Monday, April 19, 2010

Sorry for not blogging

To all my friends that have been having a dig because I haven't blogged, here it is.
The school holidays have come and gone and for the first time since Dee passed, we didn't have any of the grandkids these holidays. This meant that I was able to go out to lunch with my Friday girls. We went to the Patchwork Teahouse in Warburton, to celebrate Bev's bithday.

That's Bev on the left, Jeanette, myself and Barb is seated. You couldn't ask for more loving and supportive friends.

Can you guess how old Bev was?

Last week, Mark and I joined his family in Bright for a couple of days. I have never been there before but had been told how beautiful it is. Mark had spent a lot of his childhood holidays there and I can see why he loved it so much. I could easily spend a lot more time there myself.
We stayed in cabins at the Freeburgh Caravan park. On our first morning, we woke to brilliant sunshine with mist on the nearby hills.
                                                     Can you see the mist ?This was the view from our cabin.
While we where there, we had a family celebration for Mark's sister, Kay. She turns 50 in August, and as she lives in Myocum, northern N.S.W., we wll not get to see her then.


                                                 Kay and her mum and dad, Wen and Nev.

                                     

Mark really loves catching up with Kay, seen here with her son Sam. You can't half tell that they are brother and sister. We really hope to see more of Kay and her family from now on.
While in Bright, I bought some yummy hand-dyed wool fabric. I already have projects in mind for it, sewing related of course.
O.K. Time to get off the computer.
Until next time
Lynne




Monday, April 5, 2010

Happy Easter Everyone

I hope everyone had as relaxing an Easter as we did. Mark and I spent Good Friday getting the house up to scratch and I am happy to report that my sewing room is FINALLY tidy. It made it a real pleasure to work in over the last couple of days.
Saturday saw me down at Primitive Patches and Ann-Maree and I went for our usual coffee at Hahndorf's in Black Rock. We were very suprised to be presented with a huge egg each from Jan who owns the shop. Jan is a patchworker and when ever she gets a spare moment, she joins us and loves to have a flick through the magazines that we invariably have just bought. Thank-you Jan, it was lovely.
On Sunday, Bec and the kids came over for lunch and the customary egg hunt. The egg hunt has always been Mark's job and he even had one for Bec. It really was a hoot and loved by all.
On the way to taking them home, we stopped at Belgrave Lake to feed the ducks.


There is nothing more beautiful than the wonder in the eyes of little children when they are experiencing nature.
Then of course we had to play at the playground. Tahlia squeals "Higher Pompa, higher!"

Ebony-Rose is not a big lover of swings, but loves the slide. It was a lovely family day.
Today has been a very quiet day. I drove down and picked up four more Pekin chooks and Mark spent the day in front of the T.V.
So you see, we had a lovely Easter.
Until next time,
Lynne