tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88146658992483204122024-03-14T07:11:07.779+11:00SWEET BIRDY LOVEClairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742003349610251189noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814665899248320412.post-55079245638969846292015-09-01T21:55:00.002+10:002015-09-01T21:55:18.911+10:00Home Is Where The Heart Is....♥♥♥<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Hello there lovelies, it's been over 12 months since I last posted, so I hope you haven't completely forgotten about me,........wouldn't blame you if you have...:)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A lot has happened in that time, so I'll try and be brief and not ramble too much and I have to confess, that's not easy for me!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's on the front of the house, facing North, so it gets the morning sun and has a beautiful view down our driveway/garden/ orchard which we refer to as 'the park', along with 2 beautiful 100 year old, plus Oak trees....</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Beautiful, bright Japonica, birds eggs, a buzzy bee and of course a few words......</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Beautiful Japonica, it grows wild on the road side and I love a few stems of it in a vase. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It certainly brightens up a dull, grey day</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Moving to our new home I was a little worried my favourite Winter bird wouldn't be able to find us and for the first half of the season, I didn't see any, but the last few weeks, they have visited regularly. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Sometimes I've spotted 2 or 3 of these handsome red chested fellows and it makes me soooo happy to see them flitting from fence to tree to birdbath.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">One day as I was checking the letter box for mail one chirpy fellow was sitting in a gum tree and singing away.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> I have never heard them sing before and I have to tell you it was quite a special moment.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I ordered these through Moo cards, they are Mini Moo and sooooo cute.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So, the last 12 months has pretty much been about moving, building our new home and settling in.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We down sized a little, but there is still plenty of room for everything we need.....although my sewing room could be a tad bigger, but I think I would always say that....:)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Every time I look down the 'park' and see that beautiful view, I pinch myself realising how very blessed we are to be the caretakers of this beautiful property.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm keen to get started on the new shrubbery, so if any of you green thumbed ladies have some ideas on turning a bare patch of ground into a garden bed, I'd be more than grateful for your tips.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Thanks to Sue over at <a href="http://mrsmicawber.blogspot.com.au/">Mr Micawber's Recipe for Happiness</a> for giving me a gentle reminder that I should update my blog!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Hope you are all well and enjoying the change of season where ever you are......</span></div>
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<br />Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742003349610251189noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814665899248320412.post-74604357023700143842014-08-07T08:18:00.000+10:002014-08-07T08:18:38.300+10:00Hellooooo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's 5am and I'm awake, what else would you do but get up and do a blog post? Right?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I've cranked the heater, made a Milo and got a box of tissues by my side.....someone has shared their cold with me....:(</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I was thinking I'd get another blog post in before July ended and then realised we were well into August......so my brain's in a bit of a fog at the moment.....</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">When I've got a bit more time, I'll take it a little further and see what I come up with.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's been a little too damp to get outside and do much, but once Spring arrives I'll be busy gardening and putting things in order for moving in December.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> I have done this over 20 times and still haven't perfected it as each move is different!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I got absolutely no stitching done,I was teaching a friend how to crochet.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I fell in love with her when I spied her on Ebay and knew she just had to come live with me........she's totally useless when it comes to stitching, but makes up for it with vintage, brooch gorgeousness.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I had just posted a WIP pic of this stitchery on Facebook and decided to check the mail before having lunch.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> But to my surprise, my name was on it and there was a Customs Declaration sticker, so it's come from overseas and the contents was listed as 'Wellies'</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">No note to indicate who they were from, ordered online and sent to my address, hmm!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">....and last but not least, yesterdays stitching, inspired by the Zinnias in my garden.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I just need to add a couple of bees, make a wire hanger and I'm done........but my Zinnias aren't done yet.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So life ticks over nicely and the days run into one another and become weeks and then it's a new month.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Thanks so much for visiting and taking the time to read my ramblings and comment. </span></div>
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<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;</span></td><td style="text-align: right;" valign="top"><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="" name="2"> </a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Conspiring with him how to load and bless</span></td><td style="text-align: right;" valign="top"><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="" name="3"> </a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eaves run;</span></td><td style="text-align: right;" valign="top"><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="" name="4"> </a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees,</span></td><td style="text-align: right;" valign="top"><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="" name="5"><i> 5</i></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;</span></td><td style="text-align: right;" valign="top"><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="" name="6"> </a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells</span></td><td style="text-align: right;" valign="top"><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="" name="7"> </a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> With a sweet kernel; to set budding more,</span></td><td style="text-align: right;" valign="top"><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="" name="8"> </a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">And still more, later flowers for the bees,</span></td><td style="text-align: right;" valign="top"><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="" name="9"> </a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> For Summer has o'er-brimm'd their clammy cells.'<br /><br />John Keats<br /><br />A perfect description of Autumn and I am so enjoying it at the moment.<br /><br />Beautiful, misty mornings, cool evenings, it's time to think about getting cosy and hunkering down against the coming cold weather.<br />Our wood shed is choc a block, I have put the doona on the bed and filled the freezer with nourishing soups made from home grown vegies.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></td><td style="text-align: right;" valign="top"><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="" name="11"> </a></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We chatted and laughed, drank lots of cuppas, went adventuring each day and before we knew it we were back at the airport again.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's been a very special time, who knows when I will see them again, but Jacquie has a spare bedroom in her flat, so if you don't see another blog post for a couple of months don't be surprised if I suddenly post pics from Scotland!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This year we had the gorgeous Mezz Coleman (on the right) from the blog</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I have been enjoying her CD since I won it in a giveaway she had some time ago.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">She's one talented gal with such a beautiful voice, lovely personality, generous spirit and check out those gorgeous red sandals.......op shopped of course.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">. Taz is wearing a thrifted vintage tablecloth' skirt she made.....gotta love a pair of red sandals as well.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> I'm holding the 1st copy of the great,little magazine they produce called </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> Everyone had a great time at it and got the opportunity to perform with her at her last gig.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I hope you'll come back and play again Mezz.....</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Autumn is really starting to put on a show for us, I love it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's going to be alot of fun, there'll be family dinners, day trips here and there and lots of laughter. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I could see it was falling around us this afternoon and I could smell it and eventually it headed our way.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> It's such an amazing construction and has blue baling twine and lovely green moss in it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">March is shaping up to be a busy month here, with lots happening and of course there's the Folk Festival from 21st to the 23rd.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So what have you all been up too.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The heat this Summer has been on going.......my poor garden is looking a little worse for wear.......</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The tomatoes are red and juicy and fruiting beautifully......and thankfully there's no fruit fly this Summer.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I used some old bed sheets to make shade tee pees over them, but I'm not too hopeful of getting any beans.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">On these hot days I tend to stay indoors in the aircon. and go out to water the garden in the cool of the evening.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The heat seemed to sap my creativity last week and my sewing machine sat around gathering dust which was most unusual.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But thankfully, my mojo seems to have returned and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I've been stitching some little birdies......</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This lady rugged up in her hat, coat and boots seems to be featuring and I think she may become part of a series of stitcheries.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I had alot of fun putting them together</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Despite the hot days the evenings cool down enough to sleep well....I think I've had a fan on only 2 nights.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Yesterday was the 5th anniversary of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Saturday_bushfires">"Black Saturday"</a> bush fires here in Victoria.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm still here doing what I love doing, just not blogging about it as much.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'd like to think that I would put up a weekly post, but I'm afraid that's probably not going to happen.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This little, happy string of bunting is now hanging in my sewing room.I whipped it up on the weekend, it's thready and teeny, tiny and there's polka dots......♥♥</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I gathered some Eucalyptus leaves and garden flowers and made a 'sandwich' between layers of watercolour paper and then steamed the bundles.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">If you google 'eco print images' you'll see some amazing photos.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So we have a no fuss, no stress, no debt, but a very relaxing day.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The heat we've been getting has burnt some of the buds and the rain knocked them about a bit, but they make me smile and I love them.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I had hoped to have everything finished the week prior but of course this was the scene on Thursday as I finished attaching brooch backs and stitching bunnies' nether regions!! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">She started with the '3' and worked up to the '7' and kept us on tenterhooks. Had we beat the current world bunting record or not?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We smashed it, the months of snipping and stitching that had taken place were well worth it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Round the sports oval a couple of times as well as the tennis court. Along the roadside and through the drain under the road and up the other side.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Round the park, through it, under the rotunda, down the main street, into the pub and around the antlers of the Stags' head, back outside down the street and back up again and if you're tired reading all this, putting it up was no mean feat either.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> Busy chatting, selling and generally enjoying the hustle and bustle of the market.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">She lives just 'down the hill' from me but we hadn't met till Saturday.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> It was so lovely to catch up even if it was brief.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">She now has as a couple of my stitcheries hanging in her home.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> It's the perfect spot for a cuppa and rest or to take a break whilst gardening.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">They are small 'bush' flies which like to hang around your eyes and get in behind your glasses and I have found out that it's a good idea to keep your mouth shut outside as I have managed to swallow a couple as well!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Imagine the fright I got when I heard some rustling in the straw on the floor of the chook house as I went in there one day.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> Ale of <a href="http://homemadeatmyplace.blogspot.com.au/">homemade@myplace</a> during the week.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It was very interesting and so nice to talk in person.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This blogging lark has bought me into contact with some lovely people.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Thanks for stopping by everyone, it's always great to hear from you.</span></div>
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<br />Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742003349610251189noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814665899248320412.post-51677217312119786952013-11-24T22:32:00.000+11:002013-11-24T22:32:02.061+11:00Hello it's me.....again!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We're still having changeable Spring weather, a warm day last week had me considering putting on the aircon and the following day it was grey and damp and long sleeves were needed.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The tomatoes are only just beginning to flower after recovering from frost burn. I did think we would lose a couple of plants after an unexpected frost ....</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The Roses are literally blooming their heads off before the heat of Summer arrives and the trees are clothed in new Spring leaves and looking lovely and fresh.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The paddocks are turning from a patchwork of green and gold to a lovely, buttery hue as the grass is cut and baled.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">More than happy to swap blue sky and sunshine for a few days of grey, drizzly weather.....anyone interested?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm still working towards the December market, leftover stock from my market days was very low, so I needed to put together some new ideas and get stitching.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This week amongst other things, I've put together a couple of new mini stitcheries which have turned out well. I had fun</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> stitching up a vintage Singer sewing machine, with it's distinctive, silvery design work.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">An op shop find of a vintage, blue blanket has already been used for a number of projects, including another mini stitchery and the beginnings of a tea cosy.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So lots on the go, in the sewing department, with more to be done this coming week.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">There were 3 babies in the nest, which belongs to a Mistletoe bird!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Unfortunately, these birds help spread mistletoe which can end up killing trees. So whilst it was a thrill to find this nest and bubs, I was a little disappointed Mistletoe birds were breeding close by.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">In our 'Wild Wood' of Silver Birches, there are at least 3 lots of Mistletoe growing. It looks like a gum tree has been grafted onto a Silver Birch, quite a bizarre sight.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But I am always amazed at the construction of these nests.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Spiders webs, thistle down even cat fur have been used to make this lovely, soft, cosy home. It feel like thick felt and would take an amazing amount of time to make.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A brief storm a week ago gave us a couple of mls of rain, nothing to write home about, but I got some nice, stormy pics.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The birds are having a feast and it doesn't take long for the fruit to go off once it has a peck mark or two in it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">In past years the cows have enjoyed eating the leaves in Summer and caused quite a bit of damage, but after running some electric fence tape along the fence line it has finally grown back.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The fruit is sweet, but more seed than flesh. Once you spit out the seed and the skin, you really just get a mouthful of juice and that's it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But on a warm day when you've just wheeled a heavy load of cuttings to the waste pile and the flies are driving you crazy, it's nice to stop for a few minutes, stand in the shade and eat half a dozen Loquats before getting back into it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">That's for the CFA, to let them know there is water on our property in the form of a dam. If there happens to be a fire nearby they can get access to the dam and fill the tanker.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But that's OK, I needed to get in there to prune and tidy up the canes.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It was becoming a bit unruly.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I checked on them today and there should be some ripe enough to eat this week......yum!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Maybe our trip to Canada and the lush gardens and hanging baskets I saw prompted me to plant up these pots but whatever the reason. It's nice to have some colour in view every day. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Little sleepy time, blanket bunnies, looking peaceful, best thing is they don't snore!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Another week full of stitching ahead of me. Lots of ideas I wish I could chase, but I have to focus and start ticking things off the 'To Do' list, or I'll be in trouble!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Well, I'm going to be a good, little bunny and head off to bed. If I set the alarm a little earlier, I might get out in the garden and do some flower deadheading before breakfast.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Thanks so much for visiting, always lovely to hear from you.</span></div>
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<br />Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742003349610251189noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814665899248320412.post-24843684545085805972013-11-10T23:10:00.001+11:002013-11-10T23:10:11.797+11:00Budgies, Brooches, Blooms, Birds.........Bed !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Helloooooooo girls, it's me......yes, I'm still here</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Albeit, sporadically, occasionally.......well sometimes!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Mind you I do pop by for a visit and comment, so I haven't completely disappeared.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Thanks to Anne of<a href="http://ungardenedmoments.blogspot.com.au/"> Ungardened Moments</a> for a lovely email checking to see if all was OK as I had been missing in action for some time.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">You see I am now one of those Bloggers who has gone over to play in the Facebook playground and stayed there.......they have different toys over there and bright, shiny things and well.....I know there's no excuse.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But here I am, I hope you are all well, we won't talk about how the year has flown, but here we are in November......</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> Spring has been stunning and continues to thrill me with all the Roses in full bloom now.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's a beautiful pastel drawing of a Flame Robin sitting on a rusty old star picket.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We had a lovely time together and they enjoyed the warmer weather . Not sure if they were enjoying the 41deg as they headed towards Port Augusta last week!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's an Emma Bridgewater product, I was very happy to purchase it for 50cents.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's tricky driving on the opposite side of the road and figuring out different road rules etc.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A friend had asked me (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">quite some time ago</span>)if I would stitch a tree for her. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I find that's the hardest thing to do actually, as I worry what I have in my mind won't match up with theirs. Soooooo, I put it off and occasionally asked if she had any ideas......nope.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Ok, so I put it off some more as I do and put it in the too hard basket.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I hope she likes it. I love the texture, there's even a wee heart carved into it with a teeny tiny M & S in it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> It looks like a small bag suspended from the twig and this pic was taken 10 days ago, when we were having lovely, sunny days after frosty mornings.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But I'm going to claim it for my own unless someone else can prove they came up with it first, hehe.....</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I had the day planned and all was going well until I got home from town and then it all went awry......</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">No.1 on seeing me serve dinner that night, wondered why I had cooked so much potato mash!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I wandered through those op shops for 3 days, just browsing as you do.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A chipped spout and crazed glaze on the inside did not detract from it's beauty......</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Wasn't until I got it home and had a good look, that I could see the Beswick Ware stamp on it's bottom.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So don't ring me at 8.30pm 'cos I won't answer!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Ooh, hello it's just started to rain, I didn't expect that.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Love to hear what's going on with you.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Any new discoveries, ideas, creations?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Thanks for visiting, it's lovely to have you here,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's the first time I've ever made them and they turned out well, which is great 'cos it made over 20 jars worth!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Mind you I've already given away 6 jars, so they may not last quite as long!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Cute little doily patterned sticky notelets, a crocheted heart, a cute little heart peg. A bag full of bright beads, perfect for a crafty project and some of Ale's wonderful crochet.....glass covers.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I believe it's an Eastern Rosella and if it turned around a little more, you would see it's beautiful bright blue feathers..... </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> This is one multi talented and inspirational lady who has encouraged and supported my creative ventures on my blog from the beginning.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Wishing all mum's celebrating Mothers Day on Sunday a wonderful day.....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The last Autumn harvest, yielded capsicums, green tomatoes for pickles, red tomatoes for hmm, not sure what she was going to use them for. Chilli's and peppers, carrots, eggplant a red cabbage, a watermelon and a basket full of purple potatoes.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So today when I was feeling better, I got out into my own vegie garden and harvested the last of the toms both red and green and I will have a go at making some green tomato pickles on Wednesday.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But the pics must still be on my camera, I was sure I had uploaded them....next time.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I've had a lovely day stitching, snipping and finishing off a little project, I've been thinking about for a while.....</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">'She was a curious little creature.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> He took me out for a lovely lunch and had bought me some very thoughtful gifts.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> It's hard to believe it's 20 years...in the blink of an eye!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> playing at</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> <a href="http://www.stalbansfolkfestival.com.au/">St. Alban's Folk Festival</a>,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> He's doing what he loves so what more can you ask for.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Thanks for the lovely comments you all left on my last post.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I have some new followers so welcome to all of you.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Have a great weekend girls and thanks so much for coming over to visit...... </span></div>
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