Lost Aussie on the loose

Lost In The Land of Photoshop

Yesterday went to heck and back in a handbasket as I had to stay focussed while a crew of workman tramped in and out of the house to put a new furnace and AC unit in the basement.....and if you think you heard THAT story before...well yes you have, and I can tell you it's both a nasty and expensive taste of deja vu, having done it barely a year ago in our old Delaware house!

So today I was up bright and early and ready to tackle a bunch of chores in and outside of the house only to be stymied by a day of rain and thunderstorms....then on the good advice of a friend, when the sun came out for 5 minutes I used the time to snap a few pics....that was at Midday...and I've been lost amongst the pixels and pictures ever since...what can I say?  Time flies when you are having fun?  Too bad about the groceries...let them eat cake! Ha!

Here's a sample of some of the pics I played with.... I love my Summer garden!

Calling All Aussie Art Bloggers

I have a little project in mind and would like to start by setting up a special links page on my blog for ANY artsyfartsy seriouslywonderful mixed media art or photo blogs that are out there that are published for and by Australian artists and craftsmen and women!

If you think you would be remotely interested, either leave a comment or email me.  Don't be shy....I want to hear from YOU!   Feel free to pass the word on!!!

A Blogalicious World

I was recently gifted with this lovely little blog award by two of my "Blog-Buddies", Carla and Dneese.  I thank them both for thinking of me so kindly.

I don't have lots of bells and whistles on my blog, things that blink or link but I do like to share my photos and pics of some of the artwork that I create and primarily like to use my blog to stay in touch with a globe of friends and family...spiced with the odd note and story of what goes on in my life! 
I appreciate each and every one of you who stops by, whether you leave a comment or not, your visit is valued...
Long live the lovely land of Blog!

So having said all that....in accordance with the rules for receiving this award which are:1) Put the logo on your blog.2) Add a link to the person who awarded you.3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs.4) Add links to those blogs on yours.5) Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs.

I'm not going to re-gift this to any of my blog faves who have already been ^5'd and hope to catch a few different folk and make their day!  Here goes:

Cindy, Kelly, Julie, Christine, Sarah, Don and Ursula

Happy Surfing! 

An Overly Quiet House

48hours since they boys have been gone and the house is too quiet already.  How is it that the aggravation of bickering, smelly sox left on the bathroom floor and a dishwasher constantly be waiting to be emptied can be something that you miss???

Today's distraction from missing them included a trip to the movies to see the new Batman movie -  "Dark Knight".  What a great work of cinematographic art!  Several stellar performances, amongst which of course was Heath Ledger's as the Joker.  I guess I am biased because he came from my home town, but boy...did he give Jack Nicholson a run  for his money!
And yes, Catherine, I think that my hubby is right along there with yours, thinking that this is one of the best movies he's seen in a long time!!!

Stairway To Heaven

I'm off to bed....having staved off the Sleeper Fairy long enough to make sure the boys were safe and sound on Terra Australis!...even if their luggage did not make it!  Hopefully it will get there tomorrow!

"Stairway To Heaven" is one of the pictures that I took while in the Bahamas..kind of an odd thing...this big concrete stairway on the beach and leading right into nothing...or is it literally a set of steps all the way to Heaven??

Fabulous Family Time

Time seems to have flown by on gilded wings....12 days with the boys here and we have managed to squeeze in a fabulous family vacation to the Bahamas as well as a Bon Jovi concert and and a modicum of New York toursisty stuff.
(Never mind loads of laundry and lots of stock up shopping!)

We shipped the "small men" off to JFK tonight and begin the tortured process of getting them back to Perth...already their flight took off 2 hours later than scheduled and I can feel the gray hairs growing by the minute until I know they have made their flight connections and are on the next leg of their journey safely!
The Bon Jovi concert that we saw on Monday was AWESOME!  Totally rocked the house down with 20,000 folk packed into Madison Square Garden.  You could "feel" the building shake and rock with all the enthusiastic fans jamming along with the band.
I thought that Matchbox 20 was great, the Eagles were awesome....but this bunch were just the BEST ever!
Their opening band was All American Rejects, so in truth we got two great concerts for the price of one.
If nothing else, the boys will return back to Perth with lots of tall tales, where the fantasy matches the reality!

God Speed My Lovelies.....I miss you already!
xoxoxo
MOM

Night Owl

I messed around with this piece a week or so ago....a la style of Jesse Reno ...oh to draw like him! - the words are mine.

A Few Quick Pics

A glorious week of sunshine and relaxing in the Bahamas...I could not have asked for a more wonderful vacation with the boys and DH, it was truly lovely! 

There are times when climbing mountains in search of Nirvana hits the spot, or soaking up historic sites and breathing in culture can be great....this time we all just needed to escape the corporate and scholastic rat-race and have a "chill-axing" time, as the boys so cleverly put it!...and that we did!

Here's a few of the 'happy snaps' and I'll dig out and clean up a few more when I've got the laundry sorted and the house back to scratch!.....who knew that the CAT family could be such messy housekeepers!

A Quick Cheerio

I'm sunning and sipping wine in the Bahamas, enjoying playing around with the boys at the water park and taking moonlit walks on the beach with hubby.

For better or for worse my ISP seems to not like communicating from here which is why there are not more photos or posts...all for the good perhaps!

See you next week!

THANKS

Thanks to everyone who emailed or left a comment during the past few days about the boy's safe journey.  I'm sorry I have not had time to respond to each and everyone...but my heart says Thank YOU!

They are both here now, safe and sound and although the journey was quite traumatic, they kept cool heads and navigated their way through the system and throughout the up's and downs.

They have both been flying around the world several times a year since they were about 4 weeks old, so I guess all the transcontinental training has paid off!

DH and I are taking a week of vacation with them from tomorrow....I may post inbetween, but otherwise I'll 'see' you in a week or so!

Happy trails and thanks again