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
06Jun20. New sticker from Dark Horse Rowing. I’m unsure just where to put it, but have lots of things I could write in aside from my 17min 2k rowing time. Things like “Improving with practice” “Only going to get better” “A deep dark secret”…. LOL! #muchlatergram #rowing #darkhorserowing #keepmoving #iamadarkhorse #imadarkhorse
09Jun20 Why I didn’t buy these I’ve no idea. This photo is to amuse my sister and her family. But I should have bought them! #2020pad #muchlatergram #cookies #yum #shouldhaveboughtthem
14Jun20 Avocado and Bacon with prawns over high fibre @vettapasta spaghetti. Added some green onions for good measure! SO very tasty! #muchlatergram #2020pad #cookingforone #cooking #prawns #avocado #bacon #vettapasta #whatsnottolove
13May20 I did something nice for a local person with a really fuzzy camera for Zoom, and gave them a good one I’m not likely to use anymore. In return he showed up with a gift for me. SWEET! #Chocolate #chockybar #chocolatebar #cadburydairymilk #yum
30May20. It’s curtains for those guys! Someone out front is stopped by a patrol car. Either they got a warning or a ticket. I didn’t pay that much attention. #2020pad #muchlatergram #lifeoutside #lifeoutsidemywindow
23May20 Neurmal had quite enjoyed a visit from a friend, who sat in the chair with her, that she ‘made do’ with Hammond later in the evening. #muchlatergram #2020pad #catsofinstagram #piggyfriends
29May20 It’s time to eat. And my glucose meter agrees. 4.4 is definitely a low, and no - I didn’t even feel any effects from it, which is a worry. ##2020pad #muchlatergram #t2diabetes #glucoselow #type2diabetes
Lovely Autumn colours (my pear tree} and a bloom from one of my bushes that blooms in Autumn. #autumndownunder #autumnleaves #autumnblooms #2020pad
18May20 Don’t hassle me I’m asleep. This is how I know Noble is really sleeping vs ignoring me or just dozing. #muchlatergram #catsofinstagram #letsleepingcatslie #sleepykitty #2020pad
29Jun20 Beans on Toast for the win. Especially with good English Red Leicester cheese and pork sausage. Very high protein and very yummy. There was a discussion about beans on toast in The Crew on Dark Horse Rowing as our trainer is from England and we were talking about high protein meals. It got me in the mood for it as I haven’t had it in ages. #latergram #2020pad #beansontoast #cookingforone #cooking #beans #toast #toastofinstagram #darkhorserowing #darkhorserowingcrew
21Jun20 Neurmal pretending to be asleep while trying to get my pizza crust. No, I didn’t let her abscond with it! She was just so cute about it though. #latergram #2020pad #catsofinstagram #catstealingfood #toodarncute
17May20 I woke up this morning with my body doing weird things like retaining water - it’s never done that before, so I didn’t even know what I experiencing until I described it to my daughter. So I had a few cups of tea (for it’s diuretic qualities) along with some ginger my neighbour gave me. It’s helped a bit. We think it’s from the new medication I’m on. I’m not surprised it has some nasty side effects. Otherwise it’d be too good to be true. But still, I wasn’t expecting...
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