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My friend Candice from Mothers' Group and also Blogger actually, recommended I take a look at the Postcrossing website when I mentioned I was going to send random postcards around for fun. I did exactly this and have since sent 5 postcards around the world and received 3.. with 2 more to come. Am loving this site as I'm meeting interesting people from around the world and getting to send them postcards from Perth ,Western Australia - the place I call home and love so much.
Visit http://www.postcrossing.com/ if you are interested in giving this a go. You will recieve the same number of postcards that you have sent out.. excellent!
Here is the first type of card I sent to a person in China, USA, Finland, Netherlands and Germany.
I have recently received postcards from Switzerland, Finland and the UK.
Thanks Candice for recommending this site to me! :)
As a Mum, I need to keep my brain stimulated somehow. This week's attempt at stimulating it came from the spontaneous decision to plant a vege patch and other plants in my empty garden bed. I still can't believe that within 3 or 4 hours, I had bought the plants and planted them all! Woohoo! Thank goodness my Mum could babysit that afternoon!
I am very excited to be growing an array of fruit / vegetables: dwarf lemon tree, orange tree, asparagus, carrots, snowpeas, flat-leaf parsley, curly parsely, chives, cherry tomatoes, butternut and japanese pumpkin, sweetcorn, capsicum and beetroot.
And some other plants too: Jasminium, Scented Boronia, Green Kangaroo Paw, Blue Salvia, Red Cordylines and two different purple flowering plants whose names I have forgotten.
Can't wait to see which plants survive and what they produce.. very exciting!! :)
Ever since I first saw the kitesurfing sport whilst driving past the beach, I have wanted to try it. Finally about 10 years later, I am giving it a crack! I am so excited by this as it looks like you can have a lot of fun once you are out on the water.
My Dad has a trainer kite (smaller version of the real thing) and I have been heading to the local park to learn some manouvres before hitting the beach. Though the wind is inconsistent at the park, I have attained a bit of a feel for it.
Initially I tried to keep the kite up in the sky at 12 o'clock. Next I have been attempting figure 8 shapes with which you gain momentum on the water and getting out into the water. I have also tried to gently ease the kite down to the ground just as you would when coming into land.
This sport involves quite a lot of technique and I have gained respect for the safety factors involved so far. Can't wait for the fun bit!
