tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87946669994926526162024-03-05T13:19:21.946+00:00Lizzy T DesignsAll about me and the things I doLizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-19752022858657903472011-11-30T15:44:00.006+00:002011-11-30T16:03:20.249+00:00IT'S GETTING COLDER<span class="Apple-style-span" >This time of year is only good if you don't have to go outside! I hate the cold weather, I wish I lived somewhere warmer. I spent a couple of months this year in Australia, unfortunately it was winter whilst we were there but even then it wasn't as cold as it is in the UK in winter. We had a good time whilst we were there, this time we flew via Hong Kong and it was a wonderful experience to see the city even if only from the windows of the plane as we flew in to land. Hong Kong Airport is amazing it is enormous. My husband didn't come with us this time so it was just me and my 11 year old daughter and I was a little apprehensive flying without him. But we managed to do it.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >With being away and other things that have been going on I have had little spare time to give to my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT">Etsy</a> shop so sadly it has been neglected this year, something I hope to rectify in the new year.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I have been crocheting though, although not for the last week due to a nasty burn on my hand, which I stupidly did whilst cooking Sunday lunch last week and didn't use an oven glove when putting yorkshire puddings into a very hot oven! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >A couple of months ago I decorated Amy's bedroom, she wanted rid of the pink walls and fairies. So it now has yellow walls, purple curtains and a purple, pink and yellow 'Me to You Bear' duvet cover. I decided to crochet her a matching purple, pink and yellow afghan after seeing quite a few of them at my aunt's in Australia. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I have decided to become a Registered Childminder so I am going through that process at the moment. I have just had my pre-registration visit from OFSTED and I am now waiting for my Registration Certificate so that I can start childminding. I am hoping to start taking children in the New Year. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-59013027138766635162011-03-13T14:51:00.005+00:002011-03-13T16:08:53.610+00:00IT'S ALREADY MARCH<span style="font-family:arial;">It never ceases to amaze me how quickly a year can pass by. It doesn't seem 2 minutes since Christmas and we are already almost a quarter of the way through another year. I think this is probably an unfortunate side effect of getting older along with all the aches and pains I seem to be suffering with, although that might have something to do with the unfortunate incident involving me, the dog and a pavement! Anyway it is nice to be getting winter out of the way, hopefully we wont get anymore snow now. The weather seems to be getting slightly milder, the spring flowers are starting to appear and the sun is shining.<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span">My DH has just got me a new phone, it is a Galax</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span">y Samsung S. It is amazing what you get on a phone now, they are more like mini computers, I can even update my blog from it. I was going to have an Iphone but the cheaper deal we got with this one was too tempting.</span><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I have been busy crocheting an afghan, it is pink green and white. I love the colour combination and it would make a lovely baby blanket. </span><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLJb5zckhWY-PiX_Sr_E8g9Du97ht56lI7bYCG3Sm09aQkR8YiGqNug-LPnvgz-lQEDlzCMMpljkkQL29BEYcnKaVWQttR_XRmU9P_aYZ8gvb9TlCR_I061bbHHMHkvT29CFm1ZmAYK8/s400/P1110779-1.JPG" /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><br /></span>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-5953679916799441772011-01-19T13:53:00.004+00:002011-01-19T14:12:35.430+00:00NEW YEAR THOUGHTS AND A VALENTINE SALE<span style="font-family:Arial;">Sorry it's a bit late but Happy New Year everyone. I hope you all had a lovely Chritmas with your family and friends. Christmas here was quite busy, my eldest daughter and her family spent Christmas Day with us so it was a noisy, exciting time with the children. Amy, my youngest, got the Ipod Touch she wanted so much so she was very happy. Unfortunately my eldest son didn't put in an appearance this year. I was sad when he didn't bother to answer the phone to me when I called him before Christmas to invite him over. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">I am hoping this year brings us some good news with the exchange rates and house selling. I would still love to make the move to Australia. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Prices are going up so quickly here I might have to start looking for a job. I quit my job nearly 2 years ago because I was finding it more and more difficult to balance my work and home life. Also I thought I was going to be moving to Australia within 12 months, unfortunately that didn't happen.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">I have at last got round to starting the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT?section_id=7738193">SALE</a> in my Etsy shop. I have been thinking about it for a couple of weeks. I have also started jotting down ideas for new items to make and some new designs. I want to start writing simple knitting patterns to sell, I am excited about this. I have wanted to do it for ages but like alot of things have never got round to it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Items from my shop have been featured in several treasuries on Etsy recently so I need to do a feature on them too. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-5887687396093907662010-12-02T10:08:00.005+00:002010-12-02T10:23:36.195+00:00STITCH MARKERS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT?section_id=6709097"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqd7TX0uyE594lTrxymnjQKh5o24947U72by1kN3ULnF8iHLjKD6Qg3tIhyLAKekuDZiObF4NDXu53OvoLKSIpKihaHhigxc0K3wrtafSl2jN9_lsQ0_KeXRM8bU5WB1Jz8inScluYxUQ/s400/P1100101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546025256938221826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">When I first opened my shop on Etsy I was selling jewellery. I absolutely adore beads and I enjoy making beautiful beaded items. But my first passion was knitting and crocheting and over time I have gradually introduced more and more knitted and crocheted items into my shop until there is no more beaded jewellery. So I had to think of a way that I could combine both passions. I had always made my own stitch markers, although not quite so glamerous as those shown above. One day when I was playing around with my beads I put together some stitch markers which I thought were nice enough to sell in my shop and so now I get to satisfy both my passions. I have several friends who love knitting and I like to put together gift bags for them at Christmas and birthdays. I watch out for lovely knitting needles and yarn and now I always include a set of stitch markers. If you would like to give stitch markers to a knitty friend, you can find a selection in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT?section_id=6709097">Etsy</a> shop. </span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT?section_id=6709097"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_OUiHXQmOkSW2lKRwtVMI5embTY5Iw8s8mIajohOx5Wt_LP7wuJmCTKrP6JPMQrTSZZ1PW0NDylbPnENxVjYuGwFMM3uKdiui5BLmC-O0wTPTyI4D7yr0o3mIvokF05Re5vOvDsIRMU/s400/P1100162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546028359869946466" border="0" /></a>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-47900988432366379112010-11-22T10:03:00.002+00:002010-11-22T10:12:47.515+00:00Etsy Knitters Treasure Hunt<div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><strong>Get 10% off your winter warmers with the Etsy Knitters Team Treasure Hunt! With everything in our stores from novelty golf club covers to heavenly handspun yarns, you are sure to find great gifts for all!</strong></span><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" ></span></strong></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542100777616648594" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDylWxjtUJNWRFA2DuPCJXvNz4nyjHQc_UPqLMX-s_iTmVrqqMomFLa67ZHcEpMbpaiqHJQl4ipIEMS_Op7QNZJayL9deRM1yAR0Ppnp1kDmG8ympKKyqmpjmDWrPsnF6ZCSn2r_naAk44/s400/P1010211.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >To qualify for the discount in participating stores, simply find <strong>FIVE</strong> listings containing the Etsy Knitters Treasure Hunt graphic (search <a href="http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_query=etsyknitters+team&search_type=handmade">EtsyKnitters Team</a>) and convo <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/EtsyKnittersTeam">EtsyKnittersTeam</a> or <a href="http://www.jayceeoriginals.etsy.com/">JayCeeOriginals</a> with your list. </span><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" >The Treasure Hunt will run from midnight November 25th to midnight November 30th.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" ></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">The small print:</span></div><ol><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">You must correctly identify <strong>5</strong> listings containing the image displayed above.</span></div></li><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">The 10% discount is good for <strong>one transaction</strong> in ANY participating store.</span></div></li><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">A unique discount code together with a complete list of the participating stores will be provided once your entry is verified.</span></div></li><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Only one entry per person/shop please.</span></div></li><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">The Treasure Hunt is open to ALL.</span></div></li></ol><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:180%;" >Have a Handmade Holiday!</span></div>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-10698904100869177522010-11-09T15:19:00.007+00:002010-11-11T19:05:14.039+00:00YOUTUBE<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61300493/super-chunky-green-cable-cowl-neckwarmer"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEJCnnruEX5-8uU_wdfZHxLA503cGxNk8NlpHrlCUs1X7M2Byxzl2DVNQbafQSWfZObDem4A3pqn0787rGhqGhyphenhyphenGLEbVTyJ1xBCsHwQxaqTcsFHaltXBNym6qP8sGrrcjcMRSwH_4gqg/s400/P1110373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537570432597590802" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;">I love the cowl neckwarmers that are so fashionable this year and as well as wanting to knit a few for my own personal use, I decided to include them in the new range for my Etsy shop. I wanted to knit them in a continuous loop to keep them seamless. I had never attempted this kind of item so looked in a few books but found the instructions a bit complicated to understand. So I turned to the place which has helped me out so many times with different stitches and methods - Youtube. I find Youtube an invaluable place to get information on how to do things and of course it is a video site so you also get shown how to do things. I learned how to do <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtBSmxGomPk">magic loop knitting</a> on here. I watched a video created by the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtBSmxGomPk">theknitwitch</a> and so of course when I again became stuck with provisional cast on and the Kitchener stitch I immediately turned to Youtube and straightaway found <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3J-sUx_whE">lucyneatby</a> and her easy to follow instructions on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3J-sUx_whE">provisional cast</a> on and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7jIzwO5Nv4">theknitwitch</a> showed me how to do the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7jIzwO5Nv4">Kitchener stitch</a>.<br /><br />These 2 cowls are the ones I have made to be included in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT">Etsy</a> shop. The one at the top is made in a gorgeous super chunky yarn in a lovely lime green colour.<br /><br />The one below is made in a super soft chunky yarn and the colours in this one are ochre, aubergine, rust and chestnut.<br /><br />Both will make great accessories for your winter wardrobe and are now available for sale in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT">Etsy</a> shop.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61514252/soft-cable-cowl-neckwarmer-ochre"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RcMGL7RpVHSFVnyyKtjifm8icqfMEw9z2m7KaLp8qKJoFByE-To8w_tLT49f-Fj2vzJbkAVOuZ0mHoWB7wYAhuHEzeGRfSRcohm8nIcKxuIXqL6uWtbptU6nkGP1BJHdLRE93ckH_5w/s400/P1110363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537570731640410402" border="0" /></a>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-72972380900772578612010-11-04T09:49:00.009+00:002010-11-04T10:39:10.742+00:00GETTING FEATURED IN TREASURIES<span style="font-family:verdana;">One of the most exciting things is to receive a message from someone informing you they have featured one of your items in a treasury on Etsy. Over the last few months no less than 5 of my items were featured in 5 separate treasuries.<br /></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IQvpO1ESsDdvNc1oWfWyJ1-DEoOL1if1uVPlxFnvEB5Cf7LyRrJnQNyvUhSDx6JJzF9eZF6mX0c0y0mDpJjN-m6vR3a1XZOxBqwrM7ARynYT7quX0Ecnso5qcbu-PLNRN0TOsYimYUU/s1600/P1030910.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IQvpO1ESsDdvNc1oWfWyJ1-DEoOL1if1uVPlxFnvEB5Cf7LyRrJnQNyvUhSDx6JJzF9eZF6mX0c0y0mDpJjN-m6vR3a1XZOxBqwrM7ARynYT7quX0Ecnso5qcbu-PLNRN0TOsYimYUU/s320/P1030910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535633416340566578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is the First Mumph. As his name implies he was the first one I made, I was going to make a whole series of these but never seemed to get round to it. I did make a Baby Mumph who never sold and who now resides in my finished drawers. Thank you to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/paleorama">paleorama</a> for featuring him in her lovely treasury.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/40914919/big-button-ginger-case-for"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcXzfgSFhCO1iFWGdji5HoZjl9gwoU1M9FIk1upDvXatKOp-KH2jmewiFjKwxFoH1yHNx7yo5sq0V1NMRholPNG7UIZHx6LdH6R1H0mvIvxgQeN9TotlPIWVFiMKhJ-Injn4XoI-jLoc/s320/P1100009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535633908140128242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">My Big Button Ginger Phone Case was featured in a lovely treasury by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jayceeoriginals">jayceeoriginals</a></span>. <span style="font-family:verdana;">These cases can also be used for various other gadgets and I make them in other colours. If you don't see the colour you would like you can contact me through my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT">Etsy</a> store and request one in the colour of your choice. These cases have proved very popular with my daughter's Uni friends.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/36951334/blue-fingerless-glovesarmwarmers"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULAjcGV3zuXq5rX5sTNItXweDJKpHyy4ESO2AOmgHx-Vf8I2wNdkDOc-FWg4OEke32fqB8W4x9qHqbqIVNK6whg8RIl6stP2l-yB_vX9HNo1n_lqYrpu-xinwfA5xdDcwi4Me1-2eU8c/s320/P1090256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535635710579412114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I love knitting items with cables and this style of fingerless glove/armwarmer is one of my favourites. This pair were featured in a lovely treasury by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/tootsytwo">tootsytwo</a></span>. <span style="font-family:verdana;">This style of glove is very fashionable this year and although you can buy cheaper versions in some shops, nothing beats handmade items.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57548626/cream-aran-coffee-cuff"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RuP6Bhu9gqx7gR1F5ETkAEt0mQT6WWd1DBzWJJs-PI8F5I-viDXOCmrDAumdae7fmtAD3ILXlemv8oHJjFA8ZF7e2xJf9KbGeNX-ZC2GWeWrSnQdl5b6btshC-F_QX90GzT6tqP3NmY/s320/P1110288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535639085768905042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I was recently contacted by Look Magazine, which is the most popular glossy weekly magazine here in the UK, they were interested in one of my coffee cuffs. During the conversation I was asked if I could knit an aran style coffee cuff as aran is very in this season. I produced the one you can see above and sent off pictures to them. Unfortunately I have never heard back from them, but it was exciting to be contacted. This one is now for sale in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57548626/cream-aran-coffee-cuff">Etsy</a> store and was recently featured in a lovely treasury by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PinkPolishDesign">PinkPolishDesign</a>.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58177336/ladies-cream-cable-merino-blend"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDhmkla3RRTDYdLtl2oOG1KYrhGwOMW0fA80wF3wv0kGtM9AETXoBRSzX50tr1loYzZ14NM3_d4WxhMjVfC5VJj2h9gdQcAptVfarZQbWvqBd1y85oNN5Vc4gYRvUGGAN-taq7FtWbGE/s320/P1110305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535640212735539714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And finally my lovely pair of cream cable fingerless gloves handknit in a gorgeous merino blend 100% wool yarn. A feature of this yarn is that it is anti-tickle and it knits beautifully. This pair were featured in a lovely treasury by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/palaceofdarning">palaceofdarning</a> and whilst there they sold so that is a double thank you. I have since made another pair and they are now for sale in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58177336/ladies-cream-cable-merino-blend">Etsy</a> store.<br /><br />Thank you so much to my fellow Etsians for featuring me in their amazing treasuries. Please click on their names to discover some wonderful crafters who make gorgeous handmade items.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-53335482688766409092010-10-11T09:43:00.003+01:002010-10-11T12:56:50.667+01:00SUMMER HOLIDAY<span style="font-family:verdana;">I am a bit late this year writing about our summer holiday. Getting new stock ready for my <a href="http://lizzyt.etsy.com">Etsy</a> shop has kept me busy and away from my computer.<br /><br />This year we stayed in the UK for our holiday and took our caravan to Dorset. Last year we went to Australia and the previous 2 years we went to Cornwall. We had awful weather when we were in Cornwall so we were a little apprehensive about Dorset, which is only a short way along the coast from Cornwall. We needn't have worried, we had gorgeous weather and the site where we stayed was lovely.<br /><br />We had views of the sea from our caravan and the surrounding countryside was lovely. The site was really clean and there was a pool which I couldn't keep Amy out of.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlYeRQgxTFvSYXlXDirR1UoI60vMESrCaW4m0oPEbRkqsjHXyaAS1Ce2V0bKlKrybfMX8659mHtsNvgjLNS9wKHvdy9dyzfj1GuFDZtEKtOT8gcGi9d6BcyJDIYPOxIRUQlCot-oRreA/s1600/P1100854.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlYeRQgxTFvSYXlXDirR1UoI60vMESrCaW4m0oPEbRkqsjHXyaAS1Ce2V0bKlKrybfMX8659mHtsNvgjLNS9wKHvdy9dyzfj1GuFDZtEKtOT8gcGi9d6BcyJDIYPOxIRUQlCot-oRreA/s400/P1100854.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526708792843371378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-39963687493815823362010-06-24T10:32:00.004+01:002010-06-24T11:02:26.087+01:00HOW TIME FLIES<span style="font-family:verdana;">Once again I have been caught out by how quickly time goes by. I thought that once I finished my job I would have more time at home to do the things I loved - knitting, crocheting, blogging, I have found this not to be th</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">e case. But for the life of me I don't know what I am doing. I get up in the morning and get my daughter ready for school. After dropping her off at school, I return home and take the dog out for his walk. I love this part of the day. I take my time and if I am on my own with him I can go over things in my head, think of new designs to knit and crochet and if I have any problems going on I try to straighten them out. When I get home I have breakfast and whilst eating my bowl of porridge I go on the internet and check emails, send replies, check if I have any sales on Etsy and take a look at my Facebook page. Now I know that this is one of my problems, once I get on the internet I seem to spend ages on there. I click on links I am sent and end up on some gorgeous blogs that I just have to read. And then there are those games on Facebook. I have had to give up on Cafe World because it was starting to cut into my time too much when I had dishes that were ready to be served. I am trying to keep away from Farmville now because I always seem to have crops that need harvesting and now there is Frontierville which is another kind of farm game which requires crops planting and harvesting and trees and grass to be cut. The day is just not long enough. Anyway if I am not careful I can end up on the computer for most of the morning and before I know it, it is lunchtime and I haven't got anything done.<br /><br />I have been able to fit some crocheting into my busy routine. I have been trying something new to me, something I have always wanted to have a go at. I have been crocheting granny squares and the first ones I made are waiting to be sewn together to make a small baby blanket for a pram or crib.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTpkC92gnDwUkLqAC4ZGPrCm6k7w0hNJRuQd1k3RRwMfBa0JuTEQqCZpgWwjKrV9I1dpJZZ2nOl0EdU9WUUrZPLlHw7lwS2Vr4Gs3RIRJ65be_lVjdsA90RVV-iHkCGNrm4Qwu8_wizc/s1600/P1100595.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTpkC92gnDwUkLqAC4ZGPrCm6k7w0hNJRuQd1k3RRwMfBa0JuTEQqCZpgWwjKrV9I1dpJZZ2nOl0EdU9WUUrZPLlHw7lwS2Vr4Gs3RIRJ65be_lVjdsA90RVV-iHkCGNrm4Qwu8_wizc/s400/P1100595.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486276519310398642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love crocheting these but hate the fiddly bits, weaving in the ends and sewing the squares together so next time I am going to weave the ends in as I change the colours. I have already finished crocheting another baby afghan, this one is blue and I again I am having to sew the pieces together. I haven't taken any pictures of this one yet but will do once it is all finished. The next one I make I am going to try and crochet the pieces together as I make them.<br /><br /></span>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-65039169331922612102010-03-18T18:57:00.006+00:002010-03-18T19:12:47.570+00:00BABY BEANIES<span style="font-family:verdana;">My granddaugters have been asking me to make them crocheted beanies for some time but I have been that busy with orders that I have had to put them off (naughty nanna). Anyway I have finally got to make them and they turned out really cute, although my first attempt was too small. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcduFHhPGwBUfoL40xj-Vf3q9BltvDB9UHBwbSu6qNBmd650H4oKY0PAWZNAKdgE4VWhULpPxZ_dt3X5FrYTy_thpoIeThWPH_pH38TajKTHeDeTvSg2Xd-rlzr9rIDFPeqSdQwTea-n4/s1600-h/P1090973.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcduFHhPGwBUfoL40xj-Vf3q9BltvDB9UHBwbSu6qNBmd650H4oKY0PAWZNAKdgE4VWhULpPxZ_dt3X5FrYTy_thpoIeThWPH_pH38TajKTHeDeTvSg2Xd-rlzr9rIDFPeqSdQwTea-n4/s400/P1090973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450053368059066578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoVsLAO4T6zyi7RHwXOPYU2-c4-VsPFLLpD9SzMzodXFSaSLdeCE68RK4vIe9zC7GrqJJglhb4U5Q8h-34PqVNWvRG4_V768ClTevPkf49RO920n7Lv3wjZ0nSLQnJec3YOwrAbrCDLk/s1600-h/P1090980.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoVsLAO4T6zyi7RHwXOPYU2-c4-VsPFLLpD9SzMzodXFSaSLdeCE68RK4vIe9zC7GrqJJglhb4U5Q8h-34PqVNWvRG4_V768ClTevPkf49RO920n7Lv3wjZ0nSLQnJec3YOwrAbrCDLk/s400/P1090980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450053769137125890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Which then gave me the idea of adding baby beanies to my shop. Here's my 'mistake' hat, what do you think?<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoTsNhR71hKx_3IUI_2PnykaEBxCbrBEPVW7eLH5LkWtXAMMhT5fA5dk2Telc4NtVhC4T4wRyOPh6u5EUhAFss9jVh9kApYgDB69tiptNQsIGFVrEtpSnRTF1-oAYD-dnDPRgxqK9IO0/s1600-h/P1100113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoTsNhR71hKx_3IUI_2PnykaEBxCbrBEPVW7eLH5LkWtXAMMhT5fA5dk2Telc4NtVhC4T4wRyOPh6u5EUhAFss9jVh9kApYgDB69tiptNQsIGFVrEtpSnRTF1-oAYD-dnDPRgxqK9IO0/s400/P1100113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450051523067533378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-25811069696084828622010-03-11T10:03:00.007+00:002010-03-11T10:20:22.745+00:00BIG BUTTON PHONE CASES<span style="font-family:verdana;">Here are some more of my big button phone cases/cozies. They do stretch and will fit a number of gadgets.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40914919"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSbGbcGNHFswbA7P3FqjXZ6ERP5tHXhqRYxwJDRRwjDWyI9UiRXfn8TTQ5GV-PbYNaUuGnr6cqX_nnru6dMNukFWl8732tuH-DtwPmb_R0a-rR-_YbM737OpRQyBij5WwytMVGIHBsLY/s400/P1100001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447317311407716594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40019080"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFynXonTjMzzjuq2u8AWyB1lKVpSqF71pDaTDb-08ruuy1joJ9P3eoOLdfjpDszehxTwphKlO56ryBZc-k_IiWpuUz-jNVM4HIy2Ag17GrzqUm6ZsOfhxQ1sZdRQdNxMdhInugdcXXns/s400/P1090872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447317003893547666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40443287"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicq_bRoDmm_eJvwsPpWsUcXZs_vym853YS3vPLx9eVVVH3crT6RFaZ0BoiJi_nePLBb1KUj7d6Z_db0wjMD2MCNofZeExxI7qK51CNLQfhAMml3_2jRh_Nt-3B-ZjpCMkxBPM_gg-USKQ/s400/P1090956.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447316675339069922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have already sold quite a few of these off Etsy, now I am hoping they will become as popular on Etsy! As an introductory offer I have reduced the price of them.<br /></span>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-21344144033970416432010-02-24T09:43:00.004+00:002010-02-24T09:55:56.119+00:00STITCH MARKERS<span style="font-family:verdana;">I have been making stitch markers for quite some time but it is only recently that I have listed some in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT">Etsy</a> shop. The ones I use are made with some odd beads I had, but the ones I make now for my shop are so much prettier. I have also made them for presents for my knitting and crochet friends.<br /><br />I have recently made these 2 sets and they are now for sale in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT">Etsy</a> shop. All sets come in an organza bag for safe keeping.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41332265"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0m4NdiSxUuBhL-d81z63Gzls068M25DEO-11BiNaCWtd5Yh_8_8UEFEvoxRZ-DbPCgx19p2QsEr5MqIFhswZSzs4pM2q5s6rtvzYmLKTVcdC95-iNLtzUn7hXj8dfl-XV3efnemQeeos/s400/P1100066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441745197189398850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=41333314"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LLMB8mIXELz3ZPjHt7XefBGtCr5EDb7pNix5FQkK4HxIHn3m4_d4Aq8I-0SWLxxUxAKoYe_Lk6zSGSnSFOlEIMZ02ZXwpGz1baWeTnhXfb7CrmNMsDfxMpWGKFC-oAbtbPfKl30Ii6E/s400/P1100056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441745094334689298" border="0" /></a>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-84695906951803422952010-02-09T10:13:00.004+00:002010-02-09T10:24:00.786+00:00NEW ITEMS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40305974"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIc0aC9_9ManXI2FyP2GlNome0xCn-AcKrpyeai1gK6T0oZX-dJ2YaBzNCuAi96LHlOjpD3oM8TKYVSUJcka96JbTnxJ5QSBPNm_FXwRr34DhT96b5qTwjnol6JwcsXt-kLJ-OlXwHdg/s400/P1090888.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436185092735426690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=40085360"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLfsNEpZuRo-kdYst50TDXPMxYudnWynvyi1ZPsL_t3G5g4JGAa_8-RsHon8BNGvTvDWlzZ__NUoXmQXp_qMjbXkmUv7o3vGhYq0om5BpZ1kmq1RrQX9AdkWEOBpfkm8sJZpZOMH_a7o/s400/P1090953.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436184992906715762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">These are the latest 2 <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT?section_id=6747412">phone cozies</a> I have added to my shop. I got the new buttons I had ordered and I have put one on the brown cozy. I think it makes it look really good. I haven't sold any in my shop yet, I seem to be having more luck selling off Etsy at the moment. <br /><br />Speaking of which, my daughter came round this weekend and she bought one of my hats. I wanted to let her have it a bit cheaper but she insisted on paying the full amount. So now she has ordered one for her daughter, Chloe who is 8. I have never made beanie hats for young ones so I am trying to adapt my pattern to a smaller head. This has given me the idea of maybe making more of the children sizes for my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT">Etsy shop</a>. <br /><br />I am hopefully going to a wool shop this week and I am going to look at yarns that will be suitable for summer and winter wear. We don't have a good wool shop near us, well what we consider near us in the UK. I usually rely on the internet for most of my yarn, but nothing beats going to a lovely wool shop where they stock a beautiful selection of yarns and being able to feel them</span>.LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-23625469319570019882010-02-03T08:47:00.008+00:002010-02-03T09:13:40.196+00:00HAPPY NEW YEAR<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__ZPdjSG-7Q8bNxZ2bBKMUJL1CJ7WZ9k-tZLvGSF60lIDEMwOqi0oqPgVMlyhehsMjwQjmxDqgZ4EZJ0bz9HfQkwWEYXy8W08PM0IBMPzZtezKI1rTHV5Q7yAym_Dw5aXyra9E7oVFWs/s1600-h/2011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__ZPdjSG-7Q8bNxZ2bBKMUJL1CJ7WZ9k-tZLvGSF60lIDEMwOqi0oqPgVMlyhehsMjwQjmxDqgZ4EZJ0bz9HfQkwWEYXy8W08PM0IBMPzZtezKI1rTHV5Q7yAym_Dw5aXyra9E7oVFWs/s400/2011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433937119339819538" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">December was a good month, sales wise, on Etsy so I have spent most of January re-stocking my shop and thinking of new ideas. I have added <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT?section_id=6620885">coffee cuffs</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT?section_id=6747412">phone cases/cozies</a> to my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT">shop</a>.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT?section_id=6620885"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirl_-ngEcuhIJy-P3-JXvjZi52ZX7Xf0NTx1L1rtOnLueDkwQ1uDMM7rrSA6yrjvSGVQx0h6ni1BmbQ6Yv9eKcxSnjOTBFZHGBRoANqqkj9kvQfeSug3b8Sn-Wo-eKKupGEv-C0ZVQcKI/s400/P1090735.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433938488122667874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I love these coffee cuffs. I have knitted them in a stitch which gives them a padded feel. They are so much better than the paper ones and they are eco-friendly as they can be used over and over. I am a coffee addict so I keep one in my pocket. I am always getting asked where I got it from, I have sold quite alot of these by keeping some with me when I am out!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT?section_id=6747412"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSni5tPph70HEcSKMLpimXMJ8GxflvO1VSCayBjFcDvW-aMrhc1-0Fch8LcJ8-7SJD_elTBpW4cOg5KAsPLqqWn-dL66VKOMR9fZVxlB1DFrqCXDTw4y4ou7yCQV3YhEhyq3q4GkyIC3k/s400/P1090820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433940361177560738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have made phone cozies before, but this time I have changed the design. I have knit these in a basketweave pattern and finished them off with a button. I have ordered some new buttons and I am hoping they are going to come today. They are big and bright and I think they will look great on my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT?section_id=6747412">phone cozies</a>. I had an enquiry about this one. I was asked if I made these cozies for Iphones. Unfortunately I don't own an Iphone so I asked my daughter if she knew anyone who did. Luckily she did and she took it to Uni with her yesterday so that she could try it on one. Anyway this one fits Iphones and my daughter's friend loved it that much she placed an order for one, the same colour as this but with a yellow button. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-66861278815709757272009-12-03T11:12:00.003+00:002009-12-03T11:37:08.472+00:00DECEMBER ALREADY<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMAAxmTG-NSOeKAnbJqnkBrVtYtvkavc00tucsx7MgK3eaamsMkIYIXwvktdGDc02ZcF5lyiGxOXksW9MrR8BxLv3Fr-wv5IcXjBu4PeaF3DxrmGySxAhk1IG8oTwg4m2VtWW25qphhU/s1600-h/P1070015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMAAxmTG-NSOeKAnbJqnkBrVtYtvkavc00tucsx7MgK3eaamsMkIYIXwvktdGDc02ZcF5lyiGxOXksW9MrR8BxLv3Fr-wv5IcXjBu4PeaF3DxrmGySxAhk1IG8oTwg4m2VtWW25qphhU/s400/P1070015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410972095291177202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Watching surfers on a beach near Newcastle, NSW</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Where has this year gone? I can't believe we are getting close to the end of 2009. We had hoped to be living in Australia by now, but we haven't been able to sell our house. It has been on the market since February this year, unfortunately we have picked the worse time of all to sell due to the credit crunch. And to make matters worse the value of the pound has dropped dramatically against the Australian dollar which of course reduces greatly the amount of money we would have once we get there. It just seems that at the moment nothing is going our way and it is very disappointing. We are keeping our fingers crossed that things start to pick up next year and we can start our new life in Oz.<br /></span>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-71759577915576939952009-11-26T14:30:00.006+00:002009-11-26T14:41:12.694+00:00FREE SHIPPING<span style="font-family:verdana;">I hope those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving have had a wonderful time with your families and friends. Tomorrow is Black Friday so from then until Cyber Monday any item purchased in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizzyT">Etsy store </a>will be shipped to you FREE OF CHARGE. I have some lovely knitted and crocheted items that you would make fantastic Christmas presents - prices start from $9.00.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31755049"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3622KpTVcyEHd80b6uksGx4QLC3F5WG8x7sb7HMb_DXFQaoiIpkqcIiAWnqDYg-Yo0oJKxLtF3oAOeI1IB6d7I2WtyX3P0G_Ztl1oBa-vLlYegSLdbEyVX8y2bYt2vZCKsNlvITf7VsI/s400/P1080551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408421664486335234" border="0" /></a>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-56041015875637713602009-11-11T10:11:00.012+00:002009-11-11T11:01:02.597+00:00SYDNEY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlZlcRVRBYvM04xJ1-YP058D1Ywtr4C00bjfBBbLrAeINrrrs9yXIijP-on0NUy4W0a2FBruijcmlJgALmpF67cBbf4ATosd69PZ6BKvDn98YDnp-0bbXWz0Ne0PUna2TwznidNEJDfw/s1600-h/P1060969.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlZlcRVRBYvM04xJ1-YP058D1Ywtr4C00bjfBBbLrAeINrrrs9yXIijP-on0NUy4W0a2FBruijcmlJgALmpF67cBbf4ATosd69PZ6BKvDn98YDnp-0bbXWz0Ne0PUna2TwznidNEJDfw/s400/P1060969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402797980331595890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Of course we couldn't visit Australia without spending some time in Sydney, my favourite city. This time we went on the train, it was safer. Only kidding, we went on the train because we all enjoy the journey. There is some lovely scenery between Wyong, where my aunt and uncle live, and Sydney. Also it gives my DH time to sit back and enjoy the scenery too. The train was very busy but we manged to find seats. I love the Australian trains, they are on 3 levels, although if you are looking for seats it can be a bit awkward on a moving train having to go up and down stairs.<br /><br />Anyway we arrived in Sydney and it was a beautiful day, blue sky and the sun was shining. We didn't have any plans as to what we were going to do, just have a wander around. Amy wanted to go to the Opera House, it is her favourite place, probably because they always show it on TV. So we decided to walk through the city and make our way there.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvrcuxZeUVflefx-I6bKioLEn02rtgXxPnSDu6N0h_2VZq9ujhIZQISfuaTFuh19Z_fX7er9s5gsZNcUvQl3glhEGba32yr3Qa4zKXSyZV3169uvyBe9J3wxayyYsVpVb7t67xx3Rzhk/s1600-h/P1060975.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvrcuxZeUVflefx-I6bKioLEn02rtgXxPnSDu6N0h_2VZq9ujhIZQISfuaTFuh19Z_fX7er9s5gsZNcUvQl3glhEGba32yr3Qa4zKXSyZV3169uvyBe9J3wxayyYsVpVb7t67xx3Rzhk/s400/P1060975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402792777100367026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />We got to Darling Harbour and had a look round there. </span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> <a href="http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm">The A</a></span><a href="http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm"><span style="font-family:verdana;">ustra</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm">lian National Maritime Museum</a> is situated here. There is a submarine to look around and a large ship, a destroyer. It all looked very interesting and certainly somewhere we would visit on another occasion.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXYMW4Iov_sakyZA9yEnJ0mhfYTbCT6K2nL_T6UIos7CrchaeB95liMjKzWPWUIHFG9ggDrCEDU2Ve66HBSj3CiDlGvM-cktYiYqzv05SEBpm4-lq4JZYUTPCA2l5A6J2cby0FMo18Qc/s1600-h/P1060979.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXYMW4Iov_sakyZA9yEnJ0mhfYTbCT6K2nL_T6UIos7CrchaeB95liMjKzWPWUIHFG9ggDrCEDU2Ve66HBSj3CiDlGvM-cktYiYqzv05SEBpm4-lq4JZYUTPCA2l5A6J2cby0FMo18Qc/s400/P1060979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402793155243367442" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />We crossed over a bridge, I think it is called the Pyrmont Bridge, and carried on through the city to the Opera House.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIFboxbzIIcEFlVxyWV921SoJ1He0SjtCeW8thpXYQK6KRaHdKUNuZkdFAuclFUjDrIh-v8KRKQso3u3NW2tGizxeuqho-f2TBhYgHe_sTA-vkKSdmjEqhCtZBkMI1_WERSQzuJSI2mU/s1600-h/P1060988.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIFboxbzIIcEFlVxyWV921SoJ1He0SjtCeW8thpXYQK6KRaHdKUNuZkdFAuclFUjDrIh-v8KRKQso3u3NW2tGizxeuqho-f2TBhYgHe_sTA-vkKSdmjEqhCtZBkMI1_WERSQzuJSI2mU/s400/P1060988.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402795112998793826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">We had a walk around the outside of the Opera House and stood and looked at the views over the harbour, the bridge and to where we had been at Taronga Zoo a couple of days earlier. It is a beautiful spot to just stand and take in the amazing scenes. I love it!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhMN_8h31QEYZTAKNRPudDdHgKX_TVDqOIWzZPsgB1qTDf7pWcJQhHreEF_7KStSSkoCdKF6VFb_S8eGvtMQuEEiCQWjJI9LwEmdNIDnRtKwrHOjkr5eZ4a2tGRhbELQWebyytEMnq38/s1600-h/P1070012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhMN_8h31QEYZTAKNRPudDdHgKX_TVDqOIWzZPsgB1qTDf7pWcJQhHreEF_7KStSSkoCdKF6VFb_S8eGvtMQuEEiCQWjJI9LwEmdNIDnRtKwrHOjkr5eZ4a2tGRhbELQWebyytEMnq38/s400/P1070012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402796617005895266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">We got one of the ferries back to Darling Harbour, Amy spotted somewhere else for us to visit, I told her we would put it on our list for next time. We got on the tram from Darling Harbour to take us back to the station. We had had another amazing day but I was glad to get back on the train and sit down.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_3_cGyd3xD43_Rt6DVmkrl4unCe7HewFJhPMB1D_tdvAQz04iDAclpIw9kjYz9Di5RTQsZAfXRvF107jspOn-29NPqw3BOnE569_N4-Y9G5hZ6vDvuTN3ylC8UpDndfhBykH7Eqjpyo/s1600-h/P1070013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_3_cGyd3xD43_Rt6DVmkrl4unCe7HewFJhPMB1D_tdvAQz04iDAclpIw9kjYz9Di5RTQsZAfXRvF107jspOn-29NPqw3BOnE569_N4-Y9G5hZ6vDvuTN3ylC8UpDndfhBykH7Eqjpyo/s400/P1070013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402797270853333634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I took this photo as we went over the Hawkesbury River, I was amazed I caught the sunset through the bridge supports.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />When we were getting closer to Wyong I phoned my aunt and told her we were nearly there. She said my uncle would meet us at the station, thank goodness, I don't think my feet would have made it back to their house.<br /></span>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-37873357546648443422009-11-03T11:15:00.000+00:002009-11-03T17:06:10.112+00:00TARONGA ZOO<span style="font-family:verdana;">We did find Taronga Zoo and enjoyed a fantastic day there. I can definitely recommend it and it is a place we will certainly go back to. As well as all the amazing animals you get to see close up there are several shows you can go and watch. We just caught the end of the elephant show, but we watched the sealions and a fantastic bird show, where birds swoop around the crowd. The setting for the bird show was fantastic too, overlooking Sydney Harbour. We also saw the red panda, I had never heard of this animal before. Whilst we were there it was on the news that the red panda had given birth at Taronga Zoo. We didn't get to see the baby, but mum was gorgeous.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HVgFYZ5U51KKclhhw3bReUudFRMhhQbuyLdkRBcYkNNjerH1ydCPzYIsAnnl4VhBcPLyP6XiXCtu6D77cJikU5BNYBwvkRzWLbalLTWGzaeDrcravOS_V4kYAjZ_Cw-7-s_MLhopiIk/s1600-h/P1060823.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HVgFYZ5U51KKclhhw3bReUudFRMhhQbuyLdkRBcYkNNjerH1ydCPzYIsAnnl4VhBcPLyP6XiXCtu6D77cJikU5BNYBwvkRzWLbalLTWGzaeDrcravOS_V4kYAjZ_Cw-7-s_MLhopiIk/s400/P1060823.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399920657779690914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgll85cr5EYISD9a8__n4BDKEL2mR78HJuOVXYadVvH6bMgHbQ2iHID0jCVcDuWEtyyv9YKnsZaefVVwBDAqCKJiVlnIpA6C_fOSsMmo28XW-LsC_NqgLV4S2oFk2fskgLXGkEbWuvkCMY/s1600-h/P1060812.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgll85cr5EYISD9a8__n4BDKEL2mR78HJuOVXYadVvH6bMgHbQ2iHID0jCVcDuWEtyyv9YKnsZaefVVwBDAqCKJiVlnIpA6C_fOSsMmo28XW-LsC_NqgLV4S2oFk2fskgLXGkEbWuvkCMY/s400/P1060812.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399921296987859570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJHmYZxgKxPZdmS2AYTGQwJIuZYdgFjVsECSnNoYKo9hNeTsBBYW-6riPN_3eap57HaSjuhUXdtWoZzQgnSX4vyALKr3ZD_DZFzIDn6Km3-1wzhVpotN_7tHrw3Ww93_HWQBBflym_uI/s1600-h/P1060799.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJHmYZxgKxPZdmS2AYTGQwJIuZYdgFjVsECSnNoYKo9hNeTsBBYW-6riPN_3eap57HaSjuhUXdtWoZzQgnSX4vyALKr3ZD_DZFzIDn6Km3-1wzhVpotN_7tHrw3Ww93_HWQBBflym_uI/s400/P1060799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399922323059820034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLRITBrh15BikNzzU0DoYEzCBIS72VEs_G3aFgoyuMLBbA02hpx4Avx7eEL3b4YiXMK2Bf6oNspd2qQsGcADS3NjbyHGLBGYvTzIY2vxM7Q4u84dg2lTnv4QjiAtfDdPz9BShFg6tExk/s1600-h/P1060827.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLRITBrh15BikNzzU0DoYEzCBIS72VEs_G3aFgoyuMLBbA02hpx4Avx7eEL3b4YiXMK2Bf6oNspd2qQsGcADS3NjbyHGLBGYvTzIY2vxM7Q4u84dg2lTnv4QjiAtfDdPz9BShFg6tExk/s400/P1060827.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399923211981734706" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Taronga Zoo is well worth a visit not only to see the residents, but also to get the most amazing views of my favourite city, Sydney!</span><br /></div></div>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-88348428862372183202009-10-31T09:25:00.004+00:002009-10-31T09:29:36.020+00:00HAPPY HALLOWEEN<span style="font-family:verdana;">Sorry I haven't been around for a while, but I have had swine flu and didn't feel like doing much. Thankfully I am now on the mend and looking forward to things getting back to 'normal'. Thank you to everyone who kept visiting my blog and dropping their Entrecards.<br /><br />Hope you all have a happy and safe Halloween.<br /><br /><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNTY5ODEwMjY3MDAmcHQ9MTI1Njk4MTAzMzAyMSZwPTM5MDEmZD1ncmFwaGljcyZnPTEmbz*wZjQzNWE3NjZhZTU*OTRhODM3MjY4NjE*ZTlmMjdkNQ==.gif" width="0" border="0" height="0" /><span id="pyzam-graphic-start" style="display: none;"></span><br /><p><a href="http://www.pyzam.com/graphics"><img src="http://content.pyzam.com/graphics/9/MZ309.gif" alt="Happy Halloween" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.pyzam.com/graphics">MySpace Graphics</a></p><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://stuff.pyzam.com/misc/CXNID=1000015.68NXC.gif" width="0" border="0" height="0" /><br /><span id="pyzam-graphic-end" style="display: none;"></span><br /><br /></span>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-30009202817150997552009-10-11T11:07:00.004+01:002009-10-11T11:33:06.220+01:00LOOKING FOR TARONGA ZOO<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ndy41cObm4MBGpImAB_hTX0mzsRg-kyeMipObTw8dRi2ur3sbgRYx2BF6pOA2LidXdJnP5UvXRiO21Am86TZn9frvHvFa6P7nW6K715rw-V3SuerGh6PW17pfRFQCtpeLkmH84R-vcI/s1600-h/P1060771.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ndy41cObm4MBGpImAB_hTX0mzsRg-kyeMipObTw8dRi2ur3sbgRYx2BF6pOA2LidXdJnP5UvXRiO21Am86TZn9frvHvFa6P7nW6K715rw-V3SuerGh6PW17pfRFQCtpeLkmH84R-vcI/s400/P1060771.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391288521840779106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">We decided to drive to Taronga Zoo using my uncle's sat nav. This was a big mistake! Before we left the house I had had a look at the map with my uncle and he had pointed to where the zoo was and also told me about various buildings we would pass and areas we would drive through, so I had a rough idea of where we were going. But then we made the big mistake, we took his sat nav instead of taking the map. My uncle's sat nav was nothing like the one we have back home, it is very confusing, to us anyway. Once we got into the outskirts of Sydney it all started to go wrong. We seemed to drive around in circles, driving on and off motorways, paying tolls. We guessed he hadn't updated it for along time. We drove around streets and even pulled up and asked a couple of men for directions, mistake number 2. They seemed more confused than us.<br /><br />We kept ending up on a road which was leading to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, I knew we didn't want to be on the other side of the harbour. So I made my poor husband turn around again and tried really hard to remember the names of the roads I had seen on the map.<br /><br />We eventually found a hospital I remember my uncle saying we would pass and I instructed poor husband to carry on driving. At last I spotted a road name I remembered and from then we seemed to find our way. What a journey we had had. I am surprised we both stayed so calm.<br /></span>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-88735883768696838282009-09-25T10:33:00.005+01:002009-09-25T14:33:41.653+01:00AMY'S FIRST MODELLING ASSIGNMENT<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31480555"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7X1Ump0LC5Sa_do7eHBL-fFriTXW7NCAHLXRhRUuFIyJIC1qIc_v7nbUWfVvyf_eLay4GQugEg-5kblPeuL4rHWsQ980btcMxYlUJQzJQNdTepyhnJJo6sNd0oZmJioyRXudl9zY7v4/s400/P1080642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385335955677633218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I am taking a break from my Australia Adventures to share this picture with you. I have recently added hats to my Etsy shop and sold my first one (you can see it <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=19426807">here</a>) to someone in Australia which was very exciting as this was also my first Australian customer. I was having a problem displaying the one above on my upside down vase to show it off so I asked Amy to be my model. The hat is made for a teen/adult, but it looks really good on Amy. I really need to invest in a proper display head but until I have the funds I have to use whatever I have. Anyway Amy was delighted to do this. I think she makes a lovely model!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31480555"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5Td-ZSoJYwzH0Q_vRJWf25YjCjXWAeMWspBGKy_KqxXfEJh8BGqEpD4QtFyyAAj0W5lPEcjRmVrKdhIf6xne74Am3f7nKF_AsnqpYbBzbiOHmqmchMjc4jsaPzGi5qPh_3yp0Xd1b84/s400/P1080644.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385337876961614898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-42920715777763783552009-09-14T09:52:00.006+01:002009-09-14T10:48:05.676+01:00WARNER BROS MOVIE WORLD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGKeyN7Ohg0vkLST71Mkp1JwKRngTwJ33-W8CFnfOJb2JScPknrpCuETTViPGoMJPWeDa6Ts_8xMwUNS6BVmyjLoKuhiOs8R5BAMNkLPqIOYbXI6JNSHKU-Ac9y5i6pvOS8rVy54A7Pk/s1600-h/P1060456.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGKeyN7Ohg0vkLST71Mkp1JwKRngTwJ33-W8CFnfOJb2JScPknrpCuETTViPGoMJPWeDa6Ts_8xMwUNS6BVmyjLoKuhiOs8R5BAMNkLPqIOYbXI6JNSHKU-Ac9y5i6pvOS8rVy54A7Pk/s400/P1060456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381244114920204578" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">There are several of these theme parks on the Gold Coast and we chose Warner Bros Movie World. We arrived early to get a full day there. Amy was very excited, she has just started going on the big rides with her dad and she loves them. It was a beautiful sunny, winter day, perfect for this kind of day out.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NsG8FkT1BzS3eHBmHTnQjaDs3AzlE8oOB2HPVBUQm027-wDJh1rU8Y_8ZaJXHtku_IZgnzSSgwnTOniwjJvykX1gyXrdaxub2t5aMyRRtpy7WnlJKsgebfqToNryEFExKz3_fE-LKjo/s1600-h/P1060462.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NsG8FkT1BzS3eHBmHTnQjaDs3AzlE8oOB2HPVBUQm027-wDJh1rU8Y_8ZaJXHtku_IZgnzSSgwnTOniwjJvykX1gyXrdaxub2t5aMyRRtpy7WnlJKsgebfqToNryEFExKz3_fE-LKjo/s400/P1060462.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381247295424906418" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />The first ride Amy and her dad went on was the Batwing Spaceshot, a tower which shoots you up into the sky, no thanks I will pass on this one and take a photograph! Of course they ended up on the seat where I couldn't get a good shot of them, typical. Amy came off this looking slightly shocked.<br /><br />Next we all went on Batman Adventure The Ride 2, which was a tour round the bat cave and then we all got strapped into a kind of vehicle thing which shook us about, whilst watching a movie of batman chasing a criminal, sorry I can't remember the full story, but you probably get the idea.<br /><br />The next was probably the biggest disappointment for Amy the whole day. There were only 2 really big rides in the park which considering what you paid to get in wasn't many. I haven't been to many theme parks, but I have been to Alton Towers in the UK and the number of rides and attractions there was considerably more than this place and that was quite a number of years ago. Anyway back to Movie World, 2 Big rides and one, Lethal Weapon, was shut! So we queued up for Superman Escape and it was a very long queue. We measured Amy against the post and she just came up to the required height. So we queued and queued and queued. I was getting nervous as we got nearer to the front as I am not that bothered about these kind of rides, but I wanted to go on with Amy. So it was our turn, Amy had to be measured and guess what, she was just too short. The measure just skimmed over her head, that close it moved her hair. I felt so sorry for her, the look on her face. The girl measured her with another tape, but she wouldn't let her pass, she was so slightly too short! So that was that, the one big ride and Amy couldn't go on it. Can I just say at this point if anyone from Movie World reads this please, please, please put someone who measures at the start of the queue to avoid this kind of disappointment.<br /><br />Shrek 4D Adventure was next and we loved it. You walked into an old style cinema, into a foyer where you had to listen to an introduction. After this we went into the cinema where there were long rows of chairs and sat down. We had to wear funny glasses but it was well worth it. You got rocked about in the chairs, things ran around your feet, spiders jumped out at you from the screen, you felt as though you could put out your hand and touch things. It was very good, that good we went in there twice.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcTqNqE3c3aV9GWcdUrIHQBE8DnRBz3Hwwq5uk0doh-pHmqiRSBWln1frM4JMTtQoxxIOi4-J4xFYSh-T9tiV3lL4SH1dEYEPKoTzy3sfFiZ0GjtL6m-_WZOoQ98vFH0X_PLcHS4A_ZI/s1600-h/P1060463.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcTqNqE3c3aV9GWcdUrIHQBE8DnRBz3Hwwq5uk0doh-pHmqiRSBWln1frM4JMTtQoxxIOi4-J4xFYSh-T9tiV3lL4SH1dEYEPKoTzy3sfFiZ0GjtL6m-_WZOoQ98vFH0X_PLcHS4A_ZI/s400/P1060463.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381253758378882978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Next was Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster. Luckily we didn't have to queue very long for this. This was a big surprise. We got in a the car and set off. The ride was in the dark and Scooby Doo music was playing very loudly which we were all singing along to. The car went into a lift kind of thing which rocked from side to side as you went up, we then left the lift backwards and I was waiting for it to turn round, then came the surprise. The car set off backwards and the next thing we knew we were dropping down backwards, in the dark. I think I left my stomach somewhere up in the lift. But it was amazing, I loved listening to Amy's reaction and we laughed and screamed all the way around. I went on it again with her later and we had such fun. In fact because there wasn't much else Amy and her dad went on that several times whilst I went around a few gift shops.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaq-qAZZ7aijPLj5exYmZb5GMMPNXNKbTNM66G9W_Ss-oRy9NhGqf-8d4IiMd9cj3fo2pZI5brIvVESdgOJPCz1p-SlWIIauicbYt49oltZVDeu-Q8wto4iLOacO8FrqqqMnYFB1N7pI/s1600-h/P1060506.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaq-qAZZ7aijPLj5exYmZb5GMMPNXNKbTNM66G9W_Ss-oRy9NhGqf-8d4IiMd9cj3fo2pZI5brIvVESdgOJPCz1p-SlWIIauicbYt49oltZVDeu-Q8wto4iLOacO8FrqqqMnYFB1N7pI/s400/P1060506.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381255926844805378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">The next ride was the Wild West Falls Adventure Ride. I volunteered to take the photos because I hate getting wet. Amy and her dad are somewhere in that splash and you can imagine what they looked like when they got off. Amy loved it and so they went on again and got even wetter!<br /><br />So despite the earlier disappointment, Amy enjoyed her day out and said it was the bestest day ever.<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-14951053053623540122009-09-01T12:42:00.009+01:002009-09-02T16:59:16.433+01:00BRISBANE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWxl5Lu1-zQyzggep_1hCiWGQG-YRDx_PJsAWJYgMNy5AwQVzL4Oa2R4tBiQEeTrnkvlkqgJx5Nq27NwEWu0ijC3hrddYkvZWyVUpYv0dVRORi4PhVNXXMLicecFQt0uFtT4RcLtAAu0/s1600-h/P1060425.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWxl5Lu1-zQyzggep_1hCiWGQG-YRDx_PJsAWJYgMNy5AwQVzL4Oa2R4tBiQEeTrnkvlkqgJx5Nq27NwEWu0ijC3hrddYkvZWyVUpYv0dVRORi4PhVNXXMLicecFQt0uFtT4RcLtAAu0/s400/P1060425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376465132504798786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Whilst staying on the Gold Coast we visited Brisbane and had a lovely day there. We walked along the river and had a look at the manmade beach, which was different to what I had imagined, but they were working on it so didn't look as it should.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UtYiXVOK-RuI-cqLuhy8F_urLELvb5X74M7oYYCLViNIwOlvKMeWufnyDmf1EHWN_thIArkL7TfSz_hBqNG5IZawee9AsfMLvvlrHnegzrpo5UMEZyw2du0Ys32ijQ39rp3UUcNkqxE/s1600-h/P1060427.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UtYiXVOK-RuI-cqLuhy8F_urLELvb5X74M7oYYCLViNIwOlvKMeWufnyDmf1EHWN_thIArkL7TfSz_hBqNG5IZawee9AsfMLvvlrHnegzrpo5UMEZyw2du0Ys32ijQ39rp3UUcNkqxE/s400/P1060427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376465583149414306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />We then got on one of the Citycat ferries which I had really been looking forward to, I have seen them so many times on the TV. I was taking photos of it before I got on and I was called to hurry up by the boat person, whoops! We had just got on and my aunt had sat down when we reached the other side, it was funny.<br /><br />There was a market on the other side so we had a look round that. All sorts of lovely foodstalls. My aunt and uncle decided to leave us to it and they wandered off on their own and we continued round the market. We tried some German sausages they were delicious. I found a gorgeous fruit stall on one of the streets and got a lovely fresh fruit drink from it.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYguSshX8yUtMOCxZL3_RfYCx8Td2e_EjC5ogyYtSUkSsYt2Y9mclGS4C5Q7N9ypDkE3H5rE_v1kQgR9jJ6Q1Tw6W6qMqfBYVu7P0YxIw3BmulEGI0HCxaxDhOPKsRZkjxEvpjfJB-RFU/s1600-h/P1060436.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYguSshX8yUtMOCxZL3_RfYCx8Td2e_EjC5ogyYtSUkSsYt2Y9mclGS4C5Q7N9ypDkE3H5rE_v1kQgR9jJ6Q1Tw6W6qMqfBYVu7P0YxIw3BmulEGI0HCxaxDhOPKsRZkjxEvpjfJB-RFU/s400/P1060436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376469528182534338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">We walked back to the other side over one of the bridges and walked along the bank of the river to where we had started.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7LsJpnuh0BYXjMUjYiCnTmo-L1Pu24us3aWVDhK_nYMM_2gKcdJbrNbTFa3BviRYWeBhSiRS07-3HAgQoB67pKd8bXiTOxKcBlDtaPEq-_8xcn8DFCvYO3NDDXrZyy0YU1dlh7PCIu0/s1600-h/P1060445.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7LsJpnuh0BYXjMUjYiCnTmo-L1Pu24us3aWVDhK_nYMM_2gKcdJbrNbTFa3BviRYWeBhSiRS07-3HAgQoB67pKd8bXiTOxKcBlDtaPEq-_8xcn8DFCvYO3NDDXrZyy0YU1dlh7PCIu0/s320/P1060445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376470805088257938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZeEzk3dzEFPN5aDMFjm3a6-XGHZnEMJ7sA0eCUYZfS5YE2LOE0babKn4cRUhcU5ulHUcvPOUq_E9_d0GwSKqkQ1yokDbd_sM2t41jJvfebvlI4RdN_ZzYGCSdDh64HKv9v2rvIJsqJU/s1600-h/P1060446.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZeEzk3dzEFPN5aDMFjm3a6-XGHZnEMJ7sA0eCUYZfS5YE2LOE0babKn4cRUhcU5ulHUcvPOUq_E9_d0GwSKqkQ1yokDbd_sM2t41jJvfebvlI4RdN_ZzYGCSdDh64HKv9v2rvIJsqJU/s320/P1060446.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376471308433978466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />It is a </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">lovely area of Brisbane and I am sure there are many others. We didn't have long there but hopefully when we are living in Australia permanently it will be a place we will get to visit again.<br /><br /><br /></span>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-68697113001527569022009-08-11T07:32:00.005+01:002009-08-11T08:00:32.129+01:00BURLEIGH HEADS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIjVkgKGXO9Id9feJ-XcrzWTy3UFccJ_CoS8GAjwMFuBAqYybo-iOPaVHjm3cMnm72fvt1_mn9m8GAiRHr1_Qb5jt8L7leT9VOgvZ6rHWUczzFnrzZCrFzwXLVKyygja43CdvLkr2NJ4/s1600-h/P1060375.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIjVkgKGXO9Id9feJ-XcrzWTy3UFccJ_CoS8GAjwMFuBAqYybo-iOPaVHjm3cMnm72fvt1_mn9m8GAiRHr1_Qb5jt8L7leT9VOgvZ6rHWUczzFnrzZCrFzwXLVKyygja43CdvLkr2NJ4/s400/P1060375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368592184110837986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I just wanted to mention something else before I move onto the Gold Coast. On our way out of Coffs Harbour we passed the Big Banana, I have noticed this about Australia, everything is bigger. I love looking round the fruit and vegetable shops there and I have noticed the size of the produce is HUGE compared to what we get in the UK, and here is the proof!<br /><br />We arrived on the Gold Coast later on Monday and found where we were stopping, a place called Burleigh Heads. We stayed in a very nice complex of apartments. After unpacking and changing, as the weather was noticeably warmer, we had a walk out to find somewhere to eat. As we were walking through the grounds of where we were staying, we saw large flying things above our heads and stopped to watch. We soon realised they were big bats, fruit bats, I think. Amy wasn't impressed!<br /><br />We spent the next few days looking round the area. Burleigh Heads is a nice place. Where we were staying it was a short walk to a beautiful beach. I have never felt sand like it, it was like soft, white talculm powder, oh yes and BIG birds wandering about, called Ibis.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNM3MgObPtD3ZQQukNzJIsRlaxIC0b7iSAR0O4cvEiFzfjc-BCFFUEz_boF-Hyl8mwOFGaUoQ-a01X_S7LNSGapjcJiwCJUYPukmJiWiyk5C9Kz-TE_-6oL3Jno_Qvvh6dO1fupiu6cCg/s1600-h/P1060411.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNM3MgObPtD3ZQQukNzJIsRlaxIC0b7iSAR0O4cvEiFzfjc-BCFFUEz_boF-Hyl8mwOFGaUoQ-a01X_S7LNSGapjcJiwCJUYPukmJiWiyk5C9Kz-TE_-6oL3Jno_Qvvh6dO1fupiu6cCg/s400/P1060411.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368595793435494594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Just off the beach is a pathway where they have placed excercise machines for anyone to use. I thought they were a great idea, we have nothing like this in the UK. Of course Amy had to have a go on some of these!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-2oRATFrqZZjnZZ8F0sMzHvFB_j9GpPO-Zi50oHD_4wjbigh7RDUi9-UQ0lm4nkjIc1X-4_BWcmmDXckeSOzbPUkzBCb-YzRwXR95s3i63lDAEhPmnek8XQ9WkIEDAu9_gM6sCE_zrs/s1600-h/P1060537.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-2oRATFrqZZjnZZ8F0sMzHvFB_j9GpPO-Zi50oHD_4wjbigh7RDUi9-UQ0lm4nkjIc1X-4_BWcmmDXckeSOzbPUkzBCb-YzRwXR95s3i63lDAEhPmnek8XQ9WkIEDAu9_gM6sCE_zrs/s400/P1060537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368597276843108370" border="0" /></a>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794666999492652616.post-87196768806171023642009-08-04T09:30:00.000+01:002009-08-04T09:31:35.647+01:00OUR ROAD TRIP<span style="font-family:verdana;">We had decided that we would like to see a little bit more of Australia on this visit, plus my husband had been in contact with an employer in Brisbane who had an expressed an interest in meeting him. So it was decided that we would spend some time on the Gold Coast during our stay and that we would drive up there. We were booked into a motel in Coffs Harbour where we would spend 2 nights on the drive up there.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc44OK2y4vPxMLPUuxjFz9qjYk-6lhGQas7F0CM1HvDO1YkGNMWZEFHFo7btwlGmBZhTGio4C0_zJhY1Tipq81I8QTV5l9-GZe1AHhqIZ99xC9LkdZrd1ZFRn9rPVvc8CFR1nqYvHF59U/s1600-h/P1060311.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc44OK2y4vPxMLPUuxjFz9qjYk-6lhGQas7F0CM1HvDO1YkGNMWZEFHFo7btwlGmBZhTGio4C0_zJhY1Tipq81I8QTV5l9-GZe1AHhqIZ99xC9LkdZrd1ZFRn9rPVvc8CFR1nqYvHF59U/s400/P1060311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363391369216146082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">We set off quite early on Saturday morn</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">ing fo</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">r the 448 km drive which was going to take us approximately 6 hours. One of the stops we had was at Nambucca where we called in to see the V Wall. The tradition of tourists painting names and dates on this wall started in the early 1980's and now there is a long line of rocks covered in all sorts of artwork, some of which is very elaborate.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisYVA_AjdzqvRy2mgqlKSoFVvrxpw2n8OOY33brb1eB2cziHHk9p7dfXiKQ8ZFpyUYz-Lo3lc55oN0LC4qgcK1CUrB3JZeMN_XJxIr43M1VXwJvUHmEoxpVltX0usKYUTCDLNWTVf83w/s1600-h/P1060315.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisYVA_AjdzqvRy2mgqlKSoFVvrxpw2n8OOY33brb1eB2cziHHk9p7dfXiKQ8ZFpyUYz-Lo3lc55oN0LC4qgcK1CUrB3JZeMN_XJxIr43M1VXwJvUHmEoxpVltX0usKYUTCDLNWTVf83w/s400/P1060315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363395038073906930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">We chose this one as it had 'Chloe' on it, one of my granddaughter's name. We didn't have any paint with us so unfortunately we were unable to leave an momento of our visit there but hopefully we will be able to visit again and then we will be able to create our own piece of artwork.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGdz6v_rKFrcq0apCeXBVsldy_G5lq3Et9dAZBJ2Pj18RoyAHaEHgYmWbdLti8KsG6pY3rk_qx9d7CiZXDf24JAEAOC4UR7yMyNCl6w9dyNDQiuXvPn9mUG3OrWlYuTgNxJqm-8U1S7Q/s1600-h/P1060317.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGdz6v_rKFrcq0apCeXBVsldy_G5lq3Et9dAZBJ2Pj18RoyAHaEHgYmWbdLti8KsG6pY3rk_qx9d7CiZXDf24JAEAOC4UR7yMyNCl6w9dyNDQiuXvPn9mUG3OrWlYuTgNxJqm-8U1S7Q/s400/P1060317.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363396272338074962" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">We carried on with our journey and arrived in Coffs Harbour later in the day. We were all quite tired by this time. We went out for a meal and then returned back to the motel and had an early night. The next day we went out for a look round. We drove around looking for a beach and came across a small craft market.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Y_IBJezqmhoV64AfE99vyKy0uOR4FYq9E5pUJ5prtqDTA3NbF-31VyMNw06WLr5V16O6EaI2TQX7MaJKeYqTTPhz0g0SAW4stnvnidgjw8T7ER_b9I-8zMSBuw1aPc9fDlNzbuzv7Q4/s1600-h/P1060348.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Y_IBJezqmhoV64AfE99vyKy0uOR4FYq9E5pUJ5prtqDTA3NbF-31VyMNw06WLr5V16O6EaI2TQX7MaJKeYqTTPhz0g0SAW4stnvnidgjw8T7ER_b9I-8zMSBuw1aPc9fDlNzbuzv7Q4/s400/P1060348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366020961104841362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I loved looking round this, we have nothing like this where we live. There were stalls with knitted and crochet items, handmade soap, all sorts of things. I bought 2 lots of handmade soap as I have always wanted to try some. There was a group playing in the middle of it all, some kind of country music which isn't my kind of thing, but which seemed very appropriate for the occasion.<br /><br />We enjoyed our short stay in Coffs Harbour, especially the craft market.<br /><br />Monday morning we were up bright and early and back on the road again. Gold Coast here we come!<br /><br /><br /></span>LizzyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13123958120390380610noreply@blogger.com4