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!! 

We have had super hot days the last two days, so our summer bathing has commenced! Hubby took a photo for me, said the camera wasn't working but he was taking video not a photo the wally. The video does not work, but you get the idea!!

A strange creature emerging  from the sea!!! 

We thought there was an early weather change but it was not to be, 6 drops of rain and it disappeared!

Today I have been up to Ballan to a meet up of some of the Victorian sewers for Aussie Hero's. It was great to see photos of what people had made and to hear about AH events they had been to thru the year.

Lovely bunch of happy ladies!

Shirley showed us a quilt she is making for a challenge called Connections.

On the way home we stopped at the Old Ballan Cemetery

to find a geocache, and we did, waaaayy down the back under a prickly tree...I have the bloody scratch  to prove it!! There are not a lot of headstones left here, but he first was laid in 1850.

This year I got my act together and made some Christmas cards

Simple but I am happy with them. It is that time of day when hubby is making noises about dinner, so had better wander along.

I am pleased to say the cool change has come...was 30 deg C when we left Ballan this afternoon and 21 deg C when I got home! Relief!

Happy stitching.

Point Lonsdale

This afternoon I persuaded hubby to come with me to Point Lonsdale to find a geocache.

THis was the vies as we wandered along the path from the carpark towards the light house.

the Lighthouse came into view.

The end of the pier and behind that is Point Nepean.

Down the path to the beach

Under the pier..have never been here at low tide so was happy to get under here for this photo today.

We watched a big container ship going out the heads

the pilot boat along side

Our final view before getting back to the car and heading home.

Today at sit and sew I finished up three little stars. The collection is slowly growing.

It is a beautiful day here, I am off to the back deck to sit and read in the sun for a while.

The last few days

Monday was sit and sew at the Bellarine Quilters, we had show and tell before heading off for our Christmas lunch

Julies beautiful big quilt

Nearly missed this one as it was flicked over for the back. Great scrap quilt.

Beautiful sea creatures quilt

Kath finished off her Christmas block swap quilt. Sorry for the photo quality.

Pats beautiful quilt made with Japanese fabrics

Another quilt of Pats inspired after attending the Rickie Tims day at the Guild

We had 43 ladies tuned out for Christmas lunch at the local pub

Some of entertained ourselves for a while with the plastic toy from the cracker..Wendy got the frog into the glass of water!

Yep I  was there!! Thanks for the photo Carlene.

On the way home the weather could not make up its mind...sunny here cloudy there and rain most likely coming!

Today I have been to a friends place to learn how to do the Guild newsletter and this was what I could see out the window

a little helmeted honey eater visiting the red hot poker flowers

a black bird coming in for a bath

I think I have been spotted!!

the honey eater returned

and enjoyed the flowers.

I had better go and get hubby his dinner, today has just flown by.

Happy stitching.