Well, we are half way through the year ALREADY!!!Here is the last photo for the June Snapshots special - it is of little Sprout eating her lunch.NOODLES - Yum!! She loved them. I am hoping to do some more crafty postings in the next couple of weeks so keep reading. With Sprinkles of Sunshine... Anna ...

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Yesterday Jason made some progress on our garden plans. He found some old cement blocks behind the shed and has used them here to make an edge for our garden bed down the side of our house. We have had a nice rain here today so everything is wet and glistening.The other week, Jason also collected leftover rocks from the centre garden of...

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The August Issue of Better Homes & Gardens magazine came in the mail today. And I will be watching the television programme tonight aswell. I'm having a right Better Homes and Gardens day. Yay!! With Sprinkles of Sunshine... Anna ...

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Click here to check out a great giveaway. It is a quilt made out of pillowcases and looks very nice. Leave a comment over at the giveaway post on her blog and you could win too.With Sprinkles of Sunshine...Anna ...

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While wiping up the dishes this morning, there was this scratchy ruckus on the window. When I pulled the curtain aside, this is what I saw...Might I add, the kitchen window is a good 2-3 metres off the ground. I suppose he's a typical, adventurous 10 week old kitten hey? Above is a photo of the poster in the current issue of Frankie...

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JULIA GILLARD! Australia's new Prime Minister as of today.Some people like it - some people don't.My opinion?I like her.There are some people you can stomach and some people you can't.I can't stomach Kevin Rudd but I can stomach Julia Gillard.Having said that, Kevin Rudd's speech this morning was quite emotional at times and I think it is a pity he didn't show more...

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Today I took Jarrah to her first day at Playgroup. She had a WOW of a time making patterns in playdough, riding around in the cars, bouncing balls around and interacting with all the kids. Together we made a picture of a beach scene, she went out to the play equipment and climbed stairs and played in sand. Then the kids finished the...

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Remember the poem I wrote for Jodie about her Sweet Vintage creations? Well, I won a prize for that and...TODAY IT CAME IN THE MAIL!!!I opened the box to find 2 small boxes beautifully decorated with Jodie's gorgeous doilies and tiny fabric yo-yo's. And when I opened the boxes, I found these beautiful hair-clips. I am totally thrilled with these and sent a...

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Sunday 20thI have desperately needed a colour done in my hair (to cover the greys) and since it is a tad expensive to go to the hairdresser, I got a supermarket colour to do at home. Well, on Sunday, I got Jason to put it in. I was slightly nervous because Jason has never done this before but he did quite a good...

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Let me tell you about something really fun. About three years ago, I went to Melbourne to the Quilt & Craft Fair with my Mum and one of my sisters. It was here that I found Giggle Buttons. I love them. It is a great little Australian company who sell a combination of gorgeous stitchery patterns and cute little buttons that can go...

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"Write your troubles in sand, your blessings in stone" I really enjoyed this quote when I read it. Not sure who wrote it but it is quite good advice, don't you think? With Sprinkles of Sunshine... Anna "Write your troubles in sand, your blessings in stone" I really enjoyed this quote when I read it. Not sure who wrote it but it is...

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Well, again, I am posting some pics for yesterday and today.Yesterday Jason, Jarrah and myself went into town for the day. We didn't get back home until close to 9pm. The first pic here is of a purchase I made in town. I decided to buy a book about crochet so I can expand my knowledge and skill in this area beyond granny...

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I apologise in advance for the blurriness of these photos. They are taken under fluorescent lighting with my mobile and therefore lack some quality. Well, the first photo is of my most recent postcards I have received from postcrossing. I call it 'The Love Line'. The third one along is my most favourite at the moment. It is from Moscow, Russia - I...

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Whoops. I am a day behind but I figure that I am going to miss a day here and there. I am going to post some photos from yesterday. I haven't actually taken any for today but I wanted to share these couple of photos. We travelled an hour and 3/4 so I could play netball. Our team won which was great. I...

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This is one of the postcards I received today. It was from a lovely 54 year old woman who lives in the Netherlands. She never even knew that I have always adored butterflies so this was really special to receive.I would have got a couple of packages in the mail if they weren't registered post and require a signature. I really need to...

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The first snapshot for today is of our little kitten, Oscar. He is such a funny little thing. When I open the door to give him his food, he races in and laces around your legs then shoots to the food bowl as soon as he hears the food hit it. He particularly loves milk. He will drink that like his life depends...

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I bake our own bread. I love knowing what is in the bread because I put it in there. And it is even yummier than store bought I reckon.Another thing that made me very happy today was receiving a package in the mail with this vintage style jewellery box in it. I am really into owls (and also Russian dolls) at the moment...

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The first of today's snapshots is last night's tea that I cooked. It was pasta with a creamy pumpkin sauce. And I thought we needed some greens in our meal so I cooked up some broccoli and presented it like this: I was very proud of my creation. And it tasted awesome!Jason set up our printer last night and today I used it...

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My daughter, Jarrah, goes to bed around lunch time every day. So when she goes down for a nap, I potter around doing things that I need or want to get done - the washing up, some laundry, some craft, watch some telly. Today, I popped on the DVD 'Love Actually'. I really enjoy this movie eventhough there are some crude bits and...

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Today's snapshots are of my daughter drawing. I don't do this activity with her much because it can sometimes be a slightly messy activity. But today I thought I should get the paper and pencils and the stickers out for her to do her own thing with them. She absolutely loves stickers and will stick them anywhere if you let her! I did...

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I was visiting another one of my favourite blogs that I discovered not long ago - http://thejanellewindcollection.typepad.com/.She is doing a 'Snapshots of June' photo each day this month and I thought I would join in. I am a few days late but here is today's photos (which were actually taken yesterday but they stir the same feelings in me today as yesterday):I absolutely...

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I was just over at one of my favourite blogs http://creativityandlove.blogspot.comI entered her giveaway for a $50 voucher to spend at her Etsy shop sweetvintage78.It's kind of a little plug for her shop as well because I absolutely adore her stuff!Here is the comment I posted on her blog:Buttons & flowers and little doilies tooYou cannot help but buy more than a fewThey...

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Back in my school days, I was always referred to as 'sheltered'. My ever-so-encouraging classmates commented quite regularly that I was not 'up to speed' with the things of the world. But you know what? I never really cared. So what if I was a little slow to experience or know about things that the others had?! Quite frankly, all they were talking...

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