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That’s life…
… it ends in death. Sorry! I wasn’t intending to be so morbid this morning, but a friend is going through a rough time of family illnesses and death, and I guess it’s true of life, that it ends in...
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It’s baby season in my circle of friends and family at the moment. So I’m crocheting! I started making a blue giraffe, but unfortunately it was looking crappy (didn’t even take a fail photo) so instead...
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Queen of the Castle
On a happier note to yesterday, this bunny is too adorable! She went through a period that seemed like teen-angst, but she is back to a happy friendly bunny now, which includes jumping up to the back...
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Jacaranda
It’s so lovely to see the Jacarandas out at the start of spring… It’s a bit less lovely when their flowers fall and get soggy and slippery underfoot ;-P This photo with a tilt shift effect on it to...
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Cold brew
Not gonna lie… I was pretty excited when the new cold brew bottles were in action, and the ice is round!
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I’ve spent a bit of time on my websites over the last few weeks. It was partly instigated by my deleting some themes on my server that I thought weren’t in use, but actually were! :O Of course I had...
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Belated Happy Halloween
I did take this before Halloween… I’m not especially keen on Halloween, but decorations like this amuse me. Can you see the cat in the window?
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WordPress Security
At the WordPress Sydney meetup a few months ago we had an evening (two even!) on security. Wil Brown gave an excellent presentation on general WordPress best practices, as well as useful security...
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Crochet tube & garnet necklace
I made this for my mum for Christmas. It was inspired by zsazsazsu.
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Agate necklace
I made this for my grandmother. I just love these agate beads and she styles bulky necklaces so well!
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To death
This was one of my favourite sculptures at Sculptures by the Sea; from a conceptual standpoint it could mean so many things… Weight of the world on your shoulders It’s like riding a bike (and yet it’s...
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Squashed
This was one of my other favourites from Sculptures by the Sea. At first it reminded me of Alice in Wonderland, before I saw the feet! The feet remind me a bit of the death of the witch in The Wizard...
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Fimo necklace
Inspired by the necklaces of large round & square beads that I have seen at markets, I bought some Fimo! I haven’t used this stuff for years. It’s fun, but also takes some practice to do really...
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Penguin hat
There has been an ongoing family obsession with penguins, which I believe started between my sister-in-law and my father-in-law. So for my sister-in-law’s baby shower I made this penguin beanie.
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Travel Wallet
I’m going to the US in a couple of months and I remember always being slow at fumbling my passport and ticket out of my bag and trying to squeeze it back in to an already tightly packed bag. I thought...
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Crochet hook roll
My first try at this crochet hook roll (right) was pretty good, although I may not have left enough room for seams, or folded the top down too far because it wasn’t tall enough for all my hooks!...
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