Meet the new baby!


This is 'Mia nicole'. My nephew ,Daniel has just become a proud dad for the first time. She was born on the 3rd of january 2009.

Lost warrior- Bethells beach.


Earlier this week we heard the news that Sonny Fai .was missing presummed drowned at Bethells beach. It is the next beach around the coast of where i live at Anawhata . Between Piha and bethells . We are big warriors fans, He was to be one of them this season, but is gone. very sad for everyone. bethells beach is ruggered, it claimed the life of our freind micheal beresford last year. He was rock fishing and got washed off, never to be seen again. so far they haven't found sonny fi's body, probably won't.

"Look at all the lights".

This is my brother bruce's house . He lives in brisbane and has started decorating his house for the last 2 years. It must take quite a bit effort to get up there and set everything up, he has 3 sons so they get the job! Heaps of cars go past" looking". the round spinners he made himself and look really neat when lite up.

MY FIRST EMBROIDERY PROJECT.

I made this sewing bag from a pattern I saw in one of my mags a few years ago now. I t was in 2004 when i stitched it. I taught myself how to embroider from my magazines. I love doing the bullion stitches, I have done quite a few bunnys, they are real cute and don't take long once you get the hang of it. Here is some pics of the bag and scissor keeper.

Tree dahlia flowers

here is my blocks for noahs ark. i am looking forward to the next one.

These are some tree dahlias that i grew. they are huge big flowers that are fragile looking but don't last long and are easy to grow. we usually get bad wind and they get wiped out just before they flower in may. this is a very late one that shouldn't be here now.

I had an email from lynette anderson -o'rourke, the other day. which reminded me that the next noahs ark block is due and I haven't even done the penguins yet! I better get cracking. I have not put any pics of it up yet but will soon. I think I will get some stitching done this weekend.

Well Fay just gave me call to thank me for the garden gloves. She said they are really lovely and look great with the terracota flowerpot! Now i must get onto my 'Noahs ark' b.o.m. i havn't done last months one yet as our printer needs ink ! I was going to go to calico christmas this weekend but had some bad car trouble. the turbo blew on the pajero on monday, so then we were driving our other truck and the same thing happened to that as well!! I couldn't beleive it! 2 in week!! well 1 is fixed. the other a bit more serious. so I will just have to make sure i go next time.

Fays garden gloves

last night i started these garden gloves for fay. I hope she likes them! they didnt take long at all. I like to fiddle around and do things a bit fiddly. I am going to put them with a terracota flowerpot.