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Here's a song from another Aussie artist: Help by John Farnham This guy is a legend in the Australian entertainment industry. If you want to see him in action "live" check out this clip of You're the Voice.

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Time to Move on! Indeed © 2008 Despite many dramas, challenges, struggles and despair, something was salvaged from the creative use of recycled car parts. I dove in the deep end, tried to work with what I had and found some unexpected beauty. Unfortunately, what was to be an eight month sessional program has been abruptly terminated once they had the makings of an exhibtion underway. I'm still

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Spend a few moments to settle yourself down. Let your body be firmly planted on the earth, your hands resting easily, your heart soft. Become aware of your breathing. Focus on your inward breath, and your outward breath. Bring awareness to your body. Consciously soften any tension. Slowly read the sacred text below. One word at a time. Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but

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While in America recently I got to visit some Amish towns. I'm quite fascinated with their lifestyle choices and it was an interesting experience. Their homes set on small farms are so tidy and well presented they look like a movie set. Too good to be real. My dad decided I had to have a ride in an Amish buggy. So off we went. I got to sit up front with the Amish gentleman. His drawling

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On the weekend I turned the TV on for something to make ironing more interesting. Video Hits was doing a special on 80's music. Nothing like a flashback from the heady teens/early twenties years. For my peers here's a reminder

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here's the next shot in the xfacta "what the" photo competition whaddya' reckon this is? ps: First one to guess it, gets a copy of a book released this year that includes a piece by me. How exciting to have a chapter in a book that includes contributors such as Mike Frost and Geoff Bullock - nice one for the writing portfolio! :-) oh, and did I mention the Mike Frost chapter is a story about

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Frozen in time, photo by Kel © 2008 I knew it was cold last night, but this is ridiculous! Living at sea level in a temperate climate, frozen water is not common. Further up the road, in the high country, snow is plentiful.

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A prayer for wholeness, sculpture by Kel, © 2008 Tomorrow, my friend goes into hospital for a few days. Most people have the procedure done as a day patient, but her health complications make it less simple. This morning I woke with a strong urge to create something for her. Immediately I thought of beads, and pull out my bead box. Gathering a scrap of building timber and some tie-wire I work

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Regent's Park, London, photo by Kel © 2008 What price would you put on sitting in a deckchair for a few hours with nothing to do but soak up the sun, enjoy the view, and perhaps have a snooze? Priceless, photo by Kel © 2008 The sign says 2 pound gets you 4 hours in a deckchair. Time to do nothing. Priceless!

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A colleague from my days with the National Heart Foundation has snuck up on me to award the X facta an Arte y Pico. Originating on a Spanish blog, this award was created for bloggers who inspire others with their creative energy, writing or artwork talents, and general contribution to the blogging community. On translating the originating blog, it is an Art Peak award. When using babel fish to

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The first time we saw this in someone's house, it was a done deal. Australian Wormy Chestnut was our first choice for solid timber flooring in the living area of Anamrae. Natural firestreaks and worm/beetle holes really add to the character of this hardwood. The floor has been laid over a chipboard base using glue and secret nailing. Mr X discovered our dog is a glue sniffer - had to lock him

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Anamrae Sunset, photo by Kel © 2008 If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God. - G K Chesterton

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Mr X building day-beds on the deck, photo by Kel © 2008 Someone receives a promotion, gets an important assignment, makes a major discovery, or moves into the president's office. ''He's lucky',' an envious person remarks. ''He gets the breaks; they're always in his favor'.' In reality, luck or the breaks of life had little or nothing to do with it. So-called ''luck'' usually is found at the

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Seen better days? Listen to the video clip here view lyrics here grab the hairbrush and sing along . . .

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Candles at Chartres Cathedral, France, photo by Kel © 2008 Today is winter solstice in Australia. The shortest day and longest night. From this point on, the days start to get longer (more light) and the nights shorter (less dark). Many people mark the solstice with a ritual. Some have a bonfire, others a festival of light with multi-coloured lanterns, while others use candles to mark a point

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The inaugural karaoke with kel post introduces a great Aussie singer: Pete Murray with Opportunity click here for video clip click here for lyrics grab your hairbrush and sing-a-long . . . ps: yes I love Jack Johnson too

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This one's for Erin! But I thought the rest of you might enjoy it too. A very easy recipe that can be varied in many ways. It's my favourite kind of cooking, one container, and you can leave it to cook away on it's own while you do other more interesting things. Ingredients: 2 cups Arborio Rice 4 cups boiling water 425g can crushed tomatoes 2 x 10g veggie stock cube or powder 3 tablespoons

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There is a business in North America that has stolen one of my original photos. Which was originally posted here. Original photo is by Kel, © 2005 My photo is showing on their websites; My Dream Wedding homepage and subpage here As someone who tries very hard to make a living creatively, I find this highly offensive. 99% of images you see on Xfacta are ones I have created myself through

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Windows on Paris, photo by Kel © 2008 Patchouli's daughter is heading to Paris. She is going to look for the organic bakery/cafe my mum and I called "our breakfast place" while we were in Paris. It is on Rue Montorgueil. When you sit in there and look out the window, the photo above is what you see on the other side of the lane. To get a feel for this great market street, go watch this clip I

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Morning light from the ferry, photo by Kel My daily commute to work includes a ferry ride of a few minutes. This morning there was unexpected beauty in the morning light. I arrived at work to find six kids and two staff raring to go on their art projects. Yes, the staff are even getting in on the act now, just itching to have a go at being creative with car parts. One is creating a sculpture

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So I've done four days, over a one month period, with the youth arts project. The students are a challenge in their own right, the physical setting even worse. A new premises is being built for them, but until it's finished, an industrial shed is the setting. One office area, a garage, one toilet and a rough loft in the ceiling space. This is supposed to be adequate to entertain, educate, feed (

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It's the Queen's Birthday long weekend holiday here. Long live the queen! This is just some of what we got up to. Can you guess what's going on here?

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The Louvre Pyramid, photo by Kel © 2008 If I ever get back to Paris, I want to revisit the Louvre. First to find were the two wondrous women - Aphrodite (Venus de Milo) and Mona Lisa. We got in early one morning and actually got up close and personal with both of them. Within half an hour the place was crawling with people. Mum & Mona Lisa [not the best photo of either of them!?!] While

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Is there anyone else out there who has not yet seen Baraka? I got the tip from Cheryl that this movie might be something worth watching. No narration, just images and music. Sounded like a great Chill Out vid for the end of a busy week. So I pressed play and entered another world. Well, it was this world, but like I've never seen it before. Originally I invited Mr X to watch it with me. He

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Dive! photo by Kel, © 2008 Something I find myself repeatedly doing is diving in the deep end. My penchant for a challenge has been well and truly put to the test with my recent art project start up. What do you get when you have a transient group of at-risk 15-19 year olds, exhibition space booked in the regional gallery in 6 weeks, and limited funds for art materials? One huge big

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