tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35835231257148166682024-02-20T18:26:35.999+10:30No one listens to me.....Its all about ME! Oh well not only me, but my family and stuff that I like, do and see!Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11830741784312006403noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3583523125714816668.post-42607448950956222982011-02-02T13:15:00.000+10:302011-02-02T13:15:13.010+10:30Why I haven't been around.... part 2Well I'm here in Canberra now.... Boys have schools, Richard started his new job, and I have enrolled in TAFE..<br />
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Take care SuzySuzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11830741784312006403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3583523125714816668.post-44811794574005972462010-09-09T19:03:00.000+09:302010-09-09T19:03:15.675+09:30Random thoughts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/TIij7GNaa4I/AAAAAAAAAKs/awgIYZAz-Pw/s1600/Myrtleford+and+Mt+Buffalo+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/TIij7GNaa4I/AAAAAAAAAKs/awgIYZAz-Pw/s640/Myrtleford+and+Mt+Buffalo+(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would love to be here! This photo is from last year holidays with the family. Lots have happened since this time last year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time to see what happens in the next year. Spring is the time for new beginning. I really can't wait. Moving, new schools, new jobs and new house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So in the words of the great </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">thats the smart one this is one for the wicked witch in me</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Why slap them on the wrist with feather when you can belt them over the head with a sledgehammer.</strong> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Katharine Hepburn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Boxes and moving will something do that for you...............I will try the calming one first)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Be back soonish</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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My darling hubby gremlin is in the Australian Defence Force, YAY!!!!. Well not at the moment, we could be moving again. So I have been sorting out schools for the junior gremlins.......... One easy, one not. Oldest gremlin child has Aspergers, so finding a school that has a Autism Spectrum Disorder has been real fun. I have to enrol them before we even have a posting order. This is called the "just in case method", so I have been emailing, phoning and lettering. Up shot is that Oldest gremlin child has been offered a spot for next year.YYYYYYAAAAAAYYYYYYY........ 15 yr old, Assie with hormones changing schools and states I'm in for a fun time.<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>NIPPER UPDATE</b></span><br />
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Also I have been bailing Nipper out of jail............. Yes my dog has now got a record. It will cost me a small fortune in fines. I have disputed the fines. One on the bases of he is registered but eaten his plastic tag, secondly only one dog escaped out of a secure back yard. How we don't know with seven foot fences that he could not even jumped in a superman costume.<br />
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My theory is Toby (the good dog), decided to help Nipper to run away. Toby reached up and un-latched the side gate and offered him the wide, wide world. Toby has denied this all, looking cute and gazing up with lovely eyes. Giving you the thought that he was an only child again for a brief time, and he had loved it..........<br />
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The lovely Dog pound guys thought Nipper was a well behaved cute dog, who gave them no trouble and jumped gladly into their van. Yeah right.....<br />
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Have been sewing again, So I will show what I've done later in the week....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nipper sideway, well I couldn't get it to rotate. </td></tr>
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Take care<br />
SuzySuzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11830741784312006403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3583523125714816668.post-43378561967990535592010-07-18T19:43:00.001+09:302010-09-09T07:51:57.750+09:30Book Review ~ Simply sublime bags by Jodi Kahn<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hi all</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well I bought this book last month and paid full price too. And boyo it was worth it... So I have no affills with this book at all, only that I like it heaps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Also I have check my local Library and it is available to borrow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It has 30 no-sew, low sew projects. Have stapler and tape will travel, and make drop dead beautiful bags.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As I went through this book, it opened my eyes to using materials that I have overlooked. I do make bags and design them myself, but this made me think even more about looking out side the box. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The photos are clear and the patterns where easy to understand. To prove this, my youngest gremlin looked through and pick out a bag. He decided that it would be a great pencil case. The pattern showed a easy way of using a stapler, but I used the sewing machine. It turned out great. Youngest happy, proud to take it to school. So that in itself means the book was a major winner. I have gotten more ideas from this book than quite of a few that I have bought and borrowed for a long time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The basic hardware is available from the hardware store. The tape didn't cost that much and I have enough to make a few more, or even using them in different designs that are now going through my brain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I found that the guys at the hardware store where the greatest. They found everything I needed. One of the kind gentlemen wrote down the details of the book for himself. They all know me at the local hardware that started with a B. That is another story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you want more details take a jump over to her blog and check out her stuff it's</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Paperback: 128 pages </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Publisher: Potter Craft (July 8, 2008) </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">ISBN-10: 0307393623 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">ISBN-13: 978-0307393623 </span><br />
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Well the fudge mind in gone.... I have been sewing up a storm......<br />
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As of 6pm today<br />
45 Monsters<br />
12 headbands<br />
30 Babybibs<br />
1 pencil case made with gaffa tape and caution tape.... (I love it)<br />
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I have been also designing bags again, Whoo Hoo. I will put some photos up through the week. <br />
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I'm even half way through a stripey quilt, from a Moda Honeybun roll.....................<br />
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Mo jo your back....I have missed you<br />
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Take care<br />
SuzySuzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11830741784312006403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3583523125714816668.post-31177034005332117172010-05-25T10:14:00.000+09:302010-05-25T10:14:46.475+09:30A Little Humor TuesdayDarling senior Gremlin sent this to me in one of those emails. I normally just delete them, but in this case I must share.........<br />
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Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of an ice cream cone to prevent ice cream drips.</span></b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Pete's sake! You are probably lying on the couch with your feet up eating it anyway!</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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Buy Hungry Jack mashed potato mix. Keeps in the pantry for up to a year..</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won't be any white mess on the outside of the cake.</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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Go to the bakery! Hell, they'll even decorate it for you!</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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If you accidentally over-salt a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an instant 'fix-me-up.'</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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If you over-salt a dish while you are cooking, that's too bad. Please recite with me the real woman's motto: 'I made it, you will eat it and I don't care how bad it tastes!'</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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Celery? Never heard of it!</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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<b>Cure for headaches: take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away. </b> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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Take a lime, mix it with tequila, chill and drink! <i>All </i>your pains go away!</b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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<b>Don't throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.</b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11830741784312006403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3583523125714816668.post-36253588496237495162010-05-19T08:04:00.000+09:302010-05-19T08:04:52.110+09:30Motivation ................where are you............?Hi all, I'm sitting here wondering where the mojo has gone. I have got quilts to finish, monsters to make, bags to design and cakes to bake.<br />
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And what am I doing, sitting here and going through all the blogs I love going "ohhhhhhhhh" and "ahhhhhhhh", "must try that".<br />
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I even made a weekly chart. That started Monday and it is now Wednesday and I'm already two days behind.<br />
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Come back dearest mojo, come back. I miss you........... You brighten my day, make me do strange things, you make me step out of my comfort zone. I need you.............<br />
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So I'm going to make a real effort today, coconut jam slice and at least a bag.<br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The recipe is adapted from the fantastic cookbook called "The Country Show Cookbook", award-winning recipes from country shows. Agricultural Societies Council of NSW. The photos in the book are beautiful and the food ones actually look like real people have baked them.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was given this cookbook for my birthday and inside are the most amazing recipes from Scones to Spreads. The gremlins love the fact I have been baking the recipes from this book. Also from there point of view of the boys, I've made snacks for them for school. The baked recipes I have made have frozen really well. Also on the money side the cost is only a fraction of what I have been spending on there snacks. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As You can guess I love this book, gremlins love this book, senior gremlins wookplace is loving this book.................... I have also made some relish out of this book aswell and that is yummie. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So here is the recipe</span></div><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Chocolate chip Biscuits (pg 144)</b></span><br />
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I<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ngredients</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">125grms Butter (4 oz)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1/2 cup castor sugar</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1/2 cup brown sugar</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1 teaspoon vanilla essence </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1 egg <span style="color: red;">( I ended up using 2 eggs because I am guessing they are meaning country size big egg)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2 cups self raising flour</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1 cup of chocolate chips <span style="color: red;">(I used a 125gram bag of chocolate chip that way I wasn't tempted to snack on them)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Preheat oven to 180 degrees C (350 degrees F)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Grease a baking tray <span style="color: red;">(I lined my tray with baking paper, less clean up)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In a bowl place butter, castor sugar, brown sugar and the vanilla. Beat until light and creamy. <span style="color: red;">(Beat until all the sugar in almost dissolved)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Add flour and chocolate chips and combine to a soft dough <span style="color: red;">(looks crumbly but holds well when making into the ball)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place evenly on the tray <span style="color: red;">(make sure not to over crowd the tray because they expand, I know I am harping on about the expanding but they do.......)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have been on some pretty strong medication lately, and boy does the creative half of my brain like it. The bags are based on one I grab from an op-shop for .50cents and just big enough for a wallet, phone and maybe a lippy. I am quite happy with them....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S9i8VI_kGXI/AAAAAAAAAI8/4hNThYdkLGI/s1600/aliens003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S9i8VI_kGXI/AAAAAAAAAI8/4hNThYdkLGI/s200/aliens003.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The monsters have taken on a life of there own, they tell me what they are going to be. Even the adopted-gremlins love them.........</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S9i6gxRcuRI/AAAAAAAAAI0/9ocas--Chz8/s1600/24.4022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S9i6gxRcuRI/AAAAAAAAAI0/9ocas--Chz8/s200/24.4022.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Aliens have been nick named "Kylies"by senior gremlin....Here's some of them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S9i8rmP3abI/AAAAAAAAAJE/zM_eQaU7AzE/s1600/aliens001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S9i8rmP3abI/AAAAAAAAAJE/zM_eQaU7AzE/s320/aliens001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Take care</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Suzy</div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11830741784312006403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3583523125714816668.post-91523752543077554422010-04-25T06:00:00.002+09:302010-04-25T06:00:00.854+09:30Anzac day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S9EcvI0hHFI/AAAAAAAAAIk/iLFHYc88wgE/s1600/anzac-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S9EcvI0hHFI/AAAAAAAAAIk/iLFHYc88wgE/s320/anzac-10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11830741784312006403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3583523125714816668.post-45713855107069523022010-04-23T13:30:00.001+09:302010-04-23T13:31:52.327+09:30ThAnK You CamEra FaiRy<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wellllllllllllllllllllllll </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It seems someone in this family reads this blog. Yesterday the dogs gave me a camera, ( on the counter $20.00 pinned to a catalog)...</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I wasn't going miss an opportunity like that. I went to the shop with my trusty catalog, and bought it.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">OK its not the most fancy, it is good enough for photos for the blog. But yes its a camera. A kids one that if I break, or lose I won't be heartbroken.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I win, now what to wish for.............................................</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So dearest family I want a camera, not to fancy one, one that can be thrown into my bag, easy to download and is mine only. Not to be taken on trips to skate park, football, camps and other places that I am not there. Maybe a pink one or purple, that is to girlie for you pinch (oh sorrrrrrrrrrrrrrry I mean borrow). </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gremlins just think, I won't be grizzling, nagging and pestering you anymore about a camera. Or lack of one. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just a hint gremlins, juniors and senior. Mothers Day is coming up soon. So no smelly stuff, slippers that are dog fodder, chocolates that I reallllllllllllllly don't need, garden gnomes, mops and Dustbuster. I want a camera!!!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I hope this message is received loud and clear.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Nipper is now UN-officially called "Steve". He is the best dog escapee I ever met. Lovely Senior Gremlin has been trying to make a secure dog pen. Toby "the normal one" quietly sits and watches the other get chased, yelled at, cursed and quizzed when "Steve" escapes. Senior Gremlin has re enforced, the pen.............. and the dog still escapes.</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">He also can escape from...............dog containers, harnesses, cars, vets pen and can break into houses....(that is another story) </span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Nipper has gone under, over, around and bite through the wire fencing material. Leaping on to the dog kennel, then over, after it being made higher..... was one of my personnel favorite. </span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">It has been a great watching DH and Nipper, it is amazing. The concentration, the determination, the damn doggedness of Senior Gremlin fixing this fence. A dog watching planning its next escape. Who will win....................... Who will lose. </span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Score Man 0, Dog 6.................................................................... DH angry, Dog happy, Us Laughing. </span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Oh its less then three metres long. It started with a wood picket fence, now it is a re-enforced two thickness fence. With pegs, wood, star pickets and bricks. </span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Now its ugly, it was pretty. Now its waiting for the next attack, will it be dog or man....</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Does this look dangerous.....................I think not. We are all waiting, Nipper</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I start to read the book and the words start to lose me. That is strange, love Shakespeare. I get that. But Jane Austen, just doesn't get me. The words are too flowery and old. Yes writing is so descriptive, I get that. I personally just can't get into the story. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I will try another Jane Austen novel.................. but so far this months challenge is a FAIL!!!!!! </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well the story so far is, it has a green cover and a nice picture of a big mansion................</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Okay I picked it up and put it down again, sewing fabric Easter eggs called my name. I will try again this arvo, I will try............................</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I sudo promise</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Take care </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Suzy</span></div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11830741784312006403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3583523125714816668.post-46899732254346081382010-03-04T11:54:00.000+10:302010-03-04T11:54:10.361+10:30M.I.A<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well I am back again. With DH away in the land of the "feral chooks". Having the gremlins birthdays and stuff everything time got away from me. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mum and Dads 40th Wedding anniversary</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S48JwtCx7II/AAAAAAAAAFE/-aRrBfXaGXs/s1600-h/IMGP0302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S48JwtCx7II/AAAAAAAAAFE/-aRrBfXaGXs/s320/IMGP0302.JPG" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then Oldest ones birthday</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">So there is my month of cakes................. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This year Valentines is going to be sad and happy for me and the gremlins. The oldest gremlin is away from work and will miss his, both junior gremlins birthdays and Valentines Day. So its sad I don't get to spend the day with Richard, but he know I love him and I feel that every day should be a Valentines day. Okay I am the one who forgets.........</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Boys are going to be my Valentines, yes they think its sad. Too Bad..........</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On the Upside, my Mum and Dad are celebrating 40years of marriage. I spent the day decorating a cake. Its a carrot fruit cake, the boys are happy about that. I will post a picture this arvo, when its finished. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Suzy</span></div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11830741784312006403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3583523125714816668.post-23422885966849728442010-02-04T15:45:00.000+10:302010-02-04T15:45:39.410+10:30Head bands are a go-go<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Yesterday afternoon I was bored, hot and sticky. At the moment here it is really humid. I decided to make some headbands. I didn't feel like spending heaps of time sewing, but my sewing room has air con. I used my Lady Janyne expensive one as a template and modified it. They all took less time than I expected, therefore my hair was up quicker and I was planning my next attack (quilt that is)....</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have a plan to finish another quilt this weekend, or maybe I will just start another.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="background-color: white;">Done and dusted....</div><div style="background-color: white;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white;">A easy quilt and really striking.</div><div style="background-color: white;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white;">Take care</div><span style="background-color: white;">Suzy</span>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11830741784312006403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3583523125714816668.post-60143699437087644382010-02-02T16:10:00.000+10:302010-02-02T16:10:33.628+10:30My New Baby....<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">On Saturday I cruised by my favourite second-hand shed. It's amazing what I find there, and I love the Lions guys and girls they are great. I happily strolled past the entrance and found this lovely baby. I looked and went, "you need to come home with me, you need to be loved.". The Lovely Lion Guys and Girls, put a sold sticker on it and it was mine!!!!!! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Okay there was another lady wanted it, but she didn't get there first. HAHA (Evil laugh) its mine. I'm not even going to tell you how much I paid, that is so wrong. I feel that I am gloating. Oh well I'm going too...........Think low............real low, Giant gremlin even smiled. Then he lugged it off to the car.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S2e3SVFUOjI/AAAAAAAAAEc/c9VnLx4hsSw/s1600-h/Jones-Wheel-Side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S2e3SVFUOjI/AAAAAAAAAEc/c9VnLx4hsSw/s200/Jones-Wheel-Side.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I had never heard of this manufacturer, and when I "Googled" I still don't know much. So any help would be greatly appreciated. I have never seen bodkins like it before. It also works...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S2e3Dl6fZMI/AAAAAAAAAEM/eLheDCy_RpQ/s1600-h/Jones-Front-View.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S2e3Dl6fZMI/AAAAAAAAAEM/eLheDCy_RpQ/s320/Jones-Front-View.jpg" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S2e3Kpre3uI/AAAAAAAAAEU/YMKbAo8U9g4/s1600-h/Jones-Back-View.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S2e3Kpre3uI/AAAAAAAAAEU/YMKbAo8U9g4/s320/Jones-Back-View.jpg" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S2e27SKAWkI/AAAAAAAAAEE/nexiuAvu8II/s1600-h/Jones-Back-Plate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oNoPskArDno/S2e27SKAWkI/AAAAAAAAAEE/nexiuAvu8II/s200/Jones-Back-Plate.jpg" width="200" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm off to work out how to conserve the docket I found in the tool box, Manchester on Thyme in 1953. I am loving this baby, did I mention the wooden hardcase with working lock and keys. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Did I mention the artwork......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Over my gloating now, thanks for listening because the gremlins are sick and tired of it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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