Four Things
Seaweed washed ashore at Shallow Inlet Cyndy tagged me Four jobs I’ve had 1. Receptionist (only job I’ve ever been sacked from!) 2. Usher at university graduations 3. Student…
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January 2006
From the journal archive.
11 entries
Bracken Fern
Bracken Fern from Shallow Inlet Riscy and I just had an extended weekend camping on the coast. A little break. We had a wonderful, relaxing time together. Swimming, reading, and…
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Ohhhh Long Weekend!!
A portrait of our little family at Waratah Bay, Wilsons Promontary is in the background On Sunday it was HOT, (our car thermometer told us it was 43C which is 109.4F) so Riscy and…
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Extreme Weather
We have it all: the air is thick with smoke from bushfires which have burnt out 3500 hectares in the Moondarra State Park to the north of here. It is going to be over 40 deg C…
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What the hell is she up to now!?!
Layer 1: Charcoal Forest. Paper template half ripped off I killed the pod quilt. I overdosed it with a thick layer of icky green acrylic paint. It seemed like a good idea at the…
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Do I really hate this?
I like the pod shapes. I’m indifferent regarding the quilting I have done, I’m not in love with the colour I have added and the lack of background quilting is really turning me…
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I Can Do Anything Now I've Climbed the Sock Mountain
First ever sock complete!!! I even successfully kitchenered the toe, how cool is that? I had to refer to the net (see link below)for the ankle shaping because I didn’t quite get…
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Here Fishy Fishy Fishy
I like the ‘water’ stitching. The fish started out as a scrible that looked sorta fish shaped, so I gave him a big eye, better fins and painted him up. Riscy and I are car…
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The Resolution
A quiltlet. Ink and watercolour and STITCHING 7.5cm x 12.5cm. Yeah Baybeee! The Resolution: Get back to the stuff that floats my boat… the stitch, quilting, embroidery, fabric and…
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A Scarf For my Sister
Scarf knitted lengthways in the Diamond Mesh lace pattern from A Treasury of Knitting Patterns. It is very meshy but also very soft, knitted from some superfine merino that I…
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A New Year
To all my friends – real life and internet 🙂 I hope your 2006 is filled with joy and growth. New years resolutions have such stigma, but it seems natural to assess the preceeding…
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