A life full of happiness, laughter & happily ever after...

Fresh Space

Time to leave the past behind.

To keep following my tracks,
hop on over to my new space
http://lisetteduhigg.com.au

Finally got my lomo l♥ve website up and running.
Check it out:
http://lomolove.com.au

I'll be updating this with what I've got in stock
and whatever lomo l♥ve thoughts come to mind.

...
spread the ♥

Lila my Leica

I have found the camera of my dreams.

There was a period of time when I was constantly debating

and drooling over which camera I wanted to get.

First choice was an SLR of some sort with the Canon vs Nikon battle

making decision-making very difficult.

When it came to SLRs, the Leica brand never even crossed my mind.

Purely because of the hefty price tag all their SLRs were bundled with.

Having been lucky enough to bag myself a Leica Digilux 2 (Leica's SLR with manual controls)

over a year ago, the next step up would have been the Digilux 3 which

was going to set me back a few $'000... yep, keep dreaming right?

My Digilux 2 - Love the manual controls

I've always been a believer in soulmates.

And yes, even that belief translates into cameras.
I fell in love with the inimitable beauty of the Leica and it just felt like getting

another brand would have been settling for what was second best in my eyes.

Which brings me to the new addition to my growing horde of cameras...

Lila the Leica!

She came into my life over a month ago but I adore her to death already.

Beaten Black & Blue

Over the past two weeks, I have been worrying over whether being kicked

and punched incessantly by a 26 week old Baby in my belly was normal.

My midwife assured me that it was.

She then went on to say that some babies have a much more calmer

demeanour than others, while other babies are just extremely active.

So while all this information was running through my head,

the only daunting conclusion I came to was that I was going to be blessed

with a handful little minx (or 'maniac' as Tim fondly refers to her).

I do wonder if my significantly reduced coffee and alcohol intake

have had anything to do with this.

My friend Sathya did mention a story about her two pregnant cousins

- one had a fairly relaxed view on what to cut out while the other

had gone to the extreme and became the poster girl for clean living.

As it turned out, poster girl had produced an angelic bundle of joy

(complete with violins & harps playing in the background)

while chilled-out momma had a bouncing bubba

full of energy and a killer attitude to match.

I mentioned my concerns to hubby/dad-to-be,

his nonchalant reply was something along the lines of,

"well at least we'll have one very charismatic & spirited baby".

Never mind the fact that she'll probably drive us both insane.

For Art's Sake

Last night I managed to get off work (relatively) early.

Tim had tickets to see the winners of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes for 2009.

Corporate junkets are the best - free food, wine

and after hours access to the Art Gallery of NSW.

I managed to see the awesome artworks through squinty, tear-filled eyes.

The Archibald Prize 2009
awarded to the best portrait from life of one 'distinguished in Art, Letters, Science or Politics'

The Wynne Prize 2009
awarded to the best landscape painting of Australian scenery in oils or watercolours
or for the best example of figure sculpture, by an Australian artist

The Sir John Sulman Prize 2009
awarded to the best landscape painting of Australian scenery in oils or watercoloursor for the best example of figure sculpture, by an Australian artist