We travelled last weekend to the NSW South Coast for the wedding of the first of our nieces. The wedding had it all really. It was a spectacular South Coast day, perfect for a wedding on the beach.
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I spent the long weekend dilly-dallying in the farm garden, basking in gloriously sunny, winter weather ...
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From my picture journal ... the lovely Delbard rose, Paris 2000.
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I made some easy little clay tags as gifts for my workshop girls the other day.
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To mothers everywhere, a very happy Mother's Day. Mine was spent employed in the most unlikely of activities ... mothering :) My littlest bloss remains unwell & in need of nursing. And The Boy required some coaxing to get him through a Latin assignment on 'The Journey of Aeneas', due tomorrow. How is your Roman mythology?!
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I'm especially happy with how this project turned out, as it incorporates some of my favourite things: linen, embroidery, 3 Sisters fabric, a vintage buckle and 'un peu de la France'!
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The garden is not at its best after a very wet summer. We have lost plants to fungal diseases, the roses are covered in black spot, and the pests and bugs are having a grand old time! So I have to work a bit harder to see the beauty!
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Something old, something new,
Something borrowed, something blue,
And a silver sixpence in her shoe.
I whipped up a little blue keepsake for a friend who was married on Saturday.
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Last Friday was the fifth anniversary of my Dad's passing. He has been on my mind. In fact, not a day goes by when I don't think of him. Of my many passions, two are directly attributable to his influence: my love for gardening and for reading.
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Outside my window ... the lavender is flowering, the day is clear, but in the manner of late summer in Australia, the clouds will build during the day and threaten storms in the evening.
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