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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">TWO cards this week: A Sydney scene-scape was sent to Indonesia (AU-362185), together with the Bunya Pine to the UK (AU-362186).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I received THREE lovely cards during Week 33, one each from Finland (<a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/FI-2122505">FI-2122505</a>), Lithuania (<a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/LT-377077">LT-377077</a>), and China (<a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/CN-1327298">CN-1327298</a>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cards haven't been taking too long to arrive at their destinations of late, so I've been able to keep up with my aim to send at least TWO cards each week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In week 34 I sent the last of my "Australian Game" maxicards to Poland (AU-363744), and the Alice illustration went to Germany (AU-363745).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just TWO cards came in during week 34, both themed on books: The Wizard of Oz came in from the USA (<a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-2838285">US-2838285</a>), and the Franz Kafka card arrived from Russia (<a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/RU-2754217">RU-2754217</a>).</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've mentioned before how much I love Burra, and this week I got to share its beauty with a card I sent to Switzerland (AU-365221).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The second card I sent to the USA (AU-365222); it's one of the many great designs from <a href="http://geekery.ca/">geekery.ca</a>, and I've been waiting such a long time for Postcrossing to give me the perfect recipient.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One solitary card came in from the USA this week (<a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-2850379">US-2850379</a>), but I don't mind one bit: Waterhouse is my favourite of the pre-Raphaelite artists, and it was so great to get this card in the mail (of his painting "Echo and Narcissus").</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Postcrossing postcards sent to date: 73</span></div>
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xo.sorcha.oxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431135816635778553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721789526543237223.post-10030500548670104122014-06-23T18:52:00.000+09:302014-06-23T18:52:04.641+09:30A Postcrossing Adventure: Weeks 30, 31 & 32<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">TWO cards went out in week 30 of my Postcrossing challenge: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George (AU-358520) went to the Ukraine, and a viewcard of the Painted Desert (near Coober Pedy here in South Australia) was sent to Finland (AU-358521).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another TWO cards went out in week 31: The last of my Leichhardt First Day of Issue postcards to Germany (AU-360025), and a wonderful shot of Memory Cove on the Eyre Peninsula was sent to the USA (AU-360026).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Over the course of the fortnight I received a total of EIGHT cards: Two came in from the Netherlands (<a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/NL-2503004">NL-2503004</a> and <a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/NL-2503003">NL-2503003</a>), and another pair from Germany - postcards of the same lighthouse, no less (<a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/DE-3191018">DE-3191018</a> and <a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/DE-3220361">DE-3220361)</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also received one a piece from Taiwan (<a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/TW-1270571">TW-1270571</a>), Romania (<a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/RO-85123">RO-85123</a>), Russia (<a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/RU-2306779">RU-2306779</a>), and China (<a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/CN-1313987">CN-1313987</a>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We were away vacationing on Kangaroo Island this week, so I wasn't able to scan in the postcards prior to sending them. Tacky photos don't quite cut it, do they? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just the one card came in this week, from Belarus (<a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/BY-1298534">BY-1298534</a>).</span></div>
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South Australia is a pretty stunning place, generally, but after a short vacation on <a href="http://www.tourkangarooisland.com.au/">Kangaroo Island</a>, I think I've discovered the jewel in SA's crown.</div>
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We stayed <a href="http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Kangaroo_Island/Flinders_Chase/Accommodation">here</a>, in a 100-year-old light-keeper's cottage, maintained and prepared by Parks SA. There was no television, but there was Jenga, Mahjong, and numerous visitor's books to keep oneself occupied during the cold, windy evenings.</div>
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In four days we managed to traverse 800km of an island that, at its longest point, is barely 200km across. We saw the lighthouses (of which there are a few!), Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch, Flinders Chase National Park, as well as West, Stokes, Emu and Vivonne Bays.</div>
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We got up close and personal with Australian sea-lions, New Zealand fur seals, KI kangaroos, Tammar wallabies, and a couple echidnas - all in the wild. (We were not lucky enough this trip to see koalas or platypus, but that will keep for another time).</div>
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K.I. is a truly awe-inspiring place, a bucket-list kind of place to visit. Nothing disappoints, not even the wintery weather (which is, on average, ten degrees warmer overnight than the Flinders Ranges, and a couple degrees warmer during the day - even with the "roaring 40s" raging in!).</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">1) Cape Willoughby. 2) Snuggling Australian sea-lions at Seal Bay. 3) Seal Bay.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">7) West Bay as dusk. 8) Stokes Bay. 9) Silhouettes at Vivonne Bay. 10) Remarkable Rocks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">11) Sunbathing K.I. kangaroos. 12) The only platypus we saw! 13) Karatta Cottage, Flinders Chase NP.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">14) Inside Karatta Cottage (entrance hall). 15) Inside Karatta Cottage (bedroom).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">16) One of the many visitor's books. 17) Weir's Cove. 18) Admirals Arch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To make up for not sending any postcards out in week 27, I sent out THREE cards during Week 28: Journey of the Coastal Koori went to Russia (AU-355829), a Waterhouse art card to Germany (AU-355830), and some yellow orchids to the USA (AU-355831).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another THREE cards sent out this week: A view of Wilpena Pound to China (AU-357181), Maggie Beer to the Netherlands (AU-357182), and an Australian dinosaur to Taiwan (AU-357187).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I sent another TWO cards during Week 25 of my challenge: An Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14 First Day of Issue postcard was sent to Lithuania (AU-351761), and a First Day of Issue postcard celebrating the christening of Prince George of Cambridge went to Belarus (AU-351762).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Four colourful, bright and happy cards came in during Week 25: Two from the Netherlands (<a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/NL-2428376">NL-2428376</a> & <a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/NL-2428375">NL-2428375</a>), one from Germany (<a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/DE-3089291">DE-3089291</a>), and my first card from New Zealand (<a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/NZ-102612">NZ-102612</a>).</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More bad luck in Week 26, with card AU-342311 sent to Russia in </span><a href="http://sorcha-sidhe.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/a-postcrossing-adventure-weeks-17-18.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Week 18</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> having expired.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I sent TWO more cards: A carnivorous plant to the Ukraine (AU-352840), and a view of the Flinders Ranges (Arkaroola) to the Netherlands (AU-352842).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">A busy week this week, so I did not have the opportunity to send any cards, nor did I receive any.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">All time: 112</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A bit of bad luck this week: The vintage postcard from the London Transport Museum that I sent during </span><a href="http://sorcha-sidhe.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/a-postcrossing-adventure-weeks-15-16.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Week 15</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to the Ukraine (AU-337684) expired after having not been registered within 60 days. Perhaps it got lost, or perhaps the recipient has been distracted by the recent political turmoil in his country. Unless, by some miracle, it turns up, I guess I'll never know!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, I sent another TWO cards: A Joan of Arc art card to China (AU-349141), and an Australian Game First Day of Issue card to the UK (AU-349142).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another TWO cards went out this week: Life's a beach for Germany (AU-350204), and the dazzling glamour of Sydney Harbour is on its way to the USA (AU-350517).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And would you believe it? SEVEN cards arrived in my letterbox this week, all on the <em>same day!</em> There were two from Hong Kong (</span><a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/HK-230790"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HK-230790</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/HK-232324"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HK-232324</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">), and one each from Hungary (</span><a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/HU-67729"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HU-67729</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">), the UK (</span><a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/GB-532581"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">GB-532581</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">), Poland (</span><a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/PL-875188"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">PL-875188</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">), Spain (</span><a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/ES-286896"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ES-286896</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">), and Austria (</span><a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/AT-177038"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AT-177038</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>"How are you doing today? Enjoying the lovely sunshine in Australia? Actually, I come from a similar city called Hong Kong, where you can get the same amount of sunlight. But trust me, you don't want to come here in the raining season as umbrella's no use while you're in such heavy rain. I haven't been to Australia, but I went to New Zealand last summer and the weather there is so changeable! The rain usually caught me off guard while I was there!"</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We walked over two kilometres before returning home to complete the household chores in time to watch the Anzac Day service broadcast from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villers-Bretonneux">Villers-Bretonneux in France</a> (something that has become a tradition in our house).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The early morning walk, and then later watching the sun rise over French fields on the television, made me think that Mother Nature is truly at her most beautiful first thing in the morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been wondering for awhile now about what to do with all the Postcrossing postcards I've had stashed away in the cupboard. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really didn't want to lose any, but I am beyond wanting a "postcard wall" or anything along those lines. What I wanted was a means by which I could store the cards without having to worry about them getting lost or damaged, ensuring their longevity, but still allowed them to be viewed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Initially, I thought a solution may be to put them into a photo album or journal, but upon investigating this option, I realised that photo albums can be quite expensive, and I didn't want to spend a lot of money on this project, nor was I overly keen on the album designs. It soon dawned on me that if I were to use albums, the backside of the postcards, where the senders have written their messages, wouldn't be visible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then last weekend I was cleaning out some drawers when I came across an abundance of old curtain rings. These were left here by the previous owners (perhaps even the owners before them) for the large, heavy drapes they had at the windows. But since we have removed and replaced those with simple lace curtains, we've not had a need for the rings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I realised pretty much immediately that I could put those rings to use and make booklets out of my Postcrossing postcards, binding them together in a way that will prevent any from getting lost, whilst still displaying both sides of the cards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's so quick, easy and inexpensive (even if I'd had to purchase the rings, it would still have been cheaper than photo albums) that I thought I'd share the process, in the event that anyone wants to do the same thing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Then using a two-ring hole-punch, punch your cards. I like to stagger the positioning of the holes, so the cards are in a slightly different place within the booklet. This makes the booklet feel sturdy.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, it appears the mail is slow. Or, at least, that's the only logical explanation for it, because I've not received a card in a few weeks now, and my cards seem to be taking <em>forever</em> (20 days or more!) to get to their destinations.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because of that, I could only send ONE card during week 21 of the "challenge" as I'd maxed out my limit of travelling cards. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This card is of an Australian Native Orchid and is (still!) on its way to the USA (AU-346363).</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I sent TWO Postcrossing cards this week: Irish wisdom is on its way to Germany (AU-347840), whilst the medieval art is travelling to South Africa (AU-347841).</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Right up until Wednesday it still felt like summer. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This time last weekend we were complaining about the seemingly never-ending heat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The weather is wonderful and so very <em>autumnly</em>: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Plenty of sunshine and clear blue skies, but with a hint of coldness in the air, a promise that winter is just around the corner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Autumn is my favourite time of year in the Ranges. The colours contrast and work well together: The evergreen foliage, the red tinge to the dirt and stone, the pale blue sky and the purple hue of the mountains.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday it was far too nice to be indoors, so we took a mini-adventure to a local gorge, and then out past the Willochra and into what I (sarcastically) refer to as "Death Valley"- an endless expanse of saltbush plains and stark mountain outcrops, completely void of trees. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Then we returned home for a cuppa and an afternoon snack, sat outside under the veranda, listening to the birds and the buzz of the town.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been rediscovering old hobbies like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrapbooking">scrapbooking</a> and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/tanyagthompson/smash-book/">smash books</a>. I found some unfinished projects in the cupboard: A scrapbook album of our holiday to New Zealand in 2011, my first ever smash book, half-planned and barely started travel journals of our camping adventures on the Eyre Peninsula, and of my trip to Sydney in 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I remember putting them away, thinking that I would return to them when I had more time, and then promptly forgot about them entirely. But it would be nice to finish them, and to start some new projects once they are done. I create a lot of scrap and smash book type things that always end up being sent to other people, but I've never actually finished a project for myself. How bizarre! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, since I (in theory) have more time on my hands these days, I thought now would be the perfect opportunity to take the hobby back up, and as such, I've spent a fair portion of my weekend sorting through photos, keepsakes, card stock and embellishments, and searching ideas on Instagram, Pinterest and blogs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now I am just <em>itching</em> to get started!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I sent a native orchid First Day of Issue maxi-card to the Czech Republic (AU-343389</span>), and another postcard of one of my photos to China <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(AU-343388).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has become a Sunday tradition for me to sit and browse blogs. However, last weekend, in amongst the travels, the birthday and the long weekend, it didn't happen, so it's nice to be able to return to my routine again this week.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's a quiet time for me, to just sit and relax, and read about what's happening in the lives of other people - some similar, some not. It's a great way to unwind before a busy week of work kicks off again.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week I'm globetrotting, flying far, far away to:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em><a href="http://ourweefarm.blogspot.com/">Our Wee Farm</a></em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remember how I said a few weeks back that the way in which Postcrossing issues cards didn't make much sense to me? Well, that is still very much the case. In the past month I have sent EIGHT cards, but received only ONE, which arrived a fortnight ago. There were no incoming cards in weeks 17 or 18 of my self-imposed challenge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've also had one card EXPIRE this fortnight, which was <a href="http://sorcha-sidhe.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/a-postcrossing-adventure-weeks-9-10.html">the Sydney postcard I sent to China (AU-330087) in Week 9</a>. A card reaches "expiration" when it hasn't been registered by the intended recipient within 60 days of it being sent, either because it has been lost in the mail, or because the recipient has failed to register it in line with Postcrossing instructions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I sent a pretty free card (or ad card) to Taiwan (AU-341244), and a postcard of one of my photos of the Eyre Peninsula to India (AU-341245). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I find there are three countries to which my cards are most likely to expire: China, Russia, and India. Every card I've sent to India in the past has expired, so I don't harbour many hopes for this most recent one being registered either. It'll be a nice surprise if it is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I sent another TWO cards this week: Farming Australia cows went to Russia (AU-342311), whilst cook extraordinaire Stephanie Alexander is on her way to the USA (AU-342312).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This weekend in South Australia is a long weekend. That means I don't have to go into work tomorrow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is also my birthday: Today I turned 33 years old.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I slept in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I got flowers and drank tea with family members.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I spent too many hours in front of the computer, and I read a book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like it quiet, simple and uneventful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Happy birthday to me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every Sunday afternoon, I browse blogs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I catch up on those I follow, and go in search of new ones. It's a quiet time for me, to just sit and relax, and read about what's happening in the lives of other people - some similar, some not. It's a great way to unwind before a busy week of work kicks off again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week I'm admiring the cozy and pretty blogs belonging to:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em><a href="http://juliemaloney.blogspot.com/">Country Living by the Sea</a></em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em><a href="http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/">Posie Gets Cozy</a></em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What blogs are you reading? Perhaps you have a recommendation for me?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">During week 15 of my Postcrossing challenge, I sent a vintage postcard from the London Transport Museum to the Ukraine (AU-337684), and a Leichhardt First Day of Issue maxicard to Belarus (AU-337686).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was another two Postcrossing cards going out this week as well: A platypus is on its way to Germany (AU-339207), and an Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14 maxicard was sent to the Netherlands (AU-339209) - which incidentally, is one of my all-time favourite historical photographs featuring South Australian geologist and explorer, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Madigan"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cecil</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Madigan</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, and one super cute puppy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I catch up on those I follow, and go in search of new ones. It's a quiet time for me, to just sit and relax, and read about what's happening in the lives of other people - some similar, some not. It's a great way to unwind before a busy week of work kicks off again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't mean to be bossy, but you <em>simply must</em> visit the following blogs if you've not done so before. They are all kinds of beautiful, amazing, and wow!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What blogs are you reading? Perhaps you have a recommendation for me?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When we first moved back here in 2008, after having spent a decade in the city, it was the middle of autumn. The days were clear and sunny, the nights cool and crisp. There'd be dew in the mornings. The signs of a hot summer were slowly being overgrown by the promise of winter. Perhaps it was just the excitement of starting something new, or the awe of all the wide open space that made me completely oblivious to <em>the dirt</em>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">People in the neighbouring towns call us "Dirt Farmers". Our town is situated on flats between the mountain ranges, surrounded by farming and grazing land. Rocky outcrops dominate the horizon, with creeks that are bone-dry most of the time, and saltbush plains that stretch for miles and miles... People plough and plant the same fields every year, keep too much stock and let them overgraze. I thought "Dirt Farmer" was a pretty clever observation, but I never thought it would be a term I'd apply to myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let me tell you about <em>the dirt</em>: It's everywhere, and not just outside. It's evident not only in the garden or out of town. It is <em>everywhere,</em> <em>all of the time</em>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It doesn't matter what season, or what direction the wind is coming in from. It doesn't even matter if there is no wind at all, or whether the house is open or closed-up, there will still be dirt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is dirt that covers every surface and finds its way into every corner, nook and cranny. It sits on bricks, stores itself on windowsills, between doors, and on flyscreens. Every time we walk on the hardwood floors we kick it up, move it around and stir the allergies. I can clean it away, but the dirt will be back the next day, making it look as though I've not done a thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I have developed a new understanding of that term, in its full context. If dirt were worth a dime, I'd be rather well-to-do right now.</span></div>
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xo.sorcha.oxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431135816635778553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721789526543237223.post-60424429483006021852014-02-22T15:38:00.001+10:302014-02-22T15:38:51.176+10:30Book Review: Time Keepers by Nicki J Markus<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18229939-time-keepers" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Time Keepers" border="0" src="https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1381302566m/18229939.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18229939-time-keepers"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Time Keepers</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4567057.Nicki_J_Markus"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nicki J. Markus</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Set in London in the year 2025, <u>Time Keepers</u> is a futuristic novel set in a world where the existence of supernatural beings is accepted - and feared. The Government, on the other hand, wants to gain control over these creatures, and so starts rounding them up and keeping them in labs, where experiments and brain-washing is the accepted norm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nick is a werewolf who believes he has successfully slipped beneath the radar of detection, whilst Ellie is a Time Keeper (time-traveller) on the run from the government. The abilities of a Time Keeper are regarded as the most valuable prize of them all. However, it is when fate colludes to bring Nick and Ellie together that the real adventure, intrigue and danger begins to unfold. Ellie just wants to the do the right thing, whilst Nick has to come to the realisation that there is a lot more at stake than just saving his own skin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>Time Keepers</u> is the "filled out" version of a series of four short stories published in 2011. Whilst characters, locations, and events have been developed in more detail, the premise remains much the same. A lot happens in this story, and it happens very rapidly, which makes this a quick and easy novel to read; although the ending is somewhat predictable, it is otherwise enjoyable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I catch up on those I follow, and go in search of new ones. It's a quiet time for me, to just sit and relax, and read about what's happening in the lives of other people - some similar, some not. It's a great way to unwind before a busy week of work kicks off again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week I am discovering and rediscovering the beautiful blogs belonging to:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A few more of my Postcrossing cards arrived at their destinations this week, so I decided it was safe to send another THREE postcards out. Kelly Country (AU-336105) is travelling to Russia, beachside bliss in Glenelg (AU-336106) is on its way to Germany, and Indigenous leader Oodgeroo Noonuccal (AU-336165) was sent to The Netherlands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just the ONE card in this week, from Katrin in Germany (</span><a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/DE-2778018"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">DE-2778018</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">) who made the card pictured above using a photograph, and spoke of her love for books.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay, so last week I was complaining about being stuck inside because of the heat. Well, today I've been indoors on account of the rain, which is something you'll never hear me complain about (L-O-V-E the rain!), but it never ceases to amaze me how quickly, and how dramatically the weather can shift here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today it's 25*C with torrential downpours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The pictures above were taken during a rainstorm that lasted, at most, fifteen minutes. Within that time, the front yard, the back yard and our street became a raging torrent of water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...Okay. Maybe not a raging torrent, but as close as you'll ever get to one in these past.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There was thunder, and lightning, and so much water it set the fire alarm off (yeah, I'm not sure how that works, either). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then the rain stopped and the water promptly soaked away. In half the time it took for the rain to fall, the yard and the street were back to normal.</span></div>
<br />xo.sorcha.oxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431135816635778553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721789526543237223.post-19289761238735897902014-02-13T19:35:00.001+10:302014-02-13T19:35:34.208+10:30Book Review: The White Princess by Philippa Gregory<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12326627-the-white-princess"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The White Princess</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9987.Philippa_Gregory"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Philippa Gregory</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My rating: </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/640134425"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4 of 5 stars</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What I like most about the novels belonging to Philippa Gregory's Cousins' War series is that with each novel there is a new perspective, and with each new perspective the relationship dynamics between the characters shift, making each story as a whole feel brand new, even though they are all intricately entwined. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>The White Princess</u> tells the story of Elizabeth of York, eldest daughter of Edward IV and his wife, Elizabeth Woodville. Favourite of King Richard III, Elizabeth is betrothed and then wed to Henry Tudor after Richard's defeat at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. But she is not a favourite in this new royal court, which is dark, paranoid and brooding - a stark contrast to the bright and happy court of her father and uncle. However, Elizabeth's marriage to Henry Tudor (that is, Henry VII) is a political manoeuvre to bind the houses of York and Lancaster together forever, and through this create a new royal House: The Tudors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Elizabeth of York is presented as an intelligent and devoted young woman who is forced to marry a man she does not like, and who killed her true love, Richard III. However, raised as a royal princess she is acutely aware of the part she must play, and so sacrifices her own happiness for the wellbeing of her country. But her marriage to Henry does not bring about the peace they had hoped for, and rebellions made against the new King in the name of the House of York has devastating consequences for Elizabeth and her kin. Torn between her loyalty to her Tudor and York families, Elizabeth's decisions are not easy ones, especially when rumours are rife that her youngest brother, Richard IV, is alive and preparing to win back their father's crown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really liked Elizabeth of York as a character, in particular how Gregory made her faithful, compassionate and forgiving - a contrast to her prior heroines, who were rather conniving and vengeful. Elizabeth, who is not scared of anything or anyone, is the perfect opposite to her wickedly delusional mother-in-law, Margaret Beaufort, and a great teacher to her husband, Henry VII, who knows nothing of what it means to be a King of England. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The story that Gregory tells in <u>The White Princess</u> is a believable one, and one that flows far more effortlessly between events than her prior novel, <u>The Kingmaker's Daughter</u>. There weren't really any opportunities for the women of the Cousins' War to have happy endings, but Elizabeth's optimism and resolve manage to provide a silver lining to even her deepest tragedies. It makes it possible for the reader to overlook the historical inaccuracies, ignore the absence of historical detail, and focus on the characters and the story to which they belong.
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xo.sorcha.oxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431135816635778553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721789526543237223.post-62200469720938180962014-02-09T17:22:00.002+10:302014-02-09T17:22:42.295+10:30Sunday Blog Spot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every Sunday afternoon, I browse blogs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I catch up on those I follow, and go in search of new ones. It's a quiet time for me, to just sit and relax, and read about what's happening in the lives of other people - some similar, some not. It's a great way to unwind before a busy week of work kicks off again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This Sunday, I am getting immersed in the lovely blogs of:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;"><em><a href="http://littlegreenvillage.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #60502a;">Little</span> Green Village</a></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;"><em><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://bunnymummy-jacquie.blogspot.com/">Bunny Mummy</a></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;"><em><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://xo-lovelee.blogspot.com.au/">Love Lee</a></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What blogs are you reading? Perhaps you have a recommendation for me?</span></div>
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