still hasn't arrived.... and neither has my birthday card from my Mum, posted the third week of April. Flipping postal system. Grr.
ETA: DH came in at 6:45pm with my package! It's arrived! And it's lovely. I'm going to have some fun with this. Thanks Georgina, and thanks for the adorable card that came with it! X
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Return from the jungle
We're back from a lovely family holiday. DH's parents came to stay and we took them for a week away in Kuching, Eastern Malaysia. We had a fantastic time, but I'll let the photos tell the story.
The view from our hotel room:
From a boat trip amongst the mangroves, a wild Proboscis monkey. This one is the alpha male of his troop.
Do pay the ferryman!
Sunset in the mangroves.
I tried to photograph the fireflies but they didn't come out. They were like Christmas trees twinkling.
At the Semenggoh Nature Reserve. This is Delima, a semi-wild Orang-Utan and her 3-month-old baby.
This is Delima's 3-year-old daughter Selina.
The crowning glory of our trip. This is the largest flower on earth, the Rafflesia. It's carnivorous, and only blooms for a week every 9 months. This one is 61cm across (over 2 feet) and it obligingly bloomed on the morning of my birthday, which is also MIL's birthday. We had a double celebration.
The view from our hotel room:
From a boat trip amongst the mangroves, a wild Proboscis monkey. This one is the alpha male of his troop.
Do pay the ferryman!
Sunset in the mangroves.
I tried to photograph the fireflies but they didn't come out. They were like Christmas trees twinkling.At the Semenggoh Nature Reserve. This is Delima, a semi-wild Orang-Utan and her 3-month-old baby.
This is Delima's 3-year-old daughter Selina.
The crowning glory of our trip. This is the largest flower on earth, the Rafflesia. It's carnivorous, and only blooms for a week every 9 months. This one is 61cm across (over 2 feet) and it obligingly bloomed on the morning of my birthday, which is also MIL's birthday. We had a double celebration.
Friday, 8 May 2009
Friday Funny
BRITISH NEWSPAPERS
Commenting on a complaint from a Mr. Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, a spokesman for North West Gas said, 'We agree it was rather high for the time of year. It's possible Mr. Purdey has been charged for the gas used up during the explosion that destroyed his house.'
(The Daily Telegraph)
Police reveal that a woman arrested for shoplifting had a whole salami in her underwear. When asked why, she said it was because she was missing her Italian boyfriend.
(The Manchester Evening News)
Irish police are being handicapped in a search for a stolen van, because they cannot issue a description. It's a Special Branch vehicle and they don't want the public to know what it looks like.
(The Guardian)
A young girl who was blown out to sea on a set of inflatable teeth was rescued by a man on an inflatable lobster. A coast guard spokesman commented, 'This sort of thing is all too common'.
(The Times)
At the height of the gale, the harbour-master radioed a coast guard and asked him to estimate the wind speed. He replied he was sorry, but he didn't have a gauge. However, if it was any help, the wind had just blown his Land Rover off the cliff.
(Aberdeen Evening Express)
Mrs. Irene Graham of Thorpe Avenue, Boscombe, delighted the audience with her reminiscence of the German prisoner of war who was sent each week to do her garden. He was repatriated at the end of 1945. She recalled,
'He'd always seemed a nice friendly chap, but when the crocuses came up in the middle of our lawn in February 1946, they spelt out 'Heil Hitler.''
(Bournemouth Evening Echo)
(With thanks to Tony)
Commenting on a complaint from a Mr. Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, a spokesman for North West Gas said, 'We agree it was rather high for the time of year. It's possible Mr. Purdey has been charged for the gas used up during the explosion that destroyed his house.'
(The Daily Telegraph)
Police reveal that a woman arrested for shoplifting had a whole salami in her underwear. When asked why, she said it was because she was missing her Italian boyfriend.
(The Manchester Evening News)
Irish police are being handicapped in a search for a stolen van, because they cannot issue a description. It's a Special Branch vehicle and they don't want the public to know what it looks like.
(The Guardian)
A young girl who was blown out to sea on a set of inflatable teeth was rescued by a man on an inflatable lobster. A coast guard spokesman commented, 'This sort of thing is all too common'.
(The Times)
At the height of the gale, the harbour-master radioed a coast guard and asked him to estimate the wind speed. He replied he was sorry, but he didn't have a gauge. However, if it was any help, the wind had just blown his Land Rover off the cliff.
(Aberdeen Evening Express)
Mrs. Irene Graham of Thorpe Avenue, Boscombe, delighted the audience with her reminiscence of the German prisoner of war who was sent each week to do her garden. He was repatriated at the end of 1945. She recalled,
'He'd always seemed a nice friendly chap, but when the crocuses came up in the middle of our lawn in February 1946, they spelt out 'Heil Hitler.''
(Bournemouth Evening Echo)
(With thanks to Tony)
Monday, 4 May 2009
May birthday card
Mary, one of my ScrapJazz friends, has a birthday the day after mine so I sent her this card. I had great fun making it using the DCWV Citrus paper stack which I treated myself to. The scalloped frame around the Happy Birthday hangs freely from the ribbon which I thought was a fun touch. I hope she doesn't mind the cheeky quote!
Sunday, 3 May 2009
MIL's birthday present
I had the greatest fun making this card set for a present for MIL. Each card is pretty as it is, and I've given her half a dozen stamped, double-sided, assorted greetings to stick on the centre panels if she wants to.
I got the idea from ThatsNancyWithAJones blog site.
It's from her September 2008 entry, and she's posted the clearest instructions with photos, so even I could follow them! I've made a few of these now and I just love them for gifts.
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I got the idea from ThatsNancyWithAJones blog site.
It's from her September 2008 entry, and she's posted the clearest instructions with photos, so even I could follow them! I've made a few of these now and I just love them for gifts.
See my Favourites List -------------------------------------------------------------->
Saturday, 2 May 2009
MIL's birthday card
I can post this now that the birthday is over.
I made this birthday card for MIL a while ago. It's a tea-bag fold card which is much, much easier than it looks.
If you're interested in how to do it, visit Richard's tea bag folding site for full instructions and free downloads of beautiful tiles, as well as links to other free download sites. The only stipulation is that they're for personal use only, not commercial. The photo isn't very good, but I used my beloved Diamond Stickles to add sparkle to the corners and the wheel. The stamped greeting is silver. Isn't it effective?
I made this birthday card for MIL a while ago. It's a tea-bag fold card which is much, much easier than it looks.
If you're interested in how to do it, visit Richard's tea bag folding site for full instructions and free downloads of beautiful tiles, as well as links to other free download sites. The only stipulation is that they're for personal use only, not commercial. The photo isn't very good, but I used my beloved Diamond Stickles to add sparkle to the corners and the wheel. The stamped greeting is silver. Isn't it effective?
Friday, 1 May 2009
Friday Funny
You get it from the kids
1) NUDITY
I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, 'Mum, that lady isn't wearing a seat belt!'
2) OPINIONS
On the first day of school, a 5-year-old handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, 'The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents.'
3) KETCHUP
A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. 'Mummy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle.'
4) MORE NUDITY
A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, 'What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a little boy before?'
5) POLICE # 1
While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, 'Are you a cop?' 'Yes,' I answered and continued writing the report. 'My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police. Is that right?' 'Yes, that's right,' I told her. 'Well, then,' she said as she extended her foot toward me, 'would you please tie my shoe?'
6) POLICE # 2
It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me. 'Is that a dog you got back there?' he asked.
'It sure is,' I replied.
Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, 'What'd he do?'
7) ELDERLY
While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly house-bound people, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, 'The tooth fairy will never believe this!'
8) DRESS-UP
A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party. When she saw her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, 'Daddy, you shouldn't wear that suit.' 'And why not, darling?'
'You know that it always gives you a headache the next morning'
9) DEATH
While walking along the pavement in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that a proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and some cotton wool, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased.
The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: 'Glory be unto the Father, and unto the Son, and into the hole he goes.' (I want this line used at my funeral!)
10) SCHOOL
A little girl had just finished her first week of school. 'I'm just wasting my time,' she said to her mother. 'I can't read, I can't write, and they won't let me talk!'
11) BIBLE
A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages.
'Mama, look what I found,' the boy called out.
'What have you got there, dear?'
With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, 'I think it's Adam's underwear!'
(With thanks to Tony)
1) NUDITY
I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, 'Mum, that lady isn't wearing a seat belt!'
2) OPINIONS
On the first day of school, a 5-year-old handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, 'The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents.'
3) KETCHUP
A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. 'Mummy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle.'
4) MORE NUDITY
A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, 'What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a little boy before?'
5) POLICE # 1
While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, 'Are you a cop?' 'Yes,' I answered and continued writing the report. 'My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police. Is that right?' 'Yes, that's right,' I told her. 'Well, then,' she said as she extended her foot toward me, 'would you please tie my shoe?'
6) POLICE # 2
It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me. 'Is that a dog you got back there?' he asked.
'It sure is,' I replied.
Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, 'What'd he do?'
7) ELDERLY
While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly house-bound people, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, 'The tooth fairy will never believe this!'
8) DRESS-UP
A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party. When she saw her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, 'Daddy, you shouldn't wear that suit.' 'And why not, darling?'
'You know that it always gives you a headache the next morning'
9) DEATH
While walking along the pavement in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that a proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and some cotton wool, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased.
The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: 'Glory be unto the Father, and unto the Son, and into the hole he goes.' (I want this line used at my funeral!)
10) SCHOOL
A little girl had just finished her first week of school. 'I'm just wasting my time,' she said to her mother. 'I can't read, I can't write, and they won't let me talk!'
11) BIBLE
A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages.
'Mama, look what I found,' the boy called out.
'What have you got there, dear?'
With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, 'I think it's Adam's underwear!'
(With thanks to Tony)
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