Catching up again 😃

I am happy to have had a few finishes

A cat quilt finished for Shane and Rillas cats -  front

Back...they can swap around as they like 

A cushion cover made from left over backing from a baby quilt

A bag with a little NZ purse went to Jenny in NZ for a cancer fund-raising lunch, it looked great when Jenny wrapped it up

I had a walk around the lake at Drysdale on Monday

It was a bit cold and windy with spotty rain 

This gum tree was heaving with rainbow lorrikeets busy feeding on the blossom

I saw these mosaic pictures on a fence.

I have read a few books lately, I really enjoyed these.

One small grandson after a trip with his Mum and Dad.

One sunny afternoon walk past the boat ramp. Pelicans waiting for the fishing people to come back in 😄

David and I went to the light show in the Geelong Botanic Gardens,  it was amazing

Ok my phone has stopped cooperating with loading photos so I will finish up here and continue later.  Now I am on the lap top so lets see how we go here!  

 I took many more photos and some videos - I have no idea how to load them here, so you are all spared that!! Although the talking tree was really good.

And finally the baby quilt is finished now and ready to go to it's new home

Such a cute image

And Eunice's Flower Garden is also finished.

Happy stitching.

Last morning and home

Our last morning in Coolum we went to the Surf Club for coffee

It was a beautiful day,  we could see big splashing way out in the water, David asked how long whales lived, so I googled to find the answer....80 years and stumbled on the Coolum Beach whales watching group.  They said hump back whales were visible from the Coolum Surf club and two look out points near by. So we were seeing the fin and tail slaps of hump back whales 🐋.  

The flight back was good, our luggage came through quickly, then we found there is a new free service at Tullamarine to help people with walkers etc to get to their bus/pick up. So David was in a wheelchair and another kind man took our cases while I managed David's walker.

We came home to a very cold house, turning the heater on was the first thing to do! 

Since then I have been cleaning, running errands, moving, gardening and a bit of sewing. 

David has started his programme at the Parkinson's support group on Geelong,  happy to have that under way. 

We have had some wonderful mornings, cool but sunny. Good for walking on the beach.

Saturday I went to a sit and sew with some of the lovely ladies from the Gisborne retreat. 

I brought home fabric and cut ten inch squares and Sunday I sewed them together

Simple quilt that I will call Eunice's flower garden the fabrics are from Carleen sister in law....we are working through her stash.

I recently finished this book, was really good. 

I am off to the library bus soon so had better go and get ready.

Happy stitching. 

Exploring in the Blackhall Ranges

Yesterday we did and Adventure Lab to a waterfall and National Park, we followed the circular path and found the Ad Lab answers

The waterfall was below the look out and hard to get a photo of

Lots of beautifil old trees

And mossy logs

This was an amazing place, we enjoyed our wander.

Then we carried on to another town and I can't remember the name at the moment 🙄 might have  been Woombye..we looked at the train station answered historical questions and then had a toasted sandwich for lunch plus a coffee and had a chat to some lovely young men from Germany who have been working their way up the coast for the last 9 months. They were getting the train to Brisbane and then flying to Vietnam for a holiday before flying home.

I really liked this painted wall on one of the shops. We had a look in a garden centre, I got a lovely decoration made from beach glass and a ceramic floating crocodile head for the water lily pond..they are packed so will show them at home.

Some stitching has been happening while I binged watched/listened to a programme on Netflix

Enough for now, off for a beach walk soon.

Happy stitching. 

Sunshine Coastal Walkway

Today's venture was along this coastal pathway

Unusual jigsaw puzzle statue

War memorial 

Eternal flame

And to the beach near the surf club

We had a coffee and watched a windsurfer hurling in and out.

Morning walk along the beach at Coolum the next day.

Today we have been to walk the Wompoo circuit, beautiful area with lots of lovely trees

And an amazing view from this lookout

Then we went to Landsborough for some lunch and an Ad Lab

Wonderful.painting on this wall.

Off to sew a few stars and have a cuppa.

Happy stitching. 

Mooloolabar and Mudjumba

We went to Mooloolabar for lunch the other day, hubby enjoyed his seafood tier at the Surf Club

And I enjoyed the view out the window despite the earthworks going on

Yesterday I went to Mudjimba to do an Adventure Lab with Sue

First beach access, lots of erosion of the sand hills here

Then to the war memorial and playground,  down another access to here and a view of the island 

amazing clouds again today

We had a look around solved the Adventure Lab,  had a coffee and headed home. 

Today I have been for a walk to the lookout, no whales sighted but a great view

And last night three stars were completed

Happy with that.

Off for an afternoon Adventure.

Happy stitching.