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Canal Rocks

21/03/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on Canal Rocks

Full day today, this is why I’m posting so late tonight.  We had a busy sociable day, and rounded off by going to watch the sun set over the ocean.  Here, my husband took so many beautiful photos, and also…

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Python alert

19/03/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on Python alert

I finished my python print satin outfit!  Here in this photo I’m not sure if I look as much like a sleepy python draped lazily down a tree trunk any more than I do an extra from the set of…

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St Patrick’s Day

17/03/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on St Patrick’s Day

How do I know it’s St Patrick’s Day, even though we don’t make a big deal out of it here in Australia?  Why, because the Spotlight stores, which are heavily influenced by American merchandising choices are simply chocka with fluorescent…

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Borrowing from husband’s wardrobe, again…

15/03/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on Borrowing from husband’s wardrobe, again…

Woot, for autumn!  I think the hot weather has finally settled down after a last scorcher on Friday and I’m in the mood for some of my cooler weather gear and some cooler weather colouring…. This skirt has been a…

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Candy floss colours

13/03/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized1 Comment on Candy floss colours

The colours in my photos have disappointed me a little as my camisole is really pinker than it appears here.  Today I felt in the mood for an artificial and unnatural candy-floss pop of colour, a peek into the Hello…

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Carpet of leaves

10/03/201021/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on Carpet of leaves

Autumn is my favourite season.  The extreme of heat has passed so the mornings are pleasant and cool, and yet the days are still warm enough for swimming, walking, picnics and enjoyable sociable activities.  And who says Australia doesn’t get…

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“What a curious feeling…”

08/03/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized4 Comments on “What a curious feeling…”

When I sat under this tree today I felt a bit like a gypsy-ish Alice in Wonderland.  I had this big solid tree comfortably at my back with its branches swaying and drooping, its canopy of foliage like a whispering…

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Orange skirt

06/03/201021/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized8 Comments on Orange skirt

I’ve finished a new skirt, as part of my autumn wardrobe plans!  It was a little delayed in getting finished as I debated whether to go and buy matching cotton to finish the seams ; yeah, HongKong seaming is my…

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