Away
I have no idea how to post pics to blogger from my tablet but I would love to be able to share my view of palm trees and ocean with you - and send some warmth to my friends in Ballarat and Melbourne...
View ArticleHappy holiday
The Mister and I are back from a very happy holiday in Queensland, still pretty relaxed from our time away but missing blue sea, blue skies and warmth (although today's temperatures in Ballarat aren't...
View ArticleFriday night stitching
I signed up for Friday Night Stitch-In for the first time for the first time and as I buttonhole stitched, watched some telly, enjoyed a cuppa and chatted to my husband it was lovely to think of...
View ArticleParty, party
I'm not much of a party girl - but I'm very happy to be one of the guests at Chookyblue's celebrations this weekend to mark the second year of her sewing space, the Chookshed. There will be lots of...
View ArticleThe party's over...
I didn't get to Chooky's party after all - I was sick on Saturday so couldn't attend my FMQ class and just hung around the house feeling sorry for myself. I really wanted to join the celebrations...
View ArticleChristmas in July
Today all of us who signed up for Cheryll's Christmas in July swap were officially allowed to open the parcels that we have been trying not to open since they arrived (oh how tempting!) When the postie...
View ArticleCIJ swap and other stuff
So - the Christmas in July swap has been and gone and I am just wondering if the rest of the year will gallop along at the same pace as the first seven months. I'm not sure if it's just that I'm...
View ArticleFriday night with friends etc
I signed up for FNFW but in between making and eating vege soup, beer bread and Karen Martini's lucious lemon and poppyseed cake and watching a movie all I ended up doing was cutting some hexies for...
View ArticleFriday felty fun
My husband arrived back home on Friday afternoon after a road trip to attend his uncle's funeral in NSW. I knew we'd have lots to talk about so this little project was just the thing for FNSI. Cut...
View ArticleHello again
I'm way behind on the blogging front. Since my last post, there's been some good stuff and a little not-so-good stuff. C'est la vie. Anyway, here I am again, enjoying life and making stuff.I'm in two...
View ArticleLucky me
The postie delivered a huge box of goodies today from Emma, my secret partner in the Instagram swap I mentioned in yesterday's post. I opened it straight away ( and yes, I was allowed to, so there!)...
View ArticleFun with fabric and felt
Me again. Just after deciding yesterday that I was over all this handmade-for-Christmas malarkey, along came Amy from Nana Company with a delightful tutorial she wrote for EHow. Are these Christmas...
View ArticleSSCS 2014
So there has been lots of eating and drinking and phone calls to faraway relatives and generally feeling in a holiday mood. Ah, Christmas - so nice.And Chookyblue's (chookyblue.blogspot.com.au) annual...
View ArticleThe month that was
February - you're here ALREADY!! January, where did you go?? You flashed by so fast while I took things nice and easy - a bit of crafting here, fun with friends there, good times at home ...We've been...
View ArticleHello again
Hello again, it's been a while. I've been travelling, and back home, and busy and not busy - and suddenly it's June. How did that happen?There's been a bit going on since my last post. The Mr and I had...
View ArticleReady to post to....???
These cheerful packages of seasonal craftiness are all ready to be sent to their new home as part of Cheryll's Christmas in July swap. They've been ready for ages, right before my sewjo went missing,...
View ArticleLife and other stuff
Meals at my place are usually pretty casual and eaten in front of the telly. Very slack, I know. Last night was different, though - roast pork, veges, gravy and apple sauce, eaten at the table and...
View ArticleWinner
I had a "thank you" phone call recently from my friend Lorraine in South Australia. And while it's always lovely to chat to her on the phone or in person, I was a bit puzzled about what she was...
View ArticleHello again.
A pinch and a punch for the first of the month! I can't believe how quickly this year is disappearing. It will be Christmas in no time. Do you give handmade Christmas gifts? I do like to make at least...
View ArticleMy FNWF...
.... was during the day. I rarely sew at night because I don't have a good light so had a lovely relaxing time in the sunshine fiddling about with felt, embroidery threads and Barb Smith's cute little...
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