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Funny how life changes.
2008-05-15 08:32:00
I grew up in Melbourne, moved to Sydney when I met my other half, had a family, moved to the country, started a blog (because I had nothing else to do) where I constantly whinged about living in the middle of nowhere, until the day I moved.... and then...Now I live back in the city again, and instead of my daily complaints about living in the country and having nothing to do, I find that my life is now far more fast paced - like everyone else's in the city. I spend my time running around after the girls and working amongst other things. I just haven't found the time to blog very much since we moved. So I was just thinking... one day I might actually do a post and update this here blog!..... Just another day ....
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Heath Ledger Dead At 28
2008-01-23 02:50:00
I can't say I have ever been a real 'fan' of Aussie born actor Heath Ledger , but when I turned the TV on this morning to hear his death announced on the news I was very shocked - he was only 28, far to young to die.From the way the reporters described the 'scene' with pill bottles strew around the room, his naked body found in bed, they suggest suicide. His family disagrees saying he was not that kind of person. Whatever the reason for his death, it is very sad - especially for his 2 year old daughter Matilda. Such a shame, such a waste of life........ Just another day ....
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The Drought Has Broken
2008-01-22 11:26:00
....The blogging drought that is! Three months have past since I last posted and I must admit, while I am busy typing this and thinking what I can write about, I really wonder if anyone will end up reading this?? How long away from blogging is too long? For how long do blog readers return to see if you have posted yet? And, just how much have I missed out on in the blogging world in the past 3 months?... I don't really know the exact answer to any of those questions, but I do look forward to catching up with all my favourite bloggers.I would just like to say how glad I am that the past few weeks are over! Moving house is a real drag - especially when you are going so far. I would love to share all the ups and downs over the past few months, but to be honest I wouldn't know where to start - everything seems like a blur.SO, how about we start from now instead and I spare you from the boring details and just post a couple of photos of Amber (top pic) and Ruby (bottom pic) I took at t...
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The 17th Edition Of JPix!
2007-10-18 05:14:00
Welcome to JPix 17!Rabbi Shmuli Weiss shaking Lulav and Esrog with one of the Jewish Students at at McGill University - photo courtesy of Yossi from The Next StepThis edition of JPix is another great example of the talented photographers we have within the JBlogosphere!About JPix:JPix is a fortnightly carnival started by BagelBlogger, for Jewish bloggers and the photos they take. So if you're Jewish and you have photos you want to share, whether they be family, historical, art, funny, quirky, whatever, make sure you get them into the next edition of JPix!Thank you to all the people who have submitted photos and please remember if you do not submit, you most likely will not be included - I only post what is submitted. (you can submit for other people)The photos featured here in this post are just a small sample of what you will see in the bloggers posts - you need to click on the links to see all the photos!Eretz Israel: Akiva from Mystical Paths Blog & Emunah Paths P...
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Good-bye Girl
2007-10-15 06:51:00
Needless to say, things have been kind of crazy in the past few weeks - hence the lack of blogging... I can't believe it has been a month since I last posted.As many know, we are gearing up to do the 'big move'. We have a half empty house now - well, half empty compared to what it was... and trust me, it was pretty full! We have sold a lot of our things, but I feel like we have so much more to go and we are quickly running out of time to get rid of them.About two weeks ago we gave our beloved pet dog away as we will be unable to keep her when we are living in Sydney (no backyard = unhappy dog!) Thankfully we were able to find a really good home for her, infact we couldn't have hoped for a better home for her. The people have another dog - same breed and same age, and they live on a really big property with a couple of dams so the dogs can go swimming whenever they like. It was a sad day, the kids were pretty upset, but, considering she has gone to such a good home makes it a bit...
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JPix call for submissions
2007-09-18 05:58:00
JPix is due up later this week, if you are a Jewish blogger and have any recent photo posts make sure you submit them here!.... Just another day ....
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L'Shana Tovah!
2007-09-12 07:03:00
I had my Rosh Hashanah post all ready to post when my browser colapsed and I lost my post, so this time I will keep it short!L'Shana Tovah, may you be inscribed and sealed for a good year!.... Just another day ....
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Hoping For A More Peaceful Night!
2007-09-10 10:29:00
Just thought I would post a random photo today, it is not really related to this post... but anyway.I had a terrible sleep last night, Amber has croupe again so I pretty much slept with one eye open - ready for a coughing fit from Amber and ready to leap out of bed and down the stairs in the darkness to see if she is ok. Thank goodness she was ok last night although I think she will be worse tonight.Apart from having a restless sleep, once I did fall into a sound sleep I woke to our dog's incessant barking at 2.30am. I ended up having to go outside into the cold misty night to call her back home and to get her to stop barking, which, she pretty much ignored once I went back inside.The last time I looked at the clock it was 4am, the next time I looked at the clock it was 7.30am and time to get up - needless to say the night was too short.Here's hoping tonight will be a more relaxed and peaceful night!.... Just another day ....
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The 15th Edition Of JPix!
2007-08-30 12:08:00
Welcome to the 15th Edition Of JPix!Photo courtesy of Sara With No H... wishing you all the best for the future...Well it is that time again... time for another edition of JPix! This edition is bursting at the seams with wonderful photos for you to have a look at. We have had a few new submitters to JPix this fortnight which is great!About JPix:JPix is a fortnightly carnival started by BagelBlogger, for Jewish bloggers and the photos they take. So if you're Jewish and you have photos you want to share, whether they be family, historical, art, funny, quirky, whatever, make sure you get them into the next edition of JPix!Thank you to all the people who have submitted photos and please remember if you do not submit, you most likely will not be included - I only post what is submitted. (you can submit for other people)The photos featured here in this post are just a small sample of what you will see in the bloggers posts - you need to click on the links to see all the photos!Mottel fro...

Fishing.... For Submissions!
2007-08-29 01:02:00
A couple more photos from our trip. I guess you could say they are fishing... and so am I - for submissions for JPIX! :)JPix is due up on Thursday and I am hosting! If you have any photo posts you would like included please submit them. If you see any photo posts from other bloggers while you are blog visiting, feel free to submit them too.I have had a quick browse of the submissions so far and it looks like this edition will be a particularly good one. Besides making sure you submit your photo posts please also check back on Thursday for the JPix round up!For those who are wondering what JPix is..."Simply put JPix is a carnival for Jews and their pictures, it doesn't necessarily have to be that 'joyous expression of art' which photography can capture, it doesn't have to be just about photos of Eretz Israel, though they are most welcome, its not even about communicating some deep spiritual meaning in a long photo essay, although that's alright too, its about two things. You're...
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Through The Stormy Clouds
2007-08-23 01:46:00
As I mentioned in my last post, I have been really busy working over the last couple of weeks. Part of my work included driving 2 hours on Sunday to deliver a package. Considering once I would get there it would take 10 minutes to drop off the package, I decidnger to take the whole family - we don't go on day trips very often.It ended up being a really nice trip, the girls were so well behaved in the back seat for 2 hours and I dropped off the package with no problems at all - I didn't even get lost! Earlier on Sunday we had visitors and we didn't get to leave for our trip until 2pm, so we arrived to drop off the package at about 4 pm. At 4pm on a Sunday afternoon there are no shops open or anything like that, so we decided to take the girls down to the forshore to have a look at the boats.The sun was setting and looked so pretty shimmering on the water, the breeze was getting colder and stronger by the minute, but I did manage to get out of the warm car and take some photos whic...
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Still Around
2007-08-21 10:51:00
It would be nice to just go out for a coffee and sit back and relax, but things have been so hectic over the last couple of weeks - hence the lack of blogging. Work, work, work, and no play!Anyway, with a couple of days off I am hoping to get a few more posts up - we will see what happens..... Just another day ....

The 13th Edition of JPix Is Up!
2007-08-03 08:09:00
The 13th edition of JPix is up over at BagelBlogger!Be sure to go over and have a look at all the wonderful links, as always there are tonnes of great photos to check out.Well done to Aaron on another fabulous edition!Make sure you submit your blog photo post to the next edition of JPix - Jewish photo carnival using the carnival submission form. If you don't submit, you probably won't be in it (unless someone else submits for you!)Have a great weekend!.... Just another day ....
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Get You Submission In For Fridays JPix!!
2007-08-01 11:26:00
It is JPix time again! On Friday (3rd of August) Mr Bagel will be hosting the 13th Edition of JPix .SO, do you have any photos you have taken and posted recently?? Submit your photo post to JPix or if you have photos that you have been meaning to post, now is the time to do it - just don't forget to submit to JPix!Once you have submitted your photo posts to JPix don't forget to pop over to Mr Bagel on Friday to check out the round up. If you would like to host an edition of JPix on your blog click here to contact BagelBlogger..... Just another day ....
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Sorry I haven't Been Around
2007-07-30 01:22:00
Sorry I haven't been around much lately. I have been visiting many of your blogs, but don't always have time to leave comments, just like I haven't had much time to write on my blog either. I have been quite busy over the past couple of weeks with a stack of work to do, plus of course house work on top of that - but the days lately have been to nice to stay inside.The girls have been spending a lot of time playing outside on the swings and in the cubby - it has been such nice warm sunny weather. While they were out playing I discovered the weeping cherry tree is covered in the most beautiful sweet smelling pale pink blossom, so I decided to take a few photos to post - I wish I could share the beautiful fragrance with you too!Now that the days are so nice, hopefully the nights will start to warm up a bit too!Also, I just wanted to say Mazel Tov to Sara With No H on the birth of her cute baby girl!.... Just another day ....
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A Frosty Update
2007-07-24 05:17:00
Ok, so I don't live in Canada or the USA in areas where it snows, and for those of you who read this blog and actually live in an area that recieves snow fall you will probably laugh at this post. We just don't get snow where I live, in fact there really isn't many areas in Australia where it does snows, but the other morning it was so cold, we had so much frost on the ground it looked like a thin layer of snow.When I took the girls down to the bus stop I took my camera with me and took a few quick photos.Good news is we have had some beautiful sunny days even though we are having really cold nights! Yay!.... Just another day ....
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Welcome to the 12th edition of JPix!
2007-07-20 02:51:00
Welcome to the 12th edition of JPix!This stunning photo is from Yossi at The Next Step...Sorry this JPix is a day late, it has been a busy kind of week with the girls going back to school after the holidays and Aaron's Birthday on Wednesday (Happy Birthday Mr Bagel! hee hee hee!), I actually forgot about JPix. Anyway, there have been a lot of really good submissions this fortnight, but first lets start with a little bit about what JPix is.About JPix:JPix is a fortnightly carnival started by BagelBlogger, for Jewish bloggers and the photos they take. So if you're Jewish and you have photos you want to share, whether they be family, historical, art, funny, quirky, whatever, make sure you get them into the next edition of JPix!Thank you to all the people who have submitted photos and please remember if you do not submit, you most likely will not be included - I only post what is submitted. (you can submit for other people)The photos featured here in this post are just a small sample ...
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The 50,000 Edition Of Haveil Havalim Is Up At Yid With Lid!!
2007-07-16 05:21:00
Yid With Lid has done a wonderful job of putting together a giant sized 50,000th edition of Haveil Havalim. Make sure you pop on over to YWL and check it out...If you are wondering why this edition of HH - formerly known as the '125th edition', is now known as the 50,000th edition , well, that is because it was recently Sammy's 50th Birthday and this HH post is the 1000th post on his blog! So 50 x 1000 = 50,000 and hence the 50,000th edition... anyway if you go over and take a look you will know what I am talking about!Happy Birthday Sammy! ....And Mazel Tov on 1000 posts!.... Just another day ....
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Relax...
2007-07-14 06:16:00
The gently tapered wings of swift lake swallows, cutthrough the air like soft whispering sighs, while theydart in and out of a clustered hovering mass ofmayflies, that drift just inches above the shimmering lakethat reflects the orange hued light of the setting sun.On a floating dock, worn in spots by the rubbing ofmoored boats, I sit in a weathered adirondack chairwith the purpose of only to relax to the rhythmicrocking caused by small rolling waves from cruisingpleasure boats, with people waving as they pass by.Looking down through the clear jade tinted watersI notice the octagonal amber markings on a small box turtlethat seems to be ambling, rather than swimming throughthe still water as it passes by, seemingly without a carefor anything but its mysterious unknown destination.These moments pass fleetingly, but remain ingrained inmy mind for those times where I feel the sides pressingin, my escape is into these simple moments, where all thatthe world requires of you is to sit back...
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Under Construction
2007-07-10 06:15:00
It seems the cold weather has brought our landlords building activites to a holt. The old wheel barrow and cement mixer just sit in the rain now where they were left one warm day long ago.It is the second week of school holidays here right now and the whole family is sick. We all seem to have some sort of flu, Jade has had it for over two weeks now and Amber still hasn't kicked it since her stay in hospital. It doesn't really make fun school holidays for the girls.I am looking forward to warmer weather when the kids can go outside to play and not get sick from the cold. I never thought I would say this, but.... bring back summer!.... Just another day ....
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JPix - The 11th Edition!
2007-07-05 03:59:00
Welcome to the 11th edition of JPix!A view of the country near Bantam, Connecticut'Picture of the week' - Letters Of ThoughtJPix is a fortnightly carnival started by BagelBlogger, for Jewish bloggers and the photos they take. So if you're Jewish and you have photos you want to share, whether they be family, historical, art, funny, quirky, whatever, make sure you get them into the next edition of JPix!Thank you to all the people who have submitted photos/posts and secondly I hope I haven't forgotten anyone!The photos featured here in this post are just a small sample of what you will see in the bloggers posts - you need to click on the links to see all the photos!Let's Get Straight Into It!...No one takes black and white photos like A Simple Jew. He has a special talent and an eye for beauty like no other 'Jblogger photographer'. This fortnight he presents to us two beautiful black and white photo posts 'Winter Shadow' and 'Wrinkles'. I hear he has broken his camera, lets...
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8 Things About Me
2007-07-04 04:39:00
I have been tagged by MizEllie, Jewish Blogmeister and Batya to do this meme, so, I guess it is about time I did it!Each player lists 8 facts/habits about themselves. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those facts/habits are listed. At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.So, here are my 8 things, some of which you may or may not know about me already.1. I was very naughty and rebellious in High School which resulted in being suspended on many different occasions.2. I have lived in 15 different houses in 2 different states and would love to not have to move ever again.3. I was the lead singer and guitarist in a reasonably well know Melbourne 4 piece grunge/punk band for 4 years (1994-98).4. I used to regularly pierce my nose and lips with just a few ice cubes and a large tapestry needle.5. I was ...
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The Fluffy Bunny
2007-07-02 06:54:00
Ruby, Mum's little angel will go nowhere without her fluffy bunny. Even if we are going to the bus stop to pick up the girls after school... bunny has to come, if we go shopping... bunny has to come. Where ever we go... bunny has to come. It makes me wonder what will happen if bunny ever gets worn out...Also, don't forget I am hosting JPix on Thursday, please make sure you submit your photo posts as I will not have time to search for extra posts. If you do not submit, you will not be included.You can submit your photo posts here.If you would like to host an edition of JPix please contact Mr Bagel..... Just another day ....
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Re-floating The Pasha Bulker
2007-06-30 05:42:00
Since June the 8th the Pasha Bulk er has become a household name in Australia. What is the Pasha Bulker?? It is a 76,741 tonne 225-metre long bulk carrier which ran aground 20m off Newcastle's Nobby's Beach during a storm on June 8. Since then there have been many plans for re-floating the enormous coal freighter, even talk at one stage of dismantling the ship.The ship was emptied of any cargo after it ran aground, although it does contain around 700 tonnes of fuel oil, 38 tonnes of diesel and 40 tonnes of lube oil, which if released could cause a major ecological disaster. Although there is no signs of fuel leaks at the moment, the outer shell of the ship's double hull has a crack.The Pasha Bulker has drawn huge crowds to Nobby's beach over recent weeks, everyone wanting to have a look at the unusual sight of such a big ship so close up on the sand.The first attempt to pull the Pasha Bulker back to sea began on Thursday night in heavy seas, high winds and sheeting rain. Three o...
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A Few Days In Hospital
2007-06-29 07:24:00
I have had a few emails from people wondering if everything is ok. Yes, everything is ok now. I have just come home after spending a lovely couple of nights at the local hospital - no I am not sick, it was Amber.Amber suffers from croup quite a bit. As you all know she has had some quite serious heart problems, she suffers from Asthma and due to the distance from home to the hospital we just can't take any chances with her. I knew the other night she had croup and had given her medication for it, but when she woke up at about 8pm with purple lips, totally gasping for breath and in a real panic we decided to call an ambulance to take her to hospital. I stayed with her in hospital and the first night I think we ended up getting about 1 hour of sleep. She was quite sick - they ended up giving her Adrenalin which was rather scary.Anyway, we have just got home, and to prove just how obsessed I am with blogging.... well here I am telling you about it! So, to the people who have emailed w...
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12 Months Down The Track
2007-06-24 06:40:00
A whole year has now passed since I started this blog. In many ways it seems so much longer ago, but in other ways it seems like only yesterday.There have been so many things that have happened in that 12 months that I have posted - the thousands of images I posted in the 'Images of War' series during the Israel-Lebanon war, Amber's operations, loads of photos I have taken, the Australian drought, the kids birthdays, a few editions of both JPix and KCC, and just day to day events.Also in that time I have managed to win a People's Choice Award at Israel Forum and a silver JIB Award, I have also had more than 30,000 hits to the site, which really just blows me away.I just wanted to say thankyou to all the people who read my blog and especially to those who are regulars, apart from a couple of incidents, blogging has been quite enjoyable and I have met a number of really nice people (and some not so nice too!). I don't know how long this blogging thing will go on for for me pers...
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JPix 10 Up Now At Bagelblogger - it's Enormous!!
2007-06-22 02:35:00
Home 2005courtesy of The Next StepJPix 10 - Up Now At Bagelblogger!Jpix edition number 10 is up over at BagelBlogger and what a huge edition it is!Now, I know Aaron spent a hell of a lot of time putting together all the submitted links and as I said to him, all that time and effort has really paid off - he truly has done a wonderful job so do make sure you pop over and have a gander. There are so many beautiful photos to have a look at!Is it just me or does each eddition just keep getting bigger and better?Looks like I have my work cut out for me, I am hosting next fortnight! I love putting JPix together so make sure you submit your blog article to the next edition of JPix - Jewish photo carnival using the carnival submission form.Have a great weekend!.... Just another day ....

The Kosher Cooking Carnival's 19th Edition!
2007-06-21 05:21:00
Welcome to the 19th Edition of theKosh er Cookin g Carnival.The Kosher Cooking Carnival is a monthly treat of kosher blog posts from all over the blogosphere. KCC is not just recipes - any post that relates to kosher eating will be included and guest-hosts are welcome.Here's the list of the previous KCC's: KCC #1, KCC #2, KCC #3, KCC #4, KCC #5, KCC #6, KCC #7, KCC #8, KCC #9, KCC #10, KCC #11, KCC #12, KCC #13, KCC #14, KCC #15, KCC #16, KCC #17 and KCC #18. Now, lets get straight into it. I hope I haven't left anyone out, if I have, I apologise in advance.The best way to start the day is with a good healthy breakfast.... If you are looking for a Very simple, no sugar breakfast, it seems Batya has the answer!Thanks to Batya's persistance, Cosmic X has proven he is quite the wiz in the kitchen with his Za'atar Eggs.The Chocolate Lady came across some ladies in the street preparing Zongzi, she has posted a great photo post of the process as well as recipe links.Need some help with...