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February, 2013
- Action Pack :: Elements – WATER Sent Thursday, February 28, 2013 whip up » Newsletter 2013 Elements: WATER edition Cover image: Jo Newman and her children make natural watercolour paint The first issue for 2013 is part of our Elements themed year, and begins with WATER. So versatile and so necessary for life. In this issue we have 15 contributors, and more than 20 projects, these wonderful contributors from around the world walk us through arts and crafts, science, experimentation, adventure, cooking and play -- all related to water. :: Jo […]
- Some things that have been happening Sent Wednesday, February 20, 2013 whip up » Newsletter As I work and play and read and relax while camping, it is not all fun and games. Camping can be hot, and strenuous and sweaty and dirty and tiring too. It is not all starry nights and birds chirping, sometimes there is blaring music and noisy neighbours. However after a week of moving around, fixing broken stuff and staying in some run down sad caravan parks, we have found a little corner of paradise. Fishing is good, the weather is hot, the campsite is small […]
- Right now I am Sent Friday, February 8, 2013 whip up » Newsletter Enjoying the amazing weather. No rain, wind or tears. Sunny blue blue blue skies, green water and soft grey pebbly beach. The water is calm as are tempers. Reading Sherri S Tepper books -- first Grass and now The Margarets. Complex and interesting characters -- science fiction but concentrating on the people and the environment rather than on technology -- I like that. Listening to the crazy noisy bird life -- Cockatoos and Galas. Observing the people -- fellow […]
- Knitting and crocheting on the road Sent Monday, February 4, 2013 whip up » Newsletter This town has been yarn bombed The first day of homeschooling on our year long road trip luckily coincides with us being in a glorious beachy campsite, with wonderful weather. We spent an hour this morning discussing the slang used in Enders Game, as well as the prisoners who were hanged at Adelaide gaol. Quite a mix! But what I really wanted to tell you about was the very cool yarn bombed town we recently spent some time at. The whole town had trees wrapped in […]