As regular readers will be aware, this extended sojourn in France is only possible because we are undertaking two home exchanges (see Home Exchange FAQs). Once again, it is proving to be a very agreeable way of travelling with all the comforts of home and without the expense and confinement of other accomodation options. This […]
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A little R&R
As regular readers to this blog will know, during the winter months it is not unusual for me to see whales traverse the bay from headland to headland as they make their way to warmer climes. However, yesterday was extra special as a family of whales stopped into Copacabana for several hours rest and relaxation […]
SHINE! Twelve by Twelve Illumination Quilts
As I update the Twelve by Twelve Collaborative Art Quilt Project website, I am once again astounded at how our independently created works combine to make such a cohesive overall collaborative mosaic. See for yourself: In this case, the mosaic is unified by a palette of gold, blue and black with red highlights. Even the […]
Glimmer of Light
After being locked out for almost 24 hours by an over-zealous spam prevention robot, the Twelve by Twelve blog is back up and illumination-themed quilts will start to appear very soon. As I selected the theme, I am especially excited to see the results. Here is a glimpse of my contribution to the collaborative quilt […]
Plunged into Darkness
Arghh…it is just hours until the Twelve by Twelve Collaborative Art Quilt Project is due to reveal their illumination-themed quilts and Blogger has plunged us into darkness. Our wonderful blog has been identified by Blogger robots as a potential spam blog and is LOCKED so that we cannot publish any new posts! On behalf of […]
Light at the end of the tunnel
I’ve finished my illumination quilt so the countdown begins for the Twelve by Twelve “reveal” on 1 August (California time). I can’t show you the quilt but I can report that it features lots of hand stitching with this thread: I have a penchant for variagated quilting threads and King Tut by Superior Threads is […]