Even when I am watching a TV show I always notice the china in the room – often seen in kitchen dressers or shelving. If I go to the shops my eyes are always distracted by beautiful china, I have one rule – I only purchase it if I fall in love with it (and can afford it!). It has to be better than okay – it has to pull at my heartstrings.
Initially I found it hard to find pics that were ‘elemental’ but it wasn’t as difficult as I first thought. Here is my selection for this Weekly Photo Challenge.
Lately I keep catching myself thinking about some unpleasant things from the past (I am sure we all have them). The other day I objectively looked at it and realised that my thoughts were 40 years in the past! I keep reminding myself to look forward and not backwards. Even better if I can spend my time in the present moment.
Last Semester I ran a course for U3A called Retired:Now What? As part of that course we looked at unhelpful thinking styles by looking at and thinking about a resource I found online. Click HERE for a link to the site and for more information.
The point is that I have identified this recent pattern and can be on the alert when these unhelpful thoughts invade my thinking and choose to think differently!
This week’s PHOTO CHALLENGE topic is TEXTURES
Using my mini-microscope it is easy to see texture in more detail.
This is my selection for this week!
Satisfaction equals:
Good coffee and dark chocolate
Fresh seafood
Ice-Cream cake
A warm fire in Winter
And a good book/Kindle to read!
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My selection for this week’s challenge is some photos taken from cookbooks circa 1940’s.
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I wasn’t sure whether to laugh or cry!
I prepared dinner in my trusty cooker (3 in 1 – pressure, slow cooker and steamer). There was a big pot of chilli con carne. It has handles on the side so, when ready, I went to lift it to another bench to serve it up.
Disaster! I only got as far as the kitchen sink and it wouldn’t go any further because I hadn’t unplugged from the powerpoint. As I tried to regain control it tipped on its side and most of the contents went into the kitchen sink!
There was just enough left in the pot for our meal. The cooker is a casualty as it has a big dent in its side where it collided with the sink!
Guess my mind was off with the fairies and I wasn’t focused on what I was doing. Lesson learned … when cooking dinner, just cook dinner!
Getting started was the hardest bit. Always worried I might mess it up 🙂
With the many changes to how we listen to music today I have been finding that even though there are so many options, I am actually listening to less music. We decided that having easier access to the multitude of CD’s we own would increase the likelihood of listening to music more often.
After searching the internet we found a CD cabinet that seemed promising. It arrived in two flat-packs and I volunteered to put it together. I was feeling confident after doing two bedside tables earlier this year.
In the end I was surprised to see how much space we have left over. The CD’s are now sorted into their different genres. No excuses now for not listening to music!
Here are a few shots of the progression of the project:
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This is my coin and note collection of (mostly) Australian currency – some of which are no longer in circulation.
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Here is my selection for this Week’s Challenge!
