A birthday and a finish

Recently a certain Gorgeous Man had a big birthday (starts with a 4 and ends with a 0). We took the opportunity to head away for the weekend. We stayed in accommodation with some interesting recycled decor. There was no electricity, so at night we used these lamps and solar powered lanterns. I don’t know [...]

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Quick knits

I’ve been indulging in some quick knits lately. This little cardigan used up deep stash. I don’t remember buying the yarn or what it was originally used for. The pattern, as written, had a very unfinished look to it, so I crocheted an edging on the neck and bottom. Not as much as I’d like [...]

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Making a shawl

A few years ago Gorgeous Man brought me some fibre. It was one of the first things I spun on my Ladybug spinning wheel. Here is the single. Which I then turned into this two ply yarn. The coins are (from left) 1 Euro, 1 penny, 1 Australian 5 cent and 1 South African Rand. [...]

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Some birds and a new spinner

I looked out of the kitchen window last week and spied this little fellow. He is made out of leftover hand spun. Further investigation of the yard revealed this little family hiding in the grass. I needle felted the eyes and beaks, that’s a lot of fun (I can see great possibilities). The owls are [...]

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Ahem – anyone still here?

So, I figure when blogging friends start emailing to ask if I’m OK it’s probably time to update the blog. I’m struggling to find a balance between work and blogging and life in general. The garden has been good to us this summer. The corn was really tasty, we had lots of zucchinis until the [...]

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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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A new dress for Gorgeous Girl

A few days after we arrived home a parcel turned up for Gorgeous Girl. It was from the very talented Kerin who blogs here and here. Kerin is one of the most talented people I know and she creates the most amazing things. Recently she upgraded her sewing machine and overlocker and one of the [...]

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Almost ready to leave

So, we are 1 hour and 45 minutes away from leaving for the airport. All that is left to be done is to shower, pack the toiletries and finish my paper. I figure the three hour wait at the airport before boarding tonight will give me some time to put the finishing touches on it. [...]

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Once upon a time…

Once upon a time, I was an historian and I used to produce worthy papers on notable topics with relative ease. Last November, Gorgeous Man showed me a conference that was going to be held in 2010 and suggested that I pull out some of my research notes and write up a proposal to present [...]

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A finish

I have a knitting finish. Morning Surf Scarf in my hand-dyed, handspun yarn. I’m so proud of how this turned out! Gorgeous Girl is a tad scarf obsessed at the moment (she turns clothes and fabric into scarves – shame it’s the height of summer…) and she just had to try it on. I’m giving [...]

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