Bus Versus Car = Crash!

I've just photographed yet another car crash! The yellow car above had some battery problems and had temporarily parked at the end of the bus stop.   I was waiting for the bus to come home and seen the car come to a halt at the traffic lights.  They pushed the car into the bus stop until help arrived.

Along comes the bus (the one I was waiting for) and as he went passed the parked yellow car, he hit the back of it and these are the scrape marks along the entire length of the bus!  With no "real" camera with me, I pulled my mobile phone out that has a camera and took these photo's. 

I was surprised at how many scrape marks were along the bus.  From front bumper to the back of the bus was marked. 

The bus driver wasn't happy and when the driver of the yellow car approached him, it seemed like he was trying to deny he had hit the car.  With four witnesses (I was one!) he couldn't deny it. 

Here is the front of the yellow car - no number plate...and on the back of the car was a dealership number plate..

...and here (below)you can see he doesn't have a warrant of fitness for the car, so it shouldn't even be on the road!  The blank white piece of paper is where the current W.O.F would normally be.  The car was not in good shape, and the photo above shows 2 big cracks where the number plate should be. From what I could see it was a BMW.  I hope the driver didn't buy the car, and if he did I hope he got his money back!  You bought a dud, dude!

This is the back of  the car where the bus hit it.  A mashed light and a bit o a dent.  Luckily no-one was injured and both parties exchanged insurance information.

How are you going to explain this to the boss?! 

For such a small "crash", the bus has a lot of scrapes along it!

So who was at fault?  The bus hit the car - four witnesses saw it happen.  The car was parked with it's back end out toward oncoming traffic because the battery had died in the middle of an intersection.  But was the car roadworthy??  No number plate and no warrant or registration.  Were both drivers in the wrong??  No idea!

The bus was held up for about 15 minutes while everyone swapped names and addresses etc, and then we boarded the bus and I was on my way home!  I am packing my Canon camera in my hand bag and taking it every time I go out from now on!  I see car crashes and other incidents all the time and I want to capture them on my proper camera! Lesson learnt, Sunshine!!

Enjoy your day!  Thanks for dropping by, {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

A New Day!

After many years of being in a lot of pain from Osteo Arthritis in my hips, I have finally had some good news this morning!  I have been told I will be seeing an anesthesiologist about the pain and what they can do to help!! I am not sure if this will mean a hip replacement or what. My  mobility is not good and is getting less and less. I can barely get to my local supermarket to do grocery shopping, and often have to get a friend to help.  Getting on and off buses while you are in pain and carrying your groceries is not fun! I can't bend down to pick things up if I drop them because of the pain. I can't stand/sit for very long because of the constant pain.  I don't sleep well or for very long because of the pain.  And getting out to do any photography is not easy... but I try! (Watch this space next week because I am going with a friend to the Brazillian Festival this Saturday, pain or no bloody pain, and we are going to DANCE!!  I may be on crutches after that!)

You will have noticed I haven't been doing much crafting either, this is because of the pain:-( 

I am unable to take anything stronger than Paracetamol for the pain.  I have a lot of food and drug allergies, so pain relief has been challenging.  I take 6 Paracetamol a day and it doesn't even touch the pain.  I also take Magnesium at night to relax my muscles.

So it was good news to hear about my appointment this morning!  Not sure when it is but I will get the appointment via the mail...I can hardly wait! So yes, it's a new day...

Thanks for dropping in and sharing in my good news!  {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

An Almost Full Moon!

This is the almost full moon recently.  I think I took this photo about 10.40pm.  I was lucky there was no cloud, so I was able to get some clear photos.  I took some more photos the next night as well.  Because it is summer and it was a hot humid evening, I was outside in my shorts and a very light sleeveless summer top.  Well, the mozzies just LOVED all my bare skin, and by the time I came inside I was covered from head to toe in multiple mozzie bites:(  I am slightly allergic to the bites and came up in huge big lumps the size of my hand.  That will teach me (I hope!) to cover up when I go outside at night!  It was worth it though to get some good shots.

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A Little Box of Sunshine!

I made this little box using the Sizzix Thinlits Plus Matchbox die.  The size of the box is approximately 3 3/4 inches in length, and 2 1/2 inches in width.  It is a set of nine dies and is really easy to use and make the box!  The blue lace strip is made from one of the dies in the set.

The sunshine stamp is from a company called Azadi Earles, and I bought it from Rubber Stamp Rendezvous in Rockford Illinois when I was there.  It's a stamp I have always loved:-)  I hand cut the sunshine out and stuck it to the box.  I used some Nuvo Crystal Drops in Bubblegum colour for the hearts/cheeks. Another product I really love right now!  That's amazing stuff and I got mine not long before Christmas, so I was able to use it on some of my Christmas cards. I stamped some sunshines (a stamp I designed some years ago) onto some circles I had die cute and put them into the box.

Thanks for dropping by, {HUGS} from me to YOU:-) 

Birthday Card

This is a birthday card I just finished, it looks a bit washed out here:-(  IRL the colours are MUCH brighter.  I might try to photograph it on a different setting. I have made a few cards this year, but forgot to photograph them before I sent them:-( I seem to do this every New Year!  I'm not making many cards at the moment but will post them when I do!

When I came home this afternoon, this is how I found the cats!  Bella is ok if Romeo is one 'cat space' away from her!  If he gets any closer there is trouble!  

Thank you for visiting, and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and have a fabulous 2017!  {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

60th Birthday Thank You Cards, And More!

These are some of the thank you cards I stamped and coloured.  I stamped and  water coloured  them, and hand delivered the ones that I could.  I used my Hampton Art Stamp Perfect to stamp the cards - sooooo quick and easy to use!  I had the cards done in a minute as opposed to taking me about 10 minutes or so!  

Below is one of my Birthday cards, this one opens up like those box cards us stampers make!  This one has a cute kitten on it!  So cute and PINK! 

Here, below, is the Hampton Art Stamp Perfect that "The Birthday Elf" gave me for Christmas!!  An early gift!  I just love it, and it is so quick and easy to use.  I can use both clear and rubber mounted stamps.  I {heart} it!

This is a closeup of one of the roses from a bunch I got for my Birthday!  So pretty, and they have such a gorjuss perfume!  I can smell them all through the house!

Some of my Birthday balloons!  One of my friends bought a whole pile of PINK Princess balloons, and she very kindly blew them all up herself!  The Princess ones are below.

This is my cousin Deanna, in my recycle bin!!  She didn't know I was taking photos of her and she has no idea she is on my blog either! I took this through the glass window, so that is why it isn't clear.  Look at those "Nana undies" she has on!  I have to say, she is OLDER than me!  She was trying to squash the rubbish down so we could fit more in!  

And this is a baby bird I rescued from the front lawn recently.  He had fallen out of the nest and was too young to fly.  I picked him up and put some straw in a small box and put him there.  I put some fluff from an old pillow in the box, as well as a small heated wheat bag to keep him warm.  I fed him mashed up cat food!  I called the local bird rescue and they took him to loo after.  He was so cute:-)  Once he was kept warm and I had fed him a few times, he perked right up.  He will be well looked after at the Bird Rescue. 

And this is me, the Birthday girl, offering Romeo-Valentino some champagne!!  He was not impressed at all!   

Oh no!  It's that cousin again, trying on one of my sun hats! 

These are my flowers, (below) the ones on the right were from Olivias garden.   

Some of my guests...and Romeo-Valentino! 

These are the roses someone gave me. Thanks for dropping in, hope are having a great day!  {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

59 Today, 60 Tomorrow!

I celebrated my 60th Birthday on Sunday! My actual Birthday wasn't until the following day, Monday the 19th.  These are the candles I had on the table!  Everyone thought they were funny:-)  I had invited friends and some of my wonderful neighbours who have become good friends.  We all had a fabulous day!  Lot's of laughing and lots of Champagne!!  Not to mention Pavlova, cakes, and other goodies I had made!

The candles above is what I had on my real Birthday, on the 19th.  I went out for lunch with a cousin and we found a nice Gluten Free Cafe not far from here.  We are both Coeliacs so I was in good company! It was a very relaxing day.  Below is what "The Birthday Elf" bought me...a new Sizzix Big Shot Plus!!! You can see how big it is compared to my Cuttlebug that I was using! It is much easier for me to use than the CB, and I can cut or emboss multiple items in one go!

Below are photo's of the dies it came with, and the embossing folders.  There was also several packets of various embellishments, tags, mini clothes pegs, ribbon, buttons, bakers twine, and lot's of other bits and pieces!  Woohoo , lucky me!  I  thanked "The Birthday Elf" very much!!

The candy cane die, above is about 51/2 inches tall by 3 1/4 inches wide.  The butterfly die is about 3 inches by 3 inches.

Below is the matchbox die that came with the Bigshot Plus.  It has nine dies and the box is about 3 3/4 inch by 2 1/2 inches.   

Above is one of the match boxes I made. I made a snowflake to put on top and that die is about 3 by 3 inches.  

These are the embossing folders by Stephanie Barnard.  I haven't had much time yet to 'play' with everything because of organizing my Birthday, preparing the food, and getting ready for Christmas all at the same time!  But I am hoping to do something 'crafty' today!  Oh!  And the box that this was packed in makes a great toy for my cats!  They are having lots of fun playing inside (and on top of!) the packing box!

And here is a photo of some of my guests at my 60th!  

Thanks for dropping in, {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)