tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176361162024-03-13T14:26:42.501+10:00kurliskottageOnce again this remains my third "active" blog, which will be used to blog my journey through CQJP2014
For the un- initiated, read
Crazy Quilting Journal Project 2014.Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-30622343561677222732014-02-10T12:09:00.002+10:002014-02-10T12:09:45.868+10:00CQJP 2014 January reportTwenty four hours remain to complete the first block of the 2014 Crazy Quilting Journal Project, and I am sure I will not meet my deadline!
(Not an auspicious start to a new project, I’m afraid)
Please note that this "report" was actually blogged on another of my blogs on January 30th but I am endeavouring to keep all my CQJP2014 together....WHEN I can master adding badges to my side bars, all will be "cool"
I was aware that I would be facing a steep (learning) curve as I attempt to improve my hand work proficiency after so long away from CQ, but I admit that I haven’t been as dedicated to the task as I should be.DSC02659
It has been so long since I have done any silk ribbon embroidery, and I find that I have needed to to dye some ribbons in order to work on the block, and of course that eroded my stitching time as I rediscovered my dyes
Just before Christmas I invested in a set of SharonB’s plastic CQ templates!
Such fun!
Now I can have “balanced” shapes to stitch for my seam treatments.
There are four pieces in the set, and the combinations are limited only by the stitcher’s imagination!
These nifty aids will surely feature in all my blocks……and, hopefully I will get myself organised to include a photograph of the stencils in a later blogging.
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As you can see from the photograph, there is a heck of a lot more work necessary on my January block….but
IT WILL BE DONE!
It’s such fun returning to SRE again!
Perhaps I need re-think my strategy for the project and work at completing SIX instead of twelve blocks.
Silly me…I have also committed to a Round Robin with the SouthernCrossCrazies, as well as participating in Round 19 SWAP with PostMark’dArt and I’m currently working on a “WHITE on WHITE” theme: Some cards are being worked in a CQ format and in others I have used Needle felted backgrounds.
More about that,later!
Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-52267060049207547752014-01-07T10:18:00.000+10:002014-01-07T10:22:30.563+10:00Some naked blocks Pictured below are blocks constructed in early November 2013in the hope I would have some stitching time whilst on a cruise around the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
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Yesterday (January 6) I started stitching chain : Using one of Sharon B's plastic templates, I started with a simple chain stitch.
However because it's still so hot here in south east Queensland my hands were far too sticky for hand work, so I didn't even complete the three inch seam.
After big storms last night I'm hoping that we have cooler weather for a while and that more stitching will happen.
By the way: over on <a href="http://kenmaurscorner.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/cqjp-2014.html">KenmaursCorner</a> is a few comments I blogged there in early DecemberMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-6689249842158554322014-01-06T17:00:00.000+10:002014-01-06T17:00:30.047+10:00CQJP 2014 After leaving this blog in Never Land for virtually six years, Kurli's Kottage is being re incarnated to allow me to blog my work on the <a href="http://cqjp2014.blogspot.com.au/"><b>Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2014</b></a>.
My <b><a href="http://maureenc.wordpress.com/">KenMaursCorne</a>r</b> will still get the occasional blog update.
Why this back flip? Well (hanging my head in embarrassment) I just don't seem able to successfully add the CQJP2014 "badge" to information already on this blog.
And my dear friend Maureen Bond of <a href="http://crazyqstitcher.wordpress.com/">CrazyQStitcher</a> who has been instrumental in my returning to CQ is unable to help me include the badge on KenMaursCorner, so here goes nothing.
For some time I have been uncomfortable in veering away from CQ and spending much time and money on Fabric and Fibre Postcards, and around Christmas, Australia Post made it easy to bite the bullet and walk away from making a swapping fabric postcards, by INCREASING postage rates by Au ninety-five cents per card!
I may still make the odd card in the future, but no longer will I be making and posting as many cards as I used to.Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-82469197738910910592011-01-08T11:27:00.000+10:002011-01-08T11:28:07.864+10:00Backyard visitors<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVKOX9DICChTNkUs5iKY_mSs0R8gRA0iRzeZWc0E6-6zcAKPVS7RVqK7Vwcj1SncK2u1mbNkfLYakYkKIkOyHKMIi2ZywDSJlIvZJ0wfBOkPQ5AM1zDRYRDdqTpLCNAv9ANOWOg/s1600/DSC00727.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVKOX9DICChTNkUs5iKY_mSs0R8gRA0iRzeZWc0E6-6zcAKPVS7RVqK7Vwcj1SncK2u1mbNkfLYakYkKIkOyHKMIi2ZywDSJlIvZJ0wfBOkPQ5AM1zDRYRDdqTpLCNAv9ANOWOg/s320/DSC00727.JPG" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyUwgk7401IL7GZboOrzqLYIZxX9Iy1VOR2mqpu4bhwSqMIhbyRHg52gHuFspQFIUl8_nA3o6H49byx8-Szt5VmYQoSifET9HlpnloWG6bmd3LzcYS9PVoJmZR1AV3_Y0d4CtoQ/s1600/DSC00731.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyUwgk7401IL7GZboOrzqLYIZxX9Iy1VOR2mqpu4bhwSqMIhbyRHg52gHuFspQFIUl8_nA3o6H49byx8-Szt5VmYQoSifET9HlpnloWG6bmd3LzcYS9PVoJmZR1AV3_Y0d4CtoQ/s320/DSC00731.JPG" /></a> <br />Taken about half an hour ago. The Euodia tree (a rain<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQN0utsQcBwzEUteUflXUjZNUonXVuXwYIXu0WoBfJmWwkc0KA2IpqFwJp6ZYJuB54ibVR-xAmOOW73IYB9NUgvCjV6RUtRwzlrNi_xN8d6Vtt61hs705p8xCTBVSK1IQIDgcEPA/s1600/DSC00730.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQN0utsQcBwzEUteUflXUjZNUonXVuXwYIXu0WoBfJmWwkc0KA2IpqFwJp6ZYJuB54ibVR-xAmOOW73IYB9NUgvCjV6RUtRwzlrNi_xN8d6Vtt61hs705p8xCTBVSK1IQIDgcEPA/s320/DSC00730.JPG" /></a> forest native) is in full bloom, and the Rainbow Lorikeets and Honey eaters are enjoying the change in diet.<br />About 20 feet away is an African Tulip tree (Spathodea something or other) which they are now leaving for the Galahs and Corellas to feed upon.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-32577999995129466652011-01-07T12:25:00.000+10:002011-01-07T12:26:19.324+10:00Overdue update<a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixsQZInYdzU2mi8iBCptNbetI3OgV2iz6h43OnUbY9AFZ4g0DFdZGvgJFobLQSaRhJEo9xF1N-1_BCasCEf9qlsirHT-Z43BJ0Lf6RBNg6477ILbnx2PBXkMjuvcRXsz8jqNdVQ/s1600/DSC00693.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixsQZInYdzU2mi8iBCptNbetI3OgV2iz6h43OnUbY9AFZ4g0DFdZGvgJFobLQSaRhJEo9xF1N-1_BCasCEf9qlsirHT-Z43BJ0Lf6RBNg6477ILbnx2PBXkMjuvcRXsz8jqNdVQ/s320/DSC00693.JPG' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /></a> <br /><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6W9tPXvXbmKuvWwyCzPC84JHNJWkw1F0N243FUjezr3SErGz_NR8UrTR0lgFL7Ik4E3e-D-UG-Alg0sbdhQY7JjAKsahrExcEvvaluaM_RagDMcCvjiI7dH_FI6k8QmFBwjvR6g/s1600/DSC00696.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6W9tPXvXbmKuvWwyCzPC84JHNJWkw1F0N243FUjezr3SErGz_NR8UrTR0lgFL7Ik4E3e-D-UG-Alg0sbdhQY7JjAKsahrExcEvvaluaM_RagDMcCvjiI7dH_FI6k8QmFBwjvR6g/s320/DSC00696.JPG' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /></a> <br /><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDH1ywIzlkaNpdFs5356WpJsnT9H1_SKkoKqmQAuBu3mn1v79z2-bl8TkLp47JL5rylXb9SKY1RJr9ToXK2z4WGeDb3Hwmqmz93tVzjFJ0-fFOKcBuPztMn2Mjn7pr7W5yi_EkA/s1600/DSC00707.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDH1ywIzlkaNpdFs5356WpJsnT9H1_SKkoKqmQAuBu3mn1v79z2-bl8TkLp47JL5rylXb9SKY1RJr9ToXK2z4WGeDb3Hwmqmz93tVzjFJ0-fFOKcBuPztMn2Mjn7pr7W5yi_EkA/s320/DSC00707.JPG' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /></a> <br /><br />How my garden has grown in three years!Taken from same spot as my posting back in January 2008!<br />At the far end of the garden is a mirror...which always gives new visitors a surprize to see themselves amongst the foliage.<br />And the reclining Buddha is on the back patio, for peace & serenity.<br />I can see him from the dining room as I compose this posting<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-58906879842660903942008-04-06T21:54:00.000+10:002008-04-06T21:56:03.775+10:00Kurli's garden in January<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQUcysYIm0Kaunx6TYbER7rX2J3WKFm_wNgpeeV4775WjZ3wRZ38OnIQthOISZHkhZaa5nLJR65r0DvQBY2eQyrw8EqwwjX5zJlvuDDLB9SIgmISDcZsSWNyjW8HN8AUCiwIz0Q/s1600-h/000_0066.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQUcysYIm0Kaunx6TYbER7rX2J3WKFm_wNgpeeV4775WjZ3wRZ38OnIQthOISZHkhZaa5nLJR65r0DvQBY2eQyrw8EqwwjX5zJlvuDDLB9SIgmISDcZsSWNyjW8HN8AUCiwIz0Q/s320/000_0066.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />So much has happened in my life in the past six months:<br />My darling husband lost his battle with Prostate cancer;my son and family have moved from Darwin to Rockhampton; and my daughter's marriage has disintegrated.<br />But Nature keeps rolling through the seasons and these are viwes (over the fence) of the surroundings of Kurlis Kottage in January.<br />The red blossom in the background are those of the south African Tulip tree (Spathodea "something"<br />The varying greens of foliage in the foreground is Poinciana "regis"??<br /><br />This pink blossom...also in neighbour's back yard is Euoedia......a rain forest tree of far north Queensland.It does not tolerate frost easily,but being close to the coast,seems to thrive.<br /><br />Latterly, a view of my back yard before my Rosella bushes went to "jungle mania mode"<br />Go visit <a href="http://kenmaurscorner.blogspot/">http://kenmaurscorner.blogspot</a> .com to see how crazy they grew.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_H5rAJ-FpTO_jSNBTirwU0c3N0thR3UuV_V4ousHbrMrErcWjdyV7PUT8UscSlCO40oRm6Ti0MUBH3BPxb3xhjpf5Ki3XiQ3IYb4qJClMTvomrg3dQjsFbauYgoTzrzimTVhzQ/s1600-h/000_0067.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; 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padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-78720791780645241782007-07-08T21:55:00.000+10:002007-07-08T22:00:19.023+10:00Frustrated with Blogger<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3s2INxY_BhXGGchxzRd93GYobDLQKs6maeHdM85mTbWwYrTCDu9CWg3H-_mujMCMDsIHH1fMlyEmuX8w7hOIZdc4FckDfQyXvIi5b3OQg6X96C3UxJl5epYVuZ51mhvBTXo8LTA/s1600-h/100_1373.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084794283636362690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3s2INxY_BhXGGchxzRd93GYobDLQKs6maeHdM85mTbWwYrTCDu9CWg3H-_mujMCMDsIHH1fMlyEmuX8w7hOIZdc4FckDfQyXvIi5b3OQg6X96C3UxJl5epYVuZ51mhvBTXo8LTA/s320/100_1373.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3KpCfLFHCCpHqALjRpUR7IWxkwAWz0TFUYYgaMvTa6vYEIDYol5njrAkOSa54IvGS58i6jm5d8SmB1gGOE9T9W4fcEZhqGcjEeJvefBHr5_4w7uVHnK4WDitoabJqY_nIhh1rw/s1600-h/100_1380-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084794287931330002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3KpCfLFHCCpHqALjRpUR7IWxkwAWz0TFUYYgaMvTa6vYEIDYol5njrAkOSa54IvGS58i6jm5d8SmB1gGOE9T9W4fcEZhqGcjEeJvefBHr5_4w7uVHnK4WDitoabJqY_nIhh1rw/s320/100_1380-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTj0aYCXoV-cRx0ATmrzGbeaj34mpsc_4h_dq_SNqQYSLpHodnpE_3-jdni_XCp5MFQL5U6RSh6OpGc2NQoYFNaU1CoasmR7k4AB0ip0n6JfEy1_cVl6SNqmEYO59MWHMWFowjbA/s1600-h/100_1381-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084794287931330018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTj0aYCXoV-cRx0ATmrzGbeaj34mpsc_4h_dq_SNqQYSLpHodnpE_3-jdni_XCp5MFQL5U6RSh6OpGc2NQoYFNaU1CoasmR7k4AB0ip0n6JfEy1_cVl6SNqmEYO59MWHMWFowjbA/s320/100_1381-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Okay! So now Blogger will let me blog at Kurliskottage...........</div><div>Will publish this and see if I can do the same at KenMaursCorner!</div>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-70922954044774822462007-04-15T18:39:00.000+10:002007-04-15T18:41:00.677+10:00More Journal quilts<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjj3jVktuB1wjUeJwXUC_1p5kSrZv6EG_1ynOYynAKf1y5pGGScuCsFlEFjF_atcOaYv7eKlSpzusYrZ98KFcNEIIMQt-cXQ9QoGj0dO_pSW_qmA0fv459imbG6McF-uhINIGDyw/s1600-h/Challenge+complete.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjj3jVktuB1wjUeJwXUC_1p5kSrZv6EG_1ynOYynAKf1y5pGGScuCsFlEFjF_atcOaYv7eKlSpzusYrZ98KFcNEIIMQt-cXQ9QoGj0dO_pSW_qmA0fv459imbG6McF-uhINIGDyw/s320/Challenge+complete.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHPimvy3BYEfG23kLEZkhIwooWTK_VQ4xcOuBAnR9RITo2LpNsaomjSe70JfSmjthcvrC8k4SUcrdYLg-_qGN8dqVRz-F9yBD44RToykufCales8aJV4Az07KNSKc3SnkRDl64g/s1600-h/100_0332-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHPimvy3BYEfG23kLEZkhIwooWTK_VQ4xcOuBAnR9RITo2LpNsaomjSe70JfSmjthcvrC8k4SUcrdYLg-_qGN8dqVRz-F9yBD44RToykufCales8aJV4Az07KNSKc3SnkRDl64g/s320/100_0332-2.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sBwB17mbS7osbRRIm4dd2TyBgw1ndXAjm911q6c4DKcJ0YuAfzYB1pCnLIfchrbS84x-azF8wxtV5M7EXpZv3S8HAil0KYHLI0fFDu8jNBaIfHQCUO9xxCFoGHTG2VIe5Jqjqg/s1600-h/Art++journal+quilts+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sBwB17mbS7osbRRIm4dd2TyBgw1ndXAjm911q6c4DKcJ0YuAfzYB1pCnLIfchrbS84x-azF8wxtV5M7EXpZv3S8HAil0KYHLI0fFDu8jNBaIfHQCUO9xxCFoGHTG2VIe5Jqjqg/s320/Art++journal+quilts+019.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-38656562579746080702007-04-15T18:31:00.000+10:002007-04-15T18:33:33.262+10:00A year of Journal quilts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2w15TH_GWlJzwjpyxZUClmoxmxY2IdT6WAIBfjwuLRNPmbOUQf487ZzhSPc4IAAf-buzyxzbL8y0vb3KYnlgQLwJd27hJ148HdqJHVUICQJr5sAClgDYl-l1YV74d9Za06Q5hw/s1600-h/Art+Journal+Quilts+010-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2w15TH_GWlJzwjpyxZUClmoxmxY2IdT6WAIBfjwuLRNPmbOUQf487ZzhSPc4IAAf-buzyxzbL8y0vb3KYnlgQLwJd27hJ148HdqJHVUICQJr5sAClgDYl-l1YV74d9Za06Q5hw/s320/Art+Journal+Quilts+010-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOjnl6r9dHkDG7iu5kBEP-CDO9KdBnSjriBthHkD6N-QJ3btAubKxu3t55OvfUYOqWjc0_bVt-QvE4NMwHb2L7_8NbjUdSa-qACZNX4UyOHkExMUnxeGxf0ad35W-51rGLqo92w/s1600-h/100_0570-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOjnl6r9dHkDG7iu5kBEP-CDO9KdBnSjriBthHkD6N-QJ3btAubKxu3t55OvfUYOqWjc0_bVt-QvE4NMwHb2L7_8NbjUdSa-qACZNX4UyOHkExMUnxeGxf0ad35W-51rGLqo92w/s320/100_0570-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUa4CfIpWe_ZiFI2Vjqcp1n1Pwxm5mZICXAyT1jcbjm1EAgeHyDlvgCQB7i3jjZlK50KOUDOIwOK_xpQYczG-j7ehIoa-lCCyGRFM-QqHo7g_XtOBycG8ZIu-EKpbMDZqriNPT3Q/s1600-h/100_0610.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUa4CfIpWe_ZiFI2Vjqcp1n1Pwxm5mZICXAyT1jcbjm1EAgeHyDlvgCQB7i3jjZlK50KOUDOIwOK_xpQYczG-j7ehIoa-lCCyGRFM-QqHo7g_XtOBycG8ZIu-EKpbMDZqriNPT3Q/s320/100_0610.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sEfKzUfcOaVLO4b7HdE2GjGaBmqKsqTR5PyK7ooRZFU1MOJcLbs4VNjikv6QOTub0QOg_UDJrDgCulJ4E6Rh5iVMHlfJYIZuXy85X2qjJxqlJNW90N6fbRzgHLSdjoIK0bjBdQ/s1600-h/Art+Journal+Quilts+006-1-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sEfKzUfcOaVLO4b7HdE2GjGaBmqKsqTR5PyK7ooRZFU1MOJcLbs4VNjikv6QOTub0QOg_UDJrDgCulJ4E6Rh5iVMHlfJYIZuXy85X2qjJxqlJNW90N6fbRzgHLSdjoIK0bjBdQ/s320/Art+Journal+Quilts+006-1-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-60739480696054157032007-03-22T15:33:00.000+10:002007-03-22T15:33:15.663+10:00Farewell Jesse<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVfzx_HzDL1QOnWAcVlsh7IFy2CRdtJ2-0J6X9THd8TzCTVRsOS7FIUB5NMCoe-bPWxoaU9ZmO9bw6Smr5QdZh8ApSlotSxSwUDVaXXThfubFuRjpLbGwRYZqU78LKgdiSOi2_Q/s1600-h/Orchids+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVfzx_HzDL1QOnWAcVlsh7IFy2CRdtJ2-0J6X9THd8TzCTVRsOS7FIUB5NMCoe-bPWxoaU9ZmO9bw6Smr5QdZh8ApSlotSxSwUDVaXXThfubFuRjpLbGwRYZqU78LKgdiSOi2_Q/s400/Orchids+013.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-1172709660018705662007-03-01T10:38:00.000+10:002007-03-01T10:41:00.026+10:00The "new" Kurli's KottageThese pictures are one of the reasons I chose this house.........the feeling of serenity inspired by Lord Buddha in the front garden.<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7171/753/640/920359/100_0902.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7171/753/320/703530/100_0902.jpg" border="0" /></a> A wonderful feeling of serenity!<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7171/753/640/307726/100_0901.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7171/753/320/811999/100_0901.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-1172475793902395802007-02-26T17:43:00.000+10:002007-02-26T17:43:13.913+10:00KenmaursCorner: My work area!<a href="http://kenmaurscorner.blogspot.com/2007/02/my-work-area.html#links">KenmaursCorner: My work area!</a>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-1169973072221701832007-01-28T18:13:00.000+10:002007-01-28T18:31:12.256+10:00Forty six yearsToday is our forty sixth wedding anniversary<br />Although Perth is experiencing similar tempretures to what we had that Australia Day weekend it is slightly cooler here in south east Queensland where we now live!<br /><br />Forty six years ago this weekend,Perth was in the grip of a heatwave;parts of the southwest of the state was under siege by bushfires;The little town of Dwellingup was razed.........one of my cousins lived and worked there and for a couple of days we had no idea whether he and his family were safe or not (remember we had NO mobiles or cell phones then and telephone systems were down due to the fires)<br /><br />Oh our wedding day! The start of an interesting life together..........ups,downs; joy,tears,laughter and heartbreak.<br />And except for the heartbreak of losing our second son I wouldn't change a thing.<br />Thanks Ken for being the best thing to happen to me!<br /><br />We are re-locating,as some of you know,and today's debate with our family centred on WHAT to name our new home----<br />Do we take the Kenmark sign on the gate,or let our son Mark have it?<br />Do we choose KenMaurs Corner.........now where have I seen that before?<br />Or maybe settle for Kurlies Kottage?<br /><br />The jury is still out.Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-1169905189359197542007-01-27T23:39:00.000+10:002007-01-27T23:39:49.360+10:00Possum up a mango tree<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7171/753/640/726794/100_0802.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7171/753/320/973722/100_0802.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-1169905091645792722007-01-27T23:28:00.000+10:002007-01-27T23:38:11.653+10:00Remember this?<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7171/753/640/18193/100_0732.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7171/753/320/587018/100_0732.jpg" border="0" /></a> Round about December 13 I managed this pic of Mumma Ringtail and her two "babies" balancing on the electricity inline to the house.(western side)<br /><br />Two weeks ago the birds made me aware of one of the babies sheltering in the Mango tree on the eastern side of the house.<br /><br />This afternoon.some blue-browed honey- eaters and a magpie were proclaiming that "something" was not quite right!'<br />There in the upper canopy of the Mango tree were two (smallish) ring-tailed possums.<br /><br />Maybe the fact that next door to the Mango is an "icecream tree" which is both flowering and fruiting has some influence on WHY the juveniles are camping there............ <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-1169797368128800882007-01-26T17:36:00.000+10:002007-01-26T17:42:48.136+10:00Australia Day 2007Today is our National day,when we commemorate the beginning of modern Australia in 1788.<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7171/753/640/661911/100_0838.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7171/753/320/33572/100_0838.jpg" border="0" /></a> Today is for me and my family a fervent Thanksgiving that we are privileged to live in such a wonderful FREE and democratic country.<br /><br />To my Australian friends: Happy Australia Day! <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-1168141063605296422007-01-07T13:37:00.000+10:002007-01-07T13:37:43.610+10:00Lounge lizard<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7171/753/640/923903/100_0797.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7171/753/320/248140/100_0797.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-1168140900829719322007-01-07T13:35:00.000+10:002007-01-07T13:35:00.900+10:00KenmaursCorner: Lounge lizard<a href="http://kenmaurscorner.blogspot.com/2007/01/lounge-lizard.html#links">KenmaursCorner: Lounge lizard</a>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-1164353817205297602006-11-24T17:35:00.000+10:002006-11-24T17:36:57.213+10:00Caught in the act!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7171/753/640/892170/100_0646.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7171/753/320/79969/100_0646.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-1164105130287405232006-11-21T20:26:00.000+10:002006-11-21T20:32:10.306+10:00PrayerThe following arrived in an email,and I think it's worth sharing:<br /><br /><br />Thank You Lord<br /><br />Thank you for the little things<br />That fill my heart with hope,<br />For thinking of these little things<br />Sure seems to change the scope...<br /><br /><br />Budding flowers, seedling trees,<br />A warm afternoon and a cool summer breeze;<br /><br />The lady bug, the butterfly<br />Big puffy clouds in a baby blue sky;<br /><br />The clover patch, the honey bee,<br />A Sunday brunch or afternoon tea;<br /><br />The sparkle of a midnight star,<br />And wishing on it from afar;<br /><br />The calming effect of an evening rain,<br />As it taps against the window pane.<br /><br /><br />For all these things I can't complain!<br />So, when my life seems rough to me<br />I think of all your kindness brings,<br />And I find my spirits lifted up,<br />For you truly give my soul its wings.<br /><br />(Author Unknown)<br /><br /><br /><br />I don't normally pass on prayers or impose my beliefs on others,but I truly feel these thoughts are worth sharing..........please accept it in the spirit in which it is offered.Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-1162896941105135462006-11-07T20:49:00.000+10:002006-11-07T20:55:41.113+10:00Perfect princessIt's been a while since I blogged here!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7171/753/640/100_0552.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7171/753/320/100_0552.jpg" border="0" /></a> Life has been busy......trying to "downsize" my stash and cleaning up prior to putting house and land on the Market;<br />Nearly 10 days in bed with a chest infection;<br />buying a Janome Xpressions Needle punching machine;<br />admiring the new families that the adult birds are introducing to our "feathered free-loaders restuarant.............<br />so I give you..........<br /> Cadbury,our perfect princess! Isn't she a sweetie! <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-1161323906250205582006-10-20T15:53:00.000+10:002006-10-20T15:58:26.256+10:00Our JesseOur Jesse certainly knows how to make himself comfortable!<br /><br /><A HREF='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7171/753/640/100_0513.0.jpg'><IMG SRC='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7171/753/320/100_0513.0.jpg' border=0 alt='' style='display:block;margin 0px auto 10px; cursor:hand; text-align:center'></A> <br /><br /><br />I've just laundered three white embroidered cushions,and to keep them clean and fresh, I positioned them on the head rests of the sofa!<br />His Lordship thought otherwise.......<br />and this is how I found him a short while ago! <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-1161151773162930152006-10-18T16:04:00.000+10:002006-10-18T16:09:33.163+10:00Another favourite of mine....among the blossom trees is the Bauhinia,also known as an "Orchid tree"<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7171/753/640/100_0498.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7171/753/320/100_0498.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><br />Unfortunately,by the time I got around to photographing it,most of the blooms are gone---helped on their way by the Rainbow Lorikeets and Scaly breasted parrots enjoying not only feeds of nectar but a good munch on the flowers too!<br /><br />I have only the pink variety:there is also a white! <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-1161151385629212172006-10-18T15:45:00.000+10:002006-10-18T16:03:05.640+10:00Wisteria treeEach year I wait to see how many blooms my "wisteria tree" puts out for Spring!<br /><br />It was a seedling I bought at the local Historical Society markets some 18 years back.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7171/753/640/100_0495.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7171/753/320/100_0495.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><br />What it's true name is I have no idea as I acquired it as a Wisteria tree and have been unable to determine it's botanical name.<br /><br />It's about 8 foot tall...and each year despite keeping an eye on its progress its blossoms always catch me by surprise. <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17636116.post-1161148814191723522006-10-18T15:16:00.000+10:002006-10-18T15:20:14.203+10:00Cats make my day!My friend Jacqui in the UK thought I needed a smile or three:<br /><a href="http://http://shadowdane.shackspace.com/cats.htm">http://http://shadowdane.shackspace.com/cats.htm</a><br /><br />As another friend asked:<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">How could anyone not love cats</span>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06564017428788443354noreply@blogger.com0