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?
Thoughts / Contemplations
24 March 2021 Some people live their entire lives without changes that affect the way they look at photos except with maybe age, moving to
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
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
25May21 When I let the cats in, I couldn't help but notice what a lovely morning it was, so I finally moved my rocker to where I wanted it to be, borrowed a table from the gym and had my coffee enjoying the view of my backyard and collection of leaves. #collection #leaves #cf21 #2021pad #tripodkitty #catsofinstagram #ubmoments #urbanbrewpods
12Apr21 I didn't take 12 photos on 12 of 12 day this month. But I did take this selfie while I was chatting with my sister. #2021pad #latergram #selfie
I'm uploading all of my 12 of 12 photos (such as they are) in two parts. The first six in one upload and the second 6 in another.
12th May 2021 was on a Wednesday that was filled with doing some work, making appointments, having an ultrasound done, visiting friends, and testing some home automation things.
07 of 12: Shaun loaned me a Philips Hue light so I could get my Philips Hue sensor working. It was annoying to need a light just to get the sensor to show up on my ...
5May21 Noble doesn't seem to mind having the weighted blanket on him. #2021pad #catsofinstagram #tripodkitty #threeleggedcatsofinstagram #muchlatergram
16May21 While making myself a fancy dinner (Honey Soy Chicken), I decided to try the Rose that came in my Mother's Day gift box from my kids. It was ... not what I was expecting. #self #cf21 #2021pad
08Apr21 Portrait of Noble. This is the nicest photo of Noble, and probably the best photo I've ever taken. I was experimenting with the camera on my phone and trying out various settings. This was portrait mode. My poor Noble, he's not quite as spry as he was but open a can and he's there before my next breath. He just picks and chooses what he goes fast for, and what can wait. I could learn a lot from him. #2021pad #latergram #portraitmode #catsofinstagram #lovemykitty
10May21 Neurmal is always happy to have a snooze in one of her beds. She was born with a grumpy face, but she's the sweetest kitty I've ever had, and always happy to have some attention or a belly rub. #catsofinstagram #happy #cf21
30Apr21 In the end I picked the smaller stuffed crust pizza. The cutter is used to tear the pieces apart (I know that's pushing the theme a bit!! #pizza #frozenpizza #stuffedcrust #torn #cf21
3Jun21 Me, at the beach! Soaking up some much needed sunshine and sea air. #eco #cf21 #2021pad #beachwalk #beach #christiesbeach #selfie
01May21 Lunch Group Saturday with Shaun and Anne. Careful observers will note I had two glasses in front of me. One was the wine I'd bought, and the pink was pink gin that Erik insisted on ordering on my behalf. It was delicious! And I had Shaun drive my car for me because I like having my license and wouldn't want to put it or anyone else in jeopardy. #lunchgroup #friends #gin #wine #2021pad
24Apr21 A feather stuck to my wall?? No, it's filler that must have dripped when a friend was filling in some gaps in my gym ceiling. It's artistic but should probably be popped off and I dunno, sanded? #2021pad #gymart #stuffhappens #artfromabove
21May20 Another evening watching telly in my bedroom. I made myself some 'chicken vegetable' soup, but it turned out to be more chicken & carrots. This is a collection of carrots! #2021pad #collection #cf21 #cooking #cookingforone #soup #chickensoup #carrots
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