brabant, just south of here.  It’s quite lovely around there with lots of water and nature.  There are boats you can rent to see the area from a different perspective and lots of trails for biking and hiking.   We drove around the area for a few hours, stopping every so …

One thing that has been bothering me about my camera since I got it, is the camera strap around my neck.  The nylon material it’s made with scratches the back of my neck, and can get quite uncomfortable.  Also, one thing I noticed when I was out with my camera yesterday, because it’s black it heats up really quickly.  Not …

Being a big TV and Movie nut, I rather enjoy reading websites about stars, upcoming shows and films, and celebrity gossip.   I like seeing the sneak peak photos of movies that I’m waiting excitedly for *CoughNewMoonCough* and seeing who is dating who, who’s up for the lead in what film, and so on. Lemme tell ya though, there are some …

Think again!  If you want more Edward and Bella, I have the perfect story for you! ** SPOILER ALERT! ** – If you haven’t finished the original four books, stop reading here as the synopsis of this fan fiction story contains info you don’t want to see yet. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Seriously, stop reading now if you …

If you are a photographer of any kind, you probably understand the annoyance of carrying your camera on a strap around your neck.  At least if you are like me and you still have the nylon strap that came with your camera, those things are so scratchy.   I can imagine that after a certain amount of time it must get …

Ok two things first: 1) Ignore the mess in my house, it was when I was all sleep deprived, so there was no cleaning happening. 2) Ignore me and my doggy talk, it had to be done. So yeah, those two things aside… you can see that Pixel is still as spazzy as ever.  When she was a pup she …