Author: Libby
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Quilt Project – Take Two and Three
The second lot of my quilt fabric arrived last week. I do love this selection, but realised I had already cut it all up before taking a photo of it! This lot came from Hancock’s of Paducah in Kentucky. I love their fabric and especially their catalogues. I have discovered, however, that they really aren’t…
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Earth Hour
Like 73% of Canberra, we joined in Earth Hour on Saturday the 29th of March. My boys absolutely love it. If the truth be told earth hour happens about once a month in our house. They love lighting the candles and playing with the lantern and especially cleaning their teeth by torch light. This is…
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Quilt Project – Take One
The first of my fabrics arrived on Thursday. I am about to embark on my next quilt project. This quilt will replace the one on our bed that’s just getting worn out, but then it was a Pottery Barn outlet buy! As planned I went with Amy Butler fabrics from her Lotus collection. These arrived…
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Big Canberra Bike Ride
Before the week comes to a close, I want to document Monday’s adventures. Monday (March 10) was Canberra Day holiday here in the National Capital. My boys and I joined in the Big Canberra Bike Ride. This photo is of the sea of cyclists and that’s Black Mountain Tower in the background. It was such…
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Mad About Beets!
We in Australia are famous for beetroot on our hamburgers. No, it’s not an urban myth but very true and delicious – if you haven’t already, you should try it. I’ve recently discovered the fresh variety. I have been going to our local farmers market at EPIC very early on Saturday mornings and buying from…
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Not My Kind of Stitching
This is my darling husband’s head after a very brief encounter with the garden shed door – no prizes for guessing who won! Due to the copious amounts of blood gushing from his head I called an ambulance – wouldn’t you? They arrived, inspected the damage, pronounced him to be fine and then unsuccessfully tried…
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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…