Blossom Cottage

First Anniversay of Blossom Cottage Blog - Giveaway

Well a year was up a few weeks ago - the Blog has been a lot of fun, and thank you to all the visitors and friends who have left me comments or simply just visited the blog. 

So as a thank you I am giving away this lovely Donna Hay Chocolate Recipe Book, a chocolate bar, accordian scrapbook, glitz and ribbons : )  you never know what else I will add at the last minute. 

I don't mind posting overseas, just leave me a comment and then I will draw out a name on 5 October 2008 and send off the goodies to the lucky person.

Stanley - Tasmania

A busy few days, I left home at 6.30 on Tuesday morning to set off on a journey up the North of the state, the purpose was to re-familiarize myself with Mole Creek - Marakoopa Cave and also to deliver Hastings brochures to the Northwest area of the state, have a look at tourist information for ideas for work. Then on Wednesday and Thursday attend the Parks Conference at Ulverstone.  So very tired on arriving home tonight - about a 5 hour trip by car.  The Conference is a great place to catch up with friends and chat to other parks employees, this year I also thoroughly enjoyed each of the presentations from great speakers.  Especially the first speaker, the benefits of parks to people (not just National Parks)-  health, recreation,  measuring health benefits to volunteers.  I managed to get a business card so I can email the speaker and remind her to send me information on different types of measurement in the work place and work place environment for a new manager.  Can't wait to receive the info. 

Well it was thick drizzly rain at Stanley when I took a few photos, but here they are - a great little town - we were disappointed that there was no LATE NIGHT or EARLY MORNING shopping! lol    As you can see a lovely mix of old buildings - I was ready to move into one of the beautiful houses : )  And of course drizzly rain on the camera lens, as it was pelting in through the car window.  A nice meal at the pub and we stayed in the Caravan Park units, which were lovely and clean. 

Award 1 & 2

Thank you Jenni from www.nesttokeep.com for this lovely award : )

And thank you to Jackie who passed this "Tree of Happiness" on to me....I have to list 6 things that make me happy (isn't this beautiful - to me I think it represents great happy things in life)

1.    Friends through cyberspace and getting together with other friends when I can. equals talking non-stop.....lol

2.    My grandchildren and family (thats you Goodsells!), all the little treasures

3.    My new job and achieving in it.

4.    Cooking and crafting.

5.    Living in Tasmania's Huon Valley, where the environment is clean and healthy.

6.    Holidaying somewhere nice and warm.

 

 

 

 

 

Scrapbooking Sunday

Today I finished two layouts.. yes and its early in the day so maybe a few more crafty things will get made today?  Yep Mel, I'm onto cutting off the paper descriptor!

  Above is Oscar, who is now 4.

And below is myself and my friend Janine, taken at my godson's wedding last year (2007).. my godson incidentally is Janine's son!

Izzy's Christening Day

Today is Fathers Day, and also Izzy Beth was christened at Franklin Catholic Church.  Lots of photos to follow.  Easy peasy layered salad with sour cream, french mustard and lemon juice mixed together for the topping.  A white chocolate mud cake which I iced.  The christening gown was my grand-father Robertson's and now Georgia, Izzy, Oscar and Bonnie have all been christened in it, yet I never put my own children in it to be christened.  So that makes the gown Izzy's great-great grandfathers.  We think that someone in the family may have sewn it?  The church where Izzy was christened is also very old.  Tanya is catholic religion and wanted to have Izzy christened in her church.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Craft Queen Goodies

And more goodies today from Craft Queen.  Craft queen have the most gorgeous ribbons, I found these new stamps and some textas to use with stamping (I am not really sure how to use them) but will have a go. 

 

Scrapping Goodies

How great are these lovely items that I treated myself to... pop on over to Tarisota for these great goodies and many more. I can't wait to get scrapping now.  Umm the knife was used to cut open the packaging!  Tarisota pop in a lovely extra to enjoy with coffee while scrapping, how thoughtful is that.

Scraproom Mess

Just look at my mess!  I need to re-organise everything, so I can find stuff.. any ideas most welcome!

Spring and the 1st September

Spring today yah.. I love the warmer weather.   Anyone like to weed my garden?  Its raining here today.  The bulbs are much prettier around the front of the house, but I would have been soaked, so will have to leave those photos until the rain stops. 

I have worked 14 days straight, so enjoying a day off today : )  Maybe some craft projects to  show later.

Enjoy your day, Tasmania's first day of spring.