recent happenings

time for a bit of an update, where are those tasmanian cousins of mine ?

they are there, but not doing any posting of their happenings and doings !

love the flowers of spring

and a lovely fresh bowl of fruit

a visit to quilts in the barn with friends was another lovely day out with linda and her group of helpers at the annual exhibition she holds in aid of breast cancer research. lots of people come from all over, from interstate also and it was good to have the crow girls from hobart as the shop this year.

this time last year i was in hobart on a six week house sitting stint for my friends which was lovely, this year i have been house bound, well almost, here at home because i have a broken leg !
but the roses have been pruned and the garden cleared by some 'gardening angels', thankyou so much !

we are now waiting for the roses to bloom much later in the spring !

i will be back with some stitching to show you soon, lots of things !
did i say that last time ?

race time in melbourne

the first tuesday in november is a famous date the world over here in my home city, melbourne, australia! it is melbourne cup day! it is the 150th melbourne cup tomorrow!
i will be watching on television, i have been quite a few times years ago and it is a fun day! my old school friend, margaret is going for the first time tomorrow with her son, tim, who loves the spring horse racing carnival in this city. hopefully it will be a great day.
'so you think' you can pick the winner!

these two will not be in the race!

paula tells me that 'prissy' the one in the foreground, has laminitis, horses get it from eating too much lush grass and so they have been put on a diet because it gives them sore feet!!! my feet are sore, terrible feet i have, wonder if it is all the grass i eat? wish that was the reason!

lots of recent rain in melbourne has meant that our gardens are all looking much lusher and greener and better!














this state and country has been in drought conditions for many years and it is so good to see the difference that water falling from the sky makes, of course we have too much in some parts causing flooding, not so good!

this lovely spring posy brought to me by one of the saturday sewing girls, thanks jan!
pop over to broderie to see some of the things we have been stitching.

homecomings

well i am home in melbourne at my place and my friends are on their way, back home in hobart tomorrow!
i have been doing some posts over on my other blog broderie about my time down there, so if you are interested or have not visited before then go and take a look.

my half square triangle quilt, that started up as using up some scraps of much loved fabrics, became a bit of an obsession, started in 01/10 and the top finished in 10/10 in hobart. i will hand quilt it, i guess !

on the sunday that daylight saving started just over a week ago, i took myself out for a drive in the beautiful sunshine of hobart and was able to get a car park down at salamanca just outside the wool shop and could not resist these few bits. it was the colour that got me, mmmmmmmmh what will i do with it?

it reminded me of the pink blossom against the blue sky in the garden

these are a type of forget me not, i think channing island! i love them, big fleshy dark green leaves and those flower buds are just gorgeous!

i will miss this view, it was so peaceful and ever changing and hearing the water lapping at night was very comforting.

on friday i am heading to quilts in the barn to support their effort to raise funds for breast cancer research. i am going with some friends, are you going too?

i don't know why this post went like this, but i am not deleting, just makes life a bit more interesting!

a lovely slow sunday

i don't often do it, but so far this sunday i have done lots, but am still in my nightie and dressing gown! last week looked like a quiet week, but gathered speed and the last few days have been full and active and long days! i have been watching the 'tour de france' which means in southern australia you have to stay up late. i watch because of all the lovely scenery along the way, know nothing about the tactics of the race etc. it is a cold and wet sunday and so that is my excuse, if i need one!

i love these little cards sent to me by a friend who lives in hobart and they sum up my day really!

i should be out walking, if only i could, but 'him' is missing!

paula and barb, my cousins who i do this blog with, are coming over to stay for a few days before going to townsville for a family wedding.

so

i am preparing for their stay and have been making our favourite soup, windsor brown by jamie oliver!

you can google the recipe, it is delicious, a hearty winter soup for meat eaters.

in the area where i live in melbourne we are very lucky to have a flower boy who comes from door to door on the weekends and yesterday i chose these tulips to brighten the house over the next few days and to welcome my family and any other visitors.

i am sure we will report on some of the things we get up to over the next few days.