December 20, 2019Published by avrilejean at December 20, 2019Categories Australian Landscapeavril e jeanbeach paintingdrawinglandscapepen and inkMixed mediaI went to Cairns in September for a week and took lots of amazing photos. Of course I wanted to make a lot of pictures out […]
July 31, 2019Published by avrilejean at July 31, 2019Categories avril e jeanLife events and musingPublic TransportTransportGet the Met …get the paraphernaliaI have mentioned, haven’t I, that my first full time job was as a Tram Conductor?I worked at Glen Huntley depot in the winter of 1996, […]
July 17, 2019Published by avrilejean at July 17, 2019Categories Life events and musingOut and aboutPublic TransportTransportShort Trip and Special tickets – Melbourne tram/train and busSomething that was still around when I was working in Public Transport Corporation was the rail plus two and a weekend saver. Rail plus two meant […]
July 17, 2019Published by avrilejean at July 17, 2019Categories learningLife events and musingBathroom construction, part two.I have blogged about my bathroom destruction and re- construction , now it’s all but done. It has taken longer than it should have because a) […]
July 14, 2019Published by avrilejean at July 14, 2019Categories Australian LandscapelandscapelearningLife events and musingOut and aboutBass, embroidery, out and aboutThings are happening in my world, which I will post about when it’s all fully implemented. I’ve been going through and trying to finish off doing […]
July 14, 2019Published by avrilejean at July 14, 2019Categories avril e jeanavril jeanCatSock MonkeyCraft kits…a win and two failsI’ve been suffering ‘artists block’ for a bit and so I decided to just go and get some craft kits and see where that took me. […]
June 12, 2019Published by avrilejean at June 12, 2019Categories Life events and musingThe most baffling children’s activity book everWhat sad middle aged person stuck in a miserable marriage was commissioned to write the weirdest story to add to a children's activity book, and why was it published?
May 22, 2019Published by avrilejean at May 22, 2019Categories Building and WoodworkLife events and musingBathroom construction, part oneI have talked about destroying the bathroom to renovate it. It turns out the construction phase is longer as I’m relying on tradies to come and […]
May 22, 2019Published by avrilejean at May 22, 2019Categories Building and WoodworkLife events and musingBathroom destructionI moved into this house in 2001 and have had a love/hate relationship with the bathroom since then. The size is good. It has a skylight […]