tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20947418.post114215470608713407..comments2024-02-28T21:21:45.369+12:00Comments on Devonhouse Recollections: Mary on Norfolk Islandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810107500404643788noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20947418.post-1142232442922871352006-03-13T18:17:00.000+11:302006-03-13T18:17:00.000+11:30I made some persimmon and orange jam once but I mu...I made some persimmon and orange jam once but I must admit I haven't tasted the mouth-furring ones. There is a house round the corner with a splendid tree which just drops its fruit on the grass. Maybe this year, I'll have enough gumption to knock and ask for some in exchange for some jam.<BR/>Amazing crochet. One of my favourites is filet crochet with pictures and writing on and I watch ebay avidly for examples and trawl the op-shops for pieces I can rescue. <BR/>There seems to be a "fashion" at the moment for leaving things with their provenance obvious. I'm still tempted to restore or repair.<BR/>I think that items were always repaired in their earlier lives so I can go on doing it.<BR/>Cheers Gillian,<BR/>ps I have my husband, who is the sports fan, keeping an eye out for mentions of Peter or Norfolk Island in the papers. Would you like me to collect cuttings or is this a very optimistic question?Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02118970897447462676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20947418.post-1142156107368656772006-03-12T21:05:00.000+11:302006-03-12T21:05:00.000+11:30Thank you for telling me about persimmons. I have...Thank you for telling me about persimmons. I have never come across them. And the delightful crochet brought back memories of my husband's grandmother. Her whole room was crochet: not only the coverlet but the valance on the tester. But what I thought was a corker - she had made a crocheted pull for her holland blind. It comprised a crocheted- over light bulb attached to the blind by a crocheted chain. This I thought beat the three sunshine milk tins which, covered with a heavy fabric and then a see- through crocheted cover over the top, served as a footstool.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.com