Thoughts on family life, homeschooling, gardening and knitting in New Zealand. Thursday, March 5, 2009. To have been SUMMER in the Southern Hemisphere! I feel like I have just been through the worst winter flu season Chicago has to offer. Anyways, I am attempting to get back to all of my usual activities and blogging is one of them. So please, be patient as I get back on the road to health. Wednesday, December 24, 2008.

Monday, November 4, 2013. Day 11 to Day 25. He can start to walk a bit on the leg now. His mate was happy to see him home again.

Clare Smith - textiles, art and travels. Tuesday, October 24, 2017. I think this is about my 8th trip here and this time we are staying away from the most touristy areas. We had a few days in Tokyo before heading straight up to Aomori on the Shinkansen using our JRPasses. We have spent the last 4 days in Hirosaki which is the centre of the largest Apple growing area of Japan and the apples are enormous! The fabric store is at the front of the car park.

Saturday, June 4, 2011. The time has finally come when I am able to move the contents of this blog over to my new blog. I would be very happy if you will follow me over to. Friday, June 3, 2011. Good Friday morning and welcome to another Colourful Friday with Robyn. I thought I would go with some more unusual flowers around my home. Thursday, June 2, 2011. Friday, May 27, 2011.

Creative Women of a Certain Age. Thursday, February 9, 2012.

Living and Dyeing Under the Big Sky. Adventures of a studio artist who works primarily with textile and mixed media art. Subscribe to Mail Art Postcards. Tuesday, May 24, 2016. I was thrilled to catch a shot of this hummer flitting through the garden. Monday, May 23, 2016. My plan is that whenever I need to divide or move an iris clump, I will plug it in somewhere and let it fend for itself! Tough little plants. Sunday, May 22, 2016. Saturday, May 21, 2016.

Spinning,crochet, weaving and dyeing. Monday, May 2, 2016. Friday, January 8, 2016. So a new year and another summer is rushing past. I hope to keep my blog a little more up to date. I was musing about where this blog was going on our daily walk. Probably not something this neighbour has to worry about.

An online diary about my creative life which includes dyeing, quilting and teaching plus thoughts and experiences as they occur about the more mundane aspects of my life and also pictures of my home town and places I visit. To see more of my creative works go to my site Farne Designs. Saturday, June 03, 2017. Lots of ducks on the pond. Very calm water and lovely flowers and ferns growing on the stone walls. A good view of the graves in the cemetery opposite the pool. A very large tanker out in the bay! .