Playing Catch-ups! – Part 2

In my continuing effort to catch you up on our hectic lives …

We have finally been back on the motorcycle! This took a little more effort than usual as we had to get her out of winter storage first, then we took her to the beach.

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Those spots you see in the background of that shot is the air full of kite surfers. Would you like to know more?

Today’s Table – Red Rose, Flamingo Mittens

I have been finishing projects like a mad person! Healing to a point where I’ve been able to knit again has been like a weight lifting, so I thought I’d share one of the bigger projects with you.

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Another one of my circular lace shawls. You know how I love them! Would you like to know more?

Today’s Table – Death of Shawls

Yes, I have done it again. I have completed my most recent large art piece.

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A wonderful friend of mine very generously purchased me some gorgeous, luxuriant silk back in July last year. Would you like to know more?

Italy, Venice – Part 3

I had worked out an itinerary for our trip and we stuck to it quite well. I marked out a whole day for going to the Gallery dell’Accademia, and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.

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The Gallery del’Accademia was a wonderful gallery of full of pre-19th-century religious paintings spanning centuries. By contrast, the Peggy Guggenheim collection is specifically modern art. Would you like to know more?

Italy, Venice – Part 1

For those of you that guessed “Italy”, well done! Gold star for you! *applauds*

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We decided that it was high time we went and discovered something a little more South of us before Winter really set in. We narrowed it down to the three cities that we wanted to see most, and then proceeded to visit them from North to South and East to West. We began in Venice!

Would you like to know more?