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cancerjupiter · 4 years ago

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🔥 fire venus 🔥

venus in aries

ex: lily james, rihanna, marilyn monroe, lady gaga, tyler the creator, mariah carey, audrey hepburn, rdj, freud, gigi hadid, chris martin, melanie martinez

they are driven to impress others, show them new things and new experiences. they need to excel in their chosen field and feel in charge, directing the action. however, in relationships, they’re also attracted to strong-willed people - which often leads to conflicts. if they like you, they’re very direct and spontaneous. their greatest charm is their straightforwardness in social interactions, often combined with daring humor. if things go badly, however, their mood can change to combatively defensive and oversensitive. they’re not known for subtlety, and often like violent sports. fighting is natural for them, and they admire others who fight for causes. they highly value independence and always want to be number one, no matter what. they are not very patient and are terrified of boredom.

express affection directly, impulsively, enthusiastically; in love with the honeymoon phase of relationships.

assertive and demanding, which can add difficulty to intimacy.

values independence above all, in self and others

aries venus can be fiercely proud of their romantic attachments and loved ones. they can be very emotional, but rarely would you describe them as deeply feeling. they’re not very romantically sentimental or sympathetic; they prefer to be direct and blunt. the men are self-centered and not very giving; the women aren’t very patient or stereotypically feminine. the women don’t like overly gentle or patient men, preferring them to be aggressive and “compete” with her; they’re a true contradiction and quite complex. both like “quickies” and can be almost insatiable sexually, although quite selfish.

they can be selfish in relationships since they push their own ideas about how it should go, instead of talking about it with their partner. relationships start with a BOOM but fizzle easily since aries is not known for its longevity. they’re always looking for excitement, daily. they like to be enthusiastic and positive and let no one walk over them, even if they’re not overly assertive.

venus in leo

ex: fiona apple, madonna, mj, nicole kidman, tom cruise, amy winehouse, jlaw, whitney houston, niall horan, jason momoa, dua lipa, asap rocky, hitchcock

these people do nothing halfway. when committed, they can show remarkable loyalty. the problem is that they can go to such extremes of misplaced and impractical loyalty, that it outdoes common sense of objectivity. their reactions, while warmhearted, are well calculated and not at all spontaneous. as Grant Lewi points out, “No one with Venus in Leo has ever been talked into anything”. they want to make sure the right effect and use their affections to get what they want.

they possess sharply contrasting qualities: sincerity and generosity combined with a superior attitude towards others, and showing jealousy over others’ success. they have a huge, vulnerable ego and the merest “slight” is taken as a major offense: try leaving them on read too often or not showing up to their party. they’re very proud of their relationships and need to feel respected and admired by all. their greatest gift is probably their ability to vitalize others through their faith in them, conveying a warmth of encouragement to anyone who needs it.

express affection warmly, dramatically, playfully, and enthusiastically.

the need to be the center of attention or dominant force of a partner's life can encumber deeper intimacy.

can be extremely generous and loyal.

leo venus is rather in love with dramatic love. they crave grandeur and excitement, often staging affectionate displays or romantic situations. they have tremendous pride over their relationship and their own wonderful generous qualities (yes; they know how good they can be). although they’re easily offended by real or imagined insults, they’re quite insensitive to others’ feelings unless it’s related to the leo venus, somehow. a constant need for praise is their most tiresome feature, and they have an enormous weakness for flattery, one way they can be emotionally manipulated. at worst, they’re so self-centered they can’t relate on a simple, sincere human level and use others for self-aggrandizement. and if so, they can end up lonely, petty, and indignant.

they want to do a lot for their beloved, and make sure they enjoy every moment spent with the leo venus, and certainly don’t mind if other people notice their magnificent generosity. their own sense of identity is sometimes so tied up with their primary relationship, that they often go into crisis if things end, badly or not. they like physical demonstrations of affections, but are not very receptive on a true feeling level. they stimulate these displays of “love” in you, especially if in need of affection, but they can also drop you like a stone if they find someone who can praise them better and you’re not delivering.

their responses to love and affection are lavish, open-hearted and almost childish. the urge to spread sunshine throughout their partner’s life is genuine. flattery will get you everywhere with them, but make sure to keep this up if you intend to maintain a relationship. they can also be very sexual and give as good as they take.

venus in sagittarius

ex: joan baez, david bowie, nicki minaj, billie eilish, kendall jenner, jake gyllenhaal, jimi hendrix, jane fonda, mac miller

their reactions to life are rather happy-go-lucky and philosophical, explaining how resilient they are when confronted by the cruelty of life. some call it shallowness or avoidance of true feelings. take your pick, but it’s hard to stay mad when they disappoint. they’re often fickle and hard to please, but that’s due their chronic lack of satisfaction. they have a hard time dealing with routine, tedious reality, and facing the practical limits of life. they don’t enjoy living in the moment.

for them, there’s always room for improvement, and their philosophy of life is optimistic, always thinking a better reality exists just over the hill. they love surprises and you can expect anything from them. a need for space and freedom is essential for them: both mentally (learning, discussion, debate) and physically (activities, sports, traveling). they are also brutally honest about others’ hypocrisy or negligence, although they react to their own truth with a shrug because of their inflated self-image.

expresses affection freely, enthusiastically, generously and idealistically. motivated by an inner trust and faith in love.

tolerant and open-minded attitude toward love with a need for alignment of ideas; values honesty but may be insensitive to feelings.

sag venus wants to be hard, or at least noticed, in any social situation. and in a close relationship, the sharing of ideas and philosophical harmony is necessary for it to last. but for it to last even one evening, there has to be a common sense of humor or type of entertainment, since they can’t stand boredom and are naturally humorous people. they like exploring their relationship and often ask their partner some probing questions and enjoy teasing statements. honesty is, again, valued above all else, but they can be extremely insensitive and dismissive of others’ feelings and needs because of it. their casual remarks do real damage and reveal an irresponsible, and self-centered attitude towards love and sex.

they’re tremendously enthusiastic and unprejudiced about love and sex, and their sexuality is often not straight. they’re fun, but you can never flatter or praise them. you’ve got to earn their respect and usually glow with self-confidence to intrigue them. this venus placement is found in many who are impulsive and generous with affections; they are demonstrative, but also rather impersonal in their relationship approach, although quite charming. being a fun “pal” comes easier than being a truly intense lover; and the fact they grant their partner vast amounts of freedom reveals they like to maintain a level of personal distance, without restraint or heavy expectations.

these people see no reason why emotions shouldn’t be followed, and usually discount the importance of material things if their partner can’t offer them (unless there’s heavy Taurus on the chart).

#astrology #venus signs #fire venus #aries venus #leo venus #sagittarius venus #venus in aries #venus in leo #venus in sagittarius

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martietm · 5 years ago

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hey friends ! it’s ya girl gigi , i prefer she/her pronouns , i’m from the gmt-2 tmz , which tbh , i don’t rly know what it means , and i’m twenty years old , coming out of my hole to introduce u to martina . she’s real dumb but so am i so i feel like we connect over that u know ? anyways , under the cut u will find some more info about her , n if u wanna plot pls smash that like button so i can scream @ u about how high school musical 3 rly was that bitch . yes , thats why it took me so long to get this posted . i have no shame about it .

ariana grande . cisfemale . she&her . ／ martina bianco just pulled up blasting 929 by halsey — that song is so them ! you know , for a twenty five year old singer , i’ve heard they’re really impetuous , but that they make up for it by being so sociable . if i had to choose three things to describe them , i’d probably say old band t-shirts , high ponytail & dirty sneakers . here’s to hoping they don’t cause too much trouble !

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒 :

𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 : martina bianco . 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 : martie exclusively . please call her martie she will not answer if u call her anything else or maybe she’ll just cry abt it . 𝐚𝐠𝐞 : twenty five . 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 : singer / songwriter . 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 : closeted bisexual / biromantic . 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 : newark , nj . 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 : los angeles , ca / new york city , ny . 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 : ariana grande . 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬 : sociable , sincere , clueless , impulsive , unbothered , insecure , funloving , creative , unsure , adventurous .

𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 :

martie is the only daughter out of five kids , and she was born to a traditionally italian family , from both her parents’ sides . they weren’t rich but lived comfortably , and had a really big family in general . holidays and birthdays were always huge in her family , and there was usually a funny argument that ended with the grandmas spraying everyone with a water hose . her parents weren’t very happy together , but tried their best to work through their problems and not divorce , since they were very much christians and didn’t really believe in separation . they did eventually divorce though , but only pretty later on in martie’s life .

considering she only had brothers and her mother worked long hours , martie didn’t have a lot of female influences in her life , so she grew up pretty unconcerned about more feminine matters , not because she disliked it but she was just clueless to it . when she grew older , she got a lot more into makeup , but fashion still isn’t her thing . nowadays , she has a personal stylist , but when she dresses herself , martie usually ends up in dirty sneakers and ripped t-shirts .

so , growing up , considering martie wasnt too interested in most of her brothers hobbies , she had to find herself something to do . she tried a great many deal of things , and ended up discovering she loved music , writing song lyrics , playing musical instruments , and singing . considering she was pretty good at it , her parents supported her wishes and paid for singing lessons & bought her a bunch of instruments and all of that .

[ HOMOPHOBIA / BIPHOBIA TW ] so she was pretty happy and chill for her late childhood & early teens , contrary to some of her brothers , martie didnt get in trouble with teachers and was a reasonably good student , so they never worried about her while she was growing up . that pretty much all changed when martie not only came out as bisexual to her family but also told them she was actually in a relationship a girl . her family was very religious so it didn’t surprise her when her mother cried for days & was clearly disappointed , but her dad raged and screamed and threatened her with all kinds of punishments if she didn’t end her relationship and never talked about her sexuality again instead , and his behaviour made her feel so scared that she did end up breaking up with her first girlfriend and didn’t touch the subject of her sexuality for many many years after that . [ END OF TW ]

it caused a huge shift in her family dynamics , unsurprisingly . martie felt like she didnt have a choice but to hide , and she really resented her father for forcing that on her & the rest of the family for giving her almost no support . her brothers tried their best , but it was really hard for all of them to stand up to their father . so she focused a lot on her music , because by then she was sure that it was her way out of that environment that was hurting her so much .

she was picked up by a label when she was 19 , and left her home in newark as soon as she could . choosing to stay with new friends and acquaintances as she worked her way into the music industry . after being featured in a few other artist’s songs & having a first single to become a smash hit ( side to side ) , martie released dangerous woman , her first album that climbed steadily up the charts until she was basically everywhere . it was a very sudden change of environment but she was very happy about it , at least she wasnt stuck around her dad anymore .

however , she is still just as stuck as she was back in her hometown , since once she blew up , her label & management thought it would also be a good idea to hide her sexuality , at least until she was more ‘established’ in the industry . newsflash , its been five years and they still wont let her come out about it . she’s definitely growing impatient , though , so that’s not something that’s gonna be a secret for too long probably . still , there’s not a lot of ppl who know abt her sexuality out there so far .

so , in the five years she’s been famous , martie kept in contact with a few family members , but definitely not her dad . her parents divorced a couple of years after she left , and her mom decided to make more of an effort to be around her & get over her prejudice to support martie’s choices , which helped heal their relationship in ways martie didnt really expect .

considering the career she has now , martie has managed to keep a relatively unproblematic image on the media . she’s had her controversial moments for sure , and there are definitely reasons for people to dislike her , but mostly she gets away unscathed by fans , the media does have a field trip coming up w untrue headlines about her tho .

𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 :

okay so , martie is kinda like a not so big kid still ? she’s never had to actually be by herself her entire life , so adulting is something she has a certain difficulty doing . she’s very unbothered about life in general , so something really worrying that mostly everyone would freak out about will rarely ever bother her . but , she will freak out for three days if she gets asked to pay her own bills or something as mundane .

she also kinda lives in her own little world , and in a way , she can be very confident in the aspect of not really bothering about almost anyone’s opinions about her & her actions , if she wants to do something that will make her happy , she won’t really think about it before doing so , so she’s kinda reckless in that way . but she also doubts herself very much when it comes to self worth & like things related to her actual personality . we love multifaceted muses am i right ? lmao

martie is great to make friends with , she will pretty much get along with everyone ? is a super social being , loves being surrounded by people , probably has a bunch of her friends living with her because she just doesn’t like being alone .

loves working ! spends almost her entire free time in the studio , if u haven’t seen her in three days chances are she’s trying to finish a song . can get a little lost on it though so she definitely needs some looking after when she gets into songwriting mode .

overall a disaster child ? doesn’t know how to function but tries her best & isn’t that all we can ask ?

𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 :

a secret relationship with a girl , work collaborators , a pr relationship , exes , the first love from high school maybe ? , roommates , best friends , protective friendships , good influences , bad influences , smth based on ghostin’ by ari , something based on you should be sad by halsey .

#excess:intro #um this took me a Minute #im sorry pls enjoy this late mess

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this-bird-is-on-fire · 7 years ago

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Glace Gazette Files: RainbowS

It’s impossible to talk about current music trends without mentioning the hottest new group on the charts: RainbowS. From to humble beginnings to super stardom, these girls are the living definition of dreams coming true.

We had the chance to interview these lovely ladies, and get the inside scoop on how they gained their claim to fame!

~ T. Mars

Please introduce yourselves to the lovely readers at home!

L: I’m Lexi. Lead guitarist.

S: Hi, everyone! I’m Sierra, your keyboardist!

G: I’m Gigi, and I’m the lead singer as well as the leader of the group!

O: Olivia, here! I’m on bass. Sometimes I’ll play lead if Lexi’s not feeling it.

Li: And I’m Lili. I do...drums some days and backup vocals on other.

Now, before we jump into the deep questions, let’s start off with a little fun, shall we?

Li: I’m...terrified already. [Laughs]

It’s real standard stuff, no worries! First of all, let’s get to know you a little better. What can you typically be found doing on your days off?

G: Days off...

S: Gigi never stops working. I feel like she’s at it nonstop.

G: That’s not true! I take breaks sometimes!

O: Suuuper rare when she does.

G: But when I DO, I like reading. Murder mysteries especially.

L: Me and Lili go on drives through the city.

Li: Sometimes we’ll go shopping but Lexi insists on eating first, so we just do these...spur of the moment restaurant tours where we hop from place to place until we’re sick.

O: Movie marathons. All day. Foreign dramas? The absolute best thing after weeks of practice. Give me a remote and a bowl of caramel corn, and i’m GOLDEN.

S: I don’t know how to answer this...! I don’t have a set thing I do other than sleep. And even that’s kinda fishy. Umm...I guess I like drawing and cooking?

G: Sierra never really stops either...

L: It’s a miracle these two are still kicking...

The grind never really stops for you guys, does it?

O: Nope. We’re always going at 1000% percent! We gotta stay on our toes for the fans!

Speaking of the fans, what’s the best fan interaction you’ve experienced so far?

O: Ohhh my god. Can I tell it? Lemme tell it.

L: Nobody’s stoppin’ you.

O: Okay! Okay! So, we were performing at O’Henry Arena and it was actually our first concert/meet and greet and we were super excited to have some hands on time with the fans. There was this one girl-- who looked like she couldn’t be older than 13-- who came up to us with these little bracelets she made herself--

S: At the time, we technically weren’t SUPPOSED to receive gifts, but she was so cute that we couldn’t just turn her down.

O: I wear mine all the time, actually! I could show you right now.

G: We don’t get the chance to do that sort of thing often. We try to do little things like stream or respond to fan letters online but doing things face to face on a more personal level like that is...

Li: Amazing, honestly.

L: It’s special.

G: Special! Yeah, it’s really nice to see how creative our fans are.

Creativity actually leads into my next question! What inspires you all as artists?

L: Food.

G: That’s so straightforward...

S: No good.

L: No good?

S: Mm-mm.

L: I mean, it’s true though. For me, at least. Good food gets me pumped to start working. Like, experiencing stuff through the senses in general...work for me. I’ll be out and I’ll smell something good and it’ll remind me of something and like that [snaps] I got a lyric in mind or a beat in my head.

Li: Lexi comes up with things seemingly out of nowhere. We’ll be out getting wings one moment and she just randomly has a verse about how much she loves chicken wings and she won’t stop repeating it until she gets it down.

L: I could be a freestyle rapper if they’d let me. If they gave me a mic, I-- [laughs] I could totally do it! Let me rap about pizza toppings at our next show.

Li: Next person. Next person!

S: For me, it’s moreso having to do with whenever my Muse strikes me next. I’ll sit at the keyboard and ask my Muse for help and then bam! I got a chord. Bam, I got a melody. It keeps piling on until we got a song we can work with.

G: Outside media is my inspiration. Like stories and things like that. Our first single, Color Core, is actually based on something I wrote when I was younger.

O: It’s still online somewhere.

G: Shh!

O: I invite our fans to find it!

G: It’s not online! It’s not!

O: Good luck on your quest, my friends!

What made you become musicians in the first place?

Li: This is what I wanted to do when I grew up, honestly.

G: Really?

Li: I wanted to be a pop star...only because at the time, I thought they ruled the world because that’s all I saw on TV.

L: That’s...that’s so weird! What are you even talking about?

Li: I was 8!

G: People told me I should be a songwriter and I tried that but nobody likes reading the lyrics without listening to the song so it just. Happened for me.

S: I’ve been doing piano for years now and if I let all my training go to waste, my folks would be beyond mad.

O: Because Gigi asked me to.

G: I never did that!

O: You did ask me if I was interested...and I said yes. Thinking it was a garage band and all. I didn’t know we’d actually be famous. It’s still weird to think that just a few years ago we we’re all just students huddled up in Sierra’s basement making songs...

L: I’m glad it ended up like this.

G: Yeah...I’m happy I get to sing with you guys.

S: Makes ‘ya feel all warm and fuzzy.

I’m afraid that we’re all out of time together...But if you have any closing remarks, feel free to go ahead.

G: Everyone, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for continuing to support us! Without you, RainbowS would be nowhere near as amazing as it is now.

O: Everything we do is for you guys. Everything. Every song, every performance...it’s all for you guys!

S: We’ll continue to work hard in the future. And hopefully...very, veeeery soon, we’ll go on a world tour and thank our fans from around the world.

L: Keep cheering for us, yeah? In return, we’ll give it all we got.

Li: ....You took all the meaningful things.

G: Lili, oh my god.

Li: Aha....thanks for reading!

#Glace Gazette

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albinohare · 5 years ago

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Back to basics: Offshore sailing by celestial navigation alone

Navigating by sun and star in the electronic age is a big challenge. Andy Schell describes a voyage of discovery

Star sights need a visible horizon, which you only get at dawn and dusk. Photo: 59 North

I have tattoos of a rooster and a pig on my feet. They’re meant to protect me from sinking. I have a nautical star on my forearm, so I can always find my way home. I wear red pants at boat shows and lectures. I have a passion for the traditions of the sea.

Celestial navigation tops them, with its blend of romantic art and practical science. Since I first read Bernard Moitessier’s book The Long Way, long before ever going offshore myself, I’ve wanted to cross an ocean using only sun and stars as my guide.

In the spring of 2017, sailing north from the BVIs to Bermuda with the ARC Europe fleet, we raised the stakes – we’d sail the route on our Swan 48 Isbjörn navigating entirely by celestial means. We wanted to see if we could do it.

Isbjörn carries electronic equipment, but the crew revelled in navigating by the stars. Photo: 59 North

I first learned celestial navigation ten years ago from John Kretschmer at a workshop he hosted at his home in Fort Lauderdale. John is the reason I pursued a career on the ocean. He’s well known to most sailors in America and made history in 1984 when he sailed a Contessa 32 called Gigi from New York to San Francisco the ‘wrong way’ round Cape Horn, an adventure that is immortalised in his book Cape Horn to Starboard. The very day that Gigi rounded the Horn, 25 January 1984, was the day I was born.

During the weekend workshop I got to practise taking morning sun sights on the beach with the old Freiberger sextant that John had used to navigate around the Horn on that famous voyage.

John described celestial navigation in romantic terms, explaining it in a way that made it as inspiring as it was understandable. Here was someone who spoke my language, the language of the great sailing romantics like Moitessier and Sterling Hayden. John made celestial bigger than just navigating for, after all, the likelihood of a modern day sailor actually needing celestial is effectively nil.

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‘Did you sail that thing here?’ – solo across the Atlantic in a Folkboat

It’s a funny thing, the further I sailed away from northern Europe, the more attention my boat attracted in marinas…

Life-changing voyage: Sailing solo across the Atlantic in a 22ft sloop

On a cloudy midsummer afternoon, my best friend, Harry Scott, and I waved goodbye to our worried mothers and sailed…

Time is everything

“Has the boat motion really settled down a lot or am I just feeling better?” Tom, one of our crew, asked on the second morning of the passage north from Tortola.

He and Cheryl had the watch and were at the helm while the crew was gathered in the cockpit for the day’s noon sight. I led the process while eating a bag of corn chips in an effort to stave off the early-passage mal de mer. Thane had the sextant and Mike was note-taker and timekeeper.

“Is it the 8th? What’s today?” asked Cheryl. “It’s the 7th today, isn’t it? Or no, it is the 8th,” I replied, not so confidently.

Isbjörn is a particularly well-travelled S&S Swan 48. Photo: Tim Wright

Normally on an ocean passage the days really don’t matter. Not so when you’re using celestial navigation. A four-second error on the time you took the sight equates to a one-mile mistake in determining the sun’s geographic position. Time is everything.

Isbjörn had departed Tortola with the ARC Europe fleet and we’d initially sailed west down Sir Francis Drake channel, rounding Jost van Dyke to starboard and pointing the bow for Bermuda. The boat galloped north at first, carrying the easterly trades on a rhythmic swell under hazy skies. Our dead-reckoning plot was easy to keep track of as Isbjörn beam-reached up the rhumb line, full sail flying, at eight knots.

At just shy of 1,000 miles, the passage to Bermuda is long enough to find your sea legs, but short enough to forego that 5 o’clock cocktail without regret. The Gosling’s Family Reserve in Bermuda is worth waiting for anyway.

Photo: Isbjörn Sailing

But the Trades faltered sooner than we all wanted them to. Through the winter in the Caribbean, Mia and I had got so accustomed to sailing in 20 knots of breeze with small sails that it felt rather odd when we first sailed into an area off the coast of northern Florida more affected by continental weather than the tradewinds and lost the breeze for the first time in months. A weak cold front passed overhead and suddenly Isbjörn was on port tack.

Secret GPS positions

We had to eliminate the nearly-impossible-to-avoid GPS inputs while still maintaining some semblance of safety. The old Garmin chartplotter’s GPS antenna had given up the ghost, so we didn’t have to worry about that, or the VHF, which was integrated to it.

We had an AIS app on the iPad that allowed us to see targets around us and their CPAs, streamed wirelessly from the built-in Vesper XB8000 transceiver, but that would hide our own position. We had a paper passage chart, bound copies of the Nautical Almanac and the Sight Reduction Tables for Air Navigation.

Mia would keep a secret GPS record in a separate logbook in case of emergency. Ironically, friends and family following the rally from afar would know our position more accurately than we would through our YB tracker.

Thane had signed up for the passage in spite of the celestial navigation part of it, not because of it. He was an experienced offshore sailor, having sailed across the Atlantic westabout, double-handed with his wife, Brenda, on their Bavaria 37.

“Holy smokes, this is so cool!” he exclaimed the first time he managed to grab an evening twilight star sight.

Getting a reliable sight from the sun is tricky when it’s hazy or overcast. Photo: 59 North

The sun had only just sunk beneath the horizon to port. The western sky was painted an array of pinks, yellows and oranges, while overhead blue faded to black as night approached to starboard. If you looked hard enough, you could just make out the evening’s first stars. We were in that ethereal slice in time photographers call the magic hour and navigators call civil twilight.

Thane had used the ‘no scope, two eyes open’ approach on that first star sight that Moitessier had used on Joshua. ‘I felt that I was becoming an expert in taking star sights since I discovered that it can be done without the telescope, keeping both eyes open,’ Bernard Moitessier wrote in his book Cape Horn: The Logical Route.

‘In this way, a star can be brought down to the horizon because the latter can be seen quite clearly with both eyes open. It is impossible to do this properly while looking through the telescope where the horizon always looks hopelessly blurred. In my innocence, I thought I was the first to discover this method…’

During our one-day crash course in Tortola, I’d described to the crew this method in theory. With one sight that evening, on the rolling deck of a boat at sea where the accuracy of his sight had real-life consequences, Thane had instantly and enthusiastically bridged the gap to celestial in practice, experiencing the same joy of discovery that Moitessier had uncovered and written about some 50 years earlier. ‘Even the best navigators are not quite sure where they’re going until they get there, and then they’re still not sure!’

Sextant sights provide the raw data – you then have to try to work out where you are. Photo: 59 North

Breadcrumbs in the wood

Traditionally, navigation was about keeping a detailed record of where you’d been in order to plot a course to where you’d like to go. Hansel and Gretel knew how to navigate – the breadcrumbs-in-the-forest trick was the fairytale version of dead reckoning.

Navigation was rooted in superstition. Never did a sailor tempt fate by arrogantly declaring they were sailing ‘to’ a faraway port; it was always ‘towards’. This thinking contained equal doses of humility and flexibility that the modern navigator ignores at their peril.

Teaching celestial navigation in a modern context, then, involves filtering fundamental concepts through a particular lens. Take latitude, for example. It’s derived by taking a north-south cross-section of the earth and extending lines from the centre outwards, like spokes on a bicycle wheel.

AIS app on an iPad provides information on other vessels. Photo: 59 North

Where those spokes intersect the surface of the earth creates a given line of latitude, which is drawn on the earth’s surface around the world horizontally. The degrees between lines of latitude on the surface are actually the angle between those bicycle spokes.

Nautical miles on the surface of the earth, then, correspond to those angles. Everyone knows that one minute of latitude is equal to one nautical mile, and that 60 of these make one degree of latitude. But have you ever stopped to think how far a nautical mile is on the moon? Or on Jupiter?

A nautical mile on another planet is still derived in exactly the same way, but it’s the body’s circumference that determines the actual geographic distance of it on the surface of that body. A statute, or land mile, is contrived. A nautical mile is an elegant expression of geometry.

Dive a little deeper. The distance on the surface of the earth from 0° to 231⁄2° North, for example, is 60×23.5 or 1,410 nautical miles. It’s also 1,410 nautical miles from the moon’s equator to 231⁄2° north on the moon, but the distance as measured in feet or metres is much shorter because the moon isn’t nearly as big.

That 23 1⁄2° North, by the way, is the Tropic of Cancer. The Tropic of Capricorn, conversely, lies at 23 1⁄2° South. Those aren’t just made-up boundaries: the geographic tropics are de fined naturally by the limits of the movement north and south of the sun’s declination throughout the year as it traces a sine curve from season to season, due to the tilt of the earth.

The other half of the sun’s geographic position (GP) – longitude, or Greenwich Hour Angle (GHA) in celestial parlance – is directly convertible with time and changes by the second. The sun’s GP travels westabout through 360°, right around the earth, in 24 hours, or 15° per hour.

Logically, then, I can predict the sun’s GHA in my head if I know the time in Greenwich, 1400 UT, for example, would put the sun about 030°. GHA, unlike longitude, is measured through 360°; the sun can never travel east, after all.

In simplified terms, when we take a sextant altitude of the sun we’re creating a right angle triangle between it, the earth’s surface at the GP, and ourselves. Grade school geometry tells us that the two angles in a right-angled triangle must equal 90°.

Celestial navigation is very much a team effort – one crew member takes a noonsight while another notes the figures

So, the complement to the altitude projects an angle from the sun onto the surface of the earth which, just like in the latitude example above, can be converted to nautical miles. After accounting for the sun’s declination north or south, depending on the season, this is precisely how we get our latitude from a noon sight.

A single sextant sight produces a giant circle of position, with the complement to our sextant altitude describing the radius of the circle, the GP at its centre. If we had a large enough chart, and an accurate way to take a compass bearing towards the GP, you could plot this using the simplest of fixes, bearing and range, to pinpoint a position on that circle. Alas, we have neither.

So, in a nutshell, modern celestial using the Sight Reduction Tables for Air Navigation (Pub. 249 in the US), allows us to compare the sextant reading from our unknown location at a known moment in time, with a sextant reading from a known location that’s somewhere in our neck of the woods, called the ‘assumed position’, and plot the difference on a chart, producing a single line of position that just so happens to be a tangent to that larger circle of position… Deep breath!

In reality, none of this is important to the modern GPS navigator. But – and here’s why I love teaching celestial navigation so much – these Eureka moments about geography and geometry and the basic understanding the fundamentals of celestial makes everyone a better navigator, whether you actually ever pickup a sextant or not.

The ocean felt deserted. There were no other boats to be seen, and no more flying fish. No dolphins. Nothing but the routine.

I don’t stand a watch on our Isbjörn passages, instead maintaining a more traditional captain’s role, overseeing the big picture and forever on-call should the crew need me on deck. Again, I’m modelling Moitessier.

He wrote once that when the weather is nice and things are going well, the captain can sleep for 36 hours if he wants. On the other hand, when the weather is bad, and stress high, the captain must remain at the helm indefinitely.

When things are good, I’ll often take half of Mia’s nighttime watch. There’s something about being alone in the cockpit at night. It’s precisely why I go ocean sailing.

Sunrise and moonset

I relieved Mia pre-dawn at 0400 and settled in for my two hours outside while the crew slept. Firmly into the mid-latitudes, and after another clearing frontal passage, the sky had lost all its Caribbean moisture and haze, replaced by a clarity in the air rarely seen ashore.

The glimmer in the east came early that morning. In opposition, the full moon casually and simultaneously sank lower on the horizon. I couldn’t decide where to focus my attention; I wanted to witness that first glimpse of the sun piercing the eastern horizon, but didn’t want to miss Mr Moon dipping ever lower in the west.

Isbjörn sailed on a northerly zephyr and an oily sea, forcing me to concentrate on the helm in order to maintain her momentum, but distracting me from that beautiful sunrise and moonset. It was very fine light-air sailing, but there were troubles with celestial. Where were we?

We’d forgotten to account for the apparent altitude when taking the noon sight the day before, a correction to the sextant angle that’s applied to account for the refraction of the sun’s ray’s in the atmosphere. The log read 581 miles sailed since leaving Tortola when I wrote in the logbook on the morning of 10 May, our fourth day at sea. It had been overcast the day before, so difficult to take any sun sights, and the ones we did get were off.

Photo: Isbjörn Sailing

To boot, we’d gone 12 hours overnight, sailing well east of the rhumb line, close-hauled on a light northerly, which didn’t allow us to lay the course.

Non-sailors assume celestial is about navigating by the stars, at night. It’s not, of course – star sights do the job, but you need a visible horizon, which only happens at dusk and dawn. So it’s down to Mr Sun, who guides you most of the way, and on cloudy days Mr Sun is hard to find. You’re always sailing blind at night.

No matter. At 0300 on the morning of 12 May, just before the dawn of our sixth day at sea, Gibb’s Hill Light on the south-west corner of Bermuda hove into view right where we expected it to. The log read 838 miles sailed.

Accurate enough

Celestial navigation had gotten Isbjörn to Bermuda, legitimately, and with a crew of amateur sailors, two of whom had only just learned the methods literally the day before departure. I’d always wondered if we could do it, and now I know.

It’s certainly not a practical, efficient means, by anyone’s reckoning. They say that ‘close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades’. And in celestial navigation.

Andy’s tattoos reflect his love of nautical tradition

The interesting part is that, without a GPS, we never really knew how accurate our sights were, and we still don’t. In the end Gibb’s Hill Light appeared where we expected it to. Our sextant sights, DR plots and LOP reductions were accurate enough to get us there successfully.

Nobody cared whether our individual LOPs throughout the trip were within two miles of our GPS position or ten, and the crew enjoyed stargazing at night, quickly forgetting the chartplotter gazing we’re all so used to.

Not unlike Heisenberg’s famous principle, perhaps the most profound irony of modern navigation is that the closer we get to perfect GPS accuracy, the farther we get from ever knowing where we truly are.

About the author

Andy Schell and his wife, Mia Karlsson, sail 10,000 miles per year on their S&S Swan 48 Isbjörn, taking paying crew on ocean passages in the Atlantic, Arctic and worldwide. Andy also hosts the On the Wind sailing podcast on his website (59-north.com) featuring interviews with well-known sailors from around the world.

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100+ Gift Ideas for Mum for Mother’s Day

Require some thoughtful gift ideas for Mum for all budgets? Whether “its for” Mother’s Day, Christmas, Mum’s birthday or just to say’ you’re special ‘, here are our suggestions for all cost ranges in mind.

Mother’s Day is one of the biggest Gift Giving days of the year for that special dame in our lives that wiped our butt and boogers, and still rings to check and see if we are okay, even though we are now all grown up. That dame, she is special. She is always there for us. But Mum’s can also be notoriously hard to buy for. My Mum isn’t really into anything which makes her really hard to shop for, I usually end up getting her flowers and earrings every year which is a bit snoozefest.

We cover all budgets- from FREE gifts- right up to fancy gifts worth hundreds of dollars.

Not this year, I’m going to shop around. She has had a big year, and I want to thank her for all the times she picked up my kids from school or did my food shopping because I simply didn’t have day. Thanks Mum.

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1. Buy Mum some beautiful new linen from Bedloves

Bedloves has some great 100% pure flax linen bed sheets and doona coverings at reasonable costs if you want to give your mum some understated luxury in the bedroom. These sheets are environmentally and socially sustainable( GOTS) and come with sizing labels in the bottom right-hand corner and a labeled storage purse so you will never lose a sheet in that linen closet again!

2. Fluffy Dressing Gown and Slippers

All Mum’s love a beautifully soft dressing gown to snuggle into in the Winter.

We love these Mercer+ Reid Ultra Soft Bathrobes. Stockist: Adairs

3. A Diner’s Delight Gift Hamper

A delicious hamper from Byron Bay Gifts.

Stockist: Byron Bay Gifts 4. A New Coffee Machine

If Mum loves her coffee in the morning, why not upgrade her coffee machine. Don’t forget to include some coffee beans or pods!

The ultimate in coffee machines is’ The Oracle’ from Breville. Cheapest at Kogan 5. A Coffee Bean Subscription

Buy Mum a coffee bean subscription! There are loads of different stockists now that will post your Mum a monthly supply of her favourite coffee beans.

Beanhunter Coffee Subscription( 3 boxes from $58.50) Rumble Coffee Roasters Subscription Box( From $ 66)

6. A Breakfast Tray

Mum can have breakfast in bed every day without get crumbs in the sheets with this breakfast tray !!

Stockist: Adairs

7. A Embossed Leather Jewellery Box

This gorgeous leather embossed jewellery box is lockable( to keep little hands away) and features a mirror, lift-out tray and sections for rings and earrings.

Stockist: Pottery Barn

8. A Magazine Subscription

Does Mum have a favourite magazine that she loves? Why not get her a six or twelve month subscription. It is the gift that does keep on devoting!

Grab magazine subscriptions from iSubscribe

9. A Cheese Making Kit

If Mum has always talked about making her own cheese , now she knows how. This is a soft cheese kit- but there are also Hard Cheese Kits, Feta Kits and Camembert Kits.

Stockist: Green Living Australia

Stockist: Green Living Australia 10. Silk Sleeping Mask

If Mum travelings a lot or simply has difficulty sleep, this luxurious silk sleeping mask will pamper her skim and keep out the illuminate. Built of 100% Mulberry Silk, it is an item she will have forever.

Stockist: Pottery Barn

11. A Foodie Subscription Box

Subscription Boxes are all the rage at the moment and there are some beautiful ones available. This is a Foodies Collective Discovery Box with all Australian artisan food

Stockist: iSubscribe

12. The Gigi Ete Lounge PJ Set

All Mum’s wish we can stay in our pyjamas all day. But if the jammy jams are’ decent’ enough like this set, you can wear them all day and they don’t look so’ I just got out of bed ‘. Lounge wear is a thang!

Stockist: Hard to Find

13. A Twin Set of Silk Pillowcases

Silk Pillowcases are brilliant as they don’t’ fluff’ up your hair when you are sleeping( so less breakage)- and silk is also very gentle on your skin. These pillowcases are 100% Mulberry Silk and are naturally hypoallergenic and breathable.

Stockist: Hard to Find

14. A Bellabox Subscription

All girls love their fairlies. Bellabox sends out a beauty box to your Mum’s door every month, filled with 5+ beauty samples to try at home. You get to try the latest and greatest skincare, makeup and beauty items before everyone else- and it is a really affordable and thoughtful gift.

Stockist: Bellabox

15. A Pair of Mermaid Yoga Pants

I love these! Activewear can be so boring, but there are now cute and nerdy ones for every personality! These suck in your potbelly, support every move and smooth over any imperfections.

Stockist: Booty Sculpted

16. A Home Made Ice Cream Kit

If Mum loves ice cream- this is the ultimate gift to build her favorite recipes at home! The kit includes a Cuisinart Frozen Dessert Maker, Dessert sauce pack with four different flavors, a professional non-sick ice cream scoop, three tubs of confectionery to top the ice cream- all bundled in a gift box with a ribbon.

Stockist: Adrenaline

17. A Wine Glass Bottle

If Mum loves her wine, why not get her a real glass !!!

Stockist: Yellow Octopus

18. Friends Trivial Pursuit

600 questions on Mum’ s favourite Tv display of all time!

Stockist: Yellow Octopus

19. A Silk Scarf

A silk scarf is a beautiful and thoughtful gift for Mum- because it is a luxurious item that she can wear forever. Our pick is this Italian Luxury 100% Pure Silk Twill Satin 90 cm square scarf that can also be worn as a shawl.

Stockist: Dreamer Sydney

20. The Big Book of Kombucha

Learn how to brew your own Kombucha at home. This book has over 400 recipes for a fraction of the store bought price.

Stockist: Green Living Australia

21. An Apple Watch

The Apple Watch Series 3( 42 mm in silver) is perfect for all female who want the convenience of a phone without having to carry one with you. Just snap on the watch and off you go. Has a built in activity tracker so you can achieve your fitness aims, and even speak to Siri with the built-in speaker.

Stockist: Kogan

22. StylPro Makeup Brush Cleaner

Make sure that Mum’s makeup brushes are impeccably clean with this Brush Cleaner. It utilizes centrifugal spins so that brushes are literally ready to re-use immediately.

Stockist: The Shaver Shop

23. A Personalised Mother and Daughter Star Chart

Have a superstar chart that shows the sky at the exact moment both Mum and Daughter were born.

Stockist: Print Inspired

24. Momma and Me Shirts

Perfect for the Mum with a little one- these Momma and Me shirts are super adorable !!!!

Stockist: Baby K Designs

25. It’s Been a Rough Day Wine Glass

Mum will love this wine glass- it has been professionally laser engraved on a crystal glass that holds 350 ml.

Stockist: Giftware Direct

26. Welcome to Wellness Subscription Box

If Mum doesn’t get a whole lot of time to herself, maybe get her a’ Welcome to Wellness’ Subscription Box which gives her a some luxury and pamper time.

Stockist: iSubscribe

27. Construct a Homemade Coupon Book to Do Chore Around the House

This is a great( and free) one for kids to make at home. A booklet of chores that Mum can give you at any time- and you have to obey!

28. A Google Home

Play podcasts whilst you are cook dinner, ask Google what the weather will be like today without having to get up from the lounge chair!

Stockist: Kogan

29. Pink Marble Effect Acrylic Bangle Pack

This bangle pack from Lovisa is simply darling- and extremely inexpensive! The bangles can be worn all together, or separate- it is up to Mum.

Stockist: Lovisa for $17.99

30. Dyson Hair Dryer

The Dyson Supersonic hair dryer is engineered for fast dryer and accuracy styling at the same time.

Stockist: The Shaver Shop

31. A Life Assistant for the Busy Mum !

Give someone the gift of day this Christmas. What better way to show someone how much you care than by getting them period with their very own Life Assistant. Whatever there is a requirement to, a gift voucher for a little extra assist will go a long way to easing the mental load.

32. A Dinnerly Subscription

Give Mum the gift of gourmet. Dinnerly provide all the ingredients and step by step instructions on how to cook a quick and tasty masterpiece! Dinnerly has snacks from $5.75 per person.

Use this code to get $15 off your first box and $15 off the second box .~ ATAGEND

33. It’s Wine Time Gift Box

Wine and Chocolate in a beautiful box! Perfect for Mumma Bear. There are four different types of wines in this gift box- in CANS !!!!

Stockist: Brewquets

34. A Louis Vuitton Phone Case

Make Mum feel like she’s from Beverly Hills with a Louis Vuitton iPhone Case. Available in different iPhone models.

Stockist: Octop USA

Shipped from The United States

35. A Sewing Machine

Most dames would love to try a sewing machine at some time or another- I know I’ve always wanted one even though I have no idea how to use them. This one is cute in pink !!!

Stockist: Spotlight

36. A Bottle of Dom Perignon

What can tell Mum you love her more than a fancy bottle of French wine!

Stockist: Wine.com

37. An Outdoor Resort Hammock

Let Mum relax by reclining on a stylish resort style hammock. Holds up to 220 kg.

Stockist: Zanui

38. A Cheese and Wine Hamper

This hamper looks simply delicious- the best thing is that you can choose which wine and cheese that you want- so it is fully customisable!

Stockist: Gourmet Baskets

Price: $149.00

39. A Soda Stream Machine

Make all your favourite sparkling beverages at home with your own Soda Stream!

Stockist: Kogan

40. A Gurney

Every gal loves to gurney- we likely love it more than the men-folk …. So satisfying….

Our Pick: The K’A’Rcher Premium Full Control Plus

41. A HoMedics Pedi Luxe Foot Spa

Did foot spa’s ever genuinely go out of fashion? This one has a built in heater, has double the bubbles, 4 massage rollers and an easy pour water spout.

Stockist: Kogan

Price: $85.00+ delivery

41. A Mystery Box of 12 Wines( Mixed Red and White )

If you aren’t sure what brands of wine you would like or simply want an element of surprise with your bottles of wine, grab this Mystery Box. 12 bottles of wine, mixed white wine and red wine.

Stockist: Kogan for $59

42. A Gourmet Gift Hamper

A gift basket full of tasty gourmet goodies. All Australian fine foods and wine.

Stockist: Macarthur Baskets

43. Get Mum a Personal Stylist

Many Mum’s lose their sense of style after having babies … because every item we own objective up covered in vomiting .. If Mum is in a rut as to what to wear, why not get her a Stylist to help her style her wardrobe and be used to help choose pieces that are right for her!

We recommend Threadicated

44. Put Money Towards Get The Surgery Mum is Wanting

If Mum has always wanted to have her teeth fixed, a new situated of boob or lap band surgery – why not help contribute to her’ Surgery Fund’ I seriously require a nose job!

Get funding through MacCredit

46. A Weaving Starter Kit

Weaving is highly therapeutic- this is a small solid timber weaving loom along with yarn.

Stockist: Green Living Australia

47. A GHD Platinum White Styler

The latest and greatest in hair straighteners. The GHD Platinum adapts the heat to ensure your hair doesn’t burn!

Stockist: GHD

48. A Kate Spade Ring Holder

Have a safe and pretty place for Mum to maintain all of her rings. I love this gorgeous ring holder by Kate Spade- all of her stuff is so girly!

Stockist: Macy’s

49. A Bunch of Flowers

Flowers are always very traditional for Mother’s Day. I love this Mother’s Day bunch of blooms with soft pink roses, purple alstroemeria and white daisies.

Stockist: Petals Network

50. A Face Shaping Palette by Sephora

An all-in-one palette packed with 12 silky-smooth, Amazonian clay-powered tints that play with light and shadow to #slaywithclay. It’s your can’t-live-without-it beauty wardrobe- whether you’re feeling the low-key or high-key look.* Benefits* These essential, universally flattering shades sculpt, define and highlight your features. Nine neutral-to-smoky shadows( 6 matte, 3 lustre) generate unlimited wearable looks, while three face powders( including blush, bronzer and highlighter) add definition and build the skin light. Each creamy, microfine powder is infused with Amazonian clay, so it offers rich payoff that mixes to a natural, long-wearing finish without creasing, caking or flaking.

Stockist: Sephora

51. A Chanel Peony Art Print

This premium quality giclee art publish has been produced on German induced heavy weight( 230 gsm/ matte finish) fine art stock use use archival quality inks resulting in a superior print suitable for museum or gallery display.

Stockist: Hard to Find

Free but Thoughtful Gifts for Mum: 52. Clean the house for Mum

And then build her dinner!

53. Painted Hand-prints of the kids in a frame

A gift that you can keep forever. Grab some water based paint and paint your child’s hands and press them onto a piece of cardboard and allow to dry. Then cut the cardboard to fit into a frame. A simple, inexpensive and beautiful gift for Mother’s Day.

54. A framed poem or the words ‘Mummy” written by your little ones 55. Take Mum to a country market

Here is a list of where to find all the best country marketplaces :P TAGEND

Queensland Victoria New South Wales South Australia Western Australia Tasmania

56. Historical Walks or Heritage Trails

These are free and ego guided walks- here is just a few that I could find :P TAGEND

Gympie Heritage Trails Toowoomba 57. Cemetery walk or ghost tour

These are fantastic fun- and there are many all over the world. Here are just a few that we have found :P TAGEND

Gold Coast Pentridge Prison Ghost Tour( Melbourne ) The Lunatic Asylum Ghost Tour( Ararat ) Old Melbourne Ghost Tour Point Cook Homestead Ghost Tour( Melbourne ) Haunted Sydney Ghost Tour( The Rocks, Sydney ) Adelaide Gaol Ghost Tour

58. Organise a Progressive Dinner with the family. 59. Have a Board Game Marathon 60. Organise a fancy Breakfast in Bed 61. Watch her favourite movie without complaining( supplying popcorn and a foot rub) 62. Salt Dough Gifts from the Kids 63. Devote the Gift of Cookies in a Jar

Cookie in a Jar is a great inexpensive gift idea for Mum !

64. Buy her a Doubled pass to the cinema so she can watch any movie she wants! 65. Rock N Roll Dancing Lessons 66. Have beverages and dinner on a Tall Ship !

Twilight Dinner Cruise on Sydney Harbour The Tall Ship Enterprize Williamstown( Melbourne)

67. A Beauty voucher for a manicure, pedicure or facial 68. A Hair voucher for a Cut and Colour 69. A massage voucher 70. Organise to swim with the dolphins 71.Ballroom Dancing Lessons 72. Hot Air Balloon Experience

They are all over the place- but Mum will remember its own experience forever!

Yarra Valley( VIC ) Gold Coast( QLD ) Barossa Valley( SA ) Melbourne CBD( VIC ) Canberra( ACT ) Perth( WA ) Orange( NSW ) Byron Bay( NSW ) Cairns( QLD ) Alice Springs( NT ) Tasmania

73. Computer lessons( if a wannabe techno savvyMum) 74. Go Ten Pin Bowling as a family 75. Jewellery Making Workshop 76. Book a Bed& Breakfast weekend 77.Learn the Flying Trapeze

If Mum is a bit of a daredevil- look at booking her a lesson on learning the Flying Trapeze !!!!!!

Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Byron Bay

78. Wine Tasting Course or a Winery Tour

If your Mum loves wine, there is a variety of wine tasting courses or wine tours she can attend depending on where she is !!!!

Yarra Valley Wine Tour Wine Savor with Gourmet Cheeses in Sydney Champagne Tasting in Sydney Wine Education Class and Lunch, Swan Valley( Western Australia )

79. Invest in an educational Course for Mum 80. Tickets to a theatre reveal, celebration or concert

2019 is a big year for theater displays and concerts. Here are just a few that you can purchase tickets for right now!

Metallica

Metallica is touring Australia in October. Grab tickets here

Coachella 2019

Probably the biggest festival in the world. Grab tickets here

Justin Timberlake

Jussy is touring the United States in March 2019. Grab tickets here

Other Tours:

Ariana Grande The Beach Boys Norah Jones Offspring Tim McGraw Rob Thomas Ben Kweller

81. Enjoy a High Tea

A High Tea is a fun and fancy day out with the girls. Many of the fancier hotels do them- here are some that I know about :P TAGEND

High Tea on a Brisbane Paddlewheeler Sydney Harbour High Tea Sea Cruise

High Tea in the United States:

Alice’s Tea Cup( New York City ) The Ritz-Carlton Central Park( New York City ) The Millennium Biltmore Hotel( Los Angeles ) Langham Huntington Hotel( Pasadena )

82. Go for a drive in the country 83. A Chocolate Making Workshop

Everyone love feeing chocolate , now you are able to construct your own gourmet chocolates in the convenience of your own kitchen! The Ultimate Chocolate Workshop will show you how to :P TAGEND

Make ganache Melt chocolate Temper chocolate Mould chocolate Hand dipping Chocolate decorating

You will learn a variety of tricks and techniques allowing you to create a number of different sweet, chocolate treats to impress your friends and family.

Discover how to make a ganache for truffles, for cake and as a dessert, the key to melting chocolate and how to temper darknes, white and milk chocolate use a household bowl.

Locations: Sydney $150 Melbourne $150

84. Lunch at the local Pub 85. Visit the decide of Neighbours- The Tv Show 86. A journey to the beach 87. A trip to the zoo

Some of the best zoo’s to visit include :P TAGEND

Taronga Zoo( New South Wales ) Werribee Open Range Zoo( Victoria ) Featherdale Wildlife Park( Sydney ) Adelaide Zoo Currumbin Wildlife Santuary Australia Zoo( Queensland) Perth Zoo( Western Australia )

88. Soap Inducing Course 89. Lunch or dinner cruise 90. Belly Dancing Lessons 91. Weekend on a houseboat Gift Ideas for the Active and Outdoorsy Mum :

92. A beautiful herb growing kit 93. Take your Mum SKYDIVING !!!!!! 94. Gardening Gloves and Tools 95. Do the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb 96. A potted plant in a fancy pot 97. Picnic at the local park 98. Electric Bicycle ride 99. A day out on a motorcycle with the family 100. Organise a Deep Sea Fishing journey 101. Go canoeing or white water rafting 102. A GPS watch for hiking 103. New Yoga Mat 104. Outdoors gear, tops, shorts 105. Latest athletics shoes 106. New sleeping bag or Swag 107. Water purifier 108. Waterproof/ life proof camera( Go Pro ) 109. Trendy outdoors rain jacket 110. Outdoors hat or cap 111. Headlamp/ Headtorch for hiking, camping or riding at night 112. Outdoors bag/ backpack to pack all accessories for any outdoors activity Gift Ideas for the Book Loving Mum:

Check out the most popular novels trending at the moment !

Cheese Making Books

A Romance Novel

Latest Crime or Thriller

Books on Mind, Body and Spirit

History or Military Book

Crossword Puzzle or Suduko Book

Biography

New Trendy or homemade Book markers

Book bag or library purse

Online Book Discount or library card

A new Book read nook

Relaxing book reading candles

A Matching Book defined

Meet and Greet with her favourite writer

Take her to a book signing

Go on an ancient library tour around the city

Reading pins

New Stylish Reading Glasses

Gifts Ideas for the Online Shopping Crazy Mum:

Subscription to shopping sites such as Ozsale, membership mean you get great deals all year round( I’m a tad addicted …)

Book her a seat on a Warehouse Outlet Shopping Day

Purchase Gift Cards to her favourite shops

Take her to shopping expos with her favourite items, clothes, make-up ect

Take her to try out op shopping or vice versa, go to the best decorator shops around

Grab Mum an online voucher. Here are some great notions:

Gift Ideas for the Mum that Likes to Travel:

A new situated of luggage

A pair of stillnes headphones for the plane.

A Crossbody Handbag

Packing Cubes

Hiking Boots or Good Walking Shoes

Compression Socks

Deposit on the Holiday of a Lifetime

Gift Ideas for the Foodie Mum:

A fancy bottle of Olive Oil( you can get different flavours now too- get a whole define !)

Chocolate Making Workshop

A hot cooked champagne breakfast

A good bottle of wineand a decide of wine glasses

Cookies in a Jar

Homemade shortbread

A home cooked cooked dinner- by you!

A chocolate fountain

A platter of her favourite nibbles like sundried tomatoes, gooey cheese and water crackers

A wine and cheese appreciation course

A yoghurt attaining kit

A cheese inducing kit

A homemade pie( like Lemon Meringue )

New saucepan set

Cookbooks

Gift pack of spices

Homemade chutneys and fancy butters etc

Cooking Classes

New chopping board and knife

Knife sharpener

A Juicer

Food Dehydrator

Stick Blender

Ice Cream Maker

Selection of imagination tea’s and a teacup

A bench top Pizza Oven

A Food Vacuum Sealer

Gourmet cookery class

Cheese inducing course

Home Delivered Cheese Making Kit

Electronic kitchen scales

Gift Ideas for the Fashionista Mum:

Some shops that you can buy online or just get her a voucher so she can choose her own!

The Iconic has a great range, a little on the pricey side, but good if you are off somewhere special.

Have your Mum Design and Make her own shoes !

Atomic Cherry has loadings of Rockabilly fashion- just beautiful- I buy most of clothing there!

Crossroads is a discount women’s garment store but they now sell online.

Cotton On Clothing have an online store and if you sign up you get an additional 30% off! Great basic pieces.

Ebay isn’t just for second-hand clothing- there are loads of great new apparel stores!

Sussan has a clearance segment online! Great for pj’s and women’s basics.

Target also has an online clearance segment! I get a tad excited when I watch’ clearance’ on any website!

Asos are US based but ship great pieces to Australia for very few. They have a great range of maternity dresses too!

Zodee are great for swimwear and underwear , not always the cheapest but their sales are terrific.

Birdsnestcomes highly recommend by our Facebook follower.

ModCloth is a US site but ships worldwide. Great little attires and outfits- and they have a terrific review section. Highly recommend!

Stop Staring is very glamorous and has some beautiful cocktail dresses fit for any occasion.

Pin Up Boutique has both cocktail and day to day wear.

Heartbreaker Fashion has some divine outfits.

Gift Ideas for the Arty or Crafty Mum:

Scrapbooking, painting, drawing or Twilling class

Pottery or ceramics classes

A new Sewing Machine

Dressmaking Dummy

Set of paints and canvasses

Drawing or Painting Lessons

Gift vouchers for an art supplier

Do an’ Art Experience’ tour

Trendy Arts carry container

Useful canvas easel

A new camera

Adult colouring or drawing volume

Sewing needles and threads

Needle pointing tools

New Glue gun or crafts tools

Crafts Storage instances, jars, shelving

Gift cards to mums favourite crafts or art stores

Gift Ideas for the Tech and Computer Savvy Mum:

A Kindle

The latest Ebook

New Headphones or Earphones

A Tile Dongle that will help you find your keys or purse if you have lost them

Latest trendy Laptop Case for all her gadgets

Cable case to store charges and other cables

Fitbit or Apple watch

New keyboard or iPad keyboard lawsuit

A wrist held phone case or new design case

An iPad stand

Wall mount shelf for devices

A smart camera

Smart Bracelet

A high-tech alarm clock

Multiple device charger

New tech coffee machine

Storage or USB, SD cards

Tile Dongle that will find your keys- from Amazon

Touch Screen Monitor

Coloured Wireless Mouse

Laptop Pillow( with fan)

Star Wars USB

Hard Drive to maintain all the latest TV presents

Subscription for Pay TV

New Mobile Phone

Gift Ideas for the Fit and Healthy Mum:

Personal educate conference

Treadmill

Exercise Bike

Book an overseas holiday of a lifetime( with 70% off )

Skipping Rope

Zumba Classes

Pilates DVD

New Yoga Mat

Beautiful fitness wear( I love Lululemon and Lorna Jane !)

Kayaking weekend

New Running Shoes

Weights or Kettle Bells

Heart Rate Monitor

Pedometer

Book or Subscription to the Michelle Bridges 12 WBT

Subscription to Weight Watchers( only if she REQUESTS that !!!)

The Home Body Mum:

Gift Voucher from Freedom Furniture

A DNA Test from Ancestry.com

Beauty and Pampering Ideas:

New make-up( We love Nude by Nature !)

A new hair straightener

A Hair Curler or Set of Hot Curlers

New Hair Dryer

Fancy new Hand Cream

Hair Extensions

Fancy shower cap

A new Mud Mask

Make-up Lessons

Home Spray Tanning Machine

Bottle of good Extra Virgin Coconut Oil to slather on body and hair

Gel Nail Kit with light

New Skin Care Kit

Gift Voucher for Microdermabrasion from your local beauty salon

Eyelash extensions

Perfume or Body Wash

Teeth whitening kit

An essential oil kit with oil burner

Gift Ideas for the Mum that is hard to buy for.

A new jumper or coat

A Magazine Subscription

A subscription to a Family Tree Website to find out about the family history.

An automatic card shuffler and a few packs of new cards

A fresh fruit or vegetable basket

New sheets for the bed( run the 1000 thread count !)

A new Doona cover and fancy pillows

A new pillow

Set of earrings

Shoe Cleaning Kit

A Milliners Course with High Tea

A Steam Press

Car Cleaning Kit

Set of pearls- all girls love pearl!

Photography Course

A wine fridge

New Car Seat Covers

These are 100 Gifts Ideas for Mum- do you have any to add ???