Reminiscing

I have been going through the photos stored on the tablet here and deleting the ones no longer needed, that is no easy task as I want to keep them all!! I was struck once again by the number of wonderful people I have met and remained friends with over the years and how lucky I am to have them in my life.  Some are thru blogging and others thru life So I thought I would do a post on the photos I have found today. .......nothing better than a feel good post 😊

Carlene who I  met thru quilting and then we found out we enjoy geocaching, well her hubby does and so now she has to!! 😊

Raewyn of Stitchingfarmgirl blog, we met through blogging and have been lucky enough to stay twice at  the farm with Raewyn and the MOHL (man of her life).

Chris who I met thru blogging, her blog is Diet Coke Rocks, we met up last year when I was in NZ and went fabric shopping together and had a great lunch. 

Raewyn and the MOHL.

I met Julie through blogging, another Kiwi, Julie  is from My Threadbare Life, we have been able to meet up a few times now and have a good natter and catch up.

Dzintra who I met up with one weekend when hubby was wargaming in Canberra. 

Lovely Julie once again.

These lovely ladies are from the Bellarine Quilters group and I have been lucky enough to go on a few retreats with them...this was Xmas in Juoy at Birragurra.

This years catch up with Julie.

A few years ago we met up with Jacqui and Jon in Worthing in the UK, Jacquie was a blogger but now is studying and creating beautiful art works.

Sandra I met back in about 1975 when we both worked for the Bank of New South Wales in Tauranga NZ. Sandra now lives in Singapore,  we caught up for her 60th in Christchurch NZ.

Lovely Leeanne of Quiltmekiwi who lives in Whangarei NZ. I met Leeanne when we were staying in Whangarei and she came to collect a quilt to quilt for me. Leeanne does the most beautiful quilting.

Eve I met when I first came to Australia in 1981. Our husbands both played wargames and so when they did we went off exploring together. Eve is now a widow and we get together as often as we can.

Hee hee, this year in Whangarei with Leeanne, I called  for lunch and a catch up..we were trying to manage a selfie!!

I have known these lovely ladies for a few years now we met thru blogging, sadly not many blog now but we catch up every now and then.

Margaret and I met when we worked at Gisborne Primary School as aides in the late 1990's since then we have been in the same quilting group in Gisborne and now Marg comes to the Guild meeting in Geelong with Tracee and Donna so we can catch up.

This years attempt at a selfie with Reawyn, I had two wonderful nights staying with Raewyn and family earlier this year.

Tracee of Farm gate Creations who I met thru the quilting group in Gisborne, Tracee doesn't blog much now because of working and business but she still makes stunning quilts and art quilts.

I met Donna of Moos-ings at the Gisborne quilt group, we travelled to Canada and Alaska earlier this year and had a wonderful time, Donna also comes to Geelong when she can.

Well I have had a lovely wallow through my photos, so many happy memories. The battery is nearly flat on the tablet now, and nothing has been done here this morning so I had better make a move.

Happy stitiching and here is to good friends!!