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This happy note is here to brighten your day. Thanks to my daughter Fiona for this lovely performance.

This small plant belongs to the lily family and grows in the sandstone areas around Sydney including the Blue Mountains, and flowers in...

  Who knows what lies below the turquoise waters of Sydney harbour? I ...

  The Eriskay jumper is coming together with front, back and one sleeve completed. The only problem is that it seems I probably ...

Two little garments for the smallest member of the family, a cardigan ready for next winter and a bolero to wear now for the in-betwe...

Here are some of the chullo hats I have been making this week for gifts. I use a 4mm needle for the child's size and 4.5mm fo...

Although we live in an inner city area, we share our garden with a variety of wildlife, particularly many birds. Growing Australian pla...

Have learnt a few things about applique recently including the fact that felt is an excellent fabric to work with and gives a strong colour...

In the last month I have experienced an amazing transformation with my vision as I have had cataracts removed from both eyes. Fortunately I...

Thanks to Lyn and Maria for their comments about the homespun bag and interest in the colour obtained from Eucalypts. I decided to add a f...

Sometime in the late 17th or early 18th century, a traveller died near Gunnister in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. In 1951 his body and all...

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...