Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
Tadaaaaa….. Today once the teenagers had headed off and I had finished editing a couple of things I managed to get down to some hard sewing at lunchtime. Five hours and half a billion petals later I’m done. The Soda Pop quilt has officially been renamed Lime Fizz and is ready for basting. This […]
A tick for Lime Fizz
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Monday, July 30th, 2012
It’s Monday and my sewing week is up and running – a little slower than I’d hoped because the teenagers only leave tomorrow, so I’ve had to spend much of today running around and sorting out stuff for them and being the perennial taxi driver, but my head is in sewing mode and in between […]
My sewing week
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Sunday, July 29th, 2012
So here we are – after a long, hot and finally torrentially rainy drive home from Italy I’m now home in cool and wet Switzerland. Which is just fine by me. I have been stuck in front of the TV today watching Team GB being slightly less than sparkling…but hopefully things will improve, and whether […]
Olympic Sports
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Friday, July 27th, 2012
It’s been a strange week, this week. Cool and windy to start with and now insanely hot. We started out with a fair bit of sightseeing and have slowly but surely ground to a halt. A trip to the village to drink Latte Machiatto with the old men in a street cafe and buy Bistecca […]
A funny old week
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
Still no sewing, but a little teenager-free sightseeing was enjoyed today. Soaking in the sights and sounds of the Chianti……..not to mention the culinary delights! Helen
Chianti
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