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Lunar New Year Short

  I have been trying out making short videos on YouTube recently. Here is one I made for Lunar New Year.  This year is the year of the water rabbit. I am a fire rabbit. What Chinese Zodiac animal are you?

Wonderland at the Grounds of Alexandria

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Last week my friend Momo and I went to the Grounds of Alexandria to see their Wonderland themed installation.  It was actually quite busy there but everyone was being very respectful and taking turns to take photos! White rabbit brooch by NatureGirlJewellery Choker and mushroom pin from Dangerfield My outfit:  White rabbit brooch:  NatureGirlJewellery Choker and mushroom pin: Dangerfield Blouse: eBay Coat: Collectif from Love Daphne Skirt: eBay Boots: Spendless Shoes

Tea Cosy Expo

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The annual Tea Cosy Expo on the Central Coast is run by the Lions Club. This year it was on the 11th-13th of June. It was the first time I managed to go as I kept missing it in the past. A furry dog tea cosy Teapot shaped like a dog on a sofa A scotty dog on a tea cosy Another scotty dog tea cosy Dragon and highland cow tea cosies Spider tea cosy with button eyes Flower tea cosies Tea cosy with variegated wool and leaf sequins Cupcake tea cosy Rainbow and bee hive tea cosies Another cow tea cosy A cosy cottage tea cosy Owl tea cosy that won first place Another prize winner: a dragon tea cosy Koala tea cosy Hello Kitty tea cosy Coral and Nemo tea cosy Grumpy cat tea cosy Butterfly life cycle tea cosy Large tea cosy with hen and chicks Beehive tea cosy with knitted bees. If this wasn't already sold I would have bought it! Plum pudding tea cosy Another Nemo tea cosy, this one has an octopus Chickens nesting in a tea cosy. Another one I might have bought if it wasn't already sold! ...

Queensland Holiday Part 5: Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

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Day 4: Wednesday The next day dawned sunny so we decided to take a risk and go back to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary again. What luck, the weather held! We were able to walk around the large park for around 4 hours, and to see the pelican, cormorant and eel feeding and the Wild Skies bird show.  The pelican feeding was the first of the day. While the pelicans were more slow and ponderous, the tiny cormorants jumped up and down like eager little children. Then it was time for the eels. The eels are huge and nearly blind, they navigate by vibration. They had to stamp on the side of the bank for the eels to find them. When they finally arrived, slithering around in the shallows like some kind of small and creepy dinosaurs, they used tongs to put chunks of meat in their mouths. An ibis had come over and was trying to fight the eels for the food, luckily it was not injured, however when I saw another ibis with a missing toe later that day, I suspected an eel was responsible. The Extincti...