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  • Knitting and me: Origins

    Art & CraftJanuary 29, 2018January 30, 2018 Jacquie

    One of my strongest memories of my nanna is her knitting. She was very good and made many a jumper, cardigan, and beanie for my sister and me when we…

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  • Ch-ch-ch-changes

    Who KnowsJanuary 5, 2018January 5, 2018 Jacquie

    If this interaction was face-to-face, I would be sidling awkwardly into the room, avoiding eye contact and mumbling incoherently in greeting.

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    Saturday morning

    Brain to PageFebruary 18, 2017January 29, 2018 Jacquie

    This morning, I went outside to check on the strawberries. Five or six ready for picking, a few needing more sun before they become ruby red. I sat down on…

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Jacquie

Jacquie

I'm a homebody who loves nothing more than curling up with a blanket, a book, and a cuppa (preferably with some bed socks too). When I eventually leave the house, you'll probably catch me op shopping, tending to my cacti collection, or singing along to the Mary Poppins soundtrack in the car.

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  • Ah knitting. AKA practically conjuring up actual items of clothing and blankets and such from thin air. What a strange and wonderful practice you are. I am pleased to report that, for whatever reason, I have been able to "get" knitting this time round. This makes me very happy mostly because knitting holds a sentimental value for me, but also because I'm glad to have something to do that occupies my hands (and my entire brain at the moment) when I'm feeling anxious and fidgety. It also requires very little movement so is completely acceptable to do even though it is stinking hot in Melbourne right now and I don't feel like having any piece of clothing I may be making touch my skin for at least the next 500 years. Winner! More about my knitting adventure on the #handandhome blog (link-a-doodle in bio).
  • What ho! A new post up on my recently renamed blog?? That's right folks, I've actually written something. It's just a small post, to update anyone who might still be interested in what I've got planned for my corner of the Interwebs. The link-a-doodle is in my bio if you want to have a read.
  • Cosying up in my latest op shop jumper with a book and a cuppa while it's windy and gloomy outside...that's more my style. I'm reading The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith/J. K. Rowling for the second time and loving it. I hardly ever re-read books so you know this is a good 'un! How are you spending your Saturday?
  • On Wednesday night I wrote a letter to a good friend who lives interstate. It was only really meant to be a quick update but once I started I found I couldn't stop and words just came spilling out. It felt a little strange to share things in this way - kind of one-sided, like I was sharing all of this stuff with her but not getting any immediate reaction back. I found I had to think carefully about how I wanted to word certain sentences to make sure they conveyed exactly what I wanted. That slowing down and consideration and care felt at odds with what I've grown accustomed to - the quick, sometimes thoughtless messaging with instant responses. I think I quite like this letter-writing caper, even though my hand ached after the fourth page.
  • I've only been at this retreat in Daylesford for approximately one hour but I can already feel the tension and stress leaving me.
  • I'm woefully behind in my @frankiemagazine reading but I'm slowly catching up! This edition matches beautifully with this delicious gingerbread cookie from @sweetmickie that came in my @thisiscottons starter park today. I'm by no means a starter πŸ™„ but was still excited to get my mitts on a box of different goodies to try out from my favourite monthly menstrual pals 😊 Highly recommend!
Not pictured: matching baby pink bed socks.
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Jacquie's books

The Hate Race
The Hate Race
by Maxine Beneba Clarke
Fight Like A Girl
Fight Like A Girl
by Clementine Ford
Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape
Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape
by Peggy Orenstein
Get Your Sh*t Together: How to stop worrying about what you should do so you can finish what you need to do and start doing what you want to do
Get Your Sh*t Together: How to stop worrying about what you should do so you can finish what you need to do and start doing what you want to do
by Sarah Knight

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