Family Resemblance

Do you think that my girls take after their Dad?

I have been having a giggle at this photo which was taken a few weeks ago. Kya calls this "the R... (our last name) face" and tells me that only her and Mali and Daddy can do it!

My DQS received

Happy to report that the Crazy Chook in Boots quilt has arrived at it's new home with Alice in Texas. So glad that it has arrived and has been appreciated.

Doll Quilt Swap 3 RECEIVED!!

I received the MOST gorgeous package from AJ last week (naughty blogegr that I am have only just gotten around to writing about it now.) AJ was so kind to send not one but 2 adorable doll quilts to our home. Knowing that I have 2 little girls, AJ kindly made a quilt for each of them. Now that is quilty love! AJ is actually a friend from EB quilters, so it was special to be matched up with someone that I already know too.

Look at these happy faces:

Now little do the girls realise, but I may soon steal these quilts and start a mini quilt wall in my study (haha - insert evil laugh!)

AJ also sent through our 10 inch square swaps in gorgeous tones (my requests were for brights or 'autumn tone' fabrics). PLUS a couple of lovely fat 1/4s as a thankyou for a different thing that we have swapped! Oh what a lucky girl I am!

Weekend at Solar Springs - BLISS!

I spent the last weekend at Solar Springs Health Retreat with my friend Bron. It was a major treat that I could ill afford, but I thought it may help me avoid falling apart. What a fantastic investment in myself. I had some pampering treatments as well as a natropath visit with a Bioimpedance Analysis. The food was devine, the setting gorgeous, and the activities and treatments wonderful. Highly recommended. I am now on a bit of a mission to eat more healthily and take off some of the weight that has crept on over the last 12 months. My BIA had me at least 12 kg overweight and aging at 38 (I am 35).

Tagged

I have been tagged by Kylie. My first time - lets see how I go!

5 things found in my bag:


1. wallet


2. spare undies for Mali


3. pen


4. lip gloss


5. speeding fine :(





5 favourite things in my sewing room:


1. machine


2. Horn sewing cabinet


3. jars of buttons


4. templates


5. quilting magazines



5 things I am currently into:


1. decluttering my home (watch out EBay here I come!)


2. trying to live a more simple and sustainable existence


3. collecting Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew books


4. my gorgeous kids


5. reading and trying to keep up with my book club books





5 people I am tagging:



I'm not actually sure that I have anyone that reads my blog, so I will make it a 'doif you please' tag. :)

New Heating

My ducted gas heating and evaporative cooling is being installed today! Yipee - our house should now be toasty warm in all rooms all winter long, and cool in summer. The old gas heater has been removed leaving a weird looking hole in the wall and a big cement base, but I will deal with that over time. I was shocked at the amount of dust behnd the heater when they pulled it off the wall - yikes!

Old heater on freecycle to hopefully go on to warm another family this winter.

RIP Mummy Gelly

Tangis' Big Mummy passed away in PNG last week. She had been sick for a long time and finally let go in Alotau hospital. She was a great lady and always made me feel so welcome in the village. I am sad that my girls didn't get to meet their Big Bubu Mummy.

Tangis travelled to PNG for the burial and mourning.

Rest in Peace Mummy Gelly.

Doll Quilt Swap

My doll quilt for the Flickr Doll Quilt Swap 3 has been posted off to the other side of the world. A clue - it is off to Texas. I enjoyed doing this quilt and loved working with the bright fabrics. I tried a few new techniques too - needleturn applique, yoyos and crazy piecing (perhaps not the best idea to try out new things on a swap project, so hopefully my swapee will forgive any mistakes - it was made with love). My machine was also playing up a bit (turned out to be a loose screw on the walking foot) so the quilting is very basic in the ditch.

Thrifting Love

The church near our local shops had a fete a couple of weekends ago and I scored some books I have been dreaming of for AGES! All for 50c each!! I got my hot little hands on both some Trixie Belden books and some Secret Seven / Famous Fives. I LOVED these books when I was a kid and unfortunately gave them away when I thought I had outgrown them. I loved reading and started out my love of books (when I was old enough to read on my own) with Enid Blyton, starting with Faraway Tree etc, then the boarding school books that she did, then FF, then SS, then I moved onto Trixie and then Nancy Drew. Obviously I loved a good mystery adventure! I'm now keen to start collecting them for my girls so that I can share a piece of my childhood with them.