String Explosion

As in "BOOM". Today's Gratitude Item: Discovering the power of praise. This is probably incredibly obvious to most teachers but I've finally gotten into the hang of praising my students…

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Golden Spindle

Thought this one would turn out better than it did (aka: a disappointment). Today's Gratitude Item: A break-through of sorts with a student who is struggling. It will be interesting…

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Green Tread

As in tyre meets mother nature. Today's Gratitude Item: Predictive text and finally having a cellphone that let's me utilise that feature. The mystery of how my students create messages…

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Blooming Trumpet

An experiment that turned out well. Today's Gratitude Item: That my google advertising (at the bottom of this page) finally made it over the $100.00 mark. It has taken almost…

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Handwoven 33

33 separate transforms! Need I say more? Today's Gratitude Item: For Friday morning tea, one of my colleagues made savoury filled pancakes (which tasted incredible). The nice thing was that…

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Look Deeper

If you look below the surface, interesting things emerge. Today's Gratitude Item: Finding a multi-card reader that has a slot which fits the card from my phone. I've been meaning…

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Endless Fall

The colours are reminiscent of autumn and as we all know, spirals are endless. Today's Gratitude Item: Finally getting the database I was developing in Open Office Base to co-operate.…

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Time Check

Reminded me of a chequered hour glass, hence the title. Today's Gratitude Item: That the package of dance costumes I sent to a my old Israeli dance teacher (who now…

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Feathered Friends

If you use your imagination, this one could be a close up of feathers from an exotic bird. Today's Gratitude Item: Results from last year's final exams were released today…

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Magenta Babushka

I thought that the fractal would match the colours of the doll a bit better. It's not a total loss, at least this doll stands. Today's Gratitude Item: Finding two…

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