tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19581260874545525412024-02-20T03:04:51.145+11:00A Collection Of Our LivesAmanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09318997709561884113noreply@blogger.comBlogger324125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958126087454552541.post-60036021394694181202015-06-11T22:13:00.000+10:002015-06-11T22:13:02.587+10:00Wedding bliss....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It was a perfectly lovely wedding and my darling girl was the most beautiful, happy, serene bride.</div>
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Such a wonderful day.</div>
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<br />Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09318997709561884113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958126087454552541.post-16576830504375192102015-05-20T19:53:00.000+10:002015-05-20T19:53:25.496+10:00It's been a long time....<br />
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I'm not really getting back into this - at least, I don't think I am. We'll see. <br />
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This is for N, who told me the other night she was always a bit disappointed every time she's checked here in the last year to see if I'd posted anything. That annoying seagull is not the first thing you'll see now!<br />
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This is also for my darling Eloise, who asked me a while ago if I'd blog about her wedding. Absolutely. It's the event of the year for our family and it's nearly here!<br />
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I can't really sum up an entire un-blogged year in one post so I'm just sharing a few random pictures from the last couple of months. Autumn is the best time after all.<br />
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A random selection indeed.</div>
Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09318997709561884113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958126087454552541.post-7136823097332300102014-03-14T11:47:00.001+11:002014-03-14T11:47:27.098+11:00Take me to the beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It's been far too long since I felt waves lapping around my ankles and sand between my toes.</div>
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Monday's little beach visit was worth the wait. </div>
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<br />Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09318997709561884113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958126087454552541.post-68512540107277876132014-02-27T14:18:00.000+11:002014-02-27T14:18:54.816+11:00February bits and pieces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In February.....<br />
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... we lived through a couple of weeks of constant smoke haze.<br />
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We visited the city on an <strong><em>exceedingly</em></strong> hot day....<br />
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....where we saw the "Ladies of Hotham" exhibition at Federation Square.<br />
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We are attempting to eat more healthily.</div>
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But have occasionally failed spectacularly at this.</div>
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I re-hung this painting which has been in storage since the room was repainted <em><strong>four years ago</strong></em>.<br />
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Someone thought they were a tasty snack.</div>
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I had to admire the way Z set up the bathroom in preparation for a bubble bath the other night.<br />
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January. Nearly over already.</div>
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What a show it was!</div>
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We celebrated our youngest girl successfully completing school with her Valedictory Dinner at a posh city venue.</div>
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December was all about the food, of course. This lovely spread at C's place on Christmas eve.<br />
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Everyone got a little carried away with the gift giving this year.</div>
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Christmas day and Boxing day were spent catching up with family, eating, and laughing.</div>
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Best of all, after much secretive planning and scheming to ensure the maximum amount of surprise and romance, E's boyfriend proposed to her on New Years Eve, and she very happily and tearfully accepted. A perfect end to the year.<br />
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I arrived home from work on Thursday to find a beautifully decorated tree.<br />
E and Z had braved the spiders, (possible) rodents, and other creepy crawlies in our outside storage area, and succeeded in locating the Christmas tree and decorations.<br />
Apparently it was a terrifying experience.<br />
I was just pleased that I wasn't the one having to find everything and decorate the tree single-handed.<br />
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It's finally summer. And it's actually hot. Let's see how long it is before we all get sick of it!Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09318997709561884113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958126087454552541.post-52324074192139161322013-11-26T16:44:00.000+11:002013-11-26T16:44:43.508+11:00New colour scheme<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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- I slept <strong><em>all night. </em></strong>That <em><strong>never</strong></em> happens.</div>
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- Our council Green Waste collection began today. We completely forgot to do anything about this over the weekend, so this afternoon, J sawed up the branches and I bundled them and put them out on our nature strip. I swear, the council truck came along and picked them up within <em><strong>five minutes</strong></em> of us coming inside. </div>
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I knew I would want to read Donna Tartt's "The Goldfinch", the moment I knew it was due to be published this year. However, it was going to be difficult to justify reading a nearly-800-page book for pleasure when I'm supposed to be reading as many new books as possible in order to have a wide range of recommendations at hand when consulted by our customers at work. Then, by a stroke of luck, "The Goldfinch" happened to be a featured title in our shop's Christmas catalogue. All staff are instructed to read as many titles as possible in our catalogue, so there you go. I could have a guilt-free read after all. And I did. And I loved every minute of it.</div>
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It's taken a while, but by yesterday I was down to the last 300 pages, so I did nothing all day but read. Such an engrossing, beautifully written book.</div>
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In other book news, more new babies to find a spot for. It's always a lovely surprise to find out new cloth-bounds have been released.<br />
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As usual around these parts, it is raining, and rather cold too. Hard to believe summer is just a few days away.<br />
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Today will be another lazy day. I woke up really early (for a Sunday) to watch the "Doctor Who" 50th anniversary episode (so good, by the way), and now I'm feeling rather sleepy.<br />
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Some sort of mindless activity which doesn't require major brain function will probably be undertaken. Light housework perhaps?Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09318997709561884113noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958126087454552541.post-18010894577181455402013-10-28T15:37:00.000+11:002013-10-28T15:37:30.499+11:00Cutie pie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
On Saturday, J, Z and I went to a birthday party for the sweetest little one-year-old. My kids don't get to see their little cousins very often, so this was a real treat. So many cute babies and small children!</div>
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Even Z, who is not a fan of children, was completely smitten with the adorable birthday girl.</div>
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Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09318997709561884113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958126087454552541.post-68259085285305736382013-10-22T13:04:00.000+11:002013-10-22T13:04:20.355+11:00School days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
After almost twenty-two years of my kids attending primary and secondary school, today marks the end of an era. This is Z's last day of formal classes before exams. No more schoolkids here. They really are all adults now.</div>
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I just can't believe it.</div>
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I look at these pictures taken on their first day of school and they all look like such babies.<br />
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In the past eleven days, I've had <em><strong>one</strong></em> day off work, and today is my first day off after <em><strong>seven</strong></em> days straight. Admittedly, two of those days were only short shifts (three hours long), but even so, I'm feeling somewhat drained of energy today on this blessed day off. </div>
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I need to do some "home" work today. Part of my job as a book shop employee is that I must read as much as possible in order to recommend books to our customers. Not a hardship. My current reading pile includes several titles which will be appearing in our next catalogue. My only problem is deciding which one to read first. I think it might be the two children's books today. Too sleepy to contemplate anything more challenging. </div>
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The divine book below was a treat to myself after finishing work yesterday. So very, very gorgeous.<br />
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These photos were all taken this morning, within a 20 minute time frame. So why is the sky a different shade of blue in each of them? <br />
Not to worry. I've certainly appreciated this glorious sky today, in all its hues.Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09318997709561884113noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958126087454552541.post-748222773386980602013-10-09T17:46:00.000+11:002013-10-09T17:46:34.740+11:00Melbourne in the Springtime<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I realised I hadn't ventured further than three kilometres from home in <em><strong>over a month</strong></em>, so a city outing was in order. Melbourne's lovely in the Spring.</div>
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A visit to Hopetoun Tearooms is becoming a tradition. </div>
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My pear tart.</div>
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C's lemon meringue pie.</div>
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So, the painting bug hit again with a vengeance in September. My desire for the entire house to return to the original neutral cream walls we started out with, has been an ongoing dream for the last three years. Down to the last three rooms now and we're done.<br />
I began with J's room. This room started out cream, before becoming mauve and then pale blue. A blackboard wall was added a couple of years ago.<br />
This was quite a big painting job due to said blackboard wall (which required four coats of paint) and many, many holes in the walls and ceiling which needed to be filled. Yes, at one point J had pinned posters to his ceiling.<br />
As the room was unoccupied, there was no rush, so it was completed over about four days. We're happy with the result.<br />
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Anyway, consistently warmer weather (as far as that's possible in Melbourne!), will no doubt be upon us soon. In the meantime, there have been a couple of pleasant days this Spring - good enough reason to get out the camera and capture a few moments.<br />
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Our wisteria put on a fine show this year. Unfortunately, every single flower blew away in the wild winds of the past week.</div>
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Quite a common sight with the intermittent rain and sunshine lately.</div>
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Our boy is now 21 and <strong><em>I can't believe it.</em></strong> </div>
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His party was a big success. Family, friends, and the birthday boy, had a great night.</div>
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C created a fabulous triple-layered cake.</div>
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The only casualty - someone fell into the drinks bin.</div>
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No after <em><strong>after</strong></em> shots as yet. The area has been cleaned, but is still not neat and tidy. Might try to achieve that before Christmas....</div>
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Couldn't have asked for a more perfect day to celebrate Father's Day and the beginning of Spring.</div>
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We enjoyed a traditional Aussie barbeque and lounged around in the sunshine all afternoon.</div>
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Bliss.</div>
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And here is the father of my children with one of his precious babes.</div>
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Very thankful.</div>
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As usual, I've taken many, many photos of this beautiful tree in the past couple of weeks. Such a lovely display, brightening up the end of winter. </div>
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Cut flowers don't generally do very well in our centrally heated home, but we enjoy them while we can. So much nicer than artificial air fresheners.</div>
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My grandmother gave me this little cherub vase and a posy of violets for my 15th (I think) birthday, <em><strong>so many years ago.</strong></em><br />
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Bare winter trees</div>
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This is why I love Melbourne.</div>
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On Sunday, C and I had a lovely day out with my sister and family. Delicious lunch, followed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performing the music from "Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers". </div>
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Watching various plants starting to bud gives me great pleasure.</div>
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School holidays in the old days were always filled with outings and activities a-plenty. Nowadays, I don't need to entertain small children, but a day out is always enjoyable.<br />
E couldn't remember ever visiting the State Library, although I'm fairly certain we took her there at least once. Poor Z had never seen it. I think the girls were fairly impressed with the Library's impressive architecture and beauty.<br />
E took the first photo (above) on her phone. The quality of iPhone photos never ceases to amaze me.<br />
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Autumn remnants.</div>
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Noticing the small things (1)</div>
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King of the castle.</div>
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Pretty boy.</div>
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New bowls. $3 each. Bargain.</div>
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So much green. Must be healthy.</div>
Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09318997709561884113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958126087454552541.post-10292526484498845622013-06-30T15:39:00.000+10:002013-06-30T15:39:19.997+10:00Goodbye, JuneOne month of Winter already gone. How?<br />
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Our baby girl turned eighteen. Baby no more. Various festivities took place.<br />
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Our baby boy left home. Big change. Always knew it would happen one day. Doesn't make it easier.</div>
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I'm still feeling rather flat following the massive European Adventure. I keep thinking, "so what's next?" After such an epic experience, I really need to start appreciating the small things again. Getting there gradually.<br />
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This weekend, I've been soothing my soul with music, books and hot chocolate.</div>
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Last night, I enjoyed a lovely Doctor Who marathon, and will probably do the same tonight.<br />
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Lamp light makes everything cosier.</div>
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