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After last weeks focused sewing thanks to Annie, I have been thinking that maybe my usual approach (dithering from one project to another) needs a bit of an overhaul. So, this week is the week of dolls. Apart from adding selvedges to the Big Project I am going to sew dollies and clothes all week . Don't expect to see any marvellous results like last week - it is all far too fiddly for any massive

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Originally uploaded by rooruuStopped on my journey home from Fathers' Day lunch to take this photo. The sky was amazing - the colour and formation of the clouds - but I'm not sure that the camera caught what I hoped.

You can see from the brownish colour of the ground that it's been dry recently. This week's rain has greened things a little, but more rain is needed before

Well first of all I hope all Father's had a great Father's Day today - we had glorious weather and great food to celebrate our day. I thought I would share this Layout of my mum and my grandfather -...

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Puppy, originally uploaded by Erik the Blue.

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Listening to: Angus and Julia Stone - wooden chair

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Where Is She Now? Tokyo 1979, originally uploaded by Gedawei . 1979

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Listening to: Lily Allen - Friend Of Mine

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I'm going to go make a cuppa and get started on the update :-))

Anna D and Margo......congratulations to you both........you have both been chosen as random winners of my Father's Day Rak and thanks to everyone else for sharing what you have been doing for Father's Day on here......we have loved reading all...

This month Fiskarscraft are showcasing stamping projects throughout the month. You can view them all here. http://fiskarscrafts.com/projects/Here is today's stamping project. look both ways Designer: Susan WeinrothI love to find new, clever ways to use my stash of stamps. This...

Reproduced below, an actual email from Amazon.

I think their logarithm failed them this time.

Dear Amazon.com Customer,
We've noticed that customers who have purchased or rated books by Country Home Books have also purchased A Weighting Scheme for Security Patterns Using Mobile Agents by Jessie Walker. For this reason, you might like to know that A Weighting Scheme for Security Patterns Using Mo

Here's some sneak peek pics of the hand dyed Merino that will be making an appearance on the website later tonight.
Tonight just for fun, we'll be following the format of the 'old days' and I will make another post here to say that I'm about to start :-)
Hope to see you there!

We are just at the end of a great Father's Day weekend. My sister and her family came for the weekend and also a friend, Jo braved the house full of many small girls. We had a nice day out in Nannup yesterday. I'm not sure what else we have done but eat. Lunch in Nannup yesterday. Lunch at the Cidery today. A good dinner last night (If anyone has the English Country Living Magazine from May the Ch

This weekend, we went to Sydney, because, you know, we never do that. That old trip up the Federal Highway is now so predictable, so well worn by us that I don't even bother taking photos for the blog any more. I just settle in for the ride and knit.

The point of this trip was so that Sean could go to a concert at Luna Park. When he told me he'd be going to see his favourite band, a few Swedish

Wandered out the back door to check on our bud last Wednesday - and whadda ya know? But of course the shy little moppet wants to bloom facing away from me. Very well then, you want to play hard to get - then I just get my 'long nose' lens and shoot you from below.

You cant hide from my powerful zoom! But you can surprise me with how pink the lily itself is. Wont it be a sight when they have al

It's Viva la Vintage over at Sweet Jessie's etsy store! I fancy a bit of everything, i reckon! Such lovely things - and AVON too!
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xx Mikes

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Vintage Tea Cosy Patterns
How Not To Be Shot By A Baby Carrot

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Listening to: Eisley - Laughing City
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So today MS and I got to be Terracotta warriors for half an hour before a special early screening of the Mummy 3. QuiGonSteve and Amytis made them, and they did a fantastic job. The body of them were made with denim, sewn into a T-tunic, padded up with foam, and all painted. The heads were made out of paper mache!

I wore the smallest one, and it was originally only going to be MS wearing one, alo

Hi Everyone and Happy Father's Day to you all! I know these are a bit late but I thought I would share these 4 cards that I made last night... yep at the last minute, just before we went out...

Father's Day is a little bitter sweet for me. Sweet because I get to see my girls give my husband his Father's Day stall gifts and cards and I get to share the day with my FIL's and family. A...

ok .....let's celebrate Father's Day with a Rak on here......how about telling us what you are doing for Father's Day ..........are you staying home......going to visit your Dad.......dining out with family......ringing your Dad........How are you celebrating Father's Day? My boys....Michael...

Happy Fathers Day for all the Dads out there. My kids were so excited this morning to present their Dad with homemade cards, chocolates and a magazine called 'The Shed'. My Dad died 9 years ago but I still wanted...

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The Amazing Photostream of Flickr User HappyMeat, originally uploaded by meetmeatmikes. Click the image to view the source!

1. My favorite deer,
2. Flower tray,
3. Vintage Figgjo plate,
4. Rorstrand dish bowl,
5. The yell

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September, originally uploaded by Happymeat. The Spectacularly Great Work of HappyMeat found via her Flickr
Shop Happy and Meaty at : happymeat.etsy.com

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Conversation with the Old Flame a few weeks ago-

OF (removing his elastic-sided boots): I'm going to have to get rid of these boots.

TAPH: Really? Why?

OF: They've stretched and are a bit too loose.

TAPH: Can't you take them into RM Williams' and have them fixed?

OF: I could ... or ...

TAPH: Or?

OF (smiling winsomely): Or I could wear thicker socks.

TAPH: Ahh (realisation dawns). Well ther

My hubby's dad spends just about his entire day in the garden, so a garden card for him was in order this year. Max's backyard came to the rescue again in the form of paper, alphabet stickers, and dimensional insect...

Welcome to Snapshot Sunday- The Groom's Edition! You're in for some bumper snapshot Sundays as Ms Polka Dot shares her favourite shots.Today I'm posting my favourite shots of the guys getting ready. There's often a quiet reflective nature to these shots- the complete opposite of the bride!Photo by Bebb Studios This is that typical groom's shot of the shirt being done up and cufflinks being placed.

It's Father's Day! Hurrah! It's also 4.50am - the Father in the house is fast asleep. As is the son who is not on a sleep-over. I am not asleep. I am UP. Why am I up? Well - apart from being a bit excited about all that is planned for the next week or so, I'm up because the cat that lay sleeping on my bed decided it was time for me to get up.

I'm also up because the Fridge With A Mind Of I

Now we have many ways to connect to Windows Live Messenger, whether or through programs Multiplatforms and / or Multi-either through applications that Microsoft makes available free of charge and official. In this post precisely customers will see officers. Windows Live Messenger Well, this is the customer official par excellence because it is being developed for Windows systems. We find the cur

stamping editor writes...Hi Everyone:I'm amazed at all the things this little green machine can do. I just discovered how to cut using other dies such as Sizzix and so on.Anywhoo I needed to created a quick bday card..I selected to use the dice cut from Sizzix to create the flowers.It was so easy to do, A b pla ...Read the full post Cuttlebug Luv affair part deux

I received an email from my Mam tonight asking if my computer was broken since my blog has not changed in a week. Has it really been a week? My feet feel like they haven't touched the ground. What have i been up to? Well i finally have my access to Flickr fixed thanks to Amy! What a star that girl is, she spent ages on Gchat with me directing me until we figured out the problem, something