Seaweed 17 Aug 2013 | 03:54 pm

 The seaweed wreath is coming along quite well. It is a little hard to see the detail in the pics but I am building it up with yarns and beads and anything else that comes to mind. When creating so....

Renovations and decorations 15 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm

The back verandah has been occupying my thoughts and time this week.  The floor boards look so much better now they are painted witrh Cabots timber colour in Oyster Linen which is the same colour as t...

two projects at once 14 Aug 2013 | 04:51 pm

 I have been painting outdoors whenever the rain and wind stops and in between times I am managing to do some work on my wreath and doiley. I have wrapped some fancy yarns around the wreath - trying....

Pelicans from the archives 12 Aug 2013 | 01:50 pm

Another collage of life by the lake.

Possum 10 Aug 2013 | 04:22 pm

 I have spent some time today looking at pics I have taken over the past few years. When we lived in Patterson Lakes we had several families of possums visiting our garden most evenings and some of t...

planning and playing while it rains 9 Aug 2013 | 03:56 pm

It has rained all day but it has taken me hours to find time to stitch. Now I am trying to find the right blue threads to finish off my doiley.

Power Tools and Camellias 8 Aug 2013 | 03:57 pm

 Today I put aside my crafts and attended to some tasks around the house and garden. The weather was fine and sunny but quite cold.  It probably didn't make it above 13 degrees here. I spent some ti...

Christmas wreath 7 Aug 2013 | 03:53 pm

 This Christmas the textile art group I belong to has decided on a seaside theme for decorating the foyer of the Peninsula Arts Society building. Most of the members are crocheting coral and other be...

My new laptop 6 Aug 2013 | 01:54 pm

 Today I picked up my new laptop computer. Goodness it is so nice and shiny and new. This is the first time I have taken full charge of buying and setting up my own computer. I opened the boxes an.....

new technology 6 Aug 2013 | 01:38 pm