Why I am here

My Forever Rose seems to take me on different journeys and I follow happily along, this brings me much happiness.
Forget Me Not is the real name of this rose,released by Alzheimers SA in 2008.Coincidentaly the same year my Mother died suddenly of a heart attack after suffering many years of Dementia.
I purchased several of these roses that year, for myself and other members of my family and all are blooming well .Naturally I had to have a photo the one you see on my header I will add a clearer one.It remains still to be my most favourite rose photo amongst many.
So I am a self taught photographer with much to learn.When my Mum died I was lost when not at work I had spent so much time with Dad helping ,visiting when she went into residential care and one day when walking to our local country shop I found a beading shop had opened and I wandered inside where I ended up puchasing a kit .Now I have never been craft minded so I was amazed how easily I became a beading addict, particularly seed beading with needle and thread and I often feel Mum is looking over my shoulder laughing as I hated sewing anything, where she had been an avid sewer and my Grandmother a seamstress.
I belong to a wonderful beading forum here in Australia where a more helpful group would be hard to find and I spend many hours in there in awe of many members achievements here is the addy;
http://www.beadingforum.com.au/forums/index.php