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Saturday 24 January 2015

GROW YOUR BLOG

 
GROW YOUR BLOG PARTY
 
 
 - just click on this link to visit the 400+ bloggers who have joined in - it is a great way to find new blogs and meet wonderful people from all over the world!!
 
GIVE-A-WAY - at the bottom of this post I have a little give away - anyone who comments is eligible - so keep reading, comment and you are in ith a chance of winning a gift from me!!
 
Welcome to my little corner of the blog world. My name is Kerrie I am a daughter, mother of 5, and grandmother of 11 (5 natural, 6 step grandies - al great fun and very precious young people) - if you stick around your will meet them all on and off. I am a 'have-a-go-at-anything crafter', particularly love sewing, knitting and crochet - lots of other crafts have passed through the realms of my corner over the many years I have been creating (since I was about 8 years old).
 
 
The most recent photo ( I avoid photos as much as possible) of me at my son, Rheis' wedding last November.
 
I live just out of the town of Griffith, NSW in Australia. We are in an irrigation area here which make life that little bit easier when the state is in drought - it also enable the production of all types of crops, livestock and manufacturing (grains, fruit, vegetable, grapes, sheep, cattle, poultry, and all associated manufacturing and supply industries). 
 
 
The women of my family. The top photo is one taken of my sister, mother and myself at my son wedding in November. The bottom photo is of my two granddaughters, Abbey & Karah. We are now bringing up Karah as he
r mother (our daughter Naomi) passed away in July last year - and aren't I finding it hard going back to being a mother of a school age child!!!!

 
A few of the items I have made during the last 12 months. My crafting/sewing time has been cut back quite a bit now that I am running around with school things, sport and dancing again. I also spend a lot of time with my mother - she is 82 and has not been well for a while. We do sit and crochet together when I am at her house with her.
 
We live on 50 acres - my husband, Greg, works a full time job as well as growing Lucerne that we sell. We also sell grains, chaff (that we make) and rice straw (a lot locally and a lot we take down to Canberra). We have all the paraphernalia that goes with a hoarding farmer husband!! The usual animals of course - dogs (too many) cats (way too many - no mice or rats though), horses (only 1 is ours, the others belong to our sons), sheep (out in the paddocks of course).
Our life is as simple as we can make it - we have our own meat, grow most of our winter vegies and a few summer, we have planted fruit trees which are just bearing fruit this year (yummo) - I always try to cook all our meals at home but the pressures of raising a 10 year old and looking after mum get a bit much time wise at times and the good old takeaway pizza or fish and chips appear on our menu occasionally.
That is probably enough about me for now - don't want to bore you all silly!! Please click around my blog posts - and me, well I am off to start checking out some of the 400 other blog party goers!! Luckily Vicki is leaving the list and links up for the rest of the year so I can keep going back until I have checked them all out!!
 
GIVE-A-WAY
My giveaway to thank you for visiting as part of the Grow Your Blog Party is pictured below - 3 giveaways in fact. Anyone can be in the draw just by commenting on this post (you do not have to be a follower!!!)

 
Prize 1: Diary/Journal Cover with 2015 Diary;
Prize 2: Diary/Journal with 2015 Diary
Prize 3: Appliqued Tea towel and 2 Face Washers
You only have to comment once to be in the draw for all 3 prizes and as stated earlier you do not have to be a follower to enter!! The winners will be drawn and announced on February 15th.
The close off time for entering will be 12am (midnight AEST) 14th February 2015
 

67 comments:

  1. Hi Kerrie what a lovely post and it was nice learning a bit more about you and nice to see a pic of you as well.xx

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  2. Wow! A wonderful biography there. You look gorgeous girl! I can only begin to imagine the shere exhaustion of rearing a teenager again lol. You are truly a special lady. Don't worry about entering me in the draw as I was lucky to win heaps of beautiful things from you last year. Angel hugs.

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  3. Good morning Kerrie! I enjoyed reading a bit more about you in this post. And this is the first time I've seen your pretty smiling face ;) I didn't join in the party this year, but I'll definitely have a look around some new blogs today. I totally understand the pressures you face with family. My dad is 91 and I visit him every weekend at his nursing home (he has Alzheimer's). I think you are very blessed to be able to sit with your mom and crochet together. Visits with my dad are very different. Have a great weekend, and enjoy your party hopping!! Wendy x

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  4. Hello,
    I enjoyed reading your blog, and I'll sure come back.
    Great giveaway, so I cross my fingers :-)

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  5. Hello Kerrie, I think we 'linked' up with each other after last year's blog party. Fantastic piece you have written here. It sounds like life in your home is idyllic! Keep up the crafting and I guess our paths will cross from time to time again over the coming year.

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  6. Hi Kerrie, loved reading your post and you have some lovely photo on it.

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  7. I loved reading more snippets about you and your daily life, Kerrie. Living there in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area sounds rather blissful, though terribly busy. I have fond memories of holidaying yearly in Yanco; it is a lovely part of the world. How lovely that you can sit and crochet with your mum and enjoy each other. How gorgeous do you look at your son's wedding....'tis a lovely photo of you! You spread so much joy to so many lives. 'Tis a blessing you are! Here's hoping that you find a li'l more time in which to create those lovely makeries that you fashion. I loved seeing the snippets of your handiwork, they are all so charming!

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  8. Lovely to learn more about you Kerrie. Lovely giveaway. Hugs.xx

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  9. Hi Kerrie. Wow, you are certainly 1 busy lady. It was lovely to find out a bit about you and your family. You've made some lovely craft pieces and I really like your instructions for the cooling neck tie. I might have to make some for our annual visit to Marble Bar as it gets quite warm there, even in winter. Thanks for the opportunity to win a prize. Cheers, Tracy

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  10. It was lovely getting to know you Kerrie.
    I would love to be entered in your draw please.

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  11. Great post and lovely pics. Love learning more about
    you. Take care.
    Cheers, Anita.

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  12. Hi Kerrie, so pleased to meet you and know a bit more about your life. Vry generous giveaway.

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  13. Hi Kerrie, glad to see things are going OK in your neck of the woods. Hugs from NZ

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  14. Enjoyed reading your post great photos xx

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  15. Hi Kerri, you certainly have a busy life, loved reading your story and checking out your blog. Hope to read more soon, I'm joining your blog right away. Nice to meet you

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  16. I enjoyed your post. It is nice to hear about folks from the other side of the world from mine. Thanks for visiting my blog too.

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  17. Hello Kerri, I'm visiting from Vicki's GYOB party - isn't it fun? Thank you for leaving a comment on my blog so that I could hop right on over to your lovely bit of blogland. How blessed you are to live on 50 acres of land! I'm sure that all that makes up a life out in the country keeps you very busy. Lovely to meet you ;)

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  18. Thank you for sharing about yourself. Growing all your own food sounds great.

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  19. It is so nice to meet you I am photo-phobic, too, but we both need to get over it. I work in a hospice and I can tell you, people will want to have photos of us later. Those pictures that make me so self conscious now will bring healing and laughter to my loved ones some day, so I'm going to try to stop being a photo-sissy! Thanks for the reminder. :)

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  20. Lovely seeing you and your family. It's a wonder you have time to create anything. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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  21. You have a lovely blog. I am visiting from the grow your own blog party. I am a new follower and am looking forward to seeing more of your blog and life down under.

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  22. I'm so glad the Grow your Blog party brought me here! and what a hectic life you lead. I'm amazed you have time to blog as well as everything else you have to do. I bet a lot of people don't realize that farmers often have a fulltime job in the city, too! please consider looking in on my blogs, too! I'd love that.

    I'm signing up to follow you right now.

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  23. great to read all about you.We sound as though we have a lot in common

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  24. Lovely to meet you! I can imagine that it's hard - but rewarding - to go back to parenting. I have enjoyed reading your blog and hope to read more in the next few months. God bless xx

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  25. I live in Pennsylvania. I love the blog hops, I always find such interesting new blogs. I would love the towels, if I win.

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  26. Hi I'm one of Vicki's helpers checking all the links for the Grow Your Blog hop. Love your work!!! Have a great day.

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  27. Hi Kerri, So nice to meet you. I look forward to following your blog.

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  28. Hello, you sound like my sort of crafter. I intend to pop back often to see what you are making. xxx

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  29. Hello from Canada Kerri.
    It is nice to meet you and see the crafts that you make. I have met a few nice bloggers from Australia and always enjoy seeing the wildlife and plants from your country. Although I didn't participate this year I still like to go around and visit a few new people.

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  30. You have a wonderful blog and seems like you have a great rapport with that 10 yr old, too. I can't begin to imagine how you work such a large acreage. I find it hard at times to keep my small herb garden going (grin).

    Loved the visit, since this is my first time at GYB. http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2015/01/grow-your-blog-blog-hop-event.html

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  31. Wonderful giveaway! You are so talented. Thank you for the chance

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  32. What a nice party - you're the perfect hostess! Thank you for the giveaway ... I treasure anything that's homemade! I've become a Follower right here and hope that you might do the same when you get to SuZeQ Creations.

    Thanks and Hugs!
    SuZeQ

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  33. Hi there! I am visiting via the GYB party and it's a joy to "meet" you :) You have a sweet blog and I thoroughly enjoyed learning reading your post. Take care and have a lovely week! Hugs! Stephanie -The Enchanting Rose

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  34. I like your blog. Will follow and return later to see how you are getting along.

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  35. What a great giveaway. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  36. I just love the header pic on your blog and the lilac background. It seems that you have many creative offerings throughout the year. I am now a follower! enjoy the blog party

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  37. Hi Kerrie - nice to read your blog, thanks for reading mine! You certainly have a full life and I can only imagine what it much be like to raising your granddaughter after the loss of your daughter. Well done, I'm sure it will be worth it all. Hope to read more of your life in Griffiths. cheers Wendy

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  38. greetings from the Pacific Northwest in the US Kerri. I have been reading through your blog and find we have many common interests, especially children and grandchildren. I am so sorry your daughter is now longer with you and I admire your raising your granddaughter. I have 7 grandchildren and know how busy they are when they can leave her and go back home!
    Your life sounds so interesting with all your animals and interests. I am happy to be a new follower.

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  39. Hi Kerrie...following you over from GYB..I love those lilac's in your headliner... Ild love to grow those at my house, but in the high desert and sand for dirt... they don't do well, but they sure are pretty and I'd be happy to follow you!
    Cheri, the quilting nanny

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  40. hI Kerrie, so nice to meet you, and my! you are so inspiring with the amount of lovely things you manage to create along with living a busy life and bringing up your granddaughter. I look forward to being inspired as I follow along.

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  41. Visiting from St. John's, NL Canada. I can only imagine how life has changed for you now that you are raising your granddaughter - difficult at times but so rewarding. Thanks for posting and your giveaway.

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  42. Bless you for raising your dear granddaughter - and I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you for inviting us in for a visit with you. Enjoy the tour!

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  43. hello there - I've enjoyed reading your post today and we both value the simple things in life. I will be following along now and hope you have time to pop over to my blog too! Enjoy your day, J9

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  44. Found your blog on Grow your Blog. Enjoyed your posting. Prayers go out for your loss as it is not easy to lose a loved one. Great you are able to raise your granddaughter. Please enter me in your give a way.
    joycefrank@sbcglobal.net
    http://joycesloveoflife.blogspot.com

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  45. Awww, you take a lovely photo Thanks for the give away

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  46. What an awesome world you live in! I can understand and fully sympathize with raising the granddaughter and taking care of your mother as well. Isn't it fun to be in the middle?! Of course, we wouldn't have it any other way either.
    Bless you for taking so much on and sending prayers for you and your family.
    Hugs,
    Vickie @ Teacups & Toadstools

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  47. Hi Kerrie. My name is Kelly and it's so nice to meet you! Sorry about your loss, My mom passed away not to long ago and it's been hard. You have wonderful crafting talents and I'm now a follower!

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  48. Visiting from Grow Your Blog :) Love the photo in your Header!!! Those flowers are beautiful. It sounds like you live the good life and I have enjoyed reading about you. Looking forward to more visits.

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  49. Lovely blog. I'll be back to look around a little later.
    So sorry to hear about the loss of your daughter. It's wonderful that you are bringing up her daughter.
    Bless you!

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  50. Them flower in your header are so different.I see you are in heart swap I missed that there is alway nice heart.
    Laura

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  51. Hi Kerrie. It was so nice to meet you at the GYB party. I work in a school and can't imagine what I would do if I had to raise a school-age child now. Blessings to you.

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  52. Hello, nice to meet you! You make some lovely things and it sounds like you've got a very full life!

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  53. Nice to meet you, and thank you for the beautiful giveaway! sarah@forrussia.org

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  54. Visiting from GYB, great projects! So sorry you lost your daughter. Your granddaughter is a charmer.

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  55. Hi Kerrie, I'm visiting you today from the GYB party. I like your blog and see that we have some of the same interests. I loved reading a little bit about you and thanks for that. I'm now following you by google friend connect. I do hope that you will stop by my blog Julie's Lifestyle so that we can become new blog friends. Thanks for your generous giveaway too. I have a giveaway too. Have a wonderful day and weekend.
    Julie at Julie's Lifestyle

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  56. It is lovely to "meet" you through the blog hop. Your crafts are all lovely! I am so sorry for the loss of your daughter.

    Hugs and prayers.

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  57. So nice to meet you. Sounds like you have so many things to keep you busy on your land. Thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet comment:-)

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  58. Lovely to meet you Kerrie - I'm visiting from the UK
    I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your daughter(I lost my eldest son in 2008) - your granddaughter looks such a cutie!

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  59. hello and wow! your house looks sparkling new! Im visiting via GYB! Your Grandie looks gorgeous! xx
    www.addicted2fabric.wordpress.com

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  60. Hi Kerrie, discovered your blog a few weeks ago. Your sewing is fab.I knit a lot, but hope to sew a bit more this year.

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  61. How nice to meet you! Your energy comes through so clearly in your writing. I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your daughter. You must treasure having your granddaughter with you. All the best from California.

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  62. Wow, what a busy lady you must be!

    alexis @cobcottagecraft.com

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  63. How lovely getting to know a bit more about you & wow, what a change in the household you've had, not to mention all that would be going with having lost your daughter. I'm amazed you are still getting any craft work done - some lovely giveaways!
    take care, hugs, Sharm

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  64. You are so kind to offer such a lovely giveaway!
    I've been to Australia a few times and love it there! I've visited Hervey Bay, Byron Bay, and toured around Tasmania!
    I'll check in on your blog often. Thank you!
    - afistfuloflemons @ gmail.

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  65. ha ha....I've been browsing the GYB participants, looking at interests to decide whose to read first.....saw crafts, garden simple life and thought yep, that's my kind of blog..........and it was you! Well I knew I liked you and your blog already :)

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  66. Visiting via Vicki's GYBP and enjoying your blog. I live on a farm in VA/USA but you do every so much more than do I.

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  67. How did I miss this post? It is lovely getting to know a little more about you, Kerrie. That's a lovely photo of you. It may be tiring having young Karah keeping you busy but I beat you are enjoying every minute. It doesn't hurt to have takeaway now and then. I usually try to always cook out meals but it is nice to have the occasional fish and chips! Hugs, Christine xx

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