tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76833877587445170032024-03-19T16:29:16.228+13:00The Barberry Row BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7683387758744517003.post-86187792660625295782021-02-19T15:30:00.004+13:002021-02-19T15:37:26.829+13:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehfZXppFF9MgnU8600s8_wUgVzT7aKhSin9LmohTscYCeD3shJaAZXahzn4ztKu06XL2sNS1xPQpTQxpADGzXBn8SVIKliQOvtp8dO-dWQ5RVxAemtOxXsM9xIY6b81jfP3TMBLEeRxE/s1226/Barb.Logo.+Change+Blog+Address.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="1226" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehfZXppFF9MgnU8600s8_wUgVzT7aKhSin9LmohTscYCeD3shJaAZXahzn4ztKu06XL2sNS1xPQpTQxpADGzXBn8SVIKliQOvtp8dO-dWQ5RVxAemtOxXsM9xIY6b81jfP3TMBLEeRxE/w400-h144/Barb.Logo.+Change+Blog+Address.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> PLEASE NOTE</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~ New address for blogs ~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.barberryrow.com/blog/blog.home.html">www.barberryrow.com/blog/blog.home.html</a></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7683387758744517003.post-42989382855726628372019-12-09T10:00:00.000+13:002019-12-09T10:00:12.260+13:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Many of you have heard via the grapevine that I was not able to fully participate in my long awaited and anticipated fulfilment of my dream of touring parts of my beautiful ancestral country of England and visiting many of the majestic stately homes and appreciating all their magnificent treasures, especially their needlework worked by so many needlewomen and embroiderers centuries ago.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The tour was wonderful!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Highly recommended.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;">So professionally organised and conducted by Phillipa Turnbull </span><span style="font-style: italic;">of crewelwork.com, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">her daughter, Laura and husband, Richard.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;">Accommodations fabulous </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 125%;">(even if quite quirky at times due to their age), </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;">meals excellent, places visited awesome, class projects beautiful and tutors knowledgeable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">all</span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"> ladies on the tour </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">very</span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"> friendly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Throughout the tour there was a constant warmth and friendliness amongst everyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This I can certainly attest to, especially after my unfortunate experience.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>In a week’s time I embark upon a dream - that in actual fact until a few years ago was never a dream, as all through my life I had never expected, nor even thought, never even dreamed, that I would ever have the opportunity to visit England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>In 1997, to renew our eligibility to continue living in the States, the US Immigration Dept told Keith and I we had to leave the States for a short time and then re-enter.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>To this day I can vividly recall stepping off the train from Heathrow Airport and beginning our walk down one of the Kensington suburb streets towards our hotel, returning a smile to a policeman on foot patrol and turning to Keith and placing my hand on his arm and saying, “I feel like I’m at home!”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>It was the most uncanny feeling and I can still feel that feeling today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black;">Those five days went by far too quickly. </span>We virtually “ran” from place to place, from experience to experience. Just fabulous.</i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">When we left I thought I would never ever have the opportunity to visit again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">But<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- one of my grandmothers left me a wonderful gift and as an early 70th birthday present (eight months early), I’m treating myself to a visit to her homeland and indulging in my passion for needlework and all things beautiful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">It is a Lady Anne’s Needlework Retreat/Tour, hosted by Phillipa Turnbull - owner and the designer of the Crewelwork Company which specialises in crewel work designs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These designs are reproductions of portions or partial pieces of crewel work patterns stitched centuries ago on furnishings (cushions, drapes, bed coverings & bed hangings, etc.) in the grand stately homes located throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">Phillipa’s daughter, Laura, also helps her mum to host the retreats/tours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">I, and my friend, Joy from Havelock North, have chosen the ‘All England Tour Part II’ beginning in York on the 19th of September and finishing in the London area on the 30th of September, after having travelled down the east coast to Kent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each day is occupied with learning new needlework techniques and stitching, visiting and viewing the magnificent centuries old needlework items in many different stately homes and listening to and learning from wonderful lectures.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black;">All projects will be created with different needlework techniques.</span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 118%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>aren’t we going to have the most wonderful time!<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I can hardly believe that this is happening for me.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>It all begins next Thursday - the 12th of September.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Midday we fly from Napier to Auckland and that evening board the Emirates plane for a direct flight to Dubai. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday </span><span lang="en-NZ"> - meeting up with a friend of mine.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Jacob de Graaf is a needlework designer whom I met when he and I were exhibiting at Fili Senza Tempo in Italy in 2017.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Jacob lives in York and so in addition to seeing him again and enjoying his company, he will be able to tell us some of the best places to visit in York.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Jacob’s designs are lovely and almost all of them are created with Quaker medallions and motifs.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-NZ">This is the venue for the first few days of our retreat </span>that begins the next morning.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-NZ">The remainder of this day will be visiting the last of the places </span>on our list.</i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>On the following Saturday, I am going to excuse myself for the day as meeting up with my granddaughter, Ashleigh.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-NZ">She has been in the UK since November of last year and in March </span>she began work as part of the hotel management team to set up an upmarket venue, opening at the beginning of July - Grantley Hall.</i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">A </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "edwardian script itc"; font-size: 18.0pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 118%;">Magical</span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span lang="en-NZ"> SETTING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">Nestled in the picturesque Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, only a stone’s throw away from Harrogate and Ripon, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">the Grade II* listed Grantley Hall is set along the banks of the River Skell within magnificent woodland and manicured gardens.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">The original Hall combines heritage with modern design, a historical setting for inspired artwork and sculptures<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">and round every corner you will find intimate spaces which will delight in their attention to detail.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">EXPERIENCE THE </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "edwardian script itc"; font-size: 18.0pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 118%;">Unforgettable</span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span lang="en-NZ"> AT GRANTLEY HALL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">Immerse yourself in Grantly Hall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">As you pass through the gates and follow the meandering river through the beautiful parkland setting, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">and relax in to the tranquil oasis that is Grantley Hall. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">A perfect haven uniquely combining vibrancy and serenity, fun and relaxation, sophistication and country charm;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">it’s the perfect setting to create unforgettable moments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">Complemented by a tranquil spa, luxury gym and executive wellness, forty seven exquisite rooms and suites, a late night champagne and cocktail bar and a selection of both intimate and elegant event spaces, perfectly suited for any occasion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I don’t know if you enjoy history, but the older I get, the more I enjoy it, and so sharing with you the history of Grantley Hall.</i></span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">Dating back to the 17th century, the original Hall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">was built by Thomas Norton to celebrate his marriage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">The Hall remained in the Norton family for over 200 years,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">a carpet manufacturer from Bradford in 1925.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">Sir William was High Sherriff of Yorkshire and during his time in residence, entertained Queen Mary in 1937.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">During this century, Grantley Hall was given over to the war effort as a convalescence home for injured soldiers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">and proudly welcomed Vera Lynn as she sang to the troops.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">Upon Sir William’s death, the estate was sold to West Riding County Council who ran the Hall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">as an adult training centre which was hugely successful. The current owner bought Grantly Hall in 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">Like many old houses Grantly Hall has a myriad of tales to tell; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>On the Saturday I am going to spend the day with Ashleigh and as she lives at the Hall (in the staff accommodation area), she is going to take me to Grantley Hall for me to experience it. We are to dine there together that evening.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The following day it is her birthday. Great timing!<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>A reminder though - as I will not be here, the Needlework Gallery will be closed for several weeks.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-NZ">As for needlework news, I have been stitching as often as possible. I have completed the finishing of the alphabet ornaments - letters A, C, K and N. Now I have to write up the instructions for these letters, photograph the finished pieces and insert the images on to the back and front cover of the instructions. Then it’s off to the printer for them to be printed. </span>However, not sure that these tasks will be completed before I go away.</i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Sincerely hoping this finds you enjoying life and making the most of every day. How sad it would be to look back over ones life and live with regrets.</i></span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">As planned, arrived at the prestigious venue of Manuels/Millennium Hotel & Resort on the shores of Lake Taupo late Thursday afternoon and whilst Keith (with the grateful help of friend and Sampler Gathering committee member, Cheryl) carried all the many packed crates and boxes of stitched models and needlework products from the car and up the stairs to the conference room, I began dressing the tables with props and cloths and sorting out in my mind where and how to display everything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For many of them we had a “holding area” where they could create a little pile of goodies and add to their “stash” throughout the weekend each time they found a design, a thread or a needlework tool or accessary they liked.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Picture to the right was taken just after registrations opened, and already at the very end of the table was the beginnings of the little - and in some cases, not so little - piles! <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A closer look at these samplers on display. <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">All four are the same design but look so different due to the choice of thread colour.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The design is by Elizabeth Darrah of Auckland.</span><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "arial narrow"; font-size: 9.0pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%;">Design Title: Dulcie’s Sampler : Design Code: ED : DULC : Price: $45.00</span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 9.0pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 125%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;">The samplers were stitched with the following threads and by ~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>As per usual, Sampler Gathering attendees came from all parts of the country.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>To name a few: Auckland, Whangarei, Rotorua, Tauranga, New Plymouth, Christchurch (3), Dunedin (2) & the Hawkes Bay.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Apart from myself and Melissa, there were four ladies from our stitching group, one had to cancel out and two missed out.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>This is such a “must attend” retreat that registrations were full within a few days of opening. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Many of those on the waiting list missed out.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>This year there were four needlework classes/projects on offer.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-weight: bold;">Olwyn Horwood </span><span lang="en-NZ">(Auckland) - Needlecase or Mat. Both using the same motif.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>One of the two evening lectures was presented by Vivien Caughley (the instigator of this awesome event). She read a copy of a letter written by one of our early missionaries to the Missionary Society in England, which accompanied a sampler worked by a Maori girl who was living at the mission station in the late 1800’s. It is not known what has happened to this sampler.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Next ‘Sampler Gathering’ is to be held in 2021. Friday, Saturday & Sunday. 6, 7 & 8 August.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I forgot to mention at the beginning of this blog how we missed her at Sampler Gathering this year and thank her for her work and dedication to the weekend over the past four retreat weekends. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Judy was one of the founding committee members, but sadly she has not been able to continue in her role due to ill health.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>This book was published by Phyllis Hoffman of Just CrossStitch in 1994 and is now ‘Out-of-Print’.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-NZ">You may be able to obtain a copy of it by requesting to purchase one if anyone is willing to sell their copy on the following site - www.facebook.com/samplersthroughtime. </span>Phyllis was also the founder of the Just CrossStitch magazine and the Sampler & Antique Needlework Quarterly magazine.</i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Gloria commissioned a Napier man to create the casket for her, which he did - just using the images from the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A very talented man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Gloria supplied the wood for the casket - oak milled from trees growing<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>on their farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Truly a beautiful heirloom created and worked by Gloria for her family.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Thank you for sharing this with me, Gloria, and for allowing me to share it with our fellow needleworkers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I can’t recall if you are aware, but each letter is stitched twice as the back of the ornamental is also stitched - sometimes in a different colour, sometimes with a different colour layout, sometimes with a change of word. Thus, when completed, the ornamental can be hung with either side showing.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Early last year I acquired two antique/original samplers from my Belgium friend, Gigi of GigiR Designs. I LOVE THEM. And to be sure, I will treasure them! In time these will pass on to Melissa and I know she will treasure them too, as she has met Gigi, and in time one will go to granddaughter, Ashleigh and the other to granddaughter, Madison. The one Ashleigh receives will also be meaningful and hold memories for her as Gigi was very good to her when she was living in Belgium for a year as a Rotary Exchange student.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Both of these gorgeous samplers have been charted and published by Gigi and I have begun stitching one of them.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>When publishing this chart, Gigi changed a few of the colours from those used in the original sampler. I too have opted to change some of the colours from those in the original so that the finished piece will fit in with my home décor colourings. When I have finished my piece I will photograph it and add it to Gigi’s instructions with a list of my changes.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-NZ">Besides the alphabet letters pictured above and the sampler above, </span>I have also stitched another of the pieces of my new design that will be published at the end of the year - Sampler Keeps. Pictured below is a sneak peek.</i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">My second planned exhibition - Christmas in July<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- </span><span style="font-style: italic;">opened on the 6th of July.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">And as it’s title suggested, it was all about Christmas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">Lots of lovely new items were on display and available for purchase -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nativity Scenes, Christmas Greenery,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stocking Hangers,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Christmas Tree Ornaments,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Candles & Candle Holders,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Home & Tableware Décor,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Angels, and,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of course<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>…..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Santas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">And randomly placed amongst all the items for sale were the many Christmas designs I have stitched over the past twenty odd years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-NZ">I set everything up in what will be my new Needlework Gallery </span>opening some time in the new year - date yet to be determined.</i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>To follow are some pics of the various displays.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman";">The Tableware / </span>Décor tables </span></b></i></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;">and a few more … the ‘Nativity Scenes’ table -<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>As per the last exhibition, I asked each visitor to the exhibition for a small monetary donation of $5.00 - these proceeds going to the Rehoboth Girl’s Orphanage in India.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>In addition to these funds, over the past three months myself and many, many ‘Heirlooms’ friends have been stitching and creating Christmas tree decorations/ornaments. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>For an additional $20.00 donation each visitor to the exhibition could choose one of these ornaments for themselves or to give as a gift to someone else. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>All of the proceeds from these ornaments was also for the orphanage.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Thank you again to everyone - stitchers and visitors - for making this event possible. There are a few decorations/ornaments available if you would like to send a donation.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>To date, total donations for the orphanage amounts to $1,120.00.</i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A little explanation. Someone commented to me about the amount raised at our last exhibition for ‘Door of Hope” as not being very much. Possibly it does not sound very much, but $340.00 equates to 68 visitors to the exhibition, and for this number of visitors to come to the Needlework Gallery, I am grateful and thrilled with your support. Thank you. You will be blessed for your financial gift and for the time you gave to visit.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I still have news to relate about an exquisite item of needlework and some pics of this beautiful piece to show you, but these will have to wait until my next blog. <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ">Next Thursday I leave to travel to Taupo for the awesome ‘Sampler Gathering’ weekend with the car loaded up with needlework models and needlework products (designs, threads, fabric, etc.) plus all the display items (easels, cloths, etc.).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plan to arrive there late in the afternoon and begin setting up that evening and then finishing the setting up the following morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thankfully Melissa is joining me on the Friday and so I will have help during what is always a </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-weight: bold;">very busy </span><span lang="en-NZ">time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking forward to it though as there is something special about spending time with other ladies who have the same passion for needlework, especially samplers, as myself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ">Finally, I must say a sincere and heartfelt thanks to </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-weight: bold;">everyone</span><span lang="en-NZ"> who has written, sent cards and emails, and telephoned, to convey good wishes and that they are thinking of me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I began replying to each person but I have received so many that I have become overwhelmed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I dearly would love to respond to each and every one of you, but I cannot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please, please accept this note as a personal acknowledgement of gratitude, love and thanks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May God richly bless you all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Till next time, enjoy each moment of every day that you have been given.</span><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">I’ve titled this blog as I have, as truly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘one never knows what a day may bring forth’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">I finished off my last blog with pics of the signwriting just added to my replacement vehicle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These pics were taken just before I left home to travel south to Takapau to deliver some threads to a customer, and apart from the journey home, I have not driven her since due to being hospitalised immediately on returning home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">Pleased to relate that my arm began responding to instructions from my brain about midday of the following day, although slow and not very strong and very little strength in the handgrip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One upsetting revelation is that it was discovered that this has not been my first TIA - mini stroke.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least three previous ones and on reflection I can recall when those were but at the time I wasn’t aware of what they were as no dramatic side effects.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">Twenty seven hours after admission I was allowed to leave hospital for home to rest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">I’ve been quite tired and can’t be bothered doing much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">have done a lot of resting and a lot of stitching - thus making my arm and brain work!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To date my arm is still quite weak (my handwriting is not as neat as it used to be), and I’m </span><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">having difficulty with finding some words when I need them and difficulty with calculating things in my head (e.g. thread length required to create a cord of a certain length) which never used to be a problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They tell me that all should return to normality in time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully I will be allowed to drive soon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I am thankful to my Heavenly Father for answering mine and the many prayers of family and loved ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have been shown that my time to go home to glory is not quite yet but that I still have some work to do here on earth before I do go.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">To everyone who has sent a card, a gift, an email, a note or telephoned, I sincerely thank you for all your kindness and thoughtfulness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am truly sorry if you have not received a thank you note or a reply as yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am trying to write at least one note or reply a day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Until you hear from me, please accept this “Thank You” in the meantime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I truly have been touched by your love and concern.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">When stitching a design one has created, the stitching experience is not quite so relaxing as working another designer’s design, as one has to be constantly checking, and rechecking to see if all instructions and charts are correct and then making adjustments if the design is not correct.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t felt like concentrating to that degree.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">Consequently continued stitching an unfinished project - one of Gigi’s designs that I began a couple of years ago<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Susie Pierce 1889, and wrote about in Blog #80.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> * A Sampling of Occasions<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Despite it taking several days longer than usual to set up, the ‘Sampling of Occasions’ exhibition opened on Saturday, the 18th of May for that afternoon and the following Sunday, and the next Saturday and Sunday. This exhibition featured pieces of needlework that had been created to celebrate a special occasion - wedding, birth, anniversary, achievement, etc. - and as part of the exhibition I wandered down memory lane and set up displays of my wedding gown & veil, my Matron-of-Honour’s gown (Merrill), my bridesmaid’s dress that I had worn at Merrill’s wedding when I was 17 years of age and my daughter’s flowergirl’s dress that she had worn at my brother’s wedding.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I also displayed other items relating to our wedding celebrated 48 years ago - wedding invite, hymn sheet, horseshoes received, end-of-pew decorations, my garter, retail dockets for purchases of wedding fabrics, headgears, etc., the dressmaker’s invoice for the making of the gowns ($30.00 for mine, $18.00 for bridesmaids & $10.00 for flowergirl), wedding car dolls dress. Although not on display, at the time of setting up, I enjoyed looking through my wedding box and reading all the wedding cards, the list of gifts received and from whom, reading the telegrams, looking at the reception seating plan for 245 guests, looking at the fabric samples of my mum’s, my nana’s, my mother-in-law’s outfits and fabric samples of the guys suits that they had made especially for them. Happy memories!<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>in May 2018<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-NZ">The blue version </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="line-height: 125%;">(still a ‘work in progress’)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>is by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Robyn P<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hastings<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "bradley hand itc"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">This cushion was an awesome gift to me from Linda<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank you again ladies for the loan of your awesome needlework for me to display, giving enjoyment and inspiration to all those who visited the exhibition.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">And thank you to everyone who visited the exhibition.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ">The next event is to be held over the first two weekends in July<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-weight: bold;">Christmas in July.</span><span lang="en-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">At the beginning of February I began stitching another version of the design, ’Hem Your Blessings Poche’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recently my friend, Joy, and several other ladies purchased this design plus fabric, threads and finishing fabrics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all get together at Joy’s lovely home once a month to stitch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m really enjoying this as I don’t have the responsibility for organising it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">I’m stitching this piece in a colourway that is ‘out of my comfort zone’ but surprisingly am enjoying the challenge of working with a different colour palette.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is a pic of the original design and my current one -<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">A new financial year has just begun and so on we roll!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m now in the process of stocktaking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nearly finished, thank goodness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will be so pleased when it is!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">Over the last few months I’ve written all the instructions for the letters ‘E’,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘F’,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘J’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and ‘S’ of the Alphabet Series.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">A couple of blogs ago I wrote about the invaluable help that Madison had been with the re-charting of many of ‘The Little Kit Company’ designs that needed to be installed into my needlework design programme.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Sharon is currently stitching another letter - the letter ‘A’ for her husband, Andrew.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Last year my dear little Escargo car (Samantha) that I have had since 1994 died. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>(I related this news in Blog #78). <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I miss her terribly but she is sitting peacefully in front of the Needlework Gallery.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>A few weeks ago gave her some identity by having her sign written with the<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>if it is finished by the end of the month”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gigi<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thrilled to relate that I accomplished it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I chose Gigi’s design<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ann Gould 1821.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "arial narrow"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 150%;"> Design Title: Ann Gould 1821<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "arial narrow"; font-weight: bold; line-height: 150%;"> Price: $29.50</span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "arial narrow"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: italic;">carpet has been laid in the library, family room and breakfast nook and the needlework gallery display rooms, storerooms and my office are now all carpeted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Details of these exhibitions (dates, times, etc.) will be sent to you directly <br /><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">if you have requested to have newsletters sent to you.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">NATTER<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "elegansscriptssk"; font-size: 18pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 150%;">N</span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">eedle </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "elegansscriptssk"; font-size: 18pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 150%;">A</span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">nd </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "elegansscriptssk"; font-size: 18pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 150%;">T</span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">hread </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "elegansscriptssk"; font-size: 18pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 150%;">T</span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">ogether </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "elegansscriptssk"; font-size: 18pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 150%;">E</span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">qual </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "elegansscriptssk"; font-size: 18pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 150%;">R</span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">elaxation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The first few days of March were very busy but also lovely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You may recall me mentioning the following as a plan made last November.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-NZ">At that time Robyn had opened the most amazing and beautiful patchwork</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Check out her website for all the wonderful kits she has available and to subscribe to her newsletter - <a href="http://www.tistheseason.co.nz/">www.tistheseason.co.nz</a><span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of rain early in the season our property did not ‘brown off’’ as per usual. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You may recall my words in my email accompanying Blog #78.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>To continue on from my last blog, this one relates more happenings in the months of November and December of last year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During these months enjoyed some lovely family moments.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The first of these was the Hospice Holly Trail in the middle of November - three days when folk can wander through selected Hawkes Bay homes that have been decorated with majestic floral and Christmas displays and wander through their magnificent gardens.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-NZ">My lovely cousin’s wife, Merrill, one of her daughters, Anita and her daughter, Daisy from Upper Hutt joined Melissa (daughter), Madison (granddaughter) and myself on this trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-NZ">Towards the end of November I travelled to Upper Hutt for a few days to stay with Merrill and Kevin as I had to visit a Wellington wholesale supplier and purchase products for my planned Christmas exhibition in July 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">Whilst there also met up one day with primary school friends - </span>Jocelyn, Marie & Yvonne. Yvonne was visiting from Australia.</div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">December was a busy month with all the end-of-year functions. The first Sunday of the month was the ‘shared’ lunch at our home for all the NATTER day girls, another day Melissa and I went out for lunch together to celebrate her birthday and for two days </span>Melissa and I were at Iona College on three separate occasions as it was Madison’s last year - Leavers Chapel Service : Carol Service (Madison taking a part) & Prize Giving Service. </div>
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<i>As per last year, Madison again won the cup for Business Excellence. </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-NZ">A third of my favourite month in a year has almost passed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>January is “my” month when I feel like I can rest, relax and indulge in doing things that I like to do rather than what </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-weight: bold;">has</span><span lang="en-NZ"> to be done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As per tradition I received a couple of jigsaw puzzles - my Christmas gift from Keith - and I spent all day Boxing Day and part of the next day and all day New Years Day making them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are pictured below -</span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Just as the one above, to create this second puzzle one has to use their imagination as there is no finished picture provided for either of the puzzles. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I really enjoy not knowing beforehand what the finished picture is to be as the process involves the piecing together of colours - <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Not sure which day I will do this second puzzle. Possibly the 30th of this month as that is the date of our 48th wedding anniversary.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i> </i></span></span><i style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Of course, January is also the month when I love to stitch as often as possible without feeling guilty in the least. Some days I will stitch all day whilst watching DVD’s of lovely old TV classic series such as ‘The House of Elliot’, ‘Little House on the Prairie’ or the Catherine Cookson or Jane Austin novels.</i></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I immediately began (despite having more than several unfinished pieces) stitching one of Gigi’s designs - Ann Gould 1821.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ">Lost a couple of stitching days due to having to prepare - cleaning windows, polishing brass, oiling furniture, vacuuming & washing floors, tidying gardens and baking & preparing food - for the visit of the local Model A car club for them to tour the Needlework Gallery, house and gardens and enjoy some morning tea, on Sunday the 6th. 29 visitors. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-NZ">Each of the letters </span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 118%;">(backs and fronts) </span><span lang="en-NZ">- H, L, & M - have been attached to padded cardboard, and stitched together and are awaiting their cords to be attached to cover over the joining seams. When this task has been completed, they will become finished ornamentals.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>As for the letters ‘B’ and ‘R’ - finished photographing and writing the instructions for these.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The designs arrived from my printer a few days ago and are now available for purchase.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The first Friday in November I was preparing to open the Needlework Gallery when I heard a car in the driveway some time before opening time and I thought to myself, “My goodness, they’re early”, but it wasn’t a customer. It was our granddaughter, Madison saying, “I’ve come to help you for the day Nanny”. She was off school due to sitting exams. When I quizzed her about studying, her reply was, “I’m SO over it, Nanny!” which made me think of myself at her age. I’d finished the 6th form and had been working for a year. With kids having to stay another year at school do they really get a better education than we did?!<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Consequently she has since come and helped me whenever she could, thus helping to catch up on a lot of neglected bookwork. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I have so appreciated her invaluable help. And her company. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>She also re-charted many of ‘The Little Kit Company’ designs that needed to be installed into my needlework design programme whilst I changed the layout or rewrote the accompanying instructions. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>It was from here that Daniel Boone set out and began his travels to find routes through the interior of the county.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The picturesque town is lined on both sides of the street with classic American homes of the era and cobblestone footpaths and the street is also cobblestoned. If cars had not been present, it would have been like stepping back in time. Just gorgeous.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"> <o:p></o:p></span><span style="text-align: justify;">A couple of days after arriving home it was our NATTER day.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">As always, a lovely day with everyone, plus an opportunity to see what everyone has been stitching over the last month.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">One of the pieces was Mary’s finished letter “M”.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Absolutely stunning.</span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">The awesome needlework retreat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Needlework Galleria<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>St. Charles<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Missouri has been and gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">To return to where I was in the middle of September, after somehow managing to get all my kits prepared, all my stitched models out of their frames and into “travelling” frames and then securely wrapped and then sorting them by size into three suitcases, I then somehow managed to get all of the remaining products pictured on the sofa and coffee table into the remaining space of the almost three full suitcases and my fourth case containing my clothes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Despite feeling desperately unwell, left for the States on Saturday, the 15th of September. Fortunately my travel agent had arranged ‘wheelchair assistance’ for me at all airports and this was wonderful as I did not have to walk the long corridors between departure gates or stand in the Customs queues. However, I did not like the realisation that I’m getting older! Another fortunate decision was I had allowed myself several days of “free” time before the busyness of the needlework retreat began.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">As mentioned in my last blog, my stitching project was to stitch more of my third version of my ‘Family Quaker Sampler’ - over one thread on 32 count Permin linen<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(White Chocolate) with a Simply Shaker Sampler Thread (Endive).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t get it finished as from time to time I stitched other pieces<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- but more about those pieces later in this blog.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I loved how the organisers decorated the doorways of all thirty two (32) exhibition rooms. Yes! Thirty two rooms represented by thirty (30) vendors (designers, thread & fabric manufacturers, needlework retailers - shop & Internet) as two of them exhibited in two rooms. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Classes began early on the Thursday morning and continued throughout that day and all throughout the following two days. My class was on the Thursday : 11am - 2pm, and in the afternoon the first of the three ‘Round Robin’ events was held. Each of these events was for a maximum of 50 students and all three of these events were SOLD OUT. Some ladies had enrolled for each event! All ‘Round Robins’ had six different Exhibitors who introduced themselves and presented their needlework projects or products, gave a lightening-quick class and verbal tutorial, a quick overview of how they became a designer, etc. and then popped out of class and seconds later, the next Exhibitor popped in, introduced themselves and so on.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Pictured is my friend, Janis Note of Noteworthy Needle - the BEE lady. Her specialty is making beeswax into gorgeous shapes such as hearts, bees, cats, dogs, etc. For the evening she dressed herself as a bee - a striped yellow & black bodysuit with black wings and a curved black ‘sting’, black leggings & fluffy yellow slipper feet with faces drawn on them and on her head, black curly antenna. She created quite a sensation.</i></span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">Tomorrow is the day the Thirty Anniversary Stitches ‘Mystery Sampler’ is to be released and although I’ve written the instructions for Part One, having the greatest of difficulties with drawing one of the stitch diagrams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Colonial Knot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, how I wish I was a graphic artist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would be so much easier if I could copy a diagram from a published needlework book, but cannot as to do so would be illegal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">As a consequence the mystery sampler will not be able to be released tomorrow, but hopefully the next or following day - that is, when I’m relatively happy that the participants will be able to follow my drawing and the accompanying written instruction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">As related in my last blog, this needlework piece is a celebration of my thirty years in business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>30 stitches for 30 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I’m also supplying an additional chart with other numbers on it so that if one chooses, they can use numbers to depict a special occasion meaningful to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(e.g. to commemorate a special event in their life or life of a friend or relative to whom the sampler is to be given).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">And, I’ve messed up badly when stitching the Part Five area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Miscounted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately I didn’t realise it until after I had worked the Hem Stitch area, thus having removed fabric threads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t ‘undo’ what I had stitched and restitch correctly without making it look messy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Consequently my stitched piece is wrong!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my instructions I will have to tell the participants to read the instructions and NOT look at the image of my work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am SO cross with myself, as I do not like making such stupid errors!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">Another sad month for Keith and his lovely family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His lovely sister (Dulcie) from Canada that came to stay with us and all other family members in February has passed away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On her return to Canada it was discovered that her cancer had returned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Losing two sisters within three months has been difficult.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Also experienced another sadness as my only surviving aunty passed away which necessitated travel to Lower Hutt. She was rather a special aunt. I last visited her in February when I was at Upper Hutt for the special Whiteman family get-together. Aunty Hilda was 92, still very alert and interested in what I and the family (remembering all their names) were doing. Wonderful attitude to life - always happy and laughing - despite being blind for many, many years. She was very musical. Was a piano teacher. She tried to teach me but I was not a very good pupil. In her younger days she was gorgeous looking but sadly she suffered terribly from sickness almost every day of her life. No-one expected her to marry but she did marry late in life. I was 14 years of age at the time and was her junior bridesmaid. </i></span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Beginning of July I began feeling rather unwell - the outcome being that I have been rather sick with my usual lung problem which developed into pneumonia. But life has to go on and so struggled at the end of July to attend a lovely two day class with Phillipa Turnbull from the UK who specialises in crewel work. Her business web address is - www.crewelwork.com. I first met Phillipa at the International Needlework Trade Show at Charlotte, North Carolina in 1995! Some of you may recall that Phillipa (for the year 2000 celebrations & the Queen Mother’s 100th birthday) was commissioned by the Royal family to recreate a bed cover and bed hangings originally stitched by the mother of the Queen Mother - the Countess of Strathmore - that had deteriorated. These beautiful items can be seen at Glamis Castle. </i></span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">Pictured above and to the right is a photo of Phillipa which was in her brochure that I was given when attending her exhibition booth at the Trade Show over 20 years ago and the other image is of her and the beautiful replicated bed coverings she worked as requested .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">Phillipa’s aim is to recreate embroideries from the lifetime of Lady Anne Clifford who began her long life at the court of Queen Elizabeth I.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her father was a Queen’s favourite and her mother was the Queen’s Lady in Waiting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lady Anne herself was a favourite of Queen Anne of Denmark.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">‘Bird on a Bough’ is a detail from the late 17th century bed hangings that can be seen in Dingestow House, Wales.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">I truly am so blessed to have been given an awesome legacy from my grandmother which has enabled me to have such a wonderful experience and fulfil dreams that I never thought would ever be possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do so wish I could give her a hug and thank her personally for her gift.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">The first was at a ladies church meeting where I had to speak about my needlework journey and the second was at Otane’s annual “Soup and Bun Day” that raises finances for cancer research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Always a lovely day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over 90 ladies attended this day raising over $2,000.00</span><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>And whenever I have a few spare moments I need to stitch some more of my third version of ‘Family Quaker Sampler’ as I want to display this at Needlework Galleria with the other two versions. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-NZ">I’m working this third version over one fabric thread </span>on 32 count Permin Linen - White Chocolate -</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span lang="en-NZ">with overdyed Simply Shaker Sampler Thread - Endive - by The Gentle Art and placing the children’s and grandchildren’s full names on it </span>rather than just their initials.</i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"> <span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">After completing the stocktaking, it was time to sort out and pack up stock, designs, and models to take to exhibit at the Manawatu/Taranaki Embroiderers’ Guild retreat to be held at Eltham, not far from New Plymouth, and here is a pic of the crates, cases, etc. all packed and stacked ready to be packed into Keith’s work car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Used this vehicle as the back seats can be lowered and the car becomes a wagon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">Travelled there by myself on Friday, the 6th - about a four an a half / five hour drive with stops, arriving mid-afternoon -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and then I had to unpack the car and the crates and set up the displays of stock and finished needlework models.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quite a tiring task.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">However, had an enjoyable weekend helping ladies make their choices of projects to stitch in the future over the Friday night, all day Saturday and Sunday until after midday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then had to dismantle everything, repack the crates, and then repack the car and then drive all the way home to Napier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pooped!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have to confess that I didn’t unload the car when I got home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">But no rest as up early the next day for Keith and I to travel to Te Puke for the funeral of one of our dearest friends and mentors - Don Caldwell, aged 94 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Uncle Don, as we have always called him, married us 47 years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He and his lovely wife, Aunty Glad, have always been very special to us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">A long day as we travelled back home after the funeral.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">Next day unloaded the other car of all the crates, cases, models, etc. that I had taken to Eltham but have to confess that’s all I did .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They sat on the floor and the couches of the family room for a few days until I had caught up on some rest!! And did some stitching!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">During this month I have actually done quite a lot of <span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">stitching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I finished the gorgeous heart, “With Love” that I had begun on the plane on the way home from the States and completely stitched, “Itty Bitty Kitty and the Honey Bees”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have to exhibit at a special event - Soup & Bun Day - at Otane in August and therefore I need to have a few new stitched models to display.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">Also thought that I would stitch some Blackwork’ themed models, with the intention f my first piece being one of Sandie’s designs -</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">Tiny Blackwork Floral Sampler.</span><br />
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">Just a few days ago it dawned on me that I’d advertised that our next ‘Mystery Sampler’ project would begin <span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">on the of 1st of June but somehow I’d lately been thinking it was the 1st of July!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">A sampler to celebrate my 30 years - this year - <span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">in the business of owning and operating a needlework shop <span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">and sharing my love of needlework.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">To finish off this note, some of you may not know that my original shop was in Mosgiel, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">This first little shop we named and was known as “Expressions”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">On the 30th of May 1988, and after my being a stay-at-home-mum for 17 years, Keith and I purchased an existing business - the “grottiest” little bookshop/toyshop/stationery shop.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">We subsequently gave it a thorough spring-clean, disposed of all the “grubby” magazines and replaced them with lovely ladies and home décor magazines, disposed of the toys and stationery and decked it out with beautiful, dainty, feminine gifts and greeting cards that I chose for their inspirational and meaningful wording.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">It wasn’t until a few months after opening that I realised I had no time to go into the city of Dunedin to purchase fabric and threads for my favourite hobby of needlework, and so came to the conclusion that I needed to set up a needlework area in the corner of the shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This we did over the long Labour Weekend and I began teaching needlework classes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Almost the end of another financial year and time to do the dreaded stocktaking <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>-</em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>counting and recording all the items of stock in the Needlework Gallery, </em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>and creating the financial statements</em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>(and as told you before - all by hand as have done since leaving high school</em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>for our accountant to double-check and lodge with the IRD.</em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>for those of you who have not been able to visit. </em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Had a wonderful time.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>So many precious friends to meet up with - </em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Gigi, Monique, Giulia, Romina, Simona, Maria Teresa, Niky, Karen, Janis, Bonny, Maureen, Beth - to name a few!</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>A disappointment was that some special friends were not able to be there - Judy, Sandie & Cece. Really missed seeing them.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Pictured below are two special Belgium ladies - Gigi and Monique.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Also met up with Pat Carson of 'Gloria & Pat'.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Hadn't seen Pat for years and so it was wonderful to see her again.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Some of you may recall her coming to stay with us for a couple of days</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>when we lived in Taupo <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>back in December 1994.</em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>At that time I organised an evening at Manuels,</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em> for folk to meet her after she had shared and told us of her love of needlework</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>and how she began designing.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>I've also stayed with Pat in the States.</em></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Times;">After Ginnie & Ken Thompson retired,</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Times;">Pat took over hosting the 'Danish American Days' needlework classes</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Times;">(at a Golf Resort at Pawley's Island, SC)</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Times;">taught by Jytte Harboesgaard,</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Times;">a distinguished tutor from the Danish Handcraft Guild in Copenhagen, Denmark.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Times;">Jytte taught at the Danish school for over 30 years.</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Sadly, Pat informed me that just a couple of weeks prior to the show Jytte had passed away.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>A real shock as I had only been in touch with her a few weeks prior to Christmas</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>at which time she told me that her lovely husband, Neils had passed away in the October.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>The last time Keith and I saw her and Neils was when we spent time with them</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>here in the Hawkes Bay some years ago when she was touring throughout New Zealand</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>teaching the Hedebo technique at classes for the embroidery guilds.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Some of you may recall going to Jytte's class.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>And some of you may have purchased one or two of the published she published.</em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>I used to sell them for her.</em></span></em></span></em></span><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>As for the show itself, always a wonderful experience!</em></span></em></span></em></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><strong></strong></em></span> </em></span></em></span></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><strong>So many designs. So many threads. So many fabrics. So many accessories. So many choices.</strong></em></span></em></span></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Pictured is the welcome sign that greeted everyone as they entered the lobby of the hotel.</em></span></em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>If one was standing in the elevator,</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>the scene was the same!</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Four floors,</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>each room on each floor of the hotel occupied by a vendor</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>with so many tempting items.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>My room was on the 9th floor.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Before I left New Zealand I was determined I wasn't going to purchase a lot - but I weakened!</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>The "in" thing at the moment is reproduction samplers.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Before leaving New Zealand and therefore before attending the show,</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>English designer, Nicola Parkman of 'Hands Across The Sea Samplers'</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>contacted me and asked if I would represent her here in New Zealand.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>I subsequently met up with her - and what a wonderful lady.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Classy, elegant, intelligent, a perfectionist, sweet natured, and gracious but humble. </em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>A beautiful person inside and out and so gifted with her needle.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Her love for reproduction samplers is infectious.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>I now have available every sampler design that Nicola has reproduced.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Each pattern is</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>* beautifully presented</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>* printed on the highest quality paper in booklet form</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>* colourful with easy to read charts and instructions</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>* filled with historical content and/or provenance of the needleworker</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>And pictured here are Jim and his daughter from 'The Gentle Art'</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em> (Sampler Threads and Simply Shaker Samper Threads) </em></span><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>on the right of them is <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Megan - editor of the <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Needlework Retailer magazine</em></span></em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>and one of the show organisers.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Jim's mother, Nancy, began dyeing these lovely cotton threads back in the early 1990's. </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>When I began purchasing them <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>from her,</em></span></em></span></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>the complete range <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>was a choice of less than 30 colours in the Sampler threads range.</em></span></em></span></em></span></em></span></em></span></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Simply Shaker Sampler Threads were not introduced until several years later.</em></span></em></span></em></span></em></span></em></span></em></span></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Now - altogether - almost 200 colours. </em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Another special friend exhibiting at the show was Janis of Noteworthy Needle.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Janis was holding a competition over the weekend - and I was the winner! </em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>of goodies!!</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>a jar of honey</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>and a huge mug</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>A wonderful feeling to have won. I f<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>elt like a Queen Bee.</em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Pictured above is myself and Janis.</em></span></em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>One of the highlights of market is the getting together of all the exhibitors at the hotel's 'Happy Hour' - free drinks & nibbles - at the end of the day to socialise and discuss the days happenings.</em></span></em></span></em></span></em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Giulia, Simona, Romina & Maria Teresa and husbands.</em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>And - <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Giulia's husband, Mario and our mutual friend, Gigi.</em></span></em></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>He has been transporting me <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>to and from the airport</em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>In the plane on my way home I began stitching one of Judy's (JBW Designs) latest designs</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>with one of Romina's (Romy's Creations) threads - Fuchsia.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em> A really pretty coloured overdyed cotton thread.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em></em></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>And here are all my purchases.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>There doesn't look to be too much, but I assure you there were heaps of things to price!</em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Lots of travel this month.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Several trips to Palmerston North & Upper Hutt plus further afield.</em></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Also a very sad month, but there were some happy times too.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">The sadness was due to us having to say farewell</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">to one of Keith's lovely sisters, Bev</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">after the discovery of cancer a couple of months previously.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">The first of Keith's siblings to pass away.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">A few days prior to her passing we visited with her</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">and her final words to us were, "I'll see you in glory. Bye for now",</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">and she began singing an old hymn we used to sing in church,</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">"When the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there".</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">A woman of great faith. We will miss her.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">As you can see from the photo, she loved her garden.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Her garden was often visited by gardening groups</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">and over the years featured several times in the NZ Gardening magazine.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";"></span></em> <em><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br />The happy time was that another of Keith's sisters, Dulcie & her husband, Stan,</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">travelled home to NZ from their home in Canada</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">to see and spend time with Bev and visit with the family.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Over the previous eighteen months Dulc had had an operation</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">followed by chemo and radiation.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">In addition<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";"> to all the family being at the funeral,</span></em></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">for all the extended Whiteman family plus friends of Dulc & Stan's.</span></em></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">We were four days in Upper Hutt.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">During that time Keith and I spent an evening</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">with my lovely cousin, Kevin Pepperell <em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">and his equally lovely wife, Merrill</span></em></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">to celebrate a belated 50th wedding anniversary,</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">and I met up with primary school friends, Jocelyn & Marie,</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">visited my 92 year old aunty at the Hutt Hospital</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">and lunched at Kev & Merrill's fabulous café - <strong>Café Blume, *</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">and I spent a morning at a wholesalers ordering lots of lovely new Christmas items </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">that I think visitors to the gallery will love to purchase this coming Christmas.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><strong>* Since writing this, Kevin & Merrill have sold their café.</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Returned home from Upper Hutt late one evening</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">and the next day Dulc & Stan arrived to stay with us for three days.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">They left today to stay with another of Keith's sisters, Mave & her husband, Dave,</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">who live here in the Hawkes Bay.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Last night all six of us met at the 'Mission' to celebrate an early 70th birthday for Keith.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">In two day times I leave for the States to attend the Needlework Trade Show</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">at Nashville, Tennessee.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I am SO looking forward to this trip as have not been for the past four years!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";"> I'm taking a companion piece to</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I began stitching this a few weeks ago.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I should have lots of news for you next time.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Till then, sincerely hoping you have been able to have some time</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">We are truly blessed to have such a beautiful pastime.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">As per usual my Christmas gift from Keith was two jigsaw puzzles.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I know I have shared before that I am a "puzzle addict'.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Had finished both puzzles by Boxing Day evening.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">They were - Sunset in Venice </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">The baking puzzle was a lot of fun as one did not know what the picture would be.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">One had to use their imagination.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">And this was the result - absolute chaos!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I love creating puzzles as they involve my love of colour.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I call January my 'stress-free' month</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">as no monthly commitments of meetings, <em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">few deadlines, etc.</span></em></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I can please myself what I do each day</span></em></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">without any guilty feelings.</span></em></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Thus, spent a lot of time stitching and finishing the projects.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Finished the three little stockings I began in December</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">and stitched another set - this time more similar to Judy's original design.</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><em>and finished them as ornamentals</em><em> -</em></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">And stitched and finished a second version of Judy's lovely design, 'Tidings of Joy'.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">However, this time stitched it over one fabric thread</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">and finished it as an ornamental.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Another JBW design I began stitching was a companion piece to 'Tidings of Joy'.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Design Title: O' Christmas Tree</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Design Code: JBW 326</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Price: $21.50</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">One of the highlights of this month was meeting up with friends</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">(Yvonne & Jocelyn) from "way-back".</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Primary school days.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Below is one of our school photos -</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Oxford Crescent School - Upper Hutt</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Standard 3, 1959</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Front Row, left to right:</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Yvonne - 6th girl</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Jocelyn - 7th girl</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Me - last girl</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I was 9 years of age.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Next month meeting up with Jocelyn again</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">and too, our friend, Marie.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Marie is pictured - second row, 5th girl.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">No doubt there will be lots of happy memories to share.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">We really did have a wonderful childhood.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Bye for now.</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Wednesday, 20 December 2017</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>In addition to the Sampler exhibition, </em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>also set up a "mini" Christmas display</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>in one of the rooms in what will one day be my new Needlework Gallery.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>When setting up the Christmas display</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>I realised that I had only stitched two new Christmas designs</em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>during the past year:</em></span></em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Both - JBW Designs</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Design Title: Tidings of Joy</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Design Code: JBW 311</em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Price: $21.50</em></span></em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Design Title: French Country - Santa</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Design Code: JBW 310</em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Price: $17.50</em></span></em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>In addition to being able to purchase the lovely little design above,</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>the little hornbooks are also available -</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Description: JBW Hornbook</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Design Code: KELM:HORN</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Price: $27.50</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Pictured below are the finished pieces -</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Tidings of Joy</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>French Country - Santa</em></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">(Note: This design stitched over one fabric thread)</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>This revelation inspired me to stitch some new designs for Christmas 2018</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>and so began stitching some tiny stockings - also designed by JBW Designs.</em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Design Title: Petite French Stockings</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Design Code: JBW 270</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Price: $15.00</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>But - as per usual - I opted for different fabric and thread colourings</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>to those of the original design.</em></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Another task I have been doing this month is advising of our new email address,</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">due to Vodafone deciding to no longer provide an email service.</span></em></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">What a headache! And such a mammoth task!!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I wish I could charge Vodafone for the hours it has taken to do this.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Plus - the change has meant all our current letterheads, </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">thank you notes, gift vouchers, business cards, brochures, etc.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">now have an incorrect email address on them.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">And too, all my printed needlework designs.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">A very costly exercise to replace everything.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Once again I wish I could charge these expenses to Vodafone!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Another disruption caused with the change of email address</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">is that EVERY page of my website had the incorrect email address on it.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Hundreds of pages.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Thus, I enlisted the help of my granddaughter once college had finished for the year</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>to create a single page with all our current contact details on it,</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>delete the old address/contact details from every page</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>and then link every page to the new contact page.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>A great help - and she was happy with the pocket money.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Another impact of the email change</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>is that I have to change all the "masters" <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>of EVERY needlework design</em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>& create a new pdf file for each one for printing.</em></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>As yet done any of this work.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Here are new email addresses:</em></span></div>
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<a href="mailto:heirlooms@outlook.co.nz"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>heirlooms@outlook.co.nz</em></span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em> or </em></span><a href="mailto:barberryrow@outlook.co.nz"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>barberryrow@outlook.co.nz</em></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Enough of my woes.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>On a happier note, this is a very special time of year - Christmas.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Sincerely wishing you a wonderful Christmas with family and friends.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>May this time be filled with happy memories and blessed with all good things.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>As advised in my last blog, here are photos of other pieces of needlework</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>that were displayed during the 'Letters of the Alphabet' exhibition</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>held over three weekends in the month of November.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Below are some of Gigi's designs - Les Bells Lettres de Gigi.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>In this series, in the centre of each design is a letter</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>and dotted all around this letter are the same letter</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>in various sizes and styles of script, plus motifs</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>that have been used in needlework piece throughout the centuries</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>dotted around and amongst the different sized and styled letters.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Really gorgeous!</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>All designs for the letters (excepting: Q, U, W, X, Y and Z)</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>are available from the Needlework Gallery.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Family Quaker Sampler.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>It was amazing to see the difference in each of the samplers</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>and choice as to whether to stitch just initials of family members or their full names.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>The original design (stitched over one fabric thread)</em></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">The Family Quaker Sampler design is available for purchase -</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Design Title : Family Quaker Sampler</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Design Code: BARB::WL004</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>I sincerely hope you have enjoyed looking at all these beautiful pieces of needlework.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>these can be seen at - </em></span><a href="http://www.barberryrow.com/blog/blog.home.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>www.barberryrow.com/blog/blog.home.html</em></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Recently finished some alphabet letters.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Design charts & instructions as yet have not been written:</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>E = Excellence</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>B = Blessed</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>S = Sincerity</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>J = Joyful</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>F = Faithful</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>R = Respectful</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Other letters almost finished:</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>G = Gentleness</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>H = Honesty</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>Keith had a 'smashing' experience</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>as he was lining the underside of the verandah.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>A piece of timber slipped off the scaffolding</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>and crashed through the window pane of the door into the Needlework Gallery.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>with fistula problems caused by prolonged childbirth labour</em></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7683387758744517003.post-89527202066650883912018-05-23T15:31:00.001+12:002018-05-23T15:31:13.678+12:00Blog #67 - Massa, Italy<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Summary of content:</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Gorgeous guest cottage at Giulia's - Massa</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>The needlework show venue : </em></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Castello di Levizzano Ragone</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>My exhibition site</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>This is Niky's site -</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Lake Maggoire with Niky</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>I leave for Italy tomorrow! What's not done now - won't get done!!</em></span><br />
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For the last couple of weeks</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’ve been creating kits</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for my design,</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Hem Your Blessings Poche” - </span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">that is, choosing various</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">coloured linens</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and cutting the fabric</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">to the size required,</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">choosing appropriate</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Silk Pearl </span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">overdyed) thread colours</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for the linen fabric colour, </span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">choosing the appropriate</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">coloured </span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Coton Perle #12 thread </span></span></span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for the colour</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of the linen fabric</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">special silk thread colour</span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"></span> <span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and then choosing & cutting colour co-ordinated printed cotton fabrics</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And finally, folding all items neatly and tying all together</span></em></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In all, created just over 30 packs.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Below is a pic of some of these finished packs in blue/green tonings.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And too, a pic of fabrics and threads being prepared for ‘Josephine’s Fob’ packs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Time is marching on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and so will have to leave off </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and continue this when I get back home.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Saturday, 30 September -</span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Arrived back in NZ from Italy on Wednesday, the 20th of September.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But will go back to Sunday, the 3rd of September.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is the date that I flew from Napier to Auckland, a few hours layover</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(as I don’t like to be rushed) and then I left New Zealand - </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">flying Emirates from Auckland to Dubai (17 hours).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ah - so lovely
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">to put my feet up</span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">after all the</span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">busyness of preparations</span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and packing, </span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">enjoy a <span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">complimentary</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">glass of champagne</span></span></span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">& a delicious dinner</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(more champagne)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and a peaceful sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="-ms-text-justify: newspaper; -ms-text-kashida-space: 50%; line-height: 125%; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A layover of 5½ hours at Dubai and then a 6½ hour flight t<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">o Bologna, Italy</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">o be met by a chauffeur <span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">provided by Emirates<br /><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and taken to my hotel <span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">located in the centre of the city.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">During the flight when I wasn’t sleeping,<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; 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<span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(and at other spare times during my time away)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">stitched alphabet letters.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Stitching of this series is taking longer than I had anticipated.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I guess it is because each design is so similar</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"></span><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 125%;">(it’s not so must fun stitching a design over and over) </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and so many to do!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I wasn’t able to stay at the same hotel</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">due to it being renovated,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">but stayed at a sister hotel</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and the central city square - Piazza Maggiore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="language: en-NZ; mso-ligatures: none;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Wandered to a little restaurant in the square </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wandered up and down all the shopping streets<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-</span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">revisited the ancient communal city water well,</span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">twin towers <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(built by two families competing against one another,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the most glorious pieces of needlework, lace & art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The photos of the needlework and lace pictured below</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> actually took on my last trip in 2015.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It wasn’t until this trip that I saw the sign - no photography!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the photo you can see the garden <span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">through the grilled gate.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"> <span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After lunch I toured the city via the ‘Hop On, Hop Off’ bus</span></span></span></span><div class="separator" style="-ms-text-justify: newspaper; -ms-text-kashida-space: 50%; clear: both; line-height: 125%; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At 3pm, Flavio (the driver of a private tour company) picked me up from my hotel</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and drove me to my next hotel, Hotel Guerro, at Castelvetro di Modena</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On arrival discovered they only served breakfasts at the hotel</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-NZ" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After the receptionist and I struggled to understand one another</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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