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Mustard cable-knit cowl

26/06/201222/07/2016 CarolynUncategorized37 Comments on Mustard cable-knit cowl

As those clear and cold as crystal winter mornings descend upon us, and the desire to swathe oneself in warm and cosy woolies; I have finished knitting a neck-warmer thingamy-bob. I used Rowan belle organic dk, in shade 00010.  This…

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The Shopping and the Spoils…

22/06/201225/04/2019 CarolynUncategorized20 Comments on The Shopping and the Spoils…

…the lowdown on the fabric and yarn shops I visited whilst in Italy and Paris. First stop, Rome; and before we had headed off on our trip I had read about Fratelli Bassetti Tessuti in a really excellent review which is also on the…

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A travel wardrobe…

19/06/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized45 Comments on A travel wardrobe…

Time away:  27 days Where to:   Rome, Umbria, Cinque Terre, Lake Como and Milan in Italy: and finally Paris Season:  the later part of spring.  Going by current and previous years’ weather forecasts in these parts of Europe we…

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Paris in the spring; such a marvellous thing

16/06/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized30 Comments on Paris in the spring; such a marvellous thing

9 June Self drafted dress, Metalicus petticoat, Vogue jacket in red silk hessian, also a self drafted Tshirt underneath (not seen) for some extra warmth.  This photo above was taken by Craig on the Pont Neuf in the setting sun.…

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Gadding about

08/06/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized26 Comments on Gadding about

4 June Here I am about to pay a visit to my pal George Clooney in Lake Como… just kidding, hehe. I don’t know who lives in this beautiful villa in Varenna, Lake Como; but the white iron lacework gate…

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Tripping

03/06/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized38 Comments on Tripping

Me made May has been successfully completed, and the majorest challenge for me this time round was putting pictures in the Flickr group… A monumental difficulty when one does not have a reliable computer! Thank goodness for Craig whose expertise…

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Green

18/05/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized30 Comments on Green

Today’s mini photo challenge for the me-made May group is Green. Yah, a fairly unoriginal backdrop but that is all I have time for today.  I hope my ultra-smashing outfit more than makes up for it, haha. So, talking of;…

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The Dingo Flour Mill

17/05/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized24 Comments on The Dingo Flour Mill

Thank you so much for the positive comments, and I’m so glad my featured Perth landmarks are giving some extra interest and enjoyment to the usual rather repetitive “outfit shots” that I admit I am getting just a tad tired…

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