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Wednesday Women: It’s All In Your Head

Wednesday Women: It’s All In Your Head

Posted by | Mar 5, 2014 | , , , , |

Today’s feature is  It’s All In Your Head written by Alycia Neighbours  ‘We see someone with a bandage or cast and we have to ask “What happened? How bad does it hurt?” Family or friends go down with an illness and we are ready with crockpots of homemade (or just opened cans) chicken soup. Someone going to have surgery and we have the florist on the line before they are even admitted to their room. We are community and that’s what we do when we see someone hurting’. This is a series of articles written by real women, about real...

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3am: sometimes I sleep sometimes I think.

3am: sometimes I sleep sometimes I think.

Posted by | Feb 28, 2014 | , , , , |

In the middle of the night, a few nights back, I couldn’t seem to sleep so I decided to put the time to good use and do some thinking. 3am: sometimes I sleep sometimes I think. I though about several things and then my mental meanderings led me to a new thought. Which busybeezchickadeez has captured so beautifully in the locket above…You can order this delightful treasure from the Etsy store. Here is the image on Pinterest I pulled out my 2014 goals from behind my iPad which is on a prop-up frame (I watch TV through various channel Apps) and...

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Looking forward by looking back

Looking forward by looking back

Posted by | Jan 23, 2014 | , , , |

Yes, I am now a convert of the Looking forward by looking back process to plan for a new year. These are not resolutions though I did make 3 of those this year. To me resolutions are made to break not-so-good habits. They are the bucket of cold water in your face to shock you into better habits….Goals come fresh to the list. Here then is the result of the 2013/2014 review and planning session. It is good to make a list of what you achieved last year. Then you can see more clearly what you need to focus upon...

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Christmas, the Jane Austen way

Christmas, the Jane Austen way

Posted by | Dec 16, 2013 | , , , |

How lovely it is to be part of the worldwide  VIRTUAL ADVENT TOUR  this year. It is not too late to join…. I chose today 16th December so that I could take this moment to celebrate Jane Austen’s Birthday. Born 1775 she nonetheless is contemporary to us…. We often think of Christmas as commencing with the influence of Prince Albert, beloved husband of Britain’s Queen Victoria…but of course Christmas, the reason and the celebrations existed long before then. How did Jane Austen acknowledge Christmas in her accounts of the daily lives of her characters? Let’s look at a few… First up, Emma,...

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A Designing Woman: Gemma Bricknell

A Designing Woman: Gemma Bricknell

Posted by | Nov 23, 2013 | , , , , |

Today we are visiting Western Australia to meet with the very creative designer Gemma Bricknall.  Gemma hails from South Africa but has bought her considerable talents all the way to Australia  Gemma congratulations on your new mini range – what has inspired this?  Thank you! I have been working with private clients for a few years and have always wanted to create ranges that are completely my own in design and style, so I felt motivated to start by doing a manageable mini collection of a few pieces. The inspiration behind it is the ever timeless black and white...

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