The time has slipped away again this morning - time I wasn't at this computer!!! there is another one waiting for me at work...
Enjoy your day........Lorraine
The time has slipped away again this morning - time I wasn't at this computer!!! there is another one waiting for me at work...
Enjoy your day........Lorraine
one of the photos is of some animals in a paddock near the school......there is quite a contrast between the school lawn and the paddock.....we really do need some rain........Angas Park is one of our favourite places.......and always worth a a look if you are visiting Angaston.......not sure if you can see it but behind the rose is a fabulous old house - the garden is beautiful even with the drought.
Yesterday we spent looking for a new lounge suite.....I felt like Goldilocks....(but anyone who knows me will vouch for the fact that I am nothing like Goldilocks).....this one's too soft, this one's too hard.......and most of them were plain.....well ...... plain......or just ugly! Some of them felt like they sucked you in and wrapped themselves around you....it was scary!! We had a break from sofa shopping to go and watch Rhi play netball....it was pretty warm - about 26C and the girls were great....I worked up a sweat just watching from the sidelines! After the netball we thought we would have a look at one last shop.......walked in and there it was.....ta da.......a vision in chocolate leather.....so it looks good.....is it comfortable???.........yeeeeeess!! And better yet it was on special....!!! We did look around a bit more but kept coming back to this one......so ordered it
and a three seater as well.............after all, Chelsea has to have somewhere sit! So that done we ventured out to North Adelaide and treated ourselves to an early dinner before driving home.......
......and probably a throw as well........bought this book a couple of weeks ago at The Patchwork Apple and have a few jelly rolls stashed away and a long weekend coming up so no excuses for not getting something done!
It looks worse than it is......really..........I have been looking a mags and patterns and just putting them on the sewing table....instead of where they belong...........so once they were put away it was much better! I will post an "after" photo during the week.........this photo was taken to send to Karen - who was taken to task for having an untidy scrap basket last week.......now this is untidy!!
It's Sunday and I have managed to spend some time in my sewing room catching up with my Lynette Anderson Noah's Ark BOM.....
apart from that I have been playing in blogland and catching up with comments and emails......so I have to say - thank God for slow cookers! There is a nice beef casserole bubbling away in the kitchen - and it smells divine! ....and it should take care of a couple of meals during the week as well.
I have signed up with Kate for Another Little Quilt Swap which is going to be fun.....now to work out what to make! I missed out on the little quilt swap here but managed a spot with Kate.
I still have a couple of places left in my Pay It Forward - so if you want to come and play please let me know........
Have a great week!
'Til next time................Lorraine
The blue "parcel inside the parcel" revealed this - just a few of the pieces in the parcel (hard to get all the great fabrics in!) ....
Thank you Jane - you have been very generous - I hope you have received my parcel by now......the lace is delightful and I have just the project in mind to use it (if I can bring myself to cut into it!) the other fabrics are all quite different to those I have been using of late (which was the whole point of the swap) and will add a zing to my scrappy log cabins.....the magazines and sweets were also fabulous......thanks again!
I would have posted this yesterday but woke up feeling a bit under the weather.....went for our walk as normal but struggled a bit as I had a dizzy head and couldn't walk in a straight line (and no I don't drink LOL) - it was like that tho when the whole room spins when you close your eyes...icky!.... there was the prince holding the dog with one hand and holding me up with the other....if I hadn't felt so revolting I am sure I would have thought it was funny! ...so spent the day resting on the lounge - what a waste of a day....couldn't even read or sew....but what it did do was make me really appreciate feeling well!
....and as for daytime TV.....we won't even go there!
So up and feeling better this morning and off to work for me.....looking forward to the weekend and hopefully some stitching.
Have a great day - whatever you are doing and if you are feeling under the weather I hope you are feeling better soon
'til next time..............................Lorraine
So after that bit of excitement we went back indoors and Cheryl sewed up a storm on her "new/old" Elna which which she purchased recently - just right for taking out for stitching days and classes.....
It was a great afternoon (as it always is when we get together).......Cheryl you won't be surprised to learn that while we were out saying goodbye to everyone Chelsea helped herself to what was left on the fruit/cheese platter......(Chelsea has a past history of stealing food - particularly expensive cheese!)
Have just been out in blog land and Anne at Bunny Hill is giving away a couple of fat quarter packs ..... so hop on over to be in the draw!
'Til next time...................Lorraine
There are some cute knitting patterns for a tea cosy, toy rabbit.....along with an ad for "Sun-glo Shrinkproof Knitting Wool" which goes on to say....."there isn't a man in a million who won't fall head-over-heels for one of the new Sun-glo Men's Wear designs...."
On that note......time I was getting ready for a day of stitching with the girls.....haven't had the house all to myself this morning ...... Mark (DS2) was up and about early..........on a weekend.....couldn't be for any other reason than......a football game! )(well a trial game anyway) Yes, it's back - the footy season!
I am looking forward to the weekend - a few of the "Stitch 'n Bitch" girls are coming over on Saturday......we have been meeting once a month for a few years now......and it is my turn to host this time.....we don't see each other much between stitching days so have heaps to catch up on when we do get together.
'til next time................Lorraine
It was the culmination of four years of uni for her and she has decided to go back to do a teaching degree so will be a student for another 18months........
.....and that was about it for the day........we had dinner in a restaurant overlooking the beach and then drove home......it was an excellent day and I went to bed a tired but happy shopper and a proud mum - giving thanks for all that is good in my life!
'til next time........Lorraine