Quotable quote

"Dedicate your life to a cause greater than yourself, and your life will become a glorious romance and adventure." --Mack Douglas

Busy again!

“But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.” - Benjamin Disraeli

The days go by so quickly, especially as deadlines loom. I'll be back soon with some updates.

If you're attending the Johannesburg Scrapbook Convention at Summer Place next Thursday, do come and say hello - I'll be there. And for those attending in Cape Town on Saturday the 3rd, be sure to pop in at the Time & About stand.

Also check the links on the right for updates of the two events - info coming shortly for Scrapbooking for Hope 2008 and Live, Scap, Play!

SA blog buddies... enjoy your holidays next week.
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Inspiration Station

Amid leaves twirling outside in the autumn wind... this is inspiring me today.



I try to hang onto our summer for as long as possible!
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MIA...

"There are two different kinds of people in this world: those who finish what they start, and..."
~ Brad Ramsey

Hoping to be back here soon! T&A deadlines call.
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...for creating a difference...

It's not what we have in our life,
but who we have in our life that counts
JM Laurence

Easter blessings
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Who would have thought....

I'm available as an energy bar!

in various flavours,
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Time flies....

...when you're having fun!

If you think this came earlier than it should have... you're right!



Issue #7 was released at Hobby-X this past weekend (and so has arrived earlier than the usual on-shelf date).


This is T&A's FIRST birthday issue, and I'm really excited to bring it to you! So here's to toddler-dom and many more exciting years ahead!

Thank you to our loyal subscribers and readers for your support. It was fantastic to meet so many of you over the weekend.

Have a great week - I have some catching up to do (in the creative department and the sleep department!)

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Change is as good as....

... they say it's as good as a holiday!

I don't have time for a holiday so I thought I'd give my blog a little revamp! There's a long way to go still and these things ALWAYS take way longer than you would think!

The banner picture was taken at sunset over the Grand Canyon - an experience that sits very high on my list of all time favourites.

I'm off to set up at Hobby-X in about five minutes, or just as soon as the printer finishes up!

Here are some {very} wise words from a special friend who sent it to me as a reminder....

The truth of the matter is that

you always know the right thing to do.

The hard part is doing it.

- General H. Norman Schwarzkopf -

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Marching on.... and a special birthday.

...and so we're into another new month!


It's birthday time for another very special chick.... please go here and sing happy birthday to her from South Africa (or wherever else you are).


Chandeliers are starting to pop up everywhere in home decor and in scrapbooking - rub-ons, stickers, digital elements and masks were aplenty at CHA product launches. I found these here - love the bright colours (a bit of a change from my past hey mom!)




Hobby-X is on this week - South Africa's hot crafts and hobbies show. If you're going to be there, please pop by the Time & About stand and say hello.

Have a great week.
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Life's Lessons

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few,
and let those few be well tried
before you give them your confidence.
-George Washington-


It is amazing what you can accomplish
if you do not care who gets the credit.
-Harry S. Truman-

New lessons to learn every day is what makes life...well... life!

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Special delivery....

Here it is... T&A #6.

For subscription info:
subscriptions@timeandabout.com

For stockists etc:
info@timeandabout.com

Contact me:
editor@timeandabout.com


blessings
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Dreams...

In dreams we

catch glimpses

of life larger

than our own

Dream big. Dream your own dreams. And of course...scrapbook your journey!

Have a great weekend.

blessings

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Birthday time....

Please go here and sing happy birthday to a very special chick!

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The Simple Six-Letter Word That Determines Success...

Action

So what are you getting done today?



Read more about here.

blessings
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From me....

blessings

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A gentle reminder...

“With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future.

I live now.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The living moment is everything.”

- D.H. Lawrence

“I never think of the future.

It comes soon enough.”

- Albert Einstein

blessings
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Too cute...

Children's views on angels

"It's not easy to become an angel! First, you die... Then you go to heaven, then
there's still the flight training to go through. And then you got to agree to wear those angel clothes."

"I only know the names of two angels: Hark and Harold."

"Everybody's got it all wrong. Angels don't wear halos anymore. I forget why, but scientists know all about it now."

"My guardian angel helps me with math, but he's not much good for science."

"When an angel gets mad, he takes a deep breath and counts to ten, and when he lets out his breath, somewhere there's a tornado."

"Angels have a lot to do and they keep very busy. If you lose a tooth, an angel comes in through your window and leaves money under your pillow. Then when it gets cold, angels go north for the winter.

"All angels are girls because they gotta wear dresses and boys didn't go for it."

"Some of the angels are in charge of helping heal sick animals and pets. And if they don't make the animals get better, they help the kid get over it."

"What I don't get about angels is why, when someone is in love, they shoot arrows at them."

blessings
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The month of...

{L}ove!

Been busy creating and writing with love (for T&A's next issue).

And I'm loving this which is part of an email Vicki sent me:

How to stay young

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them."

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop."

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

And onto more frivolous stuff...

...guess what I'm doing tonight....

















Hoping there are no power outages!

Have a happy day, keep young...

blessings
{L}

An Echo...

... in the darkness!

I survived 21 hours of no electricity!
That means no stove, kettle, lights, treadmill, scrapbooking class, computer... but it does mean a good, really good, sleep!

The dark didn't inspire me at all!

So today I get my inspiration from others:

My friend Fiona's new email signature in her favourite colour:
If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right. - Henry Ford

My friend Stephanie's gorgeous doodle:















And something I realised while sitting in the dark:
There is more to life than increasing its speed. - Gandhi

So I just need to refer to my previous post and seize the moment, all the moments!

blessings
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Food for thought...

Twenty years from now

you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do

than by the ones you did do.

So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.

Catch the trade winds in your sails.

Explore. Dream. Discover.

- Mark Twain

So... why don't you try something new today, this week, or this month?! January is legendary for "resolutions".

How many people do you know that are currently sweating it out at the gym, or starving themselves on a new diet? That's not what I mean.

Do something you've never done before. Start with your scrapbooking - try a new technique. Create a layout with an old technique you haven't used in a while. Start an album about you - it's important and has the most amazing benefits you'll only discover as you do it. Sort through those old family pictures, gather everything you can for a heritage album - history is rich, it gives us a place of 'belonging'.

Most important: Enjoy what you do, don't let it become a task.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. - Anatole France

blessings

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