tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005254140705763252024-03-14T20:19:45.882+11:002020 A Year for DecisionsMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05775816452498844041noreply@blogger.comBlogger665125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700525414070576325.post-39714736346885787772020-10-23T16:36:00.002+11:002020-10-23T16:36:43.992+11:00India and after <p> I've been unable to post all year ( not that 2020 has been a year of activity) and because the the action bar at the top of the blog disappeared when I put on a new theme .</p><p>After about half an hour googling I eventually found someone who said that some of them don't have it!! so I just had to go back in and find a set up that actually had a place to add new post !</p><p>I headed off to India in early February with some trepidation being allergic to Chilli and wasn't sure I'd be able to eat, but then decided it would be a good way to lose weight, or to live on a bland white diet while I was there . However this did not prove the case and I enjoyed the food, the sights, the colour, the people in the whole experience.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gqovwSdLFIs/X5JrnlqbrWI/AAAAAAAALO8/yIITRiJNOGssAge3ie7zfC0ZcpFZBDoFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gqovwSdLFIs/X5JrnlqbrWI/AAAAAAAALO8/yIITRiJNOGssAge3ie7zfC0ZcpFZBDoFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2541.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The tour was with Intrepid and I really like their travel philosophy/ A small group 9 people Aussies, (4 were ex Sth African), and British. We all got on well so made for a friendly tour. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FLXD1uCvqBI/X5JrpMHnnTI/AAAAAAAALPI/at_UrI_xVskiv6RcI6uY278n6wBE9XChQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_6503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FLXD1uCvqBI/X5JrpMHnnTI/AAAAAAAALPI/at_UrI_xVskiv6RcI6uY278n6wBE9XChQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_6503.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LV30elNjWmM/X5Jrn8yTEYI/AAAAAAAALPE/5qNfdZxOsH08W-0_plYp3xR6XNMw8fR2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_6277.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LV30elNjWmM/X5Jrn8yTEYI/AAAAAAAALPE/5qNfdZxOsH08W-0_plYp3xR6XNMw8fR2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_6277.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MeGFTE8EyBg/X5Jrn2Cuk4I/AAAAAAAALPA/PcECrDZN0ygnFUbNoPcuqeiGvkK4ZCLQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_6197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MeGFTE8EyBg/X5Jrn2Cuk4I/AAAAAAAALPA/PcECrDZN0ygnFUbNoPcuqeiGvkK4ZCLQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_6197.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05775816452498844041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700525414070576325.post-83369227619849613372020-01-09T17:01:00.000+11:002020-01-09T17:01:02.172+11:00A walkI cant believe how much less walking I am doing since stopping work at RCH<br />
I used to walk to and from Kensington 30-40mins each way every day<br />
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Now it is just one day a fortnight and the regular walks with Spencer gone I am relatively inactive<br />
So need to start up<br />
So I went on a walk to the Cliff walk on eagle Rock Parade and wound my way back<br />
I even got hot!!<br />
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05775816452498844041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700525414070576325.post-20987970320454775732020-01-08T12:56:00.001+11:002020-01-08T12:56:20.909+11:00Arashi Shibori workshop<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I enrolled for a workshop with the Louis Joel Centre's Summer series </div>
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I booked for this one which whenever I referred to it as a dyeing workshop I got a blank look so and to rephrase to Fabric dyeing </div>
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I was expecting it to be indigo blue colours but was actually more like tie dyeing </div>
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Not what I planned but still interesting and educational </div>
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There were 7 women in the workshop and all the stuff was provided except for plastic bottles to holed the pipes </div>
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So our set up was a bucket each 2 pieces of white fabric and plastic pipes and rubber bands and some gloves<br />
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We started by rolling the fabric diagonally (I did the second one horizontally) around the pipe fixing with rubber bands then lightly wetting in and twisting it around down to the end of the pipe<br />
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They could stand in the bottles in the bucket (tidier than ziplock bags)<br />
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Then we squirted about 1Tbs of dye (premixed in tomato sauce bottles ) down the sid of the cloth then added water to cover the fabric and left it for an hour<br />
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Then we added a fixative Soda Ash solution about 4 Tbs down the pipe and swish it around<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Leave for another hour hen rinse off </span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;">Leave to soak overnight in soapy water (wool mix then hang to dry </span><br />
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I will look at some alternate was to wrap so the effect is different<br />
But enjoy the group very muchMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05775816452498844041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700525414070576325.post-42299060965243868982020-01-01T16:54:00.000+11:002020-01-09T16:55:01.953+11:00New Year's Day With Wendy and Celia at Aireys Inlet we had a lovely repast for lunch!<br />
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So we got on to RACV (her phone was in car as well) and waited with her<br />
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others checking on the dogs!<br />
All resolved in 30minutes<br />
Luckily a cooler dayMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05775816452498844041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700525414070576325.post-35775287095093412302019-12-29T17:54:00.000+11:002019-12-31T17:55:42.650+11:00The Market at Aireys Celia has really settled in to Aireys Inlet<br />
On Sunday we went up to the Market at the recreation area and browsed around<br />
It took us quite a while as we kept meeting people we / Celia knew<br />
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We bought some plants then found the guy only took cash<br />
The woman we were speaking to offered yo pay and Calia could refund her at the next craft class!!!<br />
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So we went down to Sandy Gully Beach on a lovely day with good waves<br />
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After initial dramas from Dylan, whose first attempt failed, he then was hooked again <br />
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Max, while he liked the beach, hated the waves (even the water) coming in over his feet<br />
He would run 50 mts away as it came in<br />
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Celia and I worked on him and eventually was happy to sit in the waves as they came in up to his waist<br />
We realised that he found it hard to keep his balance so we held his hands and after a while he let go "for a second!" and as we said "We've created a monster"Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05775816452498844041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700525414070576325.post-89440354332796567852019-12-28T17:42:00.000+11:002020-01-01T07:49:20.555+11:00MaxMary and Leonie popped in for a visit with their dog Angus<br />
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We had our traditional Brandy Alexanders and lunch of roast lamb that Celia baked<br />
Then relaxing and talking in the garden<br />
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We enjoy the stocking opening and find we often get the same thing for each other.<br />
This year Celia's gave me an AUGER a drill bit for the garden to go with my battery operated drill I got for my birthday<br />
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We had French Toast and berries and Champagne and OJ for breakfast in the courtyard<br />
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Then had baked salmon and salads for lunch<br />
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This was interrupted as I had put the fish portions out on the table in the court yard to come back out and find Bronte had helped herself to Celia's portion<br />
She ended up with a microwaved portion as it is her dog!<br />
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For dessert we had a Pavlova Platter<br />
This was ambitious as we have never made a Pav before and we also don't own an electric beater<br />
So we started off with the Bamix but that doesn't aerate very well so we resorted to a whisk giving each other 15-30 second beating before a rest<br />
But it was delicious<br />
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Off to Andrew and Lynne's for seafood dinner. Nick and Kate were there and Lynne's parents John and Gwen <br />
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This time dessert was a Pavlova stack with cherries !<br />
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So we went over there to Ringwood about 4pm and took presents for them.<br />
Bridie had made some great chicken and lovely salads.<br />
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05775816452498844041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700525414070576325.post-78871614702798832702019-12-22T13:13:00.000+11:002019-12-29T13:13:57.257+11:00Christmas 2019This year with Celia Home we had a few days of Christmas celebration.<br />
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First we had a meal at Andrew and Lynne's when Bridie and Sean came as well <br />
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The God parents were Michael's brother and his partner<br />
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We had not met Pauline's baby so ti was great to see her looking so cute<br />
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<br />Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05775816452498844041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700525414070576325.post-11355779889379138452019-09-23T16:53:00.002+10:002019-10-22T20:29:02.838+11:00My year of knitting I had been working on a sweater over the last 10 years that I kept flinging in the cupboard out of frustration but decided in August last year to try to finish it AGAIN..<br />
the jumper was knitted in the round with cable and bands (no problem) to the armholes and this i and finished ages ago<br />
The design was unusual in that you cast on the cuffs knit up the sleeve across the yolk leaving a slash for the neck then down the other sleep to the cuff.<br />
And in-between tossing it away I had lost the pattern<br />
When I finished it first I found the cable across the front was off centre. and looked too odd to leave<br />
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<li>So pulled it out</li>
<li>Next i finished, to find the 2nd sleeve ended 2/3 up my arm!</li>
<li>so I pulled it out</li>
<li>decided to do the sleeves separate and a separate yoke. not a good idea</li>
<li>so I pulled it out</li>
<li>When you pull it out (Frogging as in Rip it, rip it (ribbit) )the wool keeps the shape of the bent stitches and does not knit up again smooth;y</li>
<li>so i pulled it out</li>
<li>Time passed but then i Googled what to do with the wool (you wash in hanks in wool mix and allow to dry ..magic!</li>
<li>and in the process discovered Fruity knitting pod cast An Australian couple living in Germany, Andrea and her husband Andrew and she is an AMAZING knitter</li>
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<a href="https://fruityknitting.com/">Fruity Knitting </a><br />
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So i finished the jumper<br />
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Then Celia came home and wanted some new sweaters<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then a red one in an old pattern </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I did a cardigan for my self as well as 2 others!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The top one was made form wool bought at an Op shop Cost of $8. Finished off with some Possum merino wool from NZ </td></tr>
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Then Celia wanted to replace a favourite that was looking a bit old so I copied the design and did it in her fav purple and black </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">I'd also learnt about Needle felting and repair my poncho that the silverfish had got at</td></tr>
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I was inspired by the Fruity Knitting pod cast and tend to knit while I was watching it<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was for Tala, Amz' new baby but was claimed by Cailyn 3 yo so made a 2nd one </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celia wanted a cap for her Northern lights trip and admired my tea cosy</td></tr>
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<br />Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05775816452498844041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700525414070576325.post-11655366912213897072019-09-22T10:27:00.001+10:002019-09-22T10:27:02.471+10:00Climate Change Strike I had to be at work at 2pm in Treasury Place so instead of driving I went by train and joined the crowds arriving at Parliament station<br />
The rally started in the Treasure Gardens outside my work place and staff arriving later said they had to fight their way 'upstream" to get up Swanson Street<br />
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<br />Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05775816452498844041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700525414070576325.post-58332792354606780352019-08-03T19:50:00.002+10:002019-08-03T19:52:35.615+10:00Wangaratta Textile Festival July 2019Spent the weekend in Benalla and then up to the Textile Show in Wangaratta.<br />
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There were 5-6 different areas to visit and I spent a while at each.<br />
Huddling in Jacket scare and Hat in the cold!!<br />
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<b> The International scarf exchange</b>. <span style="background-color: white; color: #303135; font-family: "libre baskerville"; font-size: 16px;">Each year a different group of </span>involves spinners, weavers and knitters <span style="background-color: white; color: #303135; font-family: "libre baskerville"; font-size: 16px;">hosts the exchange where participants send in 150grams of fibre and then make something stunning with the fibre they receive. They send this back to exhibit before being returned their original fibre which has been transformed into something beautiful.</span><br />
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A<b>n exhibition of ball gowns</b> (and Deb dresses) was in the cathedral<br />
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There is a textile competition Some lovely creation but didn't acre for the winner (no pic here) <br />
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While I was in Wangaratta for the textile Exhibition and Festival I decided to catch up with the new Art Silos in the North East> all towns about 10minutes part and the whole trip took an hour with stops.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #6a6c6e;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">.It represents the sacrifice people make for others whilst in military service – Over 3,000 Australian women volunteered as military nurses in that conflict and the silo art acknowledges both the historical role of nurses and modern-day military medics, whilst highlighting the role women play in military service.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #6a6c6e; font-family: inherit;">The </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #6a6c6e; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Australian Light Horse</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6a6c6e; font-family: inherit;"> were tough horsemen who served as mounted infantry brigades during World War One particularly in the Middle East from 1915 to 1918 during the Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine campaigns against the Ottoman Empire. At the start of the war the 5th and 7th Light Horse Brigades were based in Victoria and included the 17th (Campaspe) Light Horse Regiment which was based in the region near Devenish.</span></div>
<b> The St James Silos</b> were painted by Local artist Tim Bowtell<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">with draughthorses and an old truck that once carted bushels of wheat to the silos, and local businessmen including Sir G. J. Coles whose name is synonymous with Coles Supermarkets today (the Coles family made a substantial donation to paint the 1943 era GrainCorp silos)</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The silo bunkers at St James were built in 1943, with bushels of wheat originally delivered to the site via horse and cart; a motif that will be displayed in the artwork.</span><br />
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The GrainCorp silos are being decorated with a mural of Sir George Coles, the founder of Coles supermarkets who was a local to the St James township.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #3f3f3f;">The dancing Brolgas and the Kookaburras are loved locally by the community and Brolgas can sometimes be seen in low lying swamp lands.</span><span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #3f3f3f;"> </span><br />
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We met up on Friday night s usual to do the decoration<br />
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The theme this year was newspaper boats or hats<br />
Being Election night many had an extra political note to them<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my hat Newspaper pleated with boats and a staked Black Heart of Peter Dutton </td></tr>
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Sonia wanted everyone to get onion the act So she had created some headband thats he trimmed to boat same anyone who had not done anything reactive she gave them a band<br />
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Each year Di develops a challenge to keep the non sailor occupied They need to find boats with number son them among the hanging boats Arrange them in numerical order (our table forgot this step) and find the boat owners Meant you and to go and chat to people<br />
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It was great to catch up with Sakurako, her mother Masako and her family</div>
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They live in Uji, just near Kyoto and we organised to meet her in Uji to see Byodo-in Temple</div>
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Tatsuya, Sakurako's father was looking after the boys but we ran into him and her youngest Akinobu near the Shrine, while they were waiting for Takumi to finish school.</div>
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Takumi was learning English, and spoke a few words. After a while he got used to my asking questions in Japanese and answered rather than look blank.<br />
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We moved on to Fukuyama from where we met up with Kiyoe, Hideo and her 2 sons Keita and Yuki<br />
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<br />Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05775816452498844041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700525414070576325.post-49608285876169196852019-04-28T14:05:00.005+10:002019-04-28T14:05:59.806+10:00Japan: food<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Jo was keen to try any food so when it was meal time we prowled an area and chose what appealed </div>
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Breakfast Av 400- 600yen incl a coffee</div>
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Lunch 400-500y plus a drink 200-300Y</div>
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Dinner from 900 -1200y The Shabu Shabu wa the most expensive at 2100y ($24)</div>
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In kyoto we walked down to a local 'fish 'shop<br />
Turns out its speciality was Whale But we declined<br />
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In Nagoya we met up with some Japanese midwives and with them went to a Izakaya <span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">a type of informal Japanese pub. They are casual places for after-work drinking. We arrived at 5.30 left at 10pm.</span><br />
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Then in Kyoto in Poncho alley at Yakiniku (literally Grilled Meat) we ordered through the computer (with some help from the staff)<br />
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In Kyoto we went to dinner with Sakurako's family and went to a Yakitori place Again Grilled chicken. But using all parts of the chicken including deep fried tiny bits of gristle!<br />
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<br />Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05775816452498844041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700525414070576325.post-9121081399908312902019-04-28T13:03:00.000+10:002019-04-28T13:03:09.688+10:00Japan : New places Given this was Jo's first time in Japan there were some places she needed to see. Tokyo, Gold pavilion in Kyoto, Zen garden, Hiroshima, Itsukushima shrine and Miyajima, and old japan places like Takayama.<br />
But I wanted to be able to show her typical Japan sights but newer to me.<br />
So for me the new places and experiences were, Murin-an garden in Kyoto, Pontocho dining in Kyoto, Inuyama, Fukuyama.<br />
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tomonoura is a small fishing village south of Fukuyama The lantern features in the Ghibli studio animation Ponyo as well as the village as site of movie Wolverine.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The Iroha Maru incident by the
Kaientai (association of lordless samurai), led by Sakamoto Ryōma, Iroha Maru, a steamship,
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Fukuyama was a new place for me and the view from our room window Spectacular!<br />
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05775816452498844041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700525414070576325.post-22123612848926692152019-04-28T10:12:00.002+10:002019-04-28T10:13:24.359+10:00Japan with Jo and Cherry Blossom Forty-five years almost to the day (we arrived in USA on Easter Sunday) Jo and I set off to travel again.<br />
We left Melbourne on April 9th for 2 weeks in Japan. The flight with Japan Airlines was good but we didn't sleep a lot. (only flight is overnight) but left our bags and headed to Ueno park to see cherry blossom <br />
Sadly the blossom and finished in Tokyo but had just started at our next stop Matsumoto.<br />
We continued to see more blossom wherever we travelled<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanami: blossom viewing parties in Matsumoto</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blossom over moat of Matsumoto Castle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along Kiso river in Kyoto All threes were weeping cherries </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside station in Kyoto near Murin An </td></tr>
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05775816452498844041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700525414070576325.post-4573358348983523042019-04-03T19:01:00.001+11:002019-04-03T19:01:07.988+11:00Botanical DyeingWhen Celia and I went on the Anglesea Art trail late last year we met Deb Elliott who was doing dyeing on silk using native plants<br />
The results looked fabulous so we decided to book in for a workshop<br />
It was delayed in March as I had hurt my back and couldn't do the drive down, but we had it this week in Anglesea<br />
It was a fascinating process of laying out leaves, small pliant branches in a pattern and then covering in heavy paper and wrapping then boiling in water mixed with iron sulphate (other stuff can be added for different results<br />
The results were a pale grey background to some surprising results<br />
the same leaves on different prices had different results but we were all thrilled and oooh and Aah as they were unwrapped<br />
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when we had laid the leaves on the silk we covered it with a heavy paper that also absorbed the colour<br />
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