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Did you miss me?  I fell of the Blogtoberfest wagon.  But I have a very good excuse that I am certain half of the crafty readers that I know will be jealous of.

I escaped to the country (well I live in the country, just a different area of it) and went here.  Met up with seven other crafty friends and had a fantastic weekend.

 A photo snapped on Sunday afternoon. We are missing one and her cute little helper

I'll be back later to tell you all about it.  But now I have to go and unpack my car.

1/52

I came across a new to me weekly blog post a few weeks ago.  A portrait of your child/ren once a week, every week for a year.  By the end you have 52 photos of your little ones to look back on and cherish.

I've decided to join in on the fun.  I have not nearly taken enough photos of my little ones this year and as they growing at lightning speed I really should capture them more.

Amelia:  A quick snap taken before school.  You were meant to be brushing your hair, instead I find you playing with your little gnome fairies.  

Baden: On the run in the backyard, enjoying the first few days of daylight savings. 

My Creative Space Day #11

I have cast on the first of the Christmas gifts.

It feels good to have something in progress for the silly season.  I always have huge plans of making most of our gifts but then get busy with packing or heading away for Christmas.

This year we are staying put and I can not wait.  I'm looking forward to decorating the house and opening presents under the tree.

 

Are you making gifts for Christmas?  For more crafty happenings make sure you pop over and check out this extensive list.
And if you are stopping by from Blogtoberfest.  Please do leave a message so I can pop by and say hi back.  Ihave had so many visits this week and only a handful of comments, please don't be shy (I have even turned off word verification for you)

Pulling out the DSLR #10

We are so lucky to live where we do.  Just a hop, skip and a jump from our front door we find ourselves in the bush and will often find a Kangaroo and if we are lucky an Emu too.

  This cute spot was created by another set of friends here. What a great place to hide.

 A few friends gathered on the first day of daylight savings to snap a few photos together and bounce ideas off of each other.  Julie (our local children's and family photographer who is on her way to Darwin at the end of the year, so if you are in need of a family photographer (she is also registed as an OpLOVE photographer) make sure you keep her in mind) shared some of her tricks with us.

  I have been so slack with taking photos of the kids this year and was nice to grab the DSLR and my 50mm lens and play around with the manual settings.

 

In the Garden #9

I thought that I would share with you my little herb garden.  Some of you may remember the herb garden  I built when we moved in.

I collected all the odd bricks, broken pots and rocks that I could find and went to work.  I am so pleased how it turned out and pleased to report that most of my herbs survived the winter and the frost.

The only herbs that lost were the lemon grass, chilli and basil. (but then they are all warmth loving herbs and plants)  I'm thrilled that the strawberries are already flowering. The thyme has also gone to flower and is bringing in the bee's to work their magic.

Term 4 : Day#8

We have returned to school for the final term this year. 

We enjoyed our Spring break and were nowhere near ready to send Amelia back to school. It was clear to all when I managed to not fill out her reader book or remember that she would need glasses for the day.  I hope your little one's first day back went smoother then ours (all I can say is we are lucky we live so close to school)

I did however send her off in a new vest.  The weather should be warming up by now.  We have however had another cool snap.  I for one am looking forward to Summer, I'm hoping that it makes an appearance before Santa arrives.

Pattern: Explorer Vest by Julie Gilliver
Yarn: Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury in 8ply Junior Navy
Ravelled

There is plenty of growth room to see us through till next year and I will have another on the needles soon in preparation for the little man of the house who is growing up far too quickly and will head off to Prep next year.

I might see if I can manage a few sewing things this week.  It is Kids Clothes Week Challenge this week. I always have grand plans of joining in. Hopefully with a weekend away at Craft Retreat I might just have a chance to get a few things done.

Sunday Snippets Day#7

Off of my iPhone from the week that has just past. I'll let the pictures tell the story.

Joining in with {tinniegirl}'s Sunday Snippets.