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Hi from the Arts Theatre & CATS!!!!
Having lots of fun, although still very unsure of my flute playing - but it is getting better each performance.
Here are some photos - yes I have been wandering around with my lovely DSLR snapping off shots here there & everywhere!

Here are Gordie & Danielle all dressed up & ready to meow their way through the show! Gordie is Munkustrap - the storyteller.

Daniel as Rum Tum Tugger

Gordie & me backstage before a show - can you see my cat ears? Actually we are in the hallway - aka "the Band Dressing Room". You can just see part of the sign I made up & stuck on the mirror!!

Some of the orchestra in the backstage kitchen. Nicola, Maureen, Me (now you can see my cat ears!) & Ben - our fantastically talented Musical Director.

Daniel, Danielle & me.


You can see from the photos - we are all having great fun!
The whole season was sold out a week before opening, so playing to full houses every night.
Just purrrrrfect.....
See you all soon, Mandy xx

TA DA!!! Photos of new scrap room...

I have been asked to put some photos of my new scrapping space, aka, the old rumpus room, but now the new scrap room! Well here they are.... plenty of room for up to 10 scrappers, all my stock around the room including the fat free calorie free lolly shop section!!! (for all those pages that need embellishments!)

Just loving these paper racks - which I only just bought from Scrapbook Station's closing down sale. They take up less room....and doesn't the card stock look delicious!!!

Web site is updated - yeah!!

Hi everyone,
Just letting you know that I have finally been able to update my web site with the April - June workshops!!!

Next weeks workshops include -

Kids Holiday workshop $12 only 1 spot left
Wednesday 9-11am

Attack your Stash $8
Monday 7-9pm
Wednesday 12-2pm
Thursday 9.30-11.30am


Scrap'n'Roast $15 4 spots left
Saturday 4pm - midnight

Email to book into any of the above classes - see web for further details.

See you all soon!
Mandy

Computer PROBLEMS - arghhhh!!!!

For some reason - my computer won't upload the new workshop details to my website so I will try to remember to post the next weeks information & sneak peek here until I can rectify the problem (or should I say my computer wiz does!). Come on in and ask for a paper copy of the latest newsletter.

Next week -

Monthly Card Workshop Monday 6th April 9.30-11.30am $16

Keep it Simple $13
Monday 6th April 7-9pm
Wednesday 8th April 12-2pm
Thursday 9th April 9.30-11.30am

You know the saying….so I have put it into practise with this layout and it is soooooo effective!!! You will need 4 photos @ 4x6”, 3 portrait & 1 landscape. Also bring along inks, journal pen, something for you title (I used stamped alphabet). We will get this page done & I know you will want to do it again!!

Thanks for you patience!!! Hopefully all will be back to normal soon.

Will get out and post some pictures of the new scrap shop for you, especially for those who haven't dropped in yet.

Don't forget Kids Holiday Workshops on during the holidays & filling fast. Wednesday morning in the first week & Friday morning in the second week. Give me a buzz or email for more details.

Happy Scrapping!!! Mandy

Slack or am I???

Hi everyone, guess you think I have been really slack not updating my blog since January!!!  

Well let me get you up to date...  Got back from Victor Harbor & spent the next 4 weeks in the caravan with no computer and yes during that heatwave!!   Managed to pack what I needed & headed off to Vietnam to visit Pete, creeping around the caravan at 5 in the morning is not easy!  

Had an absolutely fabulous time visiting with my brother & his family.  Wonderful to hold little Poppy & meet her in person!  At only two months old, she was very cuddly...  Little Mila is growing into a very 'cheeky monkey', which she would repeat back to us when being extremely cute & cheeky!  Pete's birthday was great, meeting all his friends, dining on the banks of the Saigon River, a fantastic 4th 10th birthday!!!

Arrived home - thank goodness, Gavin & the kids had moved back into the house - Gavin had ended up doing the floors himself (so much for good tradespeople these days!), they look beautiful, he did a fantastic job. 

So since then, I have been busy setting up shop!!!!  Yes the rumpus room is no more - it is now my Scrap Shop - yeah!  It is now all officially up & running.  Putting my sign out the front everyday opening from 10-2.  People are starting to wander in because they are seeing the sign - of course it helps that the Mill is over the road, so many people stop there!  

I have been super busy scrappping  new layouts for the new newlsetter due out in April!  One layout left to do.... tomorrow!!  Today I have to wash, cook & clean - yuk, but it has to be done!  

See you all soon in my shop!!!  

Greetings from Victor Harbor

Hi guys,

Have just logged onto the caravan park's wifi, so after checking my emails, thought I would drop you a little line!

Arrived here last Saturday, Gavin followed me down to help put up the annex, shade & tent for Lisa & children.

Lisa decided to come down Saturday too arriving at about 9pm, the caravan park owner none too happy at being rung for an access code so she could get her car into the park!!! Oh well!

We have been going down to the beach every afternoon, once the bite from the sun is a bit less, with Sebastian the super caravan puppy dog!! Yesterday afternoon he even stood in the water without running away up to the dry sand!

Sunday morning we rode into Victor to the market (with Sebastian in my bike basket!) & bought yummy fresh local fruit & the most scrumptious popcorn I have ever tasted! After the children had about 4 tasting cups each, Lisa bought a huge $10 bag! I kept getting stopped with the cute puppy being asked if he was the one in the bike basket!

Daniel needed bread & biscuits, so in 30+ degree heat, I had to bake in the caravan - thank goodness I have airconditioning in here! Didn't matter - he was happy with his bread, blondies & carob biscuits. He will stop nagging me now for the rest of the holiday.

The caravan park has installed a jumping pillow - can we keep the children off...no way! Will have to venture up there soon and get some shots of them jumping around all over the place!

Going to the Whale Centre & over to Granite Island today & of course, back to the beach for a refreshing dip.

While I am here relaxing with the children, the floors are getting sanded & polished at home and in the rumpus room - or should I say -the new scrap room! Yeah!!
See you all soon, thank goodness the children go back to school next week - I will need that time to set up the new scrap room!!
Mandy
P.S. Don't forget there is Scrap'n'Roast on Saturday 24th (this Saturday). Email me, I will get the booking - and we could even scrap in the new room!!!!

Forever Always Recipe Scrap 7 January 2009

Had a lovely time on Wednesday night on Forever Always doing a recipe scrap with Sonia. Here's the layout I did - another for my Bali album. Have to get them finished before I go to Vietnam!!



The new scrap room is nearly finished! Gavin has just got to pull up the carpet and do the floor, then I can move in!!!!!!

See you all soon, hope you are starting to get back into the swing of things after Christmas & New Year. Keep sane during the school holidays & I will see you back at classes which start on the 29th January.
Ciao for now, Mandy