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26 July 2014
20 July 2014
The "to do" list
Finish binding and laundry bag and post TOMORROW
Finish quilting and binding of final quilt
Crochet two covers for the preschool screens
Sew and stuff a bench seat cushion for the preschool in the "clouds" fabric I found in my stash.
Organise the final outcome of two tree yarn bombing designs.
Thank goodness Im not working away from home much this week.
My driving (omg on my learners at 49!) is going really well and Im going to book in for a couple of proper drivers lessons ..... then get my Ps. Dont know how I manage to get a car out of Peter and I do have to pay for it ..... but honestly I didnt think Id ever have a car! It is a cute little white thing just waiting for some female attention. He gets his "new" car this week so she will be all mine!
Teenagers! Well Charlotte is 20 at the end of this week! Who knows where that time went. Or how we managed to get through the younger teen years and still come out the other end talking to each other. She needs to get her skates on but Im glad she wants to get into vet science AND learn how to sew. We have lots of conversations about all kinds of things. She is really into her garden thing and we have lots of plants and even some flowers in this cold weather.
Tom seems to be much happier and we have getting along with school. We are all looking forward to the warmer weather when we can get outdoors more. He is being a bit more "normal" to his younger brother although teases Samuel more than I would like. But Sam has to learn to make a fist. It's good for both of them to have brothers I think. They understand the physical side of being a human being. Im glad for both of them they arent just surrounded by girls.
Im really getting into this "buying quality" and homemade rather than packaging ... thing. Charlotte and I are working on a few ideas to get the good stuff out of op shops and cleaned up and sold back into peoples lives. It all sounds a bit pointless and new age, all hot air I guess. But I think we are getting there. Our waste each week gets less and less. We are baking the bread and biscuits we like. Our compost heaps is going great. Charlotte gets out into the garden and weeds and turns over the compost. That makes the difference. Having more than one person on the mission! We are really looking at what we need and what we just dont. Its nice to have a family thought of being kinder to the planet even if all our actions arent perfect. I mean driving an old car isnt good is it?
Ive quite possibly found another job! Typing for hospitals. A lady I met told me to download the medical dictionary from Steadman and contact the hospitals. Im ok at dictaphone typing. Its not bad pay. And you can work on it day or night really as long as you get it done and then you can email it off. So it doesnt matter where we live. I really hope I can get my self confidence meter UP and make contact. It would be ideal for me.
We are off to Bendigo in a month or so to check it out. Id like to live in a country town again. It has nothing to do with Bendigo Wool Mills being there LOL
Finish quilting and binding of final quilt
Crochet two covers for the preschool screens
Sew and stuff a bench seat cushion for the preschool in the "clouds" fabric I found in my stash.
Organise the final outcome of two tree yarn bombing designs.
Thank goodness Im not working away from home much this week.
My driving (omg on my learners at 49!) is going really well and Im going to book in for a couple of proper drivers lessons ..... then get my Ps. Dont know how I manage to get a car out of Peter and I do have to pay for it ..... but honestly I didnt think Id ever have a car! It is a cute little white thing just waiting for some female attention. He gets his "new" car this week so she will be all mine!
Teenagers! Well Charlotte is 20 at the end of this week! Who knows where that time went. Or how we managed to get through the younger teen years and still come out the other end talking to each other. She needs to get her skates on but Im glad she wants to get into vet science AND learn how to sew. We have lots of conversations about all kinds of things. She is really into her garden thing and we have lots of plants and even some flowers in this cold weather.
Tom seems to be much happier and we have getting along with school. We are all looking forward to the warmer weather when we can get outdoors more. He is being a bit more "normal" to his younger brother although teases Samuel more than I would like. But Sam has to learn to make a fist. It's good for both of them to have brothers I think. They understand the physical side of being a human being. Im glad for both of them they arent just surrounded by girls.
Im really getting into this "buying quality" and homemade rather than packaging ... thing. Charlotte and I are working on a few ideas to get the good stuff out of op shops and cleaned up and sold back into peoples lives. It all sounds a bit pointless and new age, all hot air I guess. But I think we are getting there. Our waste each week gets less and less. We are baking the bread and biscuits we like. Our compost heaps is going great. Charlotte gets out into the garden and weeds and turns over the compost. That makes the difference. Having more than one person on the mission! We are really looking at what we need and what we just dont. Its nice to have a family thought of being kinder to the planet even if all our actions arent perfect. I mean driving an old car isnt good is it?
Ive quite possibly found another job! Typing for hospitals. A lady I met told me to download the medical dictionary from Steadman and contact the hospitals. Im ok at dictaphone typing. Its not bad pay. And you can work on it day or night really as long as you get it done and then you can email it off. So it doesnt matter where we live. I really hope I can get my self confidence meter UP and make contact. It would be ideal for me.
We are off to Bendigo in a month or so to check it out. Id like to live in a country town again. It has nothing to do with Bendigo Wool Mills being there LOL
01 June 2014
Obviously . wow! where have the weeks gone? SO much has happened. Much has changed. Back working really hard on screens of all kinds. New ideas like threading boards and felt boards have come from friends. Privacy screens for preschool bathrooms are the current project. Im expecting delivery of crochet cotton (teacher can see through filet crochet) and castors! Who new my creations would not only be on screens but on wheels too?
A current crochet pattern Im trying out.
Im also helping to decorate a preschool with things like yarn bomb trees complete with hanging coloured balls ..... these are pre covering with crochet.
Im enjoying trying out new patterns in amongst planting out new garden beds and sewing quilts too.
As you can see this last picture is NOT my work but the colours are inspirational and this is something like what I hope to have finished really soon. This talented and generous lady has a great blog and here is the link http://knottyknotty.blogspot.com.au/ Do visit her blog it is really great.
The flower above is just a try out .... grabbed some scraps.... the real thing will be in sensational wool from Bendigo Mill and it will be just the right thing to brighten up any space really.
A current crochet pattern Im trying out.
Im also helping to decorate a preschool with things like yarn bomb trees complete with hanging coloured balls ..... these are pre covering with crochet.
The flower above is just a try out .... grabbed some scraps.... the real thing will be in sensational wool from Bendigo Mill and it will be just the right thing to brighten up any space really.
03 January 2014
I'm thrilled that it is finally the new year!
This year I'm determined to NOTICE all the things that happen in our lives. My sister (both sisters) has inspired me to keep a note in a pretty jar as a record of what happens this year. Especially to read and take stock at Christmas time.
Come February I am going to write to schools and kinders regarding my dress screens. What could be nicer than a fundraising opportunity where I show off my screens and quilts etc and hopefully make plenty of lovely sales? Im working on making sure I have cushions and other accessories to go with the dress screens : sort of like a set of colour.
I am working on a catalogue of fabrics so that people can feel them and see them. Great photos are also on the agenda for early in the year for advertising. I dont care if I have to letterbox the whole peninsula : I will get these screens out there!!!
TEENS : not too manic
MY BOY : a bit bored
HOUSEWORK : 5 out of 10
WEATHER : cloudy and really warm
LOVE METER : havent worked out a scale LOL
22 December 2013
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