As of today, we have closed the door to a chapter in our lives and we’re looking forward to the future. Our time in Australia has come to an end, but we’ll look back with love for the kangaroos, fondness for brilliantly-colored sunsets, some challenges, and bittersweet
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The waning hours of 2022 are upon us. Less than 24 hours to go until a new year will be ushered in to greet us all. This year, perhaps more than most, I’m glad to see the end of 2022 and I’m looking forward with great expectation
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You may have noticed I haven’t been posting much on social media in the past couple of weeks, except for a few shared items (forwards) from other pages, and information about my latest DONE BEFORE DINNER PROJECT. (Be sure not to miss this one, we had lots
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Hello, everyone! Thought I would pop in here to share an update about a couple of fun things I currently have in the works. First, remember those Shoo Fly blocks I requested when we found out we were moving to Australia? I want to sincerely THANK YOU
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It’s been awhile since my last post so I thought I’d take time to share some photos and provide an update. Let’s start with some new quilted wall art I made: Last Christmas, Kent sent me four aboriginal-inspired fabric art panels he found here in town. At
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Sometimes we have to put our quilting or crafting on hold while we deal with a big life event or situation. Because we have been moving into a new-to-us home here in Australia — all while scheduling work to be done (electrical, painting, new cabinets, plumbing, etc.),
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Another update Normally, I have all the household goods unpacked and pretty much settled within 3 – 4 weeks of moving in to a new home. I forgot everything takes longer when you live overseas. And everything takes extra long here! This town is so remote and
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This past month has been a whirlwind and I finally feel as if I’m coming up for air. So I invite you to pour yourself something to sip, find a comfy chair, and let’s catch up! Three weeks ago early on a Monday morning, I said goodbye
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Pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in for a newsy update… Many of you have been following our newest big adventure I first wrote about last summer. (In case you missed it, CLICK HERE.) Admittedly, my blog posts were rather sparse during the last quarter
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I’ve sat down to write a blog post dozens of times. I’ve written paragraphs, then deleted them and tried to write again. Always the same: I just couldn’t find the right words. I try to be very mindful when I do write a blog post, I never
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