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Thursday, July 10, 2025
Thursday Thoughts...
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Starting afresh
We have been back for a week, and it is always a week of going slowly, of taking time, of adjusting to sleep, to catching up with folk and ourselves; of reclaiming the garden and reminding ourselves where things are and what we do!
By Saturday I was feeling like I could do more than potter so as I tidied up my sewing stuff I remembered that I had wanted to test out hem stitching on my sewing machine, so that I could use up linen remnants and make serviettes. I love serviettes!
I found this bag with a few notes to self from past Fiona.
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Thursday Thoughts...
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Thursday Thoughts...
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Farewell and favourite moments
My goodness. We have been at the cottage for three months and I can honestly not really believe it. It is somehow time to tidy, sort pack and head back to Maleny and our life there.
It has been, as ever, a joyous time filled with the beauty of the landscape, the generosity and warmth of friendships, and daily moments of joy and wonder.
As I remember back to the beginning and reflect on our time here, so many special moments appear. I have just edited this to say there are more photos than usual here - I just keep remembering lovely things!
Spending my birthday in this special place on Loch Fyne.
The daffodils, the bird and the lambs...
Our trip to Norway with my brother and sister-in-law
Our weekly Biblio breakfasts...
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Art as distraction
There has been some pottering in the last wee while and another small jewellery commission or two to do, but my main making seems to have come about because we are heading back to Maleny soon. On my to do list was "clean up art desk", and so I dutifully went upstairs to begin said task.
But the task involved picking up all the paper scraps I had lying around, along with picking up pens and glue sticks that needed to be put back in the drawer.
That all came together and before I knew it I was making cards and book marks. Galore!
Not once, not twice, but at least three times I attempted the task and each time I got distracted. I am nevertheless now proud to report that the desk has actually been tidied. I got there in the end, but there were a bunch of wonderful detours along the way.
So lots of small collage pieces became cards, using up the scraps of black card I had left over from the Pop Up price tags.