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About me

This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realise it is play. The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That’s all there ever is. I’m here to tell you that the path to peace is right there, when you want to get away. When you are present, you can allow the mind to be as it is without getting entangled in it. If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life. That is very serious!

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Blogger Award!!



Wow! I received the Kreativ Blogger award!! from Nature As Is and all I can say is, thank you, Crista!


Crista is a fantastic photographer and has some fabulous photographs on her blog covering a wide section of nature. I've been so inspired by her photographs that I have even painted a couple of them. Crista also has an interesting tactic in that she changes the photograph on her header at regular intervals. Makes for a unique surprise every time one visits her blog!

After receiving this award, I'm to nominate 7 other blogs and state 7 things about myself. So here we go :

1. I am blond, 5'4" tall, have blue eyes and live on a smallholding in Tarlton, Gauteng, South Africa, together with all the birds, ducks, geese, hedgehogs,2 cockatiels, 1 cockatoo, my husband and Jacko, my Fox terrier-cross.

2. I am mad about nature, especially birds, and I am constantly inundated with sick or injured birds or people who bring me sick or injured birds. I always complain that I haven't got time for this, but somehow make time and nurture them back to health for release in a safe area.

3. I have been drawing, sketching and painting my whole life, getting most of my inspiration from nature, and it has been the one constant in my life, because I easily get bored with something and then move on to another. I'm a jack-of-all-trades (and master of...?) - I make jewelry, have done stained glass, woodwork, copper work, pewter, scrapbooking and every other craft you can think of and can do anything I set my mind to. My tag-line is "There is a fine line between dreams and reality; it's up to you to draw it."

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I love walking on the beach and it is my dream to live at the coast, if I can get past the heat and humidity thing.

5. I am an early-to-bed and early-riser, in summer watching the sun rise with a cup of coffee in hand, listening to and watching the birds start their daily routine and writing in my Gratitude Journal. In winter I plonk in front of my MAC at 4.30am, reading my mail and catching up on all my blogger friends via Google Reader, writing in my Gratitude Journal and clearing my To-Do-List, all before having a bath at 7am.

6. I don't like cooking (even though I can) and would rather spend my time in my art studio. I'm actually considering changing the kitchen into a workshop - lots of cupboards for tools!

7. I am a grand-mother of 3 beautiful girls, of whom I don't see nearly enough, as they live at the coast, but I do manage to visit 4 or 5 times a year, the also exercising my passion of walking next to the ocean, climbing rocks and collecting beach finds.

The 7 Blogs I would like to nominate are as follows :

Artist Marie Theron from Chronicles of the West Coast
Cathy Gatland at A Sketch in Time
Liz at Art with Liz
Jennifer Lawson's On-line Painting & Drawing Journal
Vivien from Paintings, Prints & Stuff
Jeanette Jobson at Illustrated Life
Vickie Henderson of Vickie Henderson Art
Vickie does such wonderful work with the endangered Whooping Cranes.

I'm sorry, I'm going to have to do 8 - last but not least -
Ronelle of African Tapestry with her wonderful sketches of life in France.

7 comments:

  1. Thanks for your mention and award Maree! Look forward to checking out each of these creative blog sites.

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  2. Maree....wow thank you very much for your wonderful compliments on my blog. I loved so much to learn more about you!! You are a very tallented person and it sounds like you have enjoyed the love of creating things with your hands your whole like. That is wonderful Maree....and to be known for healing sick birds is wonderful that people naturally think of you first. I know if I lived close to you and needed help with an animal I would probably come looking for you :)

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  3. Maree, thank you for thinking of me for this award. I have taken part is a couple of similar memes in the past, so my list of who I can still hit up to participate is pretty much nil. :)

    I will of course post the award on my blog and see if I can come up with seven more things about me that people still don't know.

    Thank you again!

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  4. Hi Maree, congratulations! You work regularly and your love of nature always shows in your work. Thank you for the mention. Regards,
    Marie

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  5. Thank you for this award! I meant to leave a comment back here, but only did on my blog - I'm working on 7 things - like Jeanette, I have to wrack my brains for something I haven't already said!

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  6. So nice to read about your life here Maree...and nice to see I've found a companion in loving nature! So funny actually...when I was very young, I dessected every insect, mouse, bird whatever I could lay my hands on and today I also nurse them back to health(well, not those I dissected all those years ago, hie hie...)
    Thanks for the reward...will soon post it!
    ronell

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  7. Thanks to all of you for replying and taking the time to pop in here, really appreciate it!

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