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On growing old gracefully

26/07/201021/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized3 Comments on On growing old gracefully

Today met my girlfriends for a get-together and debrief after the school holidays… {You know how when something is troubling you, a good bit of advice is to write a long letter to yourself where you can purge all the…

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Undersea-garden crocheted scarf

03/07/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized4 Comments on Undersea-garden crocheted scarf

Now, I am no crochet-er.  I struggle with each and every stitch. I think it comes down to this, when I learnt to knit, my mother taught me.  I was taught.  Mum took the time and effort, it was a…

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Caramel “loopy” scarf

28/06/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on Caramel “loopy” scarf

I made this scarf a few years ago, not really sure now how many.  Originally I had done a class at Ivy and Maude, and was so inspired I went on to make dozens of these.  Well, maybe a few…

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Bush jumpers

05/06/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on Bush jumpers

Today I have for you two bush jumpers… (btw, the above title is supposed to be a play on words as here in Australia a “jumper” is what in the US is referred to as a “sweater”…  I’ve lived over…

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Mother’s Day

09/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized2 Comments on Mother’s Day

I know Mother’s Day is celebrated on different days in all the different countries of the world, but here in Australia we celebrate it on the second Sunday in May: which is today!   My parents kindly had sent me…

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