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"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because y...

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  • Bake, eh with 12 kids this isn't so much a hobby as a necessity but whatever
  • Knit
  • Paint
  • Garden, ditto with the big family thing above
  • Read
  • Write
  • Plays games, all sorts
  • Watch films
  • Hand sew cloth dolls
mar 24 2010 ∞
mar 24 2010 +
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  • Owls
  • Robins Egg Blue
  • Turquoise
  • Tea cups
  • Tea parties
  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Thigh high stockings
  • Over the knee socks
  • Collecting period DVD's
  • Gothic romance
  • Victorianna
  • OPI nail polish
  • Fingerless gloves
mar 24 2010 ∞
mar 24 2010 +
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Alice in Wonderland collection

  • Absolutely Alice
  • Mad as a Hatter
  • Off with her Red
  • Thanks so Muchness

Hong Kong Collection

  • Jade is the New Black
  • Suzi says Feng Shui
  • Meet me on the Star Ferry
  • Lucky Lucky Lavender

Brights Collection

  • Call my Cell-Ery
  • Can't you Sea
  • My Private Jet
  • Opi Ink
  • Totally Tangerine

India Collection

  • Yoga-ta Get this Blu
mar 21 2010 ∞
mar 21 2010 +
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  • Wed,24/3 Am still sick with horrid head cold. Woe is me.
  • Thur,18/3 Went out to celebrate St Paddy's last night at The Little Green Man. Lamest Irish pub in Wellington. They didn't even play any Irish music. Photos here
  • Sun,14/3 Each day I start with socks, long sleeves, cardigans and one by one I'm striping of layers until I'm sitting it a tank and shorts. It's this in betwixt time, caught in the change of seasons. Crisp autumnal mornings, hot stifling afternoons then back again to the cooler darker evenings. I can't keep up.
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 24 2010 +
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  • Lush's Snow Fairy shower wash
  • Sweet peas in the garden
  • Fresh perked Coffee
  • Brownies baking
  • Neroli EO
  • Lavender EO
  • Violets
  • Vanilla Bean
  • Earth after a rain
  • Fresh cut grass
  • A newborn baby's head
  • A roast cooking in the oven
  • Candy canes
  • Warm gingerbread
  • Ground cloves
  • Popcorn at the cinema
  • Pine needles
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 14 2010 +
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  • Broken a bone
  • Had a Moon Pie (in fact I'm not even sure what Moon Pies are)
  • Changed a tire
  • Been homeless
  • Been to jail
  • Snorted cocaine
  • Turned tricks
  • Returned a library book on time
  • Been in a submarine
  • Sung in public
mar 16 2010 ∞
mar 16 2010 +
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  • "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • "Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car."

— Garrison Keillor

  • "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."

— Robert A. Heinlein

  • "It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not."

— André Gide

  • "I love mankind, it's people I can't stan...
mar 15 2010 ∞
mar 15 2010 +
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  • Have the mortgage paid off
  • Finish the house... ok well at least have paint on the walls
  • Move all the kids out
  • Travel around New Zealand with Peter
  • Convert a room to a creative station
mar 16 2010 ∞
mar 16 2010 +
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  • Pre-school teacher
  • Midwife
  • Doctor
  • Pastry Chef
  • Retail assistant
  • Freelance artist... no wait I do want to do that
  • Farmer
  • Organic market gardener
  • Whore
  • Psychiatrist
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 15 2010 +
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  • I have no brain to mouth filter
  • I'm judgmental
  • I hold grudges
  • I'm cynical
  • I procrastinate
  • I'm always late
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 14 2010 +
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  • Fitzwilliam Darcy, Pride and Prejudice ♥
  • Mr Knightly, Emma
  • Henry Tilney, Northanger Abbey ♥
  • John Thornton, North and South
  • Patch, Hush, Hush
  • Myrnin, The Morganville Vampires
  • Vishous, Black Dagger Brotherhood
  • Zsadist, Black Dagger Brotherhood
  • Blay, Black Dagger Brotherhood
  • Qhuinn, Black Dagger Brotherhood
  • Fang Kattalakis, Dark Hunter series
  • Gale, Hunger Games
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 29 2010 +
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bold for mini series

  • Persuasion ( 2008)BBC adaptation
  • Sense & Sensibility (2008)BBC adaptation
  • Pride and Prejudice (1995)BBC adaptation
  • Pride and Prejudice (2005) film
  • Emma (1986)
  • Northanger Abbey (2007)
  • Mansfield Park (2007)
  • Wuthering Heights (2009)
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 14 2010 +
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  • Ben Harper
  • Cat Stevens
  • Jack Johnson
  • Jason Mraz
  • Jeff Buckley
  • John Mayer
  • Mat Kearney
  • Rob Thomas
  • Thom Yorke
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 14 2010 +
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  • Reading
  • Bed, snuggled in my duvet
  • Rain on the roof
  • Kisses from my babies
  • Jane Austen
  • Pretty films
  • Hot sweet tea
  • Home baked cakes
  • Sitting in the Garden
  • Watching my children grow
  • Being held in Pete's arms
mar 24 2010 ∞
mar 24 2010 +
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  • Stock firewood in wood shed
  • Have kindling cut
  • Clean around flue
  • New indoor wood basket
  • Fix window gaps
  • Wash and re hang curtains
  • Re stock power outage kit
  • New Oil Column heater for bathroom
  • New Hot water bottles
  • Check Electric blankets
  • Preserve and stock pantry
  • Stock water flagons in case water tank is cut off in flood
  • New heavy bottom pan for cooking soups on wood burner
mar 21 2010 ∞
mar 21 2010 +
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Mad tea Party Collection

  • Eat me
  • March hare
  • Brusque Violet

Sin & Salvation

  • Gluttony
  • Wrath
  • Dorian
  • Jailbait
  • Vice
mar 21 2010 ∞
mar 21 2010 +
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♥ loved it

bold in cinema

March

  • The Wolfman
  • New Moon
  • From Paris with Love (this was horrible FYI)
  • Shutter Island
  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Sherlock Holmes ♥
  • The Time Travelers Wife
  • An Education
  • Daybreakers
  • The Princess and the Frog
  • Lions for Lambs

February

  • Percy Jackson and the Lightening thief
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 22 2010 +
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  • Lush's snow fairy shower wash
  • Lush's sugar babe scrub
  • Fructis Sleek & Shine Shampoo
  • Fructis Sleek & Shine Conditioner
  • Schwarzkopf Zero frizz straightening Creme
  • Johnsons's 3n1 facial cleansing wipes
  • Dove Energy Glow moisturiser
  • Skinvitals Brightening eye cream
  • Lush's none of your beeswax lip balm
  • Lush's smitten hand cream
  • Nivea's irresistibly smooth body moisturizer
mar 20 2010 ∞
mar 20 2010 +
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  • Alice Yahtzee
  • Almost Alice Soundtrack
  • OPI Alice in wonderland collection
  • Bpal Mad Tea Party Collection selected scents
mar 21 2010 ∞
mar 21 2010 +
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  • Aromatherapy
  • Homeopathy
  • Bach Flower Remedies
  • Tissue Salts
  • Herbalism
  • Acupuncture
  • Osteopathy
  • Accupuncture
  • Yoga
  • Affirmations
  • Fasting
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Iridology
  • Moxibustion
  • Nutritional supplements
  • Dietary modifications
  • Reflexology
  • TENS
mar 16 2010 ∞
mar 16 2010 +
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  • I am, and always will be, awesome.
mar 20 2010 ∞
mar 20 2010 +
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  • Eat less rubbish
  • Take my medications, no forgetting
  • Take my vitamins
  • Do my OT exercises every day
  • Get more sleep
  • Breath correctly
  • Walk every day
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 14 2010 +
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  • John (father)
  • Anne (mother)
  • Hannah Belle (Grandmother, Maternal)
  • Michael (Grandfather, Maternal)
  • Stanley (Grandfather, Paternal)
  • Zona Dawson (Grandmother, paternal)
  • Elizabeth (Aunt, maternal)
  • Margaret, (Aunt, Maternal)
  • Mary (Aunt, Maternal)
  • Elizabeth, Betty (Aunt, Maternal)
  • Ralph (paternal)
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 14 2010 +
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  • Charles Brandon - The Tudors, Henry Cavill ♥
  • Mr Darcy - Pride and prejudice, Colin Firth ♥
  • Henry Tilney - Northanger Abbey, JJ Field
  • Mr Knightley - Emma, Jonny Lee Miller
  • Mr Thornton - North and South, Richard Armitage
  • Peter Bishop - Fringe, Joshua Jackson
  • Wesley Gibson - Wanted, James McAvoy ♥
  • Eric Northman- True Blood, Alexander Skarsgård
  • The Dr - Dr Who, David Tennant aka Ten
  • Jack - Lost, Matthew Fox ♥
  • Sawyer - Lost, Josh Holloway
  • Freddie - Skins, Luke Pasqualino
  • Ned, the pie maker - Pushing Daisies, Lee Pace
  • Puck - Glee, Mark Salling
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 14 2010 +
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  • The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield
  • The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger
  • The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath
  • Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
  • Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen
  • Wuthering heights, Emily Bronte
  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy
  • The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
  • The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes
mar 15 2010 ∞
mar 15 2010 +
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  • Alanis Morissette
  • Stevie Nicks
  • Sarah McLachlan
  • Sarah Bareilles
  • PJ Harvey
  • Lady Gaga
  • Ladyhawk
  • Katy Perry
  • Lily Allen
  • Alicia Keys
  • Gwen Stefani
  • Beth Dido
  • Dido
  • Emilie Autumn
  • Bic Runga
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 14 2010 +
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  • Dying
  • Pete dying
  • My kids dying
  • My kids or Pete getting sick... then dying
  • The end of the world
  • Darkness
  • Heights
  • Snakes
  • Ghostly figures at my window
  • Snakes at my window
  • Maggots, ok I'm not really afraid of these they just gross me the hell out
  • Ultimate fear looking out my plane window in the dark and seeing the ghostly face of a snake
mar 24 2010 ∞
mar 24 2010 +
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  • Hats (Oscar, Lydia, Seth, Rose, Amelia, Zachary)
  • Gloves (Oscar, Lydia, Seth, Rose, Amelia, Me, Tessa, Paige, Grace)
  • Scarves (Me, Tessa)
  • Hot water bottle covers (Oscar, Lydia, Seth, Rose, Amelia, Me)
  • Felted slippers/mocc's ( Me, Oscar)
mar 21 2010 ∞
mar 21 2010 +
mar 16 2010 ∞
mar 22 2010 +
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March

  • Bleeding Violet, Dia Reeves
  • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Anne Shaffer and Anne Barrows
  • The Grand Sophy Georgette Heyer ♥
  • Beautiful Creatures, Kami Garcia & Mararet Stohl
  • Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte ♥

February

  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
  • Hush, Hush, Becca Fitzpatrick
  • The Eyre affair, Jasper Fforde ♥♥
  • The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins ♥
  • Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins ♥
  • Alice's adventures in Wonderland and Through the looking Glass, Lewis Carrol ♥
  • Endymion Spring, Matthew Skelton
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 14 2010 +
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  • Tailgating
  • People drinking out of the milk bottle
  • People who don't understand round-a-bouts
  • Daughters taking my clothes
  • Sons taking my clothes
  • Having all my bandwidth used
  • Schools that bleed me dry
  • The telephone company
  • People who talk loudly on cell phones in public
  • Wild children
  • Unleashed dogs in parks
  • Dog pooh
  • Having my car returned with an empty petrol tank
  • Being ignored when I'm speaking
  • Oven temperatures that lie
  • Buying perishables only to discover they are past expiry
mar 16 2010 ∞
mar 16 2010 +
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  • Snow Fairy Shower wash
  • Sonic Death Monkey Shower Wash
  • Bathos bubble bar
  • Gratuitous Violets soap
  • Honey Trap Lip balm
  • Vanilla Fountain
  • Cupcake face masque
  • Honey Bee Ballistic
  • Ma Bar Bubble Bar
  • Creamy Candy Bubble Bar
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 14 2010 +
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  • Button earrings
  • Shoulder pads
  • Slouch boots
  • Pacman
  • Donkey Kong
  • Atari
  • Commodore 64
  • Spaghetti jeans
  • Hair Gel
  • Leg warmers
  • Rubic cube
  • Jazzercize
  • Acid wash denim
  • Spiral perms
  • Mullets
  • Choose Life
  • Live Aid
  • Bananarama
  • Wham
  • Madonna's Like a Virgin
  • Culture Club
mar 16 2010 ∞
mar 16 2010 +
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  • Nearly drowning in a lake as a child. I got out of my depth and panicked. Thankfully another child pushed a log out to me to grab a hold of and I lived to write another list.
  • Nearly bleeding to death after childbirth. I had a placenta accreta. I lost 3000mls of blood and had 7 blood transfusions following a 3 hour operation to save my life.
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 14 2010 +
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  • France
  • Italy
  • Turkey
  • Greece
  • India
  • Egypt
  • Cambodia
  • Harry Potter World, Florida, USA
  • Antarctica
  • The Moon
mar 15 2010 ∞
mar 15 2010 +
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  • Queen, Greatest Hits 1981
  • ZZ Top, Eliminator
  • Billy Idol, Rebel Yell
  • Madonna, Like a Virgin
  • Michael Jackson, Thriller
  • Pat Benetar, Best Shots
mar 16 2010 ∞
mar 16 2010 +
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  • Loyalty
  • Humility
  • Kindness
  • Trustworthy
  • Honesty
  • Humour
  • Braveness
  • Observant
  • Understanding
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 14 2010 +
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  • Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, JK Rowling
  • Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix, J.K Rowling
  • Matilda, Roald Dahl
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl
  • The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S Lewis
  • Northern Lights, Philip Pullman
  • Where the Wild Things are, Maurice Sendak
  • Alices Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carrol
  • The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton
  • The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
mar 15 2010 ∞
mar 15 2010 +

bold for mini series

  • Emma (2009) BBC adaptation
  • North and South
  • Tess of the D'Urbavilles
  • Dorian Gray
  • Wuthering Heights
  • The young Victoria
mar 14 2010 ∞
mar 14 2010 +