Holiday Adventures- Nelson Mandela Capture Site.

Next on our trip we stopped at the Nelson Mandela Capture Site to visit the museum and take a look at the sculpture by artist Marco Cianfanelli.  The information and quotes displayed in the museum were 
very interesting and the sculpture itself really is amazing and definitely worth the visit.
  

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Holiday Adventures- Howick.

Today we got back from being away on holiday.  We've been to a couple places over the last week or two so I thought I'd share them in a little four or five part series of photo's that I took while I was away. This holiday was one of the first opportunities I had to use my new lens that I got as a Christmas present and I have really enjoyed using it.  So without further ado, here are some pictures I took in Howick on the first part of our trip!

Howick Falls.

The cutest, fluffiest cat.

An old wooden chest in a second hand store.

More to follow soon!

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Thrifty Finds.

Today being New Years Eve and not having made any plans for the day when I woke up this morning I went about making myself comfortable for a very chilled out day- i.e. lying in my pajamas watching YouTube videos whilst slowly working my way through a half eaten Milk Tray (it's a hard life, I know).  So when my aunt asked if I wanted to go for a dig through the SPCA charity shop I had second thoughts about leaving the cosy nest on my bed.  Needless to say I came home very chuffed that I had decided to go in the end as even though I wasn't really looking for anything I particular I purchased a fair bit.

Firstly I got this old brown leather suitcase to store records in.  I've been looking for one for a while now as all the suitcases I've seen in thrift stores have invariably been the wrong color or too big or both.  I was very excited when I found this as it wasn't even on the shop floor but in a pile of stuff in the back room that I found when looking through their boxes of records.  I'm very pleased with it and look forward to filling it up with even more records.

Next I got this cute little owl.  I picked it up at the last minute just before paying and thought why not? He'll fit right in with everything else on my desk.

I also picked up these two glass jars, for my room, which as you can see in the picture have already been decorated and are ready to be used.

Last but certainly not least I got this old Star Wars movie poster.  Now I can't claim to be the world's biggest Star Wars fan as I only got round to watching them this year and whilst I did enjoy it I wouldn't say it made my top ten.  I think there's something quite geeky yet cool about this poster and I decided it would make a great addition to my wall.  When I first found it there were a tense couple seconds in which I thought that my morning could end like something out of a chick flick- in a battle to see who got to buy it but fortunately it didn't go that way and the poster is now mine, and I think it's pretty darn cool.

Anyway, Happy New Year and all that jazz.  I was going to write a blog post on some of my goals for next year but due to lack of forethought, planning, time, energy, tea, chocolate, etc, etc I think it shall wait for tomorrow.  Adios muchachos.  

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Four Eyes.

Guess who got glasses?

ME :D

They're mainly for reading the board in class or watching movies but I can definitely see (excuse the cringeful pun) that they're making a difference- and I also really like the frames.  

Hope you've all had a lovely Christmas and Boxing Day!

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It's almost Christmas:D

Only a few hours left:D

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Rainbow cupcakes.

Today Jade came over and we made rainbow cupcakes.  We used a normal cupcake recipe and before baking we divided the batter into four bowls and added food colouring to each one.  We then layered the four types of batter into cupcake cases, baked them and finished them off with butter icing.

Jade taught me how to ice with piping bags.

The inside of the cupcakes.

Then we drank tea and ate them!

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