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May, 2012
- Just a quick one for today because … Sent Saturday, May 26, 2012 whip up » Newsletter Because life is just too busy, the house is too messy, the kids are too needy and I am forsaking computer time this week to get back on schedule. Gah!So some pretty pictures for you: quilts and sewing -- applique, squares, triangles, pretty fabrics ...Swapsie:? During all this clean up - I have ended up with a bunch of bundles of fabrics I am getting rid of -- yes a clear out! Let me know if you can use some scrap fabrics - quilting fat quarters, corduroy for […]
- The flip side of cake (is a green smoothie) Sent Saturday, May 19, 2012 whip up » Newsletter What with the celebratory week I have just had: birthday parties and mother's day, I have been baking just a little.But on the flip side we have been quite overdoing the green smoothie (frozen peas, pineapple, ginger and spinach - trust me -- it's good!) and the homemade muesli thing too - just to add some balance to all that cake.For my 12 year old's (second) birthday party this year, I was commissioned to make a double layer marble cake filled with vanilla […]
- Keeping it real and staying on track Sent Saturday, May 12, 2012 whip up » Newsletter My life in this very moment is just all about quilts, quilting, fabric, stitches, threads, rotary cutter, sweeping the mess, scrap bags of fabric piling up, making space for more quilts...In between I am trying to keep the sanity by staying real. Real life keeps butting its head into my sewing realm. Kids. Dinner. Dishes. Responsibilities. Friends. Health. ... so to stay real I have to stop procrastinating, need to use my time wisely. Need to be organised. Have […]
- Life, my friends Sent Saturday, May 5, 2012 whip up » Newsletter Change of seasons, change of pace. Planting the vegetable garden, jamming figs, roasting tomatoes and freezing stewed apples. Eating homemade granola with homemade yoghurt. Kids practicing their instruments: piano and guitar. Another birthday coming up next week - planning a cake and a special dinner. Tidying the yard, having an outdoor fire, a trip to the tip. Watching the ducks fattening up and the last old chook needing some friends -- keeping me company. […]