walking tracks

Merimbula

Well I,m back all refreshed and relaxed from a lovely week in Merimbula
Just sharing a couple of photo's with you and will post more another time
Hubby did a spot of fishing Didn't catch any thing though Funny thing He and another bloke were fishing a few metres apart and neither were catching anything when this young chap threw in a line between the two and imediately caught a beautiful big salmon followed quickly by three more
He gave us one which I cooked for tea
Hubby was using expensive bait and the chap catching the fish was usuing a $6.00 hook thing with no bait
I did lots of walking Pictured is one trail I explored which followed the coast Hubby pictured on the beach below
There were in fact two lovely patchwork shops and a little shop that sold sewing machines and cheap nice patchwork fabric I picked up a few plains for my stash
Thre was also a great bead shop so got a few beads and charms there
Now back to reality

Gifts

I have only been blogging for a short while and I can't believe how many wonderful people I have come across in that time
Yesterday I received a package from one of these new found friends
Iam quite overwhelmed with the kindness of these people
I got this lovely sewing wrap , beautifully made
Also included was a memo pad some material a little box for my charms or whatever and a pin cushion
I love them all Thankyou Lyn
On Sunday we are going away for a week for a much needed holiday Just going up the coast into NSW and spending a week in Merimbula
Iam told there is a good patchwork shop there Hope so

Christmas Decoration

I have had a busy week but don't seem to have achieved anything reallyTwo mornings at the school seems to take a lot out of my week

Had a lovely day yesterday Two girlfriends took me to see another friend at Berwick and we went to her craft group Make and Mingle

She showed us how to make these Christmas tree decorations

The photo is of hers Not mine I have made three of the little squares so far

I love living on the outskirts of a little country town but I would so like to have a craft/patchwork shop close by I can only get supplies when we have a day away and unfortunately that doesn't happen very often. I had hoped to look at some patchwork shops yesterday but we ran out of time

Stipple Quilting

I have been trying to learn to stipple quilt I did one quilt that looked ok on the back but since then I have been getting little loops at the back

I know Iam doing something wrong but dont know what

Can any body give me some advice I would be very grateful

Very cold here this past week Went to see my Mum today and the wind over there was bitterly cold Good weather for staying inside and crafting Am working on Christmas presents

DAN MADE A BAG

Another cold day It must be snowing somewhere
Danielle did some sewing and made this cute bag and made some pancakes for lunch
Neither of my girls sew so it's nice to have someone to teach Iam sure she will ,in the future be much better at crafts than I ever could be
Anthony did pay me a nice compliment though He said Dan learnt from the best
Aren't kids gorgeous? They never see the faults

A QUILT FOR MY SISTER

A QUILT FOR MY SISTER

I made this quilt last year for my sisters birthday Her birthday is next Friday No handmade gifts this year

It has been really cold here today The grandchildren have been watching movies and I was sewing the binding on some Christmas presents when some old friends dropped in for a visit which was lovely

My chooks are laying well at the moment so I think we will have quiche and salad for tea but Anthony says he's allergic to quiche ( I think he means he doesn't like it)

SRAPAWAY

Sometimes I can't believe the silly things I do!!!!
I took lots of lovely photos of our weekend away' had them printed thus morning then deleted them off my camera so all I can show you are a few of the pages I completed
We had a lovely weekend Always nice not to have to cook and clean and have all the time in the day for doing something I love
The only down side which was really quite funny was that this year we had to share a room with two other ladies
The accomadation is bunk style' six bunks to a room Lynda had befriended a young woman at last years event so she and her 22 year old cousin were put in with us Don't know what they thought about sharing with this old Granny but were very nice girls and really we only slept in the room
And there was the problem The 22 year old snored ALL night and I mean all night
The rest of us got little sleep so it was good to get home to my own bed
Aine and Jim left yesterday with the caravan for a two month trip around Australia Let's hope her health holds up

Mystery Quilt is finished

I have finally finished the Mystery quilt It didn';t turn out to badly after all the trouble I had with it I some how managed to stretch all the borders and had to un pick them
NOT fun
This weekend , tomorrow in fact '
younger daughter and I are off to a Scrapaway at Rawson Kind of a scrap booking retreat
We are both looking forward to it
We don't get to spend a lot of time together She has a young family and works part time
This will be the fifth year we have been Have both enjoyed it in the past

Thankyou

Just a quick up date on yesterdays post and a big THANKYOU to you all for your thoughts
Aine's scan results showed the cancer is stable but unfortunately hasn't shrunk at all
I'm off to school now for the kitchen class with Danielle,s grade then will call out to see Aine

rainy day blues

It's drizzling here today
Iam a little down! Number one daughter has gone to Peter Mac. today to get results from the scan she had last week to see if the chemo has done it's job
The first lot of chemo they tried didn't work so they changed it.
They are then suggesting she go back on the hormone drugs she was taking before but the side effects were terrible, so she doesn't want to start back on them
I think I'll go for a walk now, rain or no rain, then I hopefully will do some sewing this afternoon

Another Swap

Yes I have joined another swap Its on at Mothers cupboard Pop over and have a look
Not much stitching happening
Have been taking advantage of the nice weather we are having and doing a bit in the garden

NEVER ASSUME

Following my Post from yesterday I guess I'd better explain what the tanks are for
Because we are on a farm we need to catch our own water so the tanks are for water storage
attached to the house and shed guttering to catch the rain from the roof
They are very common place in country Australia and I believe city dwellers are now installing water tanks as well Water Restrictions are now common place in this country
We have a large dam on the property which we use for stock water
Hopefully this explains to my over seas friends

New Tanks

Yesterday we had new tanks delivered They have been on order for some time and were supposed to be here at least 3 weeks ago
Yesterday they arrived in the worst possible weather Rain, cold and Oh so windy
They couldn't be sited yesterday because of the wind so they were tied down and left for better weather
Today being a little better Hubby being the stubborn , I mean independant, individual that he is, decideded not to wait for help He, I and the tractor could do it
Well yes, we managed but Oh Dear Look at the mess

My painting

I aspire to be a painter but alas Iam not very good
I painted most of this saw but it lacked depth and kinda looked like a drawing
A call to my talented friend Nadia and over she came
With a few strokes of her brush the painting came to life
Think I'd better stick to quilting
At least I'm better at that than Nadia

PEG BAG

It was too cold today to work outside so after my walk (funny it wasn't to cold for that) I made daughter No.2 a peg bag

Looks cool Dunno how practical it wiil be

I fancied it up with one of my ribbon roses

I will give it to the kids to give her for Mothers Day

My Mum and one of my sisters are coming up for the day and both my girls will come over

Bella is all Better

Bella seems to have made a full recovery after her op We took the stitches out last Sunday and she is walking much better

We had to take the stitches out ourselves because our vet has gone on Long Service Leave No Drama It's good to see her like her old self

Had a busy day cleaning out the kitchen cupboards Would have much prefered to be outside or sewing

I'm planning to get some sewing done now Most of my stitching is done at night while Hubby watches TV

The postman always rings twice

When I went to get the mail this morning I was excited to get two parcels One was from Ariane in Canada A beautiful bag and matching pin cushion and purse

Ariane was my swap partner in the Snickerdoodle Bag obsession Swap ....Beautiful

The other parcel was from the lovely Lindi

I was lucky enough to win a prize in her giveaway

I got two nice peices of material,agogeous notebook and pencil and rocky road chocolate Yum Hubby's been into that already

Also included was a little gift for my daughter to help cheer her up What a lovely thought Thankyou Lindi Very sweet of you

I feel very lucky to have received such beautiful gifts

Thankyou Girls

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OVERGROWN

Life has been busy of late and my garden has certainly suffered

I managed to spend an afternoon yesterday and cleared it up a bit

I probably went to big when I started this garden but at the time I had plenty of time in my hands