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The Beaufoix Collection

Monday, May 19, 2008

Todays Fun Monday theme comes from the beautiful and lovely Mariposa at Mariposa’s Tales. Her task for today is COLLECTIONS She says, ‘We all have them …and if you don’t, you do….you just may not realize it. For some reason or another we all collect something and we collect it for reasons that will definitely make [...]

Doodle do

Friday, May 16, 2008

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Todays post has very little writing in it because my brain is jelly. I’m finally catching up on a little reading though, and at Akelamalu’s I happened upon this which led me to this and I felt all excited. I know, sad isn’t it? So thanks Claire for the much needed inspiration, and this is my [...]

The money shot

Friday, May 9, 2008

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Today I thought I had it. The money shot, the shot I have hoped for and hankered after for the past 2 years, ever since the gerbil tank moved into the computer area on top of the scanner. NB. The scanner doesn’t actually work anymore, but if it isn’t there the tank will not [...]

Rainy Days and Mondays

Monday, April 28, 2008

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Lovely AOJ over at the Lurchers wants us to describe in words and/or pictures our favourite walk. So we had a lovely day planned today. We would visit Mr B’s mum, aka Grandma, and go on the lovely walk over the field to the park, then back home by the river. But then the rain and [...]

Beloved

Sunday, April 27, 2008

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My Gran Booth was one of those people who radiated warmth. People knew her and loved her. She was someone they greeted with a smile, made time for, were pleased to see. I think part of her appeal was that she was just a completely genuine person. She had no agenda, saw the [...]

The good stuff

Monday, April 21, 2008

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For this weeks Fun Monday, Southern Doll wants to know; “What have you done in your life that was worth doing? I want to know the moments in your life that you hope will be the ones to pass through your mind when your time comes. I hope that doesn’t sound too morbid. This doesn’t necessarily [...]

Memoirs of a Beaufoix girl

Saturday, April 19, 2008

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My Six Word Memoir Lovely Rosie has tagged me for a meme she nicked from Miss Corey. It all started over at Smith Magazine, and the copy and paste history is thus: Legend has it that Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. His response? “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Last year, [...]

Nekked Lizards Fun Monday

Monday, April 14, 2008

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The fabulous Nekked Lizards are hosting this weeks Fun Monday and their challenge is: FIVE PICTURES – FIVE WORDS PER PICTURE. Any 5 (FIVE) pictures, any subject, and any 5 (FIVE) words to describe and/or explain each picture. Here we go… My kids feet. Just perfect. Hail storms in April? Weird. A gift from a friend. I bet they play [...]

Hair today, and tomorrow, and the next day

Sunday, April 13, 2008

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Hair today, and tomorrow, and the next day

I was born in the seventies. 1975 to be exact. The second of four children, I was a busy kid who loved getting grubby and riding my bike and inventing stories in my head. I was a bit of a dreamer and would play for hours with my brothers, my mates, or on my own. Often I [...]

More lessons with Ms Beaufoix

Saturday, April 12, 2008

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Gorgeous Cami has tagged me for a cute meme. It is one of the best kind of memes because it is easy, and everyone loves an easy meme right? All you have to do is list 5 classes that SHOULD have been taught in school. And these are mine… 1. How to dye your hair without getting [...]