Miss 16 borrowed my camera to take to camp on the weekend.  She has had issues too.  I wonder if it is the card more than the camera?  I say this because it is shy of a year old and there have been no issues before.

While I am out today I shall by a new card and see if that helps.

I want to take some pictures.

A few weeks ago I decided that I would join a ripple-a-long hosted by Mel at http://www.melissagoodsell.typepad.com.  I was so slow to start.  I also feel guilty as I have another blanket that is almost finished.  It is bordering on king size and I am waiting for cooler weather to do the edges etc.

Anyway I have heaps of wool as I can never resist a bargain.  It needs to be used.  So I hauled out a bag of blues and set to work.  It is proceeding slowly.  But it went with me on the Queen Mary 2 and I did some during travel time and my quiet time.  It has grown a little since I took the photo and I am becoming adept at taking it places with me.

So is anyone else crafting away?  I have promised myself two things this year.  The first is to work on Christmas presents on the 25th of the month and call it Rudolph day.  The second is that I have informed many that their gift will be hand made if at all possible.  This is two fold as I need to shrink the stashes and I need to save much more than I have been.

Thanks for popping by.

This afternoon I returned from my long awaited trip on the Queen Mary 2.  I would highly recommend that if you get to cruise on this ship do so.  It is expensive but if you like charm and being treated graciously it is the experience of a life time.

I did take pictures and somehow I deleted the lot.  So I have five little images.  However knowing how great I am with technology the ship's cookbook was purchased.  It is filled with beautiful images as well as recipes.  Below is an image of the first dish served to us in the Britannia Restaurant.

My personal highlight was the afternoon in the Queens Room.  This is a stunning venue for a start.  The wait staff are so friendly and keen to make your tea an event to treasure.  To top it off a string quartet was playing.  I love days at sea and this "ticked all the boxes" for me.

Sadly my trip was only for two nights and this morning we disembarked in Sydney.  The liner made the Opera House looks so small.  But Sydney turned on a perfect day.  I dragged the suitcases to the train station at Circular Quay with great reluctance.  The Jetstar staff treated us nicely too and all too soon we were home in humid and drizzly Brisbane and in a taxi finishing the journey.

I have joined Saving for Travel's sealed pot challenge for 2103.  I have been running two pots since new year.  One was specifically dedicated to stashing $2 coins and $5 notes for a trip I will take on the Queen Mary 2 this week.  I will travel two nights and fly straight home.  Due to family circumstances etc it is a much time and money as I can spare.  This is definitely a bucket list experience thing for me.

On Friday morning I took my pot to my son's work place where he used the industrial can opener to reveal the contents.  Will was so pleased and excited.  Firstly he asked if he could have all the notes.  Then he wanted to open the pot I have for the rest of the year.  Both questions were answered in the negative.  My attempts at putting aside cash for this trip have yielded $245 (AUS).  I am well pleased.  February was tough.  We will also have to catch taxis to and from our grand adventure so I know the fares are covered too.  There will be something there to buy a little treat and a memento of this trip.

Life carried me to a place where I forgot. Forgive me.

Recently I decided to join a challenge and the challenge reminded me that I did have a blog.

So sorry for forgetting.  But in reality it probably isn't that weird that I did forget.  Life is pretty much the same day in day out.  There is a lot to do and the list never finishes.  It is boringly repetitive.  However we still have dad at home.  My middle daughter is about to start her third year of university.  My son is apprenticed as a chef and at a mighty nice place too.  My youngest is in her final years of schooling and goodness knows where she will go after that.  One of the three has a license which has made part of each day easier but not cheaper.

As a family we adopted an abandoned kitten and named her Nimbus.  She has promptly stolen our hearts and at one year old she rules the household.

It is now dinner time so I had better finish the meal and find some time to learn how to upload photos onto this place.

Sometimes I wonder why I try.

I am honestly trying to be positive but truthfully there is little to report.

I so wanted to see my little girl in The Pirates of Penzance last night. I saw half. I planned something special for today. I organised everything as well as I could. Fail.

I need a break. Will I ever manage one? Right now it feels like it will never happen.

Oh well hopefully things will be better one day.

Where does time go?

Honestly I meant to post on a regular basis. At least then I would have a diary of some sorts of this crazy time.

Honestly though the days blend. We live pretty much by routine. The stability fuels dad's life and he is better for it. Some days are fun filled though. Today has had two big laughs. Dad would like to go to the Ekka. This is a big agricultural show which I think is similar to an American state fair. Dad has mobility issues so I agreed if he would use a wheel chair. Now this is NOT on. One of the arguments was that his helper would soon become very tired. I told him when that happened he could push me. He laughed for the longest time and then we went over the same story several more times. Tonight his beloved cup of tea kept disappearing. In the end we all had to giggle. He would find his tea and then come and tell us and promptly forget where the tea was.

We are also in school musical season. This year it is The Pirates of Penzance. My youngest is enjoying being a pirate. She is so girly so to see her with fake beard and mo is so enjoyable. Everyone is looking forward to earlier nights though. Burning the candle at both ends is tiring to say the least.

So that is an insight into life right now. When the youngest comes home we will be all sleeping well while the cool weather lasts. Night everyone.