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After a visit to family in the country, I have been busy working on some drawings and paintings for an art competition in October so I thin...

July and August are birthday months around here so here's some gifts I've just finished making.

Growing up in the country in the 1950’s, one of the daily events was afternoon tea. This consisted of several cups of hot, strong tea a...

It's a ... Rosie Posy Tea Cosy Variations:  As tea can be strongly staining when spilt, I used a darker wool for the body of the co...

What on earth could these be? Still have to make at least another four to complete the project. The blue/green tube is now folded in half a...

The mystery object has now become a tube but it's not a hat, a scarf or a cowl and it will be folded in half to complete. I think this p...

Any ideas on what this is?   Can you guess what I am making here? It is a bit frivolous but should also be useful. Watch this space for ...

  For the past few days we have been staying at our weekender in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, enclosed by the mist, so we stoked up ...

Yes I’ve made a few mistakes and pulled out a few rows, but the Eriskay homespun jumper is growing slowly. Each row is different and wit...

Mount Wilson is a small community in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney that consists of many historic homes and outstanding cultivated gard...

A friend recently asked me if I still did any silk painting and I had to say that I haven't done any for a while. Here are some silk wa...

For those old enough to remember The Seekers, you might also remember Judy Durham singing the beautiful Eriskay Love Lilt , http://www.youtu...