Welcome to ‘Gaelyne’s Sanctuary’. If you’ve visited in the past (welcome back!) you probably noticed I’ve given my site a new name and look. I’ve spent several months working on this revamp – mostly trying to find the time to work on it. I chose the name ‘sanctuary’ because I found working on it has given me a sense of peace while the rest of my world seems to be falling apart. My husband was fighting lung cancer, so life was a little crazy then. It’s a place where I can come and make one small corner of the world a little brighter.
I have a variety of interests but they boil down to cooking, writing, taking photos and playing Bingo on Facebook. I hope you enjoy your visit and feel free to talk to me in comments or on the contact page.
What's in my Sanctuary?
My Blog
I had a few off-site blogs before deciding to have a blog on my own site. I don't blog very often, but when I have something I want to share, I'll write about it. The topics range from general, fitness, cancer, diabetes, vaping and maybe a rant here and there.
Recipes
I love cooking, sharing recipes and enjoying myself in the kitchen. Most are recipes I wanted to share with my kids or have available so I wouldn't lose them. I don't do fancy stuff, but I like challenging myself with learning to cook something I've never made before.
Photos
I enjoy taking photos with my camera and have a few projects I do such as Photo of the Day, and 12 of 12 days and a group on Flickr and Facebook called Challenge Friday. If I happen to cook something I'm pleased with, I'll often take a photo of it for my pic of the day. Mostly the photos I take are snapshots of my life, which is pretty mundane, I think. But my world is different from what my family in the USA experiences so sharing seems a nice thing to do.
What's New?
Highlights for 02-27 May 2019
Finally, the rain has come! Thursday, May 02, 2019 We’ve been needing rain for months now and last night and today we finally have had
Highlights for 22 April – 28 April 2019
This was a weird week because Monday was a public holiday – Easter Monday – and Thursday was also a public holiday – Anzac Day.
Highlights for 14 April – 22 April 2019
I’ve had an interesting week… Sunday, April 14, 2019 This past week had some super wonderful highs, some majors lows and lots of in-between. As
Highlights for the Week of 31 March – 7th April 2019
Sunday Beach Highlight Sunday, March 31, 2019 I had a lovely walk by the beach this evening, and I’m not sure what magic made it
Highlights for the Week of 26-29 March 2019
It’s here! Tuesday, March 26, 2019 My new rowing machine is here and man is big. I love it – and even learned how to
Highlights for the Week of 18-24th March 2019
Monday, March 18, 2019 I have an old rowing machine and I’ve been working at using it more but it has issues. (Like you come
Don't Miss...
Roof Restoration
Last year I had a roof leak repaired and they showed me photos of work that needed done on the roof. It took quite a
Photo a Day 2020
These photos are 2020 my Photo a Day selections. I try to take photos on most days, even if it’s just what I made for
Photo a Day 2019
These photos are my Photo a Day 2019 selections. I don’t take pics everyday, but I try to on most days, even if it’s pretty
Photo a Day 2018
These photos are my Photo a Day 2018 selections. I don’t take pics everyday, but I try to on most days, even if it’s pretty
Challenge Friday
I’ve joined another photo group, where a challenge word is given on Fridays and we have a week to take photos that represent our interpretations
Random Instagram Pics
My Facebook Fitness Page
21Aug20 This was my Mom’s watch. I brought it home when I visited family in 2006. I’ve taken it with me when I’ve had mammograms, just to feel like I had Mom there with me. #keepsake #cf20 #2020pad #muchlatergram
14Sep20 Red centipede. This is the first and only one I’ve ever seen, thank goodness, because it’s dead but if it were alive, it has a very nasty bite. It was dead when I found it and that’s also great because I would have shrieked and screamed and caused my neighbours to have hearing damage. OMG, I would freak out. But no, once I was sure of its demise, I put it in a container and took it to my organics bin. Ick. It was the high/low light of my day. #2020pad #centipede #redcentipede...
10Oct20 Amazing breakfast from @theannexcafe in Glenelg. This was a “Shredded pork stack” that was built on a thick piece of toasted sour dough bread and included bacon, shredded pork, fresh basil, a tomato and two of the most wonderful fluffy poached eggs I’ve ever had. Delicious! #latergram #friendshelpingfriends #breakfastinglenelg #brekkiewithfriends
15Oct20 Having lunch with Anne who was helping me on a special day. It was the 20th wedding anniversary for me and Rod. We made it to 18yrs. This day was harder for me than Rod’s birthday, but having a good friend to be with helped immensely. #lunch #lunchwithafriend #harddays #widowslife #20thanniversary #goodfriends
20Sep20 A selection of 10 of my favourite 12 of 12 pics for September 2020.
Good Morning
Starting the day with my new coffee cup. It holds less but my coffee is definitely more intense.
Catching up on the News
Yes, it's an iPad. I'm still doing most of the same things with it but I'm still searching for a good Match-3 game that doesn't interrupt the flow of just doing. If that makes any sense. I haven't found it yet.
Noble
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08Sep20 Wait, what?? I’m so glad no vegans were harmed while creating this shampoo. I giggled when I read this just before my shower. #2020pad #weird #veganfree #savethevegans
11Sept20 I’ve been diagnosed with Raynaud’s Phenomenon and it was suggested that when I get food from the freezer I wear gloves. So. I bought some. They match my jacket at least. #2020pad #thermalgloves #raynauds #anotherdx #deskpic
10Sep20 I love the looks of this smooth yet gnarled gum tree with the new growth on it it. It’s Spring! I was waiting in my car for a prescription to be filled. #2020pad #cf20 #gnarled #gumtree
04Sep20 I found this whatsit stuck inside the tyre/tire of my old Ford. I pulled it out and I don’t think it penetrated enough to do any damage. It is beige on the other side, so I’m thinking it’s a cutout for a round thing like maybe a lock. Dunno. Weird thing to find anywhere, let alone in a wheel. #2020pad #weirdwhatsit #whatsit #roundthing #notaroundtoit
16Oct20 I interrupt my normal stream of photos a week or so late to share this … which was delivered while I was getting my hair cut. Yes, the wine came WITH the flowers! Thanks so much to my lovely family in the states. ❤️ #earlybirthdaysuprise #wine #flowers #2020pad
10Oct20 @kirky1991 happily volunteered to give me something to do on Rod’s Birthday. She took me to one of her favourite breakfast places in Glenelg. Isn’t she just gorgeous! #2020pad #latergram #friendshelpingfriends #breakfastinglenelg #brekkiewithfriends
01Sep20 “Catch Drive Release Recover”. My desk and coffee mug from @DarkHorseRowing. In my In-Tray is my Bydureon injection pen warming up so I can use it. It’s sitting atop my daytime wrist splints for carpal tunnel relief. In my purple “glitter shoe” is my glucose meter and supplies. Just a day in my life. #2020pad #rowing #darkhorserowing #type2diabetes #t2diabetes #dayinthelife
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