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Easy breezy

07/02/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized14 Comments on Easy breezy

Still been blowing an absolute gale around here; with the tail end of cyclone Bianca lingering about.  A plus; the stiff breezes have thankfully kept the temperatures down with pleasantly glorious days of around 32C, which is (imo) the perfect…

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Some random impressions of Tokyo (not fashion related)

06/02/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized13 Comments on Some random impressions of Tokyo (not fashion related)

To do the fashion in Tokyo any sort of justice, it has to be done separately… but here are some other impressions of this amazing city: Comic books suitable for “all age” (sic), about schoolgirls armed with machine guns?  Oh,…

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On knitting in planes

05/02/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized13 Comments on On knitting in planes

Further to my post on the socks knitted on our plane trip, I thought I’d give some more details on my own experiences of sky-high knitting  (and above is my nearly-second pair of socks knitted on the same trip).  Obviously…

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Plain and simple

04/02/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized16 Comments on Plain and simple

I was thinking of calling myself Plain Jane today; but didn’t want to offend any Janes out there.  I’m sure Janes have suffered enough, having a phrase like that readymade and just waiting to be lobbied at them whenever they…

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Rainstorm socks

03/02/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized19 Comments on Rainstorm socks

There has to be an upside to spending hours and hours in cramped transportation going halfway around the globe, right?  (Well, apart from the obvious one of ending up in some glorious exotic destination, such as Japan, natch!) Now the…

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Some new stuff

02/02/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized17 Comments on Some new stuff

Since I picked out some photos from Oregon yesterday, I thought it the appropriate day to wear and show the souvenirs I bought whilst there… and then I also remembered and pulled out this new top that I finished only just before…

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Oregon, USA; some impressions

01/02/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized8 Comments on Oregon, USA; some impressions

Americans love their cars… We saw birds of prey, both tiny cute ones…  and iconic majestic ones… Magnificent scenery… Even the teddy bears in USA are on a grand scale… When one orders a hot apple cider in a cafe,…

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What a difference a day makes…

31/01/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on What a difference a day makes…

The day before yesterday Today I do have some more thoughts on fashion in Japan to talk about here, plus I enjoyed meeting another sewing and blogging friend in Oregon; just let me sort through about a thousand photos first……

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