IT.S COLD

Today has been our coldest June day in over ten years aparently

It sure feels like it

I started quilting Grandsons Draught horse quilt

It is a queen size quilt and has to be finished by the 30th of July which is his 17th birthday

I best get at it

Some more siggys

CARD MAKING

After watching my two grandsons play football this morning I met up with a few friends and we spent the afternoon chatting ,drinking tea and we even made a few cards and did I mention cake

Didnt get a photo of the cake It went to quick but I can tell you it was good

It was a pleasant way to spend a cool afternoon

Snow

We havent really had any of this but its certainly cold enough

JOURNAL COVER

After seeing all the beautiful journal covers being shown out there in Blogland I decided it was time to make myself one

Today I saw my sister and gave her the placemats I made her for her birthday (see earlier post)

She loved them and her daughter was deciding which one was going to be hers so I was quite pleased

The local paper rang today They had heard about Anthonys award in the Cancer Councils arts awards and want to do a story on him

He will be proud

A few more siggies

Would You like these bag handles?

I was given these thingys to make bags with

I have no idea how to use them so if any one would like them please let me know if you can use them

Owing to the weight I will have to limit them to Australian Bloggers only, otherwise the postage will be out rageous

Some more lovely siggys came in the mail over the past few weeks I have been slack in showing them

Rainbow

This was the rainbow that greeted me on this very cold morning

I love the colours of the rainbow

My Scrapbooking Retreat was wonderful I felt so refreshed when I came home Things had been getting on top of me a bit

I completed a whole album over the weekend
I did an album of Lorraines wedding I am very pleased with my weekends work

Lorraine has been very unwell I dont think the Doctors know what to do with her

Mum is well

She is now at home by herself and managing just fine The District nurse is coming every second day to dress the pressure sores on her heels

It has been perfect weather for sewing ,not that I have done much

Stitched a few siggy blocks and thats about it

I have to get on with the Draught horse quilt Grandsons birthday is approaching fast

Off to football in the morning to watch the boys play Will have to rug up

Placemats

Ihave my three participants for the PIF

Thanks Lorralyn, Keeli and Jill You will all receive something from me in due course

Some of you may remember last year my 12 year old grandson wrote a poem for a school competion and he won first prize for his age group and $50.00

I decided unbeknown to Anthony to enter his poem in the Cancer Council Arts Awards

Yesterday he received a letter and a certificate to say his poem was Highly Commended (The letter said highly ,the certificate doesnt)

He is to be invited to the presentation in Melbourne next month

He was so excited one would have thought he won first prize

The poem read

Cancer is Evil

Auntie fighting for her life

Chemotherapy

Feelings crushed as hair falls out

Three months off to live her life

I finished the scrappy placemats for my sisters birthday Hope she likes them

My sister is not into craft of any sort, but usually apreciates what I make her

This weekend Iam off to a Scrapbooking Retreat

Iam so in need of some me time

Iam looking forward to it