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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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Except the boots…

21/06/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on Except the boots…

Today my outfit is completely handmade by me!!  Doesn’t happen with extreme frequency, especially during winter when jumpers and cardigans are in constant appearance, so feeling pretty pleased with this outfit!  And my socks are knitted by me too, although…

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From sack to svelte

03/06/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized11 Comments on From sack to svelte

A wardrobe re-fashion: I had been planning to make myself a useful LBD for winter this year but struck gold at the secondhand shop… I felt incredibly lucky when I found this at a price less than fabric would have…

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Nice little stormcloud cardi

15/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized12 Comments on Nice little stormcloud cardi

My husband has had this jumper for about ten years and hasn’t worn it at all for the last five years at least.  When I found it in our toss-out bag I knew straight away I couldn’t ever throw it…

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Knotty blue scarf

06/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized8 Comments on Knotty blue scarf

It’s been an embarrassingly long while since I did a re-fashion.  My big bag of toss-out garments is still sitting there, taunting me.  And this re-fashion is so … trite, it’s barely worth the label “re-fashion”.  Still, in my defence,…

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Grey and mustard

27/04/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized8 Comments on Grey and mustard

I attended a very pleasant birthday morning tea for a friend this morning, so dashed very quickly into the park to take this morning’s photo:  this top is my own design, refashioned from my old pair of pants, first posted…

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“Moody Milkmaid” … refashioned

31/03/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized10 Comments on “Moody Milkmaid” … refashioned

Call me crazy.  I am crazy.  I’m insane.  Sometimes I swear I am a complete and utter lunatic.  I took my photos this morning and posted about my skirt (see below).  I even posted on Wardrobe Refashion.  I kept looking…

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Canal Rocks II

22/03/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized3 Comments on Canal Rocks II

These deceptively calm photos belie the fact that this afternoon we have endured the most massive storm, stronger and more ferocious than I’ve seen in years!!  Hard to believe a day ago we had balmy summer heat and relentless blue…

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