Year: 2008
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Birthday Month
February is birthday month in our house with birthdays on the 1st, 9th and today as my oldest is now 5! This could be another reason for my lack of blog entries this month. My boys had a joint party on Sunday and in keeping with tradition I made them birthday t-shirts. Usually I use…
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Balloons
This is another reason why I love Canberra. We have had a few chilly mornings this week, which have brought out the hot air balloons. I think the wind must be blowing in our direction as this was the view over our house on Thursday morning. The boys tried to yell and wave at them…
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Cushion Towers
My youngest (he’s almost 3) has started created towers/installations around the house using anything he can find. The top picture was one of his creations using almost all the cushions and pillows in the house. That’s his little hand you can see! This started me thinking how much I love cushions. They completely change the…
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Being Gracious
It’s been too long between posts, I know. I spent most of this week trying to get this photo off my phone, Bluetooth has officially eluded me. I know it doesn’t look like it has much to do with being gracious but I will try and explain. I spent Monday and Tuesday in Sydney attending…
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Clever Friend #2
I went fabric shopping with my mother last week. We had a lovely time choosing colour combinations for the quilt she’s making for my youngest and he’s very excited about it. This started me thinking about my dear friend Anita; quilter, pilates instructor and author of these (and many other) books. Anita and I met…
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New Beginnings
I started a new job today at Squiz.net. It was a day of sorting out technology and making plans. I feel like I’m very expensive on the first day of a new job!
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Quilt Cave
My quilt is finally finished and ready for use. This was my sensible 2nd project, just squares in squares using lots of fat quarters from my ever increasing stash. The top has been sitting in a box for the last year and my dear Mum had it quilted for my birthday and then she did…
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Summer Swings
It has been so hot in Canberra the past few days. A favourite after dinner pastime for the boys is to sit on the balcony, eat ice blocks and get pushed in the swing. This little swing is suspended from the rafters of our balcony, so the boys fly out into the garden and say…
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Turning 40!
You will notice that I didn’t wish you a Happy New Year yesterday. Not that I don’t want to wish everyone well, because I do, but I really don’t like January 1st. Just as I really don’t like the first page of a book. This post will appear on January 2nd which happens to be…
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The Transformer That Doesn’t
Here’s a picture of the my eldest son holding his Christmas present from Santa. It’s now known in our house as the Transformer that doesn’t transform – this is also how he introduces it to friends and family. For the past 3 months he’s wanted one – so we got recommendations from other parents and…