A simple life...

More of Mexico...

There are no washing machines here!!!  Just a communal 'pond', some wash boards and a lot of elbow grease.  I love the little boy sitting in the wheel barrow while the women and girls do all the work.  We saw scenes just like this one a lot, especially as we drove through the more remote areas.  They also have no clothes and the wet clothes lay spread out on the ground or draped over shrubs and fences to dry.

The local corner store...I love the colour co-ordination and the displays.  No fancy fridges or scales here.  These little lean-to's were everywhere along the roads.

I love this!!!  A picture says a thousand words...

Until next time,

Sal xox

A different world...

I thought I would share a few more Mexico pics.  I am in love (obsessed???) with south eastern Mexico and would happily spend a month out of every year there.  It truly is a different world though and this is just a tiny glimpse of what we saw.

 Simple dwellings are everywhere...no running water, no electricity, no windows...just holes in the walls.

 Anything goes on the roads...riding animals is ok, 20 people in and on the back of utes is okay, overtaking with oncoming traffic is okay as the oncoming traffic just move over to let you through, stopping in the middle of the road for any reason is okay as long as you put your hazard lights on...

Why did the chicken cross the road?

To get to the other side!!!

Stay tuned for regular updates into my view of Mexico!!!

Sal xox

FINALLY...

...I have managed to fix the old laptop so I can transfer the photos from my trip last November. My son Alex and I had an awesome time and could have stayed for way longer. 

Palenque, Chiapas.

This was an AMAZING ruin site.  We spent quite a few hours climbing these ancient buildings and were totally in awe of the great Mayan civilisation that created these massive structures and carvings.

We also managed to find some time to walk through part of the Palenque National Park and see some of the hidden treasures, like this waterfall, that is out-of-the way and not on the usual tourist route.  


This totally beautiful part of the world that I will be definitely be visiting again!!!


xox
Sal

My new babies...

...have arrived!!!  imagine my excitement when I arrived home from work to find these little cuties finally here.

She is a good Little Mama Hen and waited until all the cheeping eggs had hatched before moving.  They are way too cute and I have named the black ones Penguin 1 and Penguin 2 as they look just like little penguins.  Of course they don't stay this cute for much longer than a few days but I will enjoy them while I can.


Cheers, 
Sal xox

Card sketch

Every month at Scrapville Janet has a Sketch Challenge.  There is a LO sketch and a card sketch and you have a month to send in your LO or card (or BOTH!) using the sketch as a starting point.  
Here is my take on the card sketch for this month...

  
Check out the blog for yourself, try your hand at a card or layout and send/take them into Scrapville for entry into the Sketch Challenge and you could be in the running for a little special something for your efforts.  It really is a whole lot of fun!!!


happy Scrapin'


Sal xox

Happy New Year...

Happy New Year!!!

Life has seriously been getting in the way of my scrapping lately.  BUT I did manage to get a LO done for the Scrapville sketch.  Go check it out and see for yourself...

Happy scrappin'

Sal xox

Home...

...after a totally awesome 3 weeks away I am home again and facing up to reality in a big way!!!  Landed Saturday morning in Melbourne, customs and immigration took FOREVER, got to the car park at Tullamarine Airport to a NEW CAR waiting for me, home to Finley 8pm, half-way-house with people coming and going ALL day Sunday, work Monday, work Tuesday followed by a trip to Wodonga, work Wednesday, Thursday (meant to be my day off but got called in) and Friday, classes in Wodonga Friday night and Saturday, house guests arrive Friday night, home from Wodonga Saturday night, house guests leave Sunday, decorate house for Christmas Sunday afternoon then it all begins again on Monday!!!  Hopefully I will have some time next week to post some pics of our incredible adventure.


Oh, by the way, did I tell you how much I LOVE Mexico?  Well consider yourself told...I LOVE MEXICO!!!


Happy Scrappin'
Sal