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Don't leave home without....

24/8/2014

 
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Don't leave home without a few little gifts when leaving on an overseas trip. You never know when that occasion will pop up where you will want to give something you have made yourself (because those things are priceless), or some local speciality. I made these mini clutch bags before my recent trip to Paris and the north of Italy.  One side is leather and the other is a funky waffle weave that contains some silk.
I was delighted to meet a gorgeous actress  in Paris to whom I gave the pink suede one. The bronze metallic leather one went to a dear friend in Venice.


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101 sensible things to do in the organic kitchen garden now

19/8/2014

 
Fill in the rabbit hole that has miraculously appeared the same time as last year,
delight in the asparagus spears coming out of the ground and plant some more crowns,
enjoy harvesting broccolini,
marvel at the starburst broccoli flowers,
pull out lots of nasturtian seedlings
and share with friends,
be intoxicated by the scent of oregano on your hands as you pick it,
harvest bucket loads of parsley,
check on and reposition reine des glaces seedlings,
divide strawberry plants and replant
finally, festoon the raised bed with the net you took off when in a more optimistic state of mind.

How much is that doggy in the window?

12/8/2014

 
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Checking the pet rescue site for me is the equivalent to watching a good movie on the television - something I don't have much time for but that I love to do. I often wonder woefully if we will ever get a dog- it is hard when you live in an apartment most of the time and your country abode has fences that tribes of wallabies can get through with a hop and a skip and no problem whatsoever.
Apparently there is one dog to every seven people in Paris. Having been there recently, that is a statistic that I am happy to believe. They come in all shapes and sizes and are happy to meet you wherever you may be. The doggy in the window was in the Rue des Vinaigriers just around the corner from my apartment near the hip area that is the Canal St Martin. On the other side of the canal at the famous Hotel du Nord I couldn't help but drool over the excitable pup at the bar. Not far away, but in many ways worlds away, I came across the curiously proportioned bulldog wandering purposefully around the suitably sophisticated Places des Vosges. Oh Paris - I hope I get back to you soon!

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    When I am not busy sewing down at our island retreat, I love spending time in my organic edible garden or in the kitchen.
    This blog takes over from my previous one at: tizianaregina.tumblr.com

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