Category Archives: Life

Sticks and stones will break your bones…

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Tracy Lundgren

We all know the saying, and it’s got to be one of the most untrue statements we could ever be told. When I was fourteen years old, at that painfully awkward age when self image and self confidence were confusing … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Body image, Childhood memories, Children, Creativity, culture, daughters, Fashion, health and well being, Internet, Life, life experiences, memories, news, photography, Photoshoot, relationships, Social commentary, Social media, Social networks, society, teenagers, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

The longest Uber drive EVER!

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Tracy Lundgren

At the moment though we are travelling overseas….well, trying to get home! My husband frequently flies to the Philippines for work and sometimes I accompany him. Here’s a little story that might just give you a chuckle. We just missed … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Australia, embarrassing, Getting older, Humour, husbands, Life, life experiences, Public toilets, Travel, travel blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Trip to Lightning Ridge, NSW.

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Tracy Lundgren

We just arrived home yesterday after a three week trip which entailed visiting places such as Lightning Ridge, Broken Hill, Mildura, Griffith, Junee and Sofala.   This is the route we took from Kilaben Bay in Lake Macquarie, NSW.  I’ll … Continue reading →

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First Adventure in our New Mode of Travel

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Tracy Lundgren

In recent years my husband and I have done a fair amount of travel overseas, but now we are embarking on a new life of adventure… Exploring and photographing Australia whilst travelling in a caravan! Not full time mind you, … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, camping, caravanning, Getting older, Humour, husbands, Life, life experiences, Nature, photographers, photography, scenery, Travel, travel blog, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

Wall in progress.

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Tracy Lundgren

I have to say what is in my heart.   – The scariest thing in the world right now is not Trump, or Madonna’s threats to blow things up, or any individual woman, or man behaving badly- it’s division. A wall … Continue reading →

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How my “vagina” caused a furore on the internet.

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Tracy Lundgren

As an emerging artist, dabbling around in all forms of media and styles. I particularly like abstract art.   I like it because it’s a bit like cloud watching….the viewer can interpret it in any way it wishes to. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, embarrassing, Humour, I can't paint, Life, life experiences, Social media, Social networks, society, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

The disaster zone.

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Tracy Lundgren

If I were really pretentious I’d say I have an “art studio” But I’m not a pretentious sort of person, so I could say  “My craft room”, but it’s not really a room, because it’s a garage, and I’ve seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Altered bottles, Art, Arty farty, Australia, Craft, Creativity, happiness, health and well being, Life, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

The wall.

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Tracy Lundgren

“Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.” -khalil gibran I saw this quote on a fellow bloggers post  last night and the words rang so true for me. -https://ididnthavemyglasseson.com You KNOW when you are living a life that is … Continue reading →

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It is what it Isn’t!

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Tracy Lundgren

I’m in this mad creative frenzy at the moment.  Funny how that happens. You go through periods where your inspiration just dries up and it’s like you are trudging through this vast desert of “what the heck am I supposed … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, artists, Arty farty, Australia, Children, Craft, crafts, Creativity, Family, Humour, husbands, Life, Marriage, mixed media, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The mental writing of eulogies.

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Tracy Lundgren

  Last night- well, as late as 3 am I lay in bed mentally writing my 17 year sons eulogy. I imagined him dead in a ditch…car rolled down an embankment, sunk at the bottom of a cold cold lake, … Continue reading →

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