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29/09/2011
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Deb Balls, school and more…

by Bette_H, in category General

Around about 27 years ago, I had the pleasure of being a debutante and being presented to the then Bishop of Sandhurst Diocese, the late Bishop Noel Daly.  It was my 16th birthday, and I had the pleasure of having my Aunt and Uncle as well as my Grandma and Grandpa present. When I joined… Read More

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11/09/2011
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9/11

by Bette_H, in category Uncategorized

Ten years ago, I remember turning on the TV in the afternoon. We were living in The Netherlands then. The children were at school. As I was watching I saw a plane fly into a building, and like so many others that day, thought I was watching a movie. My dismay at such a movie… Read More

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28/08/2011
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Blog Hops

by Bette_H, in category General, Uncategorized

I love attending various blog hops, and this one always promises to be fun. So go along to the Adventures of J-Man and Millerbug and have a look at all the different blogs on display.  And while there, why don’t you add your own blog to the list.  If you have popped by for a… Read More

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24/08/2011
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Dreams

by Bette_H, in category Musings

Several weeks ago, I received the current “Where Women Create” magazine.  I love this particular magazine, and take my time to read it from cover to cover.  As I had 2 other publications that were ahead of this magazine in my reading pile (one being it’s sister publication ‘Artful Blogging‘), I planned to leave this… Read More

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21/08/2011
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A beautiful day in August

by Bette_H, in category out and about

Yesterday I received a message from my brother asking us to join his family at the Melbourne Zoo today.  Naturally I agreed, especially knowing that today was to be unseasonably warm.  We had a wonderful day with my brother, sister-in-law and nephew, with my daughters occasionally being asked to looked after their much younger cousin.… Read More

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20/08/2011
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Red Dog

by Bette_H, in category out and about

I had heard that this movie was fantastic, so last night I decided to go see it.  It is everything I had heard.  It is both hilarious and sad.  It islosely  based on the story of the Pilbara Red Dog, which roamed the Pilbara, making friends with everyone and belonging to no one, during the… Read More

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10/08/2011
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What a week!

by Bette_H, in category General

Do you ever look back over the past couple of weeks and wonder where the time went?  Or what exactly you did during that time?  Or why you feel so exhausted?  I did.  Only yesterday.  And was astounded at how much I had fit into the past 10 days. It all started with Blogopolis.  I… Read More

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03/08/2011
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Busy

by Bette_H, in category General

busy, busy.  My Year 12’s are about to sit their next SAC, so I am furiously trying to make sure I know the work they are covering (some of this I have not seen in over 25 years, other work I have never seen!)  We are looking at the mathematical aspect of contour maps at… Read More

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01/08/2011
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A pinch and a punch…

by Bette_H, in category Berthe Massiet, Cross Stitch, Dear Jane, General, Patchwork and Quilting, Sewing Basket, Stitcheries, The Needlework Boutique

on the first of the month.  Well, not really, but it sounds a lot better than August Goals, don’t you think? In August I am planning to: complete Shepherd’s Bush ‘Sophie’s Roses’ complete one row of alphabet on Berthe Massiet (Reflet du Soie) stitch on Blackbird Designs Anniversaries of the Heart complete the embroidery of… Read More

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20/02/2010
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Layout Meadowbrook Blog Kit

by Bette_H, in category Hello

        This post layout and divider images come with the premade Meadowbrook Blog Kit. Get it for just $25 to complete the look of your blog.

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