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
11Nov20 Noble before and after. The morning before his stitches were removed and then after he’d been to the vet and I found newborn tank tops for him. #2020pad #catsofinstagram #threeleggedcatsofinstagram #tripodkitty #muchlatergram
20Sep20 Ominous rainclouds mixed with sunshine. #2020pad #cf20 #shadows #sundayrain #rainclouds #darkclouds
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
09Nov20 Hey Mac! Meet Mac, Shaun’s kitty. I visited with Shaun for a few minutes while having a brief respite from caring for Noble. #2020pad #muchlatergram #catsofinstagram #gingercat
09Nov20 Another munchy lunch with cucumber, cos lettuce and cherry tomatoes. I had a stack of the lettuce leaves with a thin slice of ham in each as well. It wasn’t quite a wrap, but it was tasty. #2020pad #cookingforone #muchlatergram #cooking #lunchmunchies #healthylunch
18Oct20 Birthday dinner with friends at Yum Sing restaurant. I’m blessed to have a dozen people willing to come have dinner with me! ❤️ #muchlatergram #happybirthday #birthdaydinner #Allthecoolkidsare59
13Oct20 Well the rainbow watch band arrived. I’m still waiting (as of the 17th) for the watch, though. I wasn’t about to spend nearly $1k on a watch with a Milanese loop when I can buy the bands elsewhere separately. I’m frugal. Mostly. #2020pad #watchband #milaneseloop #frugal
12Oct20 8 of 12 I didn’t manage to take 12 photos for 12 of 12 day so instead I’ll share the 8 photos I did take and just not worry over minor details.
1. Chairs pushed against the cushions at the doctors office. I always liked sitting by myself in the corner. A sign of Covid19. I try to avoid taking photos of people at the GP’s office as it may cause concern. But chairs with no people is definitely fair game!
2. Prescriptions and prescribed tests. I need an ECG and...
26Sep20 Shaun and I went to an 'Artist's Talk' at Kay Brothers Amery Wines in McLaren Vale, South Australia and enjoyed the view outside as much as the discussion by Chris Oaten inside. #2020pad #cf20 #mclarenvale #southaustralia #shimmerfestivalofphotography #kaybrotherswinery #triangle
10Oct20 In anticipation of getting an Apple Watch, I bought a used inexpensive iPhone 6S to use while waiting for a larger used phone next month. I found it was too slippery ‘naked’ so bought a glittery cover for it. So far me and the phone are getting along OK. I hope it stays that way. At least it’s able to use the latest ios version. #latergram #iphone #silverglitterphonecase #6s
03Oct20 Well this was quite the twist. I arrived for our monthly Lunch Group get together and was the first one there. That NEVER happens. Erik & Anne are always there before me no matter how hard I try to be there on time or a little early. They were very late because the Access Taxi they needed didn’t arrive on time (nearly 2hrs late). I’d also forgot that a few people were on holiday so we could have had a much smaller table anyway. Oh well, we had a nice lunch and catch up ...
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
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