Some finishes

I’m finally feeling back to normal and more like my old self. Though I’m still finding it hard to get around all the blogs I like to read and answer my email. A sign that things are heading back to normal is that I managed a scrapbook layout on the weekend. My friend Kerin sent [...]

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Some finishes, a work in progress and stash enhancement

When we first moved to South Africa we lived in a gated community and our next-door neighbours were a very lovely  couple. One day P visited while I had a quilt in progress spread out on the floor. A few days later she turned up with a garbage bag full of scraps from her father’s [...]

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Christmas gifts

Now that Christmas is over and gifts have been delivered. I can share some of the handmade goodies I gave this year. I made my Mum a little Grandma brag book. I know that my scrapbooking skills have a long way to go. My friend Kerin sent over a package of goodies with my mother. [...]

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Bits and pieces

The World Cup is over and life is slowly returning to normal. No more vuvuzelas echoing across the valley as a team scores. Though there is occasionally the sound of one in our living room as I bought one for Gorgeous Girl. Much to my surprise she is able to make a sound out of [...]

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Some knitting

I’ve been doing a bit of knitting that I haven’t shown here. Gorgeous Girl’s new socks A hat for a colleague of Gorgeous Man. Well really it’s for his new baby. I (ahem) made it a bit bigger so that the baby can wear it after she has outgrown all of her baby shower stuff. [...]

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…in which our heroine knits…

These two items have been finished for a while and I’ve just been lazy about getting them photographed and loaded onto the computer. First, Yet Another Hat for Charity, modelled by my Gorgeous Girl, who, I just realised, has Marmite on her face. (Aside: we have nearly finished the Australian jar and I’m going to [...]

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Fearless

My child is fearless. On Tuesday Gorgeous Man and I celebrated our wedding anniversary. We went to a lovely restaurant – the food was fabulous. We sat by big open windows and had a stunning view of the sun setting over Table Mountain in the distance. Gorgeous Girl was very impressed with the playground. First, [...]

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Can I still call myself a blogger?

Hello. It’s been a long time. I’m finally feeling almost 100% – bit of a lingering cough, but my energy levels are back. Gorgeous Man was away last week, so apart from work stuff I didn’t touch the computer at all. I have been crafting though. The borders are on the fish quilt and I’m [...]

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Duh!

So, I haven’t been posting because the cord to my digital camera died and I needed to buy a new one. Then Gorgeous Man pointed out that he had a brand new digital camera complete with cord sitting in his wardrobe (I got the spinning wheel, he got a camera – that’s Christmas and Birthdays [...]

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Is it wrong…

Big news first: I’ve ordered a Schact Ladybug spinning wheel. Gorgeous Man will be bringing it home from the USA at the end of October. The universe wanted me to have this wheel – the dealer is walking distance from his hotel.  He assures me he is able to get it home. Is it wrong [...]

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