Jan Mullen – Page 10

lots of outs & a scattering of feathers

29 Mar

WEEK TWELVE (march 21-27) It was a busy start to the week with dinner out on Monday night – a group of us enjoying the company of visiting quilt artist Gloria Loughman and her bloke Tony. On Tuesday evening it ... Read more »

tinged with angst twiceover

22 Mar

Jan Mullen

WEEK ELEVEN (march 14 -20) ANGST # 1 occurred on Monday when the news that there was a fire burning in Meelon, an area close to Dwellingup, an area close to our little house. It is also way too close ... Read more »

Grand Leon, Spam Leon

14 Mar

Jan Mullen 1

WEEK TEN (march 7-13) We woke up to the new week in Bowral at a delightful B&B on the outskirts of town – Links House Hotel. Lovely brekkie, lovely staff and a change of pace from the hustle of Sydney ... Read more »

filled to the brim

11 Mar

Jan Mullen

WEEK NINE (february 29 – march 6) The week started off at home in ‘finish up/ clear up /clear out’ mode and by Wednesday we were flying out to explore Sydney. Our room was in a freshly rebuilt hotel in ... Read more »

arrived, entered, painted

29 Feb

Jan Mullen

WEEK EIGHT (february 22 -28) At the start of the week we are waiting for bounce down…when we will take over Esther duties, whilst we await news of the safe labour and arrival of grandy number four. I keep myself ... Read more »

circuitous thinking & second guessing

22 Feb

Jan Mullen

WEEK SEVEN (february 15 -21) The waiting game has continued all week…tenterhooks have given way to resignation. This next bub, we had hoped, would be bought into the world on its own terms – for both mum and bubs sake ... Read more »

tenterhooks

15 Feb

Jan Mullen

WEEK SIX (february 8-14) tenterhook |ˈten(t)ərˌho͝ok| – noun historical a hook used to fasten cloth on a drying frame or tenter…. (fitting/ sitting well with my line of work?) PHRASES on tenterhooks; in a state of suspense or agitation because ... Read more »

timetable check, now back to reality

8 Feb

Jan Mullen

WEEK FIVE (february 1-7) It was a very busy week. I achieved a lot, I explored a lot, I caught up with a lot of people, it was chokkas ….I just didn’t get very much downstairs work done. In fact ... Read more »

two views

1 Feb

Jan Mullen

WEEK FOUR (january 25-31) The start of the week and we are still down south in holiday mode. Pottering and planning and relaxing a little. The complete (apart from the label) quilt is tested to determine which room it will ... Read more »

feathers and sticks

27 Jan

Jan Mullen

WEEK THREE (january 18-24) I am working on the Laminex feathers, arranging and rearranging. Again and again. I am making decisions incrementally, taking photos with my phone to check and recheck design and placement to be sure that I am ... Read more »