Category Archives: community

spring

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

I spent some time with friends at the Sakura festival in Olinda last weekend… life has been pretty intense and heavy recently and I found that the odd combination of quiet time in the trees and deafening taiko drumming provided … Continue reading →

Posted in community, plants | 2 Comments

spinning, knitting or both?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

I recently made a lovely new friend, Mel, who has got me thinking again about pulling out my spinning wheel… we met via another lovely friend who kept insisting we’d get along beautifully because of our mutual appreciation for woolly … Continue reading →

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frost

Posted on July 8, 2012 by

I just got back to Melbourne after some time in Darwin. Not sure what the stats are on frosts and how this year compares to others, but it certainly feels very cold, especially in the mornings! No complaints here though- … Continue reading →

Posted in community, family, outdoors, plants | 2 Comments

sarah’s quilt

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

My sister and I started making a small quilt quite a few years ago, when she returned to Melbourne after many years in East Timor. At the time, she was testing the waters to see whether she wanted to settle … Continue reading →

Posted in community, family, textiles | 11 Comments

laura pattern out

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

A very exciting thing happened- I managed to navigate the narrow, slippery tunnels under Ravelry HQ to finally release my Laura and the Wolf pattern! Yippee! It now lives here. I’ve learned so much in the process of publishing this … Continue reading →

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my new dearies

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Three lovely new things to share! First is my new room. I’ve been doing a lot of class prep in here (and some making too) and it is a truly beautiful and peaceful place to work… I can’t tell you … Continue reading →

Posted in community, creatures, home, knitting and yarn, teaching | 7 Comments

autumn in daylesford

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

We spent some lovely time with good friends in Daylesford recently. There was lots of wind and rain so we didn’t get to be outside as much as we’d hoped- so we went for quality and not quantity… I should … Continue reading →

Posted in community, creatures, knitting and yarn, outdoors | 5 Comments

new inspiration

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

What with the upheaval around the house, the summer heat and a knitters wrist giving me grief, things have really slowed down on the knitting front around here… I’ve found myself getting a bit anxious about that, partly because I … Continue reading →

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guilty pleasure?

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

Long time between posts, yes?! I’ve been pretty much completely engrossed with the renovations (plasterboard and new weatherboards are up, now waiting for building permit- and now, let’s leave it there!) and preparing classes, so more or less sleep-deprived and … Continue reading →

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kylie’s cormo

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

Jump on board this fantastic initiative if you can!

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