Home again

The internet stopped working for me yesterday at the campground so no blog updating happened. But I had a good morning out and about, I wanted to find a few caches so was dropped off near the market and then walked along the path around Lake Burley Griffin, to the National Art Gallery. I was aiming for the sculpture garden

On the way I could hear a Christmas carol playing at the Corrilion, over and over and over again!!!  Shame they didn't have more than one song playing.

I found the sculpture garden and had a look around and found the cache I was looking for

Luckily this was a big one and marked with some pieces of wood to help the cacher like me!!

More sculptures 

These heads in the pond gave me a start

This sculpture is on the top of a drum used in the Tiwi Islands, one of my favourites 

Maybe this one dropped in from space

I just happened to glance up and see this hanging outside the Gallery

Walking around for another cache I came across one of my favourite views in Canberra 

The I went past the old Parliament House, I walked thru the rose gardens, the perfume in the air was beautiful.

We drove home today and all went well until we got just past Seymour on the Hume Highway, there was road works up ahead and the queue went forever. Several classic cars were on the side of the road, hoods up, letting the engines cool, obviously the slow queuing was not good for them.  

I got a lot of knitting done in the car today,  the head, body, two ears and a foot for a little rabbit.

Three more little stars have been added to the collection too, they were made yesterday evening.

Happy to be back home again and to hear the waves on the beach below.

Happy sewing.

Catching up again

This seems to be the theme of my life!! Catching up!!

Leaving Canberra on Monday morning....6.45am and chilly but beautiful sky.

We stopped in Wangaratta for lunch and had a look at the rose garden

the roses are beautiful and the perfume amazing!

And so back home

I had some help yesterday hanging out the washing!! Not!!!! Lol!!

the many tomatoes are growing well, one day I will brave the mosquitoes and tie them to the stakes

this beautiful geranium is flourishing down the back

new garden bed has gone in and now has lettuce, snow pea seeds,corn seeds and beetroot

such a lovely afternoon, the fig tree is in full leaf now

we have another new resident!! I thin he might be called Errol....he is smaller that Ethel and his colour doesn't show up as much so might think about painting him....

I called at the supermarket on the way home on Tuesday and kiwifruit were 8 for $2.00, so I couldn't help myself and had to make some kiwi fruit jam

now to find someone to help eat it!!

I have been sewing and knitting, I will update on the next post.

Happy sewing.

On the road again

Yep, we are out and about again....this time we are heading to Canberra...as I write this we are in Queanbeyan and the Crestview Tourist Park. We got here about 6.45pm last night. We drove through some beautiful countryside and everything is still green which makes things look so much better

these photos were taken I out the back of Lancefield, amazing rock formations out here. Our lunch stop was Euroa and found ourselves at the start of a car rally,  so had to have a little look

bit of a road block was happening here...

the driver of this car was missing in action and holding up the others, so some backing up had to happen, we had lunch by the river, did one geocache cos it was 50m away and hubby couldn't complain too much !!! And then hit the road for Canberra.

I did some knitting on the way

I made a start on a beanie  but as I was driving quite a bit didn't get it finished, but there is always the trip home!!

Last night was Friday Night with Friends, so I did some sewing on the clamshells

one row needed to be sewn and then the two blocks were joined together

next thing to do is to sew these two blocks together.

I have found a geocache just up the road so am off to explore.

Happy sewing.

On the road again

Yep, we are out and about again....this time we are heading to Canberra...as I write this we are in Queanbeyan and the Crestview Tourist Park. We got here about 6.45pm last night. We drove through some beautiful countryside and everything is still green which makes things look so much better

these photos were taken I out the back of Lancefield, amazing rock formations out here. Our lunch stop was Euroa and found ourselves at the start of a car rally,  so had to have a little look

bit of a road block was happening here...

the driver of this car was missing in action and holding up the others, so some backing up had to happen, we had lunch by the river, did one geocache cos it was 50m away and hubby couldn't complain too much !!! And then hit the road for Canberra.

I did some knitting on the way

I made a start on a beanie  but as I was driving quite a bit didn't get it finished, but there is always the trip home!!

Last night was Friday Night with Friends, so I did some sewing on the clamshells

one row needed to be sewn and then the two blocks were joined together

next thing to do is to sew these two blocks together.

I have found a geocache just up the road so am off to explore.

Happy sewing.

Out and about in Canberra

I have had a lovely day wandering around again today...hubby dropped me in the city and I got the hop on hop off bus...and headed up to the Parliament buildings....

Had a look inside at the senate area 

went up on the roof to have a look at the view...the flag pole here is huge...the flag is bigger than a double decker bus!!

some beautiful roses in the rose gardens next to the old Parliament House

this one had a beautiful perfume....

in old Parliament house there is an exhibition of political cartoons....very funny!!

others serious

I found this lovely sculpture on the way back to the motel... 

off to do some sewing now

happy days.

Canberra

Have had a beautiful day today, wandering around Canberra looking at the War Memorial and the gardens and doing some geocaching.

we stopped here yesterday on our way through.....for a geocache...but was great to finally have a look at the pub here

this is the Centenary Quilt made by volunteers for Aussie Hero Quilts...I mad eone poppy block..this travelled to the Middle East and has been signed by various serving members of the military

this picture was made from US and Vietnamese money folded for the background...the military machines are coming from the West...

Love the poppy wall...left a poppy here for one of hubby's rellies...

beautiful ceiling at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier..

flowers at the Memorial..

NZ memorial...

lovely words at the NZ memorial

beautiful bed of poppies in flowers for November 11th

another exploring day tomorrow to look forward to

off to do some stitching now.

Happy sewing.