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31 October 2007
Attentions swappers
Briget, are you in the swap or is it just Jennie? Jennifer, can we have your daughters name or initials, or maybe an online name? Mrs MK, I ...
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Waste not, want not
The beautiful quilt pictured above is one my sister, Tricia, is working on. She usually gives her quilts away but this one will be kept and ...
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Swap closing soon
Good morning everyone! It's Wednesday morning so this is a reminder that the swap will close in a few hours. If you want to join in, p...
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30 October 2007
Are you wasting food?
If you're wondering why I have a jug with a strainer and a jar on top, I'm making quark cheese. It's a sad and cruel fact that i...
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29 October 2007
Apron swap - sign up here
This is the call for swappers in the third Down to Earth swap. Our first swap was for knitted dishcloths, then we swapped napkins. I am aw...
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28 October 2007
Suggestions for expansion needed
It's going to be 31C (88F) here today so we've both been out early in the garden. It was just a bit of tweaking, watering and checki...
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Jars
I love jars. I do store some things in plastic, but if it will fit in a jar, that is where it goes. This is my jar cupboard. Many of the jar...
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27 October 2007
A nanna nap
I'm feeling much better this afternoon. It's almost 4 o'clock and I've had the most blissfully lazy day. I even had a sleep,...
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Sweet nurturing
There have been many times in my life when I've felt like giving up, but being the queen of stubborness, I refuse to do it. Once I'...
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26 October 2007
Building your simple life
As most of your know Hanno and I took the plunge a few years ago and stopped working. We now use the hours we used to sell to others on ours...
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Swap help
My sister started her long drive home this morning after two weeks of merriment, sharing, eating, remembering and sewing together. I sent h...
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25 October 2007
Swap stragglers
I'd like to start a new swap next week but I want all swappers to have their napkins before we go on to another swap. Please comment if...
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Starting your vegetable garden
These photos were all taken this morning. Early morning, before the sun hits the vegetables, is the best time to walk around looking for bu...
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24 October 2007
Living small
It never occurred to me when I was a spender that I was actually giving away my independence. I thought the opposite. I believed I was ...
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23 October 2007
Beautiful curtains
I read the following quote for the first time on Jewel's blog. It really sums up, in an eloquent way, how I feel about my home. If you w...
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21 October 2007
Gingham curtains
Here are the curtains Tricia made. I'm really pleased with them, they feel fresh and make the kitchen look bigger. I noticed that Hanno ...
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20 October 2007
The button box
Tricia's husband died suddenly a few years ago and she's spent the past couple of years deciding whether she would sell the family h...
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19 October 2007
Stitching sisters
She thought I was sitting in a lounge chair stitching, but I was quietly taking this photo. If you're wondering, that little white box ...
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