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What the day brings

Rest is good

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I haven’t been well for a couple of days but in a few ways it’s been a good thing. My husband was able to stay home to care for the children. I was able to rest, like, actual bed rest! I even napped!
I knitted. I read. I dozed.

The children brought me flowers in bed. They climbed up and hugged me and told me stories and looked at me with smiling concern.

I’d almost forgotten how much I enjoy reading. I finished off Perelandra by C.S. Lewis and almost finished The Pilgrim’s Regress, also by Lewis (not to be confused with The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan, which is also excellent).  Did you know C.S. Lewis was a total genius?
It’s been a good reminder to me. I can’t go flat out all the time. I can’t always care for everyone else. I need to rest. And my family really, really loves me šŸ™‚

Snippets of life

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I received this week some very beautiful hand dyed cotton from Melissa at Rainbow Made. I’m knitting up some dishcloths using this famous pattern.

My heart flutters when I look at this photo.

We have so many tomatoes this year. These ones are partially oven dried and sitting in olive oil for sandwiches, salads, pasta etc.

                                                 The love affair with books continues.

Have you tried achachas yet? They’re really good! A little like a mangosteen in flavour and Australian grown. We’ve been getting them at an Asian market  where everything is fresh and cheap.

Today I’m working on a dress for an out of sorts 6 year old, knitting dishcloths, then there is that unfinished painting, embroidery and pattern to write up. Wish me luck!

In support of Nikki M

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Disappointing isn’t it? People steal things all the time but this is pretty personal. This bag was designed and handmade by a talented artist. It has sentimental value. Perhaps the person who took it will have a change of heart and pop it in the post back to it’s owner? I hope so.

Today is a good day!

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Sometimes it can feel that the happy days are few and far between but when they happen it’s a wonderful thing!

The sun doth shine.

The tired grouchiness of a certain 5 year old that made yesterday so awful is gone and has been replaced with smiles and good cheer. Pheeeeewwww!

The little one is having a long sleep to respite from her teething troubles.

Before husband left for work we teamed up so that most of the housework is done and I can have some relaxation ie. stitching time this afternoon. Hooray for good, selfless men!

Something about sticking my hands into a beautiful piece of soft and sticky dough makes me happy.

I’ve baked fruit bread and pikelets for the Lord’s Day and roasted a fresh batch of coffee beans.

I’m looking forward to the Quilt Convention tomorrow. I’ve saved my pennies and set myself a budget. It’s so long since I bought some nice new fabric, so that’s a priority!

I hope you’re having a good day too.

I’ll be back later to draw the giveaway, good luck!

Computer + me = disaster!

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I’ve just spent (wasted?) a goodly amount of time making a new banner for my blog following a tutorial using Picnik. Very easy to follow. Only problem is, when I place the banner on my blog it suddenly becomes a headache inducing pixellated blur. Tried to fix it. A lot. Can’t.
Any ideas?

Bloggrrrrrr!!

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I have things to show. I don’t really like texty posts, I like to have something nice to look at too. Blogger won’t let me upload images. Not yesterday. Not today. Is it me? Is it them? What if I can’t fix it? Am I destined to become a text only blog?! Hmm, a little dramatic perhaps, but I want my image uploader back!!