Out and about

One day has been spent exploring around some of the Noosa Lakes

Had to park the car and run back for this one these mountains pop up around this area

Saw a kookaburra fishing at the boat ramp

Another mountain view under the bridge

This wooden bridge was built in 1901, the things you learn while doing an Adventure Lab 😁, there was also a no public admittance sign, woops!

Pub in the last town we went through on the day.

Next time we went to the Buderium Ginger factory,  this dragon was resting in the garden.

This article installation was in the gardens, with an adventure trail for children

The Gruffalo was spied in the garden too

Loved these colourful umbrellas 

Off now fir a cuppa 

Holiday

We have been on the Sunshine Coast at Coolum for a week now.  The weather has been a mix of sunny,  rain and muggy heat. 

Some stitching has been done

The start

and finished

My first evening walk in the rain

looking back at Coolum

drawing in the sand

Sunny day

More stitching done

Morning walk along the board walk and to the next bay

Sections of a python in a box under the board walk handrail,  I think it was sleeping but was only brave enough to poke the camera near by! Snakes scare me i have to admit! I know pythons are not poisonous but I am told they can still bite!! 🙄 

This dog is 14 years old and is a Rottie German Shepherd cross, he was waiting for his owner outside a shop, beautiful boy, very friendly. 

Coolum Beach, the blue person on the rocks is hubby doing a watercolour in the wind.

The clouds here are amazing.

I am off for a cuppa, more soon

Happy stitching.

The last couple of weeks

I have finished two more KOGO blankets

I have finished the quilting and sewing in all the endy bits on two cot quilts, these will go to the Children's ward at St John of God hospital for any children in hospital over Christmas 

I hope to make some more....🙄

We have had some wonderful sunsets, the colours looked much better in real life

Colac Quilters Guild had their Quilt In last Saturday, a good sized group attended. Gail from Gail's Patchwork was the speaker and it was very interesting hearing about her fabric career.

Looking out the window at the Bowling club, the sun  finally come out and the day was a bit warmer.

A group of happy quilters. Di, Carole  me, Heather and Jo.

I used a gift voucher from Shane plus some more and get this fabric from These Clever Hands,  love her colour curated packs. Blogger wants this photo upside down 🤨

The stars have made it back out of the tin and a few more have been stitched.

Sunday hubby and I went over to Queenscliff (along with what felt like hundreds of other people) and got fish and chips for lunch and ate them over looking the entrance of the bay. The shop we go to has a separate fryer and can guarantee gluten free. Even had a pineapple fritter, something I have not had for years.

We then drove around to Point Lonsdale and had a look there

Lots of surf rolling in.

Today I went to sewing group then had a walk around the lake at Drysdale, was so calm and peaceful.

Home now and I am supposed to be packing, we are staying at Tullamarine tomorrow night and then fly to the Sunshine Coast on Wednesday.

Better get a move on

Happy stitching.

The BIG catch up

 Well Jenny has been and gone and we have stitched and crocheted (is that even a word??) and finished 10 KOGO blankets which have been delivered to the chemist for delivery to KOGO. Phew!

I have missed one somehow but you get the gist. This lot went together well, some look better than others but I am sure the people they go to will be very happy with them and the warmth they provide.

this was how I was most evenings, sitting across from Jenny.

We had lunch out at Van Loons, my fav lunch place

We went with Mary, a Bellerine Quilter, it was a cold and wet day but we were given blankets and there was a heater on nearby, we were in the Atrium so a little open to the elements.

Jenny is taking home the red work quilt top I was given, so a backing was put together

a local quilter will be doing it for Jenny and now it can be double sided.

The view from my morning walk.

The Geelong Guild held their Quilt In last Saturday, they had a crowd of 292 people, we had a very good day

Knitter and quilter together

The speaker was Tania Tanti, her work was amazing, modern and quite different, some even had parts that moved when she adapted them to her computer programme. She was a wonderful speaker, she has had many issues with her health over the last few years, she was booked for last year but had just had surgery and so couldn't come.  This year she had another surgery 10 days before the Quilt In but made it to see us with the support of her husband. She had everyone enthralled.

We have had a few visits from this young man, golf was played in amongst the mushrooms in the back yard, he wanted to wear a glove but eventually decided his grandfathers gardening glove was too big and not helpful to his game 😀

I had a dentist appointment in Drysdale so went over a bit earlier and had a walk in the foggy drizzle around the small lake there

there were lots of cobwebs in the trees, they showed up well with the moisture on them

this is out of order, the pelicans down at the boat launching ramp waiting for the fishing people to return

back at Drysdale and another cobweb, luckily I didn't see any spiders.

OK I think that is enough from me and it is me all caught up!

I am off now to get the fish and chips for dinner.

Happy stitching.