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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”!
- Had exceptionally lovely time last week being a student in @tatiana_popova_owl_crafts class #moderncrewelwork Wonderful, sharing teacher and learnt so much from Tatiana. Classes highly recommended. Can’t wait for the next one Tatiana! @sewn_and_quilted My new @leesachandlerdesigns #magneticbucklesatchel perfectly fits all necessities for #moderncrewelwork and my new tin from @thecraftysquirrel holds all my chosen @aurifilthread for this project 💃💃💃Watched Milly @thethriftygardener on @gardeningaustralia last night. Followed her advice this morning and took heart in hand and heavily pruned my roses 😳 fed them and mulched with leaves 🍁 🤞 #hopeivedoneitright #millyisthebest #gardeningisnotmythingbutitry #gardeningaustraliaSpent yesterday afternoon/evening wrestling with foam batting and drill for the first time. But satisfying wrestling as I now have a #magneticbucklesatchel Pattern with buckles from #leesachandlerdesigns Thanks @leesachandlerdesigns for help with putting the fabrics together - we dun good!!!Liking my new nail colour with my current sock knitting 😂😂😂 @the.beauty.beautique #sockknitting #newnails
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---- "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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Tag Archives: morning tea
Around here
~ After 112 days of staying safe, Melbournians are finally allowed “out”! The Golfer has lost a bit of weight over this time (through careful eating and long walks) so we’ve been out this morning to his favourite shop (Gazman) … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Classes are back! And at the quilt shop last week……. lovely morning tea provided by Denise and Frances – thank you! Over the Summer holidays Val has almost finished the blue version of her Babushka quilt for her other grand … Continue reading
Final Class show and tell for 2019!
My last classes for 2019……… Morning We brought along a shared morning tea……Sue W made more blocks in classthen counted all she’s made and has almost 2/3rds of what’s needed!Denise progressed her “June Dyson“Marilyn has 5 rows of “Sweet Sunday” … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Our last class for 2019 for group 1 at the quilt shop started with delicious home baking by Denise and Frances and wonderful fresh strawberries and my first taste of cherries for this Summer also from Frances. Denise was particularly … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Morning Denise has a glut of lemons so very kindly brought in a delicious lemon curd cake to shareand some of the excess lemons – free to a good home!In class Denise finished a “Mrs Peach” blockand started on anotherWe … Continue reading
Treehouse at the Hall
Went again to the annual “Treehouse at the Hall” recently and had a wonderful day. The entryway was decked out in Treehouse fashionas was the passageway to the bathroomand even in the bathroomOf course the hall had loads of beautiful … Continue reading
Friday…..
Umm, I can’t say “Friday stitching” for the header because, well, you’ll see…… Once upon a Friday, not so long ago, Kaye picked up Helen and myself for a little road trip. The day started well – unbeknown to each … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Had the great pleasure of teaching my very first class at a new quilt shop, very near home (soooo dangerous!), called Nuno Nuno (see them on Instagram or Facebook)It wasn’t long before Trudy’s pristine teaching tables were filled with morning … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Your second offering of class show and tell this week is from Sewn and Quilted. There was much chatter to start with as everyone caught up on news; the students felt it had been SUCH a long time between classes! … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Morning Linda brought in a delicious orange cake to share (we’re being very spoilt of late!)Marilyn stitched up some “Sweet Sunday” blocksSue E cut and prepped final bordersand Carole trimmed her blocks and put the first two together Afternoon Three … Continue reading
pomegranate and chintz 