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Life, etcetera

The Bestest Cookie Recipe EVER

July 7, 2011

I’m not much of a baker, but I have to share this cookie recipe with you. Why? Because it is super simple and delectably delicious!
This recipe makes about 45-50 cookies – you can halve these measurements if your house isn’t populated by ravenous monsters like ours is.
Bestest Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups of [...]

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My Week in (iPhone) Photos

June 25, 2011

So…I really love Instagram. It’s making me document my life far more.. I’m recording those little moments that otherwise would have vanished like dust.
It is also challenging me creatively to use my little iPhone camera to make nice shots. Some people do this very well, me, I am still trying! ~:At this point, while I [...]

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I Took His Hand And Followed..

June 23, 2011

My dishes went unwashed today
I didn’t make the bed
I took his hand and followed
Where his eager footsteps led.
Oh yes, we went adventuring
My little son and I…
Exploring all the great outdoors
Beneath the summer sky.
We waded in a crystal stream,
We wandered through a wood…
My kitchen wasn’t swept today
But life was gay and good.
We found a cool, sun-dappled [...]

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Gifts For A Beautiful New Baby Girl

June 19, 2011

I have a new niece! Here she is at just one day old…

And of course a precious little baby girl needs some handmade gifts from her Aunty.
First of all a little skirt…

My second ever piece of clothing – made from this great tutorial by Amanda (who now blogs at The Modern Marigold.)

I really [...]

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Too Sweet NOT To Make!

May 11, 2011

After mentioning those crocheted flower coasters I found over at The Yvestown Blog, I decided I just had to make some for Mum.

They look so pretty, don’t they? Yvonne is so clever! They made up really quickly. So quickly in fact, I made a little table topper for myself – I’ll show you that [...]

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1st Blogiversary!

April 12, 2011

Lovely bunny cake from: Cake Journal

One year ago today I started this blog. Here is the first post I wrote – short and sweet! I plan to carry on in this spirit today (mostly because I am still busy preparing the blogiversary celebrations!)
I wouldn’t have imagined, as I wrote that first post, that just one [...]

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Coming Up..

April 11, 2011
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Wednesday Hex-Along

March 9, 2011

The hexie count this week…

I am aiming for about 200 1½” hexagons so that I can make a cushion with hexagons covering the front and back. Won’t be too much longer!
I had hoped to make another 30 or so larger hexies yesterday but when I tried to get out of bed yesterday morning I could [...]

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No Parking Beyond This Point

January 30, 2011

(I took this recently at Cooby Dam).
You’ve probably heard, but just in case you haven’t….

Awesome, huh!? And congratulations to Cathy, whose generous bid of $155 on the Lucy Bag means I will be crocheting my heart out for the near future!
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Now, just so that I can tie in my post title (so that it [...]

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QLD Flood Relief Auction: Custom Crocheted ‘Lucy Bag’ – Now Closed

January 16, 2011

Welcome to my auction. If you are visiting from Toni’s blog, thank you for having a generous heart and giving spirit. I hope you are able to find something you love amongst the auctions!
If you are visiting my blog directly, please go to Toni’s blog, Make It Perfect, to read about the QLD Flood [...]

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Flash Flooding in my Hometown

January 13, 2011

Well the sun in shining at the moment, and I can tell you it is so nice to see its face.

As we live just outside of Toowoomba, we feel so very lucky to have been unaffected by the flash flooding in Toowoomba. My husband was at the City Library the morning of the flash flooding, [...]

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It’s 5:00 PM, and I am..

October 30, 2010

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I just love the idea of this new blog game the clever girls over at eighteen25 have come up with! The game is called Snapshots of Life – read all about it {here}. The basic idea is that everyone takes a photo at the same time and then shares their photos. How cool is that? [...]

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When Ctrl+Alt+Del Just Won’t Do The Trick Anymore

August 13, 2010

My computer has just had major surgery. After months of slow decline, it was decided that a full reinstall of Windows was needed. So now I’m rocking Windows 7. Meh. I’d rather a Mac, but my hubby has always been a Windows man, and he’s the I.T. guy, so what can I do?
I’ve taken the [...]

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Regular Programming Will Resume Shortly…

July 19, 2010

I started this blog to have a happy and creative place to share and connect with like-minded people. For this reason I choose not to go into my personal life or difficulties. So I won’t. I’ll just tell you about what’s happening with the sew along. I do plan to have the next tutorial up [...]

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I’ve Never Owned A Bag That Smells Soooo Good!

July 8, 2010

I was lucky enough to win a very unique and ingenious Kool Aid Jammer Tote from the very clever Tara {of Sew Tara}. The giveaway was hosted at The Monster and Me, whose tagline makes me giggle: “Demolishing cities since 2009″. *snort*
This is such a clever construction, and made all the more better because Tara [...]

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