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Aussie Aussie Aussies Oi Oi Oi

Oh what a lovely day today.  A bus tour of Aussies http://www.backroadstouring.com (and a Kiwi in there I suspect)  came to decorate some crosses.  I found out that some people were knitting poppies on cruise ships coming over to Gallipoli.  There are … Continue reading

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France – Australia – Shared Friendships

Forever joined as allies through the events of 1914 to 1915, France and Australia have a shared history.  This cross by Hubert is in commemoration of our shared history and a blessing for continued friendships between our two communities. Debby  

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Known Unto God

“Known Unto God” There is some comfort in these words as they are now written on numerous headstones throughout France where in the First World War it was impossible to identify the millions of dead in the battlefields on France.  … Continue reading

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Colour in my day

Today I added some underglaze colour to poppies.  It is always an unknown when working with different clay but we shall see. And the plaster slabs supplied by Jean Pierre are working well to dry out the clay.   Debby

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Tour De France

Some more crosses were being made today for a memorial garden in Fromelles.  Jerry is part of a Tour De France Bicycling group on his way to Belgium.  (I hope I understood this correctly) Thanks for stopping in and playing with … Continue reading

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Mullumbimby after the rain

This picture is by Mullumbimby artist John Walters.  It has been raining and flooding near Mullumbimby Australia which is my home town.  But apparently the sun is out now so I thought I would show my Fromelles friends a picture … Continue reading

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For Friends in Fromelles

  Please drop in and say hello.  Even if I can’t speak French I would love to meet you and encourage you to play with some clay with me. Beinvenue Debby

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Vegetable soup for my soul – delicious

I have a bit of a sore throat today lucky I bought a stock of cough lollies from home smile emoticon .  And I am thanking Brigitte – bless her. Look what she brought me today. I was really cold today … Continue reading

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Twitching Fromelles

What a wonderful morning  I went for my first ever bird watching walk today in the woods of Fromelles. Yes I was a “twitcher” for a few hours. It was wonderful and so many birds, starlings, woodpeckers, blackbirds, blue tits, wrens … Continue reading

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My first French Students

These are my first French students.  The boys had a wonderful time making Kangaroos and Koalas.  I had trouble explaining a wombat though 🙂   Merci boys   Debby xxx  

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