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a most extraordinary meeting
On Monday i had the immense privilege of meeting Dr Catherine Hamlin at her sister's family farm in the central west of NSW. An absolutely delightful day, and Dr Hamlin is more gracious and lovely...
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Care Packages for Aussie Soldiers
Here's a simple but fun thing to do to show support for our Aussie troops who are away OS. It's a Care Package and you can make them up for a female soldier, or a male soldier or a dog handler and the...
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Doggie Soldier Care Package
Following on from making up a Care Package for a female Aussie soldier working in the Middle East, i've now made up a box for one of the Explosives Detection Dogs and Handler. In it i've packed...
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not just knitting - now crocheting
And now for something completely different - i have finally started to learn to crochet. I saw a photo of a blanket that is a *must have - must make*, i decided to overcome my lifelong rejection of...
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Dogwood flowers and a dog vest
Coralie sitting under the dogwood blossoms at Orange Botanic Gardens I love the dogwoods at Orange, the city turns pink and white with them in October. More pics of them on the next post.Now, how did i...
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Orange Botanic Gardens in October
One of the nicest things to do in October is to visit the Botanic Gardens in Orange, so come along and walk with us. Leaf cutouts at the gate, this is so "textile" an idea - reverse applique...
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Babette blanket update
Can you see any change here from my first posting on the crocheted Babette blankette about a week ago? No? well i'll explain it - the Babette is crocheted in different sized squares which all fit...
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these boots are made for giving
Miniature christmas stockings ready to be filled with a sweet surprise or two.One of the groups i support has been asked for a few hundred of these mini stockings that can be filled with sweets as a...
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what's blooming on 1st November
Warning, there are 10 photos here, but very few words.Aquilegia, columbines or granny's bonnets, they have wandered around the garden by themselves. Eucalyptus Little Snowman, in another week the whole...
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Lamb in dog's clothing
My latest small dog coat for a dog rescue charity in Melbourne. The lamb obliged as a model but is a bit small so she looks as tho she's wearing her nighty! Anyway the details are: 5ply pure wool,...
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Charlie says goodbye
Little Charlie now resting peacefully in a sunny spot in Doggy Heaven where he can breathe with ease. 6th June 1998 - 12 November 2012. RIP Baby.In answer to possible questions: Mitral valve disease,...
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looking for red
As it's nearly the end of our official Spring i thought it a good time to walk thru my garden this morning and deliberately look for red. Why don't you come with me....The first yellow Peace rose of...
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meanwhile the yarngarden continues to flourish
Getting towards the end of November, so it's late Spring here and this morning's pick was varied enough to show you....white beetroot, zuccini, lettuce, peas, asparagus, broccolini and an early red...
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speaking of dahlias and other pretties
You see these dahlia flowers below,and these also,and these, well....they're all on the one bush! Such diversity in colour and form. Pretty miniature chrysanthemums,and the first tomatoes. We should...
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Mid Summer Harvest
2013, it's starting out as the year of pruning and a reasonable harvest for Mediterranean style foods.These egg plants or aubergines are flourishing, they seem to like it hot, and hot it has been even...
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January Birthday Girl
Coralie turned 88 today,she received a lot of cards from friends and family around Ausand messages via email, Blogger and F/Bk from around the world,plus a sweet posy from me, supporting the local...
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a little knitting and a little garden
Firstly a special project for a charity knitting group i belong to, K4BN.This jumper will join many others and be taken to the outback of NT in Autumn to help keep rural indigenous kids warm in Winter...
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Quilts for Queensland (and NSW and Victoria)
It's that time again, devastating bushfires in NSW and Victoria and now equally devastating floods in Queensland and NSW, with a few tornadoes thrown in for good measure,courtesy theaustralian.com.auso...
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grow it 'n cook it
At last we've had some rain, well actually about 90mm in just 2 or 3 storms, but it was very welcome and so the vegies have started cropping again and i have something to show off.Above are 3 of the...
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comfort quilting in blues (and green)
Stringy quilting is addictive, of that i'm sure....i now have 12 of these QAYG squares finished, about 1/3rd of a single quilt which when finished will be posted off to someone who has lost their loved...
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Blue quilt in a week
Last Sunday i started this quilt,and this Sunday it's finished,even the reverse is another patchwork quilt. By next Sunday it should have found its "forever home", to borrow a term.Comfort quilting,...
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Taking a trip around the world, the quilters' way
This Scrappy Trip Around the World idea seems to be catching hold a bit at the moment, so i thought i'd give it a go also, especially as i haven't had much experience at "real quilting" lol!Mum's...
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a quilter's trip around the garden
Two weeks later and Coralie's "trip around the world" quilt has instead become a "trip around the garden" quilt.As i explained in my last post it's to hang on Mum's bedroom wall to block some of the...
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Sharing crochet lettering
I've not been crocheting for long, in fact i'm very much a crochet novice but when i saw this lettering i just had to try it. The instructions are below, in so-called International symbols but the...
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