Day | 4 Passions

I am a Passionate Woman !

This one stumped me a little not so much about what I am passionate about I know that well, but how to go about documenting it.  I was browsing some of  the awesome blogs I have discovered through this challenge and some I visit frequently, when I came across Tracey Holdyk's blog { someone I would like to think I can call friend } I love the way Tracey used an interview type format, so I decided to interview my family and friends and see what they said. Thanks Tracey...

Family 

• Food 
• Photography
• Art
• Interior Design and Decorating { Moving the furniture ALL the time }
• Getting a Bargain
• Wine 

Friends 

• Food and eating well 
• Photography  
• Inspiring others
• Nesting  { More subtle way of saying moving the furniture all the time }
• Pursuing creative outlets 

Me 

• Cooking as apposed to food  & Cook Books 
• Photography of all descriptions not just food 
• Music
• Friends
• Sharing 
• Art  Appreciation and Teaching
• Paint and Paper
• DIY 
• Feng Shui  { Moving the furniture } 
• Coffee & Cake
• Wine 

I bet when my friends read this that will say oh yes i forgot that one........

I feel that I put my heart and soul into all I do and hopefully my passion shines through. 

Thanks again for popping in and leaving lovely comments.

Marie 

Day | 3 My Blog Mood Board

My Blog Mood Board 

I am loving these photographic collages, think I may have found a new addiction. 

I have used an Ali Edwards template available here  and Word Art from Lovedayseed available here. 

To get back to regular blogging after very long hiatus would be lovely. 

To share my thoughts and experiences would be my main goal.

To have a place to actively interact with the public in a more in depth way 

compared to instagram would be awesome.

• My blog is about my Real Life.
• My photography.
• My family and friends.
• My crafty endeavours.
• My adventures.
• My gardening failures. 
• My cooking triumphs.

So basically my project life transformed to a blog format. 

It's not to late to join in with Bailey and her Blogtember Challenge over on her blog Brave Love. 

Thanks for dropping by 

Marie 

Day |2 My Ideal Day

Oh what would my Ideal Day hold, do I dare think about it?

• To wake early on an Autumn morning as there would be no frosts yet and the air is still warm. 
• Taking an early morning stroll along our pristine beaches.
• Returning home to Good coffee and a cooked breakfast of bacon, onions, mushrooms and avocado on sourdough toast with a side of maple syrup. 
•  Leisurely sit in the garden and read for a while - I love the song of our native birds especially the laughter of a Kookaburra. 
• I absolutely love my own company and am perfectly happy alone. Music quietly in the background. 
• Morning Tea Time - Iced Tea and a tangy Lemon Tart  should kick start me into the day.
• To have an outdoor studio open to the garden would be my dream, filled with light. There I would while away the day playing with paint and paper. 
• No neighbours would an absolute necessity - I like my afternoon muzac LOUD. 
• Late afternoon I would retire to the kitchen by way of the pottager garden with my basket to collect supplies for dinner. 
• A crisp chilled riesling in hand, a stunning cheese board, 60's music {so we can get our groove on around the kitchen} and the twins { when they are not squabbling } cooking a gourmet dinner. 
• Eating outside in the garden in the evening warmth and beautiful golden light. 
• NO mozzies!
• After dark cozy inside with the family playing a board game. 
• Ending the day on the couch with a port and a little secret supper snack watching TV to wind down the PERFECT day. 

WOW that all sound likes a fairy tale. But what a beautiful fairytale it is and I suppose not entirely in the realm of impossible.

Well we are 2 for 2 loving this blog challenge.
Thanks again for dropping by.

 Marie

Joining in with Blog-tember

Welcome to my Intro for Blog-tember a concept given birth to by Baily Jean 

Well how shall we go about this the long and sordid version

or 

the sugar coated glazed version ?

• My name is Marie Antoinette { unfortunate i know }
• I am a young 50ish although some days I feel an old 90ish. 
• Married and I think we will leave it at that. 
• Many children 6 + 3 step not to mention some surrogates along the way. Two who are still at home, my babies and twins. 
• Soon to Grandmother 
• Domestic Engineer { sahm }
• I was born with a gene to try ALL and EVERY craft known to man. Hence my purse is always empty.  
• I cannot lie I do imbibe, partake, quaff the occasional glass of bubbly to be sociable.
• My palate runs to the Gourmet end of the food chain { wink, wink, nod, nod, } 
• Makes friends easily and love to chat - much to my children's disgust, I will strike a conversation with anyone at any time, any place.
• Proud Australian I love the outdoors and my nest it perched within an hour of the Beach, Snow and State Capital what more could you ask for ? 
• I am a social butterfly and love to be out painting the town with my awesome group of friends. 
• Shhh don't tell anyone I said this but I may have a craft hoarding problem - but I shall deny this emphatically. 
• Beginner Hybrid scrapper 
• Pretty game and up for most adventures.
• I make my bed 6 out of 7 mornings. 
• I can't stand dirty glass or coffee mug  
• Oh and last but my no means least I am NOT a Chocolate lover - Seriously !  

Ok so I think we may have gone with the glazed version but you get the idea. Looking forward to this new blogging adventure with Baily Jean and hope you will join in. 

My goals from this are to develop a blogging habit and to share my passions with anyone interested. 

Thanks so much for popping by  

- Marie  

" let them eat cake " - Marie Antoinette  Sounds good to me !!

A review of some favourites.

I have been cleaning up my laptop desktop and backing up files, however most of my time was wasted reminiscing over old LO'S and photos so i though that might be a good place to launch back into blogging.  so i am sharing with some of my favourites from the past year.

Some of my favourite photos from the last few months.

Well back to i,t assignments to complete, other blog posts to write and scrapping to do !

Thank you for popping by to take a look .

Experimenting with Paint and Paper

part 3 of a creative week

Part 2 of a week of creativity

A week of Creativity

Artistic Documents Cyber Crop Blog Hop Criteria

Ok Ladies my blog hop Criteria is :

Sparkle - interpret anyway you wish

Photo a day Project

Well i was hoping to start a photo a day this year but i am a bit late starting never mind i can catch up

Jan.1 - Homemade Chocolate Brownies, eaten at one minute past midnight

Jan.2 - The taking down of the upside down Christmas Tree

Jan.3 - Last year or the year before Emily Falconbridge did a 52 ? challenge and so i doing that this year as well .......

This is my first TAG Q1 - What I wish for 2011 ANS. To Simplify

Ali Edwards - One Little Word Project begins again this year..

Last year my word was HOMEMADE and i did pretty well with that last year..

This year my word is SIMPLIFY and i am very happy that it is the first answer in my 52Q tag book ..

TFL -

Blog Hop Challenge

Over at Artistic Document we are having a Blog Hop Party Challenge, where all the participants who have a blog leave the criteria and a sample on their blog ..

So here is mine - You must only use 3 Colours and their shades ......Here is my sample .....

Artistic Document Cyber Crop

Doodlers Of the World Unite ...

I am doing Doodling Classeds online with this amazing Lady Stephanie Ackerman... I have fallen a bit behind in lessons but hey whats new ...
I had better pull my finger out and upload what i have done and also play catch up ..

Marie

A scrappy post this morning

The 3 generation Travelling Troupe In Tasmania PT 2

Day 2

An early rise and down to the Strachan Steam Railway station to cath a coache to Queenstown

After a nice hot coffee in the lounge at the Queenstown station we boarded another coach to the first stop ...

Activity One - Gold panning at Lynchford Station where the twins i might add struck GOLD both of them and that set the tone for the day ..

Activity Two - A very pleasant glass of wine and amazing box lunch was awaiting us at Rinadeena and some exploration of some undeground mines and a walk through the rainforest .

Activity Three - Meandering through the hills we came to Dubil Barril a brisk walk found looking at some most amazing fungai and an enormous wooden Bridge ... Mum was taking too many photos and held up the train ..

Once back on the train we took a lovely scenic tour over rivers and gorges through valleys and admired the changes in the natural vegetation ..

Activity Four - Lower Landing was out next stop and an assortment of Tasmanian Honey out for out tasting pleasure this station was nestled in amongs Huon Pines .

The rack and pinion rail system was a most ingenious invention which allowed the trains to climb the very steep ascents fully loaded ..

Now back at Strachan and the sun was setting so we retired to out lovely hotel to await the adventure of tomorrow ..

Thanks Marie

The 3 Generation Traveling Troupe Trip To Tasmania

Day One - Arriving Devonport at 6 am after a pleasant night crossing on the Ferry.

Stop One -Railtown and a village of the most incredible topiaries dotted in all the public parks and front yards..Way to cold for the others to venture out of the car just stupid me and the Camera..

Stop Two - Sheffield and a town of Murals on every building ...Coaxed Granny and the twins out for a brisk walk around the town and about 100 snaps. Anna slept on zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Then into a local bakery with a cosie sofa beside a raoring fire and hot coffee..

Stop Three - The Village Of Lower Crackpot - by far the highlight of the trip for the twins. The biggest maze complex in the Southern Hemisphere. Lavender Maze, Balance Maze , Crackpot Village Maze and the AWESOME hedge maze... Love the Witch crashed into the power pole ..

Back seat Crew

Stop Four - Cradle Mountain and Lunch Stop fabulous scenery and crystal clear air just beautiful..

Stop Five - Strachan on the West Coasy of Tasmania and where we lay our heads after a couple of wines and a delicious feast - The View from out hotel dining room

Thanks For looking Marie