RAIN, GLORIOUS, RAIN

                                                               RAIN, RAIN

Lower driveway with water running down.

This last week has been lovely.  Temperatures in the late teen/early twenties and rain.  The rain gauge registered 22.5mm.  Wonderful! The picture above also shows the state of the rather dead violets, which are already looking a bit better.

Exhibition Building

Melbourne Museum

On Saturday before the rain, we had gone into Melbourne for the Garden Show.  Oh dear, it is actually next weekend.  I goofed with the dates.  It is held in Carlton Gardens where the indoor exhibits will be in the Exhibition Building.  Opposite is the very contemporary Museum.  This is where we spent some time as we were already there and we get in free because we are seniors.  Pleasant day after all.

CC block

Country Charmer block No1 is sewn together and second one is cut out and waiting.

Raffle quilt.

This is the quilt on the machine at the moment.  It has bee made by many ladies in the Lioness Club and will be raffled in September  at their biennial Qhilt Show.  I am enjoying doing this one as it is flat and straight, unlike the last one.

Crochet and knitting.

To a couple of young ladies who follow my blog, I have got down some wool and found a pattern, so will do some crocheting, which I've not done for some time.  I still do quite a bit of knitting while watching TV of a night.  The photo above is a little bolero I crocheted during the early 1970's, and I do still wear it occasionally.  The shawl, I made a few years ago from 5 assorted yarns and it was fun to make.  Growing up in 60's I also crocheted a white dress.  Not got that and I often wonder what we must have looked like in some of our wayout clothes, especially our "hot pants suits".

Banana & blueberry cake.

I made this yesterday to use some bananas a friend where I volunteer gave me nearly 2 weeks ago.  They were extremely green and thought they would ripen very quickly in our hot weather, but not so.  I am going to take it with me today as an extra to the wonderful scones Shirley makes on our Tuesday  Day Centre program.