BUSY TIMES

With no rain, many days over 30deg and bad winds, I seem to be spending most mornings trying to keep the garden alive, so then get behind on the rest of the housework and not much more time to do anything else.

The cushion is still on hold for the show and my customer's quilt has come to a standstill because I've had computer problems.  Enough of all of this!  What else have I been up to.

Today - Thursday was grocery shopping and trying to sort out my Statler Stitcher for my machine.  Will have to contact my mentor.  I'm sure it's just me being silly and it will be some simple mix up.

Wednesday -  Usual type of morning, then a friend came for a quilting lesson.  She's hard work as I seem to explain everything at least three times.  We are getting there though.

This is my baby.

Tuesday  -  Back at Vision Australia where I volunteer in the basket room and on radio.  We only have one client in the morning at the moment.  A young man who is blind and intellectually disabled as well.  We do OK and chat quite a bit.  In the afternoon I go to our little radio station where we read from the local papers for an hour.  I don't read as I'm the technical operator. (photo above)

Monday  -  Busy morning, then Doctor appointment, my monthly massage and an evening yoga class.

2 stingrays.

Sunday  -  Decided around 10.30am to try and escape the heat by going to the coast.  It was slightly cooler and we had lunch at a little bakery, then went for a walk down to the jetty where the resident stingrays were waiting to be either fed or patted.  As soon as people approach the water, they come to them.  They are a wonderful sight.  We then went for a walk  along the beach and I got very sun burnt on my shoulders.  Luckily I wear a hat out in the sun.  It was a lovely day.

"Autumn in the Dales"

Well that is about it except for a photo of one of the quilts I'm entering in the local show on 1st of March.  It has been quilted now.I am also entering Pumpkin Scones, 4 pieces of my "famous" Caramel Slice, according to my family, a flower arrangement (if we can find any flowers) and a card using stamps.  I think I may need a lot of luck, but it is so much fun.

Magnolia buds

The last photo is our magnolia with buds, which is strange at this time of the year.  It is late summer and should be about to lose it's leaves, and be dormant until late winter when the buds usually appear.  It has some leaves still, lower down.  Spoke to my son's partner tonight (it's her birthday today)  and she said theirs has flowered during summer as well.  They live in Canberra.  Also spoke to my 5 year old granddaughter who wanted to know how many buses Poppy had driven today.  Hubby is a bus driver and we explained, only one today.  Grandchildren are definitely precious with the things they come out with.