Investiture into Scouts

I was so excited on Wednesday night because my son Joshua was being invested into cubs from Joeys and it was a pretty big night for him. He has been in joeys for almost 2 years and I have been assisting with the books and a leader for about 18 months or so. Well I decided to ring to see if my number/application had been processed to see if we could both be invested on the same night and thankfully it had gone through.. It was an awesome night lead by Rikki (Ally) she is an awesome Cub leader and I thank her for all that she is teaching me. We had a pretty awesome bonfire made by Wabeeno and all the sticks were collected by myself and Joshua for this wonderful night. We had a special guest also who came along to teach the Cubs all about Scouting and the history of scouting and that was Rhama (Rikki's father).


As you can see from the picture I am pretty happy and so was Joshua for getting through the ceremony and knowing the cub scout law. Cub scouts are loyal and obedient Cub scouts do not give into themselves. I love that! This is something that I really wish my parents had gotten me into when we were little. If you are intersted in scouting you can either contact me or you can go to the scouts Australia website or the scouting site in your country.

Australia Day - January 26th

I am an Australian and I would have to say that this year it has been one of the best. I have just gotten home from spending the day with really good friends and laughing and telling stories (some of them not repeatable!) LOL. Throwing some snags on the Barbie, no that isn't throwing sensitive new age guys on the Barbeque! LOL.. Having a cold beer and just in general enjoying each others company. This is something that we as Aussies are good at! Drinking beer and eating! LOL.. Seriously though.. Here are some facts about this wonderful country that I call home...

Australia - just the facts
In land area, Australia is the sixth largest nation after Russia, Canada, China, the United States of America and Brazil. It has, however, a relatively small population. Australia is the only nation to govern an entire continent and its outlying islands. The mainland is the largest island and the smallest, flattest continent on Earth. It lies between 10° and 39° South latitude.

The highest point on the mainland, Mount Kosciuszko, is only 2228 metres. Apart from Antarctica, Australia is the driest continent. Australia is the driest inhabited continent on earth. Its interior has one of the lowest rainfalls in the world and about three-quarters of the land is arid or semi-arid. Its fertile areas are well-watered, however, and these are used very effectively to help feed the world. Sheep and cattle graze in dry country, but care must be taken with the soil. Some grazing land became desert when the long cycles that influence rainfall in Australia turned to drought.

The Australian federation consists of six States and two Territories. Most inland borders follow lines of longitude and latitude. The largest State, Western Australia, is about the same size as Western Europe.

How much time is too much time??

How much time is too much time to be spending on the computer promoting your business on the many variety of tools on the www! Well let's see there is Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, MSN, ICQ just to name a few. Then there is all the chat rooms on the variety of sites like Oztion, Etsy, Ebay, RubyLane. Then you have all the blogs that you need to update all the time in order to try to drive your customer to your preferred site of sales if you actually do sell on the Internet, lets face it though if you don't sell on the Internet you are missing out on the many possible millions of customers who love to shop online and don't have to worry about moving their bottoms off of their comfy chair which has molded very nicely to their butt! LOL.. Yes I have one of those chairs myself!

Well you know that you need to turn off the computer and walk away from it for a day when your hand is permanently stuck in the Microsoft mouse position for one, and when everyone in your family yells out "Mum, I got no undies!" These are two certain things that you really do need to get back to the real world and remove you stuck butt from the computer chair and get outside for some fresh air - or to the clothes line to hang out the 8 loads of washing that you have neglected!

So what are you waiting for? Get off your bottom and go for a walk or do something else for a little while. Then when you get back you can check out my things!

More custom pieces.

I have been very lucky just recently to be involved with customers up close. These are some of the custom orders that I have completed just recently. If you are interested or know of someone that might love a special piece of jewellery made specifically for them then please contact me. I love to make you something that will be cherished for many years to come. My creations can be made using Sterling silver, .999 fine silver, 14kt gold filled wire or one of my newest favourite mediums Copper!