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| This is No: 1 son - expectant father of Baby Bump - he was 18 months old; below is No: 2 son @ 11 months & then No: 3 at 8 months - glad cameras were invented as our memories are never as clear as photos! |
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| Hope everyone had a great Christmas - whether you celebrated yesterday or a few days ago as we did! |
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| I can feel the kilos being added to my hips - all these Christmas break-ups & last Saturday, my group, Triple P (Purple Paddo Patchers) had a Birthday Bash. We celebrated Christmas in July. Four of us have our birthdays this month - hence the four cup cakes. Just a couple more to go then a quiet week before Christmas. What a season! |
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| Our grandbaby's quilt is finished - barring the label - don't have a name - can't make up my mind what to put on the label. Really happy with it - Appliqued with blanket stitch, hand quilted - love the ric rac. All from my stash - still working on getting that smaller - however, the recent bus trip added a couple more pieces to the stash. |
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| It was the Children's Christmas Service at Church on Sunday - the sheep were well behaved - the boys were wishing they were somewhere else. The children did really well & it was a lovely way to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season |
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| We had lunch at various venues along the esplanade at Redcliffe - there is an area devoted to the Bee Gees - Redcliffe bring their home in the 1960's (I think I'm right!) We ended our day at Northside Sewing Centre http://www.northsidesewingcentre.com.au/ was our last stop and I forgot to take photos. It's a great shop with more wonderful fabric. It was a great day out. |
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| Heavenly Patchwork http://heavenlypatchwork.com.au/ of Clontarf welcomed us with their delightful little shop. The banner panel was a hit with a lot of the ladies & they shopped well!!! |
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| First stop after a long trip from Sherwood to Shorncliffe (about an hour for those not from Brisbane) - then on to the shops - first shop was Faeries in my Garden http://www.faeriesinmygarden.com.au/ - they are holding a sale in January. Delightful shop & great fabric. |
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| Ever the optimist - using only strips from my scraps & stash - of course, it didn't make a slight bit of difference to the amount of fabric I have!!!! Top finished - it goes into a pile awaiting the finishing touch.............. |
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| These 2 pieces are my responsibility to send out. We made 6 pieces when 3 of us (that's Mail Artists) met in London recently. We had fun & HofM moved himself out of the equation by chatting to the people at the next table. We met in the "Spy Room" of the Morphett Arms Pub - where MI5 meet for lunch!!!!!! |
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| On our return from OS - there were 2 pieces waiting for me - both from Lady L - a nice welcome home! |
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| The right way to finish off a wonderful meal & time in Kuala Lumpur - we'll go back one day. |
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| Sand 'paintings' in the shopping centres - sorry didn't find out what festival is was. Aren't the designs beautiful? |
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| We're home!!!! I've still got a few photos to post so will continue with the trip for a little while. These shots are all from Regents Park - couldn't get over the fact that so many flowers were still out in England as well as the foliage changing - so beautiful. |
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| These little mosaic pieces of art appeared all over east London streets - they popped up in lots of place & all different - every now & then an arrow apeared. |
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| It was cold, promised (&delivered) rain, but HofM finally got in a game. To reach the course from the club house, one has to negotitate the A1 - a very busy road! Fortunately, they've put in a subway crossing for the locals & golfers. |
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| And this was the pub that housed the loos of the previous post. We had lunch there - low ceilings & a thatched roof - what more could one want. |
