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Welcome to my lil site everyone.

Well, I have been online since, well, since it began I think, considering my first PC was a TRS-80, back in 1980, from memory it had something called a z-80 processor, which I am sure is high tech !! I can recall it did have a massive 8mb drive …

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Tribal Motif V 60mm x 53mm

Tribal series.

Design Information and Properties.

Design Name:- Tribal Motif V 60mm x 53mm

Copyright to Designer:- Jean M Puttock

Height (MM):- 60.0
Width (MM):- 52.6
Stitches :- 4941
Colour Changes :- 1
Trims :- 2
Colours :- 2
Stops :- 2

Total Thread (Metres):- 27.22
Total …

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Blackwork Border B1, 22mm x 196mm

Border Series.

Design Information and Properties.

Design Name:- Blackwork Border B1, 22mm x 196mm

Copyright to Designer:- Jean M Puttock

Height (MM):- 21.8
Width (MM):- 195.9
Stitches :- 1898
Colour Changes :- 0
Trims :- 1
Colours :- 1
Stops :- 1

Total Thread (Metres):- 10.09
Total …

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Book Flower bg 1c 117mm x 93mm

Floral Book Motif Designs.

Design Information and Properties.

Design Name:- Book Flower bg 1c 117mm x 93mm

Copyright to Designer:- Jean M Puttock

Height (MM):- 117.0
Width (MM):- 92.9
Stitches :- 7249
Colour Changes :- 0
Trims :- 1
Colours :- 1
Stops :- 1

Total Thread (Metres):- …

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Tribal Motif 281011-1

Design Information and Properties.

Design Name:- Tribal Motif 281011-1

Copyright to Designer:- Jean M Puttock

Height (MM):- 70.5
Width (MM):- 62.1
Stitches :- 2,185
Colour Changes :- 0
Trims :- 3
Colours :- 1
Stops :- 1

Total Thread (Metres):- 12.11
Total Bobbin (Metres):- 4.47
Maximum …

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The Markets at Bato, Leyte, Philippines

A wider view of the markets at Bato in Leyte, Philippines where we did a lot of our shopping each week while we lived there. This photo shows just a few of the many fruit and veg stands there. You can see how well built they are with strong frames etc.

The image here …

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The markets at Bato, Leyte, Philippines

The markets at Bato in Leyte, Philippines where we did a lot of our shopping each week while we lived there. This photo shows just a few of the many fruit and veg stands there.

The image here displayed onsite max size is 576px x 768px but the image in zip is 1536px x …

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The Tree House on Canigao Island, Leyte

The tree house on Canigao Island in Leyte, Philippines. A lovely little hut purched up in a tree, well worth a quick climb of the stairs to have a look inside, what is more, the kids loved it.

This is such a beautiful island, albeit small, and I would recommend anyone visiting this region …

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On The Boat To Canigao Island, Leyte

About to pull into the beach…. On the boat on the way to Canigao Island, Leyte, Philippines. This is such a beautiful island, albeit small, and I would recommend anyone visiting this region to visit this island for a day. Remember to take what you need with you though, there is a canteen on the …

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On The Boat To Canigao Island

On the boat on the way to Canigao Island, Leyte, Philippines. This is such a beautiful island, albeit small, and I would recommend anyone visiting this region to visit this island for a day. Remember to take what you need with you though, there is a canteen on the island, but not too much else.

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On The Boat To Canigao Island, Leyte

On the boat on the way to Canigao Island, Leyte, Philippines. This is such a beautiful island, albeit small, and I would recommend anyone visiting this region to visit this island for a day. Remember to take what you need with you though, there is a canteen on the island, but not too much else.

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Boat To Canigao Island

As the ship docks, ok, well, I can dream, I know, it is really a small boat, and it is pulling up at the breakwall, but hey, who’s to say I didn’t see a ship come in…..

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The Boat to Canigao Island

As the ship docks, ok, well, I can dream, I know, it is really a small boat, and it is pulling up at the breakwall, but hey, who’s to say I didn’t see a ship come in…..

The image here displayed onsite max size is 576px x 768px but the image in zip is …

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Anyone for a loaf of pork?

Anyone for a loaf of pork? here is a loaf of bread, expertly done up looking like a pig. Naturally, it did not taste like pork, it tasted as the bread does here, like a sweet bread.

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Pig Bread Anyone?

Anyone for a loaf of pork? here is a loaf of bread, expertly done up looking like a pig. Naturally, it did not taste like pork, it tasted as the bread does here, like a sweet bread.

The image here displayed onsite max size is 576px x 768px but the image in zip is …

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The Loom at Ate’s House

The loom at Ate’s place in Matalom, Leyte, Philippines, they weave this heshin and it is exported to somewhere in Europe, and this is the loom that Ate uses.

The image here displayed onsite max size is 576px x 768px but the image in zip is 1536px x 2048px and were taken with an …

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The Loom at Ate’s House

The loom at Ate’s place in Matalom, Leyte, Philippines, they weave this heshin and it is exported to somewhere in Europe, and this is the loom that Ate uses.

The image here displayed onsite max size is 576px x 768px but the image in zip is 1536px x 2048px and were taken with an …

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The Loom at Ate’s House

The loom at Ate’s place in Matalom, Leyte, Philippines, they weave this heshin and it is exported to somewhere in Europe, and this is the loom that Ate uses. I am not sure why the one patch of sunlight in the middle of the image looks like a cloud, when the others do not, I …

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The Twine for the Loom at Ate’s House

A look at the twine used on the looms here, made from I believe banana Palms, I do not know too much about looms, but these form the long strands, lengthwise of the resulting heshin.

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Some houses in Leyte

This is some of the many houses in Leyte, and gives one an idea of what it is like to live in paradise.

The image here displayed onsite max size is 576px x 768px but the image in zip is 1536px x 2048px and were taken with an Iphone 3.

This is another of …

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Looking Up the Coconut Palms. Matalom, Leyte

And as madness takes a hold again, here I am taking a picture of the tops of coconut palms, and the coconuts that there hang (but they do taste nice!!)

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