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
23Mar20 I took a photo of my home gym to share with my #darkhorserowing crew. For anyone interested in the Adelaide area, I have a nearly new 1yr old rower for sale (view my older pics to see what it looks like). Feel free to contact me if interested. It’s great for while everyone’s self-isolating. #2020pad #iamadarkhorse #rowing #homegymlife #selfisolation #rowerforsale #rower
14Apr20 This turned out really tasty. Ramen soup with mushrooms, prawns and hard boiled egg. Usually prawns are a Sunday thing, but since I made a Turkey roast on Easter Sunday, the prawns had to wait in the freezer. #2020pad #sundayprawnsontuesday # #cookingforone #cooking #latergram
09Apr20 Well that’s it then. I was never keen on reading this but it was useful for the classifieds. I finally bit the bullet and subscribed to a news website. I haven’t been watching TV for over a year and I do need to know what’s happening locally. Especially now. ##2020pad #localnews #endofanera #latergram
08Apr20 Never in a million years would I have thought I’d find Graham Crackers at an ethnic grocery store! These are slightly smaller than the ones found in America but lovely none the less. They brought me a bright spot of hope that I’ll have a good supply of them from now on. Love these! #cf20 #2020pad #hope #grahamcrackers #latergram
07Apr20 Challenge Friday Photo. The moon rise was incredible tonight and so bright. Bringing hope for a good night’s sleep. #cf20 #hope #moonrise #latergram
26April20 It was a blustery evening at Christies Beach but I'm so glad I arrived in time to see the setting of the sun. It's the first I've been to the beach in weeks and I've missed it. I came home feeling lifted. #sundaybeachwalk #beach #sunset #christiesbeach #soulsatisfying
30Mar20 Someone from the neighbourhood dropped this off for me. It was expected on a Wednesday and was found on the weekend two blocks away and down a side street. One reason why I love this area - lots of honest and really good people live here. #2020pad #missingparcelfound #faithinhumanityrestored
14May20 2nd batch of Mac & Cheese pies. This time I packed the shells a bit tighter and two them were packed higher too. That made the tops lovely and brown too. 15 minutes, no peeking and and about 5 minutes cool down. Next time I’ll have more shredded cheese mixed into the ‘batter’. There will definitely be a next time - these are great. This batch will be tomorrow’s lunch. #cookingforone #cooking #piemaker #macandcheese
28Mar20 Putting baking paper in the bottom of the airfryer was a brilliant idea. Clean up is so much easier - No more grease to deal with as it can be removed in one lot and often the pan underneath is still clean. Why didn’t I think of this a year ago?? #2020pad #cookingforone #cooking #airfryer #timesaver #easycleanup
08May20 Fish on Friday, but my way. I know a lot of people have Fish ’n Chips on Friday but I was in the mood for something different. This is smoked salmon (just a single serving can) mixed with 50g of smoked trout from the freezer, some mayo, onion, capsicum (red bell pepper) and dill mixed up and served on toasted bagel halves. It was good. It needed a bit of something to pick up all the flavours though. Like maybe lemon. #2020pad #cookingforone #cooking #smokedsalmon ...
04Apr20 In which case, I’m lucky everyday really. My order from @urbanbrewpods arrived on Friday. Unfortunately there’s a couple missing boxes from my order but I have every confidence they’ll make it right once they get my Email tomorrow. These guys really rock and I love their product and promotions. #ubmoment #urbanbrewpods #coffeetime
02Apr20 One delivery. Party for one. I was getting low on wine and just in case the government decides it’s not essential I thought I’d make sure to have enough to last a few months. I also recently finished my honey bourbon so I thought I’d see what other flavours I could find. #2020pad #notessentialbutnice #wine #spirits #danmurphys #delivery
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