Drove to harbour town; every shopping centre I visit in the Gold Coast is different.
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In the Gold Coast
Travelled from work to Sydney’s T3 via train last night to board an 8:35 flight to the Gold Coast, all the while working on various soduku puzzles, while Kel rested. We’re up here for Kel’s grandmother’s 80th birthday party, and staying with friends Michelle and Trev. It’s something of a working holiday, especially for Michelle, …
wedding rings
wedding rings Originally uploaded by cafedave. Some exciting family news along the lines of this photo; looks like I’m getting a new brother-in-law.
writers’ day
I finally managed to make it to one of the writers’ days that I’ve been trying to attend all year. This one was in the offices of Matthias Media, a place I’ve never visited before: I had an opportunity to test out their great little coffee machine – well worth the visit just for that! …
ptc sydney open night
Saw Don Carson speak last night (he was giving a lecture on 2 Peter 1, and the false division between experience and theology that has plagued Christendom over the centuries); I probably learned more about preaching from listening to the way he paused than I have in the various sermons I’ve prepared and preached. Well, …
restoring old photos with photoshop
cake_before Originally uploaded by cafedave. Today’s challenge is to become a master photo retoucher in my lunch break. There are a few wedding photos from decades ago for me to work on: all the negatives were damaged in a fire – can you believe it – while they were waiting to be developed! I found …
ads
I’m currently trialing some google ads over on the right hand side there. At time of publishing, they’re a little obsessed with the town that my brother’s army training was near, but I’m hoping they come up with some other insights as time goes by.
Is my coffee hot or not?
is my coffee hot or not? Originally uploaded by cafedave. Although it has been suggested that to take photographs of coffees that I make is an indicator of having too much time on my hands, I think it’s a worthwhile investment in time if I’m going to get better at both latte art and photography.
since you’ve been gone
What do you do when someone stops coming to church, or when they change their pattern of church attendance from weekly to fortnightly, or to “every so often”? Do you mention it to them, in the hope that they’ll be encouraged to come back to church, or do you try to ignore the problem, counting …
home now
that was a long day, but well worth it.