Friday Night with Friends ( FNWF)

This was my first Friday night with friends. The boys were off to the football ( and one very sad face arrived home later on - our team didn't do very well.) My daughter was off somewhere in the house doing what teenage daughters do. So with some television watching to catch up on I got stuck in getting the preparation work done for this month's stitch-a-long project. It's an Annie Downs bag and her stitcheries are always fun.

And after all the getting ready I even got to stitch a little bit...... And it is no surprise that I started with the cup of tea!

Warm wishes to you.

Wishing everyone a peaceful holiday.


I've been away to Girls Day in the Country in Nundle and I am a bit slow in posting but I will in the next day or so. This is sort of a Nundle post as the little cutie in the picture came from there. There is a shop there which is chockablock with china, old 78 records, tools and the like. Often when I go past it isn't open but I was lucky this time and I found this little Easter wagon which is like the ones I used to get when I was little. I actually find the shop quite expensive but this was very reasonably priced and it had to come home with me, just in time for Easter decorating. It makes me smile.

Peg and Dale go on a Cruise. ( November 2012)

 

I was going through my photos and found some of Peg and Dale which I hadn't posted. They have a very exciting event coming up so I thought I should get them on my blog before then.

When they first came to Queensland they were a bit put off by the locals, at our Friday Craft Group.

 

 

 

 Gee Dale, I know they said Queenslanders were a bit different but I didn't realise how much.

 Airlie Beach with Cruise ship in the background.

Peg, why did that horrible boy put us on the barbeque?

 

 

 A buffet lunch with the Cairns cousins -Blacky and Creamy.

 

 

 Of course we came for the total solar  eclipse. Keep your glasses on!

 

 

 Was it all worth it? You bet!

 

 

 I think this is one time we are going to do as we are told, Dale.

 

 

 What's the big idea,Peg? They bring us the cocktail menu and then we get a cup of tea.

 

 

 

That was fun! Can we do it again sometime?

Babysitting

 

You would think I would know by now not to leave things out when a grandchild comes to visit but in fact this time I am not quite guilty. I had actually put this up and hidden the yellow felt pen from a certain two year old's view. I think they are making two year olds much more clever than they used to.

 

 

Thankfully it isn't as bad as it could have been - she worked on the back and because I had the backing on for stitching it protected the front from most of it. There is only one blob which came through to the front and it isn't on the stitched part. I am relieved that I don't have to start again.

 

It looks like we will have her visit regualrly on Wednesdays from now on so I guess I have to adjust. It is amazing how quickly you forget. It is only 8 years since I had my own 2 year old but I am not used to it now.

 

I have only two days to finish this one for the Stitch a long, I'm still planning on getting there although we are going out tonight to a concert with Neil Finn and Paul Kelly. I wonder what they would think if I sat stitching during that.



Another day

Thank you to everyone for sending me birthday wishes. I had a lovely day and had lunch with my husband, which is nice because we don't always have time with just the two of us. That might sound strange but we do a lot of things as a family,which is great, but don't always take the time for just ourselves.

Then on the Friday night we went out for dinner with the whole family - all 6 of us- my two big boys actually managed to find the time to come as well which was great. Usually if I suggest something they always have something else on. (typical males).

 

This is the gift I received from the Initial Heat Swap run by Cheryll. It was from Simone and was a beautiful heart shaped mug rug. I realise now that you can't quite see the shape because of the mug. My initial was on a little heart appliqued onto the mug rug. So of course I had to have a cup of tea to go with it. It is now is use beside the lounge chair. Thank you so much Simone.

 

And here's what I sent Anthea - a needle book and a pincushion. I had bought this pattern last year and so when the heart swap was mentioned I knew that I wanted to use it. I can see me using this one again. This was a lovely swap to take part in. Thank you again Cheryll.

Sometimes things just keep you away from blogging

 

Welcome to my poor neglected blog.

 

Sadly life has kept me busy lately and I thought I would just explain a little. For the last year my sister in law has been living with terminal cancer. Then last September my brother in law, her partner (my husband's brother) was diagnosed with leukemia. Neither of them drive and live about 45 minutes away so we were doing what we could to help them achieve what they needed.

Just before Christmas she was told that there was nothing more that could be done.

 

Yesterday she passed away peacefully.

 

 

 

There were other family issues going on also and with the school holidays in January, I am afraid that I found it hard to have a few moments to myself.

 

I am hoping now that things will become more stable and more crafty things will be happening and as this blog was a way of recording that - I am hoping that there will be posts a lot more often.

 

I want to say a big thank you to all the lovely people who have sent things to me during the time since Christmas. I will try to catch up with everybody that I can soon.

Many thanks for all the wonderful parcels and gifts. I love them all.

 

Hugs.

SSCS and Happy New Year!

This is  SSCS Parcel I received from Terry this Christmas - very nicely wrapped in useful fabric. My ornament was a Danish style heart and Terry has directions on the sidebar of her blog. Cute isn't it?

 

 

And what was inside? A cute table topper I can use all year round.( The decorations were ones I had on the table - I just thought they made it look a bit Christmassy for now.)Thank you so much Terry! I love it!

 

I have some other swap photos to post but I will have to do that in the New Year. We are going camping in the morning - to Christmas Creek where we camped last year.
Thank you to all my swap partners for their beautiful gifts. Posts will be coming soon.