Craft and quilt fair

Today I ventured to the craft and quilt fair with my friend Shirley from my knitting class.

What an eye opener. Shirley commented that it wasn't as good as last years. And there were way less people as well.

We headed off ready to spend up big, but unfortunately we didn't want to be ripped off either. 

Everything was so expensive and the one stall she really wanted to see had pulled out of the fair.

But it was nice to look around and see many wonderful things. 

Some of the quilts on display. They had lots of entry's into their competion. 

I loved this one.

Here we Have the 5000 poppies. Crafters have been asked to make poppies for next years Anzac Day. It will be displayed in fed square in Melbourne. They wanted at least five thousand but to date they have 19,000. And more coming in every day! New Zealand is doing one too so if your a kiwi check it out and make some poppies. 

I really was disappointed, at the show today. I saw a Christmas bunting and asked how much for the kit. It was $26.00 for the Merry and another $26.00 for the Christmas. I mean seriously there is making a living, with a fair profit but to split the words merry Christmas is just rediculas. I don't think I'll bother going back. I'll just look for specials and get my craft things then. 

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Winter

This is what was above us in Victoria yesterday. 

We had gale force winds, ripping out trees and roof tiles. Lots of rain making the yarra burst it's banks and flooding then CBD

and bitter cold. Dumping snow Dow to even the lowest of mountains in the area

Great if you like sking! 

And more is to come. 

Stay warm and safe everyone

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Princess Grace of Monaco

Yesterday I saw the movie biography of Grace Kelly as the Princess of Monaco 

I thought it was a good movie that tells a story that I hadn't heard about before. 

Everyone has bagged Nicole as Grace. It I think she did a fine job. She isn't Grace but then again who could be! 

The only thing I didn't like was the extreme close ups of Nicole's face. Obviously worried about them she must of had more Botox because it did not move very much at all

But it was informative and it highlighted a period of Monaco's history we really haven't heard much about. It was more a doco on that incident and who Grace affected the outcome and how she took control of her life than anything else.

I recommend the movie if you like history, although I don't know how accurate it was, and if you enjoy looking back on the fashion of the era. 

I think everyone has been a tad unfair to Nicole. It would of been a very hard role and she was very brave to take it on.

I wouldn't rush to see it on the big screen maybe get it on DVD grab some pizza and a bottle of wine and have a girls night in 

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Solstice sunrise

The sun rises on a bitter solstice morning

He is reborn

He will shine down on the earth

The quickening will soon begin

He will win the battle between the light and the dark

For He's powers will grow every day

For now he is The Lord 

Blessed be all

My day so far

Starts with a  5am wake up from bella. Breakfast is needed now

Out wood in fire

Go back to bed to check emails Facebook and games until the house heats up

Get up get totally undressed put on swimmers

Finish dressing

Have breakfast and put away yesterday's dishes. Wash the pot left soaking overnight

Clean kitty litter and take out rubbish

Go to swimming

Take off clothes 

Swimmer out and change into dry clothes 

Go to Aldi to specifically get dish washing detergent and a few other things

Forget  dish washing detergent so take other things to car and get the detergent from the cheap shop next to Aldi. 

Buy the kids their morning tea

Go home give kids their morning tea and put their lunch into oven to cook and be reqdy for 12am

Get totally undressed and shower

Get dressed

Clean kitty litter again!

Now sitting with coffee

This afternoon I have knitting group. I may be able to rest there

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The desolation of Bella

It was that time again. The money boxes were full. As soon as I emptied them bella was onto it like catnip

As I separated the gold from the silver she definitely decided she liked the gold better.

As soon as I took this she tried to take off with one of the bags. Seriously has issues. 

All bagged up and ready to go into the bank. 

No thanks to miss Bella. She kept knocking over my plies of coins that were counted into dollar amounts. Th whole job took twice as long as normal lol

He's coming home

Got a phone call yesterday from don telling me he has started his journey home. The red dot is where he called from and I'm the blue dot all they way south. It will take him a week and hopefully he will be back for the weekend. 

He didn't like being away from us as much as I didn't like being on my own. 

We are a pair of sad puppies are we not lol

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A community effort

A nice lady dropped off heaps of these squares to our knitting group to be made up into blankets for the homeless

So we all took some. Here I have crochetted a border around each square

And then joined them up

Added a border around the whole thing and viola, a new blanket. 

It's very warm let me tell you. They will all go to the Salvation Army and distributed as needed by them

Gives you a good feeling. Only I wish we could eradicate all homelessness then we wouldn't need to make these

Why don't you give it a go!

Company

Sometimes all you need is company

Sharing the little sun that's out

I know I could do with some, lucky I have my fur and wing babies

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View from my bedroom window

I can just see the shed. A big truck is already in ready for work. The fog is really thick this morning. 

The sun trying ever so hard to shine through. I don't know what the temp is outside but I'm back snug in my bed typing this. Don't have to go anywhere so until it gets a little warmer I'm staying put lol

I had to let the fire go out so I can clean it. I got up early to turn the ducted on. It's just not the same but in a little while I relight the fire and warm this place up.

What's it like outside your bedroom window right now?

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Blanket update, and countdown

I have been keeping myself busy and not thinking about don in the bush. It's been full on keeping the home front going, plus getting the baby girl settled into her new job as our office girl.

Both kids have been greqt and keeping me company by coming for lunch everyday. Love having my kids both work here. It's almost like old times.

Here are a couple of shots of my blanket. Still have a few more rows to add and then do a few borders 

It's been given the seal of approval by mis bella too

I'm doing ok on my own but I sure do miss him. But don't tell him that. He will get a big head. 

One week down and five more to go

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Six week adventure

Hubby has gone on a six week adventure up to the gulf of carpentaria. The first pic O's of his camp sight and the second is of the couple he has gone with.

I didn't go.

Between organising weddings and engagements and overseas trips, plus the fact that long days in a car over bumpy roads would kill me, I decided to keep the home fires burning.

I do miss him but it the first time ever we will be separated for this long. I think it will do us good.

So I have been home alone, but the kids have been here during the day as they now both work in our business. So that's great. The nights have been spent watching DVDs crafting and relaxing with bella.

I wonder how long before i crack lol

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