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The Golfer:: My loving husband of some 20 years (yes, I was a child bride!), who likes nothing better than flogging a little white ball around the green fairways (and hopefully not getting into the rough) of his local golf course.
Ma & Pa Kettles:: My parents who live in the country, fondly known as The Kettles. Sadly my gorgeous Dad died in 2015, so it’s just Mum now.
MyDearFIL & MIL:: The Golfer’s Dad & Mum who have now both passed away.
LittleBigBrother:: My brother who is younger than me, but at 6 foot, definitely bigger than me!!
DocSisterInLaw:: LittleBigBrother’s wife (who has a Doctorate!)
Poppet:: My beautiful niece, and daughter of LittleBigBrother and DocSisterInLaw
Bliss
(blis) n. 1. perfect happiness; serene joy
Obviously the collective noun for a group of stitchers!!
Currently……
Reading: “Divided House” by J M Dalgliesh
Listening to: the cool jazz of Trudy at Nuno Nuno on her Spotify account – check it out!
Watching: The Golfer has just hooked us up to SBS On Demand and there’s lots to watch!
Going to: try and stay cool, calm and collected as we all “lockdown”!
- Thank you all So Much for your lovely comments on my last post. Mum and I are smiling again!Yay!! After 5 days of hard lockdown (not allowed to leave their rooms, staff in full PP gear, plastic cutlery and meals on cardboard trays) facility given the All Clear and we got to see Mum 😀❤️🌹🌺💃💃💃 So happy! Came home with bag of washing (being done now) and very warm heart ❤️ Picked hydrangeas for Mum and they’ve brightened her room. Thankful for all that the staff did to keep residents safe and healthy. 🙏 😀😀😀First 2 rows together!!! Getting exciting! #snaketrailsal @dsquilts @thenextstitch #ilovehandpiecingJoining in with @barefootcrafter for #saturdaynightcraftalong Only 1 more block to stitch on my #snaketrailsal then I can do a layout and sew it up! Thoroughly enjoying this qal with @dsquilts and @thenextstitch Saturday night stitching and “Shetland” on @abcaustralia #lovejimmyperez
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:: Sewing Buddies Australia
::Sewn and Quilted. **
** happy to post overseas.
(For links to these stores, please go to the end of the Templates Page on the bar above)
Quotes
---- "Style is knowing who you are,
what you want to say,
and not giving a damn." ----Gore Vidal
-----"Be yourself.....everyone else is taken." ------
Attributed to Noel Coward
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A mish-mash
I’ve been taking lots of photos as these lockdown days slip by, but as I’ve been so slow in posting they’re starting to date! So I thought I’d try and catch up a bit. But some new stuff first. We … Continue reading
Excitement
Well! that’s been an exciting morning. Just before I left for my walk, around 9.15, there was a roar and the whole house started to shake; ceiling fans, pictures, ornaments on the dresser. I yelled to The Golfer to get … Continue reading
Comfort
It’s been a while again, Dear Peeps. We’re in Week 7 of a 7 Day Circuit Breaker Lockdown. Yes, you read that correctly. 7 days has morphed into 7 weeks and it looks like another 5 weeks or so before … Continue reading
Sewjourn
Last year we missed out on our annual getaway to Sewjourn by a week due to a lockdown and this year we luckily got to go the weekend before another lockdown was announced and boy, were we happy to be … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Between lockdowns we did get to have some classes. While I couldn’t really demonstrate anything my verbal teaching skills got a jolly good workout and, dare I say it, improved! Below are some snippets of class shots, all taken on … Continue reading
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Hello! I’m back! How are you all? I’ve missed you and this space. Well, my return here took much longer than I had anticipated/hoped/realised/intended. Last time I was here we were at the start of Lockdown #4 and here we … Continue reading
Lockdown stitching
Thank you all for your sympathy re my plight! Much appreciated. Pre-tumble, as you may recall, I was busy stitching up my “Daisy Days” and with the blocks finished I set about cutting up all the sashings and corner squares … Continue reading
Silly Billy
I’ve been a bit of a goose, a silly billy, and an idiot and done this to myself out on my walk, tripping over one of those rotten furry acorn things ….. I also twisted both ankles, scraped my knuckles … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Hello my lovelies! How are you all? Particularly, how are my fellow Victorians? We’ve just had news that Lockdown 4 is continuing for at least another week…….. Hang in there! We’ve done it 3 times before, we can do it … Continue reading
By the by
~ found these fabulous between-seasons boots, at a pharmacy of all places! ~ one Friday recently, The Golfer and I decided on a drive and headed up to central Victoria. When we left home it was a cool 14 degrees … Continue reading
