Chewing Cartons ... #SixWordSaturday #ABCWednesday #WordlessWednesday #OurWorldTuesday #WATW

Chewing cartons is so much fun

Chappy the westie chewing up a chocolate carton (empty of course).

Have a fun filled day.

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Enjoying Entertainment

Enjoying entertainment at the Cricket WorldCup

New Zealand and Australia are jointly hosting the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

The Official Opening Ceremony was held in Christchurch, New Zealand and the first match of the World Cup was also held at Christchurch between New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

Elated that New Zealand won that game.

The opening ceremony and the first game were the highlights of the week.

And as pictures speak a thousand words, here are some pics from the opening ceremony that I took from TV as I watched.

dances - Bollywood, Irish, Scottish, Sri Lankan

Stadium and Maori Waiata (singing) and welcome

Hayley Westenra and the Royal NZ Army band

Maori dance, fire dancer, NZ flag, NZ Army band

at celebrations in Melbourne, Australia

First game at the Christchurch stadium  Hagley Oval - NZ vs Sri Lanka.

Even Google joined in to celebrate the opening match.

Some Faces

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Friday Fragments #340
Photo Friday - Faces
Wordless Wednesday #71 at Abracadabra
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Crazy Costumes

Crazy costumes catching on at Cricket

The Rugby Sevens is one big party for fans and the stands are filled with costumes of all kinds.

But today as I watched the cricket with an occasional glance, this caught my eye.  Thank goodness for handy cameras.

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The Letter Q

Quietly thinking of some Q words

Q is such a difficult letter to write on and even harder to find pictures.

So the words, quilt and quilling kept going around in my head. I don't have a nice quilt to write about and never done quilling so what could I say about that.

And then I thought of Quill. Aha quill is a good one for a blogger and I had a picture of a quill.

So here it is ... Q for Mickey's Quill

I really should've chosen a better background but it is late and it's time to call it a day - that quiet time!

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Nice Gesture?

No, it's an ...  

extremely nice and completely unexpected gesture

one that touched my heart and soul

Few days ago a parcel arrived in my mailbox all the way from USA from Ruchira (who blogs at Abracadabra). And this is what it contained:

Ruchira and I have never met but I came across Ruchira's blog through a blogging group and during one of the festivals I got to know her blog in earnest. What a wonderful place with so much wisdom.

They say nothing happens by chance and I so believe that. Ruchira's words resonated with me and I felt a connection with her.

And so started a friendship online. Not that we write to each other everyday or hold hands across the miles. That isn't necessary. It's just that I felt I could reach out to a wonderful soul somewhere in this world.

Ruchira must be psychic because bangles and dangly earrings are jewellery I absolutely adore. And peacock blue is one of my favourite colours.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~ Marcel Proust

I am so delighted to know you Ruchira. Thank you from the depths of my heart for your generous gesture.

I have neglected my blog for a while now and this is the perfect way to get it going again.

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Jar

Oh my it's been a really long time since I posted anything here.

A good way to get into the swing of things is to make this post short and sweet.

So joining into the ABC Wednesday and Wordless Wednesday #28

J is for ... Jar

Those who know me know I love boxes and jars - little ones, big ones. And I love this one that I got on my birthday last year from my daughter

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Mixed Bag

Six Word Saturday

Trying something new - or is it?

Zentangles seems to be something that a lot of people are trying out so thought I'd try something "new". But is it really?

I've been doing this for years ever since I was little. Whenever I am bored I just start doodling. At least that's what I call it. I never knew my "patterns" had a name - Zentangles.

So here's one of mine. Not perfect, but then are they meant to be? (Note to self - buy a set of quality pens)

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge - Family

I got these 2 very cute Japanese dolls for Christmas from my daughter. I love these dolls, they're so cute and a perfect addition to my collection.

And here is my "family" of Japanese dolls. 

Thursday Challenge - Distant (things photographed from afar)

Some days ago I saw some diggers in the distance so looks like they're clearing more land for houses. Haven't seen them since but now I see a camper-van, bins etc. They're probably ready to start building.

So here is a picture of the camper-van taken from afar and another picture to bring some perspective to the distance.

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Christmas Spirit

It's starting to feel like Christmas

This year has flown by so fast and the last few months I've been so busy at work that all I wanted was the year to end and my Christmas - New Year holidays to begin.

The Christmas spirit just wasn't coming through and the enthusiasm for Christmas was really waning.

But my holidays have begun and the tree is up and it's finally starting to feel like Christmas.

I started a tradition after my son was born to buy an ornament each for my daughter and son. Even though they've grown up, the thrill of buying them an ornament still continues.

So here they are for this year

My card this year for Christmas

Wish you all Peace Love and Joy this Christmas and always.  Have a Blessed one.


The Thursday Challenge this week is a favourite photo for 2013. There were so many and so hard to choose.

So I closed in on some and not surprising they all seemed to be of the sky. The sky is so fascinating but the moon is mesmerising and when you have both you can't help be drawn to it.

And so I chose this picture:

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Attractive

Looking through the eyes of children

On Friday morning, the fire alarms went off at work and "evacuate the building" rang out loud and clear.

So off we went and assembled on the other side of the road as we are instructed to. 

Luckily it was nothing serious, probably someone left the toast burning and that set off the sensitive alarms.

Usually we're busy chatting and notice very little of what's happening around us but that day we were in front of a childcare centre and the little kids were peeping through the glass window with amazement and wonder and so much glee. They were so thrilled to see the fire engines.

And so I took a closer look too for the first time and took some pictures.

So here are the pics of the fire engines that the kids found so "attractive" :

In looking at the engines, I took more notice of something we often take for granted. I was also grateful that we have these services that help us in our time of need and save lives. I was actually quite fascinated with all the equipment they carry.

Fire engines are attractive. We should learn to look at things through the eyes of children. The look on their faces when they saw the engines was priceless.


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Moments of joy

Little things bring us great joy

This week was a bit up and down - some anxious moments and some that brought me joy.

So looking back on those joyous moments, I found that it was really the little things that brought a lot of happy moments this week.

Sometimes it's just hard to pick a single moment, so here are some of them, the many moments I want to remember this week ...

Chicken noodles that my son loved so much he wants to eat them again and again - now that was a moment that brought me the most joy.

My little clip on ipod arrived - my nano decided it's had enough and is slowly fading. This time I thought I'd get a little clip on to help me with my exercise routine. I'm always picking up the nano as it drops out of my pocket so the clip on is a real treat. Wasn't sure of the colour but the green looks awesome.

A free angel reading from Angel Soulfood on FB yesterday. Most days we have the faith and in our hearts we know but just now and then the little demon of doubt creeps in and we question whether all this is true or just a straw we hold onto to give us strength to move on. 

Yesterday morning as I sipped my tea, I looked across at the hills and asked the same question - are you really there, why then are you silent. Then as I looked through my FB news feed I came across a post from Lisa Beachy - ask your Spiritual Team to prove they are around in a surprising general way. Just ask for a sign. And so I did. Soon after that Jodi Chapman of Soul Speak posted that Angel Soulfood was offering free readings and so I put my name down. 

I'm always blown away by how the Universe works and inevitably always obliges and restores my faith in it and all that is Divine. Couldn't have asked for a better sign. And the reading truly brought me great joy.

My lovely Pohutakawa tree that I thought was dying suddenly starts to bloom again. So happy I won't need to cut it down. And little Pohutakawa are peeping through. - Summer is round the corner. Yay.

So thrilled to see the little birds dropping by and enjoying the bread crumbs meal I put out for them. I love watching the birds eat. But have to stay very quiet and still as any movement sends them flying.

And last but not least, I can see the hills again - my neighbour trimmed his tree that was blocking my view. I had wished he would trim his plants and guess what the Universe obliged yet again. The storm some weeks ago must've damaged his tree and he finally trimmed it.  I can enjoy my hills again.

So grateful for the little things that bring me joy.

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A single photo capturing a moment 

A simple, special, extraordinary moment 

A moment I want to pause, savour and remember