tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96425162024-03-14T12:46:39.247+00:00JoeyJoJoThe textile wanderings of an antipodean abroad.JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.comBlogger564125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-24918846650740042282022-09-03T22:13:00.000+00:002022-09-03T22:13:01.353+00:00Time waits for no man and very few women<p> One of my Grandfathers sayings; thanks Pa. </p><p>I won’t bang on about how long it’s been since my last post; instead I’ll just let you know I’m still in the world and what do you know…. even happy. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFfqo4g92ZZk4x3Yc8MVjhFZQ0Ltqhn9r-GVpVnrI7pTTPngGA_NSTsJ9AjSPNfeD0FlvZvR893tGShwYMo8QjF1EyIjegmQ5RU4cOfydZ0WrzuC5vaHQL0505MpE7TD4YZfV8jKvXcmiA6SVytMR0K6kiHf80rtstJ326pqN-tPJVjNSxpqU/s4032/FA2C1774-FF96-40DD-8C35-9F2C9FCC4F28.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFfqo4g92ZZk4x3Yc8MVjhFZQ0Ltqhn9r-GVpVnrI7pTTPngGA_NSTsJ9AjSPNfeD0FlvZvR893tGShwYMo8QjF1EyIjegmQ5RU4cOfydZ0WrzuC5vaHQL0505MpE7TD4YZfV8jKvXcmiA6SVytMR0K6kiHf80rtstJ326pqN-tPJVjNSxpqU/s320/FA2C1774-FF96-40DD-8C35-9F2C9FCC4F28.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCE89PA9PZjXnu4yZsv_dAagb2crm22ejNe0CJwf3gP7sS4uVaY1gJFxqhGeb4ThxoXWHVlJFugrJ6Gr6P-Q24JkXKSDKlbL8vjvyjdSOCBRHWTvduXz2nCH23yvywO8k1_X26PvjtKvA05Eiy0imgJkKasx9FWfGjGTqqnLz3GK6pH0XVoBk/s1800/E51BEEC3-F9C4-4B44-8BE7-A900F8893FAF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCE89PA9PZjXnu4yZsv_dAagb2crm22ejNe0CJwf3gP7sS4uVaY1gJFxqhGeb4ThxoXWHVlJFugrJ6Gr6P-Q24JkXKSDKlbL8vjvyjdSOCBRHWTvduXz2nCH23yvywO8k1_X26PvjtKvA05Eiy0imgJkKasx9FWfGjGTqqnLz3GK6pH0XVoBk/s320/E51BEEC3-F9C4-4B44-8BE7-A900F8893FAF.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG74xY8ZcDoxwOSLApNeb7oWHs3FxO_Rpj1G9Y3yh4t1gBTvs4valRpNLvi4vJCymEHMz7-Yui_R9XL20g_q-QXp82YCCmoO5wi3U88FncVMbBObrZbF91CYxvC4QyHLP6KLdC5OwBmRXolbv8jjBYEJdqKmk_1iR9ZDP0A85I5kjGYDYx6jY/s4032/0571EAF7-8CDB-4FA9-8680-92795E731245.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG74xY8ZcDoxwOSLApNeb7oWHs3FxO_Rpj1G9Y3yh4t1gBTvs4valRpNLvi4vJCymEHMz7-Yui_R9XL20g_q-QXp82YCCmoO5wi3U88FncVMbBObrZbF91CYxvC4QyHLP6KLdC5OwBmRXolbv8jjBYEJdqKmk_1iR9ZDP0A85I5kjGYDYx6jY/s320/0571EAF7-8CDB-4FA9-8680-92795E731245.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLZ5aHHA5DgGlOovDrSbPQU1Z6e-GiYxm-Tyy6zZGJsHIcvRNt0WCF0rxOcwpGV6WfMPaxwebUmfRje_crywsPMbuisqJPhC4KSiIjdo7MBOg2gurEOCdQkCdT9qTsa-rf-_MnPfwXOnjYV8OeCpR_9__GHYnBDN35hZEGDgh4JK7vDwkkho/s1800/7D4BA61B-73FC-4A8E-AB62-FEFCE4EAB771.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLZ5aHHA5DgGlOovDrSbPQU1Z6e-GiYxm-Tyy6zZGJsHIcvRNt0WCF0rxOcwpGV6WfMPaxwebUmfRje_crywsPMbuisqJPhC4KSiIjdo7MBOg2gurEOCdQkCdT9qTsa-rf-_MnPfwXOnjYV8OeCpR_9__GHYnBDN35hZEGDgh4JK7vDwkkho/s320/7D4BA61B-73FC-4A8E-AB62-FEFCE4EAB771.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqwG7s1uwtH4pGrZZCGqTImWJBgcAb4Z_VLRz9uBNfrGaawKkiuCIWTjauzfdC_byTa-v8ypdmu796bT_htEil3gmAqUlENyKllAAsOJBamu-lA4nKyN1XBMObKWt1XM38NW6X24_-9dyTRAE_Abh4GwPNBLETqfcEK1H1wHlA4x5AG7YrD4/s1800/4BF36B04-8194-4DBF-B30F-46C0085AEF80.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqwG7s1uwtH4pGrZZCGqTImWJBgcAb4Z_VLRz9uBNfrGaawKkiuCIWTjauzfdC_byTa-v8ypdmu796bT_htEil3gmAqUlENyKllAAsOJBamu-lA4nKyN1XBMObKWt1XM38NW6X24_-9dyTRAE_Abh4GwPNBLETqfcEK1H1wHlA4x5AG7YrD4/s320/4BF36B04-8194-4DBF-B30F-46C0085AEF80.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My wonderful sister listened as I complained about every day being the same, work, home, eat, repeat and said “let’s do something on Friday”. We drove an hour and a half away to Mt St Leonards. So quiet in the fog except for Lyrebirds calling. We made a picnic and ate it out the back of the car, pumpkin and Quinoa salad, cups of tea from the thermos and a brownie made from my own fair hands. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I told her “When you die, I’m throwing myself on the pyre” she laughed and said “nah, we’re going to live to 100”. I squeezed her and we walked up the track to the lookout.</div><br /><p></p>JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-49777076125645112852016-11-02T05:15:00.003+00:002016-11-02T05:15:50.411+00:00Thyme for an update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I can't tell you how pleased I am to have a tiny window of time to show you what I've been working on here at <a href="http://exotic-cushions.com/cushion_shop.asp" target="_blank">Exotic-cushions</a>. It's been ages since my last post but the grass hasn't grown under my feet. Sorry, I'll stop with the Dad jokes.</div>
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I had a delightful time last week photographing these cushions for the website. There is a perfect patch of Thyme growing behind the workroom at Montsalvat and for a brief moment we had some sunshine dappling that patch. After I finished, the peacock had to come and have a look. They're such sweet curious creatures.<br />
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The other curious creatures that are plentiful at Montsalvat at the moment are these cheeky cockatoos that have had great pleasure in nibbling off the pinnacles from the ends of our Glasshouse Studio roof. </div>
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I've also had a great deal of pleasure making these mini cushions that make the perfect present for the seamstress (or seamster...is that a word?) in your life. I've put a small amount of lavender in each one so as you sew and pin, you get a delightful waft of scent. As I was making them I felt myself relax as the day went on as the smell was so incredibly strong. The lavender is from the gardens at Montsalvat.<br />
These only live at Montsalvat at the moment but feel free to email me if you'd like one sent in the mail. They can be made in a multitude of colours too.<br />
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<br />JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-43298227725139513262015-01-06T22:40:00.002+00:002015-01-06T22:40:40.985+00:00Edwards Point<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As I flip-flop from house-sit to house-sit here in Melbourne I often have nightmares of looming homelessness. So far that scenario has not eventuated and I'm lucky enough to live in a social strata that means I have enough friends to call on if I'm "in between" houses.<br />
Some of my truest and most trusted friends are Ruth and Ian (and of course Lady the dog)<br />
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They live on the Bellarine Peninsula at a place called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_Point_%28Victoria%29" target="_blank">St Leonards</a> and have always embraced my presence graciously. They have calmed my fears numerous times, saying that I can always come and live with them.<br />
And who wouldn't want to live in this beautiful little corner of the world.(To all my northern hemisphere friends this must look like heaven; and it is)<br />
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Unfortunately this little corner of heaven is 2 hours drive from Melbourne and work. So what I'd gain on the roundabout of idylic beach-side living,
I'd lose on my money making swings.<br />
Luckily last November, I had a big job of a whole house full of curtains which gained me a little bit of money to see me through over the summer break so I could spend a bit of time with these darlings without too much anxiety about my finances or place of abode.<br />
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I've been so lucky to be able to spend time with lovely people in a spectacular place. As my counsellor says "You always seem to land on your feet". Just look where those feet landed!<br />
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But now that Christmas is over & thoughts return to regular life, I find myself worrying afresh at my state of home or lack of. My photos start to all be of pathways<br />
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BUT, I've had an idea! and you will have to wait for the next exciting instalment to find out just what that idea might be.....JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-42554592561626561642014-07-23T07:06:00.002+00:002014-07-23T07:06:42.577+00:00The one that got awayLast week my sister Sue called me to say a nice man named Todd had contacted her about a cushion he'd seen at the Montsalvat shop that he wanted to buy for his wife's 40th birthday. Unfortunately it had sold!<br />
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So, the next day she organised to picked him up from the Eltham station, took him to <a href="http://www.montsalvat.com.au/" target="_blank">Montsalvat </a>and went through all my fabrics, arranging them until he was happy with the combination of colours and size.<br />
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I made the cushion up the next day and called him to say it was ready. It was 7.30pm and I heard his wife's querulous voice in the background as he told her he had to go and "pick something up". I felt as if I were having a clandestine affair with a cushion lover.<br />
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They both loved the cushion and recently sent me an email to say how pleased they were with it.<br />
What a man is all I can say. To have noticed that she loved the cushion in the first place & then to go to all that trouble to get one to her.<br />
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There <b>are </b>photos of the finished cushion coming but this is a photo of the one that got away.<br />
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Here's his email ...<br />
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<i>Dear Jo,</i><br />
<i>I hope you will forgive this very belated email to say a huge thank you for the fantastic cushion - J. loves it! And it was a huge, wonderful surprise for her!</i><br />
<i>We both think it is very beautiful and love that it was hand made, unique and there is a history to each of the fabrics, not to mention its </i><i>creation.</i><br />
<i>Thank you so much to your self and to Sue for being so lovely and guiding me through the process!</i><br />
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<i>With very best wishes,</i><br />
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<i>Todd</i>JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-72824838435657777572014-01-31T01:08:00.000+00:002014-01-31T01:09:07.060+00:00Hot sun and squashed lemons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's been a long time since posts gang I know, I know. I've been hiding from the heat down at the beach with friends.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm sitting house at a gorgeous place now though, owned by a gorgeous woman in Northcote. She has GREAT taste and I love staying here. It's cool and quiet, with an incredibly productive lemon tree and nice neighbours.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">While I'm travelling & keeping my options open, I'm loving not having many possessions to cart round but occasionally I come across a house or a place that makes me think settling and buying "STUFF" again might be a good idea. </span> <br />
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There are beautiful things to ponder in every room, like this tender combination of snake's skin and black & white baby photo, with tiny pieces of dried seaweed.<br />
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A collection of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Namatjira" target="_blank">Albert Namatjira</a>'s beautiful paintings as prints.<br />
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Every room smells like lemons and I'm struggling to use them all. If you'd like some, give me a hoy and I'll bring them 'round exocush@hotmail.com (it might take me a while for me to get to East Harling, Norfolk though) </div>
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Just one more beautiful combination of things for you to lust after. <br />
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I love living in Northcote, it's full of surprising things and great food and coffee. Graffiti everywhere and amazing tattoos on even the tiniest girls.JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-29259097760479158942013-09-24T05:02:00.001+00:002013-09-24T05:03:40.609+00:00An extremely Exotic location<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Yes, I've been blessed again with friends and sisters in high places and have found myself on my feet at <a href="http://www.montsalvat.com.au/" target="_blank">Montsalvat</a>, the artists colony in Eltham, Victoria, Australia.<br />
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Sue (my sister) and I had an open studio recently to show our wares.</div>
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Here are some photos of the surroundings I'm lucky enough to find myself working in.</div>
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Montsalvat was built in the 1930's although it looks much older and much more French.<br />
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There are many fascinating nooks and crannies where artists create beautiful things. Here is <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/dbshak/" target="_blank">David Brown</a>'s studio where he makes violins and shakuhachi flutes and is a maker of international reputation and calibre. <br />
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There have been some wonderful yarn bombers <a href="http://wildyarnsandstuff.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">here </a>as part of the artists in residence programme. <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Well it may seem as if my life is one big trip to the beach but if you look carefully at the dates between the last post and this one you'll realise that not much beach or anything else has been going on since the middle of June. Mostly it's been a round of fear and loathing in suburbia. (Well maybe not too much loathing)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes I'm back in Australia and have been since December 6th 2012, when I migrated back to home base. (Albeit with a one month trip back to the UK in May and June; see last couple of posts).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This post is about that incredible Isle we're so lucky to have so close by; Tasmania. In just one hour you can be breathing pristine air.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was lucky enough to be able to stay with a friend in a small town called Low Head at the northen edge. It's well worth a trip. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't you just love a red and white lighthouse?</span><br />
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One morning we got up at 4am and drove to the North eastern corner of Tasmania to Mt William National Park to watch and photograph the beach at sunrise. There was so much wildlife on the road. It was a miracle we didn't hit any wallabies as they bounded and swerved beside us. At one stage a huge eagle lifted off some road kill incredibly close to the car. It seemed as big as a calf.<br />
At first there was scarcely any difference between the sky and the sand.<br />
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A sad reminder that us "Civilised" white folks culled all the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboriginal_Tasmanian" target="_blank">aborigines </a>from this area a long time ago. No one now to sit and yak and eat shellfish by the hundred.<br />
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The day after our beach exploration, we set out on an adventure to find some friends of friends who live in heaven. Well this little slice is called <a href="http://www.forestwalkslodge.com/" target="_blank">Forest walks Lodge</a> at Jackey's Marsh near Deloraine. Sean and Rosemary run this incredible place completely off the grid. Next to an escarpment in a hidden valley where grazing land meets the bush. We didn't have time to do any walks but we did have time for Sean to feed us an incredible lunch of local smoked ocean trout and wonderful Tasmanian wine. If you're thinking of going somewhere amazing in Tasmania go here, go here!!!<br />
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These guys have been working for 30 years to keep this area pristine. They've recently been given World Heritage listing for outstanding environmental values.</div>
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There is a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jackeys-Marsh-Forest-Festival/565499690129427" target="_blank">festival </a>every two years and next year will be a big one to celebrate the recent World heritage coup from January 24th to 27th. Tempted??? They're in the process of building the site.</div>
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JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-89905799286008256052013-06-24T11:21:00.000+00:002013-06-24T11:25:28.266+00:00Sunny Cornwall<div style="text-align: left;">
During my 9 years living in the UK, I saw a LOT of Norfolk and Suffolk but only a fraction of the rest, as Ricardo and I were always working or in France (working too). This time seeing as I was on <b>holiday</b>, I was determined to see a bit more, and managed to talk my niece, the lovely Louisa into coming on a road trip. We decided on Cornwall and I'm so glad we did. The weather had been pretty dismal except for the 2 bank holidays (see previous post) but finally the sun shone. When the sun does shine, there's nowhere else on earth you'd rather be. </div>
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This is the romantic B and B called <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g1200192-d1201050-Reviews-Hill_Farm_Bed_and_Breakfast-Hittisleigh_Devon_England.html" target="_blank">Hill Farm </a>we stayed at in a tiny hamlet called Hittisleigh on the northern edge of Dartmoor in Devon. The only reason we chose it was because it was half way to Cornwall but we couldn't have found a more beautiful place to wake up. </div>
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The night was warm enough to leave the window open and the fragrance of wisteria floated in. </div>
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I stood by the open window for ages with eyes closed thanking my lucky stars and wondering what was out there in the night.</div>
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... and so our next stop was Boscastle (after driving past <b>incredibly close</b> to Stone Henge.)</div>
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Look at the curve on this roof! There WAS no fish eye lens, the whole house was bowed.</div>
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Boscastle experienced a terrible flood in 2004, here is a photo from the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_3570000/newsid_3572400/3572488.stm" target="_blank">CBBC website</a><img height="300" id="irc_mi" src="http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42412000/jpg/_42412142_boscastle5_gall_pa.jpg" style="margin-top: 49px;" width="416" /> </div>
but there was no sign of trauma on this perfect day.<br />
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It had to be done, the definitive Cornish Pastie was absolutely delicious. </div>
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Our walk began on this beautiful section of the Cornish coastal path; we were walking from Boscastle to Tintagel. A mere 6 mile stretch but it felt a lot further as I'm used to the East Anglian flat lands.<br />
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The scenery was breathtakingly beautiful and the weather perfect, with a slight breeze to cool you.<br />
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The "Early purple" orchid was out and the wildflowers were incredible.<br />
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Mile after glorious mile stretched out ahead and the air smelled of coconut from the gorse.<br />
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An indicator here that the weather may not always be so benign.<br />
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I've only really walked like this at <a href="http://joeyludders.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/wilsons-prom.html" target="_blank">Wilson's promontory National Park</a> and it felt strange not to have to look out for snakes along the way.<br />
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Finally Tintagel came into sight.<br />
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and Merlin's cave.<br />
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and one of the best days of my life came to an end. Next time, I'd love to walk a LOT more of this spectacular pathway.<br />
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<span id="goog_1284622452"></span><span id="goog_1284622453"></span><br />JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.com2Boscastle, Cornwall PL35, UK50.686913999999987 -4.69283199999995350.66679349999999 -4.7331724999999532 50.707034499999985 -4.6524914999999529tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-65066862681580235992013-05-31T17:53:00.001+00:002013-05-31T17:53:58.421+00:00Lilac, May and boats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well howdy doody all, I'm sorry it's been so long without a post. I bet you've all got sick of nothing showing up here and are now happily ensconced over at <a href="http://earwigsandwich.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Earwig Sandwich</a> or <a href="http://yetanotherbloomingblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Whoopee</a>.</div>
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I've been busy since last Tuesday the 21st of May (when I arrived back in the Old dart) trying to fit in as much fun as possible. It's been easy as pie.</div>
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England in spring is worth almost all the shockingly bad weather that precedes it!</div>
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When I arrived to stay at my dear friend's Robyn and Rob's,</div>
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their daughter Tessa had put a jar of white lilac in my room. I was so tired I didn't notice the flowers beside the bed but as I turned out the light I smelt the most beautiful perfume.</div>
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It's peculiar indeed to leave one country in Autumn and arrive in spring. Somehow even more shocking than summer to winter.</div>
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It has been cold and wet though.<br />
Here I am in a tent that I borrowed from Robyn. A brilliant piece of clothing that means you can wear anything at all underneath and still feel like a complete dag! <br />
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We went walking the other day to an eerie place called <a href="http://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/Wildlife-in-Norfolk/Reserves/East-Wretham-Heath.aspx" target="_blank">East Wretham Heath</a>. There is a mysterious body of water called Ringmere there that rises and falls contrary to what the rainfall does. There is a famous Viking battle called the Battle of Ringmere and even though I'm not sure if this IS the site<span style="color: blue;"><u>,</u></span> I swear I could hear clashing shields and bloodcurdling cries. <br />
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What is it about Twitchers that makes them so comedic? They seriously ignored our giggling and kept their binoculars clamped to their eyes, looking for <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/r/redstart/index.aspx" target="_blank">Redstarts</a>.</div>
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The next exciting adventure was on Monday of the Bank holiday. The perfect English summer's day where there was no rough wind to shake those darling buds of May.</div>
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My lovely young friend Michael had finished his boat! Started a year ago, this was the perfect day to launch it.</div>
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The boat was so streamlined & speedy that poor Michael was constantly holding back and waiting for the rest of the gang as we zig-zagged our way up river to the picnic site.<br />
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Landing was a slight problem.<br />
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But some Pimms with ice & blueberries soon set us right. Along with pork pies, Stilton and biscuits, chocolate and Jane's rhubarb and orange cake.<br />
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Cheers to Michael Kelly and his incredibly successful boat launch.<br />
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It's exhausting all that fun and so very nice to lie in the sun just chewing the fat.<br />
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Then it was back to civilisation and William's fabulous boat. There's an older post <a href="http://joeyludders.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/william-fairbank-junior.html" target="_blank">here </a>that shows more of this beautiful folly.<br />
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Will has named the shed by the river where his fiancé Cath writes, Tolstoy's retreat. Cute huh?<br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-86183705565103598122013-03-10T12:24:00.000+00:002013-03-10T12:24:04.051+00:00Reasons to be cheerfulAfter the last terrible post, things have improved no end and so I thought I'd update you all a little with some photos of the delights of Melbournes grooviest suburb, Northcote, where I happen to be house sitting at the moment. This is the Art Deco palace that came with airconditioning, every cookbook you could ever wish for, use of a car, a fabulous cd collection, and a lovely garden. Ricardo's friends <a href="http://www.joeyludders.blogspot.com.au/2008/02/circus-oz.html" target="_blank">Jono & Sue</a> were off to Sri Lanka for a month & the pleasure was all mine.<br />
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It also came with a dog called Sal, <br />
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Usually with a ball.<br />
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At first the lead & her pulling on it hurt my shoulder & arm but after a while I think it strengthened it as it's beginning to feel better.<br />
I finally got a diagnosis too of frozen shoulder which has helped enormously. I'd been thinking that I'd damaged myself beyond repair, but the wonderful <a href="http://thornburyvillageosteopathy.com.au/our-practitioners-2/" target="_blank">osteopath</a> Bruce Cameron that I went to see last week has helped me feel a ray of hope that I might end up in one piece again in the near future. He was so consoling, saying that usually after 3 weeks of such unremitting pain, thoughts of suicide would surface; it's been 5 months and there has been a lot of that going on (see last post!)<br />
The other thing that's helped ENORMOUSLY is that I have a job! At a company called Silkworld and I'm here to tell you soon we'll be called Silk Universe! There are so many beautiful fabrics that I can hardly contain myself.This is the lunch room filled with samples of amazing beaded goodies. <br />
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It's busy all day long and 5pm rolls around mighty fast.<br />
The other amazing aspect of having a job is that you get paid and when you've worked for yourself for years, let me tell you, that is such a novelty.<br />
So now instead of the full aisle of crisps in every English supermarket, there is an entire aisle of tinned tomatoes. Melbourne and Northcote in particular has a huge Italian population and the culinary rewards are great.<br />
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Instead of the "Full English" complete with fried slice at Tesco, it's now all Lattés & macarons at <a href="http://www.lamannadirect.com.au/" target="_blank">La Manna</a> while shopping.<br />
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The other Melbourne delights are musical. I saw a wonderful band called the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Harmaniax" target="_blank">Harmaniax</a> last weekend at a groovy pub called the <a href="http://www.fitzroypinnacle.com.au/index.html" target="_blank">Pinnacle</a>. It was so very good to see some great music played by a relaxed & proffessional bunch.<br />
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I knew it would be hard coming back to Australia, but it's been much harder than I thought it would be. I'm like a hermit crab with no shell and I'm struggling to deal with my situation. I have no home, no car, no country, no job. I can't get medical help as I no longer have an Australian Medicare card. I can't get the dole as I'm of no fixed abode. I'm a migrant, I'm an immigrant, I'm a refugee. I have no homeland. I cry at the sound of an English person on television. I find myself humming old
Scottish folk songs about leaving. I'm bizarrely
nostalgic for thatched cottages. I sobbed at the part in "The Hobbit" where Bilbo talks to the dwarfs about them not having a homeland and him helping them to get it back. What have I done?<br />
People I meet find my situation scary & you can see how
terrified they are that what's happened to me might just happen to them.... to
lose the love of your life scarily fast & then try to
rebuild your life with very little money, without them, with a gap of 10 years (having lived within a small rural community of friends) since you last
lived in Australia. <br />
Today I went to visit my Step sister Wendy for lunch and was aghast to meet a friend of her daughter, suffering from depression. Young, beautiful, recently married with a husband and 3 children; my God it really can knock on anyone's door.<br />
I find myself looking at people in cafés or somewhere socially & think "Oh my God, they
have a house, a car & a family" and I think, "If only I could find a family and a house, I'd be happy" but today I met the girl with the family, car and house & she was just as sad &
isolated as I am.<br />
Further along these lines, there are deep seated & fearful worries in my family about madness (schizophrenia resides on both sides of my family as well as Epilepsy & Downs syndrome, all of which were misunderstood in earlier times and lumped together) and I struggle not to let my despair be seen by those around me because of this mispercieved horror. I long for some understanding & solace, someone on the same wavelength and this girl today, Alex was just that.<br />
My friend Macgregor sent me this video link to an artist called Sue
Austin, she's has inspired me with her specially equipped wheelchair
that lets her fly underwater but let's not forget that dissability is
sometimes difficult to see. <br />
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In my exhausted state in East Harling, while packing up my life, all I could think of was getting somewhere where I could relax and sit in the sun for while and maybe read books on the kindle that my buddies gave me before I left.</div>
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I got my wish, albeit in a round about fashion. I sprained my ankle last week and although it was painful, I thought it was ok until the bruise came up! You can see the swelling here but you can't really see the colours of the bruise. It's kind of black & green. Erk</div>
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Luckily Suzanne (Roxi's Mum) had a place in the sun for me in Castlemaine in Central Victoria and I've never been so glad to find it. I feel almost normal again but still weepy & still very sorry for myself.</div>
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Last time I was here in Australia there had been a drought for 10 years, the dams were all baked and cracked and the gardens were desert landscapes but this time it's miraculously green and Suzanne's garden was an absolute haven. You can just see the wee studio that was my inside haven when I wasn't outside on the verandah.<br />
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and the ubiquitous Hills hoist clothes line that graces almost every backyard in Australia. The amazingly huge artichoke thats flowers were filled with bees.<br />
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<a href="http://www.suzanne.com.au/what_is_ritual.html" target="_blank">Suzanne</a> is an amazing healer and has helped me enormously to see my path as a brave and exciting adventure rather than a shuffling scary creep up a windy rocky mountain-side. So I thank her here from the bottom of my heart for setting my feet back on solid ground again.</div>
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It was meant to be the end of the world as we knew it and it was for my niece Amy and her paramour Trent. Their lives changed on the 22nd of December for good.</div>
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We'd been watching the weather for days to see if it was going to be fine for the wedding of the year.</div>
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This is the area out the back of the property which was set up for the ceremony.<br />
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Amy's grandfather was a sculptor and kept an enormous amount of rusty bits & pieces. Who knew they'd come in handy as props for this fantabulous event.<br />
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The scene was set.<br />
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Ready for the grand entrance.<br />
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Finally just as we began to swelter in the sun, the bridesmaids started to walk down the slope, led by Lena, Amy's sister. Never before seen by me in a frock. Looking like a grecian goddess fresh from Olympia.<br />
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looking as cool as a cucumber in her red & aqua trainers.<br />
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.. and 8 bridesmaids<br />
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First sighting of "The FROCK" <br />
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The meeting of the clans<br />
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Then it was time for the PARTY!!!<br />
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Time to put the mirror ball back in its box<br />
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.... wash all the glasses<br />
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and sit down .... for a few days.<br />
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<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/34906169?badge=0" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/34906169">Scouser Dragonfly Finally Grows Up</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user8882474">Ammonite Films</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-32382380030552004722012-12-13T00:45:00.002+00:002012-12-13T00:45:43.518+00:00Farewell and hello<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well it's farewell to Old England and farewell to my pals there too.</div>
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Bye Cath, thanks for kicking my arse into gear gently and kindly, thanks for dealing with the huge pile of paperwork, oh yes and thanks for cleaning the oven.</div>
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treating me on YOUR birthday to tea at the Ritz.<br />
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Bye Robyn & Rob, thanks for your tender loving care of me AND for clearing out the garage.</div>
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Everyone offered help to pack boxes and yet packing a box was the one thing that I couldn't let anybody else do as every last thing, every single piece of paper had to be looked at and decided upon and I was the only person who could do that ... What <b>do </b>you do with wooden spoons when moving to the other side of the world? Or pictures that friends have made for you when you don't have a wall to hang them on. I've culled and stored and culled and stored some more. Luckily Ricardo & I lived quite lightly in our home with loads of furniture just leant to us by friends or found by the side of the road. </div>
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All this made me think of Richard packing up his life in Australia just before I met him. I remember the most important thing to him was a tiny wee vase made of metal, slightly dented on one side. He'd won it when he was at primary school and had taken it home proudly to show his Mum. She'd kept it as the precious thing that it was and now I was holding it trying to figure out what to do with it. Then there was the tiny frame of drawings done by Roxi on the back of bank deposit slips when she was small and Richard had been trying to keep her amused while he waited in the queue. </div>
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It made me think of the nature of "things" and what really <b>IS </b>precious to us in our lives. That old question of what you would save if the house were burning down. I'm trying desperately to think of it as liberating rather than dissempowering but I feel like a crab with no shell. </div>
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I should be able to feel lucky. Lucky that I can live anywhere in Australia OR Europe, I should feel lucky but I don't. I still feel really sad. There I've said it. No amount of sunshine can make you feel happy again.</div>
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I stopped in Singapore for a few days and thought a bit of warmth would do the trick and lull me into a state of relaxation but instead I felt like an exhausted dragonfly with limp new wings emerging from a pool having dragged myself up a waving blade of grass. I made a trip to the new "Gardens by the Bay" & was kind of appalled at the futuristic cleanliness of it all. Not an insect out of place here.No place for an exhausted Odonata.<i></i></div>
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So now I'm here in Eltham and it's hello to family.</div>
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Hello to Mard and Bluey</div>
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Hello to Olive Honey</div>
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Hello to the Vic market with it's amazing display of every kind of fruit & vegetable known to man (& woman)<br />
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... and it's hello to getting ready for Amy (my niece's) wedding. <br />
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JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-6919316621393789252012-11-16T09:51:00.000+00:002012-11-16T09:53:32.019+00:00Going, going ....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Exotic cushions is going into a holding pattern for a while as I change my entire life .... It will re-apear with new stock with an even more EXOTIC flavour when I re-locate to the land of OZ. I'll keep you all posted on the facebook page. Meanwhile there are still a few cushions left on the website but they are selling fast.<br />
Much love to all the wonderful people who stop by this little corner of the world wide web.<br />
xxxx<br />
<br />JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-39854147286299789292012-11-14T14:25:00.002+00:002013-01-04T09:04:19.793+00:00Where IS home?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know I haven’t blogged for ages ... I’ve been busy ...
dating. Yes dating. </div>
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I met C through an internet site and had the most wonderful
beginnings ... wandering the streets of Cambridge hand in hand together, kissing
on top of Castle hill, and marvelling that love had come my way again. We to-ed
and fro-ed with hundreds of emails; sexy delicious emails ... and then we went
to Scotland for a holiday.<br />
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.... and 9 hours in a car alone with someone really gets to the
point pretty damned quickly. I tried to like C’s music and he made no effort
to like mine. “Woman’s hour” and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my
favourite Radio 4 were frowned upon ... things weren’t going well. I had a
stressful time introducing my new beau to my best buddies Tat and Is. C felt
left out and sidelined by my friendship with the girls, I missed Richard
badly, and I developed a bad case of cystitis that ended up with me weeping in
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When we came back I ended it
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The girl who had loved and
been so easy to love had dissapeared. Disappointment
haunted all my dreams. I had no idea sadness and fear could affect me so badly. I
developed a pair of extremely sore shoulders (technically my rotater cuffs were inflamed and tennis elbow had come a calling too). I could hardly lift my arms. No
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I'd been struggling badly trying to forget about Richard and the grief of losing my best mate. I'd been trying to "move on", surely 2 years was long enough. But it seems 2 years isn't long enough and I'm still sad beyond measure. I'd been out walking by myself every morning, trying to get going, keep moving, and the photos I'd been taking had reflected the road ahead.<br />
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As I'd been weeping all over the Backhouses, they'd both said independently of each other "Why don't you come and live with us and have fun?" I protested that I would be a millstone around their necks, that I'd only drag them down, but they protested right back that it would be fine. So I started to think about it and the more I thought about it the more it seemed a bloody good idea.</div>
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So here I am starting to pack up my life and my house. Trying to see this as an opportunity but actually terrified that I'm leaving my safety net far, far behind.I keep hearing things on the radio about attachment & loss and I find myself crying at the drop of a hat.</div>
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For ages now, I've had a spectacular Uchikake, Furisode or wedding kimono hanging over my balustrade. As time goes by I find myself taking these textile treasures for granted which is a good thing as it's the only way I can come to terms with cutting them up! It sometimes takes years to take them enough for granted.<br />
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The embroidery on this one is so incredibly thick that it was REALLY hard to cut.<br />
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I'd saved some beautiful ribbon from my last trip to Australia that I brought out for these cushions. I bought them at an Aladdin's cave of a shop called <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/about-town/three-great--haberdashery-heavens-20110825-1jbqf.html" target="_blank">Jimmy Buttons</a><br />
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There are some pieces of Florence Broadhurst fabric that my sister sent... they too came out of the stash for these.<br />
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The striped silk around the edges comes from the silk mill in Sudbury <br />
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The beautiful fan in the background is one Richard & I bought when we went to visit our Stepdaughter Maude when she was living in Macau. <br />
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I love the link of the feather print in the perfect colour match to the rest of the cushion.<br />
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...and I love the amazing Vermilion colour that always lines these beautiful works of Art. <br />
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<br />JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-62895472678911424942012-09-05T12:50:00.001+00:002012-09-05T13:02:11.892+00:00Thoughts for SeptemberEven though I’m in Kyoto,<br />
when the cuckoo cries,<br />
I long for Kyoto.<br />
- Issa<br />
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JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-31210151831820037522012-06-05T15:10:00.007+00:002012-06-20T21:19:51.449+00:00Jubilation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQibRqhJDj4zcj3l89oYkbT-nWX_kSGFlOUpnHRzsXTGdzbGZCRWRaKi8f7ma7CZX2fWuvRM7i4_1RlVeHzdW3d1rFCo9J4gHwcIfB34WNNZK-ONchKVB7GQSwCej4MgCyNswIyw/s1600/DSCF2354.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQibRqhJDj4zcj3l89oYkbT-nWX_kSGFlOUpnHRzsXTGdzbGZCRWRaKi8f7ma7CZX2fWuvRM7i4_1RlVeHzdW3d1rFCo9J4gHwcIfB34WNNZK-ONchKVB7GQSwCej4MgCyNswIyw/s400/DSCF2354.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756230663050283314" border="0" /></a>It's a while now since the Jubilee weekend but it's taken me that long to recover.<br />It was amazing and exciting and wet and fun & hilarious. Look what happened to the Harling lamb?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKLc9yhAONiwx7wa4vxiZL5dLoQgLGxPbKrCuQcmpGTD4z1d8CBkjjxvIxOzslGVWZ8exSBZUEvqRiAMTwJhTHM8AnD_kRDy45vO1gJGhOIKq9xSJoFB_cRo37xtSKIMtnVEi3A/s1600/DSCF2353.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKLc9yhAONiwx7wa4vxiZL5dLoQgLGxPbKrCuQcmpGTD4z1d8CBkjjxvIxOzslGVWZ8exSBZUEvqRiAMTwJhTHM8AnD_kRDy45vO1gJGhOIKq9xSJoFB_cRo37xtSKIMtnVEi3A/s400/DSCF2353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750613329403775490" border="0" /></a>The road signs...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8nnbQwLvbejBwIarf9nd6y-3VhR1k3R0GTngxPTpdEtuZ0wR6nqWcJcDq-yP5aqQxkt8leVbNycL0wlEijFlc2a324UnIsmPznun8k4COhfL8wmW4W9-8XAhEQPDxxkbibXDAw/s1600/DSCF2351.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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I think 17 boats in all went down the river, unfortunately I missed it as I was at the <a href="http://joeyludders.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/north-creake-farmers-market.html">North Creake Farmers market</a> for the morning.<br />However I hurried down there as soon as I got back on Saturday afternoon.<br />No red white & blue yet....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmqbVnD-1oCiYWED51b3gdQ9_53JAGx4nbQJranvODXmswY-mQJac5HSKaQBgxyCaaMuDRpFM0jjYdpZ89PnMN23iBtMn6eW6ctLlXoY9pNCXISDRGM2TzMUEQcoEUCadKAQc9A/s1600/DSCF2315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmqbVnD-1oCiYWED51b3gdQ9_53JAGx4nbQJranvODXmswY-mQJac5HSKaQBgxyCaaMuDRpFM0jjYdpZ89PnMN23iBtMn6eW6ctLlXoY9pNCXISDRGM2TzMUEQcoEUCadKAQc9A/s400/DSCF2315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750572042283694226" border="0" /></a> I passed this cute tent on the way down the path to the river where I could hear people yelling & laughing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOoR4l7NDilh5pzadSrLTawHnRz8xQpVwQv0gqqJNT3Kg3WHuwTXhuNn0TLVK3Zt4wwMfpx_GEZRlmPpO-n6QMlpjnSGE4wxd3HkNNkK-LDQUoTVrJGiuC1O9wUHvAT34COZRZQ/s1600/DSCF2346.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpwXbK8djVSZmtMhdtHOnA1iSKILreEC0U3O62qSkIAGsx2BN6HxoV77dIct-g7wzZC_e1kci7pWIGWrf7orvoptshkdt4rbc0Si4o95V3OYFOshB-gwE7ytkCNdELySc08d7bA/s400/DSCF2318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750572047895816690" border="0" /></a>...so of courseI had to hop into a boat and try my hand at paddling.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnujqdJEAGA7x9TRZtT6aWoezdCiPoiQyjKBt6sgJMc-18Q4P4sCQjj_5HKi8R9DRpOI_TbsagYrBJe5qYkYKKd6tzdVVmZ0GZJfeeN7QfCEDqrhv8Um3bRXV20hLk909pmUGr3w/s1600/DSCF2330.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnujqdJEAGA7x9TRZtT6aWoezdCiPoiQyjKBt6sgJMc-18Q4P4sCQjj_5HKi8R9DRpOI_TbsagYrBJe5qYkYKKd6tzdVVmZ0GZJfeeN7QfCEDqrhv8Um3bRXV20hLk909pmUGr3w/s400/DSCF2330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756230644828771586" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQdJvQejcU5TLuvSuNBnI-7RhDtlh8LbsdP9Bqkw24bavaXsFXhl1O5AGNo2nODK2vR0E0A58ZcWRjOS0p9b9KUODV9NdQkqdloywUTZYPH7qTywXXAVqI8KRfamOotrMxplNxw/s1600/DSCF2332.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1X1aHKM8DOhQlWNrpepDIHZmOuc4A_dFRPTLUPLCSO2RcVyfBmXpyTOK2b7WjKD3g2peVNM0zOuBzYuXFpqfs-yJTLparcf5DPqk02UrIaw1srxhdzVESnkuzJasyfq0WZKXug/s400/DSCF2337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756230657764784098" border="0" /></a>Thanks Will & Cath for opening up your place for a bloody great day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXb9oZ3VTGbXeRI_75eJYPnCCfdbUI7UnPRkPYFMJmJERYOntIUddJuNGJiTQFqzy4uky1Af7O_PD4wdVg1WFYjdFegL40Egl1m9VE5x-wIbioNzAB-ZohLiBJ2muM5MwDQ5pgzQ/s1600/DSCF2339.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXb9oZ3VTGbXeRI_75eJYPnCCfdbUI7UnPRkPYFMJmJERYOntIUddJuNGJiTQFqzy4uky1Af7O_PD4wdVg1WFYjdFegL40Egl1m9VE5x-wIbioNzAB-ZohLiBJ2muM5MwDQ5pgzQ/s400/DSCF2339.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750573536863754226" border="0" /></a>Knackered now.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtzLHz3StkJOdppxzqn-KBLVr_jJgn6fVpPFly9L7scHADbhpmIAkDGCLKi9CMvsocwa_WCZiY5TpAsfMqmK-OlHF5C1W_DgwNRTjWJn7cpEzQGa3Cguh9vO0ms5Ost-SGLSF8A/s1600/DSCF2322.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtzLHz3StkJOdppxzqn-KBLVr_jJgn6fVpPFly9L7scHADbhpmIAkDGCLKi9CMvsocwa_WCZiY5TpAsfMqmK-OlHF5C1W_DgwNRTjWJn7cpEzQGa3Cguh9vO0ms5Ost-SGLSF8A/s400/DSCF2322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750613297738765538" border="0" /></a>JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-57433291910063542902012-05-31T08:07:00.004+00:002012-06-16T20:54:59.523+00:00Lunch in the OrchardLike a woman unaware of her beauty, my friends Robyn and Rob are unaware of the idyll they live in.<br />For an antipodean girl like me, their place is heaven on a stick.<br />I can never get enough of the lush green grass & gardens that surround their place. With espaliered pear trees with purple iris underneath and beds of the healthiest strawberries you could ever wish for.<br />Robyn asked me over for lunch a short time ago and assured me she hadn't really gone to any trouble, but look what awaited me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrC0bVvvkb2_nmVIgz02YgiAlC08IkYHT0WhB0WNceTwub0Tc4suR16qAIGNNuvP3ZD5LOPakQKzTzwUrojT7w8Z22YZuuCeVWrDL2xG9CCIH2_2N0IpbXp7ZrmCRj1k4et_1-EA/s1600/DSCF2268.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrC0bVvvkb2_nmVIgz02YgiAlC08IkYHT0WhB0WNceTwub0Tc4suR16qAIGNNuvP3ZD5LOPakQKzTzwUrojT7w8Z22YZuuCeVWrDL2xG9CCIH2_2N0IpbXp7ZrmCRj1k4et_1-EA/s400/DSCF2268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5748609977010509010" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZR-Ycx0UOZ5-gUteH_-OaPbKFCEkIzMMMa1VC462j3HdFmSL3djpSoy7TmvhKSQuW8qGc41ywxUhJS46uFjDWP0jlZGaBD0ijHH3r2vYEN3-g-wh5cZF6gcpy7KLq9_VSOZhJew/s1600/DSCF2279.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zmNcCu2YFxo3ZuosKTg_MARxkWyb5qeIwnAy-v9bf-QXnr-kFsZLW1exyudc-adatpEusZFD747BhTaHvc0NNmBA_OCiUB42XXai3t4BLnH65y1nsTv9p1rmpjZP3FgdD6bgfw/s400/DSCF2289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5748607544405127986" border="0" /></a>Luckily I had taken some <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hand sewing</span> to do so I could sit & relax and not feel guilty that I should be getting back to work.<br />It's not snow on the grass nor flowers but petals from the apple trees.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbXxPxRdV9k4rL62886xVR2OBrHzwiD972KefGlDfWrqLAV8PiUnh41gqmAIjtMTc3QUFjgY3BQAjTdf-zV72fnydsNi5H6-2F8m0lgeEMaH0qcAVyDDGbSKf-XvIds2M1K292w/s1600/DSCF2286.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbXxPxRdV9k4rL62886xVR2OBrHzwiD972KefGlDfWrqLAV8PiUnh41gqmAIjtMTc3QUFjgY3BQAjTdf-zV72fnydsNi5H6-2F8m0lgeEMaH0qcAVyDDGbSKf-XvIds2M1K292w/s400/DSCF2286.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5748607573015470834" border="0" /></a>JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-46163717992654324012012-05-27T20:38:00.010+00:002012-05-29T08:05:58.542+00:00City and country birthday-sOne of my favourite places in the whole world is the V & A museum, and with the opportunity of doing "Something-nice-for-your-birthday" I decided ... hang the expense, I'm going on a London day out and that's that.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqVLNEX5JrW2kRqchgkl0bKQMJ6_qDYspWzORxNP6w2OJzltfu9vxUFSpw-9UMRlVgyfvms_0MyIc_0heEkOppBR2HEtvTECPGtm1b6W26FfcRi3Suz_DnsfkvaQrsoIdwwyo1A/s1600/DSCF2180.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqVLNEX5JrW2kRqchgkl0bKQMJ6_qDYspWzORxNP6w2OJzltfu9vxUFSpw-9UMRlVgyfvms_0MyIc_0heEkOppBR2HEtvTECPGtm1b6W26FfcRi3Suz_DnsfkvaQrsoIdwwyo1A/s320/DSCF2180.JPG" border="0" height="320" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: left;">My buddy Cath and I decided we would go to see the <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/ballgowns/ballgowns-british-glamour-since-1950/" target="_blank">Ballgown exhibition </a>that's opened there recently.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/ballgowns/"><img style="width: 524px; height: 226px;" src="http://media.vam.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0003/167502/david-hughes-version4.jpg" alt="Ballgowns - British Glamour Since 1950" /></a><br /></div>We had a picnic in the central courtyard.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDphJQBLCGfvaX5OGfAWLvMLIgNyB0_CCcjTC3DaVfiPWuV8VQ5v7mYRq6vC9C0fWPum360CcLSbfNF05v4r8Nr7B3WLO6lv-dPbd8W2qxQ_Bm56PVgpjJ-1LXnnLzZ8KmPcIABQ/s1600/DSCF2181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">The exhibition was amazing. This was my favourite dress by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, completely covered in feathers.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttuJ6HiL6IPgOyv9S3cs27ujemQ7TPt0-ou8yiYuiqMZa2slzVwFef_Za9GQVtUoKyDHjuYEnJqrLydeULwf807kw7LSRGoNo3foPqfc9z6dJboj6216cms3FsXczyCSN6oGHJg/s1600/1268312_2_Erdem_AW_2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq81flx4mnft3yWf6f5sfWRQKaejEgEJEZvE_WfewqJnPFwlmexvm3ZpEV5g_R9zy4zMLp-ggn-bZv_MYi7qenhXh7IlktDKLt1076NYEYGpKWjBkE3z5hIU0CwoIfDHn2dV-uLg/s1600/mcqueen-ballgown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq81flx4mnft3yWf6f5sfWRQKaejEgEJEZvE_WfewqJnPFwlmexvm3ZpEV5g_R9zy4zMLp-ggn-bZv_MYi7qenhXh7IlktDKLt1076NYEYGpKWjBkE3z5hIU0CwoIfDHn2dV-uLg/s320/mcqueen-ballgown.jpg" border="0" height="320" width="212" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">Can you imagine how long this took to put together?<br />The display was pretty spectacular too. These photos are from <a href="http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/phong-luu/TMG9267568/From-debutantes-ball-to-the-red-carpet-the-evolution-of-the-ballgown.html#">this </a>website.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3K0Lv9zAle65alC57qAweDc0kjojCxZ9w9B9boTAHhyphenhyphengxXYhFTyWD2bBpqQrM2NICI6l-b27p6-q0f3b01SXVvlgIi_8fawDm9BYXFS_nmI9aHm4gFDRRIn7Ds00XoLUVOXymw/s1600/ballgowns-getty_2220592a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3K0Lv9zAle65alC57qAweDc0kjojCxZ9w9B9boTAHhyphenhyphengxXYhFTyWD2bBpqQrM2NICI6l-b27p6-q0f3b01SXVvlgIi_8fawDm9BYXFS_nmI9aHm4gFDRRIn7Ds00XoLUVOXymw/s400/ballgowns-getty_2220592a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5747859343968307074" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfIUY-48dN9SxBgo8To9-wJlLiIXEaAHMZb3HBGd83t9G0qyt5p2Rs9ymPFaFDGDvBLa8474VsVUw3it6l8IcLVcpigsgIvmcKU1qJvdjaODJU2gRTm6sjD5YAQ7K9TOlDdDBug/s1600/ballgowns-g-2_2220593a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfIUY-48dN9SxBgo8To9-wJlLiIXEaAHMZb3HBGd83t9G0qyt5p2Rs9ymPFaFDGDvBLa8474VsVUw3it6l8IcLVcpigsgIvmcKU1qJvdjaODJU2gRTm6sjD5YAQ7K9TOlDdDBug/s400/ballgowns-g-2_2220593a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5747859345342019970" border="0" /></a>And a brilliant blog <a href="http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk/2012/05/16/ballgowns-at-the-victoria-and-albert/">here </a>about the exhibition from a nine year old's point of view.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This complete marvel wasn't in the show but is one of my all time favourite works of art by Alexander McQeen, which I've been researching for this post<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyzI42ezexhx-fLx0__0hyphenhyphenMFiuJNJ-RiG_9Z5mE-LJtpjl5IPeq8X6iKyk8mlgVLAkiLnlhCgvWqTcXCQI-VEHJuhvs84Z8591GSVKAuaC1rrkf-rkkzIEUV7wnBvREcRIdn86A/s1600/met-mcqueen-4-on-exshoesme.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyzI42ezexhx-fLx0__0hyphenhyphenMFiuJNJ-RiG_9Z5mE-LJtpjl5IPeq8X6iKyk8mlgVLAkiLnlhCgvWqTcXCQI-VEHJuhvs84Z8591GSVKAuaC1rrkf-rkkzIEUV7wnBvREcRIdn86A/s400/met-mcqueen-4-on-exshoesme.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5747551043164956562" border="0" /></a>and this complete folly from his Savage beauty collection.<br /></div><a href="http://exshoesme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/alexander_mc_queen_glass_feathers_dress_red_savagebeauty.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEqYkldBPUdEB48dYE2ZL_jOySXbop1aB0wwiKYvupkMY0VKGsLQJfdPdpXH8b5C6dZ4TVaCiydXunJwZhN7gP9BSGkQiqD7_LKw5gIUMRVoPsgo06QLI3jIORgb7nAHRS1LbAg/s400/alexander_mc_queen_glass_feathers_dress_red_savagebeauty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5747860781924492562" border="0" /></a>The show is spectacular but the regular exhibition that's on in the fashion section is just as good if not better. After soaking up satin and sparkle, it was out and about in London, the biggest smoke.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">There were Union Jacks' everywhere for the forthcoming Jubilee.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Jyjm2cscBwBsJSiplAjAPigdE1eVgvvmbTykicKVRYLsfwZZXFZkFyHRt3t9ryFVGoW4VdXEUzZwCjsKmMTlJ6vbixhu3mXJC8EIPhG96rjTcZBq5yzG65OT8iKVtq9bApvURg/s1600/DSCF2185.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Jyjm2cscBwBsJSiplAjAPigdE1eVgvvmbTykicKVRYLsfwZZXFZkFyHRt3t9ryFVGoW4VdXEUzZwCjsKmMTlJ6vbixhu3mXJC8EIPhG96rjTcZBq5yzG65OT8iKVtq9bApvURg/s320/DSCF2185.JPG" border="0" height="320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-QGCNZGNEBcF29l3XHcvCRaDc8izM7tUXnayefYtlS9r_fKSllYStqO0mrp8bARdSJ8UolV74oCi23xlqF2oUG60ns8w22DSjbmdshJaRplo3SE6Utu6iFcLs2ugGgg9QwQM7Q/s1600/DSCF2183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-QGCNZGNEBcF29l3XHcvCRaDc8izM7tUXnayefYtlS9r_fKSllYStqO0mrp8bARdSJ8UolV74oCi23xlqF2oUG60ns8w22DSjbmdshJaRplo3SE6Utu6iFcLs2ugGgg9QwQM7Q/s320/DSCF2183.JPG" border="0" height="320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vrdLTJsu3-oSl_fXtG3L0DHofyk9oy4RAB7XgR1AhVndG_dcN8nTnXxfn14jFyi8NFzzdnn850rscpxQD_FESkOCy06RfWCQ-RAp8Q2eDyoDIgaN_uaENf0xYxBmx_cgF2x3lw/s1600/DSCF2186.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vrdLTJsu3-oSl_fXtG3L0DHofyk9oy4RAB7XgR1AhVndG_dcN8nTnXxfn14jFyi8NFzzdnn850rscpxQD_FESkOCy06RfWCQ-RAp8Q2eDyoDIgaN_uaENf0xYxBmx_cgF2x3lw/s320/DSCF2186.JPG" border="0" height="320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJMhOBphF6bzFGbyFWYyTvo9cssZJznNYR4OwTZYXjixz6_NtD3P_2V5H0QzmfuXCgQF_h0iwMVHW9Br8XlLZcMUw9P_CEKRMGcI2MP_zfeO1jxJA_wcvsqY9kUIuzD8qd9Kgkw/s1600/DSCF2184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">A wonderful dinner at a very authentic mexican restaurant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNq3fTc0Im4Zq7JX98ipGHUF7rf7CSz1y5stlE6VsDBbuuNzC89mdTUVQS8WeYtfZhOlHNaqWbGup0pWUXKVeAv1FrWdU56WOTAItmvofSlKDieuYwDp9i4AkGIA1ztHncEvzLnA/s1600/DSCF2188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNq3fTc0Im4Zq7JX98ipGHUF7rf7CSz1y5stlE6VsDBbuuNzC89mdTUVQS8WeYtfZhOlHNaqWbGup0pWUXKVeAv1FrWdU56WOTAItmvofSlKDieuYwDp9i4AkGIA1ztHncEvzLnA/s320/DSCF2188.JPG" border="0" height="320" width="240" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">with a whole wall of chillie sauce bottles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFROCAdWSl4nB8f2pAcGsiyr4vGG9qGN9_h1ZrIF7Azz4rCQXC9adsLBPj7byQeLK51OU0iWhCcfw6Nda74rpUxNwF1EckeuvkROrA25XTix-qDHIfPHUV5lK7BnCs1Y6nv7tpw/s1600/DSCF2189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFROCAdWSl4nB8f2pAcGsiyr4vGG9qGN9_h1ZrIF7Azz4rCQXC9adsLBPj7byQeLK51OU0iWhCcfw6Nda74rpUxNwF1EckeuvkROrA25XTix-qDHIfPHUV5lK7BnCs1Y6nv7tpw/s320/DSCF2189.JPG" border="0" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcwimYrWsCvvSYAm1Cpx6prFaviYAVkiFeBCBW48T1KlnYHhmGYV1xCxAH9OXkqmdAMKGb4KWKG_24YqRCx2F_nQSWYeZw9Pjy1C2PicH1LsHPIqdHyhnnx_Ws8_hVLWdAASz2Q/s1600/DSCF2193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Then it was back home. Happily to a countryside that is bursting with spring. It's as if someone has poured cream over all the hedges<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><table class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZDRlymYcmpO9yqRfUtdj0EDj6R_N5D-dzyDGUgYCLMVhxEy4Ta9oSpB-wNMZb_1od2zJpxuknUcJN6WMnuGfLJI5y0TXCxh9Lrhya-cKUl4iQn2Yz8BQXH3AyPIxsubQeVJQDg/s1600/DSCF2257.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZDRlymYcmpO9yqRfUtdj0EDj6R_N5D-dzyDGUgYCLMVhxEy4Ta9oSpB-wNMZb_1od2zJpxuknUcJN6WMnuGfLJI5y0TXCxh9Lrhya-cKUl4iQn2Yz8BQXH3AyPIxsubQeVJQDg/s320/DSCF2257.JPG" border="0" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeH7SGtu4Ig38N19csvdeY05da29fsmIUULRTlwHYZVDFQIPvkWzRU4lk5MdZYJjTmaGICzTeLAgQSHJJmSQQPTeNmVepOBvSzsfYTZyXBtTLb5zBD9asO943T8ylyXIvsl1yIw/s1600/DSCF2254.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeH7SGtu4Ig38N19csvdeY05da29fsmIUULRTlwHYZVDFQIPvkWzRU4lk5MdZYJjTmaGICzTeLAgQSHJJmSQQPTeNmVepOBvSzsfYTZyXBtTLb5zBD9asO943T8ylyXIvsl1yIw/s400/DSCF2254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5747551067521392834" border="0" /></a>........ and sprinkled it over the fields<br />The weather has been spectacular lately and every lane and field is thrilling with flowers and birdsong.<br />My wonderful friends Kate & David have been having me over for dinner regularly on a Wednesday night ever since Ricardo died and I so look forward to it. Kate is a great cook and has usually whipped up some amazing feast with a miraculous icecream as well. One night it was pink grapefruit & 25 year old sherry. SENSATIONAL. I absolutely love the drive over to their house at twilight. It goes through the magical village and fields of Quidenham where there is a local tradition that Queen Boudica is buried. Past the round towered Church and on past this beautiful field. One evening in twilight I saw a girl riding a white horse bareback through this field and have wondered ever since if I dreamt it.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QSIS3DSV9j0Ij_W6tSt5lOLln21h8pgYwwXYREVWNUiAaVoyrl0hDvSV1dn-XwTEurZSL3SIt-XWLubfuYWkSo-5k8m3Cs2Gy63a-1gAOGd9ujrli4ElAXCpdHgaBXtpFVuYeg/s1600/DSCF2195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QSIS3DSV9j0Ij_W6tSt5lOLln21h8pgYwwXYREVWNUiAaVoyrl0hDvSV1dn-XwTEurZSL3SIt-XWLubfuYWkSo-5k8m3Cs2Gy63a-1gAOGd9ujrli4ElAXCpdHgaBXtpFVuYeg/s320/DSCF2195.JPG" border="0" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXk8VwgZs3R28Lvlt3pL4KCBtd35VUIoMymXmS8F7SE9WLlTeFXlbXB7TWrPmiTT9YzGrA_gou7DEQ4bOf1eXhH2JOp077oHE9osdWszqkzFTKAfr6cqNPbc3-LxXFOFnVRJwZYg/s1600/DSCF2196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXk8VwgZs3R28Lvlt3pL4KCBtd35VUIoMymXmS8F7SE9WLlTeFXlbXB7TWrPmiTT9YzGrA_gou7DEQ4bOf1eXhH2JOp077oHE9osdWszqkzFTKAfr6cqNPbc3-LxXFOFnVRJwZYg/s320/DSCF2196.JPG" border="0" height="240" width="320" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here they are taking me on a guided tour of flowers in their garden. 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The smell of those peonies is incredible.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyKRp4V2Yl1EuvDzAxWAgncEpqVJUyWO2YXobDeMZf3KPro4CDPDb0V0t2-dNTBPjlnuwQPtgZ5_cjdCwzEPHMcX-FXomPzhtCA5OR1M0maKuoXCVqvHaqJLG4XA733mnlNGmzQ/s1600/DSCF2260.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyKRp4V2Yl1EuvDzAxWAgncEpqVJUyWO2YXobDeMZf3KPro4CDPDb0V0t2-dNTBPjlnuwQPtgZ5_cjdCwzEPHMcX-FXomPzhtCA5OR1M0maKuoXCVqvHaqJLG4XA733mnlNGmzQ/s400/DSCF2260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5747551051292874034" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thank you one and all for a most excellent birthday week.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>JoeyJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05661414584993238375noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642516.post-87888974476731394722012-04-15T13:53:00.000+00:002012-05-01T07:55:38.541+00:00Inspect a morse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">
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This week has been one full of different and amazing jobs.</div>
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My friends <a href="http://www.rodkellysilver.co.uk/" target="_blank">Rod </a>and <a href="http://www.sheilamcdonald.co.uk/about.html" target="_blank">Sheila </a>are wonderful gold, silversmith and enamelers and they had an incredible piece to make for a Bishop. </div>
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The clasp that runs across the front of a cope is called a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cope" target="_blank">Morse </a>and it was the morse that Sheila & Rod were making. It had to be attached to the cope that was originally made by <a href="http://www.church-textiles.co.uk/framain.htm" target="_blank">Juliet Hemingray</a>. Little old me got the job. </div>
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The original morse had to be unpicked and new hooks attached to link the new one on securely. Rod had cleverly made some silver hooks for me to attach but it was nerve wracking work dealing with such heirlooms.</div>
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You can see here, the finished item with its garnets and enamelled plaques. Beautiful work. You can just make out some of Rod's chasing of shells and wheat.</div>
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In other news, I was asked to make some tiny cushions filled with rice from some of my beautiful kimono fabric to act as rests or supports for a 500 year old sword for a client who does aikido. </div>
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I sometimes add a scent to the cushions I make, especially if they are for something so precious. These tiny cushions with birds flying across them smelled of Bergamot as it is <span class="st">helpful for grief<i></i> and bereavement and the man who owns the sword had recently lost his father<i>. </i></span></div>
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<span class="st"><i>If that makes you a little sad, here are some photos for you of what's happening in the garden of late. Spring has indeed sprung.</i> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These next ones aren't actually from my garden but are from the botanical gardens in Cambridge</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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