oldyarns. tells the bowerbird stories

story 291. our daily bread.

things are slowing

finding a new pace.

waiting

preparing

anticipating.

making it a good time

for baking.

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here, fresh bread

warm from the oven.

lashings of butter & jam.

served on breakfast plates

(from Holland I believe.)

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recipe from unknown source,

easy as can be.

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450g plain flour

350ml water

1g dry yeast

6g salt

 

mix flour, water & yeast with a wooden spoon until combined. add salt & mix again (mixture should be quite sticky).

cover the bowl with plastic wrap & let it prove for 10-14 hours or until it triples in size & looks bubbly.

dust a board & hands with flour & shape the mix into a ball. let it rest for another hour. meanwhile, set oven to 220˚C & place cast iron pot (without lid) to heat up.

put the dough in the pot, cover with lid & bake for 20 mins. remove lid & bake for another 10 mins until crusty & browned.

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lovely to prepare the night before & bake fresh in the morning.

story 290. village dreamer.

so very pleased to have a small feature

in this month's 

map magazine.

in the regular 'village dreamer' column (page 22)

 of their annual eco issue.

a local street magazine,

filled with thoughtful inspiring pieces;

& always, always aesthetically beautiful.

thank you Mikki for this

opportunity.

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(it was edited for length, but my answer to 

"what scares you?" was actually

"a closed mind & the lizards under the Storey Bridge".

anyone else from Brisbane

encountered these intimidating fellows

patrolling the footpath under the Bridge?)

story 289. mood board.

collecting reference images

for a mood board of kinds.

inspirations & fancies,

to inform the very first

oldyarns. photo shoot.

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{image credits: 1. the horse,

2 & 3. kinfolk,

4. dan mithchell style,

5. dangar island home as featured in Inside Out,

6. maya marzolf as featured in Inside Out,

7. lyndie dourthe,

8. sibella court as featured in Inside Out.}

 

288. new yarns.

new yarns in the shop this week

from the oldyarns

'return to sender' collection.

includes a new style 

of messenger bag,

fit for both boys & girls

with fully adjustable shoulder strap.

 

story 287. Humphrey.

a sneak peek of

the first Postale Society postcard in the

Vo11/Ch3 series 'Matildé & Humphrey',

which has now posted.

if you are a member

expect your postman to be bringing yours

any day now.

(touchingly, my Dad agreed to lend his penmanship

to Humphrey's voice in telling the story.)

 

 

story 286. softly.

nourishing breakfasts amongst

fallen petals

a beautiful light filled room

to sleep, comforted

a giant bunch of fresh camellias

by grandiflora

(& a little sneaky fox by kylie gartside).

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a weekend of softness.

thank you.

story 285. 'til soon.

taking a few days off

for a retreat to a special

seaside place.

be back next week

with photos from a lovely weekend

just past in Sydney

& that long promised

shop update.

'til soon.

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{image of gorgeous Frankie magazine

+ cosy wool blanket

= a contented space}

story 284. return to sender.

shop update coming this week,

with a few new styles of

messenger & envelope bags.

from the 'return to sender' collection.

{images by Louise from

recent Finders Keepers, thanks!}

story 283. the general store.

images of 'The General Store.'

Louise & I created for

Finders Keepers

this last weekend.

we were inspired by notions of

the quintessential corner shop

where it was possible to buy

pretty much all of

life's daily essentials.

you know, a can of soup & crusty bread,

fresh flowers & fruit,

post a letter,

buy fabric by the yard.

(the kinds we don't have anymore.)

in our general store we stocked

a different kind of essential:

utility bags, vintage inspired jewellery & clutches,

pretty stationery & writing sets...

a collaboration of collections by

oldyarns. & looseleaf.paper.

but it was still possible to send a letter

via that sweet post box

by joining the Postale Society.

if you missed out,

you can still subscribe here.

Vol 1/Ch 3 is posting very soon.

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thanks to everyone who popped by & said hello,

friends old & new,

& to dear Louise for being a remarkably fabulous

store keeper with me.

x

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more images of the AW11 Finders Keepers event

to be seen here & here.