Happy Mothers Day

My first Mothers day without my Darling girl was very hard and my other daughter had to work

I went to see my Mum and my sister and her family came too, so that was nice

Lynda gave me this Elvis teddy a day early as she was working He is very cute Plays an Elvis tune

You guessed it Iam an Elvis fan

I hope all you Mums ot there had a wonderful Mothers Day

ON THE BLINK

My computer has been on the blink for the past couple of weeks
Just got it back and after a quick look I have lots of catching up to do
Looking forward to seeing what you have all been up to

JUST A LITTLE FLOODAND A NEW BABY

I have been getting up very early these past few weeks to drive No.one grandson to catch a ride to Trade School

Yesterday morning ,after a night of very heavy, very constant rain , we could not get out of our drive way due to the water across the road

By 8.30 it had receded enough for us to get out, but only in hubbys four wheel drive

Very unusual for our part of the world

Our house is on the top of a hill so we were fine .but some of the neighbours werent so lucky

They are all saying how bad it must have been for the people of Qld and Northern Victoria who were much worse off than them , even though some have them have extensive damage

Grandson was two hours late for Trade School and of course missed his ride so I drove him all the way and waited for him to finish at 4.00pm

No real hardship as I got to visit my new "great grandchild "

in hospital

She is not really my grandchild but her Mum has decided thats what Iam to be

Lorraines husband Jim's son and daughter in law had a beautiful baby girl on Tuesday morning Lorraine was looking forward to being a step grandmum

The babies name is Kittie Elizabeth Jaine

Jane is her Mums name but they chose to spell it this way for My Aine

I was delighted that they chose to do this

Isnt she cute?

Iam making the applique quilt for her bed once she gets into one of course

I have plenty of time to get it finished

Half an album completed

It turned out to be quite a good day yesterday

I did get a bit emotional but it helped that there were other people around

There are so many gorgeous photos of the wedding

My photography skills are not the best, but I hope you can see a little of what I completed

It did help me feel closer to her

Today Iam working in the garden

Just taking a little break

Iam spreading woodchips

MEMORANZA DAY

Tomorrow I will be attending National Scrap booking Day

It will be very emotional for me as I will be working on a wedding album for Jim

When Lorraine got married in 2009 I did a wedding album for myself

We were all ways going to work on doing her album together but some how she just never had the energy to do it

A few weeks prior to her leaving us she said " Mum I think you had best do my album for Jim "

So tomorrow I will start This album

I havent been able to bring myself to do it ,So hopefully tomorrow I will make a good start on it

I have some lovely photos to work with and some lovely memories to go with them

It was the happiest day of her life

A few weeks prior to the wedding , she was told that the cancer had spread and she had a brain tumour

She had 13 months of happiness as Jims wife

We miss her so much

A Little Applique

I havent been Blogging much of late

Iam struggling to get on with my life It is very hard

When I first started Blogging I kinda used the writing to help me with my feelings , then Lyn and all the wonderful Bloggers made me the beautiful support quilts

A friend asked me at the time what I wrote on my blog to make people feel so sorry for me that they made the quilts for me

I didnt want people to feel sorry for me so I havent been writing so much about my loss

The other day while reading a friends Blog she wrote how much writing it down helped her, so I have decided I will do a bit more of that It doesnt matter if no one reads it If it helps me then I will do it

I have been doing a bit of applique

I enjoy it

Mum is 83 today

Today is my Mums 83rd birthday

I made her a couple of placemats As Mum says What do I need at 83

Just realised the photo is a little blurry

Mum and her sister are coming to spend the day with me as is my sister

Tonight we will all go out for tea

Lynda and her family will join us And Lorraines husband

During her illness Lorraine never missed one family bithday tea

We will all be missing her tonight

It has hit Mum pretty hard She was always a very active healthy lady

Now she seems like a little old lady

OP SHOP /GARAGE SALE FINDS

I finished the Charity Quilt that my friend found at the Op Shop Quite pleased with it

Bev over at Kainga Happenings is calling for posts on Op shop or Garage sale finds, so thought I would share a funny story with you

My friend Kathy is full of bright ideas and she decided we should have a stall at a local market to try and sell some of our crafts

I relunctantly went along Pictured below is one of the first things I made when I started quilting

I didnt know about reverse applique so Santa looks a bit funny

As it was my first applique I have always put him out at Christmas

I decided I would take the runner to the market along with a few other bits and peices

Sadly we never sold a thing when along comes an 80 year old I know ,Who asked how things were going

She must have felt sorry for me because next thing she hands over $10.00 and took my Santa

Some months later I was in the local Op Shop and there hanging with all the Christmas stuff was my runner

I bought him back for $1.50

RAGGEDY ANN COMES TO STAY

Recently I made a bid on Raggedy Ann over at Bluebird quilts blog, in aid of the Queensland floods

I was lucky enough to be the winning bidder

Also included was a mystery gift

Wow

Lyn sent me some lovely goodies as well as Ann in the hope I will get motivated

Included was some gorgeous fat quarters, two patterns I hope to get on to making the needle case real soon

Also there were some cute buttons as well as a note pad and pen and a brooch

Thankyou Lyn

you are very generous

Today is going to be very hot

I may just stay inside with the air conditioner on and hopefully get some sewing done

I finished the charity quilt and will post a photo sometime soon

Was up very early this morning to take my Grandson to Trade school He doesnt have a drivers license as yet and his Mum is working

After eight weeks I will be used to being an early riser

He started an aprenticship as a boiler maker just prior to christmas

He loves it

I'M FINALLY DOING SOMETHING

A few siggies are still coming

I nearly have enough to start putting them together Dont really know what I will do with them as yet

I finally got around to working on something A start to my healing I hope

One of the girls in my quilting group found this quilt top in an Op Shop and gave it to me to finish We will donate it to a charity

Danielle helped me sandwich it yesterday and tonight I started quilting it

Will keep it simple Just quilt in the ditch It isnt very big so shouldnt take me very long

It is all hand stitched

I have to wonder why it has ended up in an Op Shop All the points match beautifully and obviously has been made with care

My thanks again to all you lovely Bloggers Iam slack in answering you all individually but I do apreciate every comment

Love you all

LIFE GOES ON

Life goes on but it will never be the same again

I have lost my best friend She was worried about me when she went so I know she wouldn't want me to be unhappy ,but it is so hard

400 people attended her funeral so that shows how highly she was thought of So many of the people there were former patients that she had looked after when she was nursing So many told me she went above and beond

Iam so proud

I was very blessed to call her my daughter

Thankyou to all who have left me messages I have read each one and they have helped tremendously in my grieving process

Iam sorry I have not answered you individually but please know how much your support has meant to me

PLEASE I NEED YOUR PRAYERS

I JUST WANTED TO LET ALL MY WONDERFUL BLOGGING FRIENDS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME IN ANY WAY DURING THIS TERRIBLE YEAR OF MY LIFE THAT MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER WENT TO SLEEP TODAY

I WILL MISS HER SO SO MUCH BUT CANNOT WISH HER BACK TO SUFFER ANY MORE

IT HAS BEEN A FIVE YEAR STRUGGLE AND SHE FOUGHT IT ALL THE WAY BUT WAS JUST TO TIRED TO WIN THIS LAST BATTLE

PHOTO WAS TAKEN CHRISTMAS DAY SHE STRUGGLED SO MUCH TO SPEND HER LAST CHRISTMAS WITH HER FAMILY

SHE WAS VERY LOVED AND WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY SO MANY

SSCS

Well Christmas has come and gone for another year

Just a quick post to show you my lovely gifts I received in Chookyblues Secret Santa swap

I was very lucky and loved all my gifts

Now if I only knew who sent them to me I would Thank her but she only put her address on the parcel and I cant read the name on the customs declaration and there was no card or anything in the parcel

Anyway Secret Santa you know who you are and I thank you most sincerely

MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES

An old saying Make hay while the sun shines

Well thats what hes trying to do but the sun just doesnt want to shine

He got a few bales done on Friday before the storm hit and hes trying to do more today

I would like to wish all my blogging friends a very Merry Christmas

More Lovely Gifts from my dear Blogging Friends

I joined a Crafty Box Swap at Snickerdoodle Dreams

I was so lucky with the beautiful gifts I got from Michele

Then a while ago I swaped a siggy with Helen from Aunty Hennys blog

She sent me the beautiful coaster with the waratah

Then lastly my dear friend Lyn of Bluebird quilts sent me this gorgeous Christmas tree

I love them all

Thankyou girls

SSCS

My Secret Santa gift has arrived from Buffalo in the USA

My partner is very sneaky and I dont know who she is so have been trying to find her on the list of participants shown on ChookyBlues side bar

Still have a few more to check

Any way I just love my little ornament So cute

Beautifully stitched and I love beads, so perfect

Thankyou my Secret Santa

Can,t wait now to see what is in the blue parcel

Table Runner

This is the table runner I made Lorraine for her birthday which was in early November

She loved it Her house is decorated in

blues and yellows

Thanks for all the lovely supportive comments from my rant of yesterday

Sometimes it just gets on top of me

I feel a little better today

I love this Blog world Not only are there so many suppotive Blogger friends out there , you learn so much by reading Blogs

I have previously printed on fabric using very expensive transfer paper available commercially

This week I learned how to do it by using freezer paper It worked just as well and the paper only cost me a $1.oo and I still have heaps

Thanks Bluebell

A Wall Hanging For Danielle

I havent made much of a start on Christmas shopping or gifts as yet

I made this wall hanging for Dan She has a few badges These ones were on her Pop's hanger so she has been wanting her own

My Darling daughters health has been causing us much concern

The chemo doesn't seem to be working and her breathing is getting worse

Has been having her lung drained almost weekly and last week they made a tiny hole in the lung which has allowed air to enter and caused more breathlesness

They are now thinking of putting in a permanant drain but there are risks involved so she has to have a good think about what to do

While her hubby is at work I spend a lot of time with her

Sometimes I get really upset with the unfairness of it all I have a friend whose daughter has drunk and smoked herself into bad health

Lorraine has never smoked or drank

Just seems so unfair

Healing Heart Blocks for Miners families

Shirley in New Zealand has put the call out for heart blocks to send to the loved ones of the Miners killed in the Mining Disaster in New Zealand recently

If you can help you will find the details at Shirleys Blog

http://shirleygoodwin.blogspot.com/

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU SCRAPS MAKE QUILTS

And thats just what I've been doing

Putting my many scraps to good use

I made this table cloth for my Mum for Christmas I like the way it turned out

Have also made a couple of scrappy table runners

Will show them at a later date

When Lorraine first got sick she used to walk with me when I walked her dogs, then as she got sicker she rode her bike

Lately, because she cant do anything without the oxygen she has been pretty much house bound unless someone took her out

Last week Jim took her to Melbourne and he bought this motorized three wheel bike,so every day since she has come with me for a walk

She was so happy to be out and about

It has a large basket on the back for her oxygen cylinder

See how happy she looks

If you didn't know how sick she really is you wouldn't believe it She looks so well