Another Month.....

 We always remember those that we love and have lost but sometimes there comes a special day ...... I was back in Bundanoon for the 14th October - it would have been Dad's 101st birthday! There were flowers for Dad while we "toasted" him with a delightful morning tea and cake....later in the day Mum enjoyed looking at one of their many photo albums - this one of Mum & Dad's trip to Hawaii - I think it was sometime in the mid 1980s? 

We have had travellers in the family again, this time it was Hayley and Megan who recently  returned from a fabulous couple of weeks in Cuba - a country they both found to be very interesting.....

With more time on my hands now that I have retired I managed to finish a quilt - only a simple one with Kantha-style quilting.....the lovely backing is an Indian cotton from a local online patchwork shop - "Tamborine to Tilba".

Am enjoying even more reading time ..... some from our local library, even though my bookshelves are "sighing" under the weight of my own books to read!!

And.... while shopping at a local charity shop with a friend, amongst other treasures, found this lovely "tray" cloth.....will look even better when it has an iron! 

That's it for now..... will be back with other projects being created and ..... anything else of interest.

Happy Stitching

Asta

September Update

Before September becomes a distant memory here's a bit of an update......

Early September, while our sister was away discovering Nepal, Linda and I met up in Bundanoon where a sunny display of daffodils was on show......

We spent time with Mum, found time to stitch together and shop at this lovely shop in Mittagong - "Thread Botanica"

After Linda left to return home I managed to fit in some more retail therapy at a local 2nd hand shop where I knew, in a little corner, you could always find a stash of interesting bits and pieces for stitching..... and of course "Victoria House" in Mittagong for a new project and some threads.  The local markets also had a visit from me - but mainly for some yummy food and flowers...... loved their quaint sign!

Fathers' Day - our first without Dad  - I spent the day with Mum and as we went through a box of old photos and reminisced came across a very early photo of Dad and I and even one with my Grandfather (Mum's dad).....

And as always books were packed and read......

Then it was back to work before retiring at the end of September..... yes! after 24 years I am RETIRED!! Beautiful flowers sent from the family and a farewell dinner out with management.....

And.... before September was quite over I went to the Dalmeny Quilters Exhibition - lovely, inspiring quilts as always...... just a few of my many favourites.....

So.... here we are into October already - lets see what this first month of retirement brings!!

Happy Stitching

Asta