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?
Rowing, Home Automations and other Challenges
As I write this, I have a cat that’s reminding me it’s time to go to bed – and before I do, to feed her.
A Permanent Memorial for Rod
On Easter weekend a drunk driver hit a truck parked on the street, which lurched forward and knocked over my almost indestructible letterbox that Rod’s
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
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. Â 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
5 Jan22 Neurmal hides herself in one of her little cubby holes. I think she's checking to see if anyone is watching. #catsofinstagram #playinghideandseek
28Jan22 Finally a good combo for playing my favourite 16grid sudoku game. I have played this particular app on my original iPod Touch and my iPhone 4. I had better eyes then, but also that app allows you to zoom in so you can see one the grids clearly which helps. The iPad version doesn't have this feature sadly. However, between a pair of reading glasses or now with my new magnifying glass, I can get back to playing again. I'm no whizz kid at this game - it can take weeks to ...
18Jan22 Noble, using portrait mode. It seems to really show off his soft side. #catsofinstagram #tripodkitty #threeleggedcatsofinstagram #2022pad #latergram
31Dec21 Well I got that one in the nick of time. I earned this by walking 53.2 km in the month of December. Woot! #applewatch #award #december2021award #122021 #latergram
18Jan22 Oh ick. I am NOT showing you what the porch light looked like. Cleaning the porch and porch light were not my job and wasn't something I even thought about over the last 3yrs. Until it started looking like this. The blackness is from the dust and dirt across the road (where there's a large horse paddock). When the wind comes from that direction, even with the windows closed I get a film of dust and dirt over everything. And obviously cobwebs are not immune from it. So I ...
10Feb22 My gym advisor works really hard at keeping me moving. Especially this week while I worked on meeting the Valentine's Day Challenge. I like how the mirror shows me on the rower with my walking stick beside me (necessary so I can stand up when I finish my workout). #2022pad #rowing #darkhorserowing #homegymlife #keepmoving #iamadarkhorse #catsofinstagram #latergram
8Jan22 I set up my oil diffuser for an hour of really nice fragrance and set the colours on the diffuser to random. It's a nice way to end the evening. #2022pad #diffuser #aromatherapy #relaxing
4Jan22 Noble and I had a bit of a sleep in. At least this time he let me have some bed too.. #2022pad #catsofinstagram #sleepingin
7Jan22 My Christmas card from America came with an official NASA First Moon Landing stamp. Which I'm keeping. That was part of my childhood. #nasa #moonlanding #stamp
20Feb22 I was searching for something to make for my Sunday dinner that was a bit different. This was different! This was roasted sweet potatoes covered with prawns and then a fancy Piri Piri topping. It was stunning. I found the recipe at New Idea Food (17 April 2019) - "Sweet Jacket Potato with Piri-Piri Prawns" and the recipe was actually for one person. It turned out amazing. #2022pad #cooking #cookingforone #sundayprawns
21Dec21 I came home to find Neurmal sunning herself in the office window. #catsofinstagram #2021pad #latergram
6Jan22 It didn't last more than 5 minutes! They both like sleeping in the chair but Neurmal generally gets there first. Noble decided he'd try to fit in too. He didn't like it. LOL! #2022pad #catsofinstagram #Iwasherefirst #stopcrowdingme #getyourownseat
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