My 100th post...

I am sitting here, home alone. 'A' is still a work, catching up, B15 has gone to Melbourne with her friend and won't be back until Monday after school and as you know, K18 is in Adelaide. Talk about empty nesters! I have ironed everything in sight, dinner is planned and I have watched "An Affair To Remember" with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr.

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So I am sitting here witha cup of peppermint tea, uploading these photos which are taking forever.

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The peppermint tea may give way to a glass of wine shortly....

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This is a piece of cross stitch that I started quite a while ago - it will be really pretty when I finish it. When.... (?)
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I am doing it on 18 count ivory aida cloth. I love the patchwork hearts.
It's funny how I can't machine sew to save my life but I can tackle the hardest, intricate cross stitch pattern with ease.

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I did this one back in 1990 while I was pregnant with K18.
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...and this was was for Kirby in 1993
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The detail and colours are amazing - I really enjoyed the challenge of this one.

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Anyway, that's my 100th post, can't believe I've been blogging since August 08.

I have 'met' some wonderful people through blogland - there is always something of interest

to 'waste' my time. Also some very good advice and information and fun and friendship.

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K18's first week in the city has been eventful - the traffic is a little daunting and the buses don't always pull up when they should. We nearly had a meltdown yesterday! Classes start this coming week so I hope things will settle down and she can establish a routine to suit herself. So far she is cooking her own meals, she has just mastered a front loader washing machine and done her first load of washing and tonight she will go out with some friends from school who are in town.

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Have a restful weekend, I am....

Cheers - Joolz