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TweetHere I sit, completely consumed. I don’t remember the last time I felt so very much in the right spot at the right time. I’m transferring my original design – “The Whale and her Girl” – from one of the soft knobbly cotton dishcloths I buy at the hardware store, to MacStitch. Little bits change [...]
Tweet It might be cold and grey outside, but inside, we here in Bootville are peaceful, snug and busy. There has been lots of … :: hunting through boxes in the sewing shed, looking for missing embroideries. :: ogling the incredible amount of fabric – and some of it, so lovely – that is hiding [...]
TweetI had to chuckle the other day when I read my friend Jessica’s comment regarding my “confident” parenting of a teenager. Oy! Let me assure you there are days when I harbour no such feelings of confidence! Just a couple of mornings ago, I was tearing my hands through my hair and rabbiting on to [...]
TweetThis weekend past, I travelled the furtherest west I’ve ever been in Australia. Terribly adventurous! No, seriously it was :-) See, I’ve been home since Wednesday last with a very dodgy chest – lots of coughing, lots of steamy inhalations, lots of reading on the sofa, a wee bit of embroidery – and being the [...]
TweetThe last twelve days, we have stayed close and cosy. It’s been blissful. Full of family, laughter, tidying, packing, sorting, and lots and lots and lots of love. I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect twelve days. Tonight, we are all here – Mum, Abby, Cate, Hannah, Auntie Anne, and Lucy (the furry squished-up [...]
TweetLook where we spent the day! Sitting on a quilt, in the sun (and stiff breeze) admiring the beautiful wee King Island. We didn’t walk out to the island today – the tide was racing in, but the children were perfectly happy to play in the park and meander about the beach whilst CarolAnn, Mum [...]
TweetHmm … what do I *really* need to take home with me right now? fabric? There is *always* room for fabric adored books? Ooooh yes, but they can get a bit heavy lampshades? As much as I adore the big one, I truly don’t know if it will fit in the suitcase. Maybe just the [...]
Tweet… started the day early – with coffee … welcomed another beautiful Brisbane version of a winter’s day – warm and sunny with air as soft as freshly beaten egg whites … reveled in the company of our bestest friends … squished five of us into a booth for four at our favourite sushi train [...]
Tweethee! hee! hee! Sound of Music is the best film ever made. There’s no doubt about that – despite what Christopher Plummer might say :-) And my favourite part is when Maria makes the children clothes from the curtains. Oh my! And matching head scarves! Well, all work and no sew makes lily a dull [...]
TweetIn the far right hand corner of the “under-house”, a faded green trunk crouched hidden beneath a large, higgledy-piggledy pile of wood. The wood had been collected and hoarded by my father many years ago – goodness only knows what he intended to do with it – much of it was less than 2 feet [...]
TweetThis is our new old dining table. It’s a circle – 118cm diameter – and divides in half with an extension piece that lengthens it to 180cm long. This is good. We are a wee family – there’s just three of us – so we don’t need a huge dining table – but we do [...]
TweetOnce there were four paper sisters – the Gingham Sisters. Oh my, they were so pretty and had a box full of clothes for every occasion. [ a small selection - every occasion had four versions in pink, blue, green and orange ] They were adored and played with, by two little girls, for hours [...]
