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Moving very slowly

Monday, September 24th, 2012

Sorry I’ve been rather incommunicado recently, butI’m coming to the end of a migraine that has wiped me out for the last couple of days. I’m at least upright now and can more or less tolerate light again, but I’m moving very slowly. Do you ever have the feeling that there’s just way too much […]

Moving very slowly
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That old hibernation feeling….

Saturday, September 22nd, 2012

It happens every year at about this time. The weather breaks – today is cool and grey with periodic heavy rain showers – and my whole psyche switches towards hunkering down for the winter. I think it probably has something to do with the decrease in light levels, which I find hit me harder the […]

That old hibernation feeling….
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Soothing the soul

Thursday, September 20th, 2012

I imagine that everyone has something that soothes their soul. Some people probably spend a day at a spa, or read, or play golf, or even indulge in a little retail therapy when things get too much. Top of my list when I’m stressed is being on my own in my little sewing niche, listening […]

Soothing the soul
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Making something gorgeous

Wednesday, September 19th, 2012

I haven’t been blogging much for the last week or so – between a (very) difficult teenager, a visit from an aging and sometimes truculent parent and gastric flu and heavy colds striking down family members (not me!), we’ve had a bit of a time of it. It’s been one of those weeks when I’ve […]

Making something gorgeous
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Roofs and back gardens

Monday, September 17th, 2012

Don’t you just love looking at people’s back gardens – or am I the only nosy one? Somehow back gardens tell you so much about people’s lives. I took these photos at the weekend in Rapperswil, a small town with a castle on a hill in the centre, on the lake of Zürich. I’d love […]

Roofs and back gardens
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