Amazing Melbourne!

Melbourne is such an amazing city! Old world elegance and contemporary juxaposed! There is really no other place I wish to live. While staying at the Windsor, we meandered through the city arcades, the cafe regions, and enjoyed people watching!

25th Wedding Anniversary!!!

To my amazing Husband, Happy Anniversay! For richer or poorer, in sickness (... and we've had enormous amounts of that in our family) and in health, to love and cherish always! Thank you for your love, loyality and humour. You're definitely the one I want by my side should the ship start sinking!!!

(Sweater I knit for Russell (the sweater is actually black, apologises for the bad photo!) , Max enjoying Russell's sweater, and AMAZING Flowers sent to us, from my Mother in America!

Sew?

Yes, indeed I do!!!

To put your head in the sand and disregard debate is so uncool....
Writer Marieke Hardy

Retro sewing.

Okay, I admit it, I'm an unusual mix. I can pour concrete, forge metal, and mix vats of clay with the best of them, and hold my own. But there's another side of me that loves the girly things in life. Nice fragrances, painted toe nails peeking out of summer sandals, and sewing pretty dresses. I've been inspired by a few "tea dresses"that I've seen on Indie design sites. I have a few different dresses already cut out and ready to begin sewing tomorrow. I LOVE this wrap pattern dress because the design is so very clever and requires no zip. Although my waist is a thing of the past, I still think it'll look cute with the flouncy circle skirt. Dreaming of Audrey Hepburn....

My Apologises...

I had hoped to post more frequently, but I'm suffering from technical difficulties....my Kodak UBS cable has inadvertently travelled down the coast with my daughter.( I keep forgetting to remind her to bring it home with her when she visits.)

the black cardigan....

Ravelry "Hey Teach"pattern, knit with Paton's washed haze cotton.

As always, knitting, crochet and sewing are my steady background companions. While the daytime may be spent in the studio drawing, doing metal work or whatever, I wind down in the evenings with my beloved textile work. I usually have several projects on the go at once and more often than not, I forget to photograph these creations. Here is a photo of a Black cardigan I've just completed.