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From the air
Somewhere from the air between LA and Denver. [exif id="6689" show="aperture,camera,created_timestamp,focus,iso,shutter_speed"] [exif id="6690"...
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Tulips
I’ve noticed in Denver and even more so in Boulder that tulips are a featured street-side flower. It’s a bit fancy to my Australian eyes: it’s too hot to grow these so easily in most parts of...
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Books
I love bookstores! This store on Pearl St has some great value books and graphic novels too! I can’t remember the name of the store, but it’s at the west end of the mall and has a little cafe attached...
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Denver Zoo
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Denver Botanic Gardens: Sights and scenes
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Denver Botanic Gardens: Flowers
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A Conversation with Matt, Sydney
Last night we listened to Matt Mullenweg talk about the past and the future of WordPress. Me and Matt at WordCamp Australia and last night’s talk Matt was in Sydney for WordCamp Australia 2008 and that...
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Should You Use Inline-Blocks As A Substitute For Floats? What a great article! One interesting point that I had not noticed when using inline-block: inline-blocks pick up html whitespace. If you have...
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AUCTION AUCTION AUCTION! Very few houses in the current market where we live are just for sale (private treaty), most are set for auction. I don’t know why this is a trend, but I hate it! (more…)
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Au naturel
I made these for a friend who likes neutral, natural and earthy colours. It doesn’t get much more natural than Cleckheaton Perfect Day 8ply alpaca wool, which is not dyed! This is using one of my...
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L’éléphant
I made this cutie using Morris & Sons Estate 8ply in jacaranda, and using the elephant pattern from JamMade. I gave the elephant as a gift to my friend’s child and it turns out she is just the...
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Hats, hats, hats!
I love crocheting hats! And I love wearing crochet hats. These are two of my favourite things in winter. Now I have this collection of hats that I made because it seemed like fun, this is not my...
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Mitts, mitts, mitts!
So, I’ve already said that crocheting hats is one of my favourite things… Mitts (or fingerless gloves) possibly even more so! I love wearing my möbius mitts, and making them is quite fun too. I also...
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Arm knitting
This was so much fun! We hand/arm knitted a scarf. You don’t use needles, you just loop the yarn around your hands. This video shows you how and has some very pleasant music to accompany you while you...
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Gilad’s Origami Page
Gilad’s Origami Page This site is a fantastic origami reference! The galleries of origami designs show you how a design will look and which book you can find it in. There are a lot of book reviews and...
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Shell headband & ear warmer
This is my first published crochet pattern! I’ve been playing around with my own patterns for a while, but this is the first one I’ve gotten around to publishing. Free free to ask questions or post...
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Zentangle #2
This is my second attempt at a Zentangle. My first, while fine for a first go, is not for public consumption! I’m inclined to want to name this one Down the Rabbit Hole, or maybe it should be Through...
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Zentangle #4
My fourth Zentangle; I don’t intend to post every one I make, just the ones I like. To start this one I used String 001 from tanglepatterns.com and the following patterns: onamato, hollibaugh, finery,...
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Zentangle #5 an experiment of squares
I’m not loving this one so much, but I wanted to see what I could do with a very curved string and square patterns. I used string 002 from tanglepatterns.com and drew a grid in pen across all of it. I...
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Zentangle #6: The Garden
Using string 003 from tanglepatterns.com and patterns rain, zinger, aura-leah, finery, poke-leaf, chainging, and some buds that don’t seem to have a particular name. I ended up drawing half of this...
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