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I know some people who want to see a few of the cards I have made over the year. There are all sorts of cards and some better than others. I never stop learning how to do things and some things I am improving at and still have much more to learn.<br />
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The following two photos show my recent projects-fan cards. My dear old friend A-M sent me some die cuts and clear instructions on how to make them. I was so happy with them that I ordered the dies myself so I can make more. The dies are <i>Marianne Designs Creatables-LR0264.</i> You will need to buy the fan die and the stand die. I bought mine online from Craftie Cafe, the best price I could find. Free delivery.<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Jan xxx</div>Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728584891511905889noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874126491212835436.post-18569013378728385292015-09-12T09:36:00.000+08:002015-09-12T09:36:41.636+08:00Crafting keeps me sane<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of my daughters wrote to me this morning to let me know someone had left a comment on my last blog post. I have been away from this space for a long time. Not much to say, even though a lot has been going on, although when I say a lot, it is really daily life stuff. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There have been many, many dark months and my words seized up inside me. However when there is some light in my days I am able to function a little better and things feel good. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One thing keeping me sane, is craft. Previously, I wrote</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> about making pocket letters and I</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> am still obsessed with making pocket letters. I have included</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> the link to the creator of the pocket</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> letter idea. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">( http://janettelane.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/what-are-pocket-letters.html). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Below are just a small sample of those I have done or am in the process of finishing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A dear arty friend gave me this picture and I had to turn it into a pocket letter (PL). It is not finished as I need to work out what to do with the rest of the pockets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This PL was for a swap I was in and I kept it very simple, and was able to show that you can make lovely, crafty PL's without spending a lot of money. It still came up okay and I enjoyed putting it together. I, like many other crafters, love using washi tape-the world needs more washi tape!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This lovely PL was made for a swap and the theme was spring. I had just the products to make such a PL. I loved this paper and it was the perfect fir for this theme. I also love, love using stickles-which is a glitter glue stuff that really adds a sparkle wherever it goes. Love me some stickles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This photo shows some of my approximately 45 PL's I have made. I store them in a large 3 ringed binder, and need to get another as it is full. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The PL below is one that I really love. I love all my PL's, but this one really grabbed me as it was a time when I really got adventurous. I kept it for a while and then felt the need to share the beauty and sent it to a member of my swap group. She liked it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I will admit that the papers I choose are the start of all my pocket letters. I guess there would be many like me in that regard. However, after the paper is chosen the challenge for me is where to go with it. Rarely do I plan a PL from start to finish-instead I make it up as I go, of course many others will do this too. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I will stop here and prepare another blog post soon to talk more about crafting and other things. Have I got you intrigued? Mmm, I doubt it. </span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Jan xxx</div>Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728584891511905889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874126491212835436.post-89668016018957381882015-07-05T14:46:00.000+08:002015-07-05T14:46:25.780+08:00Pocket Letters<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Recently, I was introduced to a new concept on the art of pen pal writing. This 21st century invention involves a plastic nine card holder, often used for collecting baseball cards, and small pretty pieces of paper 'blinged' up to the delight of both the maker and the recipient. These cute little pieces can be embellished with anything one can imagine. I was told that if you can scrapbook then you can create these delightful packages. Once you make a pocket letter, as they are called, you can look for a swap partner. I did this by joining a small Australian group, run through Facebook.<br />
Of course like many things I love, once I start I keep on making them. However, I have done just three swaps. It is a fun way to meet new people and you can decide with the swap partner whether you want to continue on swapping or if it was a once off event.<br />
I have included photos of two of my pocket letters, and you will notice that there is a front and a back to them. In the back you can include little odds and ends as you desire. This is not necessary, but adds to charm and pleasure for the recipient. Oh and importantly is the 'letter', which is slipped into one of the pockets. Most pocket letter makers include a tea bag so their partner can enjoy a cuppa.<br />
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Additionally, I have been ordering craft product to make these pocket letters and to add to my immense collection of beautiful papers. Addiction?<br />
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The photo below shows another habit of mine-adult colouring books. I came across these about 2 years ago and now there is a mass influx of these type of books everywhere. The selling point is the 'mental health' benefits as it helps people to de-stress, calm down, be more mindful, live in the moment. I feel that these would have been helpful in my days working as a counsellor. "Here, take this book, it will help you heaps". I will say it has been quite calming for me at times.<br />
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So that is a little crafty update from me.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rusty</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">African Chimes hanging in our almond tree</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">What do you write? When you feel shut down. Something? Anything? No, who is going to bother reading? I wonder if I am making sense. Maybe to myself, but not too others. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Being in a dark place for much longer than is acceptable. Not acceptable to me and not to those in my life. Seeking professional help, that doesn't 'fix' the problem. Feeling alone with the Big Black Dog. Scary at times. Tiring, all the time. Debilitating. However, there are bright moments among these dark days and for that I am grateful. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The moments can form a collective of pockets, which I can delve into at times when the mood strikes. Yes, a lovely pocket of positives. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Moments such as discussing craft products with like minded women in craft groups. Finding out where to buy the newest, prettiest paper or ephemera. Sharing the funnier side of life and being able to laugh and chuckle freely-I love that. I was a person who laughed a lot. However, nowadays it takes a bit longer. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The camaraderie, is a salve for wounded soles. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Supporting other women as they go through life with all of its ups and downs.</span><br />
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<i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Flowers in the front garden</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Life throwing us curved balls. Taking away the people we love. People hurting the ones we love. </span><br />
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The above quote helps explain why I am not a regular writer on my blog anymore.<br />
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However, I am updating the blog so I don't have to see the Christmas post and be hit in the face by my slackness. I thought that I would begin by showing a few of the things that I have been doing since the last post. Of course this is not the sum total of that period, but just a bit that I have photos for. First up is a dish that I made in my new 5 in 1 cooking pot thingy. I found the recipe on a Facebook page set up for the discussion of these cookers. I have made it twice to great delight. I was impressed that something I made turned out. It's called <i>Creamy, chicken, tomato and bacon rigatoni. </i>If anyone reads this blog still and would like to give it a go let me know. I used the slow cooking option and it cooks quite quickly, although not as quick as the original recipe stated, however I did increase the ingredients so that is why.<br />
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This photo is of the beautiful moth orchid given to me by my daughter Katie. I love it, but as I told her I have black fingers and worried it would die. At this point one has lost all of its flowers but they are both alive.<br />
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This beautiful journal was given to me by my dear friends A. She knows how to select just the right gift. I truly treasure this and have not written in it. I wont until I can decide what is the best thing to do it justice. I did think about using it as a quote keeper. You know when you come across a quote or saying that really resonates with you. Yep, think this is gonna be the book for that. I also have some pretty markers, pens, washi tapes to compliment it. This journal has the added bonus of smelling like coffee. The maker of this book dyed some of the paper with coffee and so it is infused into the pages. Mmmmm :) I would really like to have a go at making a journal from scratch so will look out for some materials to do so.<br />
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This pic is small, sorry but it is a diary I ordered to use this year. Despite warnings from some friends, I went ahead and bought an A5 size. Not big enough! I liked it though as I could get it personalised with my name and could choose the cover. Next years diary will be at least A4.<br />
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Tonight some friends are coming to visit me. After two years or more chatting online and corresponding the 'old fashioned' way I get to meet my friend A-M and her man. Will report back after the event when I have recovered.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> I wasn't going to decorate the house this year due to a lack of cheer and festive spirit. However one of my daughters came over to give me a hand to clean up and the suddenly I gave the go ahead to decorate for Christmas.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> I will admit that it cheered me a bit. My two grandsons appreciate it, even if they repeatedly try to strip the tree. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">At night time when the lights are turned on, they are in awe. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Many of the houses</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> in our street have decorated and I love to hear their expressions of pure wonder and delight. That, to me, is more than worth the effort. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Additionally among a rush of great ideas I got hold off a twig and got The Bloke to spray pain it black.I placed small deep red hearts on it and I love the way it looked. Simple, cheap and effective.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today's long overdue post is due to one of my daughters, Nicole, who lives away from the family wanting an update as she likes to see all that we get up to. Of course this post does not include all that we have done through the year, otherwise it would be book size. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have felt a few times that I might like to come and post and record what life is like for me. However most of this year I have been caught up in a heavy bout of depression.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Things have not been good. Luckily for me, I found a GP who comes to see me at my home, and who trialed me on a new medication and increased the level until it suited my body. I will say that my moods have improved, but I have a way to go until I can call it a successful regime. I expect to still have bad days like anyone else, but my bad days stop me from enjoying the day to day stuff and my family fully. Depression sucks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However, interspersed in the dark patches are spots of bright cheer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am talking about my furniture painting obsession. Yep, I'm still at it. Annie Sloan Chalk Paint is my medium and I like nothing better than buying a cheap piece of furniture or whatever it is I want to make over and slapping this chalky goodness over it and waxing it to a smooth, velvety touch. Oh this heaven to me. It has helped me from loosing my mind entirely.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can go weeks, even months without touching a paint brush, but when I get the energy surge I am all go-go-go. Paint going all over the place and I even got some on my brown leather lounge last time. Oops!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Luckily it comes off in water, another great thing about this type of paint. By the way I am not paid to say nice things about this paint.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The green table below is one I bought from a fellow furniture painter. I just love it as is painted in two of my favourite colours. ASCP Versailles and ASCP Old White.</span><br />
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The next pictures are an old Kitchenette I bought from someone who was going to restore it but changes their mind. I cleaned it thoroughly and then with lots of help from The Bloke painted it in ASCP Old White. Nothing dramatic, not distressing as I am sure over time it will develop the look without my help. I just have to get something to line the inside bottom shelves as they despite cleaning are too sticky and yukky to use. This cupboard is now in my new bathroom to hold all out towels and stuff.<br />
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The next photo is the small dining table that I use as my desk. I sit here all day and do everything here. It's a crafting table, meeting place for friends, holder of all things that don't have a home. My computer sits on it. I love it. The photo doesn't show it properly as it looks quite patchy here, but is actually pretty good.<br />
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The next photo, sorry for the blur, is am old gold coloured mirror that I painted old white. It lives next to my bed until we find the right place for it.<br />
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Now, this is a great little stool I recently bought and haven't had time to paint. I am going to paint it white on top and leave the bottom black. If some where down the track I change my mind, then I will slap some Versailles on it.<br />
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Final pic shows a table and chairs I bought very cheap months ago. I was unsure what to do with it. Now I am going to paint the chairs in old white, recover the seats, and use them in my lounge at a round table that I have had for ever. This table is sitting on my side veranda, waiting for me to decide what I will do with it. I might even sell it as is.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After quite a lengthy delay, and without the complete set of renovation photos here are my latest offerings. I hope it was worth the wait. I can say that the bathroom is very nice to use and much easier to navigate around given my size and needs. There are a few minor jobs left to do and that includes hanging a large mirror I painted in the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, old white. The delay is partly caused by the bloke and I not wanting to drill into the wall tiles to install the hooks. I worry that if the mirror was to break we would be left with holes in tiles and that is not a look I want to live with. The 3M Command hooks that stick on I don't trust as I have had a few accidents when using them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The old white buffet in the first photo is one I painted in ASCP old white, as is the little case sitting on top, which is where we store bathroom necessities. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I confess that since taking these photos the buffet has been moved to the dining room; its original home, and we have instead moved the large ASCP duck egg blue painted dressing table into the spot. I feel this means my bedroom suite has come back together again. </span><br />
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day-to-day basis, without messing with the "cursed how’s," is living
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And you so can - <br />
The Universe</i></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">This is the message
I received recently from an online </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><a href="http://www.tut.com/">positivity</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.tut.com/"> blog</a> I subscribe too. The past
few email messages have resonated with me at this time in my life. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">Life is always
changing, for better and worse. I have been doing it tough for a while and my head has been full of anguish, sadness, self doubt, self loathing.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">It has certainly hit me this year, in my 50th year, that time is running out. Rather than wait for times to be better and happier, now is all I have. No, second chances, no putting of till </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">tomorrow</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">. Now is all I/we have. So. This all sounds rather poetic and life inspiring. But, and there is always a but in my thinking (get out clause) how will I make this work? Baby steps. Teeny, teetering steps. Lugging this great body around is tiresome and incredibly painful. Indeed, some days I wish I never had to get out of bed. The only reason I do is that the pain becomes intolerable. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">My 50th birthday cake made by my eldest daughter</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">However, despite this, I know I need to make the best of what I do have. It's no good longing for something that is a far away dream. I'm not saying you can't have those dreams, but </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">realistically</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">, for me I want to deal with the here and now of daily living. It's all the simple, normal things. Getting up, enjoying a coffee that the bloke makes very well. Returning to my new bathroom and </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">sitting</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"> at the beautiful, user friendly vanity and attending to my ablutions and taking care to cleanse my face, moisturise my skin, brush my teeth. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Having a lovely space that we have designed to </span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">accommodate</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> my needs and the blokes is a real delight. It makes us feel like we are in a luxury motel in the city, being pampered. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I will post photos soon when we take some nice ones. Our photography skills are not too good and wont do justice to the remarkable makeover.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Have you had any life changing thoughts lately?</span></span></span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Jan xxx</div>Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728584891511905889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874126491212835436.post-17664652896641628122014-07-11T07:48:00.000+08:002014-07-11T07:48:04.259+08:00Renovation Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The above photos show some of the work in progress. Things are a lot more finished than this, but we didn't get the photos. I will definetly show you the pics when we are finished.<br />
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Okay. Things have been quiet on the home front. I would have liked to announce that the renovations are completed, but they aren't. Whilst the big work has been done there are still a few things to be finished and also our bedroom is not ready by a long shot. We have decided that we are not using the bathroom until both rooms are completed.<br />
The weather has been freezing here with quite a few minus days and nights. Of course we have colds and generally feeling miserable.<br />
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I will welcome the warmer weather this year.<br />
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It wasn't until I saw things through the harsh reality of the
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Many years of dust, fluff and spider webs; and this was in our bedroom and bathroom. I
struggle with dust, pollen's and other irritants and here I was sleeping in a
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It started with our en suite bathroom
which was very small and unsafe for me and seriously needed redoing. It has
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We decided to gain more space for the bathroom by taking the space that was the walk in robe, which had never been efficient anyway. To do this meant building a new BIR in our bedroom, taking the space formerly occupied by my large dressing table. Yes there are always compromises to be made when changing things in the home. I think, and hope that it will all turn out fine. Luckily we have a another bedroom where we can place furniture and set it up as a guest bedroom. </div>
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I was looking through the pictures that have appeared on my blog over the years and felt like re showing some of the many quilts I have made during that time.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The nice thing about having a passionate baker in the family is that we all get to taste the creations. The above cake was created using a new cake tin system that my eldest DD recently purchased. I still can't fathom how it all works, but that is okay as I am just a taste tester. Nothing better than a nice cup of home made coffee (via machine that is) and a piece of cake. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Some awful news has been the lack of a good coffee machine since mine started to act up and was relegated to the depths of the pantry. My DD loaned me hers for a day so I could see if hers was good enough as a replacement model. The verdict was yes. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The Bloke made me a lovely coffee from her machine and the decision was made to buy one pronto. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Of course it wasn't easy in our case. Tried to track one down and after two days and a few phone calls managed to order one online. All sweet I thought until I got an email telling me the machine was out of stock and they will let me know when it is going to arrive. :(</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Oh so not very happy. I need a coffee every morning in order to start my day.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Now don't be thinking I have a serious addiction that I must break now. I won't do it!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>One cup of coffee per day (alright sometimes two) is not going to make of break me.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>However I am happy to report that I have managed to stop drinking the dreadfully harmful diet coke, after a very long time, so I am patting myself on the back and smiling with smugness. Coffee was always so much better.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Do you drink coffee and if so how do you like it?</i></span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Jan xxx</div>Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728584891511905889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874126491212835436.post-45983229908595566962014-04-11T12:06:00.000+08:002014-04-11T12:10:09.967+08:00Warning on the Hazards of Scrapbooking<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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here to report that 'Scrap-booking' can be hazardous to your health!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">After much deliberation I asked
my DD to bring some of my stuff to me so that I could spend the day scrapping
and possibly making a few cards. All was going well too, I had two pages
completed when the urge to use the loo arose. As I stood up my foot trod on a
piece of card that I had dropped earlier (and I forgot about). Next thing I was
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Wow, it scared me as I am
terrified of breaking bones as I am unable to have surgery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">I shouted for my DD who called my
DH who had to drive in from a mine site-not happy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">My other DD turned up and she
rang the Ambulance service as I am unable to get up due to my mass.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 15.75pt;"> Of course they had to
call the fire brigade. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 15.75pt;">All up there were two ambulance officers and four fire
officers. I was hot with shame, embarrassment, and seeing such gorgeous hunks of
men in uniform. I think it must be a job requirement that these men must be
good looking and charming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Anyway they used this blow up
mattress type of gadget and had me in a sitting position very quickly. The next
step was for me to walk to my wheelchair and sit down, however as I got up and
took a step, my foot stood on one of the straps and slid a little. I
automatically flung my left arm out to grab anything I could to steady myself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Imagine my mortification when I
looked up to see my hand clutching the crotch of the cute fire fighter! Ooh my
cheeks are red even writing that. Oh no, I apologised profusely and he said he
was fine. Shame oh shame.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Jan xxx</div>Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728584891511905889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874126491212835436.post-50227754685109423282014-02-18T13:42:00.000+08:002014-02-19T13:38:51.714+08:00The bigger I become the smaller I feel...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have just slipped in here to write a few words. My life seems to pass quickly, although if you had to ask me what I do all day you would be disappointed. I really don't do much and the things I can do like sew, crafting are of course dependent on whether my mind and body are co-operating. My energy levels are tend to be low with the occasional power surge when I go fast trying to maximize my time. But all too soon it seems to drain away. Sigh...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I often feel trapped in my body. I have my two little grand kids, family and friends to give me solace, but some days like
this, sometimes the unlived life can press so hard. And the worse thing is the
feeling that I am to blame for the confinement. It really hurts. Even
when housebound, I feel like I am in a race with time, there are things to be
done, that time seems to slink away so easily. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But who understands? A few close friends do, but the world
does not. This renders fat people voiceless, and invalidated. I notice even on some of the websites devoted to fat acceptance that there is always this feeling, that they assume the fat body works the same
or there is always a focus of control over obesity, that is so complete. Sorry
it just does not exist in my world. I feel that I don't 'fit' anywhere.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Fat but still active and mobile, you
are okay, fat to the level you need a wheelchair or scooter and can barely get up, your
views are ignored. It is a cruel and ignorant to tell fat people, "You just don't
want to lose the weight", or you are lazy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whew! Onto other matters now, the panel quilt is finished. It was super easy and all I did was sew some nice fancy stitched around sections of the googlies, and in between. It's destined for grandson number two. He loves the bright colours in it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Till next time, </span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Jan xxx</div>Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728584891511905889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874126491212835436.post-10980324861151695342014-01-18T09:32:00.001+08:002014-01-18T09:32:21.338+08:00Saturday's News<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It's 8.52 am Saturday. I have been up and out of bed since 4 am. This makes for a very long day. I guess I am lucky it wasn't 2 am, another regular waking time of mine. Makes you wonder what the heck goes on within these bodies of ours. I feel that I have no control over the situation. I go to bed later or sometimes earlier, but I wake when I do, and not much I can do. Do you wake up realising it is far too early so quickly try to power the brain down again? Me too, but it mostly doesn't work. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I had my daughter Katie sleeping over last night as The Bloke was over 1000 km's away in a coastal town. He went there to pick up the youngest daughter, who had thought she wanted to relocate to be nearer to her closest in age sister. After three weeks, she knew she wanted to come home. The Bloke, always on rescue duty, set out to collect her. Of course this is no hardship for him as he absolutely loves getting out of town and driving long distances. He packs up his old beloved four wheel drive and off he goes. </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This was a quick trip and he is driving home today. I told him to stay another day but he insists he needs to be back home to look after me. </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I do feel a little sad for our daughter who remains living away from family. She has her fiancee of course and his lovely family, but our girl, likes to be among her sisters too.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In other news, I finished my star quilt last week. I pieced it together last year and it sat in a basket waiting for me to be in the right mood to do it. It never happened on my own accord, but 'middle child"-(Her term not mine) Emily encouraged and supported me to tackle it. If you even need a coach this is the girl for the job. She set everything up for me so I could just park myself in the wheelchair and get quilting. It is rather a large quilt and after only a few blocks I was done I had to finish as the pain was immense. I felt ready to throw in the towel, but she wouldn't let me. In fact to help me along she faced her fear of the sewing machine and sewed some straight lines around the inner blocks. How about that? Emily has never been a 'sewer', yet to my utter joy and amazement she just sat there and did it. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello again. Two blog posts in one week-what is happening to me? I am only able to blog when my mind and body decides to work together for an all too brief time. It has been very hot here in Western Australia over the past weeks as we can expect with it being summer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> My body takes an extra pounding when the heat and humidity bathe our outback city in it's steamy blanket. It makes it harder to breath for me and is not pleasant at all. The straight out heat is more easily tolerated by me, providing I don't move too much. So apart from reading numerous blogs, Facebook status's I tend too sit in my comfy chair and nod off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Today was a good day though as early in the morning my eldest daughter visited with her two small boys and I enjoyed the cuddles and watching my older grandson play and dance and follow his aunt all over the house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On my active days I might sew or paint. Painting furniture is my newest love. I have just about run out of objects to paint, but there is one six drawer cane shelf that I will be rejuvenating soon, maybe even this weekend as one of my daughters has the time off and she is a great support and really encourages me to give things ago. In fact she is so committed that she actually asked me to show her how to use the sewing machine and proceeded to machine quilt some straight lines on a rather large project I have had in the pipeline for some time. She is amazing I tell you. Mind you her two younger sisters are handy on the paintbrush over the Christmas break and they both chipped in to paint the bed for me. The bloke too the pictures for me which I appreciate but styling the scene is not his thing, and the light was not in his favour either, but it will give you an idea. It have just noticed that there are waxing strokes on the foot board of the bed. They are not so noticeable in real life, but they sure show up in a photo. Looks like some work for me to do. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In case your interested the paint I use is Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and the colour is Duck Egg Blue. Love it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">You might also be wondering about the bare concrete floor. Our carpet was very worn and stained and it was driving me crazy. Our bedroom has a sliding glass door that we access the side veranda through. On the veranda we store excess 'stuff' and we also have a spare clothes line when we need it, hence the thoroughfare gets a work out. We decoded not to put carpet down again and chose to put laminate flooring on the floor instead. We have that flooring stored under the bed. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">When the bloke gets a week off from work he will install it. Yay!</span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Jan xxx</div>Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728584891511905889noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874126491212835436.post-74035190746410107862014-01-03T09:05:00.000+08:002014-01-03T09:15:42.764+08:00Welcome 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The past few months have been intense to say the least. Firstly there was the preparation for the arrival of our second beautiful grandson. He arrived on the 1st December, very conveniently in the morning. He and his mum came home late on the same day. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Patrick Thomas is as gorgeous as his older brother and we are all enjoying cuddles. </span><br />
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Christmas was a low key affair again this year. We were fortunate to have all five of our daughters in town. We chose to have the hot Christmas lunch with baked, glazed ham and all the veggies to go with it. Of course as is the tradition, we all ate far more than usual and so lazed around the rest of the day.<br />
I must admit that I am glad it's over now and I look forward to the brand new year ahead. I turn 50 mid year. I can hardly believe I wrote that. Fifty used to seem very old when I was a child, but of course now I am rapidly approaching that milestone, I'm thinking how lucky I am to be here to celebrate it. I reckon I will have a party, plenty of wine and food and laughs.<br />
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I find the days passing quickly, even when I don't seem to have much to do. I spend a lot of my time resting and thinking. I tire very easily and with ongoing health issues it is always a case of going with the flow, more simply put I work when I have the energy to do it and sit quietly when I don't. It can be a problem though as when I do have a boost of energy and enthusiasm I try to do many things and very soon my physical limitations stop me.<br />
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Some of the crafty things I have been doing the past couple of months include, sewing, quilting, making birthday cards and my newest and most favourite thing painting! More specifically furniture painting. Who knew I would be able to pick up a paint brush and slap it onto furniture and pimp it up. For a long time I have wanted to make over my dark furniture. I came across some blogs from people who were using the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint to revamp tired or work furniture. I knew this paint was made for me. Basically it is a chalky type paint that you slap on without preparation and then distress and wax for a beautiful finish. I am not good at explaining it so if your interested best Google it.<br />
To date I have painted my console hall table, lamp table, numerous cane baskets, and the biggie-,y entire bedroom suite. Well I didn't actually paint all of it my daughters and even the bloke helped with that project, cos it was far too much for me to tackle on my own. I chose ASCP in Duck Egg Blue-it's gorgeous. The first photos show my first attempt at painting a lamp table. I used old white, which looks great.<br />
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The following photo is the cane chest I use in my bedroom to store excess stuff. It was an ugly dark colour, a fairly cheap piece from Target I think. One application of ASCP and it was transformed from the ugly duckling into the beautiful swan.<br />
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I love this paint. True statement. It has allowed me to use my basic painting abilities to achieve instant, satisfying results. Yeah- fulfilling my creative need.<br />
Once I can upload my other pics of my bedroom suite I can show you how it looks.<br />
Now the drought has been broken I hope to be back more often.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's mid way through October and I am putting my head up to say I'm still alive. I know that I say this every year but how does the time go past so quickly? Seriously, when I was a kid Christmas seemed to take f-o-r-e-v-e-r, but not now, no sooner am I just about recovered from the past years festivities and it's here again. One would be mistaken if you thought that after 49 and a bit times I would be getting better at the whole planning and organising of stuff. Nup! Therefore I am trying to learn to ease up on myself and accept that things will not be change. However I can see that as we-the bloke and I age it will be our kids who will take over the running of the festivities</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> We can just help and roll along to the events. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This December we will be lucky enough to celebrate with another gorgeous baby. Our eldest daughter is adding to her family and her little cherub is due early December. Number one son will have a sibling and we are all very excited. Being a grandparent is one of life's rewards. I love babies and hope for plenty more. Not for myself but grand babies.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Another great thing happening this year is that all our family will be here in one spot. This will be great. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In August we celebrated Jacob's first birthday. He had a great little party with some of his friends. His clever mama made him a big teddy cake, which tasted yummy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In other news, a few weeks back the bloke came in from the garden to tell me that a funny white flower had popped its head out down the back. I can't walk that far so he took some pics for me to see it. I was happy to see it because it was a peace lily. After mum died in August 2010 we got some of her bulbs and the bloke had just bought them home, chucked them in the ground and forgotten about them.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> In her birth and death month three years later they emerged where they had been gathering strength to go on again. Life delivers beautiful messages like that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's 8.14 am on a Monday morning and I am undecided how I will play this day. I have had one lovely coffee, via the local coffee shop as our coffee machine has thrown a wobbly and will not produce its nectar. Sigh...I really don't want to buy a new one but if things can not be resolved I will have too. It costs at the very least $5.50 for a small coffee at my preferred coffee place. Sometimes I need two a day but at that price I limit myself to one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A good coffee is one of my vices that I will not give up.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was very pleased to wake up this morning at see that it was 6 am. For quite a while now I have been waking at 2 am or 3 am and getting out of bed and sitting up until I drift off on my lounge chair. I will go back into bed but then the pain and major effort of getting up starts all over and so I avoid it if possible. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In eighteen days three of our daughters will depart for a two month European holiday. They are very excited and months and months of planning have gone into this trip. Everything is booked and paid for and all they need to do is get on the right planes and enjoy. I have mixed emotions. On one hand I envy them for being so carefree and going to places I have dreamed about. I also worry as they will be so far from home should anything go wrong. I am also happy that they get to do follow their dreams. The house will be very quiet without them and the bloke and I will be on our own-the first time in over twenty eight years. This alone is a daunting thought. Will we cope? What will our days look like? Wont have to consider other peoples meal ideas, just do what ever we want.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know that our little grandson will miss them greatly. He is always excited to see them when he comes here and just loves it when they play with him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In other news I have been more involved in the household recently. I have been involved in more cooking than usual, with help from others of course and yesterday I managed to mop the floors whilst sitting in my wheelchair. I just washed backwards using my feet to propel myself backwards. My calf muscles became tired quick and I started getting cramps due to them not being used much. I was satisfied with my work and intend to tackle some work in the kitchen this week. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I lack confidence in my abilities within the house. Being unable to stand for long I have become so used to sitting on my lounge brooding over my loss instead of exploring other ways to accomplish tasks. Mind you I only got my wheelchair last year. As time goes on I hope to become reacquainted with many of the necessary household chores.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello folks, it's been a while hasn't it? Things have been trotting along in my life. A little bit of sewing, some cooking, visiting with friends and other things I have now forgotten.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So the weather is still freezing and it limits me to what I can do. This is because my body stiffens up and I can't spend much time in my craft room due this. I am working on getting a heater for the times that I do work in there. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I made a quick mug rug for a work colleague of my youngest daughter and I like the scraps of colour. I have a few more of these simple little projects waiting to be finished too, just a matter of time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I have also been working on a baby quilt for a girl one of my daughters works with. She requested one made in gender neutral colours and I was happy to oblige her as I love making bright, modern quilts. It's completed up to the quilting stage and I am not waiting for the 'boost' of energy so I can quilt it. I will post a pic when it is done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The following picture which is not the best is the first hat I ever made. It was for the little person in the family and although I made a few mistakes I am quite pleased that I worked out how to make this. I have never had confidence to do it previously and as Jacob's mum asked me nicely I had to oblige. Of course whilst Master Jacob was happy to try it on he was not keen on keeping it on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Recently I had my cooking hat on and managed to produce some edible, tasty food. First up was some C<i>heese and Bacon Muffin</i>s. They turned out great, and with a slash of butter it was real comfort food. Speaking of comfort food, nothing says comfort quite like a pot of soup. I have loved soup since a child as my mum could make the yummiest pots of soup. I loved her tomato vegetable soup with plump barley and lots of tomato goodness. I have included the recipe at the bottom of page.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This soup was my version of <i>Minestrone Soup</i>. Now the last time I made this soup, or a version of it was when I was in first year high school (year 8). It wasn't great from memory. We had to cook it in those dreadful, scary pressure cookers and I was quite concerned because prior to the making of this soup, our teacher sat us down to watch a film (yes it was a film in those days, and not video) regarding the dangers of the pressure cooker should it be left on too long and the first aid required to deal with said explosion. No pressure of course-ha ha I think I made a joke there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Anyway this time I used the our trusty slow cooker. The beauty of the slow cooker is you just throw everything you want into the bowl, whack the lid on, choose the heat setting and off it goes producing a most delicious meal in 5-6 hours. The soup was very good. </span><i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Bloke</i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> even liked my cooking and gave me a compliment, which is rare, so I was a happy cooker. In out family if we make a large lot of food we send word out to those no longer living at home and they arrive the next day to grab some for their lunches.I love that I made something worthwhile and that others enjoyed. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Since becoming immobile I have not contributed much to the family, but this way I was able too. I intend to do more cooking in the future. I have also included this recipe at the bottom of my page.</span><br />
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In other cooking news my eldest daughter is known as a cheesecake queen and created this lovely raspberry cheesecake to the delight of us all. Beautiful creamy, tart, and sweet slice of heaven. I am a big fan of cheesecake, most especially hers. Do you like cheesecake and if so what is your favourite?<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Jan xxx</div>Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728584891511905889noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874126491212835436.post-2395479614166619062013-06-26T10:08:00.002+08:002013-06-26T10:08:55.034+08:00Pieces of Cloth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have finished the quilt for my nephew Andrew. I had previously made one for his mum and sister and Andrew had liked them too. So much so that when his parents left on a 6 month camping holiday, he hid my sisters quilt so he could use it! She had wanted to take it with her on the trip.<br />
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It is rough and ready and would not pass some quilters inspections but nevertheless I love it. I had asked my sister for some old winter shirts to undertake this project late last year. The bag of shirts had sat forlorn in my sewing room until about a month or so again when inspiration struck and I began with wild abandon to slice and dice the said shirts. I tried to make the pieces straight, but I wasn't concerned if they went wobbly-it added to the character. I used parts of the sleeves and the body of the shirt and then in another sudden rush of design madness, decided to attach three pockets, so he could put his mobile in or a chocolate or even the remote control.<br />
I have read about and seen some early day Australian quilts made by people living in the bush and they made them from old jumpers, coats and any other cloth they could get their hands on. They called them Wagga's, so dare I claim to have made my version of a wagga?<br />
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I even managed to sew them all the right way up too. I gave it to him on Sunday and he liked it. I hope he enjoys it.<br />
The Bloke took the photos and he tried hard to present it in the best light and he did a great job I think.<br />
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I hope to be back soon with more chat.<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Jan xxx</div>Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728584891511905889noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874126491212835436.post-29537312181998314902013-06-06T09:05:00.000+08:002013-06-06T09:05:54.223+08:00A Most Fortunate Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was able to finish the lap quilt that my best friend asked me to make for her. It took me a little while to complete it but the main thing is that she likes it. I feel a little nervous when I hand over a quilt. Hoping they don't notice any imperfections, but of course that is my own self doubt peering through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">This very cute little owl softy was recently sent to me by a wonderfully, clever woman; a special friend of mine. I am grateful and feel privileged that I have some top notch people in my circle. Some of the most gorgeous women call me a friend. I am so fortunate.</span><br />
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Well just a quick post today I am a woman on a mission. I am going down into my cold craft room and putting things in their correct places and then hoping to start a quilt for one of my nephews. More about that when I get some progress on it.<br />
Until next time keep warm and enjoy life.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hello dear friends. I have been prompted by a young friend to update my blog so here we go. I have considered shutting down my blog for some time, as for the past 12 months or so I have not been regularly writing and sharing as much as I used to or want to. Writers block, depression- call it what you may, but the end result was I thought I didn't have anything relevant or interesting to say. Sure, my fourth daughter who lives far, far away loves reading my blog to glimpse life 'at home', but we do also talk on the phone almost daily. I know readers of blogs like seeing pictures, and I love a blog with great pictures, but my photography skills are still not great. Most of the photos used here come via my mobile phone, which I am still learning to use. Although in saying that 'the bloke' does take some fairly good pics that I have included.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I originally created my blog in an attempt to hone my writing skills and in the process gain feedback. What I found was that I had some great responses but no constructive critique. I realise now that this is probably not the right forum to gain that, and my audience far too small. However, after saying all that I will still blog occasionally, dependent of course on energy levels, and if I have something worthy of writing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> With all that said I have come here today because I do have some things I want to share. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Recently I have been inspired by a great group of women who are creative and arty and who have been mentoring me in the art of card making and scrapbooking. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Usually I lack natural confidence to give new things a try but as I have aged I am more inclined to give things a go, and see if I like it. Well I do like it. A lot. Pretty card. Pretty papers. Little trinkets and do-dads. I love it all. My last blog post showed some layouts I am doing for my grandson. I am up to the 9 month stage now! How time has flown on by. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I am pleased to report that I entered my very first card swap last week. I am still surprised I did it. I have found that I am not good with deadlines, and this task involved a group of 12 of us each making 12 cards then sending them to the person organising the swap who would then divide the cards into 12 piles and send us 12 different cards each. I created mine in one day. At first I tried to get a bit too flash and the cards did not look 'right' so then I used the KISS method. Keep it Simple scrapper. Simple is best for me. I have seen so many blogs with talented artists and their cards are amazing, but really not for my skill set at this stage of the game. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I was quite pleased with the results and continued on to make a few more for my own personal supply. Generally I am not a card giver, but I do need to do this for some beautiful people in my life. I know a card cannot thank them enough for what they bring to my life, but it is a token of my appreciation. Crikey I can blather on. Below are pics of some of my cards. I am sorry that I don't have them in a collage format, but I don't now how to do it. A lesson for another time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So there you go, hope you liked seeing my cards and if you want to come visit in a few days I am hoping to have a post about the quilt I made for my friend's cousin. </span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Jan xxx</div>Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728584891511905889noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874126491212835436.post-46869468468459893772013-05-15T09:27:00.000+08:002013-05-15T09:27:15.273+08:00Scraps of my life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the years since I finished work (5) I have pursued a few
different crafts one of them being scrapbooking Yes it’s been around for ever,
but it was one that I had never embarked on, mainly due to lack of interest.
Whilst previously I was all about learning and studying for academic
qualifications, when I had to stop work due to being both physically and mentally
exhausted, I was left with a whole lot of time to fill. I was firstly attracted
to the pretty awesome patterned papers and coloured and textured card that were
on offer and started out slowly obtaining a few things and then I gradually
built up my supplies and now I own a Spellbinders die cut machine and several
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doing much. About a month ago I decided
to embark on a small 8x8 album to document the first twelve months of my
grandsons life. It has been a challenge mainly because I have so many beautiful
photos that I want to use, but there it not much room on a small page like
that. To get around that I have decided to make pockets on the back of the
layout page and I will slip the extra photos in there.</span></div>
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do ask myself is there any point to doing this scrapbooking and journalling. Will anyone be interested in the future? I
hope so, but at least I have my memories down on paper and it might provide
some delightful reflection in the future when my twilight years are upon me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of scrapping has allowed me to be creative and inventive. I like to make my own
little embellishments and if I can do that from things just lying around the
house all the better. I work on the principle of keeping it simple, and make
the photo the focal point. I cannot feel comfortable with the over embellished
pages I come across, where I find it hard to see the photo. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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photographs have been taken on my Canon camera or my Samsung Galaxy 4, or prior
to that my iPhone. They have produced some very good photos. I send them to be
printed at Harvey Norman, when they have one of their great offers.</span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I just wish my handwriting was neater. I would print all my journalling up but I was told that writing it in hand is much more personal. So I will stick with it, with the occasional printed word.</span></o:p></div>
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