tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75456445846988830762024-03-06T13:40:38.769+11:00Simple Stitchessimplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.comBlogger1059125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-56133911868252444602024-02-27T15:25:00.003+11:002024-02-27T15:25:54.054+11:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well February is almost done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How did that happen?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Morning walks have been wonderful, different every day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoZXhzfCzXghuJ0bmfMownY5DFPrcczj5OAI8ZgapF_xfuc5qSogj3eWQLlOhaMnvzykPDPAvi7OgnHIQdAwhYRmEHzeBPMgPlQcqhE8iMironPIYUU2jNRVeyvzl0L8fH5GBk8b7IobIYDxtoDskpRBffG9VFyVeXFJxESAaalIE2g5uYxyQHZVZq1g/s2000/429324482_1602319357206194_1321463288452864138_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoZXhzfCzXghuJ0bmfMownY5DFPrcczj5OAI8ZgapF_xfuc5qSogj3eWQLlOhaMnvzykPDPAvi7OgnHIQdAwhYRmEHzeBPMgPlQcqhE8iMironPIYUU2jNRVeyvzl0L8fH5GBk8b7IobIYDxtoDskpRBffG9VFyVeXFJxESAaalIE2g5uYxyQHZVZq1g/w400-h300/429324482_1602319357206194_1321463288452864138_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLMN8T-xkEL7FaTw4PAE30qRKYK39bFFiWGTJobAvyOmDCatscHm0Xgd9nRcWCLvhb2JolGF2dICZsidMWNtAlE_pVC55oKrfA0ymbIwydqd1z3IWqflpoXbaR0mjkjLq_mqPF2CPQoNPmamvUibRjsLyEmOHOdzEG7EncxlR3Or6Bi7OHPfCGwSNgjM/s2000/429120656_386125067538424_4911174355466177524_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLMN8T-xkEL7FaTw4PAE30qRKYK39bFFiWGTJobAvyOmDCatscHm0Xgd9nRcWCLvhb2JolGF2dICZsidMWNtAlE_pVC55oKrfA0ymbIwydqd1z3IWqflpoXbaR0mjkjLq_mqPF2CPQoNPmamvUibRjsLyEmOHOdzEG7EncxlR3Or6Bi7OHPfCGwSNgjM/w400-h300/429120656_386125067538424_4911174355466177524_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">my roses have been beautiful this year...</div><div style="text-align: center;">so I thought I would bring another lot inside to enjoy...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRazbdJgajBiGcxGgvsLHZaU4Yptho4S2sNz1g4W8VGZp47iRjs0BoQ18RvNAkw1A_oi5lo_aDS_FP-hIF-GEG57w0v0Rs1xgjINAmYE1j2adCmUkvQMAbK-GpNNYisnxgIv2RONrvGEnU98WzPHUa8cosOp4Ze_zfvMzxGXZWfJnKyNBlh2yqsVkegg/s2000/429388675_945222343191617_3882685952679846119_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRazbdJgajBiGcxGgvsLHZaU4Yptho4S2sNz1g4W8VGZp47iRjs0BoQ18RvNAkw1A_oi5lo_aDS_FP-hIF-GEG57w0v0Rs1xgjINAmYE1j2adCmUkvQMAbK-GpNNYisnxgIv2RONrvGEnU98WzPHUa8cosOp4Ze_zfvMzxGXZWfJnKyNBlh2yqsVkegg/w400-h300/429388675_945222343191617_3882685952679846119_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and this little mini orchid is gracing me with another flower stem...</div><div style="text-align: center;">finally found the perfect spot for them to grow new stems!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFSxcoXAPNCuWf6ylrx-Mr2Z6plcCwJ_nT2owWNclyBUVt1I-WinrIDH6hxoAyyrCVgdxbBA-9Ds5lTGGs5gKRsDllBQI3b_LFaIw8xskThhDQ0dsAxEpg6a2XMZ1L1pCWmZjNHCG9WQtvo-rk8_VMMrai2R44goWfmYMoLs09AILboGhIseXejx7cyQ/s2000/429124929_1804129866755350_5502531581801713673_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFSxcoXAPNCuWf6ylrx-Mr2Z6plcCwJ_nT2owWNclyBUVt1I-WinrIDH6hxoAyyrCVgdxbBA-9Ds5lTGGs5gKRsDllBQI3b_LFaIw8xskThhDQ0dsAxEpg6a2XMZ1L1pCWmZjNHCG9WQtvo-rk8_VMMrai2R44goWfmYMoLs09AILboGhIseXejx7cyQ/w300-h400/429124929_1804129866755350_5502531581801713673_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and this adorable one is growing and growing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fascinated with the crab!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(as is George in the background!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCDE_XpCED7SkAFvKAVmKsF2m2IWl9EpryMQaXYr55XLEOmr9r295z29z5AZa3keUjQPq3oa1nXKBzkNuf327HO1F8h9dN-8O4oTiKLtTPZx9XynI2kWqXiCyI0yKdvMkMEGXEGQULeUuCXKvXDLsrhwzhlxXUIRJepDCzf3EYxjTaVmqjbkzFrpcAi4/s1919/429099033_930887738617129_4411432475734191882_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1919" data-original-width="1154" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCDE_XpCED7SkAFvKAVmKsF2m2IWl9EpryMQaXYr55XLEOmr9r295z29z5AZa3keUjQPq3oa1nXKBzkNuf327HO1F8h9dN-8O4oTiKLtTPZx9XynI2kWqXiCyI0yKdvMkMEGXEGQULeUuCXKvXDLsrhwzhlxXUIRJepDCzf3EYxjTaVmqjbkzFrpcAi4/w240-h400/429099033_930887738617129_4411432475734191882_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-88071968407107613222024-02-12T22:15:00.004+11:002024-02-12T22:15:38.541+11:00half way through February already!<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> I just can't seem to keep up with the weeks!</div><div style="text-align: center;">they are flying by....</div><div style="text-align: center;">middle of Feb already...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">below are some of the gorgeous morning views on my regular walk...</div><div style="text-align: center;">love this view so much, </div><div style="text-align: center;">never tire of it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-WZPYqm1wV53b-oiCTw31nWqtUHD0OuoTsncVY231IAnnSuh33nXSafsLJ-LfGWv_YI-j8VtjGXBPRDT0Aw6K0BD0mnxn8E4mKd5jWLj3ZDbtH3OHtMTLjJ8AzGKfjXOdyvYIqtdOjfkK7j0ztEwakml8tu4K_C8quTpyJQ3HgMsFqvsh4TzpDgG8aeY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-WZPYqm1wV53b-oiCTw31nWqtUHD0OuoTsncVY231IAnnSuh33nXSafsLJ-LfGWv_YI-j8VtjGXBPRDT0Aw6K0BD0mnxn8E4mKd5jWLj3ZDbtH3OHtMTLjJ8AzGKfjXOdyvYIqtdOjfkK7j0ztEwakml8tu4K_C8quTpyJQ3HgMsFqvsh4TzpDgG8aeY" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpiY8nJTyoyr8zI95zTpsPrAI-FjtF94_aDfjAnNH9220PIFpVpdFUjQ5UbWX5eZB6d1Yj1XgtCiPzz9-4JVpLfOEwIvFC7IXiw6D9CCd1pVPTtfB2bIKYQaK54KuAAHAZ4SZcoGsBZfqFNHgCjlt2nhdNYjyAhI_BqPfxbi84uMbD8320kpPi459ljj4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpiY8nJTyoyr8zI95zTpsPrAI-FjtF94_aDfjAnNH9220PIFpVpdFUjQ5UbWX5eZB6d1Yj1XgtCiPzz9-4JVpLfOEwIvFC7IXiw6D9CCd1pVPTtfB2bIKYQaK54KuAAHAZ4SZcoGsBZfqFNHgCjlt2nhdNYjyAhI_BqPfxbi84uMbD8320kpPi459ljj4" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirgPay0cSlcHnGnUKViVbBkgY0iwe7zqlucVzixnll8lbGo1xP5iDA2oDMX9rykNsuutYUeLWoQHa_6EcVdgAq2tH-7EaWYRb2JW1mgV1TpfjMlWOsfSVcbneOhxbBw6SPvYdl39Xv316xC_9GctvJYXwYUNLGGvEEdgxAB--pfq9-KIO2f3LeIFZi4xw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirgPay0cSlcHnGnUKViVbBkgY0iwe7zqlucVzixnll8lbGo1xP5iDA2oDMX9rykNsuutYUeLWoQHa_6EcVdgAq2tH-7EaWYRb2JW1mgV1TpfjMlWOsfSVcbneOhxbBw6SPvYdl39Xv316xC_9GctvJYXwYUNLGGvEEdgxAB--pfq9-KIO2f3LeIFZi4xw" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and this is one of my regular clients and their amazing view, </div><div style="text-align: center;">looking back towards my home town.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWwMq59b3ELu7JlNofjqqXvygAhdK0II2xSkexSSH1YM3Zu1-Ky1YR7xaLX-rBifI_S7xrYgVbWg6IFnwqASAUiNBFbDsjPBMtMXdNk-jTGerSQAHx_hwhunAXGuOKj85ytzyD8XqZSGesJVlOmr_LtxT31HAnOMjlcCGKzK3CwLdUdaOBDV5O4MD1aHY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWwMq59b3ELu7JlNofjqqXvygAhdK0II2xSkexSSH1YM3Zu1-Ky1YR7xaLX-rBifI_S7xrYgVbWg6IFnwqASAUiNBFbDsjPBMtMXdNk-jTGerSQAHx_hwhunAXGuOKj85ytzyD8XqZSGesJVlOmr_LtxT31HAnOMjlcCGKzK3CwLdUdaOBDV5O4MD1aHY" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">my 3" hexies blocks are coming along nicely, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I've done 10 so far with another 3 prepped and around the same amount cut but not prepped yet</div><div style="text-align: center;">not sure how big this will be...lap, single bed or queen topper?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm only maybe about 1/3 of the way through my stash...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think I need to start joining blocks to get an idea of size.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRTOTz1Hn3NDyzIaJwq0wDN4dmmc_hVFmyIy-ifcofoNX138QhVw3vPD3a9ej_WYin4rpecGkuQGCVB3GzZtLAhuK8lDx3ycRF2id79TyCZUL_v4Lo8WiOaITenYLc1l7ZDSFT6iWe7i0nPDpGB9zsuAIpGJh5ANEY_jcD4Z9-CUQpBuBdiBcks6LtJ0k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRTOTz1Hn3NDyzIaJwq0wDN4dmmc_hVFmyIy-ifcofoNX138QhVw3vPD3a9ej_WYin4rpecGkuQGCVB3GzZtLAhuK8lDx3ycRF2id79TyCZUL_v4Lo8WiOaITenYLc1l7ZDSFT6iWe7i0nPDpGB9zsuAIpGJh5ANEY_jcD4Z9-CUQpBuBdiBcks6LtJ0k" width="271" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and a little something with another regular client I take out for lunch every Monday, </div><div style="text-align: center;">sometimes we don't have lunch ....just dessert!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhxZEMR2ii9RFzMwZX1C7lwxEa1o90B4u6Na8EDSNor0dfzkFd1E_DzThU5bO_vasGSIcPSU4WINApU6NDAOU25E7jiZy7cjQlKinDXitXPmhG6pVtE1mMo5EuhL-v5vljyC4psdgPWFZpL4_o5Zw3MrrkaESCRZjZaLyPiM35DiVBbQr4746bD2hSe3s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhxZEMR2ii9RFzMwZX1C7lwxEa1o90B4u6Na8EDSNor0dfzkFd1E_DzThU5bO_vasGSIcPSU4WINApU6NDAOU25E7jiZy7cjQlKinDXitXPmhG6pVtE1mMo5EuhL-v5vljyC4psdgPWFZpL4_o5Zw3MrrkaESCRZjZaLyPiM35DiVBbQr4746bD2hSe3s" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">well back to the hexies!</div><p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-91271441996286577092024-01-28T15:58:00.003+11:002024-01-28T16:01:05.145+11:00January has disappeared!<p class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">This little cherub is growing quickly, </p><p class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">we got our first smiles while on grandparent duty </p><p class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">(also for the first time!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">more orange/red than red,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we are off to the nursery to find another <span style="color: red;">RED</span> one!</div><br /><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQYdX3PigVHZ319Jnw62y5JVh8Eoo1YA3aaullcEIItWY04JHoiLg7soidBYiZS_-IFh5RtdrABQyKH8jMoOGPN3NBwmiVHtqIl6bElWkVdrYs9MwST_Sleui7sS_s0FeO9ktdynCYAVqgkFdqMTVo-fy_OtQ-DIllGtr5zgKAMZQHHVVS7rZhZR9Rx-g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQYdX3PigVHZ319Jnw62y5JVh8Eoo1YA3aaullcEIItWY04JHoiLg7soidBYiZS_-IFh5RtdrABQyKH8jMoOGPN3NBwmiVHtqIl6bElWkVdrYs9MwST_Sleui7sS_s0FeO9ktdynCYAVqgkFdqMTVo-fy_OtQ-DIllGtr5zgKAMZQHHVVS7rZhZR9Rx-g=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and this is it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">much more the colour we want, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">can't wait to see it fully out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-IpPqsbUY-pg7Hhf5k24XAp-kGdq2uoKXETkTnHKPSpWsHHQhJ882MMohPzSLM9EIRGO7W-sGpOXH020xSZrlzQMCfeTesTezEVMU6VviTq6lv7UCHS9mWIp8mryhAEaCJ5T03JHHcGjcoZYAIym7K9_JB8b2Brtjeyj6S5rQmAynexzxUGNRww_sohY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-IpPqsbUY-pg7Hhf5k24XAp-kGdq2uoKXETkTnHKPSpWsHHQhJ882MMohPzSLM9EIRGO7W-sGpOXH020xSZrlzQMCfeTesTezEVMU6VviTq6lv7UCHS9mWIp8mryhAEaCJ5T03JHHcGjcoZYAIym7K9_JB8b2Brtjeyj6S5rQmAynexzxUGNRww_sohY=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my tigerlillies are performing well again, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">just bought a couple of stems inside to enjoy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsdHtw3DQK1dR7x2p31T53glsfDjw95JFuuVGV4__nyEcRlZVkV9gDPFdbILA-yLmPBi2D2sg1A3OiLy2G_u_JJ5Jd_tWjn50OQwqzDSt507ewBldOC_J86ZQA8rdtSu-VO3XSbPzdSXrxnBxqmDOPKAh4QRU0gFx68CoPSpHQSHlWB3qfMDIuwKSPWk8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsdHtw3DQK1dR7x2p31T53glsfDjw95JFuuVGV4__nyEcRlZVkV9gDPFdbILA-yLmPBi2D2sg1A3OiLy2G_u_JJ5Jd_tWjn50OQwqzDSt507ewBldOC_J86ZQA8rdtSu-VO3XSbPzdSXrxnBxqmDOPKAh4QRU0gFx68CoPSpHQSHlWB3qfMDIuwKSPWk8=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>one of the quilts I'm doing this year, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">these are the first 8 blocks, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they go together pretty quick, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">its the cutting and prepping that takes so long!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">nothing new will be bought for this one, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's a use up the stash project</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">won't make a dint!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqs4A-UcIFUNtUvStyUtvgLC0MgQ1_BYuf7xrpDIVMjcXo2AEFH-9DTQXWWnmsieGXGpsGc9qjysgl2WtFuOTD8TJ2lp8KEjrtjzl8XuwDhj1wc6-P3HJ2J3----DWIsZgSzdqedyB2Cngw4j4xADKMmfVTaTIUrx0-PZZ7YTtxE_hHkAlUEidrv3Buww" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1453" data-original-width="1792" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqs4A-UcIFUNtUvStyUtvgLC0MgQ1_BYuf7xrpDIVMjcXo2AEFH-9DTQXWWnmsieGXGpsGc9qjysgl2WtFuOTD8TJ2lp8KEjrtjzl8XuwDhj1wc6-P3HJ2J3----DWIsZgSzdqedyB2Cngw4j4xADKMmfVTaTIUrx0-PZZ7YTtxE_hHkAlUEidrv3Buww=w400-h324" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this family of swans decided that it would be a good idea to cross the busy road out the front of where my MIL lives in Pakenham...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they came out of the retirement village (this photo),</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">waddled up the drive to the traffic lights...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4uo1AW1BJnDa3GAXNl5896QTDxnh7h_2Q3KI-jFvjZpF1q9nasy5ui5woQ-pvYOcPJLYz1NyyjLVtvHqthBN-0NCtMacy_fkZ4-HaMHbDhygntFWCmBPe-YLBjMwjqEuVqXQllBQn9sjqZJ--99WADnPc_6r6Eoicq_IQm_NP55GWW5d4d3KFIMxvTIs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4uo1AW1BJnDa3GAXNl5896QTDxnh7h_2Q3KI-jFvjZpF1q9nasy5ui5woQ-pvYOcPJLYz1NyyjLVtvHqthBN-0NCtMacy_fkZ4-HaMHbDhygntFWCmBPe-YLBjMwjqEuVqXQllBQn9sjqZJ--99WADnPc_6r6Eoicq_IQm_NP55GWW5d4d3KFIMxvTIs=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />where they proceeded to cross!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my heart was in my mouth literally!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all the traffic stopped for them across 4 lanes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">MIL said they do it all the time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thankfully it wasn't very busy, usually this road is chaotic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHymKQfoVyhur-reFfEJmc3ug622BZ_guNkRfxENlwVb-owh2PabDom3rIfLsPsD7eAtDILm66BqXSExGiVe2YkwiVSs84XmhV68ZvqAaoIKXG5VBW72HNAXPgSYyEJnpdUTDuBisCSXFIWnyRQ3wYlU0SSrnDCSDGsPTSwpKwigdEbt-izVL4GiIN5GU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHymKQfoVyhur-reFfEJmc3ug622BZ_guNkRfxENlwVb-owh2PabDom3rIfLsPsD7eAtDILm66BqXSExGiVe2YkwiVSs84XmhV68ZvqAaoIKXG5VBW72HNAXPgSYyEJnpdUTDuBisCSXFIWnyRQ3wYlU0SSrnDCSDGsPTSwpKwigdEbt-izVL4GiIN5GU=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ok update done, off to do other stuff now!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you have all enjoyed your long weekend</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Australia Day everyone!</div><br /><br /><br /></div> simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-34437938235502774472024-01-01T15:12:00.001+11:002024-01-01T15:12:14.453+11:002024 begins!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wishing all a very </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: x-large;"><b>Happy New Year!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May 2024 be everything you want and more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our celebrations were very quiet, I did manage to stay awake until midnight, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">watching a show on Paramount ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we spent Christmas day at home with most of the family,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Boxing day with the rest...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lunch was pretty simple, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Roast Pork (in the airfryer, gamechanger!), </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">roast turkey and pumpkin, carrots and spuds,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sliced ham, peas and corn and bread sticks, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">made a pavlova</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and tried one of those Coles chocolate sponge with chocolate and orange sauce (very rich!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyh5zztdxopZBBysGtWvs5innVEcieUikzlT2_oLqG_JdYpUHhQ_CoIJrBeddhppfp4mNJ5UxUbt3nM5NRymQuKc0C0UVjhHM2PXsL2aK_IlUUSykE1YUBi5q5b0s5xb_Bas9B2mz6VKEprCsOO3t_p-B2ePJmd0m4qw8mtrQVLbnUmc21smqtIKG5zs/s4000/20231225_132118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyh5zztdxopZBBysGtWvs5innVEcieUikzlT2_oLqG_JdYpUHhQ_CoIJrBeddhppfp4mNJ5UxUbt3nM5NRymQuKc0C0UVjhHM2PXsL2aK_IlUUSykE1YUBi5q5b0s5xb_Bas9B2mz6VKEprCsOO3t_p-B2ePJmd0m4qw8mtrQVLbnUmc21smqtIKG5zs/s320/20231225_132118.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and this is the reason we had a quiet one...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">introducing Sophie Fay</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">born 29/11/2023</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHaATzAmzniUZK1QGeMPX7UHp_lIVDDf4Zrnu5IJizl92bG1ExRYtb10aZlnUMd37diJ11JuaHBhvOxhOhNjT4M3KIzag8_2hVPxQZ-07KjOJI70GVsBla6oCyIMmRPZeuj4bC9xUSNwelDQWLKLvh9E66BSy-UH_iYspOP6e2eMZxhwlvIn9W35pBhU/s4000/20231222_112514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHaATzAmzniUZK1QGeMPX7UHp_lIVDDf4Zrnu5IJizl92bG1ExRYtb10aZlnUMd37diJ11JuaHBhvOxhOhNjT4M3KIzag8_2hVPxQZ-07KjOJI70GVsBla6oCyIMmRPZeuj4bC9xUSNwelDQWLKLvh9E66BSy-UH_iYspOP6e2eMZxhwlvIn9W35pBhU/w300-h400/20231222_112514.jpg" width="300" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHaATzAmzniUZK1QGeMPX7UHp_lIVDDf4Zrnu5IJizl92bG1ExRYtb10aZlnUMd37diJ11JuaHBhvOxhOhNjT4M3KIzag8_2hVPxQZ-07KjOJI70GVsBla6oCyIMmRPZeuj4bC9xUSNwelDQWLKLvh9E66BSy-UH_iYspOP6e2eMZxhwlvIn9W35pBhU/s4000/20231222_112514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;">and one of her presents was this huge teddy I found!</span><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">spent a couple of days in my favourite place, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">moon rise on Friday... brilliant orange!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHoCDpoMVltSsCwO9bT1WvC1hA9BFLvbXjYk6IwUUM7X3pPfAL20vs2a3UecShWhrM2446MJ5z5pZwjuORQlKOML6_xQ9sdHqnDWa9MTf-remuWl8pgB5deYB-iPmUrhTr8j3sTskGgaG-cujSxb9ZUzsMH3XtZTtKPd0Ab0PXlN_v7DZwMrk8rGk0Ic/s4000/20231229_225103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHoCDpoMVltSsCwO9bT1WvC1hA9BFLvbXjYk6IwUUM7X3pPfAL20vs2a3UecShWhrM2446MJ5z5pZwjuORQlKOML6_xQ9sdHqnDWa9MTf-remuWl8pgB5deYB-iPmUrhTr8j3sTskGgaG-cujSxb9ZUzsMH3XtZTtKPd0Ab0PXlN_v7DZwMrk8rGk0Ic/w300-h400/20231229_225103.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the decorations my sister had assembled!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYg6MLMX4UOUcQ2nHu9JbGJyhqG3wUJJkyFyq6n3n_9aHUZ_YFT1YRzxAzNPcOGLFCNwhyphenhyphenu7PXkyQnQgrhY8J4XcRsdX5fYT916kFbAwizN1aEh_9paq1z1OX7imu4wELyxOGnXreoH3pM29CNlmKZwwuBetr-bvoXGeOg3JoIJXll7skpqO2F5jVn3bs/s4000/20231228_230135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYg6MLMX4UOUcQ2nHu9JbGJyhqG3wUJJkyFyq6n3n_9aHUZ_YFT1YRzxAzNPcOGLFCNwhyphenhyphenu7PXkyQnQgrhY8J4XcRsdX5fYT916kFbAwizN1aEh_9paq1z1OX7imu4wELyxOGnXreoH3pM29CNlmKZwwuBetr-bvoXGeOg3JoIJXll7skpqO2F5jVn3bs/w640-h480/20231228_230135.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">cut my orange tree back a bit as we couldn't reach the top branches,</div><div style="text-align: center;">3 bags of fruit came off the cut branches, </div><div style="text-align: center;">orange cake,</div><div style="text-align: center;">orange juice, </div><div style="text-align: center;">some oranges going to work, </div><div style="text-align: center;">some going to a friend, </div><div style="text-align: center;">lots left over....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpbYCiLH-Sv1l8oQsbO1rNZbxcTzA3jvazJjqju6vug_Psk5b2EsJMYno2BFKwF3pgKtY1htAhi-L7MG8LDD6XyLKj2oREy4TLyQnMwJAbRmlMMq7qb3kplGfnisptt0PqGxZw_l6T_T_SgV6-wvEFxWMTMVfyaLoJrtOOJFKKmh9d4Pg6XgWkZHOiNE/s4000/20240101_111358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpbYCiLH-Sv1l8oQsbO1rNZbxcTzA3jvazJjqju6vug_Psk5b2EsJMYno2BFKwF3pgKtY1htAhi-L7MG8LDD6XyLKj2oREy4TLyQnMwJAbRmlMMq7qb3kplGfnisptt0PqGxZw_l6T_T_SgV6-wvEFxWMTMVfyaLoJrtOOJFKKmh9d4Pg6XgWkZHOiNE/s320/20240101_111358.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and this beauty has made her maiden appearance today...</div><div style="text-align: center;">can't wait for the whole lot to come out properly, </div><div style="text-align: center;">think she is going to be a stunner!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjrLKFQJc76v01OecKvx7ojtVdbJH4KrWpo80uEUtg6lmw48Ag8TC3HUkc-j320TAadn9OTPxWNfDVo9m7kQNWW4zM1tIKFwyXjXh1inbaW-61doMLm_CxsmamfGj-jtr2osqJ6WAAcbDv-gDcvKSz4qd7k3V8f3qwwuwDpHDAlnZaNF2DrMh9K3juq8/s4000/20240101_111238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjrLKFQJc76v01OecKvx7ojtVdbJH4KrWpo80uEUtg6lmw48Ag8TC3HUkc-j320TAadn9OTPxWNfDVo9m7kQNWW4zM1tIKFwyXjXh1inbaW-61doMLm_CxsmamfGj-jtr2osqJ6WAAcbDv-gDcvKSz4qd7k3V8f3qwwuwDpHDAlnZaNF2DrMh9K3juq8/w480-h640/20240101_111238.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> just sorting out a new project I'm going to attempt.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Got this book and calendar many years ago,</div><div style="text-align: center;">decided that I will do the blocks out of the book this year, </div><div style="text-align: center;">one block per week=52 blocks in book,</div><div style="text-align: center;">that shouldn't be too hard to keep up with? fingers crossed!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">ok back to it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-49521964169967966032023-12-24T17:30:00.003+11:002023-12-24T17:30:20.675+11:00Merry Christmas Eve!<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> My decorating is a bit minimal this year...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0YpvIyjfdx_DD2b2cykVIiCCjlqeI4Qyvbu9RW69M4cLxA9yFkIscgEwYNjijiGUkore3sp-jm68fd8dXZSsz3lvf8gm46ypdHtuWqAK4klPqySHp22MYfAR8w-LcauUotnELD1nQSELQ3kF0nPIn0XeX63aM_5XIpbjKXuqYuojOxgQ3iZW0kZVbydE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0YpvIyjfdx_DD2b2cykVIiCCjlqeI4Qyvbu9RW69M4cLxA9yFkIscgEwYNjijiGUkore3sp-jm68fd8dXZSsz3lvf8gm46ypdHtuWqAK4klPqySHp22MYfAR8w-LcauUotnELD1nQSELQ3kF0nPIn0XeX63aM_5XIpbjKXuqYuojOxgQ3iZW0kZVbydE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and by the front door...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my snowman collection</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAzWHWG8b6tl9ohDvNVxgZ4Q4r4aZk5R6j6sGkbiL6MXPGZCXuurqcHZucF6Omk7R4V0R_grdK3jdyE4tSdnMVQXGUJwM0Iv0q49rDKfIUKyqTPtz9zsITq-mYcnHID3vyIePNt-CZK7y7kg12VTsBKc0nQI2F1mzcmKBObw5269lWZCGM8gI5BKqbJqo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAzWHWG8b6tl9ohDvNVxgZ4Q4r4aZk5R6j6sGkbiL6MXPGZCXuurqcHZucF6Omk7R4V0R_grdK3jdyE4tSdnMVQXGUJwM0Iv0q49rDKfIUKyqTPtz9zsITq-mYcnHID3vyIePNt-CZK7y7kg12VTsBKc0nQI2F1mzcmKBObw5269lWZCGM8gI5BKqbJqo=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and a close up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDns9KjsK9RlJls7AIC89tFPYmuRgFr3a3E5nbW1o7CIpJ42Nyza20x0QQiftEWUNmkOPM3idtSeMRf2jTPPqzjWNUnRR2mOCc1KzhNfycZyZhtxJmJo5C-Y8dd32STahP_1bvMMBWagShz1X_FM7qMx4gQBdqamXnb6m7WGe9RnkRba4XH2UIWB0WKd4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDns9KjsK9RlJls7AIC89tFPYmuRgFr3a3E5nbW1o7CIpJ42Nyza20x0QQiftEWUNmkOPM3idtSeMRf2jTPPqzjWNUnRR2mOCc1KzhNfycZyZhtxJmJo5C-Y8dd32STahP_1bvMMBWagShz1X_FM7qMx4gQBdqamXnb6m7WGe9RnkRba4XH2UIWB0WKd4=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">pork roast is prepped for cooking, </div><div style="text-align: center;">turkey roll is defrosting, </div><div style="text-align: center;">pavlova made, cream whipped, fruit ready to go,</div><div style="text-align: center;">fruit platter for boxing Day is cut and in containers, </div><div style="text-align: center;">all ready for the festivity to begin</div><div style="text-align: center;">table will be set in the morning as it looks a thunderstorm is almost here,</div><div style="text-align: center;">don't want the decorations, table napkins etc to get wet!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Merry Christmas!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">(or whatever you do or don't celebrate, do it in style!)</div><br /><p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-87037567652920268972023-12-18T21:38:00.001+11:002023-12-18T21:38:14.632+11:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My hippy finally bloomed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">not a stunner by any stretch of the imagination, but a bloom none the less!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBW2PRQYVRvvgixgq6_RcubWuCiu31YTuoONUUl2YZQSq-XlBLe2Ad-Q4Z__ZO8FANZCaIh3DmoftAz2cSDgYmbZREr9e1ZsGEzlZtwnkHd88EI9M1rV6Gp18vsqK0krIXLCL0HgQy9LWUHxO7J2ElCC9_p93-w3JVxBGHPTKKt1I_Ue1evVMcLW4H9eI/s4000/20231124_175017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBW2PRQYVRvvgixgq6_RcubWuCiu31YTuoONUUl2YZQSq-XlBLe2Ad-Q4Z__ZO8FANZCaIh3DmoftAz2cSDgYmbZREr9e1ZsGEzlZtwnkHd88EI9M1rV6Gp18vsqK0krIXLCL0HgQy9LWUHxO7J2ElCC9_p93-w3JVxBGHPTKKt1I_Ue1evVMcLW4H9eI/s320/20231124_175017.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />some beauties from the garden<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hDLqLP1BSarelLpHj0p1kTtpJbs85mZHOLzi4inV2nqK9G8enfCXIg04_8ap9tqHy-SzMGCf4OeQ3hRTIVNzMXTvVHcTkgZlg_qkpwKF8rTFq8m3MNIaa0y6WF94CK6SOjma-H7CZ69F7JL71E1cljecmpgHhpPzQe-YFcOOeg0NRRL5HmR7slj0aKQ/s4000/20231119_131737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hDLqLP1BSarelLpHj0p1kTtpJbs85mZHOLzi4inV2nqK9G8enfCXIg04_8ap9tqHy-SzMGCf4OeQ3hRTIVNzMXTvVHcTkgZlg_qkpwKF8rTFq8m3MNIaa0y6WF94CK6SOjma-H7CZ69F7JL71E1cljecmpgHhpPzQe-YFcOOeg0NRRL5HmR7slj0aKQ/s320/20231119_131737.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the type of traffic jam I love!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6T3gHZJdsc7gM9W4YhZuzORjhLWrayTa972NDVAykMT38G46ly3c_MA-1XJtBq3oLIjBcqGXsN9J6_SBKa6rR3GCl30dHVFZ8eyNhJw-IOGzFIe9pJygbenQPaoDwLlFsKp2wCN5_S4O9w48pMvY0alDnEy0MU7ok96mtjnylpic1w43e7_JMF8wrBLg/s4000/20231113_120619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6T3gHZJdsc7gM9W4YhZuzORjhLWrayTa972NDVAykMT38G46ly3c_MA-1XJtBq3oLIjBcqGXsN9J6_SBKa6rR3GCl30dHVFZ8eyNhJw-IOGzFIe9pJygbenQPaoDwLlFsKp2wCN5_S4O9w48pMvY0alDnEy0MU7ok96mtjnylpic1w43e7_JMF8wrBLg/s320/20231113_120619.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>slashing done for another year..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">boy it was long, almost could of done haymaking!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUL9HrH2wjTvP1JBosp9cKDWZQtdOKQBpZYEAUaIMkgE406-UQz4v-MnNf9Gj2m8Vzy1Rsn4j9nTrgH63dSKaJszqRcpgA8tm1mjfQKSPME0BHWUL0_L-dYtjH15_H8Ijs6avEElfVhbGDQWVXfrcXX1x6coDPEQM07lygawhog9XKkOoew1lQDZk-UoA/s4000/20231105_104550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUL9HrH2wjTvP1JBosp9cKDWZQtdOKQBpZYEAUaIMkgE406-UQz4v-MnNf9Gj2m8Vzy1Rsn4j9nTrgH63dSKaJszqRcpgA8tm1mjfQKSPME0BHWUL0_L-dYtjH15_H8Ijs6avEElfVhbGDQWVXfrcXX1x6coDPEQM07lygawhog9XKkOoew1lQDZk-UoA/s320/20231105_104550.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I got to play with a new toy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">battery powered chainsaw...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so much fun!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGasiIWHpMtEF-JnwWB0ZBmiIpoKm6ga9A-_Efq5NkT9d0Pfzipk8ZSLbEucChUOMG0Dhb4-JIcTtcN6mGZnI9W7RuXrDfo78LzV5qd1VtUo3QWT5s-olMbyLFMb4i3ILkd8-7RCa1GG7ujkGqOk8vmYmoG9YbXieqvUo7sIluKejup_Lvr1SQO3i3fgo/s4000/20231105_134200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGasiIWHpMtEF-JnwWB0ZBmiIpoKm6ga9A-_Efq5NkT9d0Pfzipk8ZSLbEucChUOMG0Dhb4-JIcTtcN6mGZnI9W7RuXrDfo78LzV5qd1VtUo3QWT5s-olMbyLFMb4i3ILkd8-7RCa1GG7ujkGqOk8vmYmoG9YbXieqvUo7sIluKejup_Lvr1SQO3i3fgo/s320/20231105_134200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>and these beauties were picked for my fabulous massage therapist who was getting married<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKiam7CofvlaW4YW9J4U5K3RUgcUnNFruH1K7Eerq8lLbzuZnnsVPnqiO8s6860cmbJ9js7uez1cnQYUsGWUfQDf98n4_iLRULb7x2XomZyJlJOKee844AGF5Zi09ZMTxY4kLshJIersC7CZuc7VQfCxNyYvtSinpkufibeVKgS2PVskOt191gcFQ5y4/s4000/20231102_165233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKiam7CofvlaW4YW9J4U5K3RUgcUnNFruH1K7Eerq8lLbzuZnnsVPnqiO8s6860cmbJ9js7uez1cnQYUsGWUfQDf98n4_iLRULb7x2XomZyJlJOKee844AGF5Zi09ZMTxY4kLshJIersC7CZuc7VQfCxNyYvtSinpkufibeVKgS2PVskOt191gcFQ5y4/s320/20231102_165233.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my stall for December at HotchPotch...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I think interest rates and cost of living has finally hit most people right where it hurts!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sales have been down for everyone, the only ones making profits are banks and supermarkets!!!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">if only more people would shop local,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> support handmade,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> or handcrafted</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> or small business owners.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqCNpyFyUOgVwg2l4rKABB4slOL9ZgkNCPX6Hxa7vX5zmsuhlnt7R_nYuEceJSp8NfYD7HsTzU2hn3evpiTo5tLtRtz13rIqltaQruXGrB1we1A0zzMVt8J4-X0qkLX9737O_ltrcfI0u9DEEVohYxd8-rWDRb6vj-7yKL2hko6_WeAXolvLrSyhjqu8/s4000/20231121_162412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2164" data-original-width="4000" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqCNpyFyUOgVwg2l4rKABB4slOL9ZgkNCPX6Hxa7vX5zmsuhlnt7R_nYuEceJSp8NfYD7HsTzU2hn3evpiTo5tLtRtz13rIqltaQruXGrB1we1A0zzMVt8J4-X0qkLX9737O_ltrcfI0u9DEEVohYxd8-rWDRb6vj-7yKL2hko6_WeAXolvLrSyhjqu8/s320/20231121_162412.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /></div><br /> <p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-67031097876064447312023-10-29T13:30:00.001+11:002023-10-29T13:30:00.152+11:00busy busy!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">been flat out at work, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the garden always brings me joy...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXJLHxcC6y7T70h0zuIloFAOZRYaAgI3XEpA84bLRbsfb8udZVLgiD5p7UMyp4bzaoS7w3siuN-2XzftV7skfSwIpvTZCLfSUB6xN9_gQc4ZH1cTcs5GRMQPvEQhKqjvkXUqBkBeALusS-j-y8keyFBW_erOTM3k9Tgj1myrcXIVThuXBCXVmBh7b0uA/s4000/20231010_075315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXJLHxcC6y7T70h0zuIloFAOZRYaAgI3XEpA84bLRbsfb8udZVLgiD5p7UMyp4bzaoS7w3siuN-2XzftV7skfSwIpvTZCLfSUB6xN9_gQc4ZH1cTcs5GRMQPvEQhKqjvkXUqBkBeALusS-j-y8keyFBW_erOTM3k9Tgj1myrcXIVThuXBCXVmBh7b0uA/w300-h400/20231010_075315.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">more flowers for inside to enjoy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxteqeZZafRwwkGaJmkv3GS9A9tpAD68oOOHe66Ec2OwvZb0lM1EX3viEngSkS04ApzZ4WANnp4szFP2mXULgg3QJFLZiSYzxfAiEbkGc6rLhFlrX2LfXoxDHzzQ1OnskGbRh7azaz0g3slpzwNSkJzFsXDedtjMSudhzluyIl5nA9Ped_m9NbCz4hco/s4000/20231011_165322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxteqeZZafRwwkGaJmkv3GS9A9tpAD68oOOHe66Ec2OwvZb0lM1EX3viEngSkS04ApzZ4WANnp4szFP2mXULgg3QJFLZiSYzxfAiEbkGc6rLhFlrX2LfXoxDHzzQ1OnskGbRh7azaz0g3slpzwNSkJzFsXDedtjMSudhzluyIl5nA9Ped_m9NbCz4hco/w300-h400/20231011_165322.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the roses have started and are amazing</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionq0sePskdPbOPlzgIxlQK9PIB_KluxxJQIMCzq0ioECkOOwLW55YTgMSdqyV5yjHmzQqwHFDnI3mqz2TjKdANDpNBmKORxD9R31rKOfADJ_MxY1VX1XLfU9-h0c5mDlsS8wVZeD_vjjywyxRVWp2kLM8kIWc8xFZ984L6jSgJpNtLhCjmV6wKm-1cpM/w400-h300/20231024_174745.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">treated myself to lunch on Friday after my eye appointment,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it was delicious, </div><div style="text-align: center;">will be going back to this place </div><div style="text-align: center;">Harrow and Harvest in Lilydale</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Rtv-A4zY654SQDToDHdUqAb_EhABLetypgQcUf_DdzCBNmZEqmInYmpgwM7_zcgCEoJUfHLLpraQd8f3drSOI6_zd6O1hExRKczF6T1uuf3sLdjv6cn8U-mbnQi5hYgANl1QPz_gCAuu3EMkU3-0EpxSZUQ8IJGiL36UBQrO4SLJ_hlzo29l-z7_gng/s4000/20231027_124050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Rtv-A4zY654SQDToDHdUqAb_EhABLetypgQcUf_DdzCBNmZEqmInYmpgwM7_zcgCEoJUfHLLpraQd8f3drSOI6_zd6O1hExRKczF6T1uuf3sLdjv6cn8U-mbnQi5hYgANl1QPz_gCAuu3EMkU3-0EpxSZUQ8IJGiL36UBQrO4SLJ_hlzo29l-z7_gng/w300-h400/20231027_124050.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and then an ice cream in Healesville, </div><div style="text-align: center;">just because...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-c5HET72TjVngW67BlvMx972NNCrDP4lI1lH_E8dbpLjq7HBN1ZbyHv51dWZgFxwjVjDjuZ5SXP6PverUZLWbkym2jxG7eR_y1Ux4GMe7eTZJJszTVhant127y5FlIqFE09JE2gU9f3xSqsTRAH_l6QLa92M7c7nW6OVN60URYFIpI7UGNL7C9tN7cE/s4000/20231027_142501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-c5HET72TjVngW67BlvMx972NNCrDP4lI1lH_E8dbpLjq7HBN1ZbyHv51dWZgFxwjVjDjuZ5SXP6PverUZLWbkym2jxG7eR_y1Ux4GMe7eTZJJszTVhant127y5FlIqFE09JE2gU9f3xSqsTRAH_l6QLa92M7c7nW6OVN60URYFIpI7UGNL7C9tN7cE/w300-h400/20231027_142501.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">love where I work these days,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a new view each day...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSABpL5n_2Kl7-w-jv6bU737QIoNH_IJNI91bcEhkLKFGoueSGf7XlWoXkBAbMAIYQwOlohZV_LQoXA9_EUqSC84r7QUdnbJMTA2XoDEUeNVU_78ZoM2MZ7_wesYe4ihMLx1l-EX7HaS65ZbhUcG7ZMBoUkNoYQbqqFkRSIcJ2nn5_aYARUZme7qVBaA/s4000/20231025_094904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSABpL5n_2Kl7-w-jv6bU737QIoNH_IJNI91bcEhkLKFGoueSGf7XlWoXkBAbMAIYQwOlohZV_LQoXA9_EUqSC84r7QUdnbJMTA2XoDEUeNVU_78ZoM2MZ7_wesYe4ihMLx1l-EX7HaS65ZbhUcG7ZMBoUkNoYQbqqFkRSIcJ2nn5_aYARUZme7qVBaA/w400-h300/20231025_094904.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLNCfygorD3nN2_GZZ8Clnb5pkKm0MsS94DAN3ZDWmL74FyMNUeCxBMs5xPUrzcSWkAvFuQFRJf7IVzg-juaub5-C6E9sk8SacovLM-4jG2mOHSJn-xn3E_Qs8EumRZl4M_tX_3RdoUzW6IxkhVZS0aF9y3TeugQj75xGiwfDJuAKsZeu_lTDWFZ40ig/s4000/20231025_120052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLNCfygorD3nN2_GZZ8Clnb5pkKm0MsS94DAN3ZDWmL74FyMNUeCxBMs5xPUrzcSWkAvFuQFRJf7IVzg-juaub5-C6E9sk8SacovLM-4jG2mOHSJn-xn3E_Qs8EumRZl4M_tX_3RdoUzW6IxkhVZS0aF9y3TeugQj75xGiwfDJuAKsZeu_lTDWFZ40ig/w400-h300/20231025_120052.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">haha this was my view for lunch one day, </div><div style="text-align: center;">showers then sun, then more showers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oooivgSXIMTVlnq80dIPPEgsiBYm_qTK4l6ti0Hi6HT3Yg9tZhjwrxzLy5RhaWHkcNoWgoqQhWLCiuiQd9a58bQ6-fNxjlm1aUkX-7zmto5XYMjJwUW9WsmQ8Vtrw5ILJm8ePoSDheqvAK8bChPZ8ncJRxSPPs_kCyCKtyfLXeZ0bfoTJnMmsJEyqBw/s4000/20231025_144357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oooivgSXIMTVlnq80dIPPEgsiBYm_qTK4l6ti0Hi6HT3Yg9tZhjwrxzLy5RhaWHkcNoWgoqQhWLCiuiQd9a58bQ6-fNxjlm1aUkX-7zmto5XYMjJwUW9WsmQ8Vtrw5ILJm8ePoSDheqvAK8bChPZ8ncJRxSPPs_kCyCKtyfLXeZ0bfoTJnMmsJEyqBw/w400-h300/20231025_144357.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">one warmish day and this guy was out but someone squashed him with a car, </div><div style="text-align: center;">found him on my walk the next day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtrrMxKEnTct6Q9PFTMNg8nTnAgiQBQe5W3y1fx2XQyUJ7Q09f5zVqrXYZi34GLWG98zoUPBLzo1h7_jPSHxNr6JymVZKYygSXHrupn-pC1_AR9pD_3UsvHZnyaCo8B9GDEVCHKOMhOeG2FVNOUYviSL9U96NUhONnoFZljOrasOaw7qQs0cTz5acpTg/s4000/20231025_073234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtrrMxKEnTct6Q9PFTMNg8nTnAgiQBQe5W3y1fx2XQyUJ7Q09f5zVqrXYZi34GLWG98zoUPBLzo1h7_jPSHxNr6JymVZKYygSXHrupn-pC1_AR9pD_3UsvHZnyaCo8B9GDEVCHKOMhOeG2FVNOUYviSL9U96NUhONnoFZljOrasOaw7qQs0cTz5acpTg/s320/20231025_073234.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and this was the view of the walk, </div><div style="text-align: center;">bit foggy but lifting and the sun coming out,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljfW5kiTREit_sBWlQdT_CLNmtQc4kd6XVnSfFUKoB0QdyiNssLdj_LMvyeKYfaOfqEAIXWqUTotN3ggqSsL7lagQK-Nsb02JyR_dTxSn1rFt-PgTHEZ27tw763TTGlkTrNs3JTgeWSYi6bUwMDI4jwyWR-yn_-pcACRqZdX0GRpmXpl5DXAWRgX1jY8/s4000/20231011_073226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljfW5kiTREit_sBWlQdT_CLNmtQc4kd6XVnSfFUKoB0QdyiNssLdj_LMvyeKYfaOfqEAIXWqUTotN3ggqSsL7lagQK-Nsb02JyR_dTxSn1rFt-PgTHEZ27tw763TTGlkTrNs3JTgeWSYi6bUwMDI4jwyWR-yn_-pcACRqZdX0GRpmXpl5DXAWRgX1jY8/w400-h300/20231011_073226.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">walked on a bit further around the lake,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and this greeted me, </div><div style="text-align: center;">bit eerie but beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">lots of angels </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mvpwydHsPyeJ_2fBOMiyAC3iQ9Yl1PKWKSYloOfqgiztO2IF6b_GsXxbe3F9LxPMZceLU2owg0bZjj_o5CfpwP-q5zRU72s3yfr51adhe3X_RKH1IlxZYfNfednW5aZ6OlM1FbSY_DcNIdpFeLPI3FDAvuiBKFiHsTCpFU5KKbEoveVfdzUF1yszqpM/s3479/20231014_142548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2350" data-original-width="3479" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mvpwydHsPyeJ_2fBOMiyAC3iQ9Yl1PKWKSYloOfqgiztO2IF6b_GsXxbe3F9LxPMZceLU2owg0bZjj_o5CfpwP-q5zRU72s3yfr51adhe3X_RKH1IlxZYfNfednW5aZ6OlM1FbSY_DcNIdpFeLPI3FDAvuiBKFiHsTCpFU5KKbEoveVfdzUF1yszqpM/w640-h432/20231014_142548.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Santa Sack</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvnTroa7CatDJ2KJWurSNeGar_7S8E7iI0mOt9msHJT3b-YBumDRp9Rbjwolw1zxF4ULRDrptW2johWIet1rHnILJyS6plJWggK2Bg4jOT8au_EKOenUdKO-gRAOBrzthPgdGfzXT5mGyKl1nm7-bX0tKlWiL0nNYe53PtbDJL4Lc8TfewSl75qQzbo4/s2958/20231015_105124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKKvw2FM9YNBooKg1CwiivmgkmC82lTHUbbCwcKt8864zOQ29p0DdfNCknlHZrb9zNALsXxLiKSiNIZMvNIant-2HF0ADn4b6iHQr6NdDnw_7_zRM9h_IMmwSBNC_6isRTZIsM54MJV4pFJtSe8EfUCHmZYbIYTRusQ9DGBBN76X0cBwbiae2JORpkAk/s4000/20231025_202419.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKKvw2FM9YNBooKg1CwiivmgkmC82lTHUbbCwcKt8864zOQ29p0DdfNCknlHZrb9zNALsXxLiKSiNIZMvNIant-2HF0ADn4b6iHQr6NdDnw_7_zRM9h_IMmwSBNC_6isRTZIsM54MJV4pFJtSe8EfUCHmZYbIYTRusQ9DGBBN76X0cBwbiae2JORpkAk/w300-h400/20231025_202419.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">sewing kits, </p><p style="text-align: center;">scissor keep with stork scissors, pincushion with needle threader attached, </p><p style="text-align: center;">thimble and unpick (not in photo)</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8FZWAsuabNTeTsQc9VXAfX_aZIY7NILEsnEzpnnoZhY2LiCJhelT9ydnfO2OfNRTqW0PildJVIbqgaiakMQbU1IOZ1zOHbYWlUJUdG9ShDKFHBhURf7zpv07MioXx6_nFJNGcQBqZgwQjDxDbq1iHDhxCMbWGuHT-MswGI9gyjHJKUST_-OXxfvVUFM/s4000/20231028_162227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8FZWAsuabNTeTsQc9VXAfX_aZIY7NILEsnEzpnnoZhY2LiCJhelT9ydnfO2OfNRTqW0PildJVIbqgaiakMQbU1IOZ1zOHbYWlUJUdG9ShDKFHBhURf7zpv07MioXx6_nFJNGcQBqZgwQjDxDbq1iHDhxCMbWGuHT-MswGI9gyjHJKUST_-OXxfvVUFM/w300-h400/20231028_162227.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stall photo from last week</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftp8WbeQeZe60R9rM6BTOeALih-Gyb8C30CL8Zawu-pIDBd7GY7inYdV0GpuddhVwSDXsjZ-mtkJsgdTtLQUBCz8LDQTHixgJ0jG6yAv5WKAOCOUA6FGzz6Zbk8-bu_xA_5RzjtKejUUGR3vfYEP5MoRJCOpHL0GLpib-tW5qdT2q56YjMzbDybeJnEE/s4000/20231027_140211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftp8WbeQeZe60R9rM6BTOeALih-Gyb8C30CL8Zawu-pIDBd7GY7inYdV0GpuddhVwSDXsjZ-mtkJsgdTtLQUBCz8LDQTHixgJ0jG6yAv5WKAOCOUA6FGzz6Zbk8-bu_xA_5RzjtKejUUGR3vfYEP5MoRJCOpHL0GLpib-tW5qdT2q56YjMzbDybeJnEE/w640-h480/20231027_140211.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">ok back to the making!</div><p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-1066423806774177482023-10-10T20:53:00.000+11:002023-10-10T20:53:07.467+11:00who stole my month?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">can't believe its a month since my last post!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm back walking most mornings, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">always a welcome sight...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvg_TNq-82LteHzbJjpnBHG2BY_I0JU9P_uHwH-vT8dp3fjE6M4aYI6ioFtUXpl1VoAyGMoTwlXSIkRQKGeIq4Tw5kWx0lb3nbQmxSzcKcTzUbA80XZ7owQJYO6_Ok8NJTZZ15yYEAmGL6xwwcDpm1uUCWTRy0rAzIVnkc_axIrK26v0bheP9IKu6F0Lg/s4000/20230928_072652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvg_TNq-82LteHzbJjpnBHG2BY_I0JU9P_uHwH-vT8dp3fjE6M4aYI6ioFtUXpl1VoAyGMoTwlXSIkRQKGeIq4Tw5kWx0lb3nbQmxSzcKcTzUbA80XZ7owQJYO6_Ok8NJTZZ15yYEAmGL6xwwcDpm1uUCWTRy0rAzIVnkc_axIrK26v0bheP9IKu6F0Lg/w400-h300/20230928_072652.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there are heaps of cormorants at the moment as the dam has recently been stocked with fish, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">snapped this guy drying off, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but there was still a group of about 9 hunting the fish, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">plus about another 6-7 drying off on the opposite bank.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well fed I think.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTz-2p2gUu8R90_KQvm58sfEthjWX7ydfRgGN5R0KiHFGiiVZb5vNbJxHvj5mx3qvpT-UqNS1MPxm5GLNW6y3iavd2wio8saIfOBxCCo-vkwE8BUHOEzh5WAvPTppavrwIb4wymb9PyFul6o3CoE-L21my2_l_579u46pv4RA46d5tb0xUJUTvb17pwZE/s4000/20230927_073151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTz-2p2gUu8R90_KQvm58sfEthjWX7ydfRgGN5R0KiHFGiiVZb5vNbJxHvj5mx3qvpT-UqNS1MPxm5GLNW6y3iavd2wio8saIfOBxCCo-vkwE8BUHOEzh5WAvPTppavrwIb4wymb9PyFul6o3CoE-L21my2_l_579u46pv4RA46d5tb0xUJUTvb17pwZE/w300-h400/20230927_073151.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">duckling season is here too..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">not many families on the dam, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">only 2 or 3.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeneo2MPRANOZfWY1IZha2cRizniX1HlwU9K76s6KdW2kOMd5BQsOenAZzFU9-H7v6DJFaoDBF-7U1uPuZxjXccf3BS5IL8T5Q2XVe_w7LpHVp2It0jvZ6MVxq_rCkeVdPh39U8NfGXKNGUslBZtw8FFYUQpYy_ZODJNjY4IcDvqmOsJlOeRTJh_ERms/s4000/20230928_072824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeneo2MPRANOZfWY1IZha2cRizniX1HlwU9K76s6KdW2kOMd5BQsOenAZzFU9-H7v6DJFaoDBF-7U1uPuZxjXccf3BS5IL8T5Q2XVe_w7LpHVp2It0jvZ6MVxq_rCkeVdPh39U8NfGXKNGUslBZtw8FFYUQpYy_ZODJNjY4IcDvqmOsJlOeRTJh_ERms/w300-h400/20230928_072824.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my waratahs are amazing this year, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this one was only planted earlier this year,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the blooms are huge! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6H4354i63n4tp4NXjSwXQ5g-PQOALqJqyGYproHFejCNK-t8clBFNNtB3K6sK5YQyNoTzKktW4uUziMUXXRK2fDxmT2vyBHbA4Zh_U54PW_4oKUHeSMJ889uAhDFbiS4rUEescWy3LP7v_EmyPqAdJWp03XLQ1AvbeDSc4JNXkArXYlqzAcl03K_tiCg/s4000/20230929_105447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6H4354i63n4tp4NXjSwXQ5g-PQOALqJqyGYproHFejCNK-t8clBFNNtB3K6sK5YQyNoTzKktW4uUziMUXXRK2fDxmT2vyBHbA4Zh_U54PW_4oKUHeSMJ889uAhDFbiS4rUEescWy3LP7v_EmyPqAdJWp03XLQ1AvbeDSc4JNXkArXYlqzAcl03K_tiCg/w300-h400/20230929_105447.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my pink one has finally come out....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">onlly 1 flower this year, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it had 6 last year...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">oh well, maybe next year it will have more.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NH-Hc4XNAe_uzgDbxHyiMEkQsA7JlkhbVIC9g-4GSlNJFoDug-JvCtY2aBAzR2KKU3gs1sX6VYv5Rijjwxq1423PgEQDh-4QBoDKPnR8SNgaxU-BXL__ps5ADdRjTqU3X9YCIMLowBvE9VVXkd2QQGhDdcROi3Yo4iN3Zsy-MCt4F0Ia671G4UmeK50/s4032/20230914_170645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NH-Hc4XNAe_uzgDbxHyiMEkQsA7JlkhbVIC9g-4GSlNJFoDug-JvCtY2aBAzR2KKU3gs1sX6VYv5Rijjwxq1423PgEQDh-4QBoDKPnR8SNgaxU-BXL__ps5ADdRjTqU3X9YCIMLowBvE9VVXkd2QQGhDdcROi3Yo4iN3Zsy-MCt4F0Ia671G4UmeK50/w300-h400/20230914_170645.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and this one is beside the pink one, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's about 8 years old, thought I was going to lose it 2 years ago, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but it has perked up nicely.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIlR5f2GMN0fp7K8H6gsf7c0XcsW3ELDnxHXwqlcQmbN_kvCDqXpQZkfGyitdTfuYD3Y9sPwW2uXAn9HnO0WtBa6u4Eu5Dd-5D2ob-2y1fU0J9HUn5vPvpo6J532Ee-2vqNh-4E2SB9b3Cn-iZ6N2cfwAUSAgDi4yeGlaFnX7YuuB8ymHetOYnbnhrCg/s4032/20230914_170700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIlR5f2GMN0fp7K8H6gsf7c0XcsW3ELDnxHXwqlcQmbN_kvCDqXpQZkfGyitdTfuYD3Y9sPwW2uXAn9HnO0WtBa6u4Eu5Dd-5D2ob-2y1fU0J9HUn5vPvpo6J532Ee-2vqNh-4E2SB9b3Cn-iZ6N2cfwAUSAgDi4yeGlaFnX7YuuB8ymHetOYnbnhrCg/w300-h400/20230914_170700.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the cherry tree is full on blooms,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">until the wind and rain came 2 days later...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">time will tell how many cherries we get.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNrxXswSbAlAyVHFQBTOnaUf1hPUHfi37B2Y7uNPSdW4qAwX3AlwsbqNNzOM-aFc_mOmxPZLVZVMeCA5Y9VB4woowJ0RVEOI1CoV8OC3RRzKA_bRXPu0Y3RGT1cd6iOnpiPdfW7eIBtLLBRWxP_wFQ5ZW7UdwcMk1Yd2eGjJSJyy5_JI-xcPKU5PDb0U/s4000/20230929_104509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNrxXswSbAlAyVHFQBTOnaUf1hPUHfi37B2Y7uNPSdW4qAwX3AlwsbqNNzOM-aFc_mOmxPZLVZVMeCA5Y9VB4woowJ0RVEOI1CoV8OC3RRzKA_bRXPu0Y3RGT1cd6iOnpiPdfW7eIBtLLBRWxP_wFQ5ZW7UdwcMk1Yd2eGjJSJyy5_JI-xcPKU5PDb0U/w300-h400/20230929_104509.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my first rose is out too..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">about a month early.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YW_izYinKeGvy2i9Z7Lp9V8wcQnHcLp8bNNXxkaTinbq9YkTPIygO_TlM2cPHFfg3cdtgsywB2lEyso-8X8QQE2A3zR_7e9NrK9JelJNyuwd1_0b9_FRpCSoD9CXDn_FEaDHlhv-HmFz84uv81yAtte-PgYUBuiuOc9cquI5Pciqvg7feFzdpmPHvYk/s4000/20230930_180434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YW_izYinKeGvy2i9Z7Lp9V8wcQnHcLp8bNNXxkaTinbq9YkTPIygO_TlM2cPHFfg3cdtgsywB2lEyso-8X8QQE2A3zR_7e9NrK9JelJNyuwd1_0b9_FRpCSoD9CXDn_FEaDHlhv-HmFz84uv81yAtte-PgYUBuiuOc9cquI5Pciqvg7feFzdpmPHvYk/w300-h400/20230930_180434.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the bearded iris's are also putting on a show</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAyVcybXfqrOYWNeHTsjOhP2BUT91UCb0LO4vVektFAfgvg1c_nHmysDFU1a7dxoTaGyMSTgxot4f_agYKR-NAjcqK4go6iH1iMm_heyLaEMUYc9jvAleqzDJT-J1MSFY7y3J5lTTYhmB0lf5j58vNGUX6SWZmNUjkLaV387NxLxFHTFCg-KMJQBwyT8/s4000/20231001_113758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAyVcybXfqrOYWNeHTsjOhP2BUT91UCb0LO4vVektFAfgvg1c_nHmysDFU1a7dxoTaGyMSTgxot4f_agYKR-NAjcqK4go6iH1iMm_heyLaEMUYc9jvAleqzDJT-J1MSFY7y3J5lTTYhmB0lf5j58vNGUX6SWZmNUjkLaV387NxLxFHTFCg-KMJQBwyT8/w300-h400/20231001_113758.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the lilacs and snowballs are out too</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuc12dwtFIYLanCFaHhsvu963MnT78RZ_pUyQBC1W_IzF5NrvDO381TgbfqxtBb2E74TuUeaI_9Sn1eRXqZ2Q-WltCUzQcH9_BOjrRq1-6J51y0dEHbSO6tzfT9VeLFrMkDBBgr_hB26hTZnm3VDGTb5R-tzeIXUqk7qAa2kqA1tpd1u8gwl3EpstN4Y/s4000/20231001_114333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuc12dwtFIYLanCFaHhsvu963MnT78RZ_pUyQBC1W_IzF5NrvDO381TgbfqxtBb2E74TuUeaI_9Sn1eRXqZ2Q-WltCUzQcH9_BOjrRq1-6J51y0dEHbSO6tzfT9VeLFrMkDBBgr_hB26hTZnm3VDGTb5R-tzeIXUqk7qAa2kqA1tpd1u8gwl3EpstN4Y/w300-h400/20231001_114333.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the mollis azalea is blooming and looks amazing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ltGnBfivm1Z8yQvBjW9DIwTqA8F6bWfMEt01Fy2_hQ0h7-qyx1uaoZcaGcSzUXrYyAffQ-PUIH1mRVOlpsIuf2lKLR-5iOhP7oVH4Yy0h_kh5V2JOiLK0X0Cc0-P3ewLOwRlsZqArUaZGQG16Gduop2_d2vH4-DAD5PDA6O0b_Ji7Q0-619bZTQCybY/s4032/20230912_162502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ltGnBfivm1Z8yQvBjW9DIwTqA8F6bWfMEt01Fy2_hQ0h7-qyx1uaoZcaGcSzUXrYyAffQ-PUIH1mRVOlpsIuf2lKLR-5iOhP7oVH4Yy0h_kh5V2JOiLK0X0Cc0-P3ewLOwRlsZqArUaZGQG16Gduop2_d2vH4-DAD5PDA6O0b_Ji7Q0-619bZTQCybY/w400-h300/20230912_162502.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">start making poppies for work...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxJ5wwWh7mjnKI28BpP1iiYo0C3aFHlUgI69w-ogDC7S_VR1nrOflXdMLMqEV2GZwCjTMgLZq6XazHstg3bhOb5s584oSCizrKrLyaJp3zsQvzGsP9ZnGy7DMGuLarKV4T7Kxc-TFQ4ikp_nr4ksNhfTVM0qvLaSCiKCyfJTZGQtSm3r8xcDy6jQakRg/s4032/20230923_172120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">playing around with some watercolour cards, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvzzocm-XSPWDnimjWP5uzKH3Pj3Pcgl2suJkcMmstvA94t71jr9pJtn0E85LX3e68IhT6iOFkuulnj42zKoIYLlCr1G_drre6nQY0LCmgGRAaYIAD7ynZmSq8GYr5itj34IeBnY51MgEpKRf8laV5s5xa9VDa0dFKVQSOHKp8AcpGxu6zOoQLiikxOI/s2535/20230907_194249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="2535" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvzzocm-XSPWDnimjWP5uzKH3Pj3Pcgl2suJkcMmstvA94t71jr9pJtn0E85LX3e68IhT6iOFkuulnj42zKoIYLlCr1G_drre6nQY0LCmgGRAaYIAD7ynZmSq8GYr5itj34IeBnY51MgEpKRf8laV5s5xa9VDa0dFKVQSOHKp8AcpGxu6zOoQLiikxOI/w400-h297/20230907_194249.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> well all caught up for now, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">hopefully it won't be a month before I post again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-3379781168028465442023-09-07T17:48:00.001+10:002023-09-07T17:48:29.939+10:00Spring has sprung!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My waratahs are starting to bloom...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this one is only about 2 years old..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">just starting to open</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlX3PLasCEI3B-molQOWhTiLxs-h9V9yW4Fxd7XTXBuAijGcviA6_CcHtcqWwA_fdTaUZ7PPfVKjBRP-NdVE70bxySf1oyQ_NfRZL_CvxCBPz2_qNVfdyOXwDiOAoAkXZPHrZi-joL72emi-mqw96GWxIHDATns9-HZ_qbGkaX7NaFLUzEKk__autoaQk/s4032/20230815_160658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlX3PLasCEI3B-molQOWhTiLxs-h9V9yW4Fxd7XTXBuAijGcviA6_CcHtcqWwA_fdTaUZ7PPfVKjBRP-NdVE70bxySf1oyQ_NfRZL_CvxCBPz2_qNVfdyOXwDiOAoAkXZPHrZi-joL72emi-mqw96GWxIHDATns9-HZ_qbGkaX7NaFLUzEKk__autoaQk/w300-h400/20230815_160658.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">a couple of weeks later</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtuTfiQtKtLA37fBTJAk-IyRkjC-ajgREr9OWlXlCAV-0hEX_nnA9HLZuYVUQyYKro7LXcFlW2iEg1VAph2XPD_h-a-hc4J1C_QsAAIzWJZIC5t9BrNE7LrC5UdSEyiw7E7zvDXyO7Xx2c1TPmJCP9AhkjFjcpVCIWF-iJfuOSKW9VCK1E3VSoxZr9ZBw/s4032/20230826_144246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtuTfiQtKtLA37fBTJAk-IyRkjC-ajgREr9OWlXlCAV-0hEX_nnA9HLZuYVUQyYKro7LXcFlW2iEg1VAph2XPD_h-a-hc4J1C_QsAAIzWJZIC5t9BrNE7LrC5UdSEyiw7E7zvDXyO7Xx2c1TPmJCP9AhkjFjcpVCIWF-iJfuOSKW9VCK1E3VSoxZr9ZBw/w300-h400/20230826_144246.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and now enjoying inside, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it's she a beauty?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBXw27UmdTo7VYmifXb9U_b5wod_ko4yReSGx4iGQjzNPyvMYCrjSMm-JB3_yuJyu85sgkXOnPkBRpZ-YlCZTh962HdGel7JI_VzwiBC0fh-Gzbu5sOUiahWMHE1nUgga6fh8yoz6AfWSxbgBX00G8stCSO3jNgsIu8XSPyiHfh-943c4OYNfVjEcr5k/s4032/20230904_100708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBXw27UmdTo7VYmifXb9U_b5wod_ko4yReSGx4iGQjzNPyvMYCrjSMm-JB3_yuJyu85sgkXOnPkBRpZ-YlCZTh962HdGel7JI_VzwiBC0fh-Gzbu5sOUiahWMHE1nUgga6fh8yoz6AfWSxbgBX00G8stCSO3jNgsIu8XSPyiHfh-943c4OYNfVjEcr5k/w300-h400/20230904_100708.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">these followed me home from a lovely client who was going away on holidays and didn't want to come back to a bunch of dead flowers...</div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">so I get to enjoy them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPjUpnzt8_uGte_hkCP9SQGghCTHAUQ72DdOjZBwrpJEwDxi7yCAtlkTrB90MqrSKBRdflvuO5Ga8b3hNrHnnIMPy_y08zINS1t8zuW3N-zjKwSysZEGtqb82SOMbIRwzCPoZ8W_KOPqI3N7u0puHAyh8p2CmsTtcu5Pa2nc1XLtnQercQYcRYzBuSLs/w400-h300/20230823_171002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">some mini daffs made their way inside too</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdLrj5QY-Mu6TamJ23RT_WTrQY2QigiRKcJKzdSLw9Sl3TaUFPCSdwi7SwTxCYpeG_iV-VFnbbFrEKZE8qrd4u7PZMmFjqcpYKFOuS6-K5z9A9Xcalq_Z1WRAkVfCLjxyXXNJ4XEoJwFO39d6piQlNS0bvoR1Uf7V7D9GJtaJ-3qQLgb7G18xXcMbTsw/s4032/20230822_200258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdLrj5QY-Mu6TamJ23RT_WTrQY2QigiRKcJKzdSLw9Sl3TaUFPCSdwi7SwTxCYpeG_iV-VFnbbFrEKZE8qrd4u7PZMmFjqcpYKFOuS6-K5z9A9Xcalq_Z1WRAkVfCLjxyXXNJ4XEoJwFO39d6piQlNS0bvoR1Uf7V7D9GJtaJ-3qQLgb7G18xXcMbTsw/w300-h400/20230822_200258.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">my stall at Healesville Hotch Potch is well stocked again.</div><div style="text-align: center;">almost time to start on the Christmas makings!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJuBg_Qn8qrI_Ly_VYwlh-MFcchW3sGP6anl0xq-eIfeGjYAbW9uLkTCTY-j8zzqtoYfulU2hBzvo80A0__ZGntUX7pjrMFL5P5SF0PUODmOzXK8PBAJg1bsZ1Cs2WcyQCupbbkkoHC08ooQd5MRerqNMf_uxVK3uYo7aI4y6bqwn3J8HmLbT_zkoLEeQ/s4032/20230904_131158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJuBg_Qn8qrI_Ly_VYwlh-MFcchW3sGP6anl0xq-eIfeGjYAbW9uLkTCTY-j8zzqtoYfulU2hBzvo80A0__ZGntUX7pjrMFL5P5SF0PUODmOzXK8PBAJg1bsZ1Cs2WcyQCupbbkkoHC08ooQd5MRerqNMf_uxVK3uYo7aI4y6bqwn3J8HmLbT_zkoLEeQ/w640-h480/20230904_131158.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">saw this gorgeous cross stitch at a clients house, </div><div style="text-align: center;">did a google search, found one in the US, </div><div style="text-align: center;">pattern only=expensive with $ convertion...</div><div style="text-align: center;">popped it up on FB I was looking, a friend who is an avid cross stitcher found this kit in NSW, </div><div style="text-align: center;">joined the page, messenged the lady and hey presto!</div><div style="text-align: center;">my cross stitch kit arrived!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuE2kftBmUUzumvwMBSZs6ZjeEIqoE131-e3TZ4R_n6drV8CH0Q0oH5qEdIXF2LvC-N1F7_alYQ55f6NtiK1xRxvpcd2hVY5GUvRSxwHvOxEaoBRF2hEzgQR4bRFxjXAoNdWO-HSNDzqkupb_HyMXYc2-RqlNPANw3RDkIwHJMGnf7_XlXqvEtn8AsHc/s4032/20230906_155801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuE2kftBmUUzumvwMBSZs6ZjeEIqoE131-e3TZ4R_n6drV8CH0Q0oH5qEdIXF2LvC-N1F7_alYQ55f6NtiK1xRxvpcd2hVY5GUvRSxwHvOxEaoBRF2hEzgQR4bRFxjXAoNdWO-HSNDzqkupb_HyMXYc2-RqlNPANw3RDkIwHJMGnf7_XlXqvEtn8AsHc/w300-h400/20230906_155801.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> the weather has just changed again, </div><div style="text-align: center;">beautiful today 22 degrees, sunny </div><div style="text-align: center;">this afternoon, temps plummet, rain and wind</div><div style="text-align: center;">looks like another cold and miserable Friday and weekend!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh well I have plenty to do!</div><p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-89991390406862656062023-08-20T15:43:00.004+10:002023-08-20T15:43:42.599+10:00Spring is almost here?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHeE-9le18MkpfNa-IenoicIAW7Wr8d80wPa24xPLyh8_UQ2bLilS-BwEsvCxEMyMn-ZUOT8lnT9B0RihFCyfKlD8I0fmMebwTCJmco6YbVqjbWEyJkytU-5925uUnmyDzUBaCARcTwYTOpT-0tSbKIfnepfKVTjU0JUY9XroYVUhPI5eoJcgG8swF04/s4032/20230810_073627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHeE-9le18MkpfNa-IenoicIAW7Wr8d80wPa24xPLyh8_UQ2bLilS-BwEsvCxEMyMn-ZUOT8lnT9B0RihFCyfKlD8I0fmMebwTCJmco6YbVqjbWEyJkytU-5925uUnmyDzUBaCARcTwYTOpT-0tSbKIfnepfKVTjU0JUY9XroYVUhPI5eoJcgG8swF04/w300-h400/20230810_073627.jpg" width="300" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGg9ZNXnECLCXD3Te1r3nPsIvEcp7AYD5SUU_A_hZDBq7igSda7tmnmD3ZgSGRgRrBcBPDR7l1Q7z_J2YrpOI2lhBJU1fYaN26nIS1mXUICLjHuxMDwj2ZLUcm8Qfe3_4uvqLl8OOLgbcnWGgKYwTY_SOpR1Ec1WedJtGRnScjhZPYVkUD-CQQiB5nxGQ/s4032/20230814_090905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGg9ZNXnECLCXD3Te1r3nPsIvEcp7AYD5SUU_A_hZDBq7igSda7tmnmD3ZgSGRgRrBcBPDR7l1Q7z_J2YrpOI2lhBJU1fYaN26nIS1mXUICLjHuxMDwj2ZLUcm8Qfe3_4uvqLl8OOLgbcnWGgKYwTY_SOpR1Ec1WedJtGRnScjhZPYVkUD-CQQiB5nxGQ/w300-h400/20230814_090905.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fresh squeezed orange juice from my garden!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">yum</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmy3mhn6ysggPGS7mhoVKJVGMvB7cQDx2CYYgBhBufkx94IjQIRMVvnjcHs9VD7Ran84Lk2ZSud4m_seOITLwShwXYnb893DlrEt3RoKm5VldYGQVGoFAQ48PH3yeh3bDu8NPYK93QQ8oBaBQC0d0SQI7vmqnpCia-gC-JIANW8qoxQY0w74aIiUv9Y0/s4032/20230811_182949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmy3mhn6ysggPGS7mhoVKJVGMvB7cQDx2CYYgBhBufkx94IjQIRMVvnjcHs9VD7Ran84Lk2ZSud4m_seOITLwShwXYnb893DlrEt3RoKm5VldYGQVGoFAQ48PH3yeh3bDu8NPYK93QQ8oBaBQC0d0SQI7vmqnpCia-gC-JIANW8qoxQY0w74aIiUv9Y0/w400-h300/20230811_182949.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">these are the fabrics I have chosen for my new grandie to arrive in December!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoy4GhgGBgqhVQ6Ootz_4YLLkRh0P5nCiLgsM7GyifUXx24e2qHiEO4LuFWxz1ly1QvWauI4jQr61A0SKbYTt9MfX1OfwuIo2eAauFuPSTR4hFEsfTCdpfkjK14Eq_1UL8EKHcsuDvxasMrQ8-aOir0fTQ1AIHqh-ogLWXyf_MnghiRu4uOYoWOSfCCQ/s4032/20230815_160658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoy4GhgGBgqhVQ6Ootz_4YLLkRh0P5nCiLgsM7GyifUXx24e2qHiEO4LuFWxz1ly1QvWauI4jQr61A0SKbYTt9MfX1OfwuIo2eAauFuPSTR4hFEsfTCdpfkjK14Eq_1UL8EKHcsuDvxasMrQ8-aOir0fTQ1AIHqh-ogLWXyf_MnghiRu4uOYoWOSfCCQ/w300-h400/20230815_160658.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the waratahs are starting to open!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dds__33E2ZPDyMzmWIq2KK_mla1bo0NNCaHHwN6RQzKhtnZXRfVPiQy8ZbeRgp2eBgZcrJeomA42C6GMjmFQwIQ5sh9Xdtk3A90pVCbm8nvT-kuHbU04BKeArAphIN2Gcl7cY99ts3Ckescgkms0ub3qsg0lsrT6qa_icuZo7zyPwuDnmI8dmUeEKVQ/s4032/20230815_161512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dds__33E2ZPDyMzmWIq2KK_mla1bo0NNCaHHwN6RQzKhtnZXRfVPiQy8ZbeRgp2eBgZcrJeomA42C6GMjmFQwIQ5sh9Xdtk3A90pVCbm8nvT-kuHbU04BKeArAphIN2Gcl7cY99ts3Ckescgkms0ub3qsg0lsrT6qa_icuZo7zyPwuDnmI8dmUeEKVQ/w300-h400/20230815_161512.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">this little guy is a very regular visitor on my back verandah!</div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">always demanding a feed....which he doesn't get often!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQb1ioityCAAqa8MRqMAT2bHVpR0iwfxvKz1kU3vpTpkzA9MraRy4pE307q4KQzqBhGmptW6tMj11Y0KztpTU3Hjr7ZwpTxZ27NtMds2W48RpyRtzNfIjik65-qBsnUd3YiB28HtJ5xmo7TzBVh43txIlzO9-yhdoSQ6Vl-jvDpPwm8VulbebNR1eJGk/s4032/20230816_140932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQb1ioityCAAqa8MRqMAT2bHVpR0iwfxvKz1kU3vpTpkzA9MraRy4pE307q4KQzqBhGmptW6tMj11Y0KztpTU3Hjr7ZwpTxZ27NtMds2W48RpyRtzNfIjik65-qBsnUd3YiB28HtJ5xmo7TzBVh43txIlzO9-yhdoSQ6Vl-jvDpPwm8VulbebNR1eJGk/w400-h300/20230816_140932.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> my lunch spot during the week...what a perfect day!</div><p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-24746625550145325682023-08-09T20:23:00.001+10:002023-08-09T20:23:06.892+10:00who stole July and half of August?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some of the gorgeousness in my garden at the moment, more to come!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyD4o7LjKsXobFiPnsZB7iQlncEqgyDcqQGs0YMRcfbSzALAAmtrTFMqxW6UqQ2-bAEC-cmUYG1dCuMazDQgTjJDDt3kx-8kkgsH5ymKiFr6qAXZ69BSf1xNKxJ7U3Wai9Hsh53EKcxUkBQczeeXUSQSUDhSASOSwNWyGmBZBwKUAhJuXkunjOG8T6hw/s4032/20230805_140659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyD4o7LjKsXobFiPnsZB7iQlncEqgyDcqQGs0YMRcfbSzALAAmtrTFMqxW6UqQ2-bAEC-cmUYG1dCuMazDQgTjJDDt3kx-8kkgsH5ymKiFr6qAXZ69BSf1xNKxJ7U3Wai9Hsh53EKcxUkBQczeeXUSQSUDhSASOSwNWyGmBZBwKUAhJuXkunjOG8T6hw/s320/20230805_140659.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AtoaCqd-JnYL8fnYKyka-UHpwABVjq3w8-8BC2cg7c7amZg8MebxXsF_F11ypiAW5Pf18v4OEgpazSjKUjVD9rpfjMZwovk-dUaDr5aZ6lyFOhvo1dfrYbM580TeqW2z381QT27QcYAZgBtigxf7AC0RleWllKh5B_hDw4kn0036bXXYm6ucM1TZuns/s4032/20230805_135404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AtoaCqd-JnYL8fnYKyka-UHpwABVjq3w8-8BC2cg7c7amZg8MebxXsF_F11ypiAW5Pf18v4OEgpazSjKUjVD9rpfjMZwovk-dUaDr5aZ6lyFOhvo1dfrYbM580TeqW2z381QT27QcYAZgBtigxf7AC0RleWllKh5B_hDw4kn0036bXXYm6ucM1TZuns/s320/20230805_135404.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">placemats for the stall, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sold</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiul9png2o80oLKSlXtZAzOkFdqMa0vFxPoueMSfDCteKVs0ja3YktbFHDfPfmOWLV413mcFQzYzMhvX681yLKxO7zAknUCo2Fu7y8YFqnuEIJ6NKntszcy-mIQMBaZKGPzKySdT5gNvSqyDirkRAidL1aTqDXWPf44s6MzaVrPX480-4rqWgU3_pxYdtE/s4032/20230702_153308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiul9png2o80oLKSlXtZAzOkFdqMa0vFxPoueMSfDCteKVs0ja3YktbFHDfPfmOWLV413mcFQzYzMhvX681yLKxO7zAknUCo2Fu7y8YFqnuEIJ6NKntszcy-mIQMBaZKGPzKySdT5gNvSqyDirkRAidL1aTqDXWPf44s6MzaVrPX480-4rqWgU3_pxYdtE/s320/20230702_153308.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some more cute scissor keeps, scissors included, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlypEeI4aJiHomWSaR8mMQ8HyBzs8gUxjavAL8rSYDuueQssHPB_7tRkKg2oK-KVywlZpNdrDCEndXepEZS7aSnVMT6z2KmkyCg3X23jdCC3KVSlTUdsHplK6oD2mlJEI8GkFR-8i37xkogWP_loJKW1OkfyMZU2UfQONP11_JqyjHEjHarVC4Hb9qXTI/s2347/20230720_165225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1612" data-original-width="2347" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlypEeI4aJiHomWSaR8mMQ8HyBzs8gUxjavAL8rSYDuueQssHPB_7tRkKg2oK-KVywlZpNdrDCEndXepEZS7aSnVMT6z2KmkyCg3X23jdCC3KVSlTUdsHplK6oD2mlJEI8GkFR-8i37xkogWP_loJKW1OkfyMZU2UfQONP11_JqyjHEjHarVC4Hb9qXTI/s320/20230720_165225.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my bargain score of fabric...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">$50 for everything in the 2 photos!</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBzTdwoOQc3c03e7tN24EK2CbLZ16PXTra3ZmyKSHk76V4j7DMAwibKnV0ot0Yjf-vL10Vfh_y_Ws7SHSllj9WWUnsp5DR0sst0ZP0ZQj_HDv18ZnC5SQByRdYbWifzzxElkNwdbetf5Sl3Rg8ev7NbEewSWpQrDAFtLcR5Zo2mFZrEPCKJzGXJDmrzs/s4032/20230728_171357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBzTdwoOQc3c03e7tN24EK2CbLZ16PXTra3ZmyKSHk76V4j7DMAwibKnV0ot0Yjf-vL10Vfh_y_Ws7SHSllj9WWUnsp5DR0sst0ZP0ZQj_HDv18ZnC5SQByRdYbWifzzxElkNwdbetf5Sl3Rg8ev7NbEewSWpQrDAFtLcR5Zo2mFZrEPCKJzGXJDmrzs/s320/20230728_171357.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaJGrYBPhrHGKZ1C6MVopINQWzwlWDpJyi8AS2ae6U48LGhgkIVI5kgCPg5iniAanJQd7_QG8ft3qtdKz1BjrZfdAPq_MCAYV8ohDoaB3nPCtGhNX-nDY0JSmDsZqpwPkkAISytMgbLne9zaAEyyZvRTDJ0edXclWFte9zPmQVFRMNFUcBxDpsf0xhA4/s4032/20230728_171345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RuYiGMw3OvV13Wx89EtYUuE2RHyzLajObtPT_EEfCz4d2fTHAwZlE7pvXR4UObwBOI9n2phcHXUxREKUV4luK6UD1WTvyOkYVoVI_M8IbsLRHG517hVBbc-Oze9uGjwffKTAdsYzTyBVz845LUVUkuvqIST4K8f8PCSHaOFICESRnFlxPz0BcjxX70o/w400-h300/20230619_171853.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">this was completely unexpected!</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a lovely surprise after a rather C#$P week!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhio78rPZPw1qJ-3pVQbybEwZShzUGjg3QdscnEbrmS3u_Qt1eLaRADtePCa4DTOMSuVDp8ZfXjmVgLclQDE-MZkh7iDSaMequDYjM9PTCg9JRbfmJUHSLXYQN-LCTscrF9FR1qEcVvFAHvVFZxySNq3PcqlodJGprajFIS_Oomq1zi-P6pOsu3HiWgMcg/s4032/20230621_101111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhio78rPZPw1qJ-3pVQbybEwZShzUGjg3QdscnEbrmS3u_Qt1eLaRADtePCa4DTOMSuVDp8ZfXjmVgLclQDE-MZkh7iDSaMequDYjM9PTCg9JRbfmJUHSLXYQN-LCTscrF9FR1qEcVvFAHvVFZxySNq3PcqlodJGprajFIS_Oomq1zi-P6pOsu3HiWgMcg/w300-h400/20230621_101111.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">almost finished these...just the binding to finish sewing done, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbanva27Y33LhUJHGrZLvEy1vqHR_DH4qCHcyK3zRFmEh29y6kp6bTl3TJZjxdPSSkl-5PsM2o3tZN2hZ3yQ4KFsTDcLUwt_JwXuKWpXzSU8oL3hJ7mGzbMsepKxPEniWZAsWZQtWoYgNiaVaLJ1zd9zXrLQZUL_TEM2IL8xMT1ypF-jPTTZPGdR3rnq8/s4032/20230621_113050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbanva27Y33LhUJHGrZLvEy1vqHR_DH4qCHcyK3zRFmEh29y6kp6bTl3TJZjxdPSSkl-5PsM2o3tZN2hZ3yQ4KFsTDcLUwt_JwXuKWpXzSU8oL3hJ7mGzbMsepKxPEniWZAsWZQtWoYgNiaVaLJ1zd9zXrLQZUL_TEM2IL8xMT1ypF-jPTTZPGdR3rnq8/w300-h400/20230621_113050.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> and this is the binding, </div><div style="text-align: center;">love a spotty binding!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">ok off to finish these and organise a birthday dinner!</div><p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-58717054004054411312023-06-18T15:23:00.002+10:002023-06-18T15:23:10.885+10:00where has the month gone?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my orchids are sending out loads of flower stems...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sold a few,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with a few more to go to market soon, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but lots to keep!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFVjw5W_ZYRri3z07_VlX2J109YlQl6Q0_agrF6EV1K62ziKeNl1FTUNKK6WYFWCGpftmzZQy60H1aTPbVt5Msod1yICkbgUYpwh4OqznD1s0Za1roBqv3BKpfswSN8kvTlHK2D-2xDhAeauCHiC33x8Z2D8K6JCqqPN_0e3WgUstx6S3YBnFkqn_/s4032/20230604_115418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFVjw5W_ZYRri3z07_VlX2J109YlQl6Q0_agrF6EV1K62ziKeNl1FTUNKK6WYFWCGpftmzZQy60H1aTPbVt5Msod1yICkbgUYpwh4OqznD1s0Za1roBqv3BKpfswSN8kvTlHK2D-2xDhAeauCHiC33x8Z2D8K6JCqqPN_0e3WgUstx6S3YBnFkqn_/w300-h400/20230604_115418.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">my greeting cards are coming along nicely,</div><div style="text-align: center;">selling a few which is lovely, </div><div style="text-align: center;">hopefully the warmer months when more peeps are around will be better!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZa3BPbVE4gmLuKhzNwuGpMybAP_bI07dito-6-1AchTbQspT9TGPkMxP0dak8AY2g0WzGy0PE1N7A2stpvtCXKShSSwh3Ojvs5X635gOrXVxLVq0atD5ohoi15u70uGC6DAi7GlKSWI1hHSfMaz-WKqYY-lTNWPrk3ES_Dtz3SfIG3J89dynxa6Qh/s3009/20230606_085053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3009" data-original-width="2967" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZa3BPbVE4gmLuKhzNwuGpMybAP_bI07dito-6-1AchTbQspT9TGPkMxP0dak8AY2g0WzGy0PE1N7A2stpvtCXKShSSwh3Ojvs5X635gOrXVxLVq0atD5ohoi15u70uGC6DAi7GlKSWI1hHSfMaz-WKqYY-lTNWPrk3ES_Dtz3SfIG3J89dynxa6Qh/w395-h400/20230606_085053.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the start of a new item for the stall, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but these take time, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but hopefully the scrap bin will be a little less as I go along....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXNLqgNtkVREK3hKBmnIkF-cVFsC5D3xE_4qVKv91GGtb6bByyhtFjA2hVBAYJk1FPvajC1bvuEec2w1ikX4iyNeUJz2vqr-TaNabXTtFBp8BpDBFmiQb3G6n1J1EjsD99DfdWrsRde4ZenNI095utRO71x_EE9OYw95CDUvGAoMgcQUWUIQcIcfz/s2611/20230609_210316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="2312" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXNLqgNtkVREK3hKBmnIkF-cVFsC5D3xE_4qVKv91GGtb6bByyhtFjA2hVBAYJk1FPvajC1bvuEec2w1ikX4iyNeUJz2vqr-TaNabXTtFBp8BpDBFmiQb3G6n1J1EjsD99DfdWrsRde4ZenNI095utRO71x_EE9OYw95CDUvGAoMgcQUWUIQcIcfz/w354-h400/20230609_210316.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">love a pile of trimmings!</div><div style="text-align: center;">so satisfying....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg--cJjH1LyWATdjEYexFkty9jZC--qd4XvY1nxpQdqYF5dAhDrpn8rBF4HYW4Na6PnKc3WRqEfn_WDO2NsPBUsLAlnqvJ1bMFvYr1kVv_IyfMDBgeAaZvFKR5N48C6ZL8nwWchQNW-6xP2tGrg0QwVpcc7nf2LVbXk7qdTCUDBn-W6p7LPTbNvMG-/s4032/20230612_150813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg--cJjH1LyWATdjEYexFkty9jZC--qd4XvY1nxpQdqYF5dAhDrpn8rBF4HYW4Na6PnKc3WRqEfn_WDO2NsPBUsLAlnqvJ1bMFvYr1kVv_IyfMDBgeAaZvFKR5N48C6ZL8nwWchQNW-6xP2tGrg0QwVpcc7nf2LVbXk7qdTCUDBn-W6p7LPTbNvMG-/w300-h400/20230612_150813.jpg" width="300" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and lots of half square triangles!</div></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg--cJjH1LyWATdjEYexFkty9jZC--qd4XvY1nxpQdqYF5dAhDrpn8rBF4HYW4Na6PnKc3WRqEfn_WDO2NsPBUsLAlnqvJ1bMFvYr1kVv_IyfMDBgeAaZvFKR5N48C6ZL8nwWchQNW-6xP2tGrg0QwVpcc7nf2LVbXk7qdTCUDBn-W6p7LPTbNvMG-/s4032/20230612_150813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zDwPzxr5jSSgOdOgwx79S8N5GF3IH9VW2YgTX1ZKCXL10UhnhySPuXx-JQH38A3x-o_r5MZT47C4bfGU8VfFFd7uT0hp5BzqmKBHe8xJx4_3UyqvPon7meNyCXOyXH-cJW91fwVNkyUQwSfLSju91SFNC1Jh07xrBGQFeXuxGktPRJNYIyImV77g/s4032/20230612_150916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zDwPzxr5jSSgOdOgwx79S8N5GF3IH9VW2YgTX1ZKCXL10UhnhySPuXx-JQH38A3x-o_r5MZT47C4bfGU8VfFFd7uT0hp5BzqmKBHe8xJx4_3UyqvPon7meNyCXOyXH-cJW91fwVNkyUQwSfLSju91SFNC1Jh07xrBGQFeXuxGktPRJNYIyImV77g/w300-h400/20230612_150916.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">my garden is filled with pink nerines at the moment!</div><div style="text-align: center;">thank you Grandma Ellen!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuBasaUgsIY00enKX3JpZl-9A6Z7gje96mxJhuHpcNfhoQxwHZOB2JzZUTqJRCgtzJ5K-0RN23uQc7dGi7g-c3U6oUegz2gzCrt06xTG-KqAlayemNx_8P4YhqgSEjsGeAjBolHPEUMtv4Cmmj2JC9T_b_FK8jAcOgiakYFT3c3PQy7d_kMk7oBZf/s4032/20230612_095507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuBasaUgsIY00enKX3JpZl-9A6Z7gje96mxJhuHpcNfhoQxwHZOB2JzZUTqJRCgtzJ5K-0RN23uQc7dGi7g-c3U6oUegz2gzCrt06xTG-KqAlayemNx_8P4YhqgSEjsGeAjBolHPEUMtv4Cmmj2JC9T_b_FK8jAcOgiakYFT3c3PQy7d_kMk7oBZf/w300-h400/20230612_095507.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and this one become my new banner, </div><div style="text-align: center;">love coming home at this time of the day to capture amazing sunsets!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2_OIe_QMlw3a8Mzd4Z_2ZSNXp2N7JDAGjwZhf5rxVPLqYTuVDhetxZf6NG68Mkw7DQldcHwta9Q6sPXowXcwhV7WzgLroGoWR2-623FLk7ORzMQfqzWUykrI5kOwAvKuvXIhxpjK5naYkX6e_TmuvcP-4Hfpna4gsA_FvrjRnfSQ44SeqRp5pYsD/s4032/20230614_170105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2_OIe_QMlw3a8Mzd4Z_2ZSNXp2N7JDAGjwZhf5rxVPLqYTuVDhetxZf6NG68Mkw7DQldcHwta9Q6sPXowXcwhV7WzgLroGoWR2-623FLk7ORzMQfqzWUykrI5kOwAvKuvXIhxpjK5naYkX6e_TmuvcP-4Hfpna4gsA_FvrjRnfSQ44SeqRp5pYsD/w400-h300/20230614_170105.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and my lunch spot last week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3znDphYq79Al2HU0LRMUE_FyjTTlhzbX3wbGtFG_xKiBT7EBbOdlnB6YZtrPe8dZre62Zw9kMY0v8jHPhtBj3CqAIkPOBLVFfl53Bnzemz6najKZqhO0i9d8hdxDn08Wm1Samqmb9GGwYxePJUW9MCREc_xcJn4xgVyg7U8rVkHJVF_8F0XFGzOES/s4032/20230616_132513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3znDphYq79Al2HU0LRMUE_FyjTTlhzbX3wbGtFG_xKiBT7EBbOdlnB6YZtrPe8dZre62Zw9kMY0v8jHPhtBj3CqAIkPOBLVFfl53Bnzemz6najKZqhO0i9d8hdxDn08Wm1Samqmb9GGwYxePJUW9MCREc_xcJn4xgVyg7U8rVkHJVF_8F0XFGzOES/w400-h300/20230616_132513.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-54660077746034511442023-06-04T14:52:00.003+10:002023-06-04T14:52:47.779+10:00Autumn turns into Winter...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">well the season has changed again...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Autumns splendor has turned into Winter greys...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this one was from a clients back verandah, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where we sit and have a chat and a cuppa...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">looking towards Mt St Leonard, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the mountain way in the distance in the middle of the photo...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyL04G0aiDc2EhIHpDxe7Kw1LXFWBREbO8BJm2aPxFj4ibTZgHgr_0qpF_79j4byA_u7yaCagbFxH41kob4lMCtZz3jVYhvu_NWV0pODZlDsCnd518NdFw7dZqB8QGAnS28wfLkoj3-ShwAMRttGBeG8wx_5ImNdRyIgS-k6YmN--xvWCaeRuQGKx/s4032/20230529_164800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyL04G0aiDc2EhIHpDxe7Kw1LXFWBREbO8BJm2aPxFj4ibTZgHgr_0qpF_79j4byA_u7yaCagbFxH41kob4lMCtZz3jVYhvu_NWV0pODZlDsCnd518NdFw7dZqB8QGAnS28wfLkoj3-ShwAMRttGBeG8wx_5ImNdRyIgS-k6YmN--xvWCaeRuQGKx/w640-h480/20230529_164800.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">these next 2 were taken on the same night, </div><div style="text-align: center;">this one looking west towards Coldstream, </div><div style="text-align: center;">(where I have driven from)</div><div style="text-align: center;">the sky was so golden, </div><div style="text-align: center;">almost magical!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSU3u5xGbMuY_7FIiUT9tzq2j9DTJT368hyXsDTSoOUfcYUUaCltB81yn6vOL5F9eTGklBZpg_6tRiYPwBuetcYuELOOZ3wSZnCyzNII6arAPHKzOZ9L7ts4vjXADJl598I3wnjaOpss0_rMCIzUjc0aPDocrhDOXeATFW1ye7iV6h3qGJ5SHlaCY/s4032/20230531_170241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSU3u5xGbMuY_7FIiUT9tzq2j9DTJT368hyXsDTSoOUfcYUUaCltB81yn6vOL5F9eTGklBZpg_6tRiYPwBuetcYuELOOZ3wSZnCyzNII6arAPHKzOZ9L7ts4vjXADJl598I3wnjaOpss0_rMCIzUjc0aPDocrhDOXeATFW1ye7iV6h3qGJ5SHlaCY/w640-h480/20230531_170241.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and this one looking east towards Toolangi/Healesville,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the golden had changed to pinks,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so beautiful both of them, </div><div style="text-align: center;">(only taken a couple of minutes apart, on the same stretch of road)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKw1nzkardqxFMVFEjecD1_DKynY6iq2Iapndv399oSY7xoC_xfAKJR79cYa__4QM9hfWdFkd5epesmPJcZm3gVmSCCNl_Yb6hWvqTB5K8ZAYFCSp-2bJX6yjkQ2XFhImRyOMvd4g3f4P21faaoRuct0xrEPHjuXAQMtsu7GjfFn9Rz-js9KBQQnv/s4032/20230531_170325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKw1nzkardqxFMVFEjecD1_DKynY6iq2Iapndv399oSY7xoC_xfAKJR79cYa__4QM9hfWdFkd5epesmPJcZm3gVmSCCNl_Yb6hWvqTB5K8ZAYFCSp-2bJX6yjkQ2XFhImRyOMvd4g3f4P21faaoRuct0xrEPHjuXAQMtsu7GjfFn9Rz-js9KBQQnv/w640-h480/20230531_170325.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">and this one from just past Pakenham on Saturday on a road trip to Warrigul. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5p25VfOl4KcVT_WXB9tBokvj5w1G_dYE03tc3Hz4Tu01aMT43ta5T9PbMaERpHL95jW_SbT2mgdINvpm-cW2J1nSc1pofLxOmjwLIZjb9vjepBeoXQHgayjjuPoSD2CsT4wXUnOdkI51RHnw8sbaKhxp91a6et812Vh14h8xn8cDZIOpkoQq1fE9D/s4032/20230603_093940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5p25VfOl4KcVT_WXB9tBokvj5w1G_dYE03tc3Hz4Tu01aMT43ta5T9PbMaERpHL95jW_SbT2mgdINvpm-cW2J1nSc1pofLxOmjwLIZjb9vjepBeoXQHgayjjuPoSD2CsT4wXUnOdkI51RHnw8sbaKhxp91a6et812Vh14h8xn8cDZIOpkoQq1fE9D/w300-h400/20230603_093940.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> I'm doing a Photo a day challenge on FB with some friends and the above photo was the one I used for weather....strange day, grey clouds and sky, patches of sunshine, misty rain...lovely drive!<p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-2801693414336964002023-05-28T12:11:00.007+10:002023-05-28T12:11:47.217+10:00Mothers Day and beyond<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Decided to buy myself a Mothers Day bouquet...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this is it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfihubUCarhW7cCzy_ySJ_NTHuS8BVj3Rt-4duOjqmzc8K6ETXR4F46Q6LnRNFIb2Hw_v6nIGI-HiAw3n2-v4PN5Bb81j1jP0MVCEHAB1_WEUIPGM5tmF3OtaYU7nTLlL0PcV2L6gKkQOpmHGUZqgSvxjmEkvmiYfqos1APyXkNE5y7HWcWLa0sBXs/s4032/20230513_184221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfihubUCarhW7cCzy_ySJ_NTHuS8BVj3Rt-4duOjqmzc8K6ETXR4F46Q6LnRNFIb2Hw_v6nIGI-HiAw3n2-v4PN5Bb81j1jP0MVCEHAB1_WEUIPGM5tmF3OtaYU7nTLlL0PcV2L6gKkQOpmHGUZqgSvxjmEkvmiYfqos1APyXkNE5y7HWcWLa0sBXs/w400-h300/20230513_184221.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">been looking after these 3 while Diva has been in Tasmania on holidays,</div><div style="text-align: center;">one needs daily medication (very easy to give to him thankfully)</div><div style="text-align: center;">one hides in places I can't find him!</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the the 3rd on is always hungry!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCrtGyuqA3TvIJO7-Ak-AQTS-lpRagAzk7GQIGg8s2G0qrbkpN-vxNBdejLhFPBH_KxesD534LTVGqL3HlJZRmvy4E9BfNGisD6XMwwpZ7XOQgOLRxJV3wX_AJwtvR6tE2sa4jyx9fTTYJ11hj3XqEB6eXk75XX1lDVyuBXJou2Zvod6gChVZvmZF/s4032/20230517_140633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCrtGyuqA3TvIJO7-Ak-AQTS-lpRagAzk7GQIGg8s2G0qrbkpN-vxNBdejLhFPBH_KxesD534LTVGqL3HlJZRmvy4E9BfNGisD6XMwwpZ7XOQgOLRxJV3wX_AJwtvR6tE2sa4jyx9fTTYJ11hj3XqEB6eXk75XX1lDVyuBXJou2Zvod6gChVZvmZF/w300-h400/20230517_140633.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MAM8kRBzTmFZhpflrh58Y2yy_lYx4w3I0pukbXc43mLuYtCFaWLi0ablT6bZdYHL5U1PuEYnj1NckYg2IPkbggL6gAaiHYMUj5bnAjoisX6NLADgrBM8Knxyw8AxbYXU2nxeQWXm7efC9hlW81Ir_mh9aiKTLuS1IEkkPqdE-jBhjoOtxLR2EFTz/s4032/20230518_153129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MAM8kRBzTmFZhpflrh58Y2yy_lYx4w3I0pukbXc43mLuYtCFaWLi0ablT6bZdYHL5U1PuEYnj1NckYg2IPkbggL6gAaiHYMUj5bnAjoisX6NLADgrBM8Knxyw8AxbYXU2nxeQWXm7efC9hlW81Ir_mh9aiKTLuS1IEkkPqdE-jBhjoOtxLR2EFTz/w300-h400/20230518_153129.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">some beautiful sunsets in between the rainy overcast days</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAy2Zad6vIAyARdqVfRdE62tTK2d7uVkjtLsiGT8eCmlFhNuVFFwCrmM26cz-PMpMUXN0UPQN25iexd3ORZsGD5F8C1tzBcDZKheGdprUysGeVJ0cKZ5bBSjZ3CT9wDQcKDbnfiAsDIcOoF1LC9lcBmIFqbWy8s7YhAQWrDZ63vodB-8A2941Rgh7/s4032/20230517_170632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAy2Zad6vIAyARdqVfRdE62tTK2d7uVkjtLsiGT8eCmlFhNuVFFwCrmM26cz-PMpMUXN0UPQN25iexd3ORZsGD5F8C1tzBcDZKheGdprUysGeVJ0cKZ5bBSjZ3CT9wDQcKDbnfiAsDIcOoF1LC9lcBmIFqbWy8s7YhAQWrDZ63vodB-8A2941Rgh7/w400-h300/20230517_170632.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and today is back to </div><div style="text-align: center;">RAIN!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm off to find something fun to do!</div> <p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-63004410325295724782023-05-08T21:17:00.002+10:002023-05-08T21:17:27.433+10:00over a month ago!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">well I can't believe it's been over a month since my last post!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where has the time gone?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so the last of the holiday snaps sees the huge pile of firewood for this year cut, split and stacked!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thank goodness that job is finished!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3 days of bloody hard work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIU8_qYywJJnLpij5gaWaCLak-C1YV_CyBYRE2GDt0kyvRtRjvopsdwpSj8xvLhJutcsbjTjvjD8zOlVXgqjG6uyrNrVk1F6nDAudb2jRzFFoStxmRITCkK68dMI0MHlb4GJT0itNelYWPjWZPQgaw1vhP0DWfX6zI79cQd-oQ9fJ0ix3jN_8ToM8m/s4032/20230403_151311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIU8_qYywJJnLpij5gaWaCLak-C1YV_CyBYRE2GDt0kyvRtRjvopsdwpSj8xvLhJutcsbjTjvjD8zOlVXgqjG6uyrNrVk1F6nDAudb2jRzFFoStxmRITCkK68dMI0MHlb4GJT0itNelYWPjWZPQgaw1vhP0DWfX6zI79cQd-oQ9fJ0ix3jN_8ToM8m/w400-h300/20230403_151311.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Easter has been and gone...</div><div style="text-align: center;">this was the last part of my annual leave</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xx4O3QweM3dJY5I5DPPBoz8RF6LNgBT28Yvaz5hEJABT6kpActWgGi-O9bIR1BOxY4y6K5sTDPFt38EVeAgRcZq4pKI8VNj8iP5dLLnoTcuNvldMxRqh2RA-JWXcNO9Jn8XMVCpLC8n5tgxRjnKr4xHh6CH9hLKqhZ7xZAK_n6HH8HOgeDJOus0r/s4032/20230404_155606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xx4O3QweM3dJY5I5DPPBoz8RF6LNgBT28Yvaz5hEJABT6kpActWgGi-O9bIR1BOxY4y6K5sTDPFt38EVeAgRcZq4pKI8VNj8iP5dLLnoTcuNvldMxRqh2RA-JWXcNO9Jn8XMVCpLC8n5tgxRjnKr4xHh6CH9hLKqhZ7xZAK_n6HH8HOgeDJOus0r/w400-h300/20230404_155606.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we also finished ALL the mulching!</div><div style="text-align: center;">again another job I wasn't sorry to see the end of!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(I still have a rather large pile of mulch left for topups!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLZmR7yOE29SUmtaRpKXLqMVQeHaPlu-V3Nya9ZmmES58WATQN9l6xxj_uzQ5LB7oQHNrB7YnPvyX7m9EUPmS0K_SE-OitVLmhtagUteq5GL9ZvjNq8_gMK8EGizUVT2ZXoXjKMRQhNJP3LhSm0mRN3soiG5UcI7rQ8Ep879_GCm1dF0_JBK8QTCB/s4032/20230405_154723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLZmR7yOE29SUmtaRpKXLqMVQeHaPlu-V3Nya9ZmmES58WATQN9l6xxj_uzQ5LB7oQHNrB7YnPvyX7m9EUPmS0K_SE-OitVLmhtagUteq5GL9ZvjNq8_gMK8EGizUVT2ZXoXjKMRQhNJP3LhSm0mRN3soiG5UcI7rQ8Ep879_GCm1dF0_JBK8QTCB/w400-h300/20230405_154723.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF_YVSR0YvfzUJTlhpKeSkXT1YEoxAICk8_kHU0X_9dOsesUPmj3D5edeLdR7gDuzH2zY1MDAg7ujtBAnryyHvL74h130iNaJJHUcpQXvAixCO4q33FtcAa-GDLlPSf7t5ngtcbJOivVqIxVx4Q8kY5DGVwfBiRoZnhTgkUDReAXwH1oQM27D0tFZ/s4032/20230405_154633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF_YVSR0YvfzUJTlhpKeSkXT1YEoxAICk8_kHU0X_9dOsesUPmj3D5edeLdR7gDuzH2zY1MDAg7ujtBAnryyHvL74h130iNaJJHUcpQXvAixCO4q33FtcAa-GDLlPSf7t5ngtcbJOivVqIxVx4Q8kY5DGVwfBiRoZnhTgkUDReAXwH1oQM27D0tFZ/w300-h400/20230405_154633.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">one of my gorgeous clients gave me figs off her tree,</div><div style="text-align: center;">as they were quite soft I decided on jam</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImKOkrdeOOKF8dkMQTv__k86mZsx4G_BJsJbqwygNTcoLGxgEPC5zkA6n51EFbOXY5IwxafHuM81hUvLRbEjgZkkUk2Q77FwJPuf-dI08LQVp35oOQujMtTf5HCf6NgSO2X2fVTI39jW5Fu6ioP4m3A7i_sNU8qtgRF-_ViU6-nZDqs_9ARjGlFtv/s4032/20230412_174522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImKOkrdeOOKF8dkMQTv__k86mZsx4G_BJsJbqwygNTcoLGxgEPC5zkA6n51EFbOXY5IwxafHuM81hUvLRbEjgZkkUk2Q77FwJPuf-dI08LQVp35oOQujMtTf5HCf6NgSO2X2fVTI39jW5Fu6ioP4m3A7i_sNU8qtgRF-_ViU6-nZDqs_9ARjGlFtv/w300-h400/20230412_174522.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKd4FS1NyyTlSMc5xAbefLYIDfhEwesSoqOzKiLkdhWrtCH8zWabEu7Rgep3oDC6yyEZU52-UX_yQ_KjDDJUXCkSJcxhCCV9oqM7HJsAnPDQuxprKAAE4J5jJwM2qG3q0McxJp8wboBOOByy766V6PhQQMp4tbmGhSH6AB1xorUHORBEP581hV3j6p/s4032/20230413_090227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKd4FS1NyyTlSMc5xAbefLYIDfhEwesSoqOzKiLkdhWrtCH8zWabEu7Rgep3oDC6yyEZU52-UX_yQ_KjDDJUXCkSJcxhCCV9oqM7HJsAnPDQuxprKAAE4J5jJwM2qG3q0McxJp8wboBOOByy766V6PhQQMp4tbmGhSH6AB1xorUHORBEP581hV3j6p/w300-h400/20230413_090227.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the orchids are starting to send out flower spikes already...</div><div style="text-align: center;">so early!</div><div style="text-align: center;">found another 4 once I started looking</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEU6lkkVCIIDi-urEKf6feU3UuBTBnajFVXxXb5Lqm4tOr5i3CxLZVntP4JDC-qaONTm_E2RuuNVP2KjoN7l8NoFTUVxcapW7KOidd2-Rib4rX8aCsIZWepuYhdDdYYZwNNj3my8d9AVhgmV_frSEpkUtKWJGhyCFNzy6SR4W4m1fedDvga28qdMB/s4032/20230421_135327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEU6lkkVCIIDi-urEKf6feU3UuBTBnajFVXxXb5Lqm4tOr5i3CxLZVntP4JDC-qaONTm_E2RuuNVP2KjoN7l8NoFTUVxcapW7KOidd2-Rib4rX8aCsIZWepuYhdDdYYZwNNj3my8d9AVhgmV_frSEpkUtKWJGhyCFNzy6SR4W4m1fedDvga28qdMB/w300-h400/20230421_135327.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">my late Autumn garden has been wonderful, </div><div style="text-align: center;">last year I divided these bulbs and planted lots of them in several places around the garden, </div><div style="text-align: center;">they have all bloomed, so I have had heaps of these inside,</div><div style="text-align: center;">plus quite a few that went to clients and friends to enjoy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SgFIDRr42IawYxzulqC6U7lpGxecT8oWOVu3g1bRE1GseanHK3raEvaEpxvEpTV9Z7tAsbnZGbgwCRt3nC1niyilQsngBWxeEsZNa-F95-rUCVIFYSe_gERKfTHVP8gsAuQkx9uB0tCosMBDsuKmKtSTebaWxcIwUQxKGUtYNoJdZl5ZkiddUBhI/s2814/20230421_193252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2406" data-original-width="2814" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SgFIDRr42IawYxzulqC6U7lpGxecT8oWOVu3g1bRE1GseanHK3raEvaEpxvEpTV9Z7tAsbnZGbgwCRt3nC1niyilQsngBWxeEsZNa-F95-rUCVIFYSe_gERKfTHVP8gsAuQkx9uB0tCosMBDsuKmKtSTebaWxcIwUQxKGUtYNoJdZl5ZkiddUBhI/w400-h343/20230421_193252.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and this beauty is finished!</div><div style="text-align: center;">well it is now a flimsy,</div><div style="text-align: center;">time to get some backing and send it off to my friend to work her magic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wo5-CppcQiqAn06sGA9xnrp0Ce0FYpYYy5AsCbasTXwhrwNQ7lNk5TuNpd8xDghqJfJi161vthm1eLGwfyYsX-YmqksFZmXQyIng2U8eVNGMoBtlPrRiNr5lRCm2lAARApmNOyTbkKkbpAj7e9kE6NoKQxY66RN3nRgBh6sP_w06-AFXz-mQaO_C/s4032/20230425_165246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wo5-CppcQiqAn06sGA9xnrp0Ce0FYpYYy5AsCbasTXwhrwNQ7lNk5TuNpd8xDghqJfJi161vthm1eLGwfyYsX-YmqksFZmXQyIng2U8eVNGMoBtlPrRiNr5lRCm2lAARApmNOyTbkKkbpAj7e9kE6NoKQxY66RN3nRgBh6sP_w06-AFXz-mQaO_C/w300-h400/20230425_165246.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">lots of new stuff on my stall at Healesville Hotchpotch, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a fabulous new indoor stall setup, </div><div style="text-align: center;">so many creative peeps around!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDitYLtqQEXDH7hRFxSWZIsmO-RSLrBvu_rq1W3uFZy4dtvq-084JRgkFbI96LZinL3u1cUqTRY6NuuJxf6cGXFIdN05mBP2LxVH7dRGl2-G1bolg6PSwtECgzkKEI1gU6aN4jzJlaGQWGuBlSNuVaigQzmNPUcb2FsQdO7CDx0snoDZYKbWNfU399/s4023/20230426_113525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2310" data-original-width="4023" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDitYLtqQEXDH7hRFxSWZIsmO-RSLrBvu_rq1W3uFZy4dtvq-084JRgkFbI96LZinL3u1cUqTRY6NuuJxf6cGXFIdN05mBP2LxVH7dRGl2-G1bolg6PSwtECgzkKEI1gU6aN4jzJlaGQWGuBlSNuVaigQzmNPUcb2FsQdO7CDx0snoDZYKbWNfU399/w400-h230/20230426_113525.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">my regular visitor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqepvUkW1JIYEw2WrWm0hHszt9dru7Ifb0f4Sr05kM3nwK5cvTTAsUGhZHMOcSrpsb-rUIuQkN8wO3aLtbqIi_FKIkFz8t0gM8O1Kv3gaNGBehCauRvDrrnl0vL6zk2wtf5FPpSGl8i81DbBqYh8ZTSpDo992OYqkeuCHJDHUI7TV5ZyVA6jz-AyNd/s4032/20230428_161954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqepvUkW1JIYEw2WrWm0hHszt9dru7Ifb0f4Sr05kM3nwK5cvTTAsUGhZHMOcSrpsb-rUIuQkN8wO3aLtbqIi_FKIkFz8t0gM8O1Kv3gaNGBehCauRvDrrnl0vL6zk2wtf5FPpSGl8i81DbBqYh8ZTSpDo992OYqkeuCHJDHUI7TV5ZyVA6jz-AyNd/w300-h400/20230428_161954.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">new addition to the kitchen, </div><div style="text-align: center;">where have I been hiding? </div><div style="text-align: center;">love it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVLek7Z5FDkBtODpe4z8RlX2TnWMnu86qt7Ql8q3Dsgo_S5ukO_JHD48XojEArv1qcm1R1EO3kuXrkUhgWmI5FppQxZTJrOGXZ8ccdk9PNFRRNG3w7udMlBRVel-T6H9BltyysBLiXhZ1mjwZpPmUhElwy-oWei5Hq155Wh7DnjrxgdNwhxQHlAmW/s4032/20230429_190833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVLek7Z5FDkBtODpe4z8RlX2TnWMnu86qt7Ql8q3Dsgo_S5ukO_JHD48XojEArv1qcm1R1EO3kuXrkUhgWmI5FppQxZTJrOGXZ8ccdk9PNFRRNG3w7udMlBRVel-T6H9BltyysBLiXhZ1mjwZpPmUhElwy-oWei5Hq155Wh7DnjrxgdNwhxQHlAmW/w300-h400/20230429_190833.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">some new ideas for the stall, </div><div style="text-align: center;">bowl cozies...</div><div style="text-align: center;">(I had very hot pasta for lunch one day, </div><div style="text-align: center;">trying to balance it, </div><div style="text-align: center;">thought there must be a better way..hey presto!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJQnMT-_wQB6F8tq4cIP440-neUqS-XVakBHsyjj-P1r2PWKVaWHyIfHBY4spmvsythqLdhf5SYz4OpQpW3zVuDkTG54EFgA0buYFhHovnZvWGRgemviL-UAW7b86UBQKDZwTZ0lK4aWWOBWxo9VmQVjS2QUXbocq3eLpSWDkVFDnr9GiuVJYc5mW/s4032/20230501_195124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJQnMT-_wQB6F8tq4cIP440-neUqS-XVakBHsyjj-P1r2PWKVaWHyIfHBY4spmvsythqLdhf5SYz4OpQpW3zVuDkTG54EFgA0buYFhHovnZvWGRgemviL-UAW7b86UBQKDZwTZ0lK4aWWOBWxo9VmQVjS2QUXbocq3eLpSWDkVFDnr9GiuVJYc5mW/w400-h300/20230501_195124.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and some new greeting card ideas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61DhYKCIMvN0V9cgYMTheHAlJ4N-ce-O7f30v-BTfwCEiHn9mMATCfjFq8lsaQAZ4sowj7PD88UPRBCb5enjRihbeqK4TYzGa7u7xm2HtQ_lx0k1lRJl6q6ZeLTUqD1nHPNnG01oSQtKRz1zL5HeoVKqABOrbE1CvrcvVYlyBACzQpsqszvJTUOg8/s4032/20230503_192236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61DhYKCIMvN0V9cgYMTheHAlJ4N-ce-O7f30v-BTfwCEiHn9mMATCfjFq8lsaQAZ4sowj7PD88UPRBCb5enjRihbeqK4TYzGa7u7xm2HtQ_lx0k1lRJl6q6ZeLTUqD1nHPNnG01oSQtKRz1zL5HeoVKqABOrbE1CvrcvVYlyBACzQpsqszvJTUOg8/w300-h400/20230503_192236.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and my hubby surprised me with this, </div><div style="text-align: center;">new rain gauge...</div><div style="text-align: center;">and yes I forgot to empty it after the rain</div><div style="text-align: center;">(that's a few days worth!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQkeVLf8dERqrYBdy3c4IOcIhb4cRdfKo6Ppo6ZXBol70E8J9nB-4pw-ZLtBfM4yIfpwcli6Pt6FZlrgVrPdqfQIbzuB5oSPGBFd1NHI1uLQoWhJ60hSKNQhoKJdOXuYR7hTeXm39IlhHbgTzQegbFOrL9sexI6D9TuWMykpGZRmRPds4DeMBPdQc/s4032/20230507_110721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQkeVLf8dERqrYBdy3c4IOcIhb4cRdfKo6Ppo6ZXBol70E8J9nB-4pw-ZLtBfM4yIfpwcli6Pt6FZlrgVrPdqfQIbzuB5oSPGBFd1NHI1uLQoWhJ60hSKNQhoKJdOXuYR7hTeXm39IlhHbgTzQegbFOrL9sexI6D9TuWMykpGZRmRPds4DeMBPdQc/w300-h400/20230507_110721.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">so I think that's me all caught up!</div><div style="text-align: center;">hope you are all staying warm (it's been under 10degrees here today!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">or cool wherever you are!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-21896154904195843622023-04-02T19:36:00.003+10:002023-04-02T19:36:41.426+10:00holiday time!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">well I'm half way through my annual leave....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">decided that while mulching the garden I needed to dig up the tete a tete daffodils,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">filled this pot up with bulbs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(it's a 10" pot!) very full...and I left heaps in the ground!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">gave all these away on FB, plus heaps of star flower bulbs and some alstroemeria rhizomes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRxCBv_aErFUZrBJZFZIDyTdQuWeQjHl1Ms1sJiSLuhqrZAQx3RfBpgcd-f8JzkrSdCVto56E7p9r-yKASDx1HWXiwx4WQM7SRV1HLIjCC243-kph59vmpN-ZKM3lXjF-MomSUnUrrFq9GjDxibWS70fLHKuQRyiBqfPJ9kE8aNQcFP-ihMQgpCgE/s2307/20230316_131028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2307" data-original-width="2052" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRxCBv_aErFUZrBJZFZIDyTdQuWeQjHl1Ms1sJiSLuhqrZAQx3RfBpgcd-f8JzkrSdCVto56E7p9r-yKASDx1HWXiwx4WQM7SRV1HLIjCC243-kph59vmpN-ZKM3lXjF-MomSUnUrrFq9GjDxibWS70fLHKuQRyiBqfPJ9kE8aNQcFP-ihMQgpCgE/w356-h400/20230316_131028.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">went up to Wangaratta to meet friends for a few days....</div><div style="text-align: center;">the giant river gums along part of the river had fairy lights in them!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Would hate to of been the person to climb the tree to put them up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4e9Uq2TYycTLfZHmY92lHiA_RYQZiocYD2LEmloWufZPu4_HPjjXtgeGLX3M7Y6vkYG6hajWwkOZ6IEUpep2gYXqA-vkfXKYyLygdfTWp6MbbK71ybY_u5ImgP5dQRk8Eoek0K_jKDPCDPPVA0qf4bWocO12GSUZwVDJhR3n6G_g48smIdnINSaf/s4032/20230321_200642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4e9Uq2TYycTLfZHmY92lHiA_RYQZiocYD2LEmloWufZPu4_HPjjXtgeGLX3M7Y6vkYG6hajWwkOZ6IEUpep2gYXqA-vkfXKYyLygdfTWp6MbbK71ybY_u5ImgP5dQRk8Eoek0K_jKDPCDPPVA0qf4bWocO12GSUZwVDJhR3n6G_g48smIdnINSaf/w300-h400/20230321_200642.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1_QhJ56R77rB3LUpYYvET3ooHG-H59QNpnxaCtMAvoSMy2bst-AstdjWqpbVR4OQhNwocYfiwHldYHJDeCtJIrkvA_9vz5InVOLdvnPLUnQ9Upx6a6S6W3D-5WFCnALtUrNd4JbZfa5yQMmomewae7FYxrId2QSayxHcmudI9q9600RWQ4g1_VHG/s4032/20230321_200756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1_QhJ56R77rB3LUpYYvET3ooHG-H59QNpnxaCtMAvoSMy2bst-AstdjWqpbVR4OQhNwocYfiwHldYHJDeCtJIrkvA_9vz5InVOLdvnPLUnQ9Upx6a6S6W3D-5WFCnALtUrNd4JbZfa5yQMmomewae7FYxrId2QSayxHcmudI9q9600RWQ4g1_VHG/w300-h400/20230321_200756.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lake Eildon is at 90%+ capacity...</div><div style="text-align: center;">been a few years...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8V6gWD1IEU6SjOc1j5iLbHWmWVBPHfIALWQFcoQFQ065ZwMR5Ag5UEK7g_VutJxtTFplPIiCjjbox8LOMCVXTBJKuQ01LtzAzGd3fFzUMNrOcSSUaaxPqimHLQqmTsnyrvF-UsfOkAPJNefESC2csw9AHL9QI_91vzM_8MmHazpNTmJBEcWTkrURz/s4032/20230324_111321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8V6gWD1IEU6SjOc1j5iLbHWmWVBPHfIALWQFcoQFQ065ZwMR5Ag5UEK7g_VutJxtTFplPIiCjjbox8LOMCVXTBJKuQ01LtzAzGd3fFzUMNrOcSSUaaxPqimHLQqmTsnyrvF-UsfOkAPJNefESC2csw9AHL9QI_91vzM_8MmHazpNTmJBEcWTkrURz/w400-h300/20230324_111321.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this is March 2020</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">almost taken in the same spot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtNANItrqjSX3_Ek36xIJb80hSa-kSDJ4HKyp9liXZ0ONTaxfhl9f3voaUI4hidVTAqinP9WSarwFlAlSV_9oF8rgYb6jt1YCIRgm5hR3XrP38YD4XvP0XSFVVsj0zycMRpjvHEfe8iX902D7LXY4ePlvLqYzCLoBMwo9CizmJISIdKmt9PGRe_KEk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1249" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtNANItrqjSX3_Ek36xIJb80hSa-kSDJ4HKyp9liXZ0ONTaxfhl9f3voaUI4hidVTAqinP9WSarwFlAlSV_9oF8rgYb6jt1YCIRgm5hR3XrP38YD4XvP0XSFVVsj0zycMRpjvHEfe8iX902D7LXY4ePlvLqYzCLoBMwo9CizmJISIdKmt9PGRe_KEk=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />some new plants and pots for out the front...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the old ones were looking a bit old and tired!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMam5hkUYrXB7PYwgraikp8s7lJgVQNDKAdgkRyueNxX9IowvgVYtEZfx1HBniFY3-AqJ0w94c6VvCfr0LZb4sM_ap1_d_LHsRxzJQ0PTFk6hYHKwaaHoC7Lkgq57F76oaSxDgEVspGqptfdV6XrmthT7d8ZARb30GYpJlvy-vT6asfe-J3RAc-6MJ/s4032/20230325_153451_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMam5hkUYrXB7PYwgraikp8s7lJgVQNDKAdgkRyueNxX9IowvgVYtEZfx1HBniFY3-AqJ0w94c6VvCfr0LZb4sM_ap1_d_LHsRxzJQ0PTFk6hYHKwaaHoC7Lkgq57F76oaSxDgEVspGqptfdV6XrmthT7d8ZARb30GYpJlvy-vT6asfe-J3RAc-6MJ/w300-h400/20230325_153451_001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">more mulching in progress, </div><div style="text-align: center;">still need to finish this bed up behind that huge tree, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but that's for another day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXT6Ip9Ts2ajsgumg4E1mDop3cfPiXZ5kKTCXrkSF4izX8AxLojihpfe7ss1O0ZaNJMm2FwTlOaWJ-B6DwKRIZEx1dWsWHU0iW_4cnRg6TvTK31vMJ0tC2cDekWD863AY8EtwV_Yh3TypFyyFsjtWhV_YGxKpWhiphLDrtnIdVJxnMMQ0EohmXuFg6/s4032/20230328_153036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXT6Ip9Ts2ajsgumg4E1mDop3cfPiXZ5kKTCXrkSF4izX8AxLojihpfe7ss1O0ZaNJMm2FwTlOaWJ-B6DwKRIZEx1dWsWHU0iW_4cnRg6TvTK31vMJ0tC2cDekWD863AY8EtwV_Yh3TypFyyFsjtWhV_YGxKpWhiphLDrtnIdVJxnMMQ0EohmXuFg6/w400-h300/20230328_153036.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">lots more progress has been made on this, </div><div style="text-align: center;">all the leaf blocks are in need of the applique being done.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Choosing the next border fabric...</div><div style="text-align: center;">leaning towards either the teal on the left or the mauve???</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0XhJHP6cGKYpOANXDmiSdGcJ6J2XVuS06uPjvAdQWa0LbZGurNEB1jz4WuDkGUJIix98f4LgRu9-EhzkQbECkdtfqf5tq-y_HA_T5ibZuG4o1VHds6kRoBT2AmdAs__LF8sUgIGBOoA1Ff4tVROuLAJrDG0YWNI45q1RqBtEEC3d_pehK5nTRTiX/s2983/20230329_154654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2983" data-original-width="2798" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0XhJHP6cGKYpOANXDmiSdGcJ6J2XVuS06uPjvAdQWa0LbZGurNEB1jz4WuDkGUJIix98f4LgRu9-EhzkQbECkdtfqf5tq-y_HA_T5ibZuG4o1VHds6kRoBT2AmdAs__LF8sUgIGBOoA1Ff4tVROuLAJrDG0YWNI45q1RqBtEEC3d_pehK5nTRTiX/w375-h400/20230329_154654.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">stayed at my second home for a couple of days</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho03d4l3sTSMR8JKUZYt1NuhouaCDvCf4YS2XCOBjYwDks6uPtzoDV1W0T-2Sf37o_jzqeR5ufd_Dp11ObHzmwgChAcI3dRjtU7jdevCYoJ3Ve-YLGOnXuhNne3JPzryYL8tjkHDtaLsiMyGBaETqoKR3E_NqEDGjLkhRrLxxHZDVfD0xD2rRSRBdY/s4032/20230330_175351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho03d4l3sTSMR8JKUZYt1NuhouaCDvCf4YS2XCOBjYwDks6uPtzoDV1W0T-2Sf37o_jzqeR5ufd_Dp11ObHzmwgChAcI3dRjtU7jdevCYoJ3Ve-YLGOnXuhNne3JPzryYL8tjkHDtaLsiMyGBaETqoKR3E_NqEDGjLkhRrLxxHZDVfD0xD2rRSRBdY/w400-h300/20230330_175351.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">another view of the lake </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UXwU___p9_g5wGs98oqJ3EbefQEZ4gvU4Eiqk_2dz3b1SJOsTuWYu-x1GuWFjlNNeAg3yrnbXlw18FGcczY083SyxsnbhamDr-9VxvUcroOGd3AqqiCyOeJ8CeiZ8AWpDz-TL2e_nwCWrOrXYI_3PnkzuzVnwuocKdi2BbeCu4N1Dw54eYVkYvB9/s4032/20230331_081320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UXwU___p9_g5wGs98oqJ3EbefQEZ4gvU4Eiqk_2dz3b1SJOsTuWYu-x1GuWFjlNNeAg3yrnbXlw18FGcczY083SyxsnbhamDr-9VxvUcroOGd3AqqiCyOeJ8CeiZ8AWpDz-TL2e_nwCWrOrXYI_3PnkzuzVnwuocKdi2BbeCu4N1Dw54eYVkYvB9/w300-h400/20230331_081320.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and some pretties out of my garden, </div><div style="text-align: center;">only managed to grow one dahlia this year, </div><div style="text-align: center;">both of the others rotted away </div><div style="text-align: center;">(very wet when I planted them)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGb9ZXuCzChCdgNC8WhRULo8PqZf8FaZqF2zQi6siKNvBkEI3Vt9_qF9kzuJDpRXMq3wohhQD_K4pG9o0ZsZ54qB51R5_8Gx_QsiTw5m7TROIOZwIINjbqe7nBdLykfIzTlnaWhhqwaZx8OqLC8QmeH3HzLDVciRoVgGMJ8UvIhPsS3soFCXkxo6Bw/s4032/20230228_073436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGb9ZXuCzChCdgNC8WhRULo8PqZf8FaZqF2zQi6siKNvBkEI3Vt9_qF9kzuJDpRXMq3wohhQD_K4pG9o0ZsZ54qB51R5_8Gx_QsiTw5m7TROIOZwIINjbqe7nBdLykfIzTlnaWhhqwaZx8OqLC8QmeH3HzLDVciRoVgGMJ8UvIhPsS3soFCXkxo6Bw/w300-h400/20230228_073436.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and progress is being made on the sewalong from Ellie's Place,</div><div style="text-align: center;">that border was a bit of a challenge, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but one step at a time, it's easy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2p4pwl2y62O8Bv0Fz9jx9k1J9ispI201AEJeNESo_UyWFctNWY6ez8Hm3rENwUng83ArqRN3AtsOmzz5-vPl5rKI63OCUpYnO_feK_jVrFgyCxiiUplzPaj9AniaL2oyffUuBPaohOEbwAemk4AyL4k7Kg5TzQ6Nbr2k9eB_bxPE7rIbSh1wtnmE/s3125/20230227_181229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3125" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2p4pwl2y62O8Bv0Fz9jx9k1J9ispI201AEJeNESo_UyWFctNWY6ez8Hm3rENwUng83ArqRN3AtsOmzz5-vPl5rKI63OCUpYnO_feK_jVrFgyCxiiUplzPaj9AniaL2oyffUuBPaohOEbwAemk4AyL4k7Kg5TzQ6Nbr2k9eB_bxPE7rIbSh1wtnmE/w388-h400/20230227_181229.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">did the stars as I needed a break from challenging stuff</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvDPslkzVHDrMxZ524qsCra5BzqmGvaqsWZNOw1GDbjB33V-ACkHHNV0Bw7VeTsQLBXbikqR1J6XCzcSmyvpblzJfEQNpbnX9XriZDafqYYjjuY-8eeAqlUPfOuhOd5O11Qg8Vt3cxgxBtFc_w3AKbgUVKzqedjM24DMhCYai7Tufk8pZcwhScV4d/s4032/20230306_081541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvDPslkzVHDrMxZ524qsCra5BzqmGvaqsWZNOw1GDbjB33V-ACkHHNV0Bw7VeTsQLBXbikqR1J6XCzcSmyvpblzJfEQNpbnX9XriZDafqYYjjuY-8eeAqlUPfOuhOd5O11Qg8Vt3cxgxBtFc_w3AKbgUVKzqedjM24DMhCYai7Tufk8pZcwhScV4d/w300-h400/20230306_081541.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and went back and filled in the applique step/triangles, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and addd the circles to the stars, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but haven't sewn them on yet, </div><div style="text-align: center;">still checking colour placement..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArcBFCAxqe0_zcXcZJ2FF2fBawh1jDH24LlkiEYkhmlr70U3xC8pGlv27J3hcPkMpPbm-dgzyHwZ80yRGvhQQwwKwp7TFTIaKdEeTegx4i8knkEwT0F6k7Zrk0v3GO2IFiegfb9imIfIoRTDvmtFSiGhBjm-Fbufn4IpuhVNeRo4_P8VoIMVkDfaN/s4032/20230316_183147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArcBFCAxqe0_zcXcZJ2FF2fBawh1jDH24LlkiEYkhmlr70U3xC8pGlv27J3hcPkMpPbm-dgzyHwZ80yRGvhQQwwKwp7TFTIaKdEeTegx4i8knkEwT0F6k7Zrk0v3GO2IFiegfb9imIfIoRTDvmtFSiGhBjm-Fbufn4IpuhVNeRo4_P8VoIMVkDfaN/w300-h400/20230316_183147.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">more holiday sewing to come,</div><div style="text-align: center;">more mulching, </div><div style="text-align: center;">new stuff to make for the shop where I sell stuff, </div><div style="text-align: center;">some new ideas coming...</div><div style="text-align: center;">well back to it!</div><p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-50235130916867641752023-02-21T13:24:00.001+11:002023-02-21T13:24:06.199+11:00Progress!<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> this huge pile of mulch was delivered last week, </div><div style="text-align: center;">its a job for my holidays coming up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKEugdswtBRbddHG0jCdz6kmuIL-7KcFZm6iBCzZ-NhG8VeDs4Y2xCPhJRZHh48VrGEcZwY0Z_8oBxml7fK5Z3NJMO_HRAsVUJ0OhW99Suwj0_rFxqZCcpJ2zEiFFmzndz9tjprpitm9sjdXUS8-2HAWspNsM3_n6hs7pNnjIGzN57TNIXVcQbEuq/s4032/20230208_091108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKEugdswtBRbddHG0jCdz6kmuIL-7KcFZm6iBCzZ-NhG8VeDs4Y2xCPhJRZHh48VrGEcZwY0Z_8oBxml7fK5Z3NJMO_HRAsVUJ0OhW99Suwj0_rFxqZCcpJ2zEiFFmzndz9tjprpitm9sjdXUS8-2HAWspNsM3_n6hs7pNnjIGzN57TNIXVcQbEuq/s320/20230208_091108.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">looked after these 3 cheeky animals while Diva was away for an extended weekend trip,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jack (didn't see him for 3 days!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Well Christmas is done and dusted for another year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ours ended up being very quiet, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as somebody (not me) tested positive on Boxing Day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so that put an end to everything...for 2 weeks!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On a more positive note, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this came from one of my beautiful clients...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with my favourite little bird</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAf6pt30VfHiXTy1GnupRZkUcQSIR4TscIY-74i_vT6F5-Uq0zMWu5l2xiunKjWKzVPrB45PZzxViDNa3ahf7DdN_dBNUadxyQIj8swggBypUhwipGQYHUhjlOQ7udD32Mu8__h3onwkiUXTIYBMxvpjlIuHga95ZrMmZgQxnkiECXpC920PUFzFPg/s4032/20221222_161903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-89834662687678640832022-12-24T17:57:00.003+11:002022-12-24T17:57:34.247+11:00wishing...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCax_LP9aTMD0h416s45nt0QmFCy06Z6VAbFpd5lQqDq4X89FbZW2Nw4ijsTdmq-Lvy_hPDSsY4hFs8TlXxRyRc9lkrm1g8Y26_ds5uuxgpU4DY65i_hhe8f6Qu4cLr_pqznbF7RMS7zrRDrfSdCOE1rFO3hfA25tmBuiTIT_cwId5BEiTJFlY3umO/s4032/20221216_214304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCax_LP9aTMD0h416s45nt0QmFCy06Z6VAbFpd5lQqDq4X89FbZW2Nw4ijsTdmq-Lvy_hPDSsY4hFs8TlXxRyRc9lkrm1g8Y26_ds5uuxgpU4DY65i_hhe8f6Qu4cLr_pqznbF7RMS7zrRDrfSdCOE1rFO3hfA25tmBuiTIT_cwId5BEiTJFlY3umO/w640-h480/20221216_214304.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(or whatever you celebrate)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">from me to you!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-46829950197850620102022-12-07T21:18:00.004+11:002022-12-07T21:18:32.397+11:00finished!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">well the ensuite is finally finished...all the painting was done last weekend,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and all the other little finishing touches!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">yay, very happy with how it turned out...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">think I need new towels to match now?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDdpWAy3ycLFeieh9GJ4jxjx-_LhsY7jMFdXbVfxQmC42x1Wzlz8tXHDz1YAnunEvwv9ewrgMzL0mQw7AFEWF5SpKeN7SDiCBsHLky964XW5iucBW8oZi-Io51gkVY7Q6htyIDPG2I8yWOiWGfID12NVglhb1eMGQlCazLGWLEHjPbd03xzMn5V0c/s4032/20221205_165808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDdpWAy3ycLFeieh9GJ4jxjx-_LhsY7jMFdXbVfxQmC42x1Wzlz8tXHDz1YAnunEvwv9ewrgMzL0mQw7AFEWF5SpKeN7SDiCBsHLky964XW5iucBW8oZi-Io51gkVY7Q6htyIDPG2I8yWOiWGfID12NVglhb1eMGQlCazLGWLEHjPbd03xzMn5V0c/w300-h400/20221205_165808.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOohOa9FQyaPlxNji-BhkcsumYc8FVLEbx2kfvxQRGfkElUJD6pL5K0zYp-6My0sMZ2pF1JFHNbSEafGfbLuFrZ5PPDC3eX26dRgA3-yrLmK5HGk30PfS3U32b0ckktcesMutoKQZcsi3ryMVmk3Kt8Vwqnnr0Of5sPcaRLC2W2CrxC-HVeTMMZ3f/w300-h400/20221205_165829.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">this gorgeous orchid was given to me last year, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and somehow I have managed to get another flower spike on it,</div><div style="text-align: center;">never been able to do it before, </div><div style="text-align: center;">usually have them with the first spike and then throw them out several months later, </div><div style="text-align: center;">so happy this one has bloomed again as a very special friend gave it to me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPhsL_5ItWatF_BHA59pTZ62JIOOgYwKTmmlgndhfcCF9rnz6wuyhUIPQwihb_3qEQ4EHPPkvCMb1psGxS0aIsGZG6VS3GUncOEQwsm4MyCgffQMmOhwx10-pFtk6MDlaxWbqXh_DqdHHPDSKTcuott8IV4NSDiGCJAHUtotRE1VNGcPElkqp_RCT/s4032/20221206_175416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBPOHGDxO8BwudMQzk-F09BxAeJqm8H7ZehKj9s6dn9y6YUO4V6T2UiM6B2Jc6dZ9quasuMypXy7ACvuZPuwbzsRspaLCX9Peskhj4hMT_BAsJ4zYnOkldRyYLFPIatS9_WBFzJvdXJeIoE0sVPMA68iCA5hsyjwXmvRPY6GE3-AGW1uOH1rzt4cy/s4032/20221022_195825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBPOHGDxO8BwudMQzk-F09BxAeJqm8H7ZehKj9s6dn9y6YUO4V6T2UiM6B2Jc6dZ9quasuMypXy7ACvuZPuwbzsRspaLCX9Peskhj4hMT_BAsJ4zYnOkldRyYLFPIatS9_WBFzJvdXJeIoE0sVPMA68iCA5hsyjwXmvRPY6GE3-AGW1uOH1rzt4cy/w300-h400/20221022_195825.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">those floor tiles were a total pain to get off...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a lot harder than the other bathroom</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvJuERAC3302e8jcaN3Lw5fmBzPHEJRIdJshHN_NfGLj9IY48orm5p3ttNSTJ0NBybznrB55ZpgpbHO1Dl4he8GxBA0aIfAnotTLL3pTZGsmgr-zISwYnHEBLXKDSxONixbZpjsHtu88YDMzGpnJF635w6783rOVWetP0atdMWJSuycFyHgmFXYOy/s4032/20221022_113453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvJuERAC3302e8jcaN3Lw5fmBzPHEJRIdJshHN_NfGLj9IY48orm5p3ttNSTJ0NBybznrB55ZpgpbHO1Dl4he8GxBA0aIfAnotTLL3pTZGsmgr-zISwYnHEBLXKDSxONixbZpjsHtu88YDMzGpnJF635w6783rOVWetP0atdMWJSuycFyHgmFXYOy/w300-h400/20221022_113453.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />so this is it so far, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">jus the shower screen to go up, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that's happening tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then we just need to paint, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">put up the new towel rail, hand towel ring and toilet roll holder</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and finally the new mirror<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtGX6nimKyCKzTNQwwYGvf0e01Ta8iNis5INcnBWZUHudq89NeqT3stO3Jw25Gu16byhACt04Wd67j9xiEOBUK2HHJeGYxWTsCheJDhXJPvJl3L4civvLoxWOQ82zL1xeaccB7bGodQB1Fjlpw6a4ovBrgPk9x_oI2YwA1f78puEKZqfMZkJ_drfLU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="703" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtGX6nimKyCKzTNQwwYGvf0e01Ta8iNis5INcnBWZUHudq89NeqT3stO3Jw25Gu16byhACt04Wd67j9xiEOBUK2HHJeGYxWTsCheJDhXJPvJl3L4civvLoxWOQ82zL1xeaccB7bGodQB1Fjlpw6a4ovBrgPk9x_oI2YwA1f78puEKZqfMZkJ_drfLU=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">everything is working, </div><div style="text-align: center;">except the shower (no screen yet),</div><div style="text-align: center;">will be so happy to move back into my own bathroom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">under water again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it is starting to dry up, but boy does it SMELL!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCSZWzfg9RCvixlsA6fvWg9dXpP5XdACL4gblp7to8nKmFpNxm58w402LyYqcme0p8Pu279wp4pRVGVTqLRUngyA15NnhcC6k6Sf7GVYH8LyfB40zLCemyymwdcCoCYjGsb_k-H6OIyItvaHEQkRmYHl8__nFXBcFmv4DUhJRbi1AoTarZO9_k0Qb/s4032/20221103_095908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCSZWzfg9RCvixlsA6fvWg9dXpP5XdACL4gblp7to8nKmFpNxm58w402LyYqcme0p8Pu279wp4pRVGVTqLRUngyA15NnhcC6k6Sf7GVYH8LyfB40zLCemyymwdcCoCYjGsb_k-H6OIyItvaHEQkRmYHl8__nFXBcFmv4DUhJRbi1AoTarZO9_k0Qb/w400-h300/20221103_095908.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">haven't had dahlias for years, but this one said take me home, </div><div style="text-align: center;">so I did!</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjzCP9dqpY_mf8TIOpiSndvh6RBQ3aHSm0EaMHOhes2vpqVtfeoeNvyvjcJaJhlPDUThszdvsy-_wobrr2ufpOaZaiyrTg1U-FGr5xby12AqbRM6dKJ02DNeMUuc3TkEp2bfBFRTF1kioreICot6jvJbIDfP1BUy0ePB25OR2rkC-Us37nZO7_pTd/w300-h400/20221030_183842.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this little guy was being attacked by the dog next door,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so we went and rescued him/her and put him/her in our yard where they were safe..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">haven't seen him/her since</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaLNNrp4M8PmFqvAk5NV4cl5kYxa02uTLxWNRd_K4u7nduFMbhLA-yHfH_dYGm3JEWwf3DvHn_umpzB8cFpZoqu7h5UoosrVsVJUK9DEwzsz8lyfLerQNzS2IzfRO-EtqTsTT2hhs10r89A_fsAFYkTAx1E-fgzTjKG6JdLonSdmz5P3Bg1vCSx7h/s4032/20221030_114403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Julz</span></div><br /><p></p>simplestitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962378684376631438noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545644584698883076.post-10800986877720391602022-10-23T17:44:00.003+11:002022-10-23T17:44:38.299+11:00I'm exhausted!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My lilacs are in full bloom again, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the scent coming in the sewing room window is divine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Picked a heap, and gave a couple of bunches away...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jKeZ31dyv5sZpcgCTtXcXQ2jEoD9sEWC2K-MIbe9iro9Lzx_oBay3hJN4Rs5cWQvbx2MoYmeUYrAN3oyPJcjKo8IKY1NO1A7NxkT2tLb8fdH3SrGfUtbRTSRIByrishBcOzqGT-W8lUNQEYojvHjLJsfoCmLaKlWDg-iaDe4LbnploWUlRYpNqpS/s4032/20221019_084021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jKeZ31dyv5sZpcgCTtXcXQ2jEoD9sEWC2K-MIbe9iro9Lzx_oBay3hJN4Rs5cWQvbx2MoYmeUYrAN3oyPJcjKo8IKY1NO1A7NxkT2tLb8fdH3SrGfUtbRTSRIByrishBcOzqGT-W8lUNQEYojvHjLJsfoCmLaKlWDg-iaDe4LbnploWUlRYpNqpS/w300-h400/20221019_084021.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">my roses are coming out, </div><div style="text-align: center;">thought this yellow one (can't remember the name) was the first, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but turns out it wasn't!</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtP1wU3W_7tIh4rCYqC8h-Rxfk4uTZJCSYGIBPYtMkuqec-dlaqL5WxfZlQp4_ZbeRCc8VIs8YrBHUSOZOulMlVhyWGq-ImAXPYHd0d5STPCblYR0kk4CwUs1Tp6InVfqfRz-a5oXmrGuHPvyvthnAtqNXNXCxT7vAJJIu0q0Zpq9LaqEO0sGIkoE/s4032/20221021_073337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtP1wU3W_7tIh4rCYqC8h-Rxfk4uTZJCSYGIBPYtMkuqec-dlaqL5WxfZlQp4_ZbeRCc8VIs8YrBHUSOZOulMlVhyWGq-ImAXPYHd0d5STPCblYR0kk4CwUs1Tp6InVfqfRz-a5oXmrGuHPvyvthnAtqNXNXCxT7vAJJIu0q0Zpq9LaqEO0sGIkoE/w300-h400/20221021_073337.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">this one beat it!</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is Ebb Tide, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a gorgeous David Austin rose in a very deep purple, </div><div style="text-align: center;">smells divine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEfpZ8cd8ZG7tW_gZq-ripG5G-LbEcwbcxu0sMomGxwZX8z3rHlyNXQCh-s3r6XJJZhzSEpdNjdhV2MsiGRYfpIiljZ8FVrNAruZ_8CEfVCEF0W6wkEpM4eFyEUx30VyTueHfXzD2bxcvpu7sDrSMuWhDerpD_ZZ0kNPkZyKcv7F9Wz8vn-eBdlqS/s4032/20221021_175338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEfpZ8cd8ZG7tW_gZq-ripG5G-LbEcwbcxu0sMomGxwZX8z3rHlyNXQCh-s3r6XJJZhzSEpdNjdhV2MsiGRYfpIiljZ8FVrNAruZ_8CEfVCEF0W6wkEpM4eFyEUx30VyTueHfXzD2bxcvpu7sDrSMuWhDerpD_ZZ0kNPkZyKcv7F9Wz8vn-eBdlqS/w300-h400/20221021_175338.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and finally my weekend was spent demolishing the ensuite!</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I say goodbye to the trend of 22 years ago, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HRbeMdK8iUhfWLR1XHrhUqhuYN4HAbicOS5h4r6gtzR33GI7iWoPx_o5Elelv7Fy-5LN9_LrgmL7v_QeXzwlG6oYS7WUWBShAwQiJ-cbWdDS2r53tXnaAczng3DCtyHL_yIx5WaoE-9_vPshSybRG4Bc811VETaIqgT6LrTpbj4P5P3cNeI7asbq/s4032/20221022_093135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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