ANOTHER CATCHUP - March Holiday 2.

 A few more photos from the start of said holiday, still in the process of exploring the Snowy Valley Sculpture Trail.

After reminiscing around Batlow, we headed toward Tumbarumba, through Bago State Forest and onto Tumut.

This amazing gold shell with legs is on the pavement in Tumbarumba, but not sure
whether there was a plaque for it.

As we wandered about the town I spied this near a park.

Ah..........good old Hume & Hovell, famous explorers.
The Hume Highway was named after one of them and is the main route between Sydney & Melbourne.

A little about them in this plaque.  You may have to click on it to enlarge for reading.

Now to the Bago State Forest, somewhere we know, but long time since we'd been.  There were all sorts up there, but I'll show the one we liked best.

The sculptors name above and DH posing with the sculpture below.
The hand sign is mainly for our Car Club's ongoing competition for the 40th Anniversary year.

Someone had played around with this large stone.
I did think it rather cute.

Next was on to Tumut, another town we know well from living in this area.
I didn't find any sculptures here, so we had lunch at a cafe, then headed back towards Gundagai 
where we were staying.

Back in Gundagai we strolled around town and a few pictures were taken.

I remember these old petrol pumps from my childhood.

We visited the Pen Museum and found it fascinating.
So many pen types from long ago till the present.
I'd never realised there was a museum on pens, but then it is a long time since we wandered
about Gundagai.

Down one of the side streets I noticed this mural and just had to snap it, as I wanted to show one of our car club members who has just moved from his farm (cows of course 😏), into town.

                                                                    Don't you love it?

Two last pictures for today.

Love finding some different signs.
Brumbies and kangaroos.

Oh...............and of course my lonely chimneys.
I have quite a collection of these.

OK, my lot for today, but I've promised myself to get this holiday finished over the next week, as we've had a few good days out amongst all the bad weather & hectic bits'n'bobs happening on the home front and this stupid Windows 11..

Appointments galore with medical, young brother and a few car club moments.

I have been reading all my blogs, but can't comment on my old laptop & still have trouble with this PC at times.

Take care everyone and hugs to all.

Susan.

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GLOWING HEARTS LINKUP

I've been participating in a QAL with Sandra in Canada, which she has run now for quite a few years.         She has said we may still link even if it isn't quite finished and mine is a top but not quilted as yet.

This is a very quick post as I showed the quilt in my crafty catch up.

My quilt is made up entirely from scraps for the hearts and stash for backgrounds & sashing.
Sandra made her centre a maple leaf.
For those who may actually look at my blog, the centre of mine is a Waratah, the N.S.W. floral emblem and the pattern came from a book called Australian Patchwork by Margaret Rolfe.
I was born and raised in Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales.

Another photo which is explains about the Waratah.

As I said, just a quick post to do this link up and I should be back later in the week with my next part of our March holiday, though not sure whether many people are interested in my blog anymore.                   I do read all the blogs on my list, but now can't comment unless I'm on my PC.  Wish they'd stop changing everything.  Thanks to all, take care & hugs.                                                                   

Susan.

OUR MARCH HOLIDAY.

 As we had appointments for young brother in March we decided to make it a holiday as well.  We'd seen a brochure on the Snowy Valley Sculpture Trail and decided to include it in our time away.  Also, I think I may have said in a recent post that my uncle was having his 100th birthday party too.  We spent the first 2 nights in Gundagai, a town on the Hume Highway in N.S.W. as it was close to the trail we wanted to explore.  Oh, there was so much to see, so this post may be a bit photo heavy and only a bit of what we explored.  There will be a few more posts.

This could be a rather fun event, so we may keep the date in mind.
It was a sign near the lovely old timber rail bridge you can just see in the background at Gundagai.

The photos above and below you may have to click on to enlarge.
They are a loan chimney above and below is a tumbledown stone cottage.

First stop was a small town called Adelong which we know well.  I forgot to mention that we actually lived in this area between 1980 and 1986 after we lost our business.  

The town sign.

A sculpture of a bull.

The above caption tells what is below.

Some of the pieces I've not taken photos of the plaques, and I've also misplaced the brochure, so just enjoy the journey with us.

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I think they are pears.

A mural on the side of one of the shops.

Look up between the trees and you may spot the gumnut caps.

Schism, so the plaque reads.

Next town we visited was actually where we lived.  In the photo below is an APPLE way off in a paddock.  There used to be one close to the road, but they suffered terrible bush fires a few years back and it was destroyed and someone popped one here.

And now here is a very large apple peeler.
There were many apple orchards and other fruit grown here.
Still is, though we didn't think quite as many.

One of many sculptures with caption below.

Don't you love the name of this store?

Can you see what is peeking out from this hole?

And yes, this is the lovely town of Batlow.
Below is one item we processed at the Cannery, which is no more.
I used to work there.

Do you notice something on this sign which is significant to me?

OK, enough from me today, but as I said earlier there will be more to come and again, they will be photo heavy.

Having a lot of trouble typing due to very painful chilblains at the moment due to the cold weather.

Hope you enjoy and I so want to get back into my blog and I realise I've lost so many followers after my last post.

Take care all and hugs,

Susan.

A LATE CRAFTY CATCHUP.

 Just a quick catchup on some things we've been doing with a bit of spare time, which doesn't seem to be much of late.  And............I've my tub of shame full of flimsies to be quilted, which is making me feel so guilty, but still scared of starting up Bubs after the few incidents last year after the storms.  Anyway, here is what we've both done this first part of 2025.

KNITTING.

I started knitting 2 of these jumpers with some wool I purchased at Spotlight which was on special, at the end of last winter.  Both are now finished and will be worn this winter.  A his and hers pair. (giggle).

WOODWORK.

Some of DH's lovely toys, bowls and curvy container of one of my old Singers.

The triangle was an experiment for him in a type of parquet format.  The photo doesn't do it justice.

NOW TO A BIT OF WHAT IS IN THE TUB OF SHAME.

A Daisy a Day.
One of my attic series quilts which I've played with for many years.

Apple Pie.
I took one block called Apple Pie, enlarged it and used some old apple fabric to make it.
Love playing with one block sometimes to make a small quilt.

Haha, Heehee.
Silly name for a quilt, but another playing around thing with my Quilt Wizard program.

Noorinbee.
The name comes from a very, very small town we pass through on a back road to Canberra.
I had some lovely roses and musical fabric I just knew I wanted to use.  Another playing with Quilt Wizard.

Catabulous.
Just made this one to use some lovely cat fabric I had.  It was made in a couple of days last week.

Glowing Hearts.
This is a QAL I've been participating in with my lovely blogpal Sandra from
mmmquilts.  Can anyone guess what the flower in the middle is?

No name as yet.
I started this many moooooons ago and got myself quite frazzled.
I mixed up the placement of patches so many times.  Anyway, it came out of its box earlier this year 
and I decided to sew it together the way I'd sewn even the out of place bits and quite like it.
It came from a book I own.

OK, all for now and I do have another few posts in mind from our recent trip earlier this year.  

We are also participating in a I've Been Everywhere Challenge for our Car Clubs 40th Anniversary so that is also taking up some of our time along with more challenges for young brother.  

Hope all is well with everyone.  Sending big hugs from Susan.

NOVEMBER HOLIDAY - PART 3

 OK, I'll finish up this long time ago now holiday & just pop through photos of our last few days towards Adelaide, then on the way home.  Hopefully once I've done this I can get back into the swing of things with another holiday from this year, days out and lots of crafty stuff.

Heading towards Adelaide from where I left off on my last post.

WEETHALLE.

The old railway station.

A collection of old ploughs.

The painted silos.

RED CLIFFS.

Red Cliffs on the Murray River is the home of this very large piece of machinery.

Isn't she wonderful.

Looking along the river.

We went to the gem shop in Mildura and purchased 2 pairs of rose quartz earrings for our youngest 2 granddaughters.  DH knew it well as he used to take people on tour there when he drove tourist coaches.

Can't remember exactly what this was, but it was along the riverside.

The sign says it all.

WAIKERIE

More silo art.

DH checking out the shelter with a pelican above.

More river views.  The Murray is an amazing river in my eyes.

More silo art.

More art with a wire man and two magpies.

Just had to cuddle one of the magpies.😀

We didn't do the cliff top walk, but maybe one day if we are down that way.

This will be the last of the snaps (I think) from this trip away and we were heading for home now.

Can't help myself when it comes to seeing a rusty old vehicles in a paddock.
Just have to take a photo.  Often think I should do a separate page for some I've taken over the years.

Old buildings are a bit of thing too.

More murals above and below but forgot to write down where these two were.

Just thought I have a book...........be back in a few ticks.  The silos are at Coonalpyn., but alas, the  colourful mural isn't in our book Silo Art The Ultimate Guide.  We bought this book on our travels at some time, and it was expensive but is great for browsing & finding town names when I have forgotten to write down or not taken it in the photo.

OK, wrapping up this post and hope to be back during the week with some more updates. 

Been so hectic this year and I'm still struggling with this new computer and all that is happening with my young brother.

Hope anyone who reads, enjoys our travels too.

Take care all and hugs from cool and windy down under

Susan.