HOT, HOT, HOT!!!!!!!

Wow, was it hot today.  Approximately 37 deg.  It is about to be the same tomorrow, 41 on Saturday and 35 on Sunday, with hopefully a cool change later in the day.  We are on total fire ban for the next 2 days and it is very, very dry, as we've had so little rain this year.
I've not got a much to tell at the moment, though I have been sewing, writing on cards and just generally catching up with all sorts.  We've picked a "LOT" of blueberries  which I've been giving to neighbours, friends and freezing for ourselves, as well as eating them nearly every morning on my porridge.  We also had some beans tonight, but they aren't as good as we've grown before.

I've filled this colander, probably at least 4 times so far.

Picked a few flowers from the garden and placed them in this bottle (one of my favourites) for the kitchen counter.  Not much flowering at the moment, as it has been so dry.

Buddleia and something else?

Last week I was fighting with a quilt on the machine and having computer problems with the pattern. Well I more or less sorted it and the quilt is finally off the machine and another ready to go on.  Below is a photo of the back with said pattern.  This is another for my longed-for book.  I'm not sure whether to show the fronts of them or not?

This pattern is Honeysuckle by P. Ritter.

Criss Cross Xmas Geese.

This is a little quilt I designed a couple of years ago to use some very old Christmas bauble fabric I had in my stash.  I am going to custom quilt it, though I'm sure it won't be ready to hang this year.

Not much decorating going on here as we are going to Canberra for a couple of days, but I have put this sleigh on the piano.  I filled it up some years back and still like it.  There are some other bits around too,

I'm enjoying reading again.  This year has been slow, but better than the year before.  I've just finished one, (can't remember the name) and am currently reading Rosie Hopkins Sweet Shop of Dreams.  I'd put 2 Xmas ones on hold from other libraries and as luck had it our own library had this one which is the first of 2 about the sweet shop.

I've also been getting a couple of magazines again, namely Landlove, Landscape and Love Patchwork and Quilting (which I'm hanging out for at the moment, as it is late coming in).  I used to be terrible with mags, and I stopped getting them altogether, but missed  these ones in particular.  I occasionally treat myself to something special as well.

OK, enough from me.  I'm off for a cup of tea (hubby), milk (me) and watch the last half of the BBL, which is the 20/20 cricket being played at the moment.  It is 9.30pm and still 25deg outside, so probably not the best night for sleeping.  I won't melt tomorrow I promise.
Take care all.
Susan.