About Simply Susan

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Made in England, Susan grew up particularly enjoying collecting second hand books and visiting jumble sales for bargains. She moved to Australia where she developed a passion for 'Treasure' hunting in opportunity shops. This led to her home becoming a refuge for orphaned bears and an assortment of hand made objects. Susan loves to spend her time creating beautiful country crafts and writing poems about her creations and life experiences. When not busily sewing or writing Susan enjoys hosting themed afternoon teas for her friends and relaxing in her home on the beautiful Gold Coast. May you enjoy Simply Susan's musings.

Monday, March 19, 2012

A Taste Of Things To Come

What a wonderful, unexpected experiences happened to me today - having been driven to Wolombi in N.S.W. for a reckkie around this quaint old township/dwelling, I had the good fortune of stumbling into an old shop, that previously housed antiques, to find it is now a wool shop selling wonderful wools and yarns from all over the place, including Japan and locally spun fleece in magical colours.




Oh I was in my seventh heaven.. I purchased a multicoloured hank of sock yarn from Japan for $26, (420 metres,good value} and I look forward to the opportunity of knitting it into a shawl or scarf VERY SOON. The interior of the shop had whitewashed walls and an open fire place, which, I imagine would prove very handy in cooler months.




Heading across the road for a spot of lunch, I found myself being invited to join a group of three local women, indulging in their three weekly knitting circle...More joy for me, this would be a dream, to have the time to regularly meet with like minded creative people and indulge in creating something together. They were very welcoming, sharing their library books and stories, and the projects that they were working on.To my amazement, one was happily using commercial yarn from Spotlight, while the other two were working with their own spun yarns. In the brief minutes that I spent in their company, I experienced...a taste of things to come! Just Wonderful!

Bring it on!
Simply Susan

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