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Green With Envy
If you read the story from the last post, you will understand what this is all about. If you didn’t then read it here Moths on the Moon To purchase any of these mosaics, click the pictures. I also have a cluster of moon moths that I had gathered together from a recent trip on…
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Ammerdown Mosaic Course 2011
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How to Move a Swan!
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