Saturday morning walk

Was quite nice to walk the dog this morning, a little sun peeking through after the rainy grey days

Blogger is not letting me upload pictures once again, I can't work out what I am doing wrong, gets frustrating!!!  Ahaa......Tracee has been and has worked her magic....well almost we haven't been able to work out all problems but have had some success!!

I like this old part of the park, love the old oak trees

I can imagine this driveway going to an old homestead, don't know that it ever did though.

Relaxing weekend

Had a lovely time at St Leonards this weekend, talked, drank, ate and watched TV and in-between did some crochet - 3 blankets finished for KOGO (Knit one Give one). This winter I am sewing together knitted squares in to blankets. The squares are sent to KOGO, wonderful fairies sort them and sew them together but sometimes they get over whelmed by the number of squares to be done so people like me help out. Also did a couple of scarves to help...all goes to the homeless or to new mums who don't have anything new for their baby, or many other deserving people.

Yesterday we called over to Port Arlington to get my friend Sylvia some mussels,( fav food) we had a wander along the wharf but it was cold and windy and spitty and there was a rain storm coming from Geelong direction.

As it happened there was a Celtic festival on this weekend and this ship was in and taking people out on the bay - not for me I am afraid, I was feeling sea sick just watching the boat heave up and down at the wharf!!!  We could have gone onto the boat for a look around but luckily (phew) it began to rain...so we walked back down the wharf and bought....

 

just over 1 kg of mussels! Had to ask how to cook them...water (just a little) wine, garlic and maybe chillies? Not a lot of that in the house but we had water and wine!! They cooked up really well and were very much enjoyed!! 

Another completed blanket for KOGO, late night finish..hard to concentrate when watching Graham Norton!!! 

Down the beach for a walk Tuesday morning, not so warm today but still lovely to be out by the beach and in the fresh air. Back to reality tomorrow!!

Unveiling

Last night we had our unveiling on mini quilts as challenged by Tania

Mini, mini quilt made by Tania on Monday

Mini quilt made by Tania last weekend - love the mini log cabins!

Tracee whipped this up on Monday and Tuesday with fabric she was given last Sunday at the Rose Mill Friends gathering - love the blocks - have to find out how to do this!! Love the colours too!

My effort!

Helen made an autumn leaves quilt = just the top for now, there is some applique to go on before the backing and the quilting...will update when it is done.

Mini quilt

Yesterday was get it finished day!!!

Stitcheries done and cut ready to sew to the centre,

prairie points cut, folded, and ironed and I only had one burned finger after that lot, not bad I thought!! Lol!! 

Pinned on the prairie points, then had to take them off as I had pinned them back to front..duh!!! Then happily carried on, only to find I had pinned the other 3 sides the WRONG way!!!! Must be over tired!!

Finally got the prairie points on and the backing, did some basic quilting, all I can do at 8.30pm, then went and had a cuppa!! Phew. Tania at  Gisborne group challenged us to do a mini quilt and we had 5 weeks to get it done, great idea and it makes me get on with things, but need to get more organised and not cut thinks so fine!!!! I forget that sometimes life gets in the way and you don't get the time in the day you thought you were going to!! Trust DH to get his car serviced  yesterday!!!!

Mill Rose Friends day today

What a wonderful day!!! I haven't laughed so much for ages...here is the paparazzi that seems to assemble on the day!! :-)

Margs mug rug - made by Tracee who was having a laugh at the others who are over mug rugs!!

Marg with her real swap gift - a block storer made by Tracee - beautiful.

this is the plug at the end of the roll - just beautiful!! Top side....

...under side!

Blogger is being mean and not letting me put up photos again so I am going to eat dinner and then maybe will try again!!

Tania with her swap from yours truly!

And my swap which was from Tania!! What are the chances of that happening??

Sharon loving her swap

Shez showing her coat hangers - they smelt of lavender - beautiful!! I think from Christine.

Mel looking gorgeous in her new apron - I think from Shez

The beautiful Cheryll all the way from Lake Macquarie!! Chez (not to be confused with Shaz or Shez!!) gave us all a beautiful gift bag

with quilt labels,  lovely owl fridge magnet, book mark and retro pegs..well that was mine, I think they were all a little different.

Peg and Dale made an appearance and met Pumpkin who came to me in the Colour Swap organised by Cheryll, from Anna.

Serious discussion here!!

Sharon's beautiful quilt

Christine's Christmas banner

Christine's chooky quilt front

and back

Mels Owl Quilt

Marion's Dr Seuss quilt

very clever people and the most beautiful work!

 

 

 

I pinched this photo from the Mill Rose page!

Great day was had......Say no more....

 

 

 

Mini quilts

Have finished some little quilts to go to Cheryll who takes these blankets to the John Hunter Hospital. Sounds like a wonderful idea and I am really happy knowing these quilts will go to somewhere worthwhile. Will take them to Mill Rosie Cottage on Sunday (tomorrow!!!) and give them to Cheryll because she is here in Victoria. I hope she has some voice left after staying with Shez - I can imagine the talking that is going on...after all we know who is on the noisy table when we meet up!!! LOL!!

OK now blogger is punishing me and not letting me up load the photos!!!

I don't know why but 6 hours later I can upload photos!! Yay!! Must be the way I was sitting or holding my mouth or something!!

St Leonard's

Has a lovely weekend at St Leonard's despite the weather - even managed to get a couple of walks on the beach and as usual the weather was the best when I had to head home!!

These pink blobs are galahs - there were lots around in the trees

I love pelicans even thought some people call them the garbage bins of the sea, I love how they can glide just above the surface of the water and not crash!!

Just for fun I took a photo of the water through sunglasses to see what happened - not a lot different to without the glasses!!

Tupai found many interesting smells along the beach.