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Summer Quilt Finished
A finished shot of the summer quilt, lounging on our overgrown lawn 🙂
I sewed this binding entirely by machine, knowing that it would probably take me forever to get around to sewing it up by hand. This was better to be finished than perfectly executed. I’ve been using it and enjoying it for a week or so now :-)ÂÂ
Here is a shot of the backing.
I think Riscy likes this side better than the front :-) you can see the quilting a bit better here, I stitched aorund all the pieces about 5mm from the seam on either side of the seam, and then sewed around some invisible rectangles within some of the larger pieces.ÂÂ
Anyway, we have been trying to get prepared for the big move. Last weekend we purchased a little dining table and chairs from Ikea and worked out what we need to buy to make a long and low bench/bookshelf/storage cabinet. We’ll need to pop down to Melbourne again to get them in the next couple of weeks.
We also bought one of those flat LCD TV’s which we can hopefully mount on the wall. It is rather large, but wil be more space efficient than our old TV.
Lucy spent the night with our friends Wendy and Kim. A trial run. There was a reasonable amount of hissing and whining between Mocha (Wendy’s cat) and Lucy, but then Mocha retreated to the bedroom and Lucy found a spot under the couch. Obviously, we don’t want to make Mocha’s life unbearable by foisting Lucy into his territory, but if they can work something out between themselves then I think Wendy and Kim will take her on. It is very difficult for me to ask such a big favour of friends.
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News Flash
Riscy and I will be moving to Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory in 6 weeks time.
Nhulunbuy is a town located on the Gove Peninsula where the main industry is bauxite mining and alumina smelting. We’ll both be working for the mining company but in different areas Chris will be in the smelter and I wil be managing the housing improvement project in Nhulunbuy.
I am very excited about the move. We will be right on the coast and will have lots of opportunities for camping and getting out onto the water. Though I am starting to become concerned about crocodiles and I think we should hook up with some local paddlers before even thinking about getting into our kayak.
From what I have read, it is about 8-10 hours drive to the next town, Katherine, when the road is open during the dry season (I don’t see us making this trip very often!!). Qantas flys in a couple of times a day, so it would be possible to go to Darwin or Cairns fairly easily when required but I think this will only be 2-3 times a year so we are thinking very carefully about what we need to take with us.
We’ll be living in a little two bedroom flat and Reuben our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel will come with us. But I need to find a new family for Lucy, my cat of 10 years. Who is currently sitting between my arms as I type.
Happily, we will be able to get broadband internet up there, so I can continue to blog.
Anyway, I took the photo above today. I noticed this lovely californian poppy had popped up in a particularly weedy part of our garden. Such a lovely soft yellow on the inside and a dusky pink on the outside.
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Cow
I drew this cow in my journal yesterday. The page was already painted the pinky colour with the blue and white smudges. after I finished the drawing I decided to add a the green and blue background.
I should draw more often. But nothing around the house shouts out for my time or attention.
For some unknown reason I had made a rule that I shouldn’t draw from photographs. What a stupid rule!! My computer is chocked full of interesing photos that I’ve taken over the years and it’s really silly not to use them for inspiration.
So, this is a cow. A calf actually.
Looking at it now on the screen I think need to strengthen up the lines around the nostrils and mouth area.
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Sponteneous Jewels
I dragged out my little stash of buttons this morning. I put my hand into the lucky dip that is the button bag and came out with this beautiful morsel of plastic. And without much thought made a ring with it. The workmanship is pretty rugged, but I really like wearing it.
I also finished quilting the summer quilt. My workroom needs to be cleaned before I feel ready to make binding.
I am really appreciating my garden this year. We have weeded and mulched half of it, something we didn’t do at all last year. We were planning to do more this weekend, but Riscy came down with a cold after our trip to the Northern Territory last week so I’m taking the opportunity to veg out :-)  I can’t remember what the above plant is called… it is a bulb that comes up and flowers each spring. This flower head wil get much larger and each one of those purple things becomes a little flower.
I love my nasturtium patch, it migrates around the garden from year to year. The flowers are great for picking too :-)ÂÂ
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