I posted this on my Facebook page last week, but some nice/hello-ish types aren’t on Facebook so I am popping it here too. Just in case. Ignore if if you read it already…
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If you’re quite keen to cosy up in zig-zag style, here are a bunch of ways to crochet your very own ripple blanket! You are so welcome!…
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I didn’t do a taking stock for June, so I thought I had better quick-sticks it and tap one out for July before the month has totally disappeared. How quickly is…
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What’s not to love about fairy cakes, right? They’re actually better than fairy bread, in my opinion, because they are much rarer and take a wee bit more time to make.…
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Craft For The Soul Nice Life Reminders Pip-LifeBolstering tips for those with consistently peaky health
If you have been following my blog for a while, you will know that I am about as far from the glowing, twirly-haired, no-carbs type bloggers you might see on Instagram…
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Do you need a wee pick me up? Or a short escape from concentrating on some pretty serious news issues of late? It’s ME to the rescue! Here are a few short things you…
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Cooking for yourself and your favourite people (and gosh, even for your non-favourite people because why not make things better?!) is one of life’s great joys.…
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I’ve written before, urging parents who are battling through the early years with their kids NOT to reprimand older types who well-up and stammer that when their own kids were that…
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Hellllooooo! Gosh. May is nearly over but there is still time to squeeze in a little stock take, right? I think so. Let’s do it! Here are some photos from this month,…
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Hallo! I’ve been doing a lot of work and not popping in here as much as I want to, so thanks for being so understanding of my busy-bee-ness!…
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Look. Some people call these pins and others call them flair and still others call them brooches but when I was a wee bairn, these were called BADGES. The problem with…
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I haven’t made it to the Marimekko exhibition in nearby Bendigo yet, (due to having the gosh darned flu for a whole month!) but it’s most definitely on my list.…
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I, my friends, am not good at naps. Nope. I never have been. I don’t know why. What I am, is good at nups. Nups are the sort of nap you…
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Oh man. I had been going so well with the juggling blogging and work and life. And then I got sick. At first I thought it was a cold. Then I…
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In 1972, photographer/artist Peter Beard and Jackie O’s sister, Lee Radziwill started work on a documentary, That Summer, about the Hamptons and nearby Montauk.…
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How Good Is Imaginary Wardrobe Pip-LifePretty Dresses With Pockets And Sleeves To Make Your Day More Sparkly
I saw these dresses on Instagram and I thought you might like to see them too!…
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Listen/Watch/Read Newsy Photography + Art + Design Pip-LifeFive Things To Read And Look At And Watch And Marvel At This Weekend
Hallo! Just a quick pop in to share some excellent and interesting things!…
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Eat Photography + Art + Design Pip-LifeCrisis Averted! I Found The Prettiest Cakes In The Universe!
I just saw these on Instagram and thought I should share them here. I think they might be the prettiest cakes in the entire universe. What do you think? (You should…
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I am quite interested in these big old houses – like Chatsworth – and what went on in them. If you are interested in this kinda stuff – and you don’t…
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Soooooo. It’s APRIL everyone. I know. How? It’s some kind of witchcraft, I tell you! Also it’s my Mum’s birthday! Happy birthday MUM!…
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Hello! I just wanted to pop in and give you a little wave. I have been very busy researching and writing a new book – and I am liking doing that very,…
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My great-grandfather grew up in England, but found himself living in New Zealand and later, Tasmania and Victoria. He had a particular love of the natural world, and it seemed to…
