tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64722211555208191382024-03-14T05:28:49.660+08:00Simply Sue's Simple DiaryA grandmother's diary and recollections for her familySue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087301722255232731noreply@blogger.comBlogger508125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472221155520819138.post-18818487948582492902022-04-16T13:05:00.000+08:002022-04-16T13:05:31.413+08:00Recent Knitting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9ZAJx1kfasxdKsysKH7VIIUfCG9R0yce9srgZdAfJWkk2eq_KlJNsrEpgbmn2IurSsyr-4PXi2h8nrFvfMNg_TXaOZTiai10Vhj4fLCaahVugqNuAJSTJzKMA1MWsqe3OKxAIYhnc9DcP3vorz2YBrY3ApX-QxI73okZ3Tjl4BRpJ9P91JEXWkcP4g/s4608/DSCN4516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9ZAJx1kfasxdKsysKH7VIIUfCG9R0yce9srgZdAfJWkk2eq_KlJNsrEpgbmn2IurSsyr-4PXi2h8nrFvfMNg_TXaOZTiai10Vhj4fLCaahVugqNuAJSTJzKMA1MWsqe3OKxAIYhnc9DcP3vorz2YBrY3ApX-QxI73okZ3Tjl4BRpJ9P91JEXWkcP4g/s320/DSCN4516.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">About 10 yrs ago I re-purposed a large pair of jeans to make this very strong library bag, it's been used all the time and doesn't yet show any signs of wear. Such a tough material.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not sure why by the embroidery bug bit me again recently and I grabbed this bag to use to practice on, a sampler if you will. I had some DMC Perle 5 threads left over and started stitching encouraged by a Fb group called Mindful Stitching and the sheer pleasure of adding a random and very colourful pattern. There ended being 14 different stitches used and I did improve...it took about 8 weeks altogether, just filling in the canvas and trying new techniques.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpX15PQncQ2CTi9SsQXGnJYS3rM0L6SNDjNDUwmUnplVBDSqd9Jj2aroenD97VI1SuYXQEUXds4b719Ew2worreROx8iAs22aJN3iPI4dC4E20hlvsXXwVtyIqvKTqzh15HGpn8QqVjifoZpwSmThfyTGKspc6WBkCNNC4jFwUfC3hZUM5fw35mGImww/s4608/DSCN4561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpX15PQncQ2CTi9SsQXGnJYS3rM0L6SNDjNDUwmUnplVBDSqd9Jj2aroenD97VI1SuYXQEUXds4b719Ew2worreROx8iAs22aJN3iPI4dC4E20hlvsXXwVtyIqvKTqzh15HGpn8QqVjifoZpwSmThfyTGKspc6WBkCNNC4jFwUfC3hZUM5fw35mGImww/s320/DSCN4561.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMCJ5skddWYYV1Nks6VkK7_OCseDVwqP8VcHZoE-w-8fssWvh973odcKuCARoYvKfJ9mVQx-XT5N1bIxeDu9D_xLmOoho_WakH4uuR9iKc5wKH3KErgJJlrKLQPgdFZ0aeg7tcXcVp5x4Urzyz7yI7Q8d3diwwohMAWIl-9jpL7TPsH8abu68JbdiJA/s4608/DSCN4562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMCJ5skddWYYV1Nks6VkK7_OCseDVwqP8VcHZoE-w-8fssWvh973odcKuCARoYvKfJ9mVQx-XT5N1bIxeDu9D_xLmOoho_WakH4uuR9iKc5wKH3KErgJJlrKLQPgdFZ0aeg7tcXcVp5x4Urzyz7yI7Q8d3diwwohMAWIl-9jpL7TPsH8abu68JbdiJA/s320/DSCN4562.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGp_shNDdJe7eGEqND8ZfzTDGqoPTh8ruF9CBby4KZmsRSY-FGa7SWwSHGFCHh8rgOurMMizyZskjjpEJntlOx2uZyVqi-6eW4f-mQWbmcB2Zn91eNdgREvpPhqnPz7V_Oj__hMGtSWgl9SWC4wm_qwz7U3dVdit7fW6br11Vz1q_KJT8hz8TEN4bjYA/s4608/DSCN4563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGp_shNDdJe7eGEqND8ZfzTDGqoPTh8ruF9CBby4KZmsRSY-FGa7SWwSHGFCHh8rgOurMMizyZskjjpEJntlOx2uZyVqi-6eW4f-mQWbmcB2Zn91eNdgREvpPhqnPz7V_Oj__hMGtSWgl9SWC4wm_qwz7U3dVdit7fW6br11Vz1q_KJT8hz8TEN4bjYA/s320/DSCN4563.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiql7WrKWuzmeHGp3G3FjV-ol886Zg0GtWZwszS37zvXyjde48Kwez3m9X5kpHOpwWotHG6V5mqm61U4DhBF_bKbZAaE7PzzkEHS27tK9sKMzaSTWPHuv3Tbpo029lAlT1Y_9AEbO8E12hBrUMixdv4gv6xRBnQrlT8sjGlwGA7KqNAowixQYNAhH5rdg/s4608/DSCN4564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiql7WrKWuzmeHGp3G3FjV-ol886Zg0GtWZwszS37zvXyjde48Kwez3m9X5kpHOpwWotHG6V5mqm61U4DhBF_bKbZAaE7PzzkEHS27tK9sKMzaSTWPHuv3Tbpo029lAlT1Y_9AEbO8E12hBrUMixdv4gv6xRBnQrlT8sjGlwGA7KqNAowixQYNAhH5rdg/s320/DSCN4564.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L1iCz4D64_vAL6u2cTT7bt2ZOCPN4hOU_VT0CaW2rqogJKaYj4rT0vLlETl24NyvWrEyPkBC7nc-ENsaJ6y7X-fTs-A-z-M_9BhiaPbcVZ8n6ZSz46rz_mP48gEED1DQ7cxjxPpOCf1pSB0oKNxQ_O1N2BwbD5X74kL1LPK3x22Prh8ArZaO36Vcqg/s4608/DSCN4565.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L1iCz4D64_vAL6u2cTT7bt2ZOCPN4hOU_VT0CaW2rqogJKaYj4rT0vLlETl24NyvWrEyPkBC7nc-ENsaJ6y7X-fTs-A-z-M_9BhiaPbcVZ8n6ZSz46rz_mP48gEED1DQ7cxjxPpOCf1pSB0oKNxQ_O1N2BwbD5X74kL1LPK3x22Prh8ArZaO36Vcqg/s320/DSCN4565.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /> It's very relaxing and I highly recommend giving it a go. I've also added some colour to several pairs of my own jeans...just for fun!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDFj2p12-CqIvjy0h1S_8f2gHZqsWMCROA_55U-VEgz4ddZzpMuNrBpJF8TGqKpx4S6Iz7LslldVRO2r32ALii_Kw3U-JL0lNmzLn64-7HrdB6LbJltF5dcSRq7od4BfoWCTir4WQ0gixd-Sgz-O_HEUYJab7xGgGuWhUMDH4XOP_MU3uQxhcx63V6w/s4608/DSCN4568.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDFj2p12-CqIvjy0h1S_8f2gHZqsWMCROA_55U-VEgz4ddZzpMuNrBpJF8TGqKpx4S6Iz7LslldVRO2r32ALii_Kw3U-JL0lNmzLn64-7HrdB6LbJltF5dcSRq7od4BfoWCTir4WQ0gixd-Sgz-O_HEUYJab7xGgGuWhUMDH4XOP_MU3uQxhcx63V6w/s320/DSCN4568.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80T83N4WdOMhGROG4o78Ft_vdqmJbqYtzqwtBki8aLGmP3ahlJXkdSGn9Dx19AVms9yfJxz-NBqrkCFzCN1IAte9SbqwgXdjeJwYq4NOkQb_C2tjvBpRYtutsZ_0VJaWSBzIoCp12Wm7EQssy10t8M9onrqz1lwArHSRVq5vp4wZeXDzSA4tXap6Q9Q/s4608/DSCN4569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80T83N4WdOMhGROG4o78Ft_vdqmJbqYtzqwtBki8aLGmP3ahlJXkdSGn9Dx19AVms9yfJxz-NBqrkCFzCN1IAte9SbqwgXdjeJwYq4NOkQb_C2tjvBpRYtutsZ_0VJaWSBzIoCp12Wm7EQssy10t8M9onrqz1lwArHSRVq5vp4wZeXDzSA4tXap6Q9Q/s320/DSCN4569.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087301722255232731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472221155520819138.post-19266663375296745162022-04-16T10:33:00.001+08:002022-04-16T10:33:32.390+08:00My Square Sausage<p><b> <span style="background-color: white; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem;">Scottish Lorne Sausage or Square Sausage??</span></b></p><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">I'm weaning Joe off commercial pork products because of their unhealthiness and used the following recipe based on a link I will post in the comments.</span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Check the <a href="https://scottishscran.com/lorne-sausage-recipe/?fbclid=IwAR0SQnbZrK7stuM_NV1uHRy6XUNQZAjs-C59hVd5IihhqNr5Y_GlcdMFmBo" target="_blank">link</a> for how to chill the meat etc</span></span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">I've switched out the breadcrumbs for oats as that's what I had at hand. You'll need a food processor.</span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">1kg/2lbs of minced pork and beef or just pork</span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">2 cups of rolled oats</span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">3T tomato paste, apple puree or plain water</span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">1t coarse black pepper</span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">2t dried herbs or 2 T chopped fresh herbs</span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">1t nutmeg or garlic powder perhaps?</span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Process the oats until you have a coarse flour.</span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Tip into large mixing bowl</span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Process about 1/3 to 1/2 of the meat to get that smooth raw sausage meat texture that makes slicing easier later on <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="😉" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t57/1/16/1f609.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Mix everything thoroughly with your hands and press into prepped loaf tin.</span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Leave overnight to firm up and then slice.</span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">I made 17 slices today and will freeze most of it.</span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id" style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">You can simple shallow fry the slices, BBQ them, they won't take long to cook</span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="background-color: white; 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padding-bottom: 0.25em; position: relative;"><div class="post" style="margin-top: 0px;"><div class="post-body entry-content float-container" id="post-body-756997570553327271" style="color: #757575; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 1.5em 0px 2em;"><p> Sent back home by my 19yrs old fighting in the Korean War in 1952. Now I have grandchildren this age and understand better just how very young he truly was and to be enduring this horror.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDDHs11jQ5qvfKxDzB66E1hAuvKuI8yX61eVszrVOs8CxwMkEtXP8wKCS8qJXuTj1ChFjKNsq4oKBxZiHSfwoNi5uwLy8cGBWMchToj4abfkTh-wkIxGWjNzhbpQ-AbPd6l9j4WGC7vYI/s2048/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #2196f3; display: inline-block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1478" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDDHs11jQ5qvfKxDzB66E1hAuvKuI8yX61eVszrVOs8CxwMkEtXP8wKCS8qJXuTj1ChFjKNsq4oKBxZiHSfwoNi5uwLy8cGBWMchToj4abfkTh-wkIxGWjNzhbpQ-AbPd6l9j4WGC7vYI/w289-h400/001.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: inherit; max-width: 100%;" width="289" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSdFQsCOnNhcvGFVW3IZuORmwH3ov5yI9KfmiBAWp6Lb0slNbH4GjASHDTPkjOwmnCovZENt_c4dpSwqVRkhs2G40KCB6TS1NFGsmNvC3q5rsG3pEcpf3F3WiN7dX2ilDvFVfS77yGT3W/s2048/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #2196f3; display: inline-block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSdFQsCOnNhcvGFVW3IZuORmwH3ov5yI9KfmiBAWp6Lb0slNbH4GjASHDTPkjOwmnCovZENt_c4dpSwqVRkhs2G40KCB6TS1NFGsmNvC3q5rsG3pEcpf3F3WiN7dX2ilDvFVfS77yGT3W/w290-h400/002.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: inherit; max-width: 100%;" width="290" /></a></div> Page 1...<div><br /></div><div>From Korea</div><div><br /></div><div>" Dear Family,</div><div><br /></div><div>Well Christmas is here but I never thought I('d) be in a place like this. We're still in the line & will be for the New Year we pull out on Jan 4th:- so by the time you get this we should be out.</div><div>I've just received your second parcel & thanks very much family it's OK. We(ve) not had a proper dinner, our Christmas dinner comes on the 4th Jan. You should have seen the lads when I opened it HA HA + the Christmas(cake?) & cards very nice & thanks for the candles HA HA & 20 Woodbines.</div><div>The Daily Mail gave us a bottle of beer 20 Capstan and a bar of chocolate, not bad for a thank you. I also got the (news)papers & thanks for putting in the Daily Herald.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am very sorry about Doreen(SIL), I just don't know what to say, it was such a shock to me, I only hope she soon gets well again & I know she will. When you go to see her give her my love Alan or Mam when you go, ask her if she remembers last Christmas Eve HA HA</div><div>Thanks Mrs Winters very much for putting something in for me, I've not forgotten her.</div><div><br /></div><div>Page 2</div><div><br /></div><div>We was woke up this morning with a cup of tea, I wish they would do it every morning then I might sign on HA HA.</div><div>We've just got a new draft come to us. I've one sleeping in with me. Every time he hears a bang or sees a flash off a gun he's always asking me what it is but being an old sweat, Dad, I tell him HA HA. It's a shame for him, he's 19 but he looks about 15. they make me sick back home sending blokes like him out. You should see the difference between the new blokes and us HA HA</div><div>The Chinks have been putting Christmas card(s) and presents on the wires and playing carols across the valley to us, very nice of them but the RAF didn't think so HA</div><div>Well I'll close now as teas up, Spam and cheese HA HA. Thanks once again sorry I couldn't be there & thank Auntie Maggie and Betty for the parcels. I'll try and drop them a line. Hope you got my card.</div><div><br /></div><div>Your Loving son</div><div>Jack</div><div>xxxx</div><div>xxxx</div><div>xxxx</div><div><br /><p>Dad passed away on January 18th this year at the nursing home and is much missed, This is his last Christmas, 68 years later...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDxauqAWf3ugoJT2TeeJmXJxKwuwXKWf-aeofbFL61HiOnkJG4__00DoffN6iPEckUweIC5lpX7xIPHlS2nnWgn8yaVCTkgU11i7x6cKcqoNOZGIdMK7frg-lPtwn7b1Rip_GV7jtJYHL/s412/Christmas.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #2196f3; display: inline-block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="392" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDxauqAWf3ugoJT2TeeJmXJxKwuwXKWf-aeofbFL61HiOnkJG4__00DoffN6iPEckUweIC5lpX7xIPHlS2nnWgn8yaVCTkgU11i7x6cKcqoNOZGIdMK7frg-lPtwn7b1Rip_GV7jtJYHL/w380-h400/Christmas.PNG" style="border: 0px; 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We're also working on Dad's house, de-cluttering and stripping wallpaper and painting(big Bro again)...there's still such a lot of upkeep even though Dad no longer lives there.</div><div><br /></div><div>Pip pip cheerio</div><div><br /></div><div>xxx<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087301722255232731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472221155520819138.post-56320159976249243482020-10-20T12:35:00.002+08:002020-10-20T12:35:35.980+08:00Waves From Behind The Settee<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXe0gRuhorHAe_00V4EU4CdiXyKLc_33f0BeujCD2vTvqvbbo2oTOZnhzjL-820-xIQY8JTHl_j1X83jQd4SS5tEmCfxn3EsqMqY8Uqhcig0V51mZzg0aT0MAvLk7fem-y42zNB2GMZBa/s1600/DSCN4264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXe0gRuhorHAe_00V4EU4CdiXyKLc_33f0BeujCD2vTvqvbbo2oTOZnhzjL-820-xIQY8JTHl_j1X83jQd4SS5tEmCfxn3EsqMqY8Uqhcig0V51mZzg0aT0MAvLk7fem-y42zNB2GMZBa/w400-h300/DSCN4264.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Dementia is so hard to watch and deal with but he's safe and well looked after these days and could no longer live by himself although that doesn't stop him asking why not?</p><p>Here is my knitting which keeps me sane!</p><p><br /></p><p>It's Spring alright now so I took some pics outside...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHFxHAFVKdbsGfyHiGQqrlVQHnfBWShUY_tSbT4Qj46k8e4-ec1zt2p6WNc_j0bBBtNxXBTLXFFO1QNOggyIFQhl3-N3-x4s79GYlDDNzYxZeVgv6Br3wHDQUeuZtilW3RXTGcP-DlOt1/s1600/DSCN4292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHFxHAFVKdbsGfyHiGQqrlVQHnfBWShUY_tSbT4Qj46k8e4-ec1zt2p6WNc_j0bBBtNxXBTLXFFO1QNOggyIFQhl3-N3-x4s79GYlDDNzYxZeVgv6Br3wHDQUeuZtilW3RXTGcP-DlOt1/w400-h300/DSCN4292.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLe5HSj7sQqIO9stO56yu75XV3FtdzuYxueFZqjUrtocqjJB04GiDmpz_FZBOFJLXgepokQ57DIw5sdhUTI66Z_VjHl_SyHaOwlIwxe0TnuL860UuIG79IGgN7uXTyUyKyVOYDbeRAh0sk/s1600/DSCN4293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLe5HSj7sQqIO9stO56yu75XV3FtdzuYxueFZqjUrtocqjJB04GiDmpz_FZBOFJLXgepokQ57DIw5sdhUTI66Z_VjHl_SyHaOwlIwxe0TnuL860UuIG79IGgN7uXTyUyKyVOYDbeRAh0sk/w400-h300/DSCN4293.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvb3x1fX501l7ghB5IUQSObir2_kRFD0PneRTwEfu7TQy1Y4eEVFelQtNNc05seY1vSTq4pWUImy0zxNeJYlTSsE4yopO-7-geblDWA9anfNep4hHJJxDcOIx3e-elC-Tt08GVlSWGOgj/s1600/DSCN4294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvb3x1fX501l7ghB5IUQSObir2_kRFD0PneRTwEfu7TQy1Y4eEVFelQtNNc05seY1vSTq4pWUImy0zxNeJYlTSsE4yopO-7-geblDWA9anfNep4hHJJxDcOIx3e-elC-Tt08GVlSWGOgj/w400-h300/DSCN4294.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Z86bTFl8kY7apFRfYMdkgqtTLgBQ7hQCoLWlKCVoXQOAxcKC0WVEABu9EwZKmcYavbVl4RtvkdD4vqg09E3KVLbxVMCOR8JvMAJ3LulegSZY0A6pEfKMW-NodHWmtXQ8yGLYfT8ELPdy/s1600/DSCN4295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Z86bTFl8kY7apFRfYMdkgqtTLgBQ7hQCoLWlKCVoXQOAxcKC0WVEABu9EwZKmcYavbVl4RtvkdD4vqg09E3KVLbxVMCOR8JvMAJ3LulegSZY0A6pEfKMW-NodHWmtXQ8yGLYfT8ELPdy/w400-h300/DSCN4295.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We are so fortunate here in WA as our government has kept the interstate borders closed for months now so Covid is almost non-existent here; the only cases have been returning residents who have kept in hotel quarantine. Other states have fared badly and Charlie's other Nana hasn't seen him for a year now...it's very, very sad. My English cousins are also in lockdown as are our Canadian loved ones.<div>My brother, Ian turned 60yrs this week and he and Wendy visited 2 weeks ago to pick up their new car...it was wonderful to have so many of the family under my roof as we got Dad out for the day and we gathered here for lunch. 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Staying strictly within the confines of social distancing Elizabeth and the Lads managed a visit and I managed a walk around the block... David had trouble in the dinosaur suit as it is adult size...</div>
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It was Eliz and Cody's birthdays yesterday, just had to send $$ to their bank accounts as we couldn't see them or shop for them...<br />
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It's been raining all night which is a lovely change and to celebrate I am making a beef and potato stew for our tea tonight,<br />
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Hope you are well, I really do<br />
Love Sue<br />
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Hallo Every-one, how are you managing at the moment, such tragic times for so many families plus the anxiety and stress of loss of income and the fear of becoming ill. I'm finding that being at home gives me a false sense of 'there's nothing really happening' but the TV news channel begs to differ.</div>
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Very quiet here as expected, we haven't been out for weeks now apart from a trip to collect our prescriptions from the chemist, I drove and stayed in the car while Joe went into the chemist...he hasn't driven at all since his car accident late November when he gashed his head and wrecked the car, there's never a dull moment is there?</div>
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This purple and lavender blanket is finished now...such fun and easy knit but so effective with the variety of colours and textures...have begun a nice chevron stitch one now and it's lovely to see the zig zags take shape...more anon...<br />
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Still in the garden small things are going on...a fungus came up in one pot...such a pretty colour<br />
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Next to the washing line a Golden Orb spider has spun an enormous web, the strands are surprisingly strong, she has bundled up many flies and was working on a large blow-fly when I took this. I haven't seen her mate for a few days, he's probably one of those bundles she's saving for a rainy day..<br />
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Elizabeth and David are making some hilarious home movies while in lock-down, I am trying to work out how to share them here; today's efforts involve a T-Rex suit and a spectacular fall from a log lol I think they need to go onto you tube first before I can upload them, Eliz is using Tik Tok atm the moment.</div>
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Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087301722255232731noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472221155520819138.post-14557428335956556532020-03-31T10:20:00.001+08:002020-03-31T10:43:18.479+08:00March 31st and Pear's Soap<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Would you believe that my first on-line purchase after being in lock-down was for 6 precious bars of Pear's soap?<br />
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It's an emotional attachment I have because this is the soap that my Nana Gardner always used....I've been buying for Dad(for his comfort too) for several years now and the amazing perfume it has always makes me happy.<br />
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And those iconic posters of a chubby toddler bathing have never gone out of fashion have they...<br />
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Activities at Elizabeth's yesterday included Caleb's blonde eyebrows being painted which made him look much older than his 13 years, Caleb measuring every-one with a chain made from paper clips and they also started a bucket list jar with small notes about what they'd like to do "afterwards"<br />
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Times like this every-one should have a gratitude jar too...perhaps read out the notes at the end of each week...Pear's soap would be in mine lol<br />
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Uncle Tom(85) has sown some vegetable seeds in his UK greenhouse for the first time in years, his childhood was during WW2 and his parents had a Victory Garden, chickens, a goat and Nana knit their socks and jumpers etc. Uncle Tom has a spectacular garden of flowering trees etc and grows orchids too.<br />
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I was able to order on-line at Woolworths supermarket...they're so busy that the first opening for delivery is in 6 days but that's OK too, we have enough of everything to get through another week. That pasta sauce last night was very good with a few tweaks and some fresh basil, today I have some pork mince and apple patties and I'll make mashed potatoes and frozen vegs. I made a lovely soup of potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower and onion in an OXO cube stock and blended it until smooth, so simple and just using up bits and pieces from the fridge.<br />
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Old age pensioners were given an extra $750 by the Australian govt yesterday to spend to help the economy...not sure how much will be spent or hoarded but at least they're trying.<br />
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OK off to test my soap in a nice hot shower...it truly is the little things that count in the end isn't it?<br />
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Love to you all<br />
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Edited to add this...it appears the eyebrow experimenting is going a little too far<br />
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Mandy is a good egg alright lol<br />
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Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087301722255232731noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472221155520819138.post-28924898707686867292020-03-30T11:10:00.001+08:002020-03-30T11:10:24.623+08:00March 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hallo Every-one, rather over-due for an update methinks.<br />
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So the whole world is in the grip of a pandemic, a virus named Corona Virus or Covid-19. It can be fatal for more vulnerable members of society so several entire countries are in lock-down...ie stay at home unless you are in an essential job, need to shop for food or medications. These strategies have come gradually as the virus spreads rapidly and people are still socializing despite being told to keep 1.5 to 2 metres away from non-family members. Restaurants, bars, cinemas closed last week and we are restricted to 20 minute visits to nursing homes. Any-one returning from overseas must self-isolate for 2 weeks and there are some big fines for any-one not complying with this law.<br />
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Today our schools have closed for teaching, they remain open to supervise students whose parents are working. My daughter has been home-schooling since the start of the year as they prepare for their bus trip, Jess's school closed 2 weeks ago and Charlie has been kept at home to avoid infection. Cody is doing his TAFE work from home at Grandad's...not an ideal situation for a young man to be so isolated but at least he is safe and has a roof over his head.<br />
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Which brings me to Dad(86 yrs) who has been in a nursing home for 25 days now and is very unhappy...he cannot understand why he is there with all those 'old people' but he truly could not live at home any longer as he needs constant care which we are not able to provide. He blames me for his 'incarceration' although the hospital doctors told us it would be unsafe for him to go home, his short term memory is awful but the cancer still hasn't manifested itself with any pain etc. I do hope he'll settle soon, he's also fallen 4 times since he went in.<br />
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Joe and I have stayed at home for almost 3 weeks now, I shopped carefully before we started this and was also very grateful for our small stock-pile which I learned about from Rhonda's blog and the forum when it was running. I've been out twice for fresh fruit and vegies which are now running low so I am trying to order on-line from Woolworths but they are so busy that I can't place my order.<br />
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Joe usually stays at home so this doesn't mean much change to him but I am enjoying the time to actually rest and also to catch up things such as de-cluttering our clothes, pruning shrubs outdoors, growing lettuce, silverbeet and lots of fresh herbs...even having time to sweep regularly makes such a difference. I have cut up old clothes to make toilet wipes (google family wipes) as toilet paper of all things was the first thing to disappear off the supermarket shelves when panic buying began about 3 weeks ago!<br />
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I'd been to library and borrowed 8 novels before they closed for the duration so I am reading them now.Foxtel have given us free documentaries, I am really enjoying that...Alaska is now on my bucket list.<br />
I'd also bought lots of yarn from Spotlight while it was on special and have been making these basic small blankets from them....250 sts of 8ply on a 4mm circular needle and then alternating the colours and using a wide variety of stitches in bands of 12 rows<br />
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This one is plain garter stitch but there's nothing plain about really and it's so simple I can knit it anywhere...a lot was done while Dad was in hospital for 11 weeks before he moved to the Aged Care home...<br />
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Dinner tonight will be pasta with a sauce cobbled together left-over roast chicken, frozen red capsicum and some rather watery bolognaise sauce I'd made and frozen...will boost it with chili, anchovies and olives .<br />
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I am so very grateful for so many things these days, our home is comfortable, we have power and running water and plenty to eat. Our families are safe too and that means more than anything.<br />
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Big love, stay safe<br />
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Hi every-one, I haven't been blogging as my dear Dad(86) is rather ill now and I am taking him to chemotherapy and lots of medical appointments too...in the words of a friend 'I haven't got time to scratch myself!"<br />
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I've been knitting more than ever as it does really relax me so I'll just add some photos for my record as much as anything. A Lily dress from Tikki on Ravelry...<br />
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A cardi made with King Cole yarn and pattern...<br />
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An acrylic lap rug/afghan for a grandson...I am going to make each Aussie grandchild something similar...<br />
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Gardening is nice in Spring(we had a record for November 40.4C in Perth yesterday)<br />
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Elizabeth and David helped me establish a raised garden bed over Winter...the tomatoes cover the whole bed these days...<br />
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We lost Joe's Mum on August 1st, to 'old age' I suppose you'd call it. Maman(86) made me very welcome in the family although with my lack of French and her lack of English our chats were very brief. Her ashes were taken back to Gaspe where she was born in Quebec Province.<br />
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So that's us for now...I miss even reading every-one's blogs so please forgive my lack of comments...things will change once again...swings and roundabouts of our lives, eh?<br />
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The two big supermarkets here publish a free monthly recipe book using products they sell. I don't always pick it up but this month Coles had slow cooker recipes and a chorizo, pumpkin and white bean recipe by an Aussie chef named Curtis Stone.</div>
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1/3 cup chopped chorizo...and seriously any tasty meat or mushroom etc will work(sage leaves?)</div>
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large chopped onion and carrot</div>
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5-ish cups of chopped pumpkin</div>
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drained can of white beans</div>
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saute the meat and remove from pan</div>
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saute onion and carrot, then garlic and pumpkin</div>
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add 1/3 cup of beans</div>
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We bought a Sunbeam Pie Maker recently and have been enjoying some delicious home-made pies, simple make a thick 'stew' or pie filling and the pies cook in under 15 minutes without having the big oven on for ages.<br />
My two elder grandson are flat-sharing these days...I packed up a couple of hot meals for them...no-one starves on my watch...I spent a whole $10 at the op-shop on 2 Pyrex dishes/platters, the big pasta bowl you can just see here and 4 kitchen utensils. These pies are a chicken, potato and corn mix...<br />
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I finished little Darcie's cardigans, the second one looks a bit lop-sided unfortunately...I hope she is too busy running around for (m)any people to notice! Those wooden buttons come from Spotlight and at $2 for 6 are very good value...she will love the little hearts...</div>
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Off now to drop Joe at the podiatrist's and take Dad to the shops<br />
No rest for the wicked!<br />
Love,<br />
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Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087301722255232731noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472221155520819138.post-65682530294965191132019-06-13T09:34:00.000+08:002019-06-13T12:17:22.378+08:00Feather and Fan Keyhole Scarf<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Details of the scarf I made as promised. I've used that lovely Jeans yarn that I bought at Spolight but sadly they no longer sell it.<br />
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around 100gms 8ply wool(perhaps a little more)<br />
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Feather and Fan is worked over an 11 stitch repeat pattern plus whatever you'd like for a garter st border...I've added 4 sts at each side here and so cast on 41sts. ie 4 sts per border and 3 x pattern repeat.<br />
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Row 1 Knit to end<br />
Row 2 K4, purl to last 4 sts and K4<br />
Row 3 K4, (P2tog) twice, (M1, K1)3 times, M1, **(p2 tog) 4 times, M1 K1 3times, M1** repeat from ** to last 8 sts, (P2 tog) twice and K4<br />
Row 4 K4, purl to last 4 sts, K4<br />
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I continued with the pattern until the work was around 20cms/8inches long then made the 'keyhole' by working on the first 15sts until that part was about 10cms long. Place them on a sts holder and work the next two parts to the same length~~ the middle 11sts and the last 15sts give a nice even width and also make it easy to keep to the pattern.<br />
Once done you simpley work across the three sections to make them one again and continue in pattern until the work is about 36 cms in length or when the two ends are the same length once you have threaded the end through the keyhole(I placed the work on a spare length of wool and tried it on for size.)<br />
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There are lots of patterns available for this type of scarf, a beginner could make a simple garter sts scarf perhaps?<br />
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Hooroo for now,<br />
Love, Sue<br />
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*M1 make 1 st...I knit into the wool in between 2 sts to form another st or you could knit into front and then the back of the knit sts to increase that way<br />
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Just adding this pattern too after searching high and low for it, I made this cowl in 2015 with a 200gm ball of Bloom from Bendigo Woolen Mills, it can be worn twisted and doubled for extra cosiness<br />
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Don't you just love the way your body tells you what it needs? Day 12 of this bug and all I want is juicy mandarin oranges...at the greengrocer's I hefted each by hand looking for the heaviest and therefore juiciest fruit. All that Vitamin C must be good for me! Those apples are this season's...they are very crisp and firm, there was also a new type of apple with an very dark almost black skin, must try them soon too...<br />
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I've made a cable stitch 'beanie' for my nephew, Jack...he's a young fashion designer now with an eye details so I think he'll love working out how the cables are formed...it's a free<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cable-hat-9"> ravelry pattern</a> ...<br />
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I'm also smitten with these 'knotted' scarves and another type called a 'keyhole' scarf<br />
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We've had an incredible amount of rain recently, Elizabeth's bus is leaking and weeds are sprouting everywhere. Speaking of weeds, David turns 10yrs old on Saturday...how did that happen?<br />
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Vera is settled into a lovely nursing home with her own room and ensuite bathroom, I haven't been to visit yet as I don't know if I'm contagious or not...I cancelled my blood-work appt yesterday just in case. The 'flu virus is killing people so it's best to stay indoors if you can.<br />
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Last night we had lamb chops for the first time in years as they are rather expensive. These were delicious and so very tender...Joe carefully cut off all the fat but I just hoovered up everything but the bone lol I fried off onion and capsicum and 1/2 t curry powder and cooked rice and raisins and fried some tomatoes separately too. Tonight we'll have Italian style sausages and pasta and there's left-over Indian chicken for lunch from the freezer.<br />
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Love from Sue<br />
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Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087301722255232731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472221155520819138.post-55205328919985108702019-06-05T17:03:00.000+08:002019-06-05T17:03:33.927+08:00Feeling Better, Feeling the Love<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
what a difference a day makes indeed, I feel almost human again now. Would you believe that my lovely Dad, who has a cold himself, turned up this morning with 3 Lemsip pouches to make me feel better;I don't use things like that but was mighty touched by his love!<br />
Sadly Vera phoned to say she is too frail to come home and will go to hospice at some point...I will miss her dearly.<br />
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Yesterday I had the brainwave to make <a href="https://down---to---earth.blogspot.com/2019/05/how-to-make-chilli-jam.html">Rhonda's new Chilli Jam</a> recipe forgetting how strong the fumes are...I had to open every window and use both fans and air-conditioner AND a scarf over my lower face to avoid inhaling the fume! (shakes head)...I like this recipe as it uses red peppers which are cheap and plentiful at the moment...<br />
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For lunch today I was craving eggs so mixed up a crustless flan thingy using less than half a cooked chicken breast, finely chopped red capsicum, 5 eggs and some sour cream...a little too brown as I was watching the French Open tennis at the same time...<br />
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For tea tonight I've made spag bol, India vs South Africa are playing in the World Cricket Cup...<a href="https://thelittlehousebythelake.blogspot.com/">Nilanthi</a> are your family following the fortunes of the Sri Lanken team?<br />
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Bye bye for now,<br />
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Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087301722255232731noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472221155520819138.post-62093762483880557742019-06-04T10:45:00.001+08:002019-06-04T10:45:40.919+08:00Best Laid Plans?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well my plan to post far more often came unstuck right away as plans often do...while visiting my neighbour Vera who has COPD the nurse came and said she needed to go to the doctor right away for medications. So I phoned and arranged to take her in at 2.30pm. V is so very frail now so needed a wheelchair etc but we got in quickly and were home again soon with her meds. I'm learning how to turn oxygen tanks on and off these days too and she seemed fine(ish) when I left her but later that night the ambulance was called to take her back to hospital. So sad.<br />
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Thursday was quiet so nothing to post at all' oh yes there is...I saw both Cody and Jacob and got a kiss and hug from both of them <3. On Friday I took Dad shopping, he'd arranged to take his neighbour, another Vera, with us but when we got to her house she'd gone on her own in a taxi, old age is hard work you know?<br />
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As I was knitting on Friday afternoon with the front door open I realised that some-one was smoking cigarettes nearby but didn't get up to close the door until the 3rd fag was lit...I had no idea but after starting with bronchitis in the early hours of Saturday morning I know realise it was the smoke and not a cold as we'd thought. I used an inhaler to break up the phlegm in my chest but I was exhausted and spent most of 3 days lying on the settee trying to get warm.<br />
This morning I looked on-line to see if my suspicions were correct and this article sums it up perfectly...<br />
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<a href="https://www.webmd.com/lung/ss/slideshow-bronchitis-overview">Visual Guide to Bronchitis </a><br />
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I rarely catch colds these days but am prone to bronchitis when I do; this is a first to have it from an environmental source so I wanted to record it here. My first bout was aged 3months probably made worse by both parents smoking indoors as people just didn't know better in the 1950s . I feel a million times better today thank goodness but will have to take more care to avoid smoke etc from now on.<br />
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Most of the family have already had influenza vaccines last month as a particularly dangerous form of flu is out and about...4,000 Australians are expected to die of complications this Winter, that's hard to comprehend.<br />
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Never take your health for granted is all I can say...hope you all have a wonderful week<br />
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Oh and keep ready cooked food in the freezer for just such occasions!<br />
Love Sue<br />
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I went outside to hang out the washing and was delighted to see these four galahs on the fence, Carol next door puts seed out for the local doves and these gorgeous 'cockies' have found it too...<br />
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Joe has stopped the chemotherapy for his skin cancers as the side effect of muscle cramping was becoming unbearable, legs and abdomen were so very painful...it's good to see him getting some proper sleep at last.<br />
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I was prompted to write this small post by<a href="http://outbacktania.blogspot.com/2019/05/day-to-day-posts.html"> Outback Tania</a> who is going to post more regularly...these little things all add up to make our story don't they?<br />
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<span id="goog_1940291641"></span><span id="goog_1940291642"></span>Bye bye for now<br />
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Hallo there, there a few recent pics from around the house and garden...look who turned 3 yrs of age last week...our Charlie and his Mum excelled herself with this beautiful cake complete with fire engine topper that a friend had made her(I'm learning all sorts of new baking terms from Bree and her cakes!) We had a feast at Nando's, we're all chilli heads here I think!<br />
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I finished a baby blanket this week-end, I used 2 strands of 4 -ply acrylic, it's so very soft and made up a broken basket stitch pattern in the middle of the night when all our best ideas come to us!<br />
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Snapped these glorious roses while taking the photo of the blanket, for such neglected rose bushes they produce prolifically and make a lovely gift for any-one feeling blue.<br />
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Major excitement when I spotted this almost ripe orange on my potted Cara Cara tree....the frangipani trees had been sheltering it from view but they are losing their leaves now and wow! I also have lemons and limes ripening but this is my first ever orange!<br />
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Our Paul has been going out with his mate, Jason, in Jase's boat...fishing, catching squid and trapping crayfish in deeper water...here's Jason this morning(it is so cold atm) with catch of the day...I just cooked one of them and shelled it, there is a surprising amount of meat them. We'll eat it warm with salad and brown bread and butter I think keep it simple is best here...<br />
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The guys also smoke fish and here is one of Jason's pies made with smoked fish and crayfish in a thick tasty sauce...so very good...not unlike our Tassie Scallop pies really....<br />
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So the days pass by like sands through the ...oh oops! sorry for the plagiarism (not).<br />
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Love from Sue<br />
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Cake of the Week from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Brees-Cake-Creations-642564042829443/">Bree</a> too<br />
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Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087301722255232731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472221155520819138.post-48732140372813660252019-05-07T09:39:00.000+08:002019-05-07T09:39:22.652+08:00New Jacket and Hats<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
lots of knitting going as usual...will let the pictures do the talking...firstly my 8 ply(acrylic) jacket, cost less than $10 to make using this<a href="https://www.berroco.com/patterns/ametrine"> pattern</a><br />
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Cable hats with 8ply wool and this <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cable-hat-9">pattern </a> I always look on-line for free patterns before I make anything these days...ravelry is my favourite place...<br />
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How socks start Life...loving this tiny circular needle from Chiaogoo, bought on line from Skein Sisters, I've also started a baby blanket and am using a long circular needles as it takes the weight off my shoulders , the work rests in my lap and I only use my hands...<br />
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I've just read a <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17572080-julia-child-rules">wonderful book</a> about Julia Child which led me to watching some YouTube clips of 'The French Chef', I am pleased to say my knife skills have greatly improved as well as my appreciation for all this amazing woman achieved in her long life.<br />
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6C here at dawn and I'm off to Dad's this morning with two serves of Shepherd's Pie and extra vegies...I out-did myself yesterday and doubled the amount of mincemeat needed by padding it out with grated carrot and zucchini and lots of chopped mushrooms too...we always have grated cheese on the top for extra yumminess :) I made Irish Stew at the weekend for the first time in years, lamb seems so expensive these days. Winter food is just my absolute favourite!<br />
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Hope all is well in your world ,<br />
Love from Sue<br />
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Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087301722255232731noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472221155520819138.post-51163917166631781892019-04-05T13:20:00.002+08:002019-04-05T13:20:52.421+08:00Tasmanian Scallop Pies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
"Now I'm sad." says Uncle Tom when he finishes a particularly good meal and that's just how Joe and feel after eating our home-made curried scallop pies. I'm getting the recipe written down here before I forget how I made these scrumptious pies.<br />
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As usual my presentation wouldn't win a wooden spoon but inside...oh my giddy aunt!<br />
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We ate 3 scallop pies in the 2 weeks we were in Tasmania, this recipe tastes just like we had there.<br />
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4 small pies or just make 1 big one, I based this recipe on<a href="http://www.gayandlesbianhealthandfitness.com/blog/tasmanian-scallop-pie"> this one</a><br />
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2-3 squares of ready rolled puff pastry...I patched my tins to make sure nothing escaped<br />
300-400 frozen scallops<br />
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2 egg yolks and the juice of half a lemon whisked together<br />
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2 T each of butter and flour<br />
1 cup of stock, I used chicken<br />
1 heaped teaspoon of Keen's curry powder<br />
parsley, salt and pepper<br />
3 T cream or sour cream<br />
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Start by lining your pie tins<br />
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Melt the butter in a saucepan and blend in the flour, cook a couple of minutes then add the curry powder and cook another minute.<br />
Add the stock and whisk until it's creamy and lump free, season well<br />
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Set aside to cool a little while you quickly sear the scallops in olive oil or butter, only a minute each side. Take off the heat<br />
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Now beat the egg/lemon mix and the cream into sauce and fold in the scallops<br />
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Fill up your pies, get the lids on and into a hot oven at 220C for around 20-25 minutes<br />
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Make jam pasties with any left-over pastry and cook them too!<br />
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Joe took the lid off his pie(is it a Canadian thing or was it to cool it down a bit?)<br />
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Here's one of the pies we had in Tassie, at the Richmond bakery, their scallops were much bigger than ours, I'll have to try and get some fresh ones next time...<br />
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We are looking forward to tomorrow's lunch now :D<br />
I'm sad because I have lots of dishes to wash so I'd better get that done then I can sit and watch the women's soccer Matilda's vs USA that was played this morning!<br />
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Love Sue<br />
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Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087301722255232731noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472221155520819138.post-1544521702684894862019-04-02T11:28:00.002+08:002019-04-02T11:33:48.578+08:00 Knitting and a Bus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is a free pattern and I made these last year but hadn't given them away, the pattern is from Joyful Toys and is called Peter Rabbit, it uses very little wool...<br />
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Joe's chemo is going well and his brother is on the same treatment in Canada...it's to stop the basal cell carcinomas associated with Gorlin Syndrome that they both have. Enough with all this cutting them out, Joe looks like a patchwork himself these days and it's very painful.<br />
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Elizabeth has finally been in position to buy a smallish bus which she plans to gut and turn into a camper and then hit the 'frog and toad' with her 2 younger boys....she's had enough sorrow recently to last a lifetime so let's hope this is a turning point in her life...she will never be homeless again anyway!<br />
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Lots of work ahead but it's so good to have a goal isn't it?<br />
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Dad has gone on a holiday too...he's gone down to Albany to my brother and SIL's home for a few days. He'll come back on the bus which takes about 6 hours, quite an adventure for an 85 yr old.<br />
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I've tried some new recipes since we got home,<a href="https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/brinjal-eggplant-curry-239485"> this eggplant curry</a> is particularly good, frugal and easy too and I made some basil and spring onion pesto with basil from the garden that had grown so much while we were in Tassie...I added a few roasted cashews too...one jar is in the freezer to keep it very fresh...<br />
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and how's this for colourful...a white chocolate cake with white chocolate buttercream made by Bree, it had 2 little troll dolls on top later!<br />
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Love, Sue<br />
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Hallo Every-one, Joe and I have just been to the state of Tasmania for a lovely holiday. We hired a car and after 4 nights in the capital, Hobart, we set off around the island to see as much as possible(I had in the mind the Griswolds heading to Wally World via The World's Biggest Banana etc). It is a relatively small state and it was almost like being in another country at times. The western areas are mountainous temperate rain forest and we enjoyed a steam train ride through wilderness, here the engine is being turned manually</div>
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We'd love to go again!!!</div>
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Hallo every-one, it seems I've been knitting non-stop for weeks, one thing was different though because I dyed my first a skein of 4ply merino wool with icing colouring! This is the technique, the dye is very thick and you only need a little, DIL Bree is making beautiful cakes with the dyes too*</div>
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When it came to applying the dyes, purple and royal blue it looked as if they'd just mixed together to become one dark blue mess so I didn't agitate the wool in the dye...this surprised me by leaving pretty parts un-dyed, and some parts with varying degrees of colour...</div>
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ta-da! my new socks, I used <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7SYFMxZURQ0QnlIU0paR2FDdHc/view">Winwick Mum's Basic 4 ply Sock Pattern</a> again, it's simple and knits up quite quickly...<br />
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This is Charlie's new jacket made with that lovely soft Jeans yarn and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hallows-cardigan">this pattern </a> , you will have to join ravelry to see it but it's all free and wonderful over there...the buttons are wooden<br />
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another pair of socks made with Spotlight's 'Not Just Socks' yarn, the pattern is on the ball band, again 100gms makes one pair of socks<br />
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Mum's collection of matchboxes from the days that they were complimentary and placed in a clean ashtray in restaurants and hotels, thank goodness those days have passed, some of these are from her overseas holidays...<br />
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Will finish off with yet another photo of this stunning hibiscus...<br />
Love from Sue<br />
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* just some of Bree's gorgeous cakes using the Wilton's Food Colouring,<br />
for more pics look for<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Brees-Cake-Creations-642564042829443/?tn-str=k*F"> Bree's Cake Creations on FB</a><br />
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Well I think this says it all, the maximum temperature reached 42C on Sunday after a hot Saturday so we stayed indoors with the air conditioner just set on 'dry' and 24C which is very comfortable. I watered the garden and filled up the bird bath early in the day.</div>
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For Christmas I made bunting with thread and dry gum leaves, if I'd had more time it would have been nice to write a wee note on each one...<br />
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while watering I spotted this big pod on my Bower Vine...friends have advised to put a paper bag over it to collect the seeds when the pod bursts as it will eject them far and wide...<br />
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I finished my first socks using the Not Just Socks yarn from Spotlight...the pattern is on the ball band and it uses one ball per pair of socks...normally sells for $13 so I watch out for it coming on sale and buy a few at a time...it's quite fascinating both watching the colours develop and also the intricate construction of shaping the sock...<br />
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On Sunday I also made this 'back pack' from a curtain remnant and some cord...I needed help from Marie at the DTE page as I couldn't visualize how the cord worked...<a href="https://www.sewcanshe.com/blog/2015/3/27/easy-peasy-drawstring-backpack-free-sewing-tutorial">this pattern is similar</a> if you want to have a go, they would make useful gifts too...<br />
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I made a yummy lamb curry and rice for Joe and I but Dad needs something mild and soft so I made him a quick seafood meal, wild caught salmon and prawns, a potato cake and some soft broccoli...this is a bread plate as he needs to eat small meals now...he loves his seafood and would happily eat fish and chips for every meal!<br />
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That's my round-up of recent happenings here, today I am going to see Elizabeth and the boys and get the paperwork started for C to start secondary school next month. Just the cost of the uniform is mind boggling and I have no idea how many families can afford it at all. At this new school there is a Student Support set-up where you are sent if you turn up out of uniform. They will lend you a complete uniform until the end of the day when you go and change back into your own clothes...the humiliation of that makes me cringe.<br />
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Bye bye for now<br />
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Sue xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087301722255232731noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472221155520819138.post-48471309255618970972019-01-17T10:52:00.002+08:002019-01-17T10:52:27.000+08:00A Rainbow In My Garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hallo there, I'm just 'playing' with the camera and trying to improve my photos ahead of a holiday soon, I've walked around the garden and found a rainbow of delights...would like to learn to use a collage 'thing' for Windows 8 but Joe is at the dentist and I'm scared of downloading a virus etc even though we're fully protected by Norton!<br />
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Let's see what this looks like anyway, the camera is a Fuji Finepix S4000...<br />
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Red rose~Papa Meilland</div>
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Orange hibiscus~unknown name but it is as big as a plate!</div>
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Yellow~ pansy</div>
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Green~passion fruit leaves</div>
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Blue~ that sky today</div>
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Indigo and Violet~lobelia and a pansy, these are my favourite colours I think.</div>
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At school we learned to remember the order of the colours of the rainbows by remembering this gent's name~~~ Roy G. Biv. It still works for me after 50 years 😉</div>
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Aren't we fortunate to be able to see these delights?</div>
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Love from Sue</div>
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