Last night we went to Chadstone's Mitsubishi's 20th anniversary dinner. My sister Kerry & brother in law Con, were the owners and hosts for the night. My other sister Patty and her husband Roddy came down from Sydney and my young brother Rob and his wife Debbie were also present. It was a lavish night and the band was great. Plenty of food and wine and the dancing seemed endless. I was wearing a pair of shoes that I had only brought that day. By the end of the evening my feet were hurting a little. We finished the night off at my brother's home sipping hot Milo and reviewing the night. Ang and I finally fell into bed around 2:45, which for us is quite late. Today I am just relaxing and having a quiet time on the computer. Ang has gone to the footy to watch Nth Melbourne at Telstra Dome. PS Don't you think my sister on the left looks like that English actress Brenda Blethen?

Dinner with Friends

Last night I went out with the rellies to a fabulous restaurant called 'Rubicon' in Nth Melbourne. I highly recommend it. The meals are fabulous and at great prices too. I finished off my weekend by having a long 'lie in" in bed and watched 'Sunday' on nine. Now I have to prepare for the week ahead and get organised.But first I'll write a letter to my dear son

Aren't I clever

I think I am very clever because thanks to my friend Diane from "Needles On The Move" I was able to change the background of my Blog. But I'm not sure how to put a greeting up the top. As you can see my pic doesn't fit very well and it has a white background. Hmm I'll have to think about this. by the way do you like my portrait? Hold on I've worked out how to delete that picture. So I will.

Prep Quilt

Well I began the Prep quilt today. The theme is 'Animal Crackers' The preps went to the zoo last term so I cut out circles for them to draw on. I spent the day preparing the circles to attach to the backing fabric.All the fabric I have used so far has been unbleached calico. I like to use that because it is reasonably cheap and I enjoy dying it. I dyed the backing using parisian essence with some coffee added. To get a rich brown effect I had to dye it 3 times. So I was up all night.. next week I will attach the circles to the backing fabric and sew them on.

Afternoon Tea

Got together with some old work friends for afternoon tea. We had a great time catching up. We exchanged some new gossop as well. We all had to bring something old/antique that we thought was precious. I brought along a tablecloth that was made by my grandmother for my mother's 21st. It was white linen with delicate tatting around the edges. Very precious to me. There was a variety other other things at the afternoon tea such as a school report dating back to late 18th century. An exquite gown brought here from Paris during the early 1900's, a bible handed down through generations. and much more. Tea was served in delicate china and we ate petite 4's. An exquite afternoon.

Hasn't it been cold?

Hasn't it been cold today? When I woke up the house was surrounded by fog. I had to feed the chooks this morning and my little toes were freezing. As usual it was quite dark but i could see where I left my footprints behind in the grass. At recess time I had to wear my big coat because i was so cold. By the afternoon however it was quite pleasent. I hope we get more rain. Last week's rain was really great don't you think?

Good day

Well I'm at the end of my cold now and only a little bit of cough is left. Spent the morning writing to my son who is serving with the armed services in Timor. He said it is terribly hot and muggy up there and the living arrangements are a little rough but each day they improve. Here is a picture of Luke with his dad when he came home from leave last time he went to Timor. he is wearing the blue beret of the United Nations Peace Keeping Forces We are very proud of him

Not well

Well finally it's the weekend and unfortuately I am not well so I will be spending the next two days in bed. I may get my knitting out and finish that.

Gym Workout

Went to the gym today, attempting to get fit. I was very proud of myself as I ran 4 kms and power walked the other 4. I had a go at lifting weights too.

Tick Tock

Ohhhhh I had another great day. The heaters are back on Thank goodness.

Time is ticking by so I will go. Like my clock display?

What a day

I had a great day today. Even though the classroom was very cold because the heaters were not working, I still had a great day. I am still struggling with this bolg thingo but I'm sure in time I will conquer it

Welcome To Scrapheaps!

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