reading Jenny's blog i came across another one she has linked to, there are some wonderful ideas there
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she has lots of free tutorials past & for the future
grab a cuppa & have a browse
thanx for visiting
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
potterings in my day ...
have been doing some knitting, teapot cosies mostly, also a little crochet & a spot of sewing.
gardening too ... inbetween
a cosy for me & one for a friend
gardening too ... inbetween
a cosy for me & one for a friend
Bavarian dish cloths
getting a start on my sons jumper, knitting it on circulars & doing both back & front at same time
& finally finished that bath mat i started way back when ...
well hope everyone is having a good week & are able to potter around too
thanx for visiting
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
flowering beauty
g'day
here's the much anticipated buds in bloom ...
though my camera doesn't do it justice & they are actually a lovely red not orange
thanx for visiting
here's the much anticipated buds in bloom ...
though my camera doesn't do it justice & they are actually a lovely red not orange
thanx for visiting
Tuesday, 20 September 2016
around my garden ...
the last 2-3 days the weather has been cool here, lots of rain which is unusual, before the cool, we had warm humid days, it has set nature off a little & the rest of us is just a tad confused?
gardens seem to be always a w.i.p. no matter what the season
thought i'd share a few photos, these are taken with my phone camera
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| Pink Pelargonium |
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| Shasta Daisy |
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| Lavender |
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| Violas |
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| Red Hippeastrum soon to flower |
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| Beautiful Freesias |
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| pink geranium with coriander & feverfew |
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| late flowering Clivia |
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| bird bath in amongst the flowers |
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| Dianthus enjoying lettuce company |
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| African Daisy sheltering the Herb Robert |
not a lot going on out the front but hoping to improve it with more flowers in near future.
hope everyone is having a good week
thanx for visiting
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Getting new Sparks firing in the Brain ... Learning Something New
g'day folks
Monday just gone i went to our local craft group here, haven't been in many years, went when i first moved here. not as many people as i remember being in the group but very pleasant company.
i took along my little bits of crochet, making granny squares out of left over balls of yarn, got a few of those done but was really hoping that my neighbour was there who told me about the group & that she was teaching crochet to a few of the ladies, well, i've seen some of her crochet items & they are breathtaking to say the least, gorgeous cabled blankets, geometric throws, flowers of every type throw, she is a very advanced crocheter. she had a dentist appointment Monday, mmm, felt a little disappointed as i really wanted to learn something new in crochet, don't get me wrong, i love the humble granny & you can do a lot with it.
anyway about half the morning had disappeared, so i asked one of the other ladies there who was making an afghan of unusual design, would she show me how to do that stitch she was making, i was in luck, she did...
& i learned to do
Bavarian Crochet
this was my 2nd attempt after i came home, my 1st attempt was okay but i missed the bit where i had to put the 'fan' into the tiny hole at the top of the 'clusters', have been enjoying doing a few rows every morning.
with learning this stitch my head hurt terribly but not in the usual headache style way, i was learning several techniques that i had never heard of before, clusters, fans & post stitch, now, most of you experienced crocheters probably know the stitches by different names, that's okay, i call them as i see them plus that's what my teacher was referring to them as.
when i came home i took a break for a few hours to let my mind process the lesson, then i started again, my mind was a lot more relaxed.
it was probably those neurons i hear so much about, the ones that need new things to learn to fire up & make new ones? or something similar, who knows but learning something new is extremely satisfying!
so, i sat with my tea & crocheted some more today
don't often bring out the delicate cups & saucers ...
have you challenged yourself lately? learned a new skill or something new in your preferred skill? it can be very exciting! give it a go & see where it leads you.
i might try to learn something new in crochet once a month to start with ...
thanx for visiting
Monday just gone i went to our local craft group here, haven't been in many years, went when i first moved here. not as many people as i remember being in the group but very pleasant company.
i took along my little bits of crochet, making granny squares out of left over balls of yarn, got a few of those done but was really hoping that my neighbour was there who told me about the group & that she was teaching crochet to a few of the ladies, well, i've seen some of her crochet items & they are breathtaking to say the least, gorgeous cabled blankets, geometric throws, flowers of every type throw, she is a very advanced crocheter. she had a dentist appointment Monday, mmm, felt a little disappointed as i really wanted to learn something new in crochet, don't get me wrong, i love the humble granny & you can do a lot with it.
anyway about half the morning had disappeared, so i asked one of the other ladies there who was making an afghan of unusual design, would she show me how to do that stitch she was making, i was in luck, she did...
& i learned to do
Bavarian Crochet
this was my 2nd attempt after i came home, my 1st attempt was okay but i missed the bit where i had to put the 'fan' into the tiny hole at the top of the 'clusters', have been enjoying doing a few rows every morning.
with learning this stitch my head hurt terribly but not in the usual headache style way, i was learning several techniques that i had never heard of before, clusters, fans & post stitch, now, most of you experienced crocheters probably know the stitches by different names, that's okay, i call them as i see them plus that's what my teacher was referring to them as.
when i came home i took a break for a few hours to let my mind process the lesson, then i started again, my mind was a lot more relaxed.
it was probably those neurons i hear so much about, the ones that need new things to learn to fire up & make new ones? or something similar, who knows but learning something new is extremely satisfying!
so, i sat with my tea & crocheted some more today
don't often bring out the delicate cups & saucers ...
have you challenged yourself lately? learned a new skill or something new in your preferred skill? it can be very exciting! give it a go & see where it leads you.
i might try to learn something new in crochet once a month to start with ...
thanx for visiting
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Tassie in a Flash
it's been awhile since i've been here
been to tassie & back (in February). a week just isn't long enough, even though i was happy to be home again. there was so much to see & do down in tas, my sister had put so many venues in, that some are just a blur ...
botanical gardens, Unzoo, Port Arthur & ghost tour, this was done over 2 days, Female Factory, brewery, Tahune AirWalk, just to name a few, think we had 2 or 3 places in a day?
the weather stayed perfect the whole time we were down there, rained on the sunday before we came home.
we ate apples off trees on the side of the road, the flavour was insane! her backyard had ripe nectarines & yellow sweet plums to pick & eat & no fear of fruit fly! wish i could grow stone fruits.
am still waiting on photos from my eldest but do have a few i can share in the meantime. my phone camera was very temperamental & a lot of photos i took were just a black screen.
this is all that i'll put here for the moment, we had a wonderful time in Tassie & will have to do it again.
hope everyone is safe & well
thanx for visiting
been to tassie & back (in February). a week just isn't long enough, even though i was happy to be home again. there was so much to see & do down in tas, my sister had put so many venues in, that some are just a blur ...
botanical gardens, Unzoo, Port Arthur & ghost tour, this was done over 2 days, Female Factory, brewery, Tahune AirWalk, just to name a few, think we had 2 or 3 places in a day?
the weather stayed perfect the whole time we were down there, rained on the sunday before we came home.
we ate apples off trees on the side of the road, the flavour was insane! her backyard had ripe nectarines & yellow sweet plums to pick & eat & no fear of fruit fly! wish i could grow stone fruits.
am still waiting on photos from my eldest but do have a few i can share in the meantime. my phone camera was very temperamental & a lot of photos i took were just a black screen.
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| enjoying lavender icecream |
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| behind bars |
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| made it to the top of the Shot Tower |
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| Mount Wellington |
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| Bishops cottage & then later the post office |
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| the cathedral Port Arthur |
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| Trentham Cottage |
this is all that i'll put here for the moment, we had a wonderful time in Tassie & will have to do it again.
hope everyone is safe & well
thanx for visiting
Thursday, 9 June 2016
an amazing view
g'day
am totally slack with my blog of late but found this link on another blog & thought it well worth the post, we live on an amazing planet & these are seen from space
enjoy
Tim Peake British ESA astronaut and test pilot. Part of Expedition 46/47 on the International Space Station, launched 15 December 2015.
am totally slack with my blog of late but found this link on another blog & thought it well worth the post, we live on an amazing planet & these are seen from space
enjoy
Tim Peake British ESA astronaut and test pilot. Part of Expedition 46/47 on the International Space Station, launched 15 December 2015.
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