We just had a good lot of rain and I wasn't sure if the markets were going to be on. Bev & I had every thing packed up ready to go. Just have to see what tomorrow brings.

 We were trying to take a family photo for the Christmas cards but we look a bit scruffy, like we had just come in from a hard days work (which we had). Doug had been out in the rain.

 The markets went ahead, the sun was out but the ground was very wet. We had the last of our shop stuff for sale at the markets, fat 1/4's, kits and 10 inch rolls.

                                                     These are the 10 inch rolls.

 Bev and her mother setting up the site. We had a very good day, sold lots of our goodies. Not much left now. Every thing sold really well. Not long after we packed up &  arrived home it started raining again.


                                                           Thursday Sewing

 The Thursday sewing ladies, Bev, Mrs Bev and Evol were doing hand sewing and Mary had show and tell plus she was telling us about her holiday and the wonderful rock 'n' roll party they had for Phillip's birthday.

 Daphine with show and tell, some table runners she started in a class I was teaching in the shop.

 Bron is busy cutting out a quilt. This is the last time Bron will be with us for Thursday sewing, she and her husband Billy are off travelling around Australia (lucky them).

Better go now, I have a house full of visitors, I had better check what they are up to.

Leaving the Nest

 This is the Doilly runner sample I was working on at the Gemmie Quilters Doilly workshop. All finished.

We have had a busy week. Our daughter Megan has just left home. She is so excited about moving out in to the big wild world. Mum is excited for her too, but very sad at the same time.
It only seem like yesterday that we brought our little baby girl home from the hospital. The years disappeared so fast.

 With all the moving & re-arranging I got in & gave my sewing room a good spring clean. I moved out the two cupboards full of my hand made dolls & moved in a book case.

 Only have two quilts left in my quilting pile, No that's a lie I  just added two more but you can see more of the sewing table now.

 The jacaranda is out in flower. Its just as pretty under the tree as the tree is.Its a great colour.

              The garden is looking lovely. A week ago it was so dry & hot looking. The only places that looked any good were the garden beds, the rest of the yard was brown with a little tints of green. I was only just keeping it alive with the sprinklers. Now after a few days of rain, every thing is lovely & green. Amazing what a bit of rain can do.