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 is fighting lung cancer that’s spread to his leg bone, so life is a little crazy right now. 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. But my world is different from what my family in the USA experiences, so sharing seems a nice thing to do. Usually, my photos are snaps from my daily life, which is pretty ordinary. But my world is different from what my family in the USA encounters, so sharing is 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
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12 of 12 Pics
What’s the 12 of 12 about? The idea behind 12 of 12 is to take 12 photos that show what your day was like on
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
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
Random Instagram Pics
My Facebook Fitness Page
Moon Phase Cat pin by @beeskneesindustries I also bought a matching bookmark. #rccc2019 #swag #kittystuff
25Sept19 No dumbbells handy? Look around and you might find something else suitable. This 1 gallon water bottle (3.78kg) with a carrying strap worked great for getting some basic strength training done today. I rounded my session out with some body weight squats and balance training. #getitdone #strengthtraining #nolimits
More Doctor Who characters. This one was REALLY awesome. And kinda scary. From one of my favourite episodes too. #rccc2019 #doctorwho
The Joker from the Dark Knight, along with Aziraphale and Crowley from Good Omens. #rccc2019 #goodomens
Stickers! All but one of these stickers are destined for the back of my Macbook. The cat one is a bookmark. Thai Peacock is where @kerstinlacross and I had dinner last Monday night. The four colour stickers are by @christadoodles The top right sticker was bought for @aliyaki #rccc2019 #swag #kittystuff #bookmark #stickers #dice
22Nov19 @ServiceToday (Job 357457) came today and I had some new taps put in that will make living with arthritis easier (I love the new faucet for the bathroom sink too!) along with a much needed new cistern for the loo. Unfortunately it’s smaller so I’ll have to deal with the holes from the previous cistern. #servicetoday #plumbing #homeimprovements
22Nov19 I’ve committed myself to rowing 2k every day until Christmas, firstly as my participation in #rowvember , and then to take part in the #concept2rower challenge that lasts from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve in an effort to reach 50,000 meters. If I make it, then 350.org will receive a donation and meanwhile I’ll be doing something good for myself too. Today I had the Gym Advisor (sitting in the window) keeping an eye on my progress. #rowing #darkhorserowing #2019pad #homegymlife #keepmoving #catsofinstagram
14Sep19 And… I have finally christened my MacBook Pro with stickers, as well as my new water bottle. “Hike your own Hike”, the doggy and “It’s Adventure Nap Time” stickers are from @kerstinlacross from their “Adventure Critters” collection. #rccc2019 #swag #kittystuff #stickers #dice
14Sep19 Closer pics of my water bottle “Adventure Critters” stickers by @kerstinlacross - I travelled from Australia to be the first to get these stickers!! #rccc2019 #swag #kittystuff #stickers #dice
27Nov19 Even when they’re outside, the cat’s are still keeping an eye on my progress! Noble appears on the TV screen via ChromeCast and a slideshow of my Flickr pics. Meanwhile, my rowing stats for today included this short 10 minute drill - I did 3 for a total of 30 minutes and 2888 meters. I’ve joined The Crew at Dark Horse Rowing and started on the Intro 101 course. I look forward to doing a lot more learning and rowing. #rowing #catsofinstagram #2019pad #rowvember #darkhorserowing #homegymlife #keepmoving #iamadarkhorse
25Sept19 How to open bottles when you have arthritis in your hands and a thick rubberband. Wrap the rubberband around the ridged part of the top. That's it. Open the bottle. Works for me everytime! #arthritis #arthritissolutions #dietdrpepper
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