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I am most at peace when I am stitching, listening to good music, with my faithful little companion, Girlie, at my feet. No matter what is going on in my life, stitching makes me feel much more calm and peaceful. The stress and cares of the day just melt away.

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Peace Blessing Pattern

My hair went white because I swam down into the Wandangui, the underwater home of the shark,” she recounts. “People know I am connected to Mana because I have Gut Gut, all my brother’s call me Mana.” Telstra Art Award Curator, Kate Podger said there had been a diverse range of …

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Galiwinku artist shortlisted in 2010 Telstra Art Award

A gardening expert joins us every Saturday to provide some solutions to issues that have been bugging us and, this week, Elizabeth Swane brings some pearls of wisdom.

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Weekend Gardening 31/07/10

It’s the sweetest treat on a hot summer afternoon- homemade peach ice cream. Grab a spoon and dig in! Supplies: Ice cream maker Blender Hand mixer 3 cups sliced peaches 1 ½ cup sugar juice from one lemon 1 ¼ cups whole milk 2 ¾ cup whipping cream 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla Steps: 1

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Make This: homemade peach ice cream

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Dear Dee and Mary Ann and Gardening Friends Everywhere, This letter post is my 1,500th post on this blog. I thought about delaying this letter and writing something else to mark the occasion, but then I realized that this weekly letter which usually has an update on my garden is a fitting way to mark this occasion. When I first started blogging, somewhat tentatively back in 2004, I posted a

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Dear Friends and Gardeners August 2, 2010

Get in a groovy mood as you stitch the free Four Ways to Stitch Peace Sampler . I got the idea for the individual motifs from a friend who was planning a Christmas tree with a peace theme

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Four Ways to Stitch Peace Sampler

stitch resist with indigo dyed cotton , stitched again with white cotton Michelle Walker has written an excellent research paper about Japanese Sashiko Textiles that accompanies the exhibit currently touring the UK.

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stitching on stitching

Hi everyone!  I’m back from my first week of holidays, well actually I’ve been back since Friday.  I haven’t blogged because I’ve been spending a little bit of time with Todd, it was his Birthday on Friday… and I’ve been beading, and beading, and beading! The result of all of this beading???

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A Huge Happy Dance

Return with actual recipes & techniques that you can recreate at home ! farm to table cooking classes in Italy. Cappelletti (little hats) – Pasta stuffed with sheep’s milk ricotta and wild greens.

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Top 3 Italian Cooking Classes in Italy – Slow Food Inspired, Farm …