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Hello every one, I’m on the count down till my family arrives from Japan. How we love having family come home even if it is only for a day.  While we are sweltering down here most of my family are … Continue reading →

I was late down at the beach this morning as I took Chrystel to catch the bus at 7.30am for Lakelands up near Cooktown Far North QLD, one very excited young lady on a new adventure in the out back … Continue reading →

In to a new month already!!!!!! Just back from the beach; it stopped raining for us and we had the beach to ourselves except for 2 other walkers. I have a boil up of guava jelly on, washing on, clothes … Continue reading →

Paola’s revived wool cape Well I worked on that Zip for the cape on Saturday and Sunday, a much more difficult task than I thought it would be as I wanted it to keep all the cold wind out, but … Continue reading →

As promised the latest update on my This Goes With That Hexagon quilt, but 40 of those little fellows need to be sewn on yet, they are just placed at present, I’m hopping to make the last 12 hexagons need … Continue reading →

Start of a new year, I just hope it does not fly by so quickly as last year did.  I still have not written my yearly letter I send out over Xmas and New Year for 2011 yet????? Over the … Continue reading →

I’m sure most of you can relate to this, I was looking for the Xmas decorations and lights on Thursday and found several things I had forgotten about or missed placed for several years. This one above I must of … Continue reading →

The above quilt is my adaptation of Esther’s beautiful mystery quilt in 2010 you can buy the design on Esther’s blog http://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com. Mine is not finished by a long way but it is still lovely enough to hang as is. … Continue reading →

This December Esther http://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com gave us a lovely gift called Dec quilt in red but when I saw it I saw green and red on  white made as a table centre for Xmas!!!!  I have taken only part of the … Continue reading →

A very dear quilting friend needs a healing heart, she loves her garden but it will be several long months before she can get back in to it, so I made her a heart of flowers using colonial knots with … Continue reading →

Well it will be a quite day for me today.  We have not had rain for several weeks so I decided to starting watering the plants today and would you believe it started to rain????? So no beach for me … Continue reading →

I started my day by going down to the beach for a iced-coffee.  Waves were crashing on to the beach and the water was a muddy brown from all the sand been churned up but it was still great to … Continue reading →

I lost a week at home last week but visited old favorite haunts and discovered several beautiful new beaches and parks on the QLD Coast. How beautiful the coast of QLD is, beautiful treasures around unsuspecting corners that take your … Continue reading →

For those of you dropping in, I’m away for a week been a tourist with our young lass from France. We are going to drive up from Brisbane in a Mini Cooper!!!!!!! and play tourists. QLD coastal road is full … Continue reading →

We have just had a week of rain, all up over 12inches!!!!! which brought down old timers as the land was so waterlogged. But now the rain has gone and we have beautiful blue skies again with flowers shinning in … Continue reading →

My gosh I have 20 minutes left till it is Thursday Down Under!!!!!!!!!!!! I spent most of the day sightseeing around Lake Tinaroo about 40 mins from here; although it was raining here it was a lovely day there if … Continue reading →

I have just come in from the garden 8.40am. Spending 2hrs in the garden so early is a special time this time of the year, before it gets to hot. I have been weeding in the pool area and the … Continue reading →

Well it has been a full on week, it’s our month for birthdays; around 10 of them!!!!! When Oct arrives I know it is the count down to Xmas for me if I want to make any Xmas presents!!!!! and … Continue reading →

Liam dear, I will be thinking of you on Tuesday. Happy happy birthday. Love Mamies Well this was meant to be written on Wednesday but it is now Friday!!!!! Not sure how that happened but I bet I’m not the … Continue reading →

WOW (Work On Wednesday) I write this to tie my link in with Esther Aliu blog http://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com as each Wednesday you can link in with other quilter from around the world & share what you are doing. This is a … Continue reading →