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Happiness Engineer at Automattic, lover of knitting, crochet, sci-fi and more

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Contents
  1. The Author
    1. kristarella
    2. Favourites and Interests
  2. The Blog
  3. The Photoblog

The Author

Really old photo of skinnier me 😂

kristarella

  • from Sydney, Australia
  • married
  • mum to baby Mark, and two bunnies
  • Christian
  • Shodan-ho (provisional black belt) GKR karate-ka
  • graduated from UNSW in Molecular Biology
  • former freelancer making WordPress sites
  • Happiness Engineer for Automattic

Favourites and Interests

  • photography
  • Macs & iPhone
  • guitar
  • song-writing
  • sci-fi and fantasy
  • calligraphy
  • fountain pens
  • knitting & crochet

To learn more, read 100 things about me.

The Blog

kristarella.blog started as a personal blog called This and That. It’s still a personal blog, but with less random reports and whinging and more focus on my interests. They include (in approximate order of writing frequency) WordPress, photography, graphics, web design, Christianity, blogging, computers, science, television, movies, music, games.

The blog has been active since December 2005. I find writing about what I read, think and do therapeutic. I also hope to improve my grammar and writing skills through blogging and reading excellent blogs. It was through this blog that I became familiar with XHTML and CSS, PHP, and JavaScript.

In February 2008 This and that changed name to kristarella.blog. I felt kristarella was the name I’d been building for the last three years, where as This and that was just another example of my stellar creativity when it comes to naming things (if we’re not careful my first child will be called Baby!).

Check out the Evolution of kristarella.blog.

The Photoblog

I started the photoblog, originally called The Naked Eye, when I began taking photos with my husband’s Canon IXUS 50. It was a great little camera. Good for point and shoot with a few fun options. I started to crave a bit more from my photography so I bought a Nikon D50.

Eventually I progressed to a Nikon D300s, then Nikon Df. After a terrible experience with Nikon servicing I moved to the Fujifilm X-T3.

I mostly take photos now when I travel.

Took a little break to walk around the block tonig Took a little break to walk around the block tonight and these things caught my eye: crepe myrtle flowers, callistemon and bee (nice to see a bunch of bees around!), lily pily, and vine tracks on a fence.
Today was a bit hard. I’m glad it’s nearly ove Today was a bit hard. I’m glad it’s nearly over, but I’m glad to have been here all the same.
#marksymonds
Autumn has arrived!She says on the predicted hot Autumn has arrived!She says on the predicted hottest day in years...#autumn #autumnleaves
Built the Lego Succulents this week. I like the li Built the Lego Succulents this week. I like the little blurbs they write about each plant, like how the moon cactus (tall one at the back) needs to be grafted onto another to grow because of its red chlorophyll. I wasn’t keen on the suggested arrangement with the small ones around the outside because I’ll have this on a shelf, so I rearranged them, but I feel like something needs to go in the front left 🤔 We shall see!#lego #legobotanicalcollection #legosucculents
Work in progress: micro Hogwarts! It started with Work in progress: micro Hogwarts! It started with the Build Your Own Hogwarts bag, and I decided I wanted to try to do all or most of Hogwarts! I don’t have enough pieces though (I’ve already run out of roof tiles), I will keep working on the tan structures while I decide whether to get more of the same bags, or order sand green pieces separately.
#lego #legoharrypotter #legomicroscale #buildwhatyoulove
I can’t believe I didn’t think of this sooner! I can’t believe I didn’t think of this sooner! So many dropped snacks could have been avoided 🤦🏻‍♀️ #mumhacks
So intricate! #dragonfly So intricate! #dragonfly
Good times in the dojo today! #gkrkarate #karate # Good times in the dojo today!
#gkrkarate #karate #marksymonds
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