tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24211327377644281582024-03-21T10:02:34.654-07:00Chezabee's CreationsCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-58734958404089955352013-01-24T08:00:00.000-08:002020-05-24T14:33:11.104-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "papyrus";">I was so excited to participate
in the '<a href="http://stocki.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/beautiful-blogger-blanket-2013-lets-get.html" target="_blank">Beautiful Blogger Blanket 2013</a>' project. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "papyrus";">I haven’t
used a lot of cotton in my crocheting except for using some bright green and
yellow/gold to make my grand daughter some head bands she needed. Soo I set out to buy some balls of 100% cotton
which was much more difficult than you
would think as it is winter and cotton is considered a summer yarn. I could only find four different colours, luckily
they were lovely pinks and purple. I
had so much fun making the squares. I
spent ages looking at different squares on the Internet and ended up
making the first square</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "papyrus";"> that I found on <a href="http://thelazyhobbyhopper.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Lazy Hobby Hoppers blog</a> </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "papyrus";">For Square two I used a pattern that I found on </span><a href="http://priscillascrochet.net/" style="font-family: Papyrus;" target="_blank">Pricilla’sCroche</a><span style="font-family: "papyrus";">t </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "papyrus";">I loved the beautifully flowery
granny square on <a href="http://rosehip.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Rosehip’s Blog</a>, so
much, I made
150 of them (still to be joined together), but I added a row of petals </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "papyrus";">and so this
pattern was used for square three and the fourth square I used my own
pattern. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "papyrus";">I found a lovely pattern for
<a href="http://mestvirkat.blogspot.ie/2012/08/diy-virkade-glasunderlagg.html" target="_blank">coasters</a> which cried out to be made using the left over cotton from the
Beautiful Blanket's squares. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "papyrus";"> I am thrilled with how
they have turned out and I am sure i will be making more in the future. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "papyrus";">Maybe I will have to label a storage box
Christmas 2013 and start stashing potential
Christmas presents.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "papyrus";">Have a fantastic day </span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "papyrus";">Hiugs </span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "papyrus";">Cheryl</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "papyrus";">xxx</span></div>
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Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-48402117618535842872013-01-22T05:55:00.002-08:002013-01-22T07:15:36.068-08:00Snow, snow and more snow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Papyrus;">I have been house bound with all
the snow and ice we had over the last week and a nasty dose of sinus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This has not been all bad though, it has
meant that I have had quiet a lot of time on my hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I woke up to snow</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> I spent about 20
minutes wondering what to do with an entire day at home. I decided to do
some of the more practical things like sorting some stuff in the storage
cupboard that has been in bags since we moved here.</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> </span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I got out the first bag and found </span><strike style="font-family: Papyrus;">a few</strike><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> a lot
of yarn (I have a bit of a yarn obsession)</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">
</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I also discovered three coat hangers that I had</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> </span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">crocheted covers for, but not finished.</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Papyrus;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Papyrus;">Gathered up some supplies threw all the other
stuff back into the bag, put it back in the cupboard, nice and neatly </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Papyrus;"> and have spent the last few days in crochet heaven, sheer bliss. I have finished a bunch of coat
hangers </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">crocheted roses by the dozen.</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Crocheting roses is a very, satisfying .</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">
</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I originally found a picture of a rose and wanted to make one so badly
so I sat for hours with the picture enlarged by about 400% and crocheted and pulled
out till I had a reasonable looking rose, but since then</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> I have found loads of
patterns for roses and have used them with my own interpretation, till I have a
rose that I like to make. </span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.freecraftunlimited.com/crochet-roses.html" style="font-family: Papyrus;" target="_blank"> Here</a><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> is a
pattern that is very much like mine and I like this pattern</span><a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/springtimewreath.html" style="font-family: Papyrus;" target="_blank"> here</a><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> for a smaller
flatter rose.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Papyrus;">I love Pinterest when the light
is going and my hands are aching from too much crocheting, I like nothing more than to make a cup of nice
tea and browse Pinterest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I saw a
picture of a lovely crocheted heart on Pinterest and it turned out to be on</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> Attic 24’s blog – love her work so
much - found the heart pattern </span><a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2013/01/rose-heart-hanger.html" style="font-family: Papyrus;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">.</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> </span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I
just had to make one, immediately, it was so easy and so pretty I ended up making three. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I filled the hearts with beautiful smelling Lavender </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> Had to quickly make </span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> three more covers for hangers to hang the hearts on.</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Hope you are all making the
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Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com2Whitchurch, Hampshire, UK51.229769999999988 -1.33530399999995151.150238499999986 -1.4966654999999509 51.309301499999989 -1.173942499999951tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-86001974635885510562013-01-01T07:04:00.005-08:002013-01-01T07:04:59.607-08:00Happy, Happy New Year <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Papyrus;">I wish you<strong> </strong>all 365
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Papyrus;">Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-91731811994905020412012-12-24T13:10:00.000-08:002012-12-24T13:12:27.778-08:00Christmas Wishes to you all .....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Papyrus;">Santa's work is done, all that is left for him to do is deliver all the Christmas gifts and I have been <strong><a href="http://www.noradsanta.org/en/track.html" target="_blank">tracking Santa</a></strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> and his progress. H</span>e has just left St Petersburg in
Russia and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>will eventually make his way
to my family in South African,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>then he
will stop over here in the United Kingdom and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>later he will visit my children in the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Christmas,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would like to wish you happiness peace and
blessings beyond your wildest imaginations and I hold the families who lost
love ones especially<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the recent
shootings in the USA the homeless and lonely, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in prayer and love, always, but especially at this time of
the year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-33464856774387957762012-12-03T13:42:00.000-08:002012-12-25T15:06:35.484-08:00Wherwell<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I am on a two week
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> It is a quaint village built along the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>banks of the river Test. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">It
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has been so beautiful the last three mornings with ice on the ground and the
sun shinning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> T</span>here are still<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>some trees with autumn leaves on, but the
scenery is changing by the day. </span></div>
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</span>such a treat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to go<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for a walk down to the river and cross the
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">and the fish, look at the size of them, and <span style="font-family: Papyrus;">walk a short way along the common <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"></span> <span style="font-family: Papyrus;">to Chilbolton, which is the next village
and is a bit bigger as it<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>even has village
shop!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">When I have some down time or a break I like to knit or crochet. I brought along a knitting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>project this time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I am trying to get two pullovers done double quikc for my twin grandsons. I seem to be gettign on betterr than I thought I would, maybe</span>
I should have brought<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>some more
wool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">It is such a nice pattern to knit!</span></div>
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Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-31676451468199591952012-11-05T10:05:00.000-08:002012-11-05T10:05:06.510-08:00Life's little bumps ....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Papyrus;">Life has a way of knocking you down
and picking you up again. The downs are bad, you feel like you are never going
to get through, but then things change and there is light at the end of the
tunnel and it starts to gets bright and brighter and all of a sudden you feel
better, feel like you can go on and cope. We have had our fair share of these
relentless downs over the last couple of years, it has sapped me of energy and
the will to do anything, <strong>but</strong> things have got brighter and better and all of a
sudden I feel like I can smile and get on with life again. We have an address
for the first time in a long, long time, a tiny little space which is home and
ours for as long as we like.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Papyrus;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Papyrus;">It has taken over a month for
me to feel like I belong there and to gather all our stuff together from
various storage locations and now I am even feeling like perhaps I can start to
do some of my crafts again or just sit and savour the fact that I have a lazy
boy chair that I can just sit in and watch TV if I like or not, it is amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Papyrus;">I was driving home yesterday
and the sun was setting as only an autumn sun can set! Leaves were blowing around in the wind the sun was shining<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> through what had been a heavy downpour and my classical
music was playing and I had an overwhelming feeling of contentment, it brought
tears to my eyes because it is a feeling that has been missing for so long.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Papyrus;">I even feel like blogging
again. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Papyrus;">Even though I have visited you all regularly I have not felt any
inspiration to blog, but I think I am back and would like to thank you who have
left a comment on a very dormant blog, it made me feel connected to the world,
thank you!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Papyrus;"><o:p>Hugs</o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Papyrus;"><o:p>Cxxx</o:p></span></div>
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Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-31567446694633056262012-04-09T11:58:00.000-07:002012-04-09T12:36:05.080-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I really wanted to share this with you ...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I was doing my usual <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pinterest browsing thing (I am slightly
addicted to Pinterest) and I found a pin about pre-packing crock pot (slow
cooker) meals!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I double clicked onto
this site <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><o:p><a href="http://melissafallistestkitchen.blogspot.com/2011/09/freezer-cooking-slow-cooker-meals.html" target="_blank">here</a></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">and found this amazing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Be sure to go over and have a look!</span></span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I am going to make sure that I leave a few of these in my daughters<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>freezer before I leave, Brilliant idea!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Hope you are all having a fantastic day</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Hugs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Cheryl</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">xxx</span></div>
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</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-62728683878748986832012-04-07T18:36:00.003-07:002012-04-07T18:38:27.487-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Here's wishing you all a very, very
blessed Easter!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Hugs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Cheryl</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">xxx</span></div>
</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-59206438278622088862012-03-27T10:41:00.000-07:002012-03-27T10:41:14.762-07:00Getting the hang of things ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I surprised <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>myself this morning, I managed to open
the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cupboard door without a struggle. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has taken me all of two
weeks to remember that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>everything<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>works <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>opposite here in the USA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Door
knobs turn anti- clockwise, light switches are different, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cars drive on the right hand side of the road
instead of the left my brain is continually challenged. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I have this issue every time I visit here, you
would think I would<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>get it quicker huh? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I tell you what though, the one thing I do
get,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is how to shop in some of the
wonderful craft stores (insert huge smiley face here). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been to Hancock's, Michaels and AC
Moore. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a problem though, I
actually start to feel quite ill when I am in these stores.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I get dizzy at the sheer choice that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have and cannot actually concentrate on any
one thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I start thinking ..... maybe
I can make this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>should I do that .... or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maybe I will crochet this, or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>scrap that ..... really it is too much for
me,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but wow, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it makes me happy, I just wish I had a few
million dollars ..... wouldn't that be nice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">My granddaughter told me on Saturday
morning that she would love to decorate her initial to hang on her newly
painted bedroom wall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So off we went to
buy some supplies and alphabet letters for both of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My granddaughters have very<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>distinct tastes and I was a bit dubious at
the choice of embellishments, stickers and papers that were being chosen, but
excited to see what<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the end results
were.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We spent <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>most of the afternoon playing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decorated a letters that I had bought <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to give the girls<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>some ideas <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that
is my excuse and I am sticking to it, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just
couldn't resist <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></span></div>
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Granny and help with the glue gun they created the most<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>amazing Altered Alphabet letters!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> Emilee loves music and wanted hers to look
'old worldly', her<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>description of her E</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Olivia wanted hers to be 'pretty'<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>think they achieved
their<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>goals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ended up going back to the stores and
buying some<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>alphabet hooks to decorate
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">My time here as been so cathartic, I am so
unstressed and my days are quiet and peaceful and I sooo love being with my
girls it is amazing!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Hope you are all having<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a happy and peaceful a day </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Hugs <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><em>Cheryl</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><em>xxx</em></span></div>
</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-47193759403334080512012-03-21T10:06:00.000-07:002012-03-21T10:07:25.952-07:00Totes and tins......<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Ta..Da.... I did it ... made myself a tote
out of the sale fabric that I bought on Sunday from Wal-Mart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I
love it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is only 12 x 10", but
is just big enough for me to carry the essential around with me while I am visiting!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has pockets on the inside and outside too for
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can see me making <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>another three now - I had little faces light
up last night when my granddaughters came home from school and saw my bag and Mom
is eyeing out some funky bright fabric for hers......<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">We had these cookies over the St Patrick
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> I just<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>love the tins, they
have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a little bit of a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vintage look, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so I will be keeping them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I am sure they will be great to store a bit
of ribbon or lace.... I am quiet sure I will find some good use for them </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Have a wonderful day</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Hugs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Cheryl</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">xxx</span></div>
</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-71775864770147096942012-03-20T19:33:00.000-07:002012-03-20T19:56:34.479-07:00A little jet lag .....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Jet lag!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Isn't it ridiculous how the five hour time difference between USA and UK
can make you feel so odd, so out of sorts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nothing seems to function properly, my brain has felt fuzzy and I have spent
the week sleeping at odd hours in the morning and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lying <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>awake at the night. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Crazy
jet lag, but it has forced me to rest and now I feel normal and energetic again, at last.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">While I have been waiting for my body to
adjust to USA<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time and the hot weather I
have been<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>crocheting hexagons<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I would so love to finish the Kaleidoscope Afghan
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did I tell you that it was a toss up whether
I packed clothes or my 20 balls of wool that I am using to make the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kaleidoscope Afghan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I chose the wool and the</span></span></div>
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vacuum bags<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so all my wool fitted into
the case and with it all sqashed down flat</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he even managed to pack a reasonable amount
of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>clothes and some shoes :) for me<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">On Sunday I went to Wal-Mart, gotta love
Wal-Mart there always seems to be something that is reasonably priced, I fell in love with two
bits of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fabric that were on sale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">As soon as I saw the fabric I thought I would love to make myself a small tote bag,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> maybe using both pieces of fabric </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>haven't<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>brought a handbag with me (pocketbook as it is called here in the USA), <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>because I
needed a really large bag to use as hand luggage, you know for the laptop,
kindle, passport etc. etc. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Soooo I decided that I am going to take
advantage of my time here and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the fact that
my daughter has a good sewing machine and over-locker and will endeavour to make myself a small
tote bag just big enough to carry my purse, cell and other important bits around, while
I am here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Hope you are all had a wonderful first
day of Spring!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Hugs <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Cheryl<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">xxx<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-21886567113841013472012-03-13T11:29:00.001-07:002012-03-13T11:29:43.424-07:00Every day is an adventure...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Good morning dear friends, did you think I
had dropped off the face of the earth huh? Huh?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nope life just got in the way of blogging and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have been on a bit of a roller coaster ride again - my life is never ever boring
I am always on the edge with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an
adventure every day, around every<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>corner, to be embraced and enjoyed even if some are a little daunting!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have not had work for a few weeks as my precious lady has been moved
to a nursing home and I have to decide whether to change work options, an
adventure<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and a challenge if I do make a change.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The house<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>we are renting has been sold so we have to pack up again,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this is not my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>best sort of adventure it is a bit of a
nightmare to be honest, but<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may become
an adventure when we find a nice new place to live in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Yesterday I
caught a plane from Heathrow, London and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>flew to Charleston, USA!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I will be visiting with </span>my
daughter for a month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yay, definitely
an adventure, a time to think <span style="font-family: Papyrus;">and rejuvenate and be peaceful .......</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> Ah just to be here and spend time with my precious daughter and
granddaughters..... perfect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Have a good day</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Hugs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Cheryl</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">xxx</span></div>
</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-90746174888911468662012-02-14T23:24:00.000-08:002012-02-15T23:25:26.371-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Happy Valentines day to you all, so hope you
all had a helping of love in your day today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the end of the day write down a list of all your
blessings and all the things you have to be grateful for </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> remember to give
thanks for the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pleasure of being <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>loved<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>by your <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>partners, or your
children, grandchildren, friends or even our pets,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is always a wonderful<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thing to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>experience, is love and it can be found where least expected. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I have been spending the last two days
with my daughter and our twin grandsons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The love that I have for them is startling and the love that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I receive <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from then is unconditional <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and breath taking .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I often wonder how I can love so many people
so much. My husband, my children, my grandchildren, all have such a huge chunk
of my heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then there are other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>members of our family, close friends all loved
and cherished and again I wonder how <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hearts have the capacity of so much love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Baked some golden cheesy scones <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for breakfast today </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">My darling daughter loves Cheesy scones and what better gift than scones, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hot<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>out the oven for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Valentines day. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">The ritual of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>getting everything together and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>measuring
ingredients, has a satisfaction<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of its
own, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not to mention the smell of the scones backing
in the oven! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">The best though is the lip smacking sounds as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the scones were<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being devoured!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> I wish you all a wonderful love filled Valentines day! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Hugs </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><em>Cheryl</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">xxx<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-39586066129432528232012-02-05T12:17:00.000-08:002012-02-05T12:17:56.387-08:00Let it snow, let it snow....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Sooo<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>exciting , waiting, waiting, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>knowing it is coming, but just not
knowing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>when and then at about 9 o clock last
night, after looking out the front door at least 20 times it started to fall!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Snow, beautiful snow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Woke up to a wonderland<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of white this morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not a huge amount of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>snow, well not as much as I expected after
all the weather warnings , but enough to make it all look wonderful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">The only disturbance of the pristine snow was the foxes trails - I love that you can see evidence of their well beaten path around the garden. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Our village is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tiny, no gritting or salting of roads here
and I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>definitely <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>couldn't drive my little car in the snow, so I have been
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been doing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4 hour shifts at the Nursing home every day
looking after my lady and I felt at a bit of a loose end and eventually decided
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I managed to make 30
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> As far as I am concerned one of the most comforting quick meals is Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup, so what better for supper than toast for dipping and hot Tomato Soup, swirled with cream, yummmmyy!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Been a good day today!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Hope you are all wrapped up warm and safe tonight....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Hugs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Cxxx</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">These are the last of my photo from the
Gauteng province and most of these landscape
photos were taken out of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>car window
while we were driving soo, please bear that in mind if they are slightly out of focus.....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
the opposite direction to the Game reserve, on the other side of Johannesburg, is
a totally different landscape.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>took a drive out to Hartebeesport Dam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">The road goes all round the Dam and then along the Dam wall and through a tunnel that goes all the way under the mountain.</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I remember coming here and driving along this same wall and through this same tunnel when I was a very little girl and it is still here and such a good condition still!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">This is a very<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expensive area, with luxury homes, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>mostly holiday or weekend<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>houses </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">almost everyone owns a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>boat of some sort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">A large family of Meercat entertained us with their cute antics <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
'Flea Market', <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that is what they call
it, but really it was huge and a permanent structure </span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">consisting of Huts selling
a huge variety of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>African curios.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">This is when you need a few thousand ££ £ or
$$$ notes to indulge in an orgy of spending.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<br /><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">On our way home we came across an old
trading store, Tant Malie Se Winkel (Aunt Malie' s Store) established in 1921</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">one of the first<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the
area and it has been kept immaculate and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>looks like the day it was built.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">They even sell home made bread still made in the original ovens and have
cool houses outside (original fridges) and dried fish and biltong (dried meat) hanging
everywhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> It was like walking into a
time warp back to the Voortrekker days!</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">And another very satisfactory day ended with an exquisite African sunset!</span><br />
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</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-75464151948207494462012-01-28T14:43:00.000-08:002012-01-28T14:43:27.115-08:00Endings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I have come back from my holiday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to such sad news<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- the dear lady who I have taken care of for
16 months has taken a bad turn and has been given weeks to live.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>in a Nursing home<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and I spend 4
to 5 hours with her ever day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>This is
so sad and I am feeling a bit lost! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I am not supposed to get emotionally
attached, but how can I do this job without caring</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">She is such a sweetie, not a bad bone in her body and I have
grown so close to her........<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-69095506737342210792012-01-22T11:38:00.000-08:002012-01-27T11:43:12.635-08:00Even more Africa....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">There are loads of photo's in this post, but I really didn't want to leave any out at all ......</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">A few days of our holiday in South Africa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was spent on a game farm owned by my Niece,
her husband and his family, in the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> <a href="http://www.dinokengbig5.com/">Dinokeng Game Reserve</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stayed in a game lodge that had literally
been completed a couple of days before we arrived.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was originally an old barn that was
converted into a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>three bedroom
lodge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were the first guests to stay
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>am African, and have lived in South Africa for all my life, but I never
ever tire of seeing animals in the wild, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so when we went on our late afternoon game
drive</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> I was thrilled to see so much <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- it
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">We<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>saw<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so many different species of buck,<span style="font-family: Papyrus; mso-ansi-language: AF;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">and a large family of Warthog (my favourite animals)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> We also caught a glimpse of Zebra in the
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">The only trouble with going on a game
drive is the low branches that you have to be aware of,
not just because of the danger of the branches<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>scratching<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>badly,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>but because of the spider webs and the spiders, specifically Golden Orb Spiders, that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>land on you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>- it gave me the heebie<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>jeebies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">The evening brought<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>heavy clouds and a thunder storm that you only get in
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> All the rooms of the Lodge had
large French doors opening out onto the wide open</span><span lang="AF" style="font-family: Papyrus; mso-ansi-language: AF;"> veld</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> (open fields) and luckily they were all fitted
with security gates and the large windows had substantial<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>burglar bars, so we could leave the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>door and windows open all night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Mostly </span>on the Highveld the nights are a little cooler than the day and
there was a cool <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>breeze<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>through the room, which made sleeping a
little easier and really what better than falling asleep to the sound of thunder and rain on the zinc roof and the Jackal' s coughing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> close to the house, it was lovely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span> </span></div>
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</span>The day we arrived it was 35 degrees and climbed daily until it<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>got to 38 - very hot indeed!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Friday morning dawned bright, fresh and clean after the rain so
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">and the three young Giraffe</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> The only
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Such a wonderful few days</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Hugs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Cxxx</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">On the way to Warmbaths in Limpopo, just outside of Pretoria, we found a Rose Farm .... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Ludwig's Rose Farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">As we got out of the car the smell of roses nearly bowled us over. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I suppose it was more potent in the midday sun and 35 degrees Celsius (96 degrees Fahrenheit) heat and with the sprinklers on them the smell was everywhere, so beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Wow it was amazing there were hundreds and thousands of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rose species.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">The roses were all in their specific categories<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- Hybrid Tea Roses, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Colourscape Roses, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Climbers</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> Ramblers, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> Fairy Tale Roses with names like Pooh Bear and Princess Rose Blossom </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> and of course some more famous names such as </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Madiba ( Nelson Mandela), </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Very fitting for Madiba!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Super Bowl and Pride of England!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">There was a tea room ....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Serving cream scones and cakes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also on sale were Rose Jams (delicious wish I could have brought some home!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Rose Turkish delight and rose bushes and cut roses ....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> Ahh it was soooo beautiful!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> Only when we drove out on the highway did we realise how large the farm is!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> It was such a great day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Back on the Great North road to Warmbaths to spend a couple of days near </span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Warmsbath's at a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hotel called the Carousel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Great North Road to Warmbaths</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Open bushveld all the way to the Carousel</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was really a treat my Sister-in-Love had
arranged for a bit of a break and a bit of Luxury. The Carousel is a large
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Carousel Hotel</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> with a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>very large casino
attached</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">The sign at at the gates of the casino promise all sorts</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sign at the entrance of the casino</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> We were given a complimentary R200 each to gamble.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I am not a gambler at all - I just can't get
my head around putting,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>good money, that
could buy some beads or such stuff into a machine to have it swallowed up in an instantly .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I did however find a machi</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">ne that had lots of lights and free games and
cost a whole 20c to play.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>won until I had R1 900 then<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lost, then won and then lost, but still came away
with my R200 in tact so it was fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">BUT the Rose Farm was the highlight of my weekend!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Hugs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Cxxx</span></div>
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</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-55432852574255208702012-01-17T13:03:00.000-08:002012-01-19T00:45:39.675-08:00New Years inspiration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>haven't
made New Years Resolutions for many years, cause I usually make<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>silly ones like eat less, do more exercise,
and half way through January I have lost the plot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Last year I wrote down<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my intent for the year, goals if you like and
it was amazing. Looking back I accomplished a lot of my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>goals so this year I have done the same, but I
have really<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expanded
on each goal. One thing that I really want to do this year is get back to selling on my Etsy shop again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">My <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>holiday has obviously done wonders for me cause
I have loads of energy and inspiration and have spent the last two days making
some Jewellery /Pendant Scarves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This scarf is a100% Polyester so it will not crease and can be worn winter and summer, with a day or in the evening. I have used antique silver metal rings embellished with diamante </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">and the one and a half inches long cross with a large diamante hangs from a large bail </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">to make this an elegant addition to any wardrobe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I will be listing these on my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90788862/jewelry-pendant-scarf">Etsy</a> and <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/Chezabee">Folksy </a>shop this evening </span></div>
</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-38284842354910181492012-01-17T07:04:00.000-08:002012-01-17T07:07:03.813-08:00Christmas weekend .......<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><em>I had so much to say whilst on holiday and took so many photo's and then when I arrived in South Africa I could not connect to my blog. Hardly anyone uses WiFi, they work with dongles so I couldn't send out my posts. I would still love to share some bits with you so I will try to catch up on Christmas and New Year over the next few days..... </em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Christmas was the most amazing day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>45 members of the De Beer clan were
together for the first time in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>years and
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">The only members of the family
that missed the reunion were my three children and their families and their
absence was deeply felt, but I think that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>they were there in spirit and sharing photos<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and messages ensured that they<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>could keep up with all the celebrations.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Nieces and Nephews and their Partners</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is so difficult to get such a large family
together for an occasion,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so the fact
that we had so many of us together was wonderful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was such an emotional time for us, having not seen the family for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>just over 6 years meant that there were a lot
of tears, excitement, hugs an overdose of love and of course food </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">and food and more
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">We had a Hog and a Sheep on the spit </span></div>
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</span>Desert was full cream caramel and vanilla ice-cream with chocolate sauce
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">After all that celebrating and over indulging Christmas day, we spent boxing day (the 26th December) just relaxing around the pool drinking and eating, some more ....... what can I say?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The temperature was 35degrees Celsius with a 100% humidity most of the time so the only way to cool down was to dip in the pool!</span></div>
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Koeksisters - sweet syrupy plated cooked doughy - love them</div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> The day was finished off with a Braai (barbecue) there is truly nothing like sitting round a fire and talking about the day and the smell of meat cooking on an open fire </span></div>
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W<span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">what more could we have asked for, braaied steak and baked potatoes with sour cream and cheese. </span></div>
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</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-70983419502898353892012-01-02T08:20:00.000-08:002012-01-02T08:24:59.779-08:00South African trip begins...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
left home at 6:30 on the 22nd December, so excited and so ready for our holiday
- took an early morning ferry from Gosport to Portsmouth </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">War ship passing the Ferry on the trip to Portsmouth</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">and then caught the 8:
00 am National Express bus to Heathrow. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>bus trip was 3 hours long due to part of the motorway<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being closed, but we arrived in good time
and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>booked our luggage, got boarding
passes and went into<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
International<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>departure area to have
some<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">At 15:00 we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>boarded an Air France flight and an hour and 15 minutes later we had
landed at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Charles De Gaulle, Paris. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>quiet a long tiring<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5 hour stopover
at Charles De Gaulle and by the time we boarded the Airbus 380 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">and all 600
passengers and 36 crew members were<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>settled in and ready for take off I could hardly keep my eyes open.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Our 9 hour flight was not bad at all and
as usual the Air France crew were very<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>professional and the food was good and the movies were new releases so
it was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all in all a really good flight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only one serious amount of turbulence through
out the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>flight which was good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">We landed at 10:00 South African time at O R Thambo Airport </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">and
my sister and brother - in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- law
were<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>waiting for us when we cleared<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>customs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>man was shaking from
head to toe<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with excitement and emotion
at seeing his sister for the first time in 7 years, there were loads of tears
and excitement as we set off<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on the
motorway to Pretoria</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> to start </span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">our holiday and Christmas family reunion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">hugs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Cxxx<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-16757203322027481072011-12-07T04:54:00.001-08:002011-12-26T11:07:25.252-08:00SoS ....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I knew even before my daughter, that she
was pregnant, she just felt different. So I had started to knit a very simple '
blankie' before the pregnancy was even confirmed. Then we were told there were
two babies, sooo Granny had to knit another one. These simple square 30" x
30" blankets were knitted with a double strand of DK wool and on nice
thick needles so it took me no time at all. These little blankets have proved
to be invaluable for outings in the pram<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">and for when the boys are in their car
seats. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mKLmtOfFAGg/TvjBN_bohXI/AAAAAAAAAfk/sdTVKqxS1Do/s1600/IMG_0055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mKLmtOfFAGg/TvjBN_bohXI/AAAAAAAAAfk/sdTVKqxS1Do/s400/IMG_0055.JPG" width="297" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Last week I had an urgent SOS from my
daughter to please knit another two, so that she can at least wash the ones she
has. I find that once I have made something once I really have to motivate
myself to make more, but when there is an SOS concerning my grandchildren I
make a plan. So I thought that to make it a little bit of a different project I
would knit squares instead of a solid colour blanket for the boys. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Not sure this was the best idea cause when
I had them all together and realised how many treads had to be sewn in I
thought maybe I should have just made another two like the previous ones. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I knitted like a demon to get them
finished and posted before we left for our holiday and I was so pleased with
the result </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">and the boys seem to be cozy and comfortable with their other blankies!</span></div>
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</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-4982336370891209652011-12-03T01:26:00.000-08:002011-12-03T01:30:42.658-08:0039 years on........<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Have you ever met <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>someone you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>like<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>instantly ?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Someone you feel is a kindred spirit?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Someone you are so comfortable with in the first few moments of meeting, you <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>feel like you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have known<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> them </span>forever?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What about the age old 'Love at first sight'<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>adage, do you <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>think that is possible?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it is so possible!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me tell you how I know this for sure<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>....... thirty nine years ago I met a man and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within seconds of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meeting him<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew we were meant to be together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It felt to me as if a part of me had been missing and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>when I met him it was like a lightening bolt of realisation that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this was it, this was the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other half of me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>going home and dreamily telling my Mom that I had just spent the afternoon with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my future husband, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the love of my life, forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrAtRODeJiR8kq0qcfzknzVcdCzxCluggAGy2SMgkNwKUa__dvR3_MoYn5CpoQrjQpaesfmBfFf3vctj2lZ13b0zU7sGw0hahsv-OVNSyhJLWT7Cl5h6kos6yRt1wlzvENjw4UlefqNM/s1600/DSC00338a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrAtRODeJiR8kq0qcfzknzVcdCzxCluggAGy2SMgkNwKUa__dvR3_MoYn5CpoQrjQpaesfmBfFf3vctj2lZ13b0zU7sGw0hahsv-OVNSyhJLWT7Cl5h6kos6yRt1wlzvENjw4UlefqNM/s400/DSC00338a.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My darling Mom<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>scowled and said in her dreaded <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>' I don't approve' <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>voice , <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">" you are too young to know what love is and there are many fish in the sea my girl, go do your homework" (I was only 18)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Poor Mom</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> little did she know that my prediction that afternoon would all come true.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WztGXx2MqykyC1XqbapWzYeQagSQdD2RROhaoMzc6mZJFLTvZZhyS99CFKleJT9mnnfIby7RHjQfpk-YLFx7lxdxeFNdHBQvkKS1-Gx53QOkgysD8Q2rLC0jKNwSLngPXwIG3gqyy3s/s1600/File0317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WztGXx2MqykyC1XqbapWzYeQagSQdD2RROhaoMzc6mZJFLTvZZhyS99CFKleJT9mnnfIby7RHjQfpk-YLFx7lxdxeFNdHBQvkKS1-Gx53QOkgysD8Q2rLC0jKNwSLngPXwIG3gqyy3s/s400/File0317.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">One year later I married the man and let me tell you, all I can say is my parents can be grateful I didn't meet him when I was 13, cause I would have still married him within the year of meeting him!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjAQSQWWhhC84B1VRKtw0DebQ0ElENYJt3j4pmQgrOitMjzn-DMY4lN4jrxxUg0FZr-PA087wIhUVxC9KCEdfjysXpU3GL-EjniKoK4io4OP7pKEa2S461DsT6dGmiJAler9_lcYAM6U/s1600/File0320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjAQSQWWhhC84B1VRKtw0DebQ0ElENYJt3j4pmQgrOitMjzn-DMY4lN4jrxxUg0FZr-PA087wIhUVxC9KCEdfjysXpU3GL-EjniKoK4io4OP7pKEa2S461DsT6dGmiJAler9_lcYAM6U/s400/File0320.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">So, 38 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>years ago today I married an earth angel, the kindest, most caring person I know, who I am still deeply in love with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpeUYWPwIQNisB5iRmj7Vw1VvYefpNOVnZB3xGk5wCVYbdC_D2mSBN8Db5AEAazurdNAVQs7IxJj7rkncV4l_GSgsYP9l_6hxEhc1SYOOeNOJYfd8Fdl6tz1nhfFQUUbsO_oHOZYWFp4/s1600/Dock+Of+The+Bay+Restuaruntb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpeUYWPwIQNisB5iRmj7Vw1VvYefpNOVnZB3xGk5wCVYbdC_D2mSBN8Db5AEAazurdNAVQs7IxJj7rkncV4l_GSgsYP9l_6hxEhc1SYOOeNOJYfd8Fdl6tz1nhfFQUUbsO_oHOZYWFp4/s400/Dock+Of+The+Bay+Restuaruntb.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span> <span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A father of note to our three amazing children.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">A Granddad, well no, not a Granddad, a Genedad, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all the grandchildren <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>call him Genedad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4zlEJn22Qr0v3RZpUlI6XkyAALy0UELdpZ6chnSZsbB35xsmwP1GnEar8fnYTH5mtIduSr0biq6FFrzbmtN14zp7xyQQL44wzlAz0pVr_K2Xj1KhIPr9Xmcce0cFfoMFlgl6mE7ZgSw/s1600/ST831898.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4zlEJn22Qr0v3RZpUlI6XkyAALy0UELdpZ6chnSZsbB35xsmwP1GnEar8fnYTH5mtIduSr0biq6FFrzbmtN14zp7xyQQL44wzlAz0pVr_K2Xj1KhIPr9Xmcce0cFfoMFlgl6mE7ZgSw/s320/ST831898.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Happy anniversary and thank<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gene for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my rock, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my life and the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>best <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>husband ever for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all these years. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love you. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-76609269451236975122011-11-25T10:33:00.000-08:002011-11-26T04:12:56.184-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">I have to apologise <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>again for not posting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and for not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>announcing the name of the winner of the Scrapbook bundle on the due day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I have also not replied to kind words and comments, so please forgive me, but </span>I have had <strong>more</strong> computer problems and have not been able to do anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have lost all my information and have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>been so frustrated. My new computer had a factory fault and had to be returned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I am hopefully on track now with another new computer. </span>As I have said before I am seriously dependant on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my computer and well <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>technology in general.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Thank you so much to those of you who entered my second giveaway. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">A<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>name <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> was ceremoniously </span> drawn <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for the Scrapbook<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bundle and I am pleased to announce that it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was Debbie at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://mybrowneyedgirldesigns.blogspot.com/">My Brown Eyed Girl</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> who has won! </span>Congratulations Debbie, please email me your postal details so I can get your package off<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ASAP!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Hugs</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Cxxx</span></div></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421132737764428158.post-45442403995532269972011-11-11T15:21:00.000-08:002011-11-11T15:25:32.856-08:00Happy Birthday Granny<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Today we remembered my maternal Grandmother, Irene, who would have celebrated her 100th birthday.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXow4ybnGGyrUBFKPfRqb9LSRkxcZaP_4k78duwYm3cb3MXfLRnwrBtF9lh1gkNaa4zAeEtQukoEFXej7Gt-C8gFzx_hLCAJk-HddVYIvy98FIgYjU8-V54ss_LE-yRKOs8uZD1Cn4Gg/s1600/IRENE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXow4ybnGGyrUBFKPfRqb9LSRkxcZaP_4k78duwYm3cb3MXfLRnwrBtF9lh1gkNaa4zAeEtQukoEFXej7Gt-C8gFzx_hLCAJk-HddVYIvy98FIgYjU8-V54ss_LE-yRKOs8uZD1Cn4Gg/s400/IRENE.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was born at 11 o clock, on the 11th day, of the 11th month, in the year 1911.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Her name, Irene is the name of the Greek Goddess of Peace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How amazing is it that 7 years later the war ended and on the 11th day of the 11th month at 11 o' clock, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Armistice and Peace would be celebrated for all time to come!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">My Grandmother was an absolute inspiration to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was a horticulturist and started one of the first Hydroponics projects on her farm in South Africa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">My earliest memories of her are of trips into the City o f Johannesburg, when I was about 4, to buy the latest seeds on offer at Kirchoffs, a large seed company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was always such an adventure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to be dressed properly, bobby socks, my favourite red shoes, my best dress and we would have tea at a very posh restaurant – I loved it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the beginnings of my passion for shopping!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">She<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>taught me to arrange flowers from a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>very young age and entered me into the Flower arranging section of the Annual Horticultural Show in Johannesburg at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the tender age of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5 and I won first prize in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my division.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was awarded a trophy that was larger than me. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> I had a flower bed in her garden where we planted flowers for the fairies to live and so started my love of gardening and fairies :}. <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">She also sewed a lot, did embroidery and was an incredible cook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A lot of what I love doing was inspired in some way by my dear Grandmother and</span> I loved every moment of time spent learning from her. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Happy birthday Granny – I love and still miss you. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396350882949573972noreply@blogger.com5