Revival

A message from Brigid ....

I have been a blogger since 2005. At the height of my blogging busy-ness, I had "a small stable" of blogs on different topics: social and political commentary; desert spirituality; food; waste and ....

A few years ago I called time and ceased blogging altogether - although there was an occasional post. I had called it quits. I am an aged woman these days with a couple of serious illnesses. I am not allowed to drive. I am no longer active in organisations. I think it fair to say that I am housebound. I am active on Facebook, although I am not there as often as once I was. I have decided to embark on a re-entry into the blogging world ... beginning with The Trad Pad and, possibly, a return to my food blog, Oz Tucker. I have always used a lot of photographs on my blogs ... and I miss not being out and about with my camera.

The Trad Pad has been my blog for the lovely things of life. The controversial or political has seldom intruded. Occasionally, the spiritual has found its way in, but I kept spirituality for the blog, Desert. I don't yet know if I will revive that. I will stick pretty much to food and the lovely things of life. If I have some regularity with those two categories, I feel that I will be doing well. I hope that, with this blog new friendships can be formed and old friendships renewed; new lovelies discovered; new reflections can enter into the meaning of modern life. I would love to hear from you - particularly if you have suggestions for new topics to enter into the conversation. So, it is a new year. Let's see what it has in store, what it can bring to us. And I hope that those who share the spirit of The Trad Pad can spread the message of a world of beauty, the creativity of humanity, and the joys of simplicity and tradition. ~~~ February, 2017

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Favourite Fan

This is my favourite purchase from the PWP Opp Shop at Upper Ferntree Gully.
It is made out of card which appears to have been glued together and shaped and cut with pinking shears.
It is held together with a split pin of the sort used to hold documents together and a pretty pink ribbon is inserted in the hole.
However, the gluing (if it is two cards glued together) is so well done that it cannot be detected. The other thing is that the card seems to be uniformly of a high quality - not, methinks, as thin as most cards.
It folds up, needless to say, which makes it easily portable - but as you can see, dear Reader, looks beautiful standing up and spread.
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2 comments:

Gina E. said...

You're really rapt in that, aren't you! We used to make those at skool (wink)

Unknown said...

I love it. It is on top of my chest of drawers where I can see it every day. Clearly, Gina, my education was lacking because this is the only one I have ever seen - but I'll bet Woof Nanny has the instructions in print somewhere!

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