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
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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
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
15Oct20 Having lunch with Anne who was helping me on a special day. It was the 20th wedding anniversary for me and Rod. We made it to 18yrs. This day was harder for me than Rod’s birthday, but having a good friend to be with helped immensely. #lunch #lunchwithafriend #harddays #widowslife #20thanniversary #goodfriends
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...
13Nov20 I completed a particularly hard session of rowing, doing the LYR Calories 3 workout. What kept me going was the little text in the very top corner of my old LG V20 phone … my motto … “Just Keep Moving”. #concept2rower #rowing #darkhorserowing #homegymlife #keepmoving #justkeepmoving #2020pad #lgv20 #ergzone #polaroh1
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
11Oct20 The coolest card ever. This is handmade, hand cut. It was also a good thing to try my camera on to see if it could handle the depth and shadows for this card.. It passed! #jacarandatree #jacarandacard #jacaranda
11Oct20 Playing with my camera. This is my desk, and it’s clean! I love my desk, which is good because I definitely spend a lot of time here for working, being with my family, hanging out with friends and playing the occasional game (which I should do more often). #desk #cleandesk #mylunchplace #mydinnerplace #mygamesplace #myworkspace
10Oct20 What a wonderful way to end the day. Took a walk at Christies Beach and enjoyed the sunset. #2020pad #beach #sunset #christiesbeach
21Oct20 My birthday (on the 18th) had a rough start. Noble came in limping badly and favouring his left leg while his right he wasn’t using at all. It was a Sunday. I took him to the only open Animal hospital who gave me pain meds, antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory for him. We discussed xrays but at $700 plus possible surgery costs, I felt it best to take the wait and see approach. Even lying down you could tell that his right leg was giving him problems. #muchlatergram #2020pad ...
11Oct20 The crew (Happy Oasis Lawns & Gardens) came and mowed today. It’s been about a month since they trimmed back all the trees and shrubs, so now it’s just a beautiful back yard again. It looks so nice. I really couldn’t be happier with it. #2020pad #mybackyard #mybackyardgarden #garden #cf20 #clouds
10Oct20 @kirky1991 and I having brekkie together. #latergram #friendshelpingfriends #breakfastinglenelg #brekkiewithfriends
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 ...
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