Jun 1, 2013 | Browse and chat, Creative inspiration, That Creative blog
I have really learnt a lot about my current artistic taste since starting my blog 6 months ago. I am not sure what exactly has created the change, but I do know it is remarkably different today than it was even 5 years ago. When finishing the ArTTable I was still...
May 24, 2013 | Browse and chat, That Creative blog
The last few weeks have been capital B.U.S.Y. It’s nice to have friends and family over but this is the first weekend in months it is just the two of us alone. So what does a home alone weekend look like at our place? 1. Plant the plants. We have two...
May 4, 2013 | Browse and chat, Our Mid-century modern home, That Creative blog
Last Saturday morning being ANZAC weekend and both the boys were in town, so I tee’d up a small working bee at my place. This mum needed a hand with a few rocks. Well it was like having Heckle and Jeckle come to town! Everything started in familiar manner, Chay...
Apr 20, 2013 | Browse and chat, That Creative blog
Finally its Saturday morning and two long weeks at work after our wonderful holiday felt like a lifetime. The kids have moved out [yet again] and we have the whole house to ourselves which a lovely feeling. My first ever diet This week also marks the start of my...
Apr 7, 2013 | Browse and chat, That Creative blog
What a beautiful Easter week we had at the beach! Ray had ordered the following: a beach house, secluded, where we don’t need to drive anywhere, can stay indoors in wet weather and can view the ocean for photography. That’s exactly what we got, for 6...
Mar 29, 2013 | Browse and chat, That Creative blog
Its Easter yay and we are preparing to head off on holidays. The kids have found a new apartment and plan to move in another week, so we get the house back to ourselves on our return. It was an interesting challenging climbing on top of their mountains of clothes in...
Mar 23, 2013 | Browse and chat, That Creative blog
There is a terrific commercial on Melbourne tv at the moment, the teenage son finally moves out of home and guess what .. he returns! Surprise surprise on the parents face as he storms off to his bedroom only to find .. even more surprise, the parents had converted...
Mar 22, 2013 | Browse and chat, Creative inspiration, Renovate & Decorate, That Creative blog
For some reason I skated through life not ever thinking about hanging a nude painting or art in my home, either I never thought about it, or it didn’t inspire me, or was I a closet prude and didn’t even realize it. So which are you and would you hang a...
Mar 16, 2013 | Browse and chat, That Creative blog
This morning I am feeling old and creaky .. my mind, heart and soul is feeling young and fresh, wish my body wanted to keep up! My day job is in the office – sedentary, my hobby is sitting and creating – sedentary, my relaxation is blogging – sedentary. I have a...
Mar 9, 2013 | Browse and chat, That Creative blog
I have decided to start a regular Saturday coffee chat; my musing and sharing session .. every Saturday morning. Ray goes to work, I’m home and usually have time to stop and think in my own quiet time. I love nothing more to grab a coffee and have an online chat...
Mar 5, 2013 | Browse and chat, That Creative blog
I have been typing my fingers off for 3 months now, on average 2-3 blogs per week. Where has it got me to date .. 18 subscribers (half are family and friends), about 5 new viewers per day (that is cool), over 240 unique visitors so far and a whole $1.84 in advertising...
Jan 27, 2013 | Browse and chat, That Creative blog
The Black Saturday bush fires haunted me. They did the day they happened, they did that night on the news, they did every day afterwards, when we visited 6 weeks later, and again 3 months later and still two years along .. and I wasn’t even there....