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Thank-you so much for stopping by!!! This is Raymond, my creative director. He is a particulalry beautiful and co-dependent 12 year old Siamese who adopted us two years ago....

And I'm Alice, Raymond's long-suffering Mum! I love knitting socks, spinning yarn, hooking colourful happiness and eating brownie. We hope you enjoy your visit here today and leave with joyous inspiration.
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Category Archives: Whangarei
New beginnings at the end of May
There is a strong possibility I am going to need a wheelchair tomorrow… it is a shame my sister lives an 11 hour drive from me, I’m sure I could otherwise borrow hers until my body recovers from a 90 minute … Continue reading
Posted in Raymond Appreciation, Whangarei
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Rippling
Last weekend it was not very sunny which was nice because the sun is very, very hot right now and it was lovely to have a break from it burning down on me. Those of you in the Northern Hemisphere … Continue reading
Posted in Raymond Appreciation, Ripple Blanket, Whangarei
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End of the Month Catch Up
Where on earth did January go? As this is my end of the month post, which means my Monthly Mosaic post, I realised there are still a lot of photos sitting in my January file which haven’t been posted yet, … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Knitting!, Monthly mosaics, Sunsets, Whangarei
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January Socks
Before we get started on Socktastic Business, I have to post some more Summer Happiness, ooooh my goodness we are right in the middle of Summer and it is amaaaaazing! Today is Saturday which meant another trip to another stunning beach, (I … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Cables, SOCKS!!!, Whangarei
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Saturday at my place….
A day trip to Waipu Cove, 40kms out of town…. Thank goodness we couldn’t find a car park at Waipu Beach and carried on around the bay to Langs Beach. Pure Summer Bliss. Same stunning golden sand and turquoise water, far fewer people. … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Ripple Blanket, Whangarei
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