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| the sewing frenzy continues | October 7, 2012 | The sewing frenzy continues. I spent every day at work wishing I was at home sewing. That is strange isn’t it? Yesterday I made two things. This top and this skirt. I am very happy with the top. It is better than last week’s effort with the same pattern where I didn’t take enough notice […] |
| The 39th Birthday Skirt | September 29, 2012 | What did you do this year on your birthday? I’m betting you didn’t wake up and think: “I know! It’s been almost 20 years since I sewed anything. I think I’ll make myself a skirt!”. That’s pretty much how my day went and it was delightful. I am not good at long term craft or […] |
| The size of an envelope | September 16, 2012 | I cried on Tuesday afternoon when I arrived home from work. All because of the size of an envelope. I shall explain. When you enter students into music exams in the AMEB they do their exam and then you have to wait for about a week and half for the AMEB to process the results […] |
| saccharine promos make me ill | August 25, 2012 | Sunday again? Already?Sadly, I have no tales of incident-packed personal grooming for you today. I managed to shave my legs again yesterday without any leftover salad hijinks. It’s been a week of busy busy busy. Next weekend my piano students have their AMEB exams. For the first time in many years I have more than […] |
| cucumber-leg hair surprise | August 19, 2012 | I shaved my legs this week for the first time since around the beginning of June. That’s right. You heard me. JUNE. It’s been too cold to bother with them. I’ve been wearing winter clothes so no-one could see the increasing hairiness and be shocked into speechlessness. I was not frightening any horses. That was […] |
| winter afternoon | July 3, 2012 | This is what is wonderful about Queensland winters. Blue skies, cool air, no breeze. Perfect. |
| winter afternoon | This is what is wonderful about Queensland winters. Blue skies, cool air, no breeze. Perfect. |
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| one fell/foul/fowl swoop | June 30, 2012 | It’s been my favourite kind of Saturday and the kind of Saturday that I haven’t had in a long long time. I slept in until 8. Got up just before 9 and managed to be showered and dressed in time for my dear mum to pick me up at 9:15. We nipped downtown for a […] |
| one fell/foul/fowl swoop | It’s been my favourite kind of Saturday and the kind of Saturday that I haven’t had in a long long time. I slept in until 8. Got up just before 9 and managed to be showered and dressed in time for my dear mum to pick me up at 9:15. We nipped downtown for a […] |
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| piano reductions | June 17, 2012 | This *is* the post for Saturday June 16 despite what the date on the post says. Last night’s concert went smoothly. I survived the horrid accompaniment for the Beethoven Hallelujah from the Mount of Olives. Piano reductions of orchestral scores are not the friendliest things at the best of times but this one is particularly […] |