Back home

I am back home again after a very hot weekend at Eve's house. On Saturday I compared the temp at home, 23 deg C and near to Eve's 36 deg C!! Made me want to go straight back to the beach and enjoy the cool afternoon breeze!! We spent our time indoors with the air con on, I did walk Eve's dog morning and evening, much to his excitement!! A little sewing was done, I now have 5 to add to the finished pile. We had a spectacular sunset one night at Eve's

A large grouop of cockatoos were feeding on the side of the road one morning, eating the flower heads of the dandelions

This one was watching us from above. They are such beautiful birds.

The sunflower was in glorious bloom, there was even a bee visiting.

Not sure what this was but it was a beautiful flower.

Basil the Bad in a rare calm moment (ie just after a LONG walk)

Today I have had a lovely day stitching and chatting and lunching with some of the lovely girls from the Bellarine Quilters. Jill and Mary have signed up to do a BOM with Shiralee Stitches

Jill has finished block 1

and now is on to block 2. They both look amazing.

These flowers were in Sandies back yard, still blooming despite the heat, they are hollyhocks, stunning huh!!

More of the same.

The Supervisor gave my bags a thorough check when I got home, just to make sure I had not been with another dog!!

Finally here are the finished stars

and a stack of finished stars, might be time to sew a few together and see what they look like.

I sewed together a few of the square shapes with the soft iron on papers inside, not sure that I like them yet, but will continue on and see how we go.

I am off to sort some dinner.

Have a wonderful week.

Back home

I spent Friday thru Monday over at Eve's place in Boronia, doing some gardening, walking her dog, stitching, watching DVD's and I took Eve to an ephemera fair. The days went by very quickly!

Part of the local arboretum where I walked Basil every morning 

beautiful iris in the flower and food section

another view of the arboretum, I saw several families of ducks, the little ducklings are so cute! 

this cockatoo watched from above

the circles are attached

and I have made a start on the bias, this is going to take a while!!

gathering done on the circles

but still more to go

one happy Supervisor!

I am off to get some lunch.

Happy stitching.

Back home again

How nice it is to be back home after caring for Eve for 9 days. There was a VERY special surprise waiting for me, it arrived in the mail.....

How amazing is that?? A Michelle Ridgway original of the Supervisor!! I have to say a few tears were shed when I opened it....Thank you so much Michelle it is beautiful, we both love it and it will be framed and go up next to Puku.  

 I am still gobsmacked and can't believe what you have done, you really are a very special person Michelle. Thank you, thank you , thank you!!!!

Here is the subject, relaxing after his walk this morning. 

So for a bit of a catch up

The Aussie Hero quilt has gone in the mail

And last week Margaret and I presented the Dignity Quilt to Rice Village (back), they were very excited to see the quilt and really pleased with it.

(front) I am pleased to say we have started something here, the quilt was shown at an Australia wide meeting for the Mercy Health organisation and they are going to try and contact quilting groups near the Mercy Health homes and see if that  group will make a Dignity Quilt for them. How good is that, there might even be funds to help them be made. 

While at Eve's place I walked her dog

Basil the Bad, he is a Jug, Jack Russell X Pug. (Looks angelic there doesn't he!!)

We went several days to the Arboretum just down the road, it is a very nice place to have a walk. 

Sunrise here was beautiful

Some spring flowers are out very early

The Supervisor likes to lick the soil, shame there are pea seeds sprouting there!!

I have laid out two KOGO rugs in the making.this one isn't too bad

this one had squares of differing sizes, so will be interesting to see how it goes together.

and lastly, if I have not put you to sleep, hubby did another pastel from a photo I took at Hobbiton in NZ. It is framed now so hard to get a reasonable photo. Now we need to find wall space.

Ok I am off to sew knitted squares together.

Happy sewing.

Out and about

I have been over to visit a friend at Boronia for the last two nights,

yesterday morning I took her dog for a walk to the Arboretum...lovely place with all the trees and gardens....it was a bit wet and overcast..... 

this is Basil the Jug.....Jack Russell and Pug cross......very energetic mixture.....

heading past the rose bed....

Basil saying hello......he can jump very high for a little dog!!!...

past the duck pond......I had a good stay, we did heaps of messages and watched old episodes of Inspector Frost in the evening.....

back home now......knitted three baby beanies and cast on another.... for the KOGO collection, they are short of beanies for their baby packs so thought I would do a few...they are so quick to make...

the tiny daffodils are in full bloom in the garden...these are so cute...

and of course the supervisor is never far away..he was happy to see me home!

Have a wonderful day!