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The Great Bookmark Exchange: September 2006
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The Great Bookmark Exchange. Wednesday, September 20, 2006. Hi everybody, there's not much reading getting done around here. Luckily though I don't have to pack all my books - that would have decided me against going :-? We're moving stuff into storage on Saturday and my brother and his wife move into our house that day. Then it's just one more week until we leave! Check out the mess pics on our travel blog. Posted by dianemulholland at 5:03 PM. Tuesday, September 19, 2006. Thank you, KARLA! Next time I ...
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Apple Garden Threads: December 2006
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Thursday, December 21, 2006. Two weeks ago a string of lightning strikes caused bushfires to the north-west of us. After 2 frantic weeks, cleaning up the garden and patching gaps under the house and in the eaves, we woke up to the fact last night that Christmas is only a few sleeps away! So there is not much decision-making involved, which is good. Presents go in the mail (to the UK only, as others are coming to visit) or under the tree cut from the old pine plantation up the road, and we are ready.
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Apple Garden Threads: August 2006
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Sunday, August 20, 2006. A Poem I'll Try To Live Down. Today has been a shining day. Peach blossoms gleam against the sky,. The warmth of spring in the shining sun,. Above soft clouds are riding high. I should have done the washing,. I should have washed the floors. The bathroom looks neglected,. There are smudges on the doors. But the garden softly called me out. And the beds were left unmade. The dishes still upon the sink,. Oh, well, I grabbed my spade. Now the soil has been dug over,. A sequel every ...
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Apple Garden Threads: November 2006
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Friday, November 24, 2006. Today the art teacher for whom Margie and I did the felt workshop came to collect the finished wall hangings. And her reaction Wow! Was all we could have hoped for. She was delighted, and so was I, and pleased with the final effect of the hangings. Mounting them like canvases gave them a superb crispness and finish. I can’t wait to see their faces! Posted by Heather @ Friday, November 24, 2006. View my complete profile. Needles on the Move. Five weird things about me. No time t...
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Apple Garden Threads: October 2006
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Thursday, October 26, 2006. I Can Sing A Rainbow! I needed several different colours for a felt making workshop with children at a local school; with not much time for dyeing, I took a gamble on a technique against the rule that says tops must be soaked before putting into the dye and I made up the dye-baths (with plenty of water) and entered the dry tops. Some had to have the cover-cloth laid on as the fibres were laid out. But it was bliss to have plenty of room to slash around in and no carpet to ...
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Apple Garden Threads: September 2006
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Monday, September 25, 2006. Something to write (away) about. At last we have done something others might be interested in reading about! I was asked last week to go to the Wollangarra Open Day and spin in the inaugural Sheep to Shawl Competition, and ageed on the spot as I will spin under any conditions, the idea of a Sheep to Shawl intrigued me, as I have competed in an International Wool Challenge (Back to Back) 9 times now and love it and I had heard of Wollangarra and was keen to see it. It did have ...
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Apple Garden Threads: February 2007
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Friday, February 02, 2007. One of our bush ballads has lines in it that go:. Christmas in Australia's hot,. Cold and frosty is what it's not". I don't remember much more, but endorse the sentiments exactly. Back when we were clearing anything flammable (read weeds, dry grass, sticks, prunings) from around our house, and keeping everything wet, I popped in a few vegies, to take advantage of the bare spaces and the water we were using so lavishly. A very simple pattern, but I couldn't stop myself tweaking ...
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Apple Garden Threads: October 2007
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Monday, October 08, 2007. No, this is not a post about sleeping within your own political boundaries - it is about getting old(er) and stiff and having a wonderful husband who accepts a pile of bridge decking when it is offered, resists the temptation to convert it to sheep-yards or firewood, and makes it into frames around garden beds so I don't have to bend over so far to plant or pick vegies. Now all I have to do is plant them. Pics to come. Posted by Heather @ Monday, October 08, 2007.
