Month: June 2017

Sleeping rough

June 29, 2017

No, Tess is not sleeping rough!  She’s tucked in snug and cosy on a cold winter morning – inside. Sheltered and warm. Homelessness statistics are sobering. Nearing 6,000 homeless in Australia. I wrote about this very same thing in Jan 2016. It has not got better. In fact, probably worse due to worsening economic circumstances … More Sleeping rough

peace, heart, nature

Take some me time

June 28, 2017

Get to know your Soul — go in. Inside yourself. Read. Talk. Ask Big Questions of Life. Look for answers. Write it down. Draw it. Sing it. Dance it. Take me time —  Meditate. Lots. Pray. Go outside. To peaceful, soothing places. Maybe a forest. The Beach. A retreat. Have a date night with yourself. Get to … More Take some me time

I’m burning !

June 26, 2017

Following on from my post about pyrography I am happy to report I have mastered the use of the potentially deadly device. I have not burnt myself or the house. I have, however, burnt stuff onto a piece of wood . I came home from a woodburning workshop a month or so ago with the beginnings … More I’m burning !

corner to corner crochet

C2C

June 22, 2017

  C2C? What is that, you may well ask. Allow me to enlighten you – it is shorthand for corner to corner. That probably has you scratching your head too. It actually is a new crochet technique that I have been mastering the last couple of weeks after coming across a link about it in Oh, … More C2C

Lost in translation

June 21, 2017

  TRH (The Retired Husband) bought a new tool on-line a few weeks ago. It arrived the other day – a Pyrography machine. As with all good tools, there is a set of enclosed safety and operational instructions. They are usually in several languages. These instructions are in two. Chinese and English. However, given that … More Lost in translation