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Apple Anyone?
Today we picked any apples left on the tree as a possum was getting altogether too greedy and eating about 4 per night. Some were just nibbled and so the wasps had found them. They are Royal Gala and...
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It's Better in the Garden.
This morning it was better in the garden than in the house because 2 blokes came to install an HRV System and they had ladders and tools and bits and pieces everywhere. They also turned the power off...
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Hat and Fruit.
I finished this beanie for grandson today and have the next size up started.He is growing out of the smaller sizes I knitted. R has been doing things in the kitchen today and yesterday. He picked then...
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Grandson's Hats.
Last time I showed this navy blues hat. It was then followed by the next size in aubergine colour. It was delivered to Grandson last weekend when we visited. Here he is in his front pack wearing his...
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Feijoas and Walnuts.
Thanks for your comments. I ended my previous post saying I was off to make a feijoa cake which I did. The recipe I used is available here. www.bite.co.nz It turned out well. Basically a batter cake...
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Do You Ever Wonder......
Do you ever wonder where time went? Where Life went? Well I have one way of revisiting some of it. How? By re reading my own blog. I have been writing it for the past 10 years. Yes, I began way back...
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Fruit & Sewing & Knitting.
When we had surplus apples from our tree we started dehydrating them . We liked them so much and found them a very portable convenient snack that I have done some more. I am closely watching the...
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Soup Time.
This year's crop of Butternut squash has been very successful. There are still over 40 of them to pick. I am currently making lots of things with them in. Roasting brings out the best flavour. Soup...
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A Good Read.
I needed something light and gripping to read. It's awhile since I read a can't put down novel, This one, The Trespass by Barbara Ewing fits that bill. I got it at the second hand book sale at Easter....
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Is it Autumn ?
Is it Autumn ? Some plants are very bright like this azalea. Some deciduous leaves are red but not all. This dogwood is and the oaks. But the nights have been mild and so kiwifruit harvest is delayed...
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Perfection.
Unblemished Camellia japonica Fimbritata is a delight on my kitchen window sill. No perfume unfortunately.( note the edge of the petals ) Windows 10 has made things so slow one photo only today. It is...
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A Finish & a Quilt.
Yesterday I got Grandson's V necked cardigan sewn up and buttons on all ready to send off to him. It is size 6-12 months in Zarina merino 4 ply. The Pattern Sublime 6100. It also has the same garment...
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Cutting Out parts.
( pile of unsewn parts )It's a wet day and I have been cooking and sewing. For a while I have been mulling over a new project and decided today to start. It's an old favourite with me. Hexagons - but...
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It Must Have been Hiding.......
It must have been hiding in my fabric cupboard - my Mojo - Not a word I usually use but others do - My inspiration ...my enthusiasm to sew. ( maybe it had something to do with time or other...
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Show & Tell from Friday.
At P & Q on Friday lots of lovely quilts appeared. A new member Helen showed several quilts she has made in the last few years. A machine pieced Wedding Ring quilt with added roses. Her version of...
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Ready toTry for Size.
The little purple marl merino & possum V neck cardigan I was knitting for Grandson is finished and waiting for him to try on this weekend. ( He and Son and DIL are coming down for the long weekend!...
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Today I have been having another birthday ( well all weekend really ). It is fair to say I am no longer 17. I received some lovely cards and texts and email messages and presents. The best part is...
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Grandson & Flowers and Slippers and Books......
A Grandson and slippers and books and flowers ...these are a few of my favourite things ( as the song goes - well I changed the words )( doesn't really scan does it ?) As I said yesterday I have been...
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Finally the Kiwifruit got Picked.
Finally it was our turn to get the pickers for our kiwifruit crop. Here are some of the many pickers and drivers. If they are wearing a fluoro jackets they are drivers of trucks or tractors or they...
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Garden Hexagon Progress.
It may be the shortest day of the year but I am getting a lot done. It's drizzly, so I'm staying in.Quite a bit of progress with my garden ( flowers and foliage ) hexagons. The top left pile have all...
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