tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89652569414098092852024-03-14T02:07:03.462+10:00Naturally Carollife, faith, creativity...Naturally Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.comBlogger502125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965256941409809285.post-32727885846880886512013-10-11T10:34:00.001+10:002013-10-11T10:35:42.812+10:00At Four Months...<div align="center">
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good morning!</div>
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with mr m sharing my computer,</div>
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it feels like i am a visitor who pops in now and then</div>
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i feel the need to reconnect today </div>
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to see how everyone's faring.</div>
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on my 'visiting days'</div>
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i usually try to skype my little grandson.</div>
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he is now four months old</div>
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in taiwan where he lives </div>
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they have a few customs that are very different</div>
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to us here in australia.</div>
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one of those </div>
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is the tradition of tying a red string</div>
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with cookies...or more recently...</div>
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the trend of tying donuts</div>
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around the neck of the baby and family and friends</div>
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eat them.</div>
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i'm not sure </div>
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but maybe you've heard of it</div>
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little kai also had his first swim recently</div>
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was accompanied by about forty other babies</div>
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who were born at about the same time as him.</div>
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sounds like good fun!</div>
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i'm off to shop for dog food</div>
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in the cool of the morning</div>
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then when it gets hotter </div>
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my kinda fun.</div>
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i hope you've got some fun things lined up for today...</div>
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or maybe the weekend</div>
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too!</div>
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Naturally Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965256941409809285.post-32725811950767526932013-10-02T10:12:00.000+10:002013-10-02T10:12:33.479+10:00How does your garden grow?<div align="center">
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when i last wrote,</div>
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i lay down my pen...so to speak...</div>
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took a rest.</div>
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it was like at the end of all those 500 posts</div>
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i'd finished</div>
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really didn't know whether i'd take it up again.</div>
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but this morning</div>
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after a dry spell</div>
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i leapt out of bed and there had been a storm in the night.</div>
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the world was new again.</div>
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i had a desire to write again as well...</div>
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to share something fresh.</div>
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i don't know quite where i'm heading</div>
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with all this</div>
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but as with life itself...</div>
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it'll just unfold</div>
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a story will be told!</div>
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oh what a beautiful morning...</div>
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oh what a beautiful day....</div>
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doris day here is warbling away!</div>
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have a great day...</div>
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Naturally Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965256941409809285.post-55770449861895537672013-08-22T12:30:00.002+10:002013-08-22T12:30:56.722+10:00Post No. 500!<div align="center">
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hi!</div>
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i was just about to write 'good morning'</div>
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this is my 500th post.</div>
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they've been written over nearly 3 years.</div>
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my 1st was in august 2010.</div>
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it was written with as much angst</div>
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as anticipation.</div>
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it was a scary thought</div>
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i didn't know what family may think either!</div>
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all the people i've met and spoken to.</div>
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i look forward to spending time here...</div>
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some days more time than others.</div>
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my creative mojo has waned</div>
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but that's just part of life.</div>
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i've crocheted, sewn and knitted here</div>
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you've seen it all.</div>
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today i'm excited about my daughter's</div>
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garden transformations.</div>
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i'm her assistant</div>
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todays task as been to water all her babies</div>
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as they sun themselves under our bright blue queensland sky.</div>
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i do have a tiny jumper to finish knitting</div>
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with life a little less chaotic</div>
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here's hopin' anyway!</div>
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Naturally Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965256941409809285.post-25930885003267195052013-08-19T16:01:00.000+10:002013-08-19T16:01:41.764+10:00A Bit About This & That!<div align="center">
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how are you?</div>
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life is full of little opportunities,</div>
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like the time the sun was just shining perfectly</div>
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mr m has had a heart infection over the past few weeks</div>
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fortunately after many tests</div>
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the most recent tell us he's on the mend </div>
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the size of a baseball!</div>
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bouncing about like it never happened!</div>
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she's planted this pot of sweet Williams</div>
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tool boxes full of pansies and renunculas</div>
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to bloom in spring.</div>
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lavender and mondo grass to withstand the summer heat</div>
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our tiny kai is now 3 months old!</div>
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it has sped by and he's growing up </div>
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faster than a weed...hehe!</div>
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check out this bright baby boy...</div>
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he's the apple of his grandma's eye.</div>
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how are things at your house?</div>
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we have plenty to be grateful for.</div>
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Naturally Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965256941409809285.post-71249945224446469322013-08-14T21:28:00.000+10:002013-08-14T21:28:04.615+10:00Sweetly Said...<div align="center">
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i didn't think i had enough either,</div>
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sugar: the bitter truth...</div>
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showing that sugar acts like a poison in your body.</div>
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who would look after themselves</div>
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i would be interested to hear</div>
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when you watch the clip.</div>
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that i am longing to go back to my non-sugar state</div>
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the very next morning</div>
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feel it's now my more natural lifestyle!</div>
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becoming bloated and full</div>
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but not satisfied.</div>
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i don't feel this way now...</div>
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the cravings have gone.</div>
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however</div>
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my once a month sugar/floury treat</div>
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when i look at what people around me are eating...</div>
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it's the social thing.</div>
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when i do get to eat my 'treat'...</div>
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the deception goes and i see once again </div>
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that sugar just tastes sweet</div>
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not really worth feeling deprived over!</div>
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if you really are interested </div>
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my best advice is</div>
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just take one meal at a time the first few days.</div>
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if you fail</div>
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just keep doing the best you can.</div>
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don't punish yourself </div>
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write down every meal you get through without sugar</div>
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so that you can see them adding up into days.</div>
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before long </div>
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you'll trust yourself </div>
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to continue</div>
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without writing everything down.</div>
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if you believe in God</div>
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ask for help...</div>
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give yourself some timeout </div>
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once a week/once a fortnight/once a month.</div>
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you will realise you're not missing much at all.</div>
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it gets harder</div>
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before it gets easier</div>
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but it's worth it!</div>
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wishing you all the best </div>
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{if you want one}</div>
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ps...aren't the sweet peas a treat? a local florist put together this posy for me on monday, a small thank you from me for a job well done by my daughter in law.</div>
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Naturally Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965256941409809285.post-82103918283192485492013-08-13T13:07:00.000+10:002013-08-13T13:23:15.435+10:00No Sugar Please!<div align="center">
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white flour free</div>
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for six weeks.</div>
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was it easy?</div>
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not at first.</div>
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it was ok for the first few days</div>
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then it got harder</div>
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before it got easier again. <br />
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meals were not much of a problem...</div>
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basically meat or protein with veges/salad.</div>
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snacks...</div>
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sometimes a bit of cheese.</div>
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desserts...</div>
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a tsp honey and a bit of fresh cream...yummo.</div>
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this satisfies all my sweet 'n' creamy desires!</div>
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have i lost weight?</div>
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i sleep better.</div>
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i'm happier with a clear conscience knowing </div>
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my body is getting vitamins and minerals it needs to thrive and heal.</div>
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i am more energetic.</div>
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i'm setting a better example for my family.</div>
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i want this to be a way of life, not a diet.</div>
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i've got this far!</div>
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what good things are you doing for yourself today?</div>
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Naturally Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965256941409809285.post-86696028788322462642013-08-12T15:33:00.000+10:002013-08-12T15:34:42.493+10:00A Pretty Blue Parcel!<div align="center">
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i've managed to wrest the computer </div>
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a few weeks ago </div>
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i was touched.</div>
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<em><strong><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">are the best...</span></strong></em></div>
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<em><strong><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">cheers to all of you!</span></strong></em></div>
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Naturally Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965256941409809285.post-32022582202588484932013-08-05T13:42:00.000+10:002013-08-05T13:42:09.364+10:00Twelve Weeks Old!<div align="center">
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my first and only grandson was 12 weeks old </div>
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on saturday.</div>
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look at those bright eyes,</div>
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they were blue at birth but are turning brown...</div>
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it has been so hot in taipei</div>
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but i was thrilled to see</div>
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him wrapped up in the blanket i knitted </div>
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sent over before he was born.</div>
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just look at the way he gazes</div>
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adoringly at his dad.</div>
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his mum has had to go back to work</div>
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i've just noticed the church across the road</div>
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for a 'trash & treasure' day</div>
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next saturday...yay!</div>
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i hope they have some goodies for me...</div>
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have you found any lately?</div>
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enjoy your monday!</div>
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<em><strong><span style="color: #45818e;">naturally</span></strong></em> Carol xox</div>
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Naturally Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965256941409809285.post-5224997461867773302013-07-30T16:09:00.000+10:002013-07-30T16:15:43.421+10:00Around the Backyard...<div align="center">
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i know it's been a while...i apologise.</div>
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things have been pretty stressful around here</div>
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when i'm in turmoil</div>
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my creative energy leaves me completely.</div>
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there were a few years</div>
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when i didn't get 'round to anything creative at all...</div>
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probably serving out the dinner attractively</div>
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or brushing my daughters hair into a ponytail smoothly</div>
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were the artiest things i did at that time.</div>
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well thankfully</div>
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those days have passed</div>
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i have only needed a few weeks so far...hehe!</div>
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i thought i'd take you on a little tour </div>
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of the happenings in our backyard today...just for fun.</div>
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i haven't seen this variety of pansy before...</div>
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we found a metal toolbox to plant them into...</div>
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much cheaper than a ceramic or plastic pot.</div>
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we have had many days recently</div>
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cleaning walls and furnishings</div>
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to fit an extra body in the house.</div>
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we thought a pot of lavender</div>
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the intense afternoon heat</div>
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i haven't bought seedlings for ages</div>
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it was a lot of fun shopping for them</div>
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with my newly arrived home daughter!</div>
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are you thinking of spring yet?...</div>
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just a few weeks away now</div>
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down here in australia!</div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #93c47d;">naturall</span><span style="color: #93c47d;">y</span></em></strong> Carol xox</div>
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Naturally Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965256941409809285.post-28386555392682923652013-07-12T11:48:00.001+10:002013-07-12T11:48:40.187+10:00Jonquil Study & My Sister's Giveaway!<div align="center">
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i feel like i'm almost a stranger here in my own space</div>
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having only briefly popped in</div>
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over the last week or so.</div>
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wandering through our local shopping centre last week</div>
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i was delighted by these jonquils</div>
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in the winter</div>
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the setting sun</div>
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as mr t and i messed around having fun with the camera</div>
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enjoying these jonquils calmed my battered soul.</div>
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it has been a week of emotional stretching...</div>
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wonderful to embrace another adultchild into the fold again</div>
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but of course change...</div>
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even a good one...</div>
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brought the household into a state of chaos</div>
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physically and mentally.</div>
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equilibrium</div>
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peace obtained</div>
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although we're all a little weary and fragile.</div>
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enough about this though...</div>
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my sister jill (the artistic talent of the family!)</div>
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a set of these handpainted designer coasters...</div>
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the choice of which is yours...</div>
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from under the house...<br />
collected by five children over about 15 years<br />
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separating legomen, monkeys and fabuland animals</div>
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Naturally Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965256941409809285.post-90684425589262383252013-06-29T10:01:00.001+10:002013-06-29T10:01:53.085+10:00This Week...<div align="center">
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i have a problem </div>
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address, </div>
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working status,</div>
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what could they be used for or by in the future.</div>
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<em><span style="color: #c27ba0;">ps...some of you think we have baby kai here...unfortunately location wise he is in taiwan and we're in australia. skype and email are our best friends!</span></em></div>
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heading down these very same steps this morning was a very different matter!</div>
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as usual these days</div>
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every second week mr m and i have a very early start.</div>
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just after half past three in the morning</div>
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i take him to work.</div>
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just as he's putting on his shoes and socks</div>
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i head out the door to warm up the car,</div>
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saying, "i'll meet you in the car".</div>
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that said i stepped outside and noticed the bulb in the outside light was blown.</div>
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'i'd better be a bit careful on the stairs'.</div>
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ha!</div>
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i can't take my own advice.</div>
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i squealed in surprise ...and a bit of pain...</div>
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i lay in complete shock</div>
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spitting out bits of pencil pine</div>
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first check...my glasses...not broken..sigh of relief.</div>
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second check..my beautiful near new 'sacs' purple handbag...</div>
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brushing it off...it survived too.</div>
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nothing broken...good.</div>
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thank goodness for strong bones...and a bit of padding!</div>
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jumper...dirty.</div>
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knees...scraped.</div>
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later i noticed i was still finding grit in my mouth</div>
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and in my hair.</div>
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i got up very slowly...a bit embarrassed really...</div>
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at stepping out into thin air</div>
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and falling over like a school kid..hehe...</div>
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a bit pleased that it was the middle of the night, in the dark,</div>
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where the world wasn't watching.</div>
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i limped to the car.</div>
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mr m emerged from the house.</div>
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i told my story.</div>
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he was surprised...hehe..he didn't feel the earth quake</div>
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or hear my protest.</div>
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i'm all washed up now</div>
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but nursing my tender leg and a knee that's a little stiff.</div>
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i'll recover,</div>
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but today i'm a fallen woman.</div>
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bottom step...</div>
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i fell for you once</div>
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but never again</div>
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if i can help it!</div>
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unfortunately i know for sure</div>
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that i can't fly...oh well.</div>
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have you ever taken a fall?</div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><em>{maybe i've been too proud lately.}</em></span></div>
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Naturally Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965256941409809285.post-60652760223146164492013-05-27T18:53:00.002+10:002013-05-27T18:53:43.704+10:00Man Beanie!<div align="center">
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after the weekend of great excitement</div>
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when 'baby bean' a.k.a kai was finally born,</div>
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it has been a week of busy-ness here.</div>
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nothing spectacular, different or fabulous...</div>
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just plain old busy.</div>
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my blog has almost become a stranger</div>
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i've neglected almost everybody i know.</div>
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i also thank you for all of your kind wishes and </div>
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we appreciate every gorgeous comment.</div>
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and it has met with the approval of mr t</div>
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who has already stretched it onto his head </div>
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where it has a semi permanent address already!</div>
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the colours just happened to coordinate</div>
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with all this spectacular leafy glory beautifully!</div>
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<em><span style="color: orange;">{..or maybe i just have orange and black on my mind}</span></em></div>
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we've been having glorious winter weather</div>
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outside my bedroom window this morning</div>
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the crepe myrtle was at it's best...</div>
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showing off on this cool sunny winter day!</div>
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Naturally Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965256941409809285.post-36582526328171491172013-05-18T23:11:00.001+10:002013-05-18T23:11:17.732+10:00I'm A Grandma!<div align="center">
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i'm ecstatic...</div>
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baby kai</div>
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which means 'peaceful' in chinese,</div>
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he is 3400g and 49cm long...</div>
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here he is at 4 minutes old!</div>
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Naturally Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965256941409809285.post-65071911771548172702013-05-16T17:19:00.002+10:002013-05-16T17:19:55.002+10:00Creatively Exhausted!<div align="center">
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my creative mojo is gone with the wind this week...</div>
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last week every spare minute was spent crocheting the rug,</div>
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<em><span style="color: #38761d;">{parsley & thyme, a gift from a sweet friend}</span></em></div>
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sunday..mother's day...</div>
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i didn't want to knit, crochet, sew or even read or watch tv.</div>
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inbetween all the usual stuff.</div>
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tomorrow is 'show day' here...a public holiday...just in our town,</div>
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different places have different 'show days' here in queensland.</div>
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'baby bean's' mum is booked in on saturday for a c section..</div>
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he's a breech baby just like his dad was.</div>
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we have bought a banner and balloons and party poppers...</div>
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stashed a good bottle of wine too.</div>
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we'll have a skype party when the good news comes through.</div>
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Naturally Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965256941409809285.post-41868206042693573852013-05-11T16:55:00.000+10:002013-05-11T16:55:34.121+10:00Baby Afghan...finished!<div align="center">
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i had to quickly fetch them though</div>
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our diet has been woeful in the last week or so...</div>
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filled with quick meals </div>
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and hardly a green leaf in sight.</div>
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it was time to rectify this awful situation</div>
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{or is it just me?}</div>
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you are an inspiration to me!</div>
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i have been madly crocheting this afghan </div>
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the baby girl is due any time now...</div>
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late evening really...</div>
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than a while ago</div>
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after talking with my son and daughter in taiwan</div>
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just like myself...</div>
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who is to receive the smallest beanie...</div>
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she's due to be born this friday!</div>
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that slowed down holiday atmosphere</div>
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<em><span style="color: #a64d79;">by the way this pattern is called 'spicchi'</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #a64d79;">by barbara aroldi</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #a64d79;">is available on ravelry...size 40cm head.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #a64d79;">{free download}</span></em></div>
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