December 2011

Gosh it has really been almost a year since I last posted and now don't go falling off your chair!

2011 has been a year of losing friends and a dear nephew. Connor fought for 7 years against the mitrochrondrial disease and earned his wings on September, 16.  Connor, I miss you terribly and know that you are dancing high up in the clouds.

Today I did some scrapping and made 2 things.

Firstly I made a Christmas Shadow box decoration using the papers from the Le Shabby Cafe's December kit - Joys of Christmas.  This is proudly hanging on my Christmas tree!



Secondly, I did my first sketch challenge with Let's Scrap and used the papers from the Le Shabby Cafe's December kit - Joys of Christmas.

That is all for now and will post some pictures on what show we went to see on the weekend.

Love



New Year New Design

Hello there

I got a notice that http://shabbyblogs.com/ is moving to a new server and we had to update our codes (Like I know how to do this???) so I decided to get a whole look.  Let me know what you think?

So here it is, my new look called "Sophie" which I got for free!!!

While I was busy updating, I realised that my last post was November 2010 and that means I need to get off my butt and get you all updated.  I promise to do this by the end of the week and in the meantime, you all must have a fabulous week!

Love

Life lessons

While most of us had the almost "normal" week, but somewhere else, we have friends who have lost someone dear.

Losing someone or something you love is very painful. After a significant loss, you may experience all kinds of difficult and surprising emotions, such as shock, anger, and guilt. Sometimes it may feel like the sadness will never let up. While these feelings can be frightening and overwhelming, they are normal reactions to loss. Accepting them as part of the grieving process and allowing yourself to feel what you feel is necessary for healing.

 

There is no right or wrong way to grieve — but there are healthy ways to cope with the pain. You can get through it!

Grief that is expressed and experienced has a potential for healing that eventually can strengthen and enrich life.

I saw this quote :

 

"no one can go back in time to change the past,

but anyone can start a new today and have a new ending"

Anonoymous

 

Just to let you know that I am thinking you today and will leave you with this:

 

And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes, there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain...Rev 21:4

 

Love



The Animal Farm, Hillcrest

In September 2010, we decided to go to the Animal Farm in Hillcrest.

A delightful venue with a wide selection of animals, big and small. Owner managed by a couple, who clearly love animals. The tea garden offers light lunches, breakfast, cakes and beverages in a lovely setting overlooking the farms on the opposite side of the valley. You can feed and pet the animals, milk a cow, ride a pony and even go on a tractor ride.

Ethan and Tyler were very fasinated with the goats that lay around outside their open cages and they are so tame. 

Ethan and Tyler soon overcame their fear of feeding.

Billy Goat Guff!

 Daisy the cow goes moooo!

Yay they have a playgym!

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Thanks for looking!

Secret Santa Swap

It has been a long while since I have updated my blog and I have decided to get back into it with a little something nice.

So come along, play here and have some fun!

Till next time......

Scrap Affairs

Dear Scrappers

January is coming to an end and we are now getting closer to 2010 Soccer World Cup!!! For those who live near the stadiums, have you been to one in your area and have you taken photos and have you managed to scrap a page or two to remind our future generations on this big event that will be part of our history?

We are still having problems with Telkom (who hasn't), however, we would like to send you this message from Scrap Affairs magazine:

GET PUBLISHED FOR FREE IN SCRAP AFFAIRS

We’re looking for layouts in the following themes:

Easter, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Heritage, Family & Back 2 School.
Or
Have a lesson on a special or unique technique?

Lesson notes must be in WORD format, and photographs in JPEG format. High Resolution (300 dpi) JPEG format.

Don’t shrink or re-size your images.

Email all pictures/notes to: scrapping@bscrapbooks.co.za

We have some exciting developments coming your way so watch this space!

We will be back pretty soon .....

All the best things are {P}ink......

Hello everyone

It has been one busy time since our arrival in Durban. It is so good to be back and to be amongst families and friends. We now have a hectic social life and are enjoy every bit.

On the shop's side, we are still waiting for the installation of the Telkom lines and so far Telkom is looking for a cable to connect me to the exchange. I am giving them an extra week and then I am calling Neotel. Is there a chance that some of yous have looked into this competitor and have joined them? Please tell me more.

It looks like we have left the raining season in the Western Cape (rain in winter) for the raining season in kwaZulu Natal (rain in summer) and that means we have rain for a WHOLE year!! Recently we have had loads of rain and on Wednesday this week we had our mini tornadoes. I really don't think Durbanites have experienced the Cape Doctor cos mini tornadoes are definitely in the Western Cape at this time of the year!!!

The boys have settled in their new creche and it is a lot smaller than their previous creche. They are only there till 2.30 and then they drive mommy cra{z}y!

While I am dormant with my shop, I was offered a mornings only admin/book-keeping job for a business called Herbs by Rosemary. For the Durbanites, you may have seen these fresh herbs at our local Spars, Pick 'n Pay, Checkers etc. The girl that did the admin work had her second heart transplant operation in 8.5 years and has been having kidneys problems. So this is just temporary arrangement to help our family friend during her recovery period.

Christmas is around the corner and it is a time to together with the families and a time to start scrapping some lovely gifts. So watch this space for some ideas.

What is coming soon.......{very soon} .....is the new addition to the Cuttlebug family and it is a {s}he and is in {p}ink and is adorable. We are hoping that this lovely little lady will make an appearance for Christmas and what is also so cool is that you will get a {FREE} alphabet !!! That is right, spend R1000 and you will get a set on alphas worth R1050. If you are interested, please email me on scrapping@bscrapbooks.co.za So remember all things are pink....

That is all for now folks and I will write some more soon.

Love

Bridgie and family