tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55300892459201323812012-01-05T15:16:26.043-08:00Love, Travel, Family, Friends, Art, and all sorts of stuffA'ishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00290361523410274020noreply@blogger.comBlogger931100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530089245920132381.post-8915737847817281032012-01-03T15:27:00.000-08:002012-01-03T15:27:15.920-08:00

This feels like a surreal dream typing here its been so long. So much has occured.. finally we moved.. a little house in the country and a new job that i'm happy about as I get to work with young people and the other staff are so so nice. But boy did that all take some effort, while still studying and now it's the new year 2012..  The best part of all of it I finally have a studio, a tiny room

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So its that time of the year again... well nearly.... Marsden Art Annual Exhibition... the theme this year is Refuigia it can be interpreted all differents way but still CREATIVE block.....argh... so any suggestions would be greatly recieved...

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Well I have some exciting news to share, the art group that I belong to has its own blog now, and all the artists of the group are busy learning how to blog and or connecting up to their blogs.  So please go and have a look its a great eclectic group and already two exhibitions are on show, for those who cannot attend due to the tryanny of distance there will be pics added quite often. So please

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I think its a part of life now i simply don't have the time to post as much as I would like. Its that time of the year of starting Uni and writing proposals and managing work and home. And when i do get on here I spend more time looking at what you guys are getting up too... Last semester I wasn't happy with my work so I didnt post any pictures, but I have a better feeling this semester... so

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Happy New Year Everyone! ... I do hope 2011 is far better for everyone. Wow is time speeding up or is it a case that i'm getting slower, hence older. Don't feel a day older 25... anyway.... Work and school takes up way too much of my time.. so some things that have occured since my last blog... My youngest had a 19th Birthday party, we all went bowling. We all had a great time. hmmmm.. ah yes

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I have blooging shame, it's been so long since I've blogged - I'll need a 10 step program if i keep up this neglect. Great news - Cimo has arrived, its been a whirlwind, he has been here for two weeks, and luckily got the first job he applied for. Its not always that easy to get a job here.. so we consider ourselves blessed. Listening to his observations of Australia is really interesting..

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Hi everyone, hope everyone is keeping well, its so cold here at the moment i spend most of the time complaining about the cold while trying to keep warm;  and dreaming of warmer climates.... mmm.. gold coast...  One friend called it 'palm tree porn'..lol... Had the most awesome news yesterday evening that Cimo and i have been waiting on for years. He has been granted his Spousal Visa... so he

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I have been quickly scanning your blogs very quickly the last couple of weeks, but just no time to blog or respond. The new job has been exhausting,  my Dad came up for a flying visit, but currently I am assisting in a Master class for the distant students at our Uni. I am so so tired.. but loving every second, meeting all these great ceramics people from all over the world.  The images above

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Here are a few more pics from the exhibition, unfortuantley my computer is playing games and won't allow me turn the pics.. argh..... sorry so belated... this new job is doing my head in for time... hope your all well and will get a few minutes to visit all your blogs... Cherrio

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Well been flat out again... story of my life... but better to be busy than bored. I have been moved in my job, which has been a good thing so very little time to even peek at blogs... trust me i'm having withdrawals. So without further  wait.. So Sorry for it.. here are some pics of the last exhibition from the Marsden Art Group... the theme was 'Suburban Edge'. It was a narrow room so good

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Exciting and Over due news, we have a decision that has just came back from the Migration Review Tribunal (MRT) and they have over turned the previous immigration decision. Cimo should have a visa soon... watch this space for futher updates... We are over the moon, and hope no more glitches or delays occur...and hope he will be swimming in our fish bowl soon....

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Earlier in the semester if you cast your mind back we made up our own clay bodies for test pieces for the soda kiln.  I do repeat test pieces... no works of art here. Its purely just to see how the glaze reacts to different shapes. So here is the kiln ready to be unpacked, at this stage I was thinking 'ohhh thats a bit gray.. ' i was also thinking "yuk"... but as we unpacked there were little

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le 14/04/2010, on a la tribunal, je vous ment pas, ma famille et amis, je suis trés trés nerveux, il est temps que moi et ma femme vivent sous le méme toit pour l'étérnité, et pour rednre tous notre potentiel libre, j'espére vraiment que la decision sera juste en notre egard, nous sommes ensemble a attendre pour un peut prét 38 mois, depuis le Février 2007 Now the English version... well i

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I certainly have not managed to solve one of the most challenging questions of our time " Where is the time going?"  School has been great, but does eat up more of my precious time. it's worth it in the end. Currently on 2 weeks break but have so much homework to do. In the early weeks of the semester we were taught by Gail Nicholas, who introduced us to soda firing. We also got a presentation

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Where does the time go? This year is just a blur so far. I have been so busy I haven't had a chance to welcome some new stars that check in. Please welcome Mrs. TReasurfield, Tristan, B.B Flocking and Battina. Your all amazing artists in your own right and we feel privildged you have joined this eclectic blog of madness and fun.

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Opening night was last night, finally..... I couldn't attend, but Yaz my daughter represented both of us. It was her first exhibition, I shared my allocated 75cm metre of wall with her. I hung it the previous evening and thought it looked ok, intermingling my ink pictures with her photography. I  of course asked Yaz a million questions about the night, and she said 'Everyone was looking at our

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Hey everyone, such an intense week, looks like this is turning into a weekly blog, as time just won't allow me to blog as much as I'd like to, though I do steal a few minutes a way during each day to visit your blogs. Just not enough time to actually say something intelligent on ours. Unless it was venting, about how annoying work is, but I need to be grateful I have a good job. Enough of that,

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The Built Environment is my project in my ceramics class.. we have to choose a built environment that influences us and create 5 objects. which brings my curiosity to my fabo bloggers.. whats your favourite, building or built environment? Why does it stand out? Is it your current home? a place you have visited, or want to visit? mythical?  I have been pondering this for quite a few days, and as

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Another week of fighting exhaustion every step of the way... so i'm going to have a doona day....well that was the plan.. but now I'll be running around on errands. Not fun.. but at least I have a public holiday on Monday.. so needed..  The bit I hate about been so tired is how grumpy I get... any one got any great advice how to deal with inner grumpiness? Oh don't these look inviting...

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Saturday just flew by, quick convo with my good friend Melanie this morning, while waiting for Cimo, then cleaned, washed,cooked and ironed my little heart out. If you have time go check out her place its pretty awesome, and like most women she loves bags... but Melanie well she makes them too... Clever lady... Not the most exciting day, but the cleaning was over due. I'm just grateful I don't

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A very intense week on so many levels... Work.. exhibition.. life dosen't stop for a second... I started night school last night, and i go back again tonight for some more punishment. Oh but it is such joy to do something that I love and not that gruelling stuff during the day.. like my latest project coordinating Parliamentary Budget Statements.. oh the joys.... So in this picture, the

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Well here is a sneak peek of the invitation for the next exhibiton. Of course your all welcome to attend, but realise that some are a little far away. Ill try to take pics of opening night for those who can't attend. I was hoping dearly our case would have been heard and Cimo could attend this one  :' (  20 of us will be exhibiting including my youngest daughter Yaz - her first time. I was

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 Darlene one of my amazing blogger firends from Canada... placed some pictures on her blog of a building of her college. I saw some  similarities, and I mentioned it to her, as i drive past it alot but never actually visited it. So Here are some pics from Ryan Wic who has a couple of great shots on his flikr page. And here are a couple of  his photos as I still haven't got there to take these

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As a few of you asked you keep you informed of what i titled this picture. I was in two minds and  i finally decided to name it after my past friend 'Morrell'. He was an awesome cat that came along into our lives in a not so great time. We actually rescued him from some feral owners, via some caring neighbourhood children. We lived there exactly a year, i moved in the day of my fathers birthday

A'ishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00290361523410274020noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530089245920132381.post-71609407986723032122010-02-06T04:23:00.000-08:002010-02-06T04:23:53.134-08:00

Feels like forever since ive been on, had a hectic week at work, one of those you don't even have time to scratch your self. Had the biggest nana nap today... feeling normal again. SO back catching up.. while i wait for the electric supply to stabalise in Morocco. Its winter there, and every time theres a down pour or even smells rain it goes out. Its frustrating for both of us.. thank god for

A'ishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00290361523410274020noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530089245920132381.post-1001470911033847122010-01-25T03:26:00.000-08:002010-01-25T03:26:22.317-08:00

I finally got YAz to take some pics that worked.... these on top are just her mucking about, they still need firing.. but she made it look pretty good.. Now here is the finished product of the mermaid picture, which inspired me to create the sculpture which was way easier than the painting, I used the brightest colours i could ( so out of my comfort zone) and i was quiet pleased with the fluro

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Looked like another day at the office But today was quiet special, our team was nominated for the Australia Day Award.. even though its not offically till the 26 January. So work was proactive and decided this should be held on the 21st at the 'Shining Dome'.. which I always nicknamed the 'turtle'. We were a couple of minutes early so I took a sneak picture of the room we were  to

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I was hoping to show you two art projects I finished on the weekend... I asked my daughter to take the photos as my camera died, Well she has taken them but given me the wrong SD card...and gone out... So instead I'll show another persons art...This artist uses found objects and recycles them into their work. I know myself I try to recycle as much as possible. This artist strictly uses only

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Goodbye 2009, im kinda glad that years gone it wasnt a particularly good year, it wasnt even a medicore year...I found it a complete struggle, did the aussie thing and tried not to complain and just keep working and striving for goals. yada yadah yada... as we all do...However, 2010 is amounting to a fantastic year... last year I entered an online competiton, at Julie-ann Bowens blog site. I had

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Happy New Year everyone.. I hope everyone had a nice break and if lucky enough a holiday. I had quite a sad xmas break, my youngest daughter was away, and my husband has still not been granted a visa, and these times like holidays remind you of how important family is and how much you want to be with them. The rest of my family are in a different state. I was cheered some, my Dad sent me the

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Apolgies for not blogging sooner, work has been keeping me quite busy, and i've had the blue screen of death at home.. the joys of technology.... I am also offically baby sitting my daughters fish.....as she is on holiday to the beach ( lucky duck) while i spend my days pounding the keyboard. The problem with this situation is that last time I was given such responsibility.. I killed 5 of her

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 Well the Blog-o-sphere will never be the same again.... my fantastical freaking fish fanantic daughter has her own blog... and yes its about fish thus far....lol...  I am secretly proud she has found the thing that makes her so happy, and she's doing the whole marine studies thing, and honestly i don't always get...  Additionally, I have been forced fed a lot of fishy information,  and

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I came across this quote the other day and it has had me pondering in my quite moments. " A person who uses their hands is a labourer, A person who uses their hands and their minds is a craftsman A person who uses their hands, their mind and their heart is an artist" St Francis of Assisi. Cheers A'isha

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On Saturday, i went to ANU (Australian National University) for part time entry into  Ceramics for next year, after interview, drawing tests, presenting folio etc etc... i got in... yippee.. here are some pics from Safi in Morocco ( Ceramics capital) to celebrate and which inspired me so much) This pic is overly cool, the old abandoned city is above the newer city

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Howdy....  I figure I can say that coz its the afternoon. Afraid I'm mute blogging AGAIN... but now know the cause  - Its called dial up! From prehistoric times, yes.. yes .. yes.. I know how do I survive? Well I am over it, and about to do something about it. So for comments regarding the Mermaid painting, Thank you all so much, I do appreciate all your feedback Don't know why I get so

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here is a video I believe most art fans would enjoy, simply amazing skillspainting the MONA LISA with MS paint, the little stupid painting software that comes with Microsoft windows

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Heeellllllooooo.. I am back after spending two days in the hospital with Yaz ( youngest daughter) She finally had her tonsils and anoids removed. A fairly straightforward operation these days, but geeze it never stops a parents anguish, no matter how old they are. We were told to go in at 11 am but she didn't get her operation until around 5pm. She was scared silly but she made friends with other

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So what has everyone else been doing this weekend? I'm here waiting for Cimo to arrive for our evening appointment..lol.. For my weekend, I have been self indulgent and had an over due art appointment with myself.. this current pic was inspired by Julie-ann check out her art at the link. http://heavenleighart.blogspot.com/ So this little mermaid is not finished, its only half way through, i

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Hi everyone, I am having some blogging issues, i can't reply to my comments, or comment on your sites, i have been sailing around mute blogging,( my term - probably means something else) and i'm soooo frustrated. Occasionally it lets me gggrrrr.....  Cimo whose the techno one in the family can't see whats wrong either, and its doing it too him as well... Ive just cleared the cookies so i'm hoping

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Thanks for dropping by and commenting. so sorry I have to reply like this, darn blog is soooo not behaving, I've been trying for days, even tried opeining another account and replying to ppl's comments and that so didnt work.. Grrrr.. the frustrations of technology...  Darlene, I so think its true love too, we are both so committed and don't go by with out a day of chatting, though we have to

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Don't ya love public holidays... They are awesome, well they are if you don't work for yourself, like my Dad who's probably milking cows as we speak. Retire Damn it! lol.. he won't listen. I am up with the birds today, actually I am up with the birds every day, today was meant to be a sleep-in coz of that glorious public holiday. Which we won't be having next year, as the ACT government has

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Welcome and a big hello to all our fellow followers and casual dropper bys, hopefully you stick around while this site grows in dimension and scope. More art will be uploaded and would like to feature your various blogs on different weeks... sharing all our differences is what makes life far more enriching. There are so many talented ppl out there. Technology is definantley making the world

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Today we had the 'Meet the Artist's Morning Tea' at the exhibition, it was a lovely time, a few more pieces sold which is fantastic and the wrap-up of our Annual exhibition. And the group won the Ministers Inclusion Award, so that's fantastic. Barbara was there on opening night to accept the award, and our hardworking fearless leader invited the whole darn crowd at speech time to our morning tea.

A'ishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00290361523410274020noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530089245920132381.post-3415618462538276662009-10-24T01:24:00.000-07:002009-10-24T01:49:55.169-07:00

"Many Discussions" 1st EditionThis work was inspired from my old lounge room, this is now just a floating memory. Without our memories who are we...?

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As Promised here is my work from opening night. Thanks to Yaz and Sean who took the pics. Before I up load any of the other artists work, ill ask them first. I'm sure they won't mind, but good manners never go astray.This work is titled 'Morning Reflections'1st Editon Print.The work is inspired from the early morning when we arise from our temporary coma to a new day...year.. or decade and decide

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It was great to see such a wonderful turn out at opening night at Watson Art Gallery. The weather was warm and lovely almost balmy for Canberra, i actually had on only a t-shirt and not mountains of layers... Everyone had a fantastic time.The opening commenced with an official intro from the Director from Tuggernong Art Centre, but the real reason most come is the bribes ......of Lots of free

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I finally took a trip to Sydney, I only like 3.5 hours away but dont really know it all. Its such a noisy city, but in the middle of all that noise and the urban chaos I found alittle wonder that gave me some artistic inspiration, gave me what I want for in the first place - Peace. Here are some pics, my stupid camera died so took them with my phone, Its a place i want to return too, you can

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Un événement trés trés special, et certainement à ne pas râterune exposition artistic, avec plus que 20 artist avec des nouvelles oeuvreset bien sûre la plus belle des artists et la plus creative, ma jolie femme A'isha Assousuivez mon conseille et Assurez-vous de Planifier une visite, Il y'on a pour satisfaire toutes les goûts artistiques

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these are bad quality pictures of the storm we have in khouribga actually, a big onelol yes that's water covering the whole road, a real swimming pooldon't forget to check the exhibition

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You all are welcome20 artists of different facets of art exhibiting their work, something to not miss!!!A'isha is apart of this exhibition, the best part, click on the invite to see the detailsTraduction en français prochainement

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one of our favorite city in Morocco, the old mystical windy Mogador (Essaouira)here are some pics of the museum

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Dont run away we are still here.. i changed the template as it was a bit difficult to see the pics, (thanks for your feedback on that Mel).... Im back in Oz - without hubby again.... and still no date for the Migration Review Tribunal.. so my solictor is on the case as its been like forever.... Its also been hectic with work trying to get my head around data again and dealing with reversed

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In our honeymoon, instead of partying, we used to go on destinationless trips, it was really mystical, here are some of the pictures A'isha took, I was driving, lolEnjoy

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More from Mogador....

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this is one of the oldest traditions of morocco, it's called "tbourida" or "fantasia" where the man and the horse is in perfect harmony, each knight represents a family or a tribe, doing it to preserve his families honour and pride and to protect their status of nobility, who swore loyality to the king of morocco and protected the land against the ottomans and chased the french back to where

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These are exclusive genuine moroccan pictures... of things you wouldn't see elswhere. I'll leave you comment

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You can buy anything in Mogador, i bought some paint to try, called hox_hox and Murex, with no idea of whats in it, wish me luck getting that through customs... and something else you can buy here by the gram, vigara in turbo format... lol. Not that we need any of that...

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We Arrived on a bus just like this one, alot more comfortable than the usual horse and cart buses, and Yaz, thought you'd appreciate the aquarium above the door at the bus station, this is as close to an aquarium your going to find here...How on earth do they clean it? Well Mogador/ Essaouira is everything Cimo said it was, awesome place, an ancient city beside the beach, and best of all not hot,

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The last thing we saw in Safi was the inside of the castle across the road from the hotel, ( u can see the hotel in the 2nd pic, 1st building) we asked the care taker about who built the castle, and he had no idea but he did know the name of the saint that was buried there. ive forgotten his name already, though his tombs roof has the customary Safi green tiles, and the pathway leading to the

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Well well well, go all the way to Safi to go to the Ceramic museum and its closed for further renovation, with no due finish date.So here are some pics from outside the Museum. They did have some cool canons out the front with some awesome calligraphy, these babies were a work of art, even if made to destroy.

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Most of these were taken on the roof of the pottery place, alot didnt turn out it was pretty windy up there. The first image is the entrance which was created out of tiles. Is pretty cool.

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Sorry about the delay in upload, just returned from Marrakech and recovered from that trip... It was awesome had the best time. More of that later.Here are some more photos of the potters in Safi, some of them work in the darkest conditions. I'd like to see Fez where they speacilise in tiles, but the city is very hot and it stinks really bad due to the leather manufacture. Maybe best for a

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We got a personal informal tour of Safi pottery; once a school but now a full production site and a very favourite place of mine. Walking around this place was awesome, knowing none of the real methods have changed in 200 years. Theclay is dug locally and broken up, soaked and worked and then left out in the sun to dry a little before use. Apperently the clay we buy in the west is a better

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Well finally went on the road, i wanted to see Safi for its ceramic museum and of course its on the beach. Ahh the beach, only a dream in distant dusty Canberra, why oh why wasnt it built on the coast. Silly Pollies. Anyhow, I digress; we even managed a room across from the ocean, great view, but boy was this place run down, even the roaches refused to stay there. Safi is quiet subtropical, ppl

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Misha has had two kittens. They look a bit like rats atm, but can't wait to play with the little cuties, more pics of the kittys down the track.

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This is about all the tools we've used to paint, lol it's actually what professional painters use anyway; a ladder, a couple of spirit bottles, a bucket of white acrylic paint and the blue colour thingy you see, and also a wall sticky tape and a tray, it's in the picture if you have piercing eyes, not the tray you are used to, just have an open mind... lol.this is for the first coat of paint to

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Painting time....here are the before shots of a painting disaster waiting to happen, of Cimos mum kitchen.It hadnt seen a lick of paint for a long time... so our first project as a married couple (in the flesh)... how will it end up?Our materials are inferior, no painting tray for the the roller, no masking tape was found till the finish of the first coat, and still no colour decided upon. By

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Not alot has been happening here in Khouribga. 'Prickles' the Hedgehog did climb into bed with us, (Must have thought Cimo was a big hill) so he ended up in the garden, hopefully not to anyones dinner plate. Apperently they are given to the groom before the wedding nite- an aphrosdiasiac.As, im still attending the dentist we decided to paint Cimo's mums kitchen. So far we have prepared the walls

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It's another relatively quiet day in Morocco, the trip to Essouria or what the Romanians (meaning previous conquerorers from Rome) called it-Mogador; has been delayed till after i see the dentist again on Thursday. Fun fun.Khouribga's only claim to fame is Phosphate which goes all over the world, a couple of night trains go thru every day pulling around 80 carriages of the stuff. Its sold in 5kg

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Cimo's dad has inherited a baby hedgehog,his so cute. I named him 'Prickles' so hopefully no one eats him, (Yes they do eat them here) he escaped his lemonade crate last night, so his creeping around the ground floor some where. Viva la' Hedgehog!

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Hi all,Yesterday it rained in Khouribga, it was glorious, it cleaned the air, removed the heat and settled the dust. Perfect walking weather, except i spent most of the day in a Dentist.You dont ring up and make an appointment, u line up and take your turn, any further work you return on the day they tell you too. The good news it only cost me about 15 dollars including medicine. Which included

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Not much to see in Khouribga, and during the day its ugly, just plain old ugly with lots of dust; it does look quiet magical at nite. I'll work on some nite pics.

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Henna Tattooès are applied before weddings esp to the bride and in some traditions the groom; Its a pretty big expectation here. My mother inlaw got a local lady to do mine, hands and feet. If you get it done in the tourist markets u pay alot for very little.What i like it fades, why dont the young experiment with these first before marking their bodies permanently? argh... sound like an old

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Our trip to the volcanoe was uneventful, we enjoyed the view and ate at this food place, i refuse to call it a restaurant; food was absolutley terrible, worst in Bali by far. Though neither of us liked the food much anyway. We ate at Mc Donalds one nite then Pizza Hut the next, sometimes eating at the hotel, i didnt mind their food. We also ate at the Moroccan restaurant another nite, nice food

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Out of the excursions Cimo & i enjoyed the trip to the coffee plantation the most. We saw the process that goes into growing and roasting coffee, in an idyllic setting. And got to taste some amazing varities, the best i tasted was the ginger coffee, yum.i Didnt get any as i didnt think i would be allowed to bring it back into Oz, but definatley a treat. This plantation also sold chocolate which

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Hey all,Been a bit of a slacker on the blog front, though its coz im working on a project here in Morroco. More on that later. Until then, i have some more pics to share from the Bali trip.This time its a little sad; its the memorial that was built after the Bali Bombings; the clubs that were destroyed were been rebuilt when we were there. Cimo and i didnt venture into any clubs, though we saw

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Cimo & i went on a artisans @ work excursion, and yes we briefly got to see some artists at work, it was actually an organised scam.Here i am looking at what i can't afford.lol.These Artists create the most wondeful pieces using the most basic tools. Unfortunatley u get pushed away from the observing to the hard sell, and the guides take commision on everything u buy, so its all about squeezing

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Taman Zoo & Safari Park, was pretty cool. Cimo was pretty caught up with the animals, i was more impressed with the gardens and buildings, even though it was pretty darn hot, we enjoyed ourselves. The elephants were very much the winner in my book. This nawty lion bit me on the leg, no blood but

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Balinese Theatre is very colourful & vibrant; The costumes and dance were awesome, the clanging instruments were in my opinion a little over the top, but did add to the drama. Cimo & i enjoyed it & he couldnt wait to have his pic taken with the big lion thinghy(which is a symbol of good luck throughout Indonesia)., which was quiet hard with the crowd of tourists.

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Bali is a great place so much for the eyes to see, and every where u look, Art; a very inspiring place to create or rest, and shop if thats your thing...Ours was getting lost obviously....

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Having the time to get lost when you travel is the best part as long as its notwhile trying to get to the airport. Cimo & i got lost almost daily. If u ever get a chance to go to Bali rent a scooter for the local scenery, but for the big excursions hire a guide with a car. The Maps are wrong, we had our first and only heated discussion over a stupid map, lol. It seems we were both wrong, or right

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On our trip to the Monkey Forest, we got to see some cute little monkeys pretty darn cheeky, Cimogot to have a deep & meaningful with one critter.We also saw a Hindu Cremation. This is what Hindus save for, their biggest expense is to send their loved ones off in style. This mass cremation had about 12 partcipants, including the spiritual king of Bali, who had been buried for about 6 months and

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When i ventured to the Bali paradise other than to get married & have fun, i also went to see Artisans at work, and to look at bags (hand bags) My wonderful husband really couldnt understand all the fuss, but helped me to take quite a few shots. His a keeper.lol.

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On one of our excursions Cimo & i rented a scooter & visitited Tanah Lot, a temple on the coast; very pretty place, but all of Bali is so lovely and green; shame about the food or we would move there. Yes; ill stop adding pics of him, but i am biased.lol

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Still at 2007 but nothings changed

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Moroccan Architecture, more coming soon....

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Grandma's House at Ramadan 2007, not going to show the whole crew id be here for eons uploading

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Taken on the road to and from Marrakech

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Now Khouribga is where we spend most of our time, Cimo's city...Its about 2 hours south east from Casablanca; a small city; cleaner than most cities in Morocco. Its also called the capital of the Phosphates, main distributor and polluter...The roof top pics are from Cimo's roof top: the street pic is Cimo's house (our love nest) and the old dude is a nosey neighbour posing.

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One of our fav places is the bowels of the Marrakesh Souk

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Ok this is for all those ppl who have been requesting photos and ive been too time (and dialup ) restricted to import to the internet, so going back in time too 2007 to the first adventure in Morocco; heres a few selected pics...These shots are the ins and outs pics say it all... u get the drift

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