Thursday, 29 November 2007
Wednesday, 28 November 2007
Boys preparing
meanwhile the boys....
... seemed to be having trouble with their ties (as there are about 50 tie tying shots)
...were looking handsome (luckily with ties tied)
...receiving gifts. The fob watch and clock cuff links are my gift to Adam (I promise I wasn't worried about him being on time to the wedding!) The other cuff links are presents from Adam to his groomsmen, each picked based on the boys personality/interests.
... seemed to be having trouble with their ties (as there are about 50 tie tying shots) 
...were looking handsome (luckily with ties tied)
...receiving gifts. The fob watch and clock cuff links are my gift to Adam (I promise I wasn't worried about him being on time to the wedding!) The other cuff links are presents from Adam to his groomsmen, each picked based on the boys personality/interests.
Friday, 16 November 2007
Wednesday, 14 November 2007
the boys and the girls
I haven't forgotten about the photos. But in case you are waiting anxiously- wondering if I have remembered or not- I have a couple to share until I sort through the rest.
So without further ado... a picture of the boys and the girls to tide you over.
Everyone looks so spiffy!
So without further ado... a picture of the boys and the girls to tide you over.
Everyone looks so spiffy!
Monday, 12 November 2007
a gorgeous weekend and some sewing
Before I get on to those wedding photos I promised, I want to share our weekend. Saturday AND Sunday at the beach. Warm weather, so warm, just perfect. The only way to describe the weather and give it justice is to use the word gorgeous.
Everything was sparkling.
And look what I made.
It is a beach blanket. I have a slight problem when we go to the beach: I get sand everywhere. And I mean everywhere, in my hair, my bathers, on my behind, arms, legs, face ( you get the picture). I decided the problem was that my towel was just not big enough to sit on. I also have a need to wrap myself up in my towel after a swim for warmth, which doesn't leave anything to sit on! So seeing there was a need I went about making a blanket perfect for the beach. I used some old towels thrifted from a op-shops for the top layer. I cut them up into squares and made a rough patchwork. The underneath layer is a second hand cotton tablecloth. I sewed the two layers together into a kind of giant pillowcase and then tied it off in a few different spots. It is by no means perfect. Some of the squares don't quite match up ( the towels stretched a lot more then I expected when I was sewing them) and the hand sewing is atrocious and not to be examined closely.
However for a beach blanket, it does the job quite well I think:)
Everything was sparkling.
And look what I made.
It is a beach blanket. I have a slight problem when we go to the beach: I get sand everywhere. And I mean everywhere, in my hair, my bathers, on my behind, arms, legs, face ( you get the picture). I decided the problem was that my towel was just not big enough to sit on. I also have a need to wrap myself up in my towel after a swim for warmth, which doesn't leave anything to sit on! So seeing there was a need I went about making a blanket perfect for the beach. I used some old towels thrifted from a op-shops for the top layer. I cut them up into squares and made a rough patchwork. The underneath layer is a second hand cotton tablecloth. I sewed the two layers together into a kind of giant pillowcase and then tied it off in a few different spots. It is by no means perfect. Some of the squares don't quite match up ( the towels stretched a lot more then I expected when I was sewing them) and the hand sewing is atrocious and not to be examined closely.
However for a beach blanket, it does the job quite well I think:)
Sunday, 11 November 2007
Coming soon...
...the professional photos from the wedding.
I will add a few of the good ones slowly over the next week or so (I realise after the honeymoon photos just how long this can take!) So stay tuned.
Photos were taken by Stephen Jones and edited by Photoverve.
I will add a few of the good ones slowly over the next week or so (I realise after the honeymoon photos just how long this can take!) So stay tuned.
Photos were taken by Stephen Jones and edited by Photoverve.
Friday, 9 November 2007
Pisa
Day 16:
Pisa. The only thing that really made Pisa exciting was walking up the tower.
You could really feel the slant/lean! When walking up we were falling from one wall to the other.
There was a great view.
We were so high up. We climbed all 294 steps to see that view. See the little people, like ants, below?
Well so comes an end (finally) to our travels. Day 17 was travelling back to Rome and Day 18 was getting to the airport...so rather uneventful. Although I think Adam will disagree with the trip into Rome being uneventful as he was the one braving the Roman streets again.When we were all parked and unpacked in the rental car returns parking lot he was actually shaking from relief and adrenalin! There was also the small matter of me almost getting run down by an old man who didn't seem to find it necessary to stop at a red light. But apart from that- uneventful :)
Pisa. The only thing that really made Pisa exciting was walking up the tower.
You could really feel the slant/lean! When walking up we were falling from one wall to the other.
There was a great view.
We were so high up. We climbed all 294 steps to see that view. See the little people, like ants, below?
Well so comes an end (finally) to our travels. Day 17 was travelling back to Rome and Day 18 was getting to the airport...so rather uneventful. Although I think Adam will disagree with the trip into Rome being uneventful as he was the one braving the Roman streets again.When we were all parked and unpacked in the rental car returns parking lot he was actually shaking from relief and adrenalin! There was also the small matter of me almost getting run down by an old man who didn't seem to find it necessary to stop at a red light. But apart from that- uneventful :)
Thursday, 8 November 2007
Rapallo
Okay, we are almost at the end. Hope you are enjoying the trip. It is taking me longer then I imagined to go through ALL the photos I took! I am enjoying drawing it out though, because it means I have longer to remember before I have to admit it is really over.
Day 14
Rapallo. We loved Rapallo. It was beautiful, the drive there was even beautiful. We went for a drive over Santa Margherita way however there are no photos because all our energy was put into predicting whether or not a car was going to come around the corner and smash into us. One scary drive!
Our hotel was right on the beach.
Day 15:
A day trip to Cinque Terre. The Cinque Terre are five coastal villages in the province of La Spezia. The villages are: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore. Adam and I walked between each one. It took 5 hous to walk from Monterosso to the last village, Riomaggiore (and that five hours included a lunch and gelati stop, so we did pretty well!). The walk was very steep (especially between the first to villages) and very tiring. Up and down the mountainside. It was also one of the best things I have ever done. It was awesome.
And when we couldn't see one of the villages, we just got to look out at miles and miles of this. Pretty nice, wouldn't you say?
We also had two fabolous meals in Rapallo. We had a Chinese meal (again we needed a break from all that pasta and pizza) it was very good and the cheapest meal we have had in Italy. On our last night we had the most fancy meal we had all trip. A nice restaurant, with a nice waiter (which can be a rare thing to find in Italy) and a nice view over the sea.
Day 14
Rapallo. We loved Rapallo. It was beautiful, the drive there was even beautiful. We went for a drive over Santa Margherita way however there are no photos because all our energy was put into predicting whether or not a car was going to come around the corner and smash into us. One scary drive!
Our hotel was right on the beach. 
Day 15:
A day trip to Cinque Terre. The Cinque Terre are five coastal villages in the province of La Spezia. The villages are: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore. Adam and I walked between each one. It took 5 hous to walk from Monterosso to the last village, Riomaggiore (and that five hours included a lunch and gelati stop, so we did pretty well!). The walk was very steep (especially between the first to villages) and very tiring. Up and down the mountainside. It was also one of the best things I have ever done. It was awesome.
And when we couldn't see one of the villages, we just got to look out at miles and miles of this. Pretty nice, wouldn't you say?
We also had two fabolous meals in Rapallo. We had a Chinese meal (again we needed a break from all that pasta and pizza) it was very good and the cheapest meal we have had in Italy. On our last night we had the most fancy meal we had all trip. A nice restaurant, with a nice waiter (which can be a rare thing to find in Italy) and a nice view over the sea.
Sunday, 4 November 2007
Milan
Day 12:
Milan: business hub and center of chic.
Duomo di Milano: amazing Gothic architecture. It is one of the world's largest churches, it is the second largest gothic church in the world. It is cavernous inside.
And of course there is the fashion. All the biggest names of the fashion world line the streets, the shops have big burly security guards at the doors, and the rich swagger around wearing the latest trends. Adam and I had the most fun sitting on a bench and people watching.
"That one is a tourist."
"Oh She must be a local! "
"Another pair of gold shoes and Louis Vuitton bag."
Day 13:
A day trip by train to Lake Como. It was very hazy and a little cold. But we enjoyed it none-the-less.
We caught a cable car up the mountain to look at the view. It was again hazy yet still quite impressive :)
Oh yeah. I almost forgot to mention that we had a very tasty Indian dinner in Milan...we were getting a little sick of pizza and pasta:)
Milan: business hub and center of chic.
Duomo di Milano: amazing Gothic architecture. It is one of the world's largest churches, it is the second largest gothic church in the world. It is cavernous inside.
And of course there is the fashion. All the biggest names of the fashion world line the streets, the shops have big burly security guards at the doors, and the rich swagger around wearing the latest trends. Adam and I had the most fun sitting on a bench and people watching. "That one is a tourist."
"Oh She must be a local! "
"Another pair of gold shoes and Louis Vuitton bag."
Day 13:
A day trip by train to Lake Como. It was very hazy and a little cold. But we enjoyed it none-the-less.
We caught a cable car up the mountain to look at the view. It was again hazy yet still quite impressive :) Oh yeah. I almost forgot to mention that we had a very tasty Indian dinner in Milan...we were getting a little sick of pizza and pasta:)
Friday, 2 November 2007
Verona
Day 10
Verona: home of Romeo and Juliette.
We loved Verona, it was beautiful and peaceful.
The Ampitheatre ( we were too late for any of the Operas)
Arena di Verona
Juliette's balcony. Myth has it that this is where Juliette lived and the very balcony she leaned over to utter the infamous:
'O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love
And I'll no longer be a Capulet.'
and where I was attacked by a rogue pigeon while waiting for Adam to run down and take a photo. How very romantic.
Juliette's tomb was next on the agenda.
Before ending the day with some wine spritzers and dinner.
Day 11:
A day trip by train to Bolzano. A quaint alpine town, near the border of Austria, where the locals learn to speak German and Italian at school. We made the pilgrimage to Bolzano to see Otsi the Iceman.
We also had a great German meal in an 800 year old pub, Locale Hopfen & Co.
We caught a cable car up to the top of a mountain. It was like entering another country. Autumn colours, views and chalets dominated the scenery.
Of course we also saw the Dolomites (behind the train lines in the photo below, do you see them?) The Dolomite ranges are in a book we have called 1000 Things To See Before You Die. So now we only have 999 more sights to go!
Verona: home of Romeo and Juliette.
We loved Verona, it was beautiful and peaceful.
The Ampitheatre ( we were too late for any of the Operas)
Arena di Verona
Juliette's balcony. Myth has it that this is where Juliette lived and the very balcony she leaned over to utter the infamous:
'O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love
And I'll no longer be a Capulet.'
and where I was attacked by a rogue pigeon while waiting for Adam to run down and take a photo. How very romantic.
Juliette's tomb was next on the agenda.
Before ending the day with some wine spritzers and dinner.
Day 11:
A day trip by train to Bolzano. A quaint alpine town, near the border of Austria, where the locals learn to speak German and Italian at school. We made the pilgrimage to Bolzano to see Otsi the Iceman.
We also had a great German meal in an 800 year old pub, Locale Hopfen & Co.
We caught a cable car up to the top of a mountain. It was like entering another country. Autumn colours, views and chalets dominated the scenery.
Of course we also saw the Dolomites (behind the train lines in the photo below, do you see them?) The Dolomite ranges are in a book we have called 1000 Things To See Before You Die. So now we only have 999 more sights to go!
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