Bom - Friends

This is my friends page, on the back of each tag is a story about each person. There is also the journal box where I talk about how I am a chatterbox (isn't that ironic?).




L/O : 3
Altered Things : 3
Swaps : 9
Other Projects : 4

New Camera and replacement chooks

Michael went to China, and while he was there he bought a Casio Ex-Z1000... Needless to say I have called it my own :D It was my first full day with it (and him too since my return yesterday) I took the above photo as part of a Challenge that I am involved in. It is to help teach you different techniques and how to use a digital camera. The challenge was to take a close up of something and try to get the background out of focus. I was trying to get the flower in focus and have the rest out of focus, but just as I took the photo the thing I had holding the leaf down moved and the result was the leaf became the 'center attraction' I think it looks ok however. lol

One of the cameras features is it does "Illustration" type photos. Above is Mick, below is a "Replacement" Chook


They're not as friendly, they're not as cute, they're not my babies, but hopefully I can come to like them. They haven't done anything wrong, and they can't help that the person who bought them, is the person who owned the 'Killer' dog. :'(

Bom: In the Beginning

This is me when I was about a day old, cute eh lol. I have done a write up about when I was born, my particulars and things that were going on in the world.









L/O : 2
Altered Things : 2
Swaps : 9
Other Projects : 4

BOM Dedication

I am on a few different scrapbooking groups, one is running a Weekly BOM challenge. This is the Dedication page. Seeings as I don't have any children (yet) I have just dedicated it to those that follow. There are about 50 topics, I don't have to do all of them, or even half, but it is good motivation to get me scrapping. The next topic is: Your Beginning, which is all your birth details, weight, length, maybe a baby pic. I am looking foward to this one. Shall post it when it is done.

The Border and Vellum have been embossed.

L/O : 1
Altered Things : 2
Swaps : 8
Other Projects : 4

My Altered Clock

Yay my second altered item. It is just a $3 Warehouse clock. I think it is much better than a scungy $3 clock now :)

L/O : 0
Altered Things : 2
Swaps : 8
Other Projects : 4

Oh My Poor Babies

In March this year I bought 5 baby Chicks.
I love chooks, and these little gals (and a guy who I never heard crow, but had just started) lived inside for about 8 weeks, were hand fed (like ate off my hand) came running when they saw or heard me and were just the cutest.

Last week all my baby chickens were killed. A contractor on the farm had his dog off of the leash, Michael had forgotten to shut the pen up, and the dog got in and killed 4/5, the last little one died later that night =(( They were just 18 weeks old.

I have been away from home for 8 weeks and I was really looking foward to seeing them again, seeing how much they had grown. The contractor got us 4 new chooks (.....!!!) so I am yet to meet them, they are almost ready to lay and Mick already got one egg from them. Anyhow there is that sad story. I am looking foward to being home and seeing Mick and Trouble (our dog), but I am going to be sad my babies aren't there.

Scrapping

I am in a Scrapbooking swap at the moment, it is a recipe swap, so I have altered a tin for all my new recipe cards to live in. I took me a little while to make, not because it was hard, but just because I am a procrastinator. I haven't done very much scrapping this year....
L/O : 0
Altered Things : 1
Swaps : 8
Other Projects : 4

Visiting Friends

Goanna looking for bird eggs.
I live in Outback NSW, I have a lot of 'friends' dropping in to say G'day. I shall post some more visitors another day.

A friendly shingle-back lizard who stopped by our house for a much needed drink. One of our pipes was leaking and there was a large puddle on the ground, this gal stayed and drank for about 15 minutes.

Geelong fun

In February this year when my boyfriend and I went to Geelong, Victoria for him to attend a management course, we went down to the bay. They have these funky Bollard things. We had a lot of fun spotting them as we were driving around the water front.

I have no idea what these things are, my guess is they represent the waves? lol If anyone can inform me I would love to know.

Michael with the Buoys

Around the Farm

I don't have my license, and there really is nothing to do outhere anyhow lol. Occassionally I have been out with Michael, on the 4 wheelers. The farm that we live on is pretty huge, I have lived out here for about 4 years and I still haven't been every where on it. There isn't that much of interest on the farm to look at, sometimes there is a nice sunset or sunrise, and although there are roos around, they are hard to get a good photo of. There used to be Emus in one section of the farm, where we lived when we first moved on farm. That is about 20kms from where we live now, so needless to say that I haven't been over that way for quiet a while. I might have to do a mission over there to see if there is any around that aren't camera shy.
These are a few photos I have taken while out and about on the 4 wheelers.

I really love this tree. I have always loved trees with big holes in the centre, lol I have no idea why. As a kid I always thought about people hiding out in them in storms, in later years I realised that probably wouldn't be a good idea as there would be a greater risk of electrocution.
This is the Lachlin river, not much water was passing through there at the time of the photo, I am not sure how much is running at the moment either. In November there was a huge rise in the river, the most water I had seen in all my time here.

This is a pretty sunset, the water is actually Campbells dam. The water that is stored there goes down the channels and is eventually sucked up by the laterals (sorta like mechanical soaker hoses on legs). Each Lateral is 1km long, these water the crops.

Sovereign Hill *Gold Country* Ballarat

In February this year my boyfriend and I went to Geelong, Victoria. Michael had to attend a management course for one week. When we finished up in Geelong, we decided to stop in at Ballarat, and go to Sovereign Hill

We had a great day there, there is so much to do, see and learn. A really neat thing is that all the staff are dressed in 1800's clothing, they do shows around the 'town' all day. You can also take several guilded tours.
We stopped for lunch at the "New York Bakery" (above). I had the lamb pie with chips, I have to say it was one of the most yummiest pies I have ever had. It came in a little dish with the puffiest pastry I have ever seen, set on top. Michael had tea sandwiches, I never got a taste so I presume they were super awesome too.

Some of the things to see and do are, watch the wood and metal smiths make wonderful items in front of your very eyes. Watch candles and soap being made. Take a tour of the old mine under Sovereign Hill. Have a 'wanted' poster made about you. Watch hard candies being made. Pan for your own gold. If you have no luck you can always buy some at the shop.

Michael and I found some gold, not much, it is sitting in a little glass bottle to remind me of the great time we had.

One Beautiful Morning

These are some of my favorite photos that I have taken. They were all taken on the same morning. My mum got me a digital camera about a year and a half ago and I LOVE taking pics! I do prefer film, but digital is so much cheaper and practical! You can snap and snap and snap until you get just the photo you want !!

First Blog

Hey welcome to my first blog! I have to say the word 'blog' sounds really bad!! Gross even!! Anyhow, I have been on the net since about 1996. I love everything about it, chatting to friends and family from miles away, playing games and researching my family tree. Back 'in the day' I mostly just used to have my own web pages and study for school. I don't have to worry about that anymore :D I finished school in 1998.
I intend to post photos and other stuff of interest to me, probably some links aswell.
Anyhow that's it for now hope you enjoyed it. lol.
Cheers
Liz