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When I first heard that wood was the theme for this week my mind immediately shot to the timber on the wharf on the island of Tanna. The house we had taken to build.
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Somewhere though in the recesses of my mind I felt I had posted this before and I needed to look at this challenge differently. It came to me, as I was thinking about Vanuatu, that on my shelf is a rudimentary bird carving we were given when we departed (1st photo). Then I noticed wood objects that I have collected from around the world that each time I look at them memories of places and people come flooding back.
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my husband’s first honeymoon in Fiji. I wasn’t there but I love the statue of the canoe warhead.
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The fat Buddha I bought in Hong Kong just after it had returned to Chinese governance. It reminds me both of the market stalls in HK and Vanuatu where we had a similar Buddha on the bar counter. I gained much comfort rubbing that Buddha’s head.
Then onto Germany from the Black Forest comes our wooden cuckoo clock. I’m sure our neighbours hate us as I can hear that cuckoo from way down the street.
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From a small village Heppenheim, near Lorsch in the Hessen district of Germany comes my crow, a bird I love in the wood but am petrified of in real life as they seem to like swooping down on me.
From here to Australia. There are so many wood working clubs and individuals and a lot of them do some superb turning.
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Now thinking of superb work the family heirloom comes to mind.
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A fret work piece done for my Great-Grandfather the Scottish missionary to the Rocks in Sydney at the turn of the century by Curly in appreciation of my GGDad turning his life around.
http://wheresmybackpack.com/2014/01/24/travel-theme-wood/
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Crikey! – you have quite a collection there … No. 1 reminds me irresistibly of the wicked penguin in Wallace & Grommit! 😀
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Clutter with emotional ties.😏
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We all do it. I liked the subtle reference to your husband’s having been someone else’s at one time. Mine was, too!
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😀
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oohh!!! the theme is still going? great collection 🙂
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Yes you’ve got time to get yours in (til Thursday I think). Look forward to it. Thanks
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shoot, I used mine for the image theme. lol!
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There’s always next week.
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mmm true 🙂
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Yes, great contribution to the theme. Love your collection, so interesting!
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Thanks DLrunnergirl. I love the way that these challenges make relook at memories.
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I am half Scottish so your grandfather’s craft resonated with me the most, but enjoyed them all.
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Glad you enjoyed them. Thanks
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Very nice set of examples.
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Thanks
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Wonderful personal post. Love it!
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Thanks
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Just out of curiosity, how big is that Buddha?
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It is about 18 cms high. Not massive.
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