tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85332018105360397412024-03-13T06:51:11.277-07:00Apple Cottage DesignsVal - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-20057013762307424812011-04-04T16:11:00.000-07:002011-04-04T16:11:37.824-07:00JOSEPH<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxLjJTg9uNFWn3V9WH5OsMWgzg1CiTqyfGpnTEajcfR4RAzhwlSTNXaPg9t3mEKjslIliK0ZZEEoiMmnUk-UKsoZvfCMqcYsV4b0HgZuYdZ_bvQKk5Ozwgbz3iuAiC2NESkmxJSVcDA9g/s1600/joseph1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxLjJTg9uNFWn3V9WH5OsMWgzg1CiTqyfGpnTEajcfR4RAzhwlSTNXaPg9t3mEKjslIliK0ZZEEoiMmnUk-UKsoZvfCMqcYsV4b0HgZuYdZ_bvQKk5Ozwgbz3iuAiC2NESkmxJSVcDA9g/s320/joseph1.jpg" width="320" /></span></span></i></a></div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Introducing Joseph. He's the newest member of our family and so named because he was born on Christmas Day. He's pretty cute, always smoochy, quite playful and often naughty. I'm not sure why we needed a cat, but now that he's here he's been able to quite successfully wangle his way into our hearts and we love him to bits.</span></span></i></div>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-72573820420656697082011-03-27T17:25:00.000-07:002011-03-27T17:25:00.302-07:00SOFT GREENS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXBJCQETcyFaFjA2ABr554_9VWJeVG1xJEqa6CyN59QXCMrDtKSDd5TKsLBE8SCCJfweiJUChBsWXqvV9fFR7JuEVSVbQ7M3whOUmRKXpUlxRmu-8WgJ4V83m4gwoHJOU27FYXYW8k5h9/s1600/ragrug94.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXBJCQETcyFaFjA2ABr554_9VWJeVG1xJEqa6CyN59QXCMrDtKSDd5TKsLBE8SCCJfweiJUChBsWXqvV9fFR7JuEVSVbQ7M3whOUmRKXpUlxRmu-8WgJ4V83m4gwoHJOU27FYXYW8k5h9/s320/ragrug94.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Another <a href="http://www.applecottagedesigns.com.au/?mi=Homewares&origin=Rag+Rugs&page_num=&product_id=">rag rug</a> in lovely soft greens that I will find hard to part with. I'm on a roll now that the weather has cooled off a little.</i></span></span>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-7040809473428681052011-03-22T22:51:00.000-07:002011-03-22T22:51:19.402-07:00NEW PATTERNS FROM RIVENDALE<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Some lovely new patterns from The Riverndale Collection by Sally Giblin arrived today</i></span></div><br />
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I really like this one.</span></span></i>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-1717394670352548472011-03-09T12:29:00.000-08:002011-03-09T12:29:13.061-08:00PALE BLUE RAG RUG<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaJXGPwb6cnZQjMvY_DYInS3R_78Roh0NwSXtg33Ofn3mDv1Y-AUQEqKdpTSApPZfEA2pY2_MkqvgmYdYDRe28JboRKosiLVbKJguks46axLjogGrR_fS4vrqWANrB_sEVfMSwpwvJmxo/s1600/ragrug92.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaJXGPwb6cnZQjMvY_DYInS3R_78Roh0NwSXtg33Ofn3mDv1Y-AUQEqKdpTSApPZfEA2pY2_MkqvgmYdYDRe28JboRKosiLVbKJguks46axLjogGrR_fS4vrqWANrB_sEVfMSwpwvJmxo/s320/ragrug92.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>We're still picking flowers every day, but thankfully the weather has cooled off a little and it's now so much more pleasant to be outdoors. Since I had a huge stock pile of rag balls already made up, I've been able to sit and do a little rag rugging in the evenings. This </i></span></span><a href="http://www.applecottagedesigns.com.au/?mi=Homewares&origin=Rag+Rugs&page_num=&product_id="><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>pale blue</i></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i> one is the latest edition.</i></span></span></div>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-17721587225859119662011-02-19T17:45:00.000-08:002011-02-19T17:45:27.083-08:00FLOWERS<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>My life has been taken up with picking proteas these last few weeks. Beautiful as they are I'm beginning to see them as just plain hard work rather than the beautiful blooms that they are. Why is it that outdoor work always seems to happen in the heat. I wish I could organise for them to bloom in the cooler months. I'm sunburned, hot, dirty and exhausted and I think the only crafty thing about them is what the florists do with them long after we've put them on a truck to the southern states. Never mind, I'm sure if we keep plodding along we will finally get to the end and we'll be proud of what we've achieved.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>I managed to sneak a few photos the other day when my "boss" didn't notice that I'd slacked off a little.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGme7B4G9ljP1FvHnqUSh93WfaWIPu9SLHu9YZ-JnS_y-pz25y8wWOqMvjAsyM5ftxz9sOw2qyiEx8PAaok_VhngdvZJUHJBdgnaNdKopmeF0nwkAo0AsrsdG0yL0iGF_aPYxNefAHDgls/s1600/offthebush.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGme7B4G9ljP1FvHnqUSh93WfaWIPu9SLHu9YZ-JnS_y-pz25y8wWOqMvjAsyM5ftxz9sOw2qyiEx8PAaok_VhngdvZJUHJBdgnaNdKopmeF0nwkAo0AsrsdG0yL0iGF_aPYxNefAHDgls/s320/offthebush.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>First we have to cut them off the bushes. 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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now that's about the story of my life right now and will be more of the same for a few more weeks.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have to tell you though, that the house is all painted and FINISHED. YAY!!! I had to cheat just a little and get help for the high walls at the back where I wasn't game to go. I have to paint the fence yet, but at least it's ground level. Will get some photos when it's done. </span></span></i>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-37169785247899714442011-01-25T12:09:00.000-08:002011-01-25T12:09:31.236-08:00CELEBRATE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL9WotnzBE22yV-Hp-V8kRX8ojlOl1DhANoYmY7zYA-lEAQ42jSXfDZzATzvEU1qzMaJwgefaUAL8cYG2ETQFRNUy0IEnjrIpc-8KVoF3Vl9s-l0fg3nqXu_PFckKYY6Yr473hJbvPSPl/s1600/Unknown.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL9WotnzBE22yV-Hp-V8kRX8ojlOl1DhANoYmY7zYA-lEAQ42jSXfDZzATzvEU1qzMaJwgefaUAL8cYG2ETQFRNUy0IEnjrIpc-8KVoF3Vl9s-l0fg3nqXu_PFckKYY6Yr473hJbvPSPl/s1600/Unknown.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Have a great Australia Day</span></i></span></div>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-81472589358332168942011-01-23T23:04:00.000-08:002011-01-24T00:26:04.541-08:00LIBRARY BAG PROJECT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEkSGx2_6Ii40BfQIUD1Cpiys4V1C_ir6_4zxaVRlgIYoxNKVpz8ckdbRgw1KXJqOzBLHX8dS6AsSR_2-NExj8j4qwuiiX7jkRHGjhZQD6FImsj5eoSfEWhavGj1cljaqHqk17dv659c2/s1600/homespuncover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEkSGx2_6Ii40BfQIUD1Cpiys4V1C_ir6_4zxaVRlgIYoxNKVpz8ckdbRgw1KXJqOzBLHX8dS6AsSR_2-NExj8j4qwuiiX7jkRHGjhZQD6FImsj5eoSfEWhavGj1cljaqHqk17dv659c2/s320/homespuncover.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sam's Library Bag Project complete with wise old owl is featured in this edition of Homespun. It was released during the huge rain event a few weeks ago just prior to the serious flooding we experienced, so I expect that many subscribers had more important issues on their mind at the time. Our school year started in Queensland today so while it might be a little late to get started on that Library Bag to catch the start of the year, I really think that Library Bags are not just for kids. I would love one of these bags to carry my own library books or even as storage for any magazine I'm currently reading. </span></span></i></div>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-90274766286717557412011-01-20T17:53:00.000-08:002011-01-20T17:53:37.646-08:00GETTING BACK TO NORMAL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RCseNCp3fQItxy_ZNIiGSpjV0sVvSygL7RW7gaGtJpFXDEH-DPa8_hpdsw4QYH0NjU-2wPNeXQUbPAkQ03UHR4iMIYjlrWCZKfynYh0li3mx-BpDCHruhNk5arRxxZzwoMwDANMA_bo3/s1600/ragrugstart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RCseNCp3fQItxy_ZNIiGSpjV0sVvSygL7RW7gaGtJpFXDEH-DPa8_hpdsw4QYH0NjU-2wPNeXQUbPAkQ03UHR4iMIYjlrWCZKfynYh0li3mx-BpDCHruhNk5arRxxZzwoMwDANMA_bo3/s320/ragrugstart.jpg" width="320" /></span></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i> know I'm not alone when I struggle doing "normal" stuff with all the flood devastation happening all around the state. We all long for some normality again in our lives but I know that it will be a long time before many flood affected people feel any sense of getting back to normal. The amazing stories we're hearing of survival with a happy outcome and the sad stories we're hearing of loss and grief will continue and in an effort for everyone to eventually recover they need to be told over and over.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>The storms hovering around this last week and the sound of yet more rain on our roof is putting us all on edge. It makes me wonder if drought is not so bad after all, but of course the balance somewhere in the middle is where we would all choose to be.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>My effort to get back to normal this week involved another rag rug. This one has a red theme. It's a little bigger now than it was when I took this photo, but it's not quite done yet. I think I'm liking the brighter colours I've been using lately. Could well have something to do with the gloom we see every time the TV is turned on. There's cricket on again today and that usually means I get a few more rows finished. Unfortunately there's been a little gloom there too this summer, but we're not talking too much about that at the moment.</i></span></span></div>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-91250095335991571512011-01-11T21:02:00.000-08:002011-01-11T21:02:02.718-08:00FLASH FLOODING<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTGF6pCrktAilcz4oWbX_Vq5UL8B13vbVzEYAdEU33uOo7ZBA9Cy6yWCKXQWdhwL3mKjKq9BeSx4QdYLcrhcruk2lBrPfAlXagH4GBWn7NxmegwtisADXnpjlysWK-4ZHQgj4KxQgF-H8/s1600/image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTGF6pCrktAilcz4oWbX_Vq5UL8B13vbVzEYAdEU33uOo7ZBA9Cy6yWCKXQWdhwL3mKjKq9BeSx4QdYLcrhcruk2lBrPfAlXagH4GBWn7NxmegwtisADXnpjlysWK-4ZHQgj4KxQgF-H8/s400/image.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Down town Toowoomba on Monday 10th January looked like this. Yes, there are streets under all that water and I drove along that street 5 minutes before this happened. One of those submerged cars you see there would have been mine had I been there just a few minutes later. There is no way I can understand why I was spared and the owners of these cars weren't, but I do know it was scary and I do know that I am forever grateful that for some reason I left before the flash flood hit.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Queensland is still in heaps of trouble. We own a property with the crops severely damaged, but my family members are safe. The hundreds of people who have suffered grief and loss are in our hearts and prayers right now. There are communities that are devastated. People have not only lost their homes and their possessions but loved ones. I cannot imagine what it is like for those who have loved ones still missing in flood waters. The heartbreak is enormous and the amount of damage is incomprehensible. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Brisbane's turn is next with record flood heights predicted for the next few days. There are already homes under water with many more to be completely submerged. Queensland needs serious prayers right now. Thankyou to all my blogging friends for your concern.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-55185071887096249212011-01-07T16:52:00.000-08:002011-01-07T16:52:33.423-08:00FABRIC BASKET<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqAtJUyVxMp8qvaCqRxVCEeBKp_-EkMg_invwC0QawMgiICadVVZNVHahIKwFz2OW5hq1Vju4QIZYCD736ZGhwOo7GZ5Sa-aMrsIdgr_uJ4g8jxo8CVVMzfDOxcztj-UKsX_03qPb30ml/s1600/fabricbasket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqAtJUyVxMp8qvaCqRxVCEeBKp_-EkMg_invwC0QawMgiICadVVZNVHahIKwFz2OW5hq1Vju4QIZYCD736ZGhwOo7GZ5Sa-aMrsIdgr_uJ4g8jxo8CVVMzfDOxcztj-UKsX_03qPb30ml/s320/fabricbasket.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Another day of torrential rain here at my place yesterday definitely meant I was destined to be indoors, so I decided it was time to explore my latest fascination with fabric baskets. Like my rag rugs, there was a surprise element between the original fabric and the way it looked at the end of the project. I was pleasantly surprised by my first attempt and I had this cute little basket to show for it.</i></span></span> <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's basically clothesline wrapped in fabric and then zig zagged together. So Woolies, here I come to get another 15m of clothesline to see what I can produce today.</span></span></i></div>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-8635808292502688792011-01-04T20:13:00.000-08:002011-01-04T20:13:43.219-08:00CUTTING STRIPS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31sQKjLS0_qHnU4QWAzzGPMeDdWuLPJ4EypqeDu8haFUYZepTeYAFs9TAL9Et0TpXQLQngUAb_WJGUh4tPgoFpcny1tcW2fAn25fcJC460F14CYF1zKljpS6mE2PXvlerlSQXN6k6BJN2/s1600/cuttingup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31sQKjLS0_qHnU4QWAzzGPMeDdWuLPJ4EypqeDu8haFUYZepTeYAFs9TAL9Et0TpXQLQngUAb_WJGUh4tPgoFpcny1tcW2fAn25fcJC460F14CYF1zKljpS6mE2PXvlerlSQXN6k6BJN2/s320/cuttingup.jpg" width="320" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">t feel like the tropics here today with high humidity and showers. If you look closely you can just see my huge basket full of rag balls but none of them seem right for me today so I'm back to cutting strips. Think we need something a little bit more colourful. The cricket is on TV and it's just about as depressing as the weather. Remember when our cricket team was just about invincible? Not any more.</span></i></span>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-68069963324671937102011-01-03T22:50:00.000-08:002011-01-03T22:50:17.783-08:00LIME GREEN THEME<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsBkqQFrlLaME6YxRRny3rxecenFhfRzvh_LAmYi6LxNVzcODn7wIbK0FNIxeB-b4dxVp98GOdM3HYxXLOmm_axLP-FoNfJ1bDqsZR1o1e8wIDhqsfrjDDnSwDOCKusPREEguK9Wke09R/s1600/ragrug89.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsBkqQFrlLaME6YxRRny3rxecenFhfRzvh_LAmYi6LxNVzcODn7wIbK0FNIxeB-b4dxVp98GOdM3HYxXLOmm_axLP-FoNfJ1bDqsZR1o1e8wIDhqsfrjDDnSwDOCKusPREEguK9Wke09R/s320/ragrug89.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Can I please, please, I promise my paws are clean.</i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>No sorry Dermott, this one is not yours.</i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>He's a huge fan of my rag rugs. He would do almost anything to get to sleep on one.</i></span></span><br />
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</div>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-53498030035237066062010-12-29T21:34:00.000-08:002010-12-30T00:11:35.963-08:00FLOOD DISASTER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KWMZeMJHcRVzfLtUo7OgukKJomsHQ_-9vIaq46FN22JmYMCWXHLuMV0s2AHzPuKfPOg14bdJG_5bBptivVJ63cqiO5f1X2_xzBt__k-h25XXNmXX78j03vJPD5JLeBK_3_Sh7wHqelpj/s1600/farmflood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KWMZeMJHcRVzfLtUo7OgukKJomsHQ_-9vIaq46FN22JmYMCWXHLuMV0s2AHzPuKfPOg14bdJG_5bBptivVJ63cqiO5f1X2_xzBt__k-h25XXNmXX78j03vJPD5JLeBK_3_Sh7wHqelpj/s320/farmflood.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's been a wet soggy Christmas here in Queensland. We lived for many years in this farm house and in our memory the Condamine River has never before been so high. The water needed to rise only another 2" or so before it would have come right into the house, but thankfully it stopped rising just in time. You can see some of our cotton crop, and while cotton doesn't mind good soaking rain it really doesn't like having it's feet quite this wet.</span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Some of the neighbouring homes weren't quite so lucky and the SES were kept busy with evacuations.</i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The waiting game to see just how much of our cotton has survived not only the water logging, but many days of cool and cloudy weather is about to begin. The season which looked so promising a month ago has deteriorated rapidly.</span></i></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnaoqvSqQCxVjT48ZFnV3YSI5rwBku5AaNTUan390-RbxnTnr9f6OoUWNLeXVN-TBetUW5H-cAq7p6au79EenPoIFUSuMd2VNGfNmB2d1YgcLfTuIPpYAwlyMx7uUmALLPkrmy276KDwd/s1600/ragrug88.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnaoqvSqQCxVjT48ZFnV3YSI5rwBku5AaNTUan390-RbxnTnr9f6OoUWNLeXVN-TBetUW5H-cAq7p6au79EenPoIFUSuMd2VNGfNmB2d1YgcLfTuIPpYAwlyMx7uUmALLPkrmy276KDwd/s320/ragrug88.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-13686745056246098112010-11-06T23:28:00.000-07:002010-11-06T23:28:12.900-07:00AUSTRALIAN HOME JOURNAL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYM1OpGn7uygRiu-TbC9NIGm4lrvLMktMm32JFMIC0BM4iCQAsOo3d5E4QcSaSGwyYr-BZQdp0TrOCACjh8fpoCdHjO7aSKuPFDsJNXtCF9QN74PEjFAmd3_f_I22BdWCN0kgfyB4UO-p/s1600/homejournal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYM1OpGn7uygRiu-TbC9NIGm4lrvLMktMm32JFMIC0BM4iCQAsOo3d5E4QcSaSGwyYr-BZQdp0TrOCACjh8fpoCdHjO7aSKuPFDsJNXtCF9QN74PEjFAmd3_f_I22BdWCN0kgfyB4UO-p/s320/homejournal.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I remember my mum had a drawer full of Australian Home Journals when I was a kid and she'd get them out from time to time and go through them to see what she could make. The other day my friend Janet from </span></span></i><a href="http://www.gottabeecountry.com.au/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Gottabee Country</span></span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> at Abbie Lane in Highfields gave me this one from August 1950. Janet had rescued it from her MIL's possessions after cleaning out some of her things. What a treasure and many thanks to Janet. By the way if you're unable to get to Highfields to visit Gottabee Country (my absolutely favourite shop) click on the link and take a visit through their online store.</span></span></i></div>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-2354184467292049612010-10-29T20:04:00.000-07:002010-10-29T20:04:27.874-07:00CHOCOLATE CAKE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vXc9HZs_e8AtE3uQnRvSdIYale_DeN56qF7e4_9so6W1YJ6RtHZgIjXGjxW18bfVxea5I84tJkHZiGe3glvbL_wOffmSuOOXBDw2hetuCt7VrNLKusZOd-vhCbhO7mdQLd-65QY9ELoz/s1600/chocolatecake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vXc9HZs_e8AtE3uQnRvSdIYale_DeN56qF7e4_9so6W1YJ6RtHZgIjXGjxW18bfVxea5I84tJkHZiGe3glvbL_wOffmSuOOXBDw2hetuCt7VrNLKusZOd-vhCbhO7mdQLd-65QY9ELoz/s320/chocolatecake.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>You've got to try this chocolate cake recipe. You'll find it </i></span></span><a href="http://the-backshed.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>here</i></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i> on Jackie's blog. She's from The Back Shed and when I saw her recipe there I thought I'd try it. I'm seriously embarrassed to tell you how much of that cake just two of us ate in one day and even on the next day it still tastes as fresh and delicious as when it first came out of my oven. It's just as easy as any packet cake and twice as yum. Thankyou Jackie.</i></span></span>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-69381391493261718862010-10-10T18:05:00.000-07:002010-10-10T18:05:17.559-07:00LITTLE PRINCESS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbBgi1LmxnuPEQ1VHZyQeguUZ24iGWt7CuYVingCqe4u11wgC-1IF0h9HjhG7NsAkM9hm8AsGopO7ElNpRj_zFiean7JCwLMBMuXLYF0QzOvQEKDwuzILfi9bCE1yngbdOYyMMbCb3dYc/s1600/littleprincess.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbBgi1LmxnuPEQ1VHZyQeguUZ24iGWt7CuYVingCqe4u11wgC-1IF0h9HjhG7NsAkM9hm8AsGopO7ElNpRj_zFiean7JCwLMBMuXLYF0QzOvQEKDwuzILfi9bCE1yngbdOYyMMbCb3dYc/s320/littleprincess.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">"</span></span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Little Princess" one of Sally Giblin's patterns. She's from The Rivendale Collection and she has gorgeous designs which incorporate the cutest stitcheries. I have quite a selection of her patterns which you can check out</i></span></span><a href="http://www.applecottagedesigns.com.au/?mi=Patterns&origin=&page_num=&product_id="><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i> here</i></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>, but I'll be offering this bag as a kit at the upcoming Christmas In The Country Craft Show at Gatton early next month. After that I'll put it on my website. At $10.00 each, her patterns are really good value.</i></span></span>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-45569723934388348292010-09-20T00:26:00.000-07:002010-09-20T00:26:25.864-07:00ROLLING PINS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrJxUbj2YLayNCZbyMcyDDZeZWVaug00j-szA9sc8X5HegusYxcC9BUHDIxGT5w6LO_LW8PCqoTK11PYwGC-ObTPttSJ-qnjy3REWJWQ9uLDMO1DmgMTWnucavZ3QePZE8842S2shZX_E/s1600/rollingpin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrJxUbj2YLayNCZbyMcyDDZeZWVaug00j-szA9sc8X5HegusYxcC9BUHDIxGT5w6LO_LW8PCqoTK11PYwGC-ObTPttSJ-qnjy3REWJWQ9uLDMO1DmgMTWnucavZ3QePZE8842S2shZX_E/s320/rollingpin.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>You know a function has been well organised and planned to perfection when it all appears to run smoothly and everybody is happy and friendly and it all looks too easy. That is how Spring Into The Country at Geham was over the week end. The girls did an amazing job and it was an excellent market. I loved being there and being part of it and meeting and talking to people who have similar interests. Even the rain held off for us - well it did until it was time to pack up! But it wouldn't have mattered as that is why undercover markets have so much to offer.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>I was ecstatic to find some old rolling pins there and this was my "big" purchase for the weekend (we won't talk about the fudge). I already had a few, so only 2 of these are my new ones. The ones I love most are the ones with the green and red handles. Gorgeous aren't they, and how she could part with them for just $5.00 is a mystery to me. Thankyou Sharon if you happen to read this. They will be well loved in my home.</i></span></span></div>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-77929446598501845932010-09-06T16:18:00.000-07:002010-09-06T16:18:07.899-07:00BED TIME ON MY DRESSER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fmPkoyUo_VD1c646mtKb_slk1O7_dSkplEYW_SXL4x3A1d-nf8AizX_kX78aisNO0pUmEIi2HO9yTqzqJipxBGmYBHqGjlpB-jCv5acrcUK0VLL00bsZ1-40kvAbFVelLJJlEBNfR1Ee/s1600/bedtime.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fmPkoyUo_VD1c646mtKb_slk1O7_dSkplEYW_SXL4x3A1d-nf8AizX_kX78aisNO0pUmEIi2HO9yTqzqJipxBGmYBHqGjlpB-jCv5acrcUK0VLL00bsZ1-40kvAbFVelLJJlEBNfR1Ee/s400/bedtime.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One of the joys of having little people coming to visit on a regular basis is finding little surprises like this after they have gone home. I'm not sure why this little floppy eared dog is such a favourite, but it made me smile when I found him so carefully put to bed on the shelf of the dresser that decorates our hallway entrance. The doiley that's being used as his doona is one of the nice things my mother in law hand embroidered and gave me a very long time ago. A perfectly good use for it don't you think?</span></i></span></div>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-85855896283580945462010-09-02T19:32:00.000-07:002010-09-02T19:32:39.916-07:00LOOK WHAT I FOUND AT LINCRAFT<div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Much as I love the "men" in my life, I get very upset when my tools disappear on a regular basis. But today I realised there is a solution and I think it might just work. I don't have a problem with my sewing tape measure which is regarded as second class by all but me, but I do have a problem with the other type of tape measure which you buy at the hardware shop. I use that type too, as we do quite a lot of house renovating, so I'm always measuring something or other. That's where Lincraft comes in. Do you think he'll be "brave" enough to claim this one for himself?</span></span></i></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lincraft have a variety of tools - all very pretty and girly. So I may just have just have to pay them another visit and expand my range. (I'm sure you'll find them places other than Lincraft, but I just happened to find them there)</span></span></i></div>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533201810536039741.post-59266058324329734822010-08-24T18:39:00.000-07:002010-08-24T18:39:25.425-07:00SELINAS DATE CAKE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfcWj4AShKvhFTmnJFsQ0timVVuMSuBkdd5aXw0BND0NacYgCz7P5-yoktJfz7v562880HH4ZAC3zrT4qyqVEIbZpcXfHs4WDTxyViOx2jQ0_ZxRQICOhgZ-P8FYrbslSkkVL_U9E7obG/s1600/selinasdatecake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfcWj4AShKvhFTmnJFsQ0timVVuMSuBkdd5aXw0BND0NacYgCz7P5-yoktJfz7v562880HH4ZAC3zrT4qyqVEIbZpcXfHs4WDTxyViOx2jQ0_ZxRQICOhgZ-P8FYrbslSkkVL_U9E7obG/s320/selinasdatecake.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">There's a bit of a fresh breeze at my place this morning which means everyone seems to be looking for something delicious and warm to have with coffee. If you go on over to </span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://selinasvintage.blogspot.com/">Selinas Vintage Blog</a> (just a couple of posts back) and try out her recipe for Date Cake, you'll find the perfect complement to your morning cuppa. It is disappearing very quickly at my place and already I've been asked for the recipe. I must say I think the lashings of butter that she recommends are decidedly wicked, but seriously scrumptious.</span></i></span>Val - Apple Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234143171824614858noreply@blogger.com1