Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Another beautiful day

Well the windy has gone away today and all is calm and fine here...there are crowds of people down at the shops and the bottle shop is doing a roaring trade...the neighbours have their music player and speakers under the house today and the whole street is sharing in their music...it is LOUD!!!! Even the baby next door cried when they started it up....maybe I am turning in to an old you know what!!!  Went to the beach instead and enjoyed a swim..... my first for the summer......and yes it was cold but good once I got under....I have to confess that took a while to happen!!

This young magpie came over for a hand full of nuts....enjoyed the cashews the best!!
A little more progress with stitching...


I got to watch 5 pelicans float on past...such majestic birds. Well now the roast is in the oven, must off and peel the spuds!!  Have a wonderful evening, enjoy and keep safe.
Have a safe, happy, healthy, wonderful New Year.

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Windy day

Today has been a wild and windy day...lots of banging and clunking and  last night, it sounded like the neighbours were going to lose their garage roof. I had a walk around the little lake here
This afternoon, wasn't too bad so long as you were out of the wind

there were loads of corellas up in a tree, who looked at me as I was looking at them

when I took this photo I could look onIy see one...amazing what you see when you look..lol!!

I have started on this stitchery...now I am thinking the thread is too light, but it is the only one I have here, so will have to do! Will see how it looks as I progress. It is one of Michelle's beautiful designs from her new patterns.
Happy sewing.

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Happy Day

It has been the most beautiful day here today....lots of relaxing has been going on....lots of reading and.....
I have started another one of these....

But dragged myself away this afternoon to go and sit here......

And looked around here....such a beautiful day
Found an unusual beach gnome!! Lol!! No, is just DH keeping me  company for a while!!
Back home and off to do some stitching. 
Happy stitching.



Thursday, December 25, 2014

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas everyone, I hope you have a wonderful day and wish you all the very best for the coming year.
Cheers!!

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Advent presents

Look at what I found when I opened the gift for today...
Isn't this a beautiful little bird? Thank you Tania it is lovely.
Have a great day.

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

A little sewing

Some sewing has been happening here
A pillow  case to go with the horse quilt....I had a little fabric left over so thought I would try one.....I can even fit a pillow in!!!! Lol!


And two hash tag blocks....because I was reading blogs yesterday and came across this amazing man who is going to make a quilt each for the families of the victims in the recent Sydney tragedy......so I decided to try and make some.....they are a little wonky but hopefully they will be ok...so far he has 247 out of the 1080 he needs.....amazing to get that many in just a couple of days...but then that is quilters for you!
People are responding from all over the world....really wonderful to see!
Happy sewing.

Advent presents

Today's lovely gift was
Pegs with stars on...thank you Tania.
Have a great day.

Monday, December 22, 2014

52 weeks word photo challenge

This week is the last of our photo challenge organised by Sharyn next year we move on to a monthly challenge...pop over and have a look, maybe you might like to join in next year?? Could be a good idea! There are 5 words to finish up this week
BALL...is the first one....I chose this pincushion the lovely and talented Tracee made for my birthday this year...I think the centre could be called a BALL.
The next word is STONED....I chose this garden at St Leonard's ...it is STONED all over.
The next word is PAST...here is a blast from the PAST.....my sister and I......I think I was 12/18 months old....photo isn't dated so I do not know for sure....love the Golly my grandmother made for me.
The next word is CELEBRATE....could not go past this photo of my lovely sewing buddies...we got together to CELEBRATE Christmas.
And the last word ( I can hear your sigh of relief from here!!) is TRACK...one of the many I see in the sandy path when Tupai and I go for a walk at the beach. Well that is it for word photo challenge this year...over at alshasspace.blogspot.com you can see where others link up to post their versions of these words.
Have a lovely day.






Guess what I found....

I was down in Gisborne this morning.....where did all the extra people come from? ???? I could not get a car park with in cooee of the supermarket...I drove around the block three times before I finally got a park.....so I really really hope we have all we need and I don't have to go back down there again! But.....as I was wandering from the PO to the supermarket I just happened to pass the toy shop, I know it wasn't really  on my way (lol) and thought I would go in and see what they had in the way of jigsaw puzzles.....having completed Eves wasjig I thought a other one could be good for over Christmas....anything to avoid packing!! Lol! Anyway this was what I found
A wasgij on special!!!!! Yay!!!! And I treated myself to one of those roll up thingies to take the puzzle of the dining table when you want to eat.......when I went to pay the young girl said to me "Is that all you are buying today?" The emphasis was on the all, so I wasn't quite sure how to answer her....I thought what I had spent was enough for me......maybe not compared to what other people were spending......it is a question I hear more often these days....must be having a crochety old lady day!!!! Ah well of to do more packing.
Have a wonderful day.

Oh I nearly forgot the supervisor. ....he is watching over me and checking on what I am doing everywhere I go.

Advent swap

I opened my present for today,it was a heavy one
It was this  lovely painted stone...how cute is this? Thank you again Tania.
Have a great day!

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Advent swap

This is the present I have opened today, I love this kind of book and think some of these mandalas would look amazing in fabric.....another challenge me thinks!!! Thank you Tania, another wonderful gift.
Have a wonderful day.


Saturday, December 20, 2014

Christmas afternoon tea

This afternoon I got together with lovely friends to have a Christmas afternoon tea and gift swap....TraceeMarg, and Tania....we met at Margs place and sat outside....the spread was amazing.....we like to eat well us girls lol!!!!
have a look at this...Marg's jelly slice and she made lattice biscuits filled with instant pudding...please correct me if I am wrong Marg!!

fruit and nuts and choc buttons, cheezels, fruit cake, toffees, whipped cream....

cherries, strawberries, rice crackers, dip, carrot sticks....there are also meringues somewhere here...

how about me???? Can I share????

happy campers aren't we!!

look at this wonderful lot of goodies

let the present opening begin...

Tania about to open her presents...oh no!! I missed Tracee...she was taking photos, then we got to present opening...hopefully I can pinch one for another blog, or ask for a reinactment!!! Sorry Tracee!
Well this photo has been taken after dark so the colours are not good, but you can see the wonderful things I have been given, thank you very much Tracee, Marg and Tania, I am blessed to have such wonderful friends. Thank you all for a great afternoon.




Advent swap

Woo hoo!!! Todays gift is not going to last very long I can tell you!! I love these!!
As I am a GF person I do not eat a lot of cakes or biscuits but these are another story...they are so YUM!!!!! Thank you Tania...you know my weakness!!!
Have a wonderful day!

Friday, December 19, 2014

Wasgij completed

Eve sat and worked in the wasgij all day and finally at 5.45 it was completed!! I did help a little this morning and late this afternoon but it was such a lovely day I had to sit out and enjoy it.....nothing better than reading in the sunshine!!
How good is that!!
It was lovely when I took Tupai for a walk late this morning

A little paddle to cool down.....

This photo is staying huge for some reason....but isn't the water a beautiful colour!
I bought this guy at the Mill market yesterday.....one of those I just can't leave behind buys!! It is so cute!
Have a great day!





Out and about

Yesterday I took Eve over to the Mill Market antique centre on the Geelong Queenscliff Road, so she could search for postcards....I had a little look around and then walked up to the shopping centre to put on Eve's Tatts for her, then back for lunch.....then I wandered down to the quilt shop, Bellarine Sewing centre I think it is called....had a lovely browse there....all during this time the weather was getting windier and greyer
I think the change in the weather is coming


my shopping from the quilt shop.....the fabric on the left is linen with writing on it...not such a good photo....I am hoping to do my last Underground Railroad Sampler block with the green fabric on the right...it looks  so blue in the photo....love the little owls and hedgehogs and fox fabric...just needed that because!!!


Yep the weather has changed and the car is rocking about with the wind....but I have magazines to read and nuts to eat and all  is good...I am not going outside for a while!!

and here is the evenings progress on the wasgij....we are slowly getting there...nothing else is being done mind you, the sewing and knitting have all been ignored!!!
Have a great day!


Advent swap

Look at today's gift, how cute is this!!
Oops! I chopped of a bit of the star point...was trying not to get my boof head in the reflection!! Love this! Thank you Tania!!
Have a wonderful day!!

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Advent swap

A beautiful scented candle for today, very nice!!! Thank you Tania!!
Have a wonderful day!

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Post from the beach!

It had been a beautiful day today, cloudy sometimes but so nice to sit in the sun reading for an hour!! The supervisor and I did our usual beach walk this morning
at the end of the street

going past the yacht club

I think I am being told that there is no time for photos!! Lol!! The sky looks so big today!

Ok a little cooling off after going around the block and back to the beach

love the blue of the aggies just opening up

back up the top of the Bluff...the water colours looks really good until a cloud came over....

back at the end of the street...home time now for a cuppa and rest! lol!! Sadly all the 'things to do' I put in the car are still unpacked because Eve brought along.....

a Wasgij and once we get going on that nothing else gets done!! It is very addictive and is providing a big challenge for us. These real make you think!!
Have a great day.