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Small is Beautiful
I'm sitting typing this in the middle of an empty living area. Everything but the telly, the laptop and the fridge has been put into storage so that new bamboo boards can be put down. My horrible old...
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Buttons, bags, biscuits...back to business!
I'm very happy to report that my new bamboo floor has been installed.It's taken a bit of doing.There's been a lot of dust swirling around,much packing and unpacking,a weekend spent wading about on a...
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Pinkberryblue
This is another post brought to you by the colour pink!I have almost finished my coral~coloured Chevron Lace Cardigan.I've sewn in all the ends but I haven't blocked it yet.I haven't come up with a way...
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Hexagonal Happiness
I've been crocheting hexagonsand it's fun!Like lots of people in Blogland, I've long admired moonstitches' beautiful hexagon throw.I also really like Linda Permann's crochet hexagon pillowand,now that...
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Surfacing
I'm posting this very quickly before plunging back into paperwork and packing. There's only two weeks to go before I'm on six months long service leave (hurrah!) and, as we're only half way through the...
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Prisons, Pictures and Great Grans...
....with some crochet, of course!I thought I'd take another break from workand all the filing, packing and shredding I have to doto say hi.Hello!!!!Since I last posted, there's been a bit of crafty...
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Warm
Well,after being given some gorgeous presentswhich included these beautiful flowersand lots of heartfelt goodbyes,I've left work for six months of Long Service Leave.(Long Service Leave, for those of...
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Nuno Felting, Bushwalking and Frogging (sigh)
I've been to a nuno felting course at Fremantle Arts Centre. (Nuno's a technique which involves felting fibre into fabric with water, soap and agitation.) It was so much fun!My tutor, Louise Snook, was...
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Wildflowers, Pastels and Lace
I'm sorry it's been such a long time since I've posted here.I didn't intend to take a big break from blogging but my laptop was hit by a really nasty virus. I had to wipe my computer's hard drive and...
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Reasons to be Cheerful
I'm still loving being on leave.Simply being able to get enough sleep is fabulous!So is having time to cook, time to go to art classes, becoming relaxed enough to really enjoy being with family and...
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Adventuring
I'm dashing off this post because I am getting ready to leave for a holiday to Malaysia and Vietnam...which makes me very excited and a little scared all at the same time!I am busy, busy, busy getting...
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Xin Chao!
...which means hello in Vietnamese!(You pronounce it sin jow.)I came back from South East Asia three weeks ago(it's taken me a little while to settle back in)and I'm happy to report that I enjoyed...
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A Guid New Year
I'd like to wish you all a belated happy new yearor,as some of my family on the Scottish side still say,a guid new year tae yin an' aw!Even though this is very belated, I'd also like to express my...
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Making the Most of It.
I'm working full time again.After six months of leavefilled with art lessons,time with family and friends,resting,cooking,travellingand general fabulousnessI'm back to dead lines, routines and...
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Bejewelled
It will come as no surprise, I am sure, for me to tell you that I adore things that have been handmade. Time, effort, creativity and love go into individually crafted work. I get so much pleasure from...
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Peace
Simple offerings from me this week.When my life is complex,as it is right now,I cherish the peacefulness and quietness of my garden:mementos that remind me of joyful times:(This necklace of freshwater...
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Wet
So much has happened since I last wrote here:there's been some creativity(which I'll get to eventually if you can bear with me)but last month my home was flooded in a freak, incredibly intense, autumn...
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Potpourri
Those of you who follow this blog will know that my home was completely flooded in a storm last month. I've been fixing up flood damage ever since and it's a big job. All of the flooring has to be...
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Textured
I've had to spend most of Saturday and Sunday writing reports and I'm still nowhere close to repairing all the damage that was done when my home was flooded...but I have had a nice weekend anyway!I've...
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Cosy
I'm almost done for the day ~ after I post this I'm going to curl up on the couch with my cat, some crochet and Dr Who on the television for company.Yay!It's been another good weekend.There's been...
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