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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2013/04/beach.html
Jorth: Beach
I'd forgotten how good it feels to get sand between your toes. And to breathe in briny, chilled air. To walk for miles, and not ...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2014/01/resolutions.html
Jorth: Resolutions
Hello friends! Here we are on the other side of the great Christmas/New Year divide, and I for one am feeling fine! I have so many amazi...
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Jorth: January 2015
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2007/10/memorable-recent-quotes-from-grumbles.html
Jorth: Memorable recent quotes from Grumbles
In no particular order: - "EEEEEEK! I just got scared by my Lego!" - After bursting in on me whilst I'm on the toilet: "Mum, I'll always ...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2010/01/despite-heat-im-counting-my-blessings.html
Jorth: Despite the heat, I'm counting my blessings
Today the mercury is set to hit a sizzling 45C in Melbourne and parts of Victoria today. Ouch! That's bloody hot, and scary in a state that ...
the heati mjorthdespitecounting
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2008/05/that-book-meme.html
Jorth: That book meme
I've tagged by the lovely Nichola with the literary meme, the rules which are as follows: 1. Pick up the nearest book. 2. Open to page 123....
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2010/02/stuck-in-frog-pond.html
Jorth: Stuck in the frog pond
Jorth stomped around the house in a fit of mammoth proportions. She growled and cursed, and even briefly considered throwing needles, yarn a...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2011/11/ach-who-needs-tv-when-you-have-hands.html
Jorth: Innocent fun and overlockers
Ach! Who needs a tv when you have hands and a pen, eh? In other breaking news, I gave my first sewing class today. I was a wee bit nervo...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2010/02/tasks.html
Jorth: Tasks
Jobs for this week are as follows: - Take the poor old suddenly re-clanking bike in for a service. Try not to think about the cost. - S...
jorthtasks
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2007/12/who-are-nutters-in-your-neighbourhood.html
Jorth: Who are the nutters in your neighbourhood?
Grumbles is going through her 'whhhhhyyyyyyyyy?' stage. It was slow to start, and for a few blessed moments I thought that we might have esc...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2010/09/pattern-review-vogue-8615.html
Jorth: Pattern Review: Vogue 8615
So here is the latest little number, straight off the sewing machine: Vogue 8615 . This is a very retro-feeling dress, and the full skirt ...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2008/04/this-one-has-birds-on-it.html
Jorth: This one has birds on it!
Eeeeek! I feel like I'm running just to stand still at the moment. I have about as much energy as a sloth, and everywhere I look there are t...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2010/02/presenting-spotty-dress.html
Jorth: Presenting the Spotty Dress!
Jorth sat in the counseller's office in a mood of utmost despair. Leaning forward on her chair she declared "It's just becoming ridiculous! ...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2015/03/mellow-yellow.html
Jorth: Mellow Yellow
In my head (a marvellous place, I can assure you all!) I keep referring to this dress as my 'mellow yellow' dress, but that is a misnomer if...
jorthmellowyellow
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas.html
Jorth: Merry Christmas!
Wheeeee! Can you believe there are only two more sleeps until the big guy in red comes along? Wherever you are, however you celebrate, the...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2011/11/orange-icypoles.html
Jorth: Orange icypoles
Three freshly squeezed oranges + some icy pole molds + a few hours in the freezer = one very happy girl!
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2011/11/weather-based-knitting-insults.html
Jorth: Weather-based knitting insults
"Well!" said the leader of the knitting circle with a flourish of her head of tightly permed grey hair. "Another winter has come to an end...
jorthweatherbasedknittinginsults
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Jorth: May 2019
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2008/05/get-cracking.html
Jorth: Get cracking
Time to crack the whip. So far these jeans (admittedly I am making two pairs, a la production line style) have taken me 6 days, and I'm only...
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Jorth: March 2015
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2010/01/do-unto-others.html
Jorth: Do unto others...
I took this picture in the Musee D'Orsay in Paris. The juxtaposition of the polar bear standing in front of the ticking clock struck me as ...
jorthuntoothers
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-cats-pyjamas.html
Jorth: The Cats Pyjamas
Galumph is a man who really likes lounging around on lazy weekend afternoons, totally comfortably in his pyjamas. He would also, given the c...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-brightest-pink-halter-neck-dress.html
Jorth: The brightest pink halter neck dress you ever did see! Vintage Advance 9393
Put your shades on, people - this dress is as bright as they come! If you squint closely, you can also see that the envelope claims...
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2013/04/knitting-and-sewing-classes.html
Jorth: Knitting and sewing classes
Hurro! I am super excited to announce that we are now running classes over at Handmaker's Factory ! We are doing both sewing and knittin...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2008/04/girl-her-dog-and-some-mc-hammer-pants.html
Jorth: A girl, her dog, and some MC Hammer pants
Finally got stuck back into the sewing! Project specs Top: Design #15, Ottobre Magazine 1/2005 Fabric: Cotton quilting fabric Pants: "Des...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2010/02/flower-brooch.html
Jorth: Flower brooch
Now, I could have stood in the kitchen, reading the invitation handed to me by Grumbles and quickly figured out which Barbie or book or baub...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2013/05/things-i-have.html
Jorth: Things I have
Well, looky at what we have here! I have a blocked piece of Dapple . In fact, I have four blocked pieces (front, back, two sleeves) of ...
jorththings
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Jorth: Jorth: 1, Seagulls: 0
Q: What has two legs, two wheels and a big daft grin on her face? A: Me, on my family bike ride this Sunday! We had a family meeting la...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-hair.html
Jorth: New hair!
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2011/08/pink-and-red.html
Jorth: Pink and red
Rolanda, in life, had been a colour trend forecaster, and a rather good one at that despite her brusque personality. In the afterlife, how...
jorthpinkred
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2012/06/finishing-ticklish-touches.html
Jorth: The finishing ticklish touches
"By thimble and thread" gasped the sleeve between fits of uncontrollable giggling, unaware that Jorth couldn't hear her, "please make this...
jorthfinishingticklishtouches
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2011/08/wheeeeeee-thanks-for-letting-me-have.html
Jorth: Sew With A Plan
Wheeeeeee! Thanks for letting me have a little peep in your craniums about your sewing plans or not, as the case may be. So glad I'm not t...
with ajorthsewplan
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2011/08/sewing-question-for-my-fellow-sewing.html
Jorth: Sewing question for my fellow sewing peeps
I'm sitting here today, enjoying this marvellous sunshine. 20 C today! In August! And I'm feeling pretty good about my decision to quickly...
jorthsewingquestionfellowpeeps
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2013/01/start-as-you-mean-to-go-on.html
Jorth: Start as you mean to go on
2013 is going to be, I suspect, a very busy year for me. I have big plans, people, big plans! And an integral part of those plans is rela...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2010/02/dos-du-corsage-or-jorth-thinks-she-may.html
Jorth: Dos du corsage (or: Jorth thinks she may be back on track)
I'm pretty excited about this new dress I'm making. Which, to be honest, is a relief, because it appeared that my sewing/crafting mojo had g...
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2011/11/whats-for-dinner-tofu-and-vegetable.html
Jorth: What's for dinner: Tofu and vegetable stir fry
Marinated tofu is your friend. It sits there, quietly, in the fridge, just waiting for its chance to shine. And when you come home tired...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2010/01/did-you-say-you-wanted-vintage-patterns.html
Jorth: Did you say you wanted vintage patterns?
Well here they are! I am totally loving vintage at the moment. Actually, I've always loved vintage, but now it feels like the right time ...
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Jorth: I love to ride my bicycle, I love to ride my bike...
My bike and I, it seems, have had a falling out. I don't know what I've done - maybe I didn't keep her tyres pumped up enough, or perhaps ne...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2010/02/remembering-paris.html
Jorth: Remembering Paris
On these hot airless days in Melbourne, where the sun relentlessly beats down upon you, and the bike ride home leaves me as red as a lobster...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2010/01/butterfly-dress.html
Jorth: Butterfly Dress
Poor old Grumbles. Poor kid can't even step outside the door without a swarm of butterflies landing on her shoulder. Try as she might, she c...
jorthbutterflydress
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2010/10/pink-baby-shrug.html
Jorth: Pink Baby Shrug
It feels a bit weird to be sitting inside on a 28 C day, knitting away despite the sunshine calling my name, but I've become an aunty for ...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2007/10/yoplait-its-french-for-beeping.html
Jorth: Yoplait - it's French for beeping frustrated!
On the weekend, I tried to make yoghurt. Note the use of the word tried . The olde yoghurt definitely wasn't a success. I followed the Jamie...
jorthyoplaitfrenchbeepingfrustrated
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2006/07/what-jorth-did-next.html
Jorth: What Jorth did next
So, on the weekend we did the following (in no particular order): - Had lunch at Brighton with the grandparents, where they were severely be...
jorthnext
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Jorth: July 2007
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2011/11/whats-for-dinner-red-lentil-and-potato.html
Jorth: What's for dinner: Red Lentil and Potato Dahl
I've been thinking for a while now that I might turn Fridays into a blog recipe day. Whaddya all think? I love food - I love eating it, talk...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2011/08/red-yarn-and-phlegm.html
Jorth: Red yarn and phlegm
(In scary ghostly voice) Welcome, dear friends, to the House of Sickness. Come in, if you dare, and you shall see the Galumph, hiding away...
jorthredyarnphlegm
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2007/12/too-whit-too-whoo.html
Jorth: Too whit! Too whoo!
"Oh dear!", sighed Mr Dottlepanger as he scrutinised his rather bespottled legs, wings and torso. "I do hope I'm not coming down with the m...
jorthwhitwhoo
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2011/11/balloon-dress.html
Jorth: Balloon Dress
There's a whole lot of dress twirling going on chez Jorth this week! Love, love, love this dress I've just made up for the Tyger. If y...
jorthballoondress
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2017/05/new-knitting-pattern-tegwyn-cowl.html
Jorth: New knitting pattern - the Tegwyn Cowl!
Hi friends! I so happy today to be able to share with you my latest pattern - the Tegwyn Cowl! The Tegwyn Cowl is a s...
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https://jorth.blogspot.com/2011/08/plant-tree.html
Jorth: Plant a tree
We don't have a garden. Sob! We do have a balcony, but it's in a tricky spot - half the year it gets no sun at all, and drying clothes o...
jorthplanttree
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2010/02/watch-out-ive-got-paintbrush-and-im-not.html
Jorth: Watch out! I've got a paintbrush and I'm not afraid to use it!
Good grief! Old Jorthy's at it again!
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2008/05/rosy-cheeks-and-so-much-more-make-life.html
Jorth: Rosy cheeks and so much more make life very good indeed
Almost a year ago (only two days over, actually!) the always inspiring Jane was pondering her own 'small pleasantnesses ' - the little joy...
and so much morerosy cheeks
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2011/08/rock-cakes-to-rescue.html
Jorth: Rock cakes to the rescue!
In her never ending search for healthy, filling, yet fun lunch box snacks, Jorth found herself once again perusing recipe sites on the int...
rock cakesto thejorthrescue
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2012/08/pattern-review-vogue-8742.html
Jorth: Pattern review: Vogue 8742
Well, it started off on a seemingly good foot. Orange dress pressed and ready to go? Check! Heels relatively clean and unscuffed? Check! Sli...
pattern reviewjorthvogue
https://jorth.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-beginning-there-were-spots.html
Jorth: In the beginning there were spots...
I am love love LOVING how quickly my spotty dress is coming together. Half an hours work, and I've already got the bodice put together. Swe...
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Jorth: December 2016
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