Posted in Art, Craft, Creativity, Paper, Session, Sewing, tagged Craft, Little Gems on May 30, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Today’s Gem session was lino cut prints. I used an Art Deco rose motif for mine, Shelly; a Japanese floral motif and guest gem Kerry, a pasifica inspired motif.
Meanwhile, across the Tasman, long distance Gem Billie started work on the “Aunt Lily” project. I’m stoked!
Posted in Music on May 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Okay, I’m probably the last person on earth to come across this amazing act but hey…
Posted in Poetry, tagged Poetry on May 29, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’m happy to say that I’ll have two of my poems - Spilt and Bang-bang appearing in the next issue of JAAM magazine. Thanks to the editor of this issue (26) Tim Jones, who obviously has excellent taste! It should be launched by September for those of you desperate to get a hard copy.
Posted in Home life, tagged Home life on May 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »
We spotted a wee brown mouse. Miss S got together everything we’ll need to get that critter!
Picture of mouse - check.
Tongs - check.
Ice cream tub filled with water - check.
Jug for water - check.
Egg slicer - check.
Funnel - check.
Not sure what we’ll do once we catch it. I’m guessing we lure the mouse over with [...]
Posted in Writing, tagged Trivia on May 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
hmmmmmmmmmm.
Posted in Writing, tagged Writing on May 22, 2008 | 12 Comments »
My friend Billie found this in Melbourne. We thought we’d try writing a poem or story about cousin Lily as a shared project. Who do you think she is? She looks tired or sad. Or is she just afraid of those massive plants?
She looks like she might be sitting on a suitcase. Is she arriving [...]
Posted in Home life, tagged Vanity on May 21, 2008 | 16 Comments »
I don’t know about you but since I became a parent I seem to spend lots of time looking after the family and next to no time looking after myself, so this month is a month of dentist appointments (3!), new reading glasses (1) and next week a haircut! What do you think? At the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 21, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I’ve started putting some of my vintage knitting patterns up on my tutorials page, starting with this one above. Let me know if you make any of them, I’d love to see a pic!
Posted in Poetry, Writing, tagged Poetry on May 20, 2008 | 21 Comments »
This is a draft poem I’m working on. The motif I’m thinking about is Magical Thinking. Feedback welcome.
Carmen’s mother
Carmen’s Mother is a bird.
She shat on the front seat of the truck
two nights in a row
she wasn’t pleased.
On the third night Carmen’s dad shut the window
in the morning little scratch marks
her trace.
She must have flown up
above [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Reading on May 20, 2008 | 7 Comments »
We have a nightly ritual at our house. I read to the kidlets before they go to sleep. We started with picture books and now I read them a chapter (or 2 or 3!) from a chapter book. This has been a wonderful way to re-discover all my old childhood favourites. Sometimes it drives me [...]
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