tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20139052212678054002024-02-20T17:25:16.577-08:00Yarns From My Sewing BasketAsta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-82043140021302985752024-01-24T03:56:00.000-08:002024-01-24T03:56:46.996-08:00Christmas 2023.....<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i> ......and in the blink of an eye it was January! The Santas and decorations have all been put away for another year...... including a new "vintage" Santa from a Bundanoon op shop (he stars in the foggy photo below).</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB4IlGCILG11JGd24VlAgwWJmDsiTgBox7DSAWubSCyStSwi5Z5BsQOKfSnzhRhmjzxf_qJwPQiVWx_AqT7SV6w_SpEm_BwxAUQXN3lU3Q1wxmgF30ZWsiSsapmPEMkFCDfQHHeNFnZ9pJ6-8Nf5FBTU-BPqQGiw1S55jH6_44vBghODct-55zOwYupUx/s1280/419657313_1860206017732782_1614634402732784815_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB4IlGCILG11JGd24VlAgwWJmDsiTgBox7DSAWubSCyStSwi5Z5BsQOKfSnzhRhmjzxf_qJwPQiVWx_AqT7SV6w_SpEm_BwxAUQXN3lU3Q1wxmgF30ZWsiSsapmPEMkFCDfQHHeNFnZ9pJ6-8Nf5FBTU-BPqQGiw1S55jH6_44vBghODct-55zOwYupUx/w113-h200/419657313_1860206017732782_1614634402732784815_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Christmas day in the Southern Highlands arrived on a foggy cold morning......thankfully the day did warm up as Mum, my sisters and I enjoyed the day together......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zoLn-4-lGjQC4o08iY2JHItbMLFRn7xzvZIwMAoC_el1jQQJ6kCQgw4qpCWwHjuKrmk0BKjzpEYexJdDTG6JF_iKMZJqN3DdB90CAAWPFVT0R81nqUTiJvGQCpm8buL4NoRKwUka-itSmRDVWGBpD50WsmKbbCX8PQ0lefzcnsBM6xbqdf_riYWR5Z3O/s2048/419445127_1418859975717599_5955168403217527736_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zoLn-4-lGjQC4o08iY2JHItbMLFRn7xzvZIwMAoC_el1jQQJ6kCQgw4qpCWwHjuKrmk0BKjzpEYexJdDTG6JF_iKMZJqN3DdB90CAAWPFVT0R81nqUTiJvGQCpm8buL4NoRKwUka-itSmRDVWGBpD50WsmKbbCX8PQ0lefzcnsBM6xbqdf_riYWR5Z3O/w113-h200/419445127_1418859975717599_5955168403217527736_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeMUCyrBGIyglold8Dx_WAm7A_i0vS9OQ97oCHYARb_Ta4TcdkX2ESMYYCiqxUyU1iDYm605z5em6abvETSGuUsr7lFvq-LF_rlD3X7EGUnBfTHitgk9C1l32u0o54x-LzPYm26rkZ8BrlV-PgN43TJr7uTe5o7brN8rvTWDUI-GpFtKIgdw1pMyfe76S/s1280/419695856_412484224550359_768260866571258763_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeMUCyrBGIyglold8Dx_WAm7A_i0vS9OQ97oCHYARb_Ta4TcdkX2ESMYYCiqxUyU1iDYm605z5em6abvETSGuUsr7lFvq-LF_rlD3X7EGUnBfTHitgk9C1l32u0o54x-LzPYm26rkZ8BrlV-PgN43TJr7uTe5o7brN8rvTWDUI-GpFtKIgdw1pMyfe76S/w113-h200/419695856_412484224550359_768260866571258763_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Boxing Day arrived and we went into Mum's aged care with platters of left overs for lunch to watch the beginning of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race..... a tradition our family has followed for years! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEdUUww_JDmTqSVWG3myzG8kPpoH2GybCDyYijrBlUKHOad7Rk_vflZtijiA8DUTgn1SK-PL1qGeeig5SoOvpEHB9bAKhf33bSqFbT8qcw_Iw4zdqoRdJU7aanwhtdyKhZG_jfF_yV4qyiou_dVEvGMKr_v5evjvXuTxrScWWkDwkuEsLFZvBafj3WJ-Z/s1280/419455463_432589935760473_3854394726613633877_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEdUUww_JDmTqSVWG3myzG8kPpoH2GybCDyYijrBlUKHOad7Rk_vflZtijiA8DUTgn1SK-PL1qGeeig5SoOvpEHB9bAKhf33bSqFbT8qcw_Iw4zdqoRdJU7aanwhtdyKhZG_jfF_yV4qyiou_dVEvGMKr_v5evjvXuTxrScWWkDwkuEsLFZvBafj3WJ-Z/w113-h200/419455463_432589935760473_3854394726613633877_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The weather never really got warm over the 3 weeks in Bundanoon.... lucky then that I had packed clothes for all seasons......but we did get out and about......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A number of foggy early morning walks.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyf8vqp6Joqyi_dYAy72IrHBU6f5CR9l0LQ__dRuFzyDjIZKxR3LBXjuOPgv5me6o_wkejUAl_J8KYGK4o3mvIJHZhHI0YBj6-pZnyPT7e5GoRHm5RRkMrfdN9xxB8c8AA-evedZJICrSZxy7UJOUysmj7UobI5fKogD_Hm5_NQ9zQZ7rMh8LLqWZf9IL/s1280/417254445_1162678091809053_2993327025967467766_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">A day out at Berkelouw books for lunch and we all found books we just had to have....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMwhGstLTUTpLyxIiUzM_CGkmExmx2idwGUbpcY8UmRbxfzdjDXQQeyIXrgZoAeU6G1Qav8SmTzTPb93CloSKVdhyphenhyphen0rQMZFAMMCOX8ngE5mYxUgcpPoI8hQ1__P4QKNfUV0O2m9ZMY8HYpeSaImTgUyqVSuKwRbTeyCsOf6j8SQqBLrxNonIlUyYbnrme/s1280/419893566_1517831662406774_4968873308465313327_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMwhGstLTUTpLyxIiUzM_CGkmExmx2idwGUbpcY8UmRbxfzdjDXQQeyIXrgZoAeU6G1Qav8SmTzTPb93CloSKVdhyphenhyphen0rQMZFAMMCOX8ngE5mYxUgcpPoI8hQ1__P4QKNfUV0O2m9ZMY8HYpeSaImTgUyqVSuKwRbTeyCsOf6j8SQqBLrxNonIlUyYbnrme/w113-h200/419893566_1517831662406774_4968873308465313327_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wCNYXlCUzKk5fEOFWz7Y45drYG5JByvtdmD2hDr_lseXO58umAwlcM5oWi4_oehvsvMBksHXwfeHPtGRE-v9lpMf9W5xICcu6ndztNH6nrYx-6cnp7wcbqkuCw4Cv0L-luL2xXxKZ5qs49hGxqVIkwBeVM0DaMFLHgXrmOKcb8hoom1EOV3ooMX-KBM1/s1280/419201375_1105448223801522_4095005919589588242_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCI5mQSpiUC1zHh3gXsiAgpojLXFHzrvF_ctHX2GH9bZRKR1j0Yb3yIeR1AOb3jrkn2hlkMDf2j9IGspg0JrkQuTYcuCK_IJe0uIka_33UeUhoBgGFYeicrQWHgy2A0Dvic0gdTZ9D7eMwR0CSN-oDuyVl4IP9T0Fmu2YmPBIjEV6aW9hrFyVyEOTdgex/s1280/419846864_1379591276017451_2670779414547512772_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCI5mQSpiUC1zHh3gXsiAgpojLXFHzrvF_ctHX2GH9bZRKR1j0Yb3yIeR1AOb3jrkn2hlkMDf2j9IGspg0JrkQuTYcuCK_IJe0uIka_33UeUhoBgGFYeicrQWHgy2A0Dvic0gdTZ9D7eMwR0CSN-oDuyVl4IP9T0Fmu2YmPBIjEV6aW9hrFyVyEOTdgex/w113-h200/419846864_1379591276017451_2670779414547512772_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also found time to shop - in particular one of my favourite patchwork shops - Thread Botanica in Mittagong and of course more books were acquired- most at some great op shops in the highlands! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9UqvcnCDnjnHTfOsdJxfhjrX9q7-PcFtq2-i2QedfPd1Ff-BD0M2Y3V7qoonpnT9jDi5uzPFKhshTOcmIGlMjCPt3WE3QymjQwhtG58E7yFswYzf1vSNbAUqmX4B3JMoD-3eQEyx62lAw-WNorizZlKNWg4zvlUpbRRfMkRiYlRsNLpNKF4bfWNiSeNj/s2048/419334657_266915302908347_8001827064600008940_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9UqvcnCDnjnHTfOsdJxfhjrX9q7-PcFtq2-i2QedfPd1Ff-BD0M2Y3V7qoonpnT9jDi5uzPFKhshTOcmIGlMjCPt3WE3QymjQwhtG58E7yFswYzf1vSNbAUqmX4B3JMoD-3eQEyx62lAw-WNorizZlKNWg4zvlUpbRRfMkRiYlRsNLpNKF4bfWNiSeNj/w113-h200/419334657_266915302908347_8001827064600008940_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VZlqdrdZ7J7VlABKnuM8M56HEXKZU3ywfL9Ts6_ZuPtgDbA7XE1vnvAg1GmOTftM_kxds-GaJGH0Kr9yb7iNNFwxx8OCH4oy1m2r32Xzvi_CSUsLEHVij9c-UVHiRx1U6Gd9aVmGsfJhyphenhyphenIfmxAhyOE0xhyphenhyphenXR5N-kX1lCO1L3ItkE4KgvPuzBCzvAZeYN/s2048/419667749_639093528287646_5487779947885779453_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Not a lot of reading was done either.... these 2 books being the only ones read since before Christmas.... "Cold Enough for Snow" was read while away and "The Bullet that Missed" has been read since been back home....both very different storylines but thoroughly enjoyed each one....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG26B8TBTB604Sd8ybUuSAPQ2ArEOHhQJa8qAYeB3MqX3t7U4DzQDxhx7-jzc5mK4u3v1asKioZduRjNOY1unK79YUNtlYQEcXousDYsHd8vqEkxBwX3oNL2K5rrym453gi85lnEGhZCykSAFILEZjc36rASu4Z4OPDBPvM0m1CPg-0q0Dk4u2Q5nWyzO0/s2048/419452469_1329017484475087_2461679241919406448_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG26B8TBTB604Sd8ybUuSAPQ2ArEOHhQJa8qAYeB3MqX3t7U4DzQDxhx7-jzc5mK4u3v1asKioZduRjNOY1unK79YUNtlYQEcXousDYsHd8vqEkxBwX3oNL2K5rrym453gi85lnEGhZCykSAFILEZjc36rASu4Z4OPDBPvM0m1CPg-0q0Dk4u2Q5nWyzO0/w113-h200/419452469_1329017484475087_2461679241919406448_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And so begins my first full year of retirement..... there are no special plans at the moment but do have a kitchen renovation starting next week and must do something about de-cluttering! Have a quilt started and numerous other projects on the go..... perhaps too many? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That brings me up to date once again..... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching, Asta</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></i></span></div><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-78447364208328963542023-12-20T03:17:00.000-08:002023-12-20T03:17:35.865-08:00Festive Season Approaches......<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>It is hard to believe that in just a few days the festive season will be here again.... that means time for my collection of about 70+ Santas to once again make an appearance from the depths of the garage! So..... where would I put them this year? Near the front door to greet visitors and the bookcase at the other end of the house could accommodate the remaining...</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCGFqTEyqTRd6F28RSokF1LkkUj6KQ9_Frk1WmtY9mCY1CrInIvtH4vg-wlXzbS-3kE7j3z3FfyvahloH7Akf7U7DnwYyezt2JPcwF5EP77luKRB4R62drauTzW21-4mZR_-x6D_hO5n2gzR_sgXVywBI2L1a-2WtqqOZeh4IkTB_nL0NYTswKoZO7eUy/s1280/406702208_1400408460593992_4862669603168541690_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCGFqTEyqTRd6F28RSokF1LkkUj6KQ9_Frk1WmtY9mCY1CrInIvtH4vg-wlXzbS-3kE7j3z3FfyvahloH7Akf7U7DnwYyezt2JPcwF5EP77luKRB4R62drauTzW21-4mZR_-x6D_hO5n2gzR_sgXVywBI2L1a-2WtqqOZeh4IkTB_nL0NYTswKoZO7eUy/w113-h200/406702208_1400408460593992_4862669603168541690_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibe7BGNcW9pVU0WRCkEOLuBBw7fHug26QjujbEjHNLhjZ7A55Q-CmjERs5wqtOdiqz_fPE9zp0X6cqd953LAWwrNPjM5qGFeB8muzyU7ZcN1Ab1f47iixP_c-7ow8q4LrMfUgfShVRambMIam2o__RPt5nvduikOAF6B7-e_a1WH0qJKLKLaN9g00wWpoI/s1280/406854374_1133135221002893_3316878989629720659_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibe7BGNcW9pVU0WRCkEOLuBBw7fHug26QjujbEjHNLhjZ7A55Q-CmjERs5wqtOdiqz_fPE9zp0X6cqd953LAWwrNPjM5qGFeB8muzyU7ZcN1Ab1f47iixP_c-7ow8q4LrMfUgfShVRambMIam2o__RPt5nvduikOAF6B7-e_a1WH0qJKLKLaN9g00wWpoI/w113-h200/406854374_1133135221002893_3316878989629720659_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPn31xVtFTNgArZW7HFOquVoGZtOW3X-g9bPOC0KJloMJSc0aHtvvil3mpvvmYmca44Ha3pey7SLaIcJf1saP-QYECJBOi0e_X7EYnoDZBtlFCIl0wR8DFTkaFnvqPOVB4hW4e_yRopxaND7hpDMIPThY5W8YL8j_mcrfvYgSglOa0UTMPUwFLlQlLer2K/s1280/386856483_826904569204353_3979788293716149022_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPn31xVtFTNgArZW7HFOquVoGZtOW3X-g9bPOC0KJloMJSc0aHtvvil3mpvvmYmca44Ha3pey7SLaIcJf1saP-QYECJBOi0e_X7EYnoDZBtlFCIl0wR8DFTkaFnvqPOVB4hW4e_yRopxaND7hpDMIPThY5W8YL8j_mcrfvYgSglOa0UTMPUwFLlQlLer2K/w113-h200/386856483_826904569204353_3979788293716149022_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aHPc4l-_9I91BfKMtnU4431gY48z7zsWw1UojrZhqTp7Ly0JyROiOA9sqJeDaTRKo4bNyLvyVveCYUDxXyRm-g1bfKQ38eYJEOISY3TC5_7O4vSaGYm2vmhv1Xbg2poWizsqP-rLU0NHbKxG0Ax0ap7ZSGiAzV29lUrBHvQPIrgEWs-kbT2Mnz0ClzeP/s1280/406570381_1493003714876287_1519366766853006375_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aHPc4l-_9I91BfKMtnU4431gY48z7zsWw1UojrZhqTp7Ly0JyROiOA9sqJeDaTRKo4bNyLvyVveCYUDxXyRm-g1bfKQ38eYJEOISY3TC5_7O4vSaGYm2vmhv1Xbg2poWizsqP-rLU0NHbKxG0Ax0ap7ZSGiAzV29lUrBHvQPIrgEWs-kbT2Mnz0ClzeP/w113-h200/406570381_1493003714876287_1519366766853006375_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Have also been busy in the kitchen making a couple of batches of these biscuits - which I have been making each Christmas for about 25 years - even posting them to both my girls - no matter where they were living! ..... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FB1wPbZBhVHFQjEox4PN_BNOjuk2iaOQhxBJSMY2dqwuM7AWPHNt1R96Qf2MJwVpv1W-YOA4becXUybcFMPoBm6xiHZfuBMabj_xQIiW7W-VsWMBUF75jSCu2ABhXjhdkZWPEG-KS_AyV3Wh2DRBY4DbvFAlKahyQRtnBULkvg22EvaBE71O8XSm92ET/s1280/406688659_874062147554524_2699073998970149778_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FB1wPbZBhVHFQjEox4PN_BNOjuk2iaOQhxBJSMY2dqwuM7AWPHNt1R96Qf2MJwVpv1W-YOA4becXUybcFMPoBm6xiHZfuBMabj_xQIiW7W-VsWMBUF75jSCu2ABhXjhdkZWPEG-KS_AyV3Wh2DRBY4DbvFAlKahyQRtnBULkvg22EvaBE71O8XSm92ET/w113-h200/406688659_874062147554524_2699073998970149778_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More reading over the last couple of weeks ....... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRQOeUSInaBjbihRqZA74QccuBtaZ270Pbg3O1F0tUfWYQACWH97BaPxBU3yFhZnrAy-okyJeFlv5bGfJy_51zISHElfO4zaHnQj8KtKigVTY3VIujZjbJEAFEhTrRIR-XjFKtFzx8onA_lZYfA9aZK7hrTpwlRYjvaPswF41d103UOlPdPbw_TjQTfyM/s1280/368511542_1394486097825177_8249539345195211233_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRQOeUSInaBjbihRqZA74QccuBtaZ270Pbg3O1F0tUfWYQACWH97BaPxBU3yFhZnrAy-okyJeFlv5bGfJy_51zISHElfO4zaHnQj8KtKigVTY3VIujZjbJEAFEhTrRIR-XjFKtFzx8onA_lZYfA9aZK7hrTpwlRYjvaPswF41d103UOlPdPbw_TjQTfyM/w113-h200/368511542_1394486097825177_8249539345195211233_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And some secret sewing.... what other kind is there at this time of the year? All will be revealed next time! For the relaxing weeks ahead with family I have more stitching and of course more books all ready to be enjoyed....even a Christmas themed jigsaw puzzle! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>So, may you have a "Merry Christmas" with a great New Year to follow....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Happy Stitching</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Asta<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-52411496473071995842023-12-01T03:27:00.000-08:002023-12-01T03:27:44.842-08:00Farewell November.......<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Well, another month has slipped away ....now let's think back and post what has been happening...... At the beginning of November I headed up to the Southern Highlands again to catch up with Mum but also enjoy a lovely lunch at the Centennial Winery near Bowral with a couple of Sydney friends....</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpL7a48pTV2ZcIxaz0ot9VkzAIMt52xgkXIqbYLtBdmDyqOnFEABtkXw6jEn4uaIrFwXLyjYrOCT5vsvYrR1i4lh7AAmow22PvSzgd9sptWrCX3cMHV8Tk7QjdLz8ghvBe3OJjR1_7nwnb_Qbc1P4AT0uSL6BG-284s9_-Cypax7OV_pQN40cDMexlfMnq/s1280/406540944_220432367762653_6554089724718195904_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpL7a48pTV2ZcIxaz0ot9VkzAIMt52xgkXIqbYLtBdmDyqOnFEABtkXw6jEn4uaIrFwXLyjYrOCT5vsvYrR1i4lh7AAmow22PvSzgd9sptWrCX3cMHV8Tk7QjdLz8ghvBe3OJjR1_7nwnb_Qbc1P4AT0uSL6BG-284s9_-Cypax7OV_pQN40cDMexlfMnq/w113-h200/406540944_220432367762653_6554089724718195904_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5cVYd-t_0-sru8x6-84iaeLSZN1NCKR3CsdoGN7fpyO4rJG91TFuFJ0UQivYLTU2wN31Hs0R32mI_NdoFMtLafeVqlYVP6sS8B2ZPExxb_eUlG1xeJCPWCtCdSbOu3lYbEyqVBiwTHZvLYeZjpOO8Lip4MWYMCJRo4O8jfma8maAo7L9MFpyMBGFg1m1/s1280/403636903_729526182361146_336048162822390984_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5cVYd-t_0-sru8x6-84iaeLSZN1NCKR3CsdoGN7fpyO4rJG91TFuFJ0UQivYLTU2wN31Hs0R32mI_NdoFMtLafeVqlYVP6sS8B2ZPExxb_eUlG1xeJCPWCtCdSbOu3lYbEyqVBiwTHZvLYeZjpOO8Lip4MWYMCJRo4O8jfma8maAo7L9MFpyMBGFg1m1/w113-h200/403636903_729526182361146_336048162822390984_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Our local library has "authors' talks" and I was thrilled to be able to hear Richard Glover... he spoke of his latest book "Best Wishes" and touched on a few of his others including "The Land before Avocado" .... it was a fabulous - and very funny - afternoon !</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30oLJ5pV2BmUqtyEXEHXhIlkG0KiUmxKbjdHirfTWL7NJ6e4JVus8Xe2eKAXAuQo9EoZwIjwEB8V_5InxdDNE7J25m6Lrg1rXjb3cvANwjbEhjVrLPA0ik9ghGdC7iyQ8p2QCXdlp-2Lj-p67-uEJFz-DO5vbSHzLb62twrzu90hX6BTaUtmtWlMYQvD4/s1280/405521540_1915241072225557_5154682138384958911_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30oLJ5pV2BmUqtyEXEHXhIlkG0KiUmxKbjdHirfTWL7NJ6e4JVus8Xe2eKAXAuQo9EoZwIjwEB8V_5InxdDNE7J25m6Lrg1rXjb3cvANwjbEhjVrLPA0ik9ghGdC7iyQ8p2QCXdlp-2Lj-p67-uEJFz-DO5vbSHzLb62twrzu90hX6BTaUtmtWlMYQvD4/w113-h200/405521540_1915241072225557_5154682138384958911_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div>(<i>Sorry photo is a bit dark...oops)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Then along came the Gerringong Quilt Exhibition which I go to with 2 very dear friends (we have known each other since starting work together in mid 70s!) ...we now live in different areas but this is an event we try to catch up at each year.......here we are standing in front of the Raffle Quilt which....would you believe.... I went on to win!! As of writing this it is in safe keeping with my friend in Nowra as it was drawn a couple of days after we had been there. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkQv0dqYNt0hb0z7FoEPenbgCEmix9ypWKkdQ_vcNMvFf3ofjpA0qE7YpgMCnUB5Ir7scI43jhesY-PnBlzDGtqnvTjQZva-NBbv4leAN1Mku6V9txuraODQBvOQgGeK-QGLki9pYyeGGKUzplhTh1gJhQoXqQ0D1xR7pactG29NFen3kKOTAkuCHnOb5/s1280/404885241_1035032991149905_2156384759049654556_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkQv0dqYNt0hb0z7FoEPenbgCEmix9ypWKkdQ_vcNMvFf3ofjpA0qE7YpgMCnUB5Ir7scI43jhesY-PnBlzDGtqnvTjQZva-NBbv4leAN1Mku6V9txuraODQBvOQgGeK-QGLki9pYyeGGKUzplhTh1gJhQoXqQ0D1xR7pactG29NFen3kKOTAkuCHnOb5/w113-h200/404885241_1035032991149905_2156384759049654556_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1knk3B74Mw-hNUJlYzDvbtyraxSLSLhC96Ld78puHdcbjPMEV_AEy9jQrSazQi8cmUWXb_7dnC-mSV9QuEYgmptSd7w0F6MidV6u8Nwlqv1qRG1X7r-Nz-BvXwscD5HNpGZ6re3Ewdb8nBOIHi6P9ijbSve7jJ7IR8KNtSRUYOmmPuYLuMRu7MlXX4DFf/s1280/406625514_750884140242171_6223832023435318150_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1knk3B74Mw-hNUJlYzDvbtyraxSLSLhC96Ld78puHdcbjPMEV_AEy9jQrSazQi8cmUWXb_7dnC-mSV9QuEYgmptSd7w0F6MidV6u8Nwlqv1qRG1X7r-Nz-BvXwscD5HNpGZ6re3Ewdb8nBOIHi6P9ijbSve7jJ7IR8KNtSRUYOmmPuYLuMRu7MlXX4DFf/w113-h200/406625514_750884140242171_6223832023435318150_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've still been busy getting together with my embroidery and patchwork groups once a week and that inspired me to finish a quilt I started maybe..... 20 years or more ago? Top had been put together some time ago but pleased to say it is now complete!! And is being used as you can see.....she was pretty quick in spying a new cosy spot to take an afternoon nap! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTL1RRsvg63QNWNwgYR0pAVg8ti-mPicZJJzaeHrIwkIlC6zK7h1MHd49cAMdNhvbITAu7aniK7hXrdsLamFTRu5P-wZeV3VglIfNrw5TbEtEzdia4rVr9vXdfqEUmMLwskKjUa38fWUD3eMCT8PxKG1s-BpJrPtaZ0-hjgOQl4g7NEecWKksDHanRZH7/s1280/406294753_248305674935851_3657081055180767092_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTL1RRsvg63QNWNwgYR0pAVg8ti-mPicZJJzaeHrIwkIlC6zK7h1MHd49cAMdNhvbITAu7aniK7hXrdsLamFTRu5P-wZeV3VglIfNrw5TbEtEzdia4rVr9vXdfqEUmMLwskKjUa38fWUD3eMCT8PxKG1s-BpJrPtaZ0-hjgOQl4g7NEecWKksDHanRZH7/w113-h200/406294753_248305674935851_3657081055180767092_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVNlp_oOpr5SuB6VlcGjhXOMgYY3SNISZ3oDodcXgclbai8x4ErFdzSP2ts67IA0iia9r91SaJqN_81iQ5q-74UARiK7q1guGSuDERctKTKBLnyW4R_UMVumDjVl7rO-SNVG7rCFcEhE3y94cq9djdDrlyQ4BKb_uUHZsV03tNXkKbx6-aHIDayl0keDh/s1280/406330350_1546026406152880_6040720984336117868_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVNlp_oOpr5SuB6VlcGjhXOMgYY3SNISZ3oDodcXgclbai8x4ErFdzSP2ts67IA0iia9r91SaJqN_81iQ5q-74UARiK7q1guGSuDERctKTKBLnyW4R_UMVumDjVl7rO-SNVG7rCFcEhE3y94cq9djdDrlyQ4BKb_uUHZsV03tNXkKbx6-aHIDayl0keDh/w113-h200/406330350_1546026406152880_6040720984336117868_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Have also started another felted project which is slowly progressing ...... there are a few other projects on the go but no photos.....yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRKoC-YnljpPMd8l3YXEbU-DjLNcsaOt8QRGfpzXyeVfCDAbo_Mvq81SltPc2hIPgCstc_TnQ7s_pS-uO6sWcFHAIs5R5vwpIFMhDJ8nb1v1k3w4CqY8Ek6DQ0Emy6HlMkXuSKgJF5jSJu98o4jIsCqHx995utCQAyrsgZrVsiPTzcGZzcRbmenMhEuih/s1280/406147149_721924306656130_743741668324394573_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRKoC-YnljpPMd8l3YXEbU-DjLNcsaOt8QRGfpzXyeVfCDAbo_Mvq81SltPc2hIPgCstc_TnQ7s_pS-uO6sWcFHAIs5R5vwpIFMhDJ8nb1v1k3w4CqY8Ek6DQ0Emy6HlMkXuSKgJF5jSJu98o4jIsCqHx995utCQAyrsgZrVsiPTzcGZzcRbmenMhEuih/w113-h200/406147149_721924306656130_743741668324394573_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More books have been read.....thoroughly enjoyed both. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIk7WuWI-BqPqAcxPjMARD6qeoAlo3ux8GX4vfupExSK6pS2L07uD7Q6mKPyV-uXdcWB5k-swE1Yy5my4vAfdaygHUtw_dfp6OKjhTeNBathDq0kQQb18MGmt0FI05hHyjjYvlhdDvID6QUJQ-Fn5TzWDOHTwFAv3Q8WHR60gd0SCGmxG4_Jv0a3zVRb_s/s1280/404639910_1397846391147142_5873676947524430791_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIk7WuWI-BqPqAcxPjMARD6qeoAlo3ux8GX4vfupExSK6pS2L07uD7Q6mKPyV-uXdcWB5k-swE1Yy5my4vAfdaygHUtw_dfp6OKjhTeNBathDq0kQQb18MGmt0FI05hHyjjYvlhdDvID6QUJQ-Fn5TzWDOHTwFAv3Q8WHR60gd0SCGmxG4_Jv0a3zVRb_s/w113-h200/404639910_1397846391147142_5873676947524430791_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And as they say "that's a wrap" for November. With Christmas fast approaching there will be shopping, cooking, cards and letters to get out (yes, I do still send cards) and a few Christmas events to attend but hopefully still time for some creativity and reading so will be back before the end of the year! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta</div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.</div><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-16852755711200809832023-10-29T04:29:00.000-07:002023-10-29T04:29:13.694-07:00Another Month.....<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>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? </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwd-0hjzfst0yy1xHEE_tizlmBhCYzYjV1qxBPxZLXNEY5YTsuA-XKf2TdK380r_ILgDH_gTnCPRLeuiQRNS9dNRuAYk0aNAfu3vSGzhPSujUarxqnt2QBO9m3xQt2xHl9ApO5fNA8DulStpKbbcJnNEreKhJYQHVvVS3dv5YPgNY3IYNtpwwhlZNqiIU1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwd-0hjzfst0yy1xHEE_tizlmBhCYzYjV1qxBPxZLXNEY5YTsuA-XKf2TdK380r_ILgDH_gTnCPRLeuiQRNS9dNRuAYk0aNAfu3vSGzhPSujUarxqnt2QBO9m3xQt2xHl9ApO5fNA8DulStpKbbcJnNEreKhJYQHVvVS3dv5YPgNY3IYNtpwwhlZNqiIU1" width="135" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpa2qRvb5iPT8UcGzdHGJobCwWZrKkYsccwtlkLdqfXrr5LJsMduqkTjZ74-gsjbAts_fKmGyiR9Cp3aAlfO-oDRc8i6voJt0N_TaQt6Ka4bwS8FO3dBqvG4Nuejn1l5hWzoJF8DNcUoG3ysRvvHzE6o195NA48EkhoJjFcb84XhC9BWsad3lr6RD_gD7e" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpa2qRvb5iPT8UcGzdHGJobCwWZrKkYsccwtlkLdqfXrr5LJsMduqkTjZ74-gsjbAts_fKmGyiR9Cp3aAlfO-oDRc8i6voJt0N_TaQt6Ka4bwS8FO3dBqvG4Nuejn1l5hWzoJF8DNcUoG3ysRvvHzE6o195NA48EkhoJjFcb84XhC9BWsad3lr6RD_gD7e" width="135" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>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.....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijgGweGH1597mnwCgqFj_CJZFGWhlrx3-Jw5nQLd-xWwqHrASEKsIosTmP20J8pqbMYRvGyd2bCXyRsFY3u-seEUK84qVIYKZeUwbnQ24Prg7E94Pc7jkKKVIKiCNhRKGh-z8-kAW6h0gqhTXmS-W2Kfs0LXtjBOfZUsV5jBzy8a-OwuUj_Sa1Iu4FYRnh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijgGweGH1597mnwCgqFj_CJZFGWhlrx3-Jw5nQLd-xWwqHrASEKsIosTmP20J8pqbMYRvGyd2bCXyRsFY3u-seEUK84qVIYKZeUwbnQ24Prg7E94Pc7jkKKVIKiCNhRKGh-z8-kAW6h0gqhTXmS-W2Kfs0LXtjBOfZUsV5jBzy8a-OwuUj_Sa1Iu4FYRnh" width="135" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqG5LJsmqS81qIFMzxXCEU1AwgAq_YNzhUfGMbTsASMjFCUBpP357dNIfykMNAC_NyY24fW_0f0ogJtEd1YbheaKYYLW3tPpLRjTk_bwxm5c_bZHVKPF-FHvGYJxW2UvmCONUMMdWfeL-QsyEZtHly0Y2_u57hQYjfqKdaoZMpX0OZPxeaISHmnGnD5bpc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqG5LJsmqS81qIFMzxXCEU1AwgAq_YNzhUfGMbTsASMjFCUBpP357dNIfykMNAC_NyY24fW_0f0ogJtEd1YbheaKYYLW3tPpLRjTk_bwxm5c_bZHVKPF-FHvGYJxW2UvmCONUMMdWfeL-QsyEZtHly0Y2_u57hQYjfqKdaoZMpX0OZPxeaISHmnGnD5bpc" width="135" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>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".</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgyWDQi8Mz5DBnnfYMQxMn6jOWignyGi2g8cGnQ3E3uaEANEOIXyMGbuqrH1gLq5Jr4z2DofPPH8tzktv1A8FQ9TYr9RrJnFfIgVoojHNFjO4zXi50GFP4JyY7h2v24ab9wFkPMxqXQngLv5nMsmOu6yH5JUW4P3EumCMfXEjgtePY-ejX7tpB3Ocmzm6I" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>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!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBw2Xi8hUtLVEY60NW2rSIAkUVT3J7fzpiY6uWQPAwnh_UZD-ncixxTKcgtYdidQ4_vfZI64YIUtlbawdS_4UNMVC5LIBJ-K9obJKt-OQhpJtPFl8bH8B_bXhulP76C_kU4Tpn0f-126NxY716vFCaTE-8OURMHIm5qg1zLejrQeOLG9CYsPivIjW3pvuf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBw2Xi8hUtLVEY60NW2rSIAkUVT3J7fzpiY6uWQPAwnh_UZD-ncixxTKcgtYdidQ4_vfZI64YIUtlbawdS_4UNMVC5LIBJ-K9obJKt-OQhpJtPFl8bH8B_bXhulP76C_kU4Tpn0f-126NxY716vFCaTE-8OURMHIm5qg1zLejrQeOLG9CYsPivIjW3pvuf" width="135" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>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! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXxJkBvLH7brF_4GYIELyGL1hr3ujD8QgcTqXCduQPwMQ6X-20Ff3VNnbpIypGjjPLOEGycKjgdMkTpO5LNj9-xXYkgoBxu2tFlYumdeY6UnZhPwAZVxPmg09IDzMNDClVJ_4H-gmstWnI4ndyHYPQFYkg6CbC24vPvp_tlEGYv7ut9RJZNA8xwPLNvfLT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXxJkBvLH7brF_4GYIELyGL1hr3ujD8QgcTqXCduQPwMQ6X-20Ff3VNnbpIypGjjPLOEGycKjgdMkTpO5LNj9-xXYkgoBxu2tFlYumdeY6UnZhPwAZVxPmg09IDzMNDClVJ_4H-gmstWnI4ndyHYPQFYkg6CbC24vPvp_tlEGYv7ut9RJZNA8xwPLNvfLT" width="135" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>That's it for now..... will be back with other projects being created and ..... anything else of interest.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Happy Stitching</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Asta</i></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-63952118026066233712023-10-09T00:22:00.000-07:002023-10-09T00:22:04.320-07:00September Update<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Before September becomes a distant memory here's a bit of an update......</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>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......</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">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. 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text-align: left;">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).....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iK1ivGqJjEq44iCf0ToOR3TAfn_frn69nF6U8M0zTPBa_FnGa_EQ1I8dHHmMoEvuFYp1QWcFOlf1V27YlcBpCZiIZA8Yd-Ps5vxtiK_p7D3ve8hCLqwsLyf6CMWXqXKAIdRWKli9lqkW53T3nECtX2H-Qu308vaRpZsG8TTrzqw5Hkom4px6vTxJ19xp/s1280/384519201_264275749918544_6939917125880804811_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iK1ivGqJjEq44iCf0ToOR3TAfn_frn69nF6U8M0zTPBa_FnGa_EQ1I8dHHmMoEvuFYp1QWcFOlf1V27YlcBpCZiIZA8Yd-Ps5vxtiK_p7D3ve8hCLqwsLyf6CMWXqXKAIdRWKli9lqkW53T3nECtX2H-Qu308vaRpZsG8TTrzqw5Hkom4px6vTxJ19xp/w113-h200/384519201_264275749918544_6939917125880804811_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Beautiful flowers sent from the family and a farewell dinner out with management.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3wtz2FLNeo3zvDi3AgfU4F01LctyZxp7tfM8Y8_EB-nT9NSi2wl1T0cGBtNpHO_72_bRK5R1x7_CZchwuWo5COLusxiEnwpJTfzK_NhZDoU2lgOkAX3vhbOsTBHTJa49kmsNAMuR-Vz0MNWRZfMf-JadMHQk7naKhTUWU0g3jaNarYbQ_PbS3gO5Lr45/s1280/384520199_211108265155484_3956316114180849341_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3wtz2FLNeo3zvDi3AgfU4F01LctyZxp7tfM8Y8_EB-nT9NSi2wl1T0cGBtNpHO_72_bRK5R1x7_CZchwuWo5COLusxiEnwpJTfzK_NhZDoU2lgOkAX3vhbOsTBHTJa49kmsNAMuR-Vz0MNWRZfMf-JadMHQk7naKhTUWU0g3jaNarYbQ_PbS3gO5Lr45/w113-h200/384520199_211108265155484_3956316114180849341_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg703XrV9nsN80QylxCPNCOtKfSnwbYTe_hYAZ9L9VwKmrnTgO88Tzm5nWzwgIO7Npy0N3hv4AzAfkjn7nzwdu4eR1Pn6_AMHUGT4sWzXl2LlyDSgKU2Kvul_s6vkglfkxMVa5PY4L-4StOcpA5muQ-lHgPERCHC93cx-70l-9PkuKdDsQc-SelMPczwoRu/s1280/384517938_1799592430540677_4953085683324657649_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">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.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsavlo-KabM2snrnOK590BdXnxNNpk0a4LD_xJiJmY2gBAVecHzBvMVVoOMDoP4Yk9ameCzFwqyiX9rxLaUtlOR5uzxpxf6WGBSlqsyxdxV6_DTj3rlJXgsbUyC-Ygooh1Wpd9jlz7AN-lRxv0jREKsprIE7R78XTJ7za9TO91KyV_q5d-eEnEg4M7UJ6/s1280/384516492_688250873227198_4513140743511579670_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsavlo-KabM2snrnOK590BdXnxNNpk0a4LD_xJiJmY2gBAVecHzBvMVVoOMDoP4Yk9ameCzFwqyiX9rxLaUtlOR5uzxpxf6WGBSlqsyxdxV6_DTj3rlJXgsbUyC-Ygooh1Wpd9jlz7AN-lRxv0jREKsprIE7R78XTJ7za9TO91KyV_q5d-eEnEg4M7UJ6/w113-h200/384516492_688250873227198_4513140743511579670_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAcNMkpsh8w2lZD6zsxtRo3VeCgQyVsMt5gQpXVY2Ih_LpCO44EhI4TYOhdP8yHRefoFAYc3oNi_exb3ydneE2JtgRF9YxVayh8hgD-haqu2kGE7x8SU50S1dr5X8hKp6G8TUvfoHPCUNvfcHJDl6MeyweMwCIHgyexEpdkV1CNxeYwkm5j-TFP80x0Tv/s1280/384518845_846038487111230_8745109901720457814_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAcNMkpsh8w2lZD6zsxtRo3VeCgQyVsMt5gQpXVY2Ih_LpCO44EhI4TYOhdP8yHRefoFAYc3oNi_exb3ydneE2JtgRF9YxVayh8hgD-haqu2kGE7x8SU50S1dr5X8hKp6G8TUvfoHPCUNvfcHJDl6MeyweMwCIHgyexEpdkV1CNxeYwkm5j-TFP80x0Tv/w113-h200/384518845_846038487111230_8745109901720457814_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYvtOdabX919yIwoq4njj3z64Il7_dH9Niu0eG9qLoLON1MUh_AwuVxRKWbzRw39rQM-UtRD5NlzSWntgsHl2oQSTjKxtwhiM7kFpab7P86RMNzR5jo5Q8JvX6k26OWw3AgQCgORzjgUgAsg3m7Uii2bZZyeA1JBAr5alKij9JzenwGipEKfcKiFxb2eI/s1280/384523218_1723772954832272_6520269017638174091_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYvtOdabX919yIwoq4njj3z64Il7_dH9Niu0eG9qLoLON1MUh_AwuVxRKWbzRw39rQM-UtRD5NlzSWntgsHl2oQSTjKxtwhiM7kFpab7P86RMNzR5jo5Q8JvX6k26OWw3AgQCgORzjgUgAsg3m7Uii2bZZyeA1JBAr5alKij9JzenwGipEKfcKiFxb2eI/w113-h200/384523218_1723772954832272_6520269017638174091_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So.... here we are into October already - lets see what this first month of retirement brings!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></i></span></div></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></i></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></i></span><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-73035258975570550982023-08-21T04:47:00.002-07:002023-08-21T04:47:30.804-07:00August Update<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Well... before August gets any further along I better do a quick update as it has been some time since I was last here.... </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Early August I had a birthday worth celebrating... the big 70!! A few days before my actual birthday I celebrated over a lovely lunch in the Southern Highlands with family and a few close friends....<br /><br /></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZbI0Y_jms-5dgpNbUulu7GY9L6-w6ZwAkSMdRRUlc6Svy_-QqxoxPPz_VEhM7NpjDqM9wt6gzxm2DV5-P7hh5mET6RhmmRVsmX2cGvxBTlH1cEIFqtoiU9vQo0z_yen9SxrCLxvXzWwHVII5tQhzb_Ex_EGlRswQgVc-nubZhYr3zuAg0hSy7rCxwX5e/s4032/IMG_2022.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZbI0Y_jms-5dgpNbUulu7GY9L6-w6ZwAkSMdRRUlc6Svy_-QqxoxPPz_VEhM7NpjDqM9wt6gzxm2DV5-P7hh5mET6RhmmRVsmX2cGvxBTlH1cEIFqtoiU9vQo0z_yen9SxrCLxvXzWwHVII5tQhzb_Ex_EGlRswQgVc-nubZhYr3zuAg0hSy7rCxwX5e/w150-h200/IMG_2022.jpeg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF45uAxUMCHoso2BY13wwYHOBeUPhVfri4blpMRLh7jemnRpfF6nrtlPtmjm0VnIVjrPl6w3JGuDbo6gEiozNygrcRCa1AqD_oJN7CVHwvNjwjpiRg2-KcITICe7O4yMQDElpoiZomx0P4CiGD73NWLj_AIAS6O9wc0UfgV53qmSwh-6mGgP_WgvR_KExd/s4032/IMG_2014.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF45uAxUMCHoso2BY13wwYHOBeUPhVfri4blpMRLh7jemnRpfF6nrtlPtmjm0VnIVjrPl6w3JGuDbo6gEiozNygrcRCa1AqD_oJN7CVHwvNjwjpiRg2-KcITICe7O4yMQDElpoiZomx0P4CiGD73NWLj_AIAS6O9wc0UfgV53qmSwh-6mGgP_WgvR_KExd/w150-h200/IMG_2014.jpeg" width="150" /></a></i></span></div></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZJrN0mYbyz1KGpIgq1Rd073q0b3dUwTha3rZkRr8Nps-3KCo8g6-q0wARGISiI4nv3JRl803yblG5FtdEvwhJeK_AgE8auuitc0waPTGBWycTPC0vnTyNR5_w9Hse1fCrbtDN2gPe8wrzqFgNRO5DTQ7kgMyITXxoZQnoMhvFeiNSB4_YR6qR_TviZ3A/s4032/IMG_2034.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZJrN0mYbyz1KGpIgq1Rd073q0b3dUwTha3rZkRr8Nps-3KCo8g6-q0wARGISiI4nv3JRl803yblG5FtdEvwhJeK_AgE8auuitc0waPTGBWycTPC0vnTyNR5_w9Hse1fCrbtDN2gPe8wrzqFgNRO5DTQ7kgMyITXxoZQnoMhvFeiNSB4_YR6qR_TviZ3A/w150-h200/IMG_2034.jpeg" width="150" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7CaYEZnJC5jJdTktPpcjWbgXeMGAzvbyBeXMgOQjN7eXvR1SkX7GGgBvaW7sS5sLtgtjJjb7xRIRgAlSebCMWqGhDBjgoez4Z0jpte_Io8VOVicqbEkWfn230TKoFT_nck4WHM9fCngrgKX9-iWo5R0xheJMHbh_-BxorwHJ1iz0E6TyZTnXdMu4--uQ/s4032/IMG_2030.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7CaYEZnJC5jJdTktPpcjWbgXeMGAzvbyBeXMgOQjN7eXvR1SkX7GGgBvaW7sS5sLtgtjJjb7xRIRgAlSebCMWqGhDBjgoez4Z0jpte_Io8VOVicqbEkWfn230TKoFT_nck4WHM9fCngrgKX9-iWo5R0xheJMHbh_-BxorwHJ1iz0E6TyZTnXdMu4--uQ/w200-h150/IMG_2030.jpeg" width="200" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I finished off the day with my sisters, together with Hayley and Megan, enjoying cocktails at a local resort, Osbourne House - very conveniently just across the road from my sister's place ..... all we had to do after was find our way back down their driveway - in the dark! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdO4ktxpQhEY34HJbKQUaGMjrPtbiVPCi_lYKl-NDBc9FEZZJHnESx5k53IsVYGGlIIN4Hcdy_9WoGB4ryQjcG_MsDxJUxdyrs2dZFxhjcATJKIPKiUUIBJJD7NklEsPxwz5IQ9sAFwhjimkPfUUknazRabxzGGBVduPRk38R7_lnnfja8le0YS1VKRA2/s4032/IMG_2040.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdO4ktxpQhEY34HJbKQUaGMjrPtbiVPCi_lYKl-NDBc9FEZZJHnESx5k53IsVYGGlIIN4Hcdy_9WoGB4ryQjcG_MsDxJUxdyrs2dZFxhjcATJKIPKiUUIBJJD7NklEsPxwz5IQ9sAFwhjimkPfUUknazRabxzGGBVduPRk38R7_lnnfja8le0YS1VKRA2/w200-h150/IMG_2040.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I then spent the rest of the week in Bundanoon and celebrated my actual birthday with a lunch outing with Mum and my sister... both my girls and other sister having returned home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3NkcsniUWzrAGxrcQXDOebAxXAMSEf8I8uDfgPCvdMhy9qVxNBFcKbwP4u4m0hVVicfw3TMshoPfG5gwbsP3dsY3ycw00Hk5Apcg2oWvXn9mUSwguP2e4boAA_l4ucFEkVuCEND0WSNHehD0eodKy3-5B6WIOO8UXDmDp3KVcaZ_8ZUdrOlRanCv9jCv/s1280/367862376_349083140782113_1232131862072809697_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3NkcsniUWzrAGxrcQXDOebAxXAMSEf8I8uDfgPCvdMhy9qVxNBFcKbwP4u4m0hVVicfw3TMshoPfG5gwbsP3dsY3ycw00Hk5Apcg2oWvXn9mUSwguP2e4boAA_l4ucFEkVuCEND0WSNHehD0eodKy3-5B6WIOO8UXDmDp3KVcaZ_8ZUdrOlRanCv9jCv/w113-h200/367862376_349083140782113_1232131862072809697_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mum also had a birthday in late July....which she enjoyed with my sisters......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYCHuGAQNASn6EXgpjWPhzPD3pFJNTGc5WfF9jppVHYt__GMZ-TyehgamhDgS17beblaQAS3vOGJlRt_ji-OGvxi3EBkYCZzxIDnR8q2CdMBHcFSHXrxns189s8Dlo-5SSiTBucPJIUsXIuYuUPPIBRyPPRupPswP8Ap5nN1MZrYzIXkBS0tASlSOVfS6/s1280/367778395_819214056374322_7986320781170305856_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYCHuGAQNASn6EXgpjWPhzPD3pFJNTGc5WfF9jppVHYt__GMZ-TyehgamhDgS17beblaQAS3vOGJlRt_ji-OGvxi3EBkYCZzxIDnR8q2CdMBHcFSHXrxns189s8Dlo-5SSiTBucPJIUsXIuYuUPPIBRyPPRupPswP8Ap5nN1MZrYzIXkBS0tASlSOVfS6/w113-h200/367778395_819214056374322_7986320781170305856_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What else have I been doing? Well.....going back to June I once again went to Storyfest in Ulladulla...another great weekend of talks by some wonderful authors and always more books came home.....when they set up a great onsite bookshop it's a little hard to resist!! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA77GYx6npMADTJj8SioNZ4RsIpnG312jTajVKfj4H84TlOljkE1PaLPH-NIRy8o_gZyoBw_aRPiEaf4oHoP7paK6PZtgvy12cA_P6tj33Xls3Hr2AJWX6OKEH5SJMG_1dSIpD9Ffzzdwpy_AHpVe_aq5ez-BrHIp7adOoyG3ifLkBQmAgMzGHWCTkbdnA/s1280/367779346_331990032586129_2892263198949866789_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA77GYx6npMADTJj8SioNZ4RsIpnG312jTajVKfj4H84TlOljkE1PaLPH-NIRy8o_gZyoBw_aRPiEaf4oHoP7paK6PZtgvy12cA_P6tj33Xls3Hr2AJWX6OKEH5SJMG_1dSIpD9Ffzzdwpy_AHpVe_aq5ez-BrHIp7adOoyG3ifLkBQmAgMzGHWCTkbdnA/w113-h200/367779346_331990032586129_2892263198949866789_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiCQ8b2ZuYNrIpt5UQboDSVehnevgGyd1fDPDx4ODoOyEnczQxVJRH9NgvQp2LAiZJSXPlIo5nTL6pT5NBkX_kb--HGW5s61b9goq8mVgZZ_vvKV2VyVEsfXcF73DW-kmNnke-1By8D2BRWVOlo7VJFgQFJL4fGMmCneZQPdaaXJcZlHJYd0RcbLdCbtj/s1280/369426678_842699240773497_7062358675866701681_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiCQ8b2ZuYNrIpt5UQboDSVehnevgGyd1fDPDx4ODoOyEnczQxVJRH9NgvQp2LAiZJSXPlIo5nTL6pT5NBkX_kb--HGW5s61b9goq8mVgZZ_vvKV2VyVEsfXcF73DW-kmNnke-1By8D2BRWVOlo7VJFgQFJL4fGMmCneZQPdaaXJcZlHJYd0RcbLdCbtj/w113-h200/369426678_842699240773497_7062358675866701681_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have read many books over the last few months but will have photos of those for next time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And.....drumroll please..... I have actually finished something creative! Very much enjoyed making the felt flowers which all became part of this cushion. Now I have a number of projects lined up for further felt flowers - love that they can be hand made - very portable! And there is no limit to how you can embellish them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kn9NjF4Oaw7M1VKogco2jUgqyjgrqiV82MFO1dcnCHsc0-pqyQsCln24TZE4kBjlnSBFZo27PUVhdnelfHvoDXttjyWtz7FCfCtaeVQuBEGhPhMZijKrk__9xUaGhwlNfXcGau3AmXFDWkavreD66qDqewPZvgx3cYXZQkW5PWyUMLwlyxI_Hpua6eR8/s2048/367792180_3444051515819696_1129312727148270076_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kn9NjF4Oaw7M1VKogco2jUgqyjgrqiV82MFO1dcnCHsc0-pqyQsCln24TZE4kBjlnSBFZo27PUVhdnelfHvoDXttjyWtz7FCfCtaeVQuBEGhPhMZijKrk__9xUaGhwlNfXcGau3AmXFDWkavreD66qDqewPZvgx3cYXZQkW5PWyUMLwlyxI_Hpua6eR8/w113-h200/367792180_3444051515819696_1129312727148270076_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Will be starting a couple of weeks leave very shortly and hoping to get some stitching done and books read..... so....back soon! </div></div></div></div><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Happy Stitching!</i></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-29308081702410440902023-05-30T05:15:00.001-07:002023-05-30T05:16:54.140-07:00Farewell Dear Dad<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>On an Autumn day in early May we farewelled my Dad at a celebration of his life ....he was a much loved husband, Dad and Pop.</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6WCU36D32Fu-vQZkxs6ZNYwxHn0A4ob0SjXQTtqMjJvwt5M7Fz0eZiBYNbouEqxoCJsUHDdzib6O3CWXywMl6lHA1OvuXzr18a4oMYVgncT-AuzF2NZXFsBP-2DbyQV3wsX2dZfx-eDPlTYtU8Uay8c5kYz28dIznWaWBSbviJ4uPZgRrgLIkBsRcw/s1280/350247518_6179881612129418_8254045020454501067_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6WCU36D32Fu-vQZkxs6ZNYwxHn0A4ob0SjXQTtqMjJvwt5M7Fz0eZiBYNbouEqxoCJsUHDdzib6O3CWXywMl6lHA1OvuXzr18a4oMYVgncT-AuzF2NZXFsBP-2DbyQV3wsX2dZfx-eDPlTYtU8Uay8c5kYz28dIznWaWBSbviJ4uPZgRrgLIkBsRcw/s320/350247518_6179881612129418_8254045020454501067_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Dad passed away very peacefully on the eve of Sunday 16th April at 100 years and 6 months - a long life very well lived which included some significant milestones in the past year.... celebrating a 70th wedding anniversary with Mum and of course Dad's 100th birthday which he thoroughly enjoyed celebrating with family and friends! Dad will be greatly missed by our family. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-pv_cw99BZ8KWtkNcWxR4XFMSpW89i_zvvXXFlsA8N0zhR0lKWYVHyTYXJE46HM9G-qJ102bpNswpJ7fxCGZB0rPVv5znCaYyKnnCI-tWCiYMVOijpZWwdhOeJo-6-7x-ptDAkHtMuVKPNTfsEPiiANpzdmxMbS14dWiLLUOi0LBfwrwwFv0b6RqAg/s2048/349630203_253235693963104_7761024296964602738_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-pv_cw99BZ8KWtkNcWxR4XFMSpW89i_zvvXXFlsA8N0zhR0lKWYVHyTYXJE46HM9G-qJ102bpNswpJ7fxCGZB0rPVv5znCaYyKnnCI-tWCiYMVOijpZWwdhOeJo-6-7x-ptDAkHtMuVKPNTfsEPiiANpzdmxMbS14dWiLLUOi0LBfwrwwFv0b6RqAg/w113-h200/349630203_253235693963104_7761024296964602738_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOlsPPAcQSOmrthLjNK5b69FhnHuzmkzD_oSv1RedbHJUMKvka9HnHB4aCWt2zzStrdVEWvvHV7ED7zhGiODQlvibknd-oOR9ITMHKSegz2LNA8tCZFp3KE5aQMSmd8dFqst-M0BRF64QtQWnsRfwWyRhzYQIAxD-yOOHVtVZoTNgaWY620c8S9g8eQ/s2048/348903775_3539539309703609_8212369067903437488_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOlsPPAcQSOmrthLjNK5b69FhnHuzmkzD_oSv1RedbHJUMKvka9HnHB4aCWt2zzStrdVEWvvHV7ED7zhGiODQlvibknd-oOR9ITMHKSegz2LNA8tCZFp3KE5aQMSmd8dFqst-M0BRF64QtQWnsRfwWyRhzYQIAxD-yOOHVtVZoTNgaWY620c8S9g8eQ/w113-h200/348903775_3539539309703609_8212369067903437488_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The month of May brought Mothers' Day as I headed back to Bundanoon to enjoy the day with Mum and Vivien</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBNQNIbjI7Il9cMG23w85O9d8C3HkcfTEcMIv-pCbQL8d8i4N2OILawXuCY3XQ4toodc2o9lJy5HuXkkAL4hCeTQ1bfUJ6od9V14ipzuJsfIRrQfyCp-_1z12f-eksji0ay7SvbWQM43IOh_v-5dDqvk4V_H1auzxDB9Z0VZYSeZm9Qonm2h7ngNPzA/s2048/350380617_282015157503566_3132880760780079326_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBNQNIbjI7Il9cMG23w85O9d8C3HkcfTEcMIv-pCbQL8d8i4N2OILawXuCY3XQ4toodc2o9lJy5HuXkkAL4hCeTQ1bfUJ6od9V14ipzuJsfIRrQfyCp-_1z12f-eksji0ay7SvbWQM43IOh_v-5dDqvk4V_H1auzxDB9Z0VZYSeZm9Qonm2h7ngNPzA/s320/350380617_282015157503566_3132880760780079326_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXsIfuIhVNaqsslcHu3lo8oasJvqbftR26nnO_NUA_xYsGyjlzPcv4z8IfuOb80JsL2S36WWFYLSP7UOJz5IR9kw3yFVvkT_7fMqUM4vExUtb556pDfUitrMMTjMYBI5QCzYcuZDlrFGLJBl11z4-2Cp8qiAXEjhTusJzk9EAreU1RARxrDxU0raOrRA/s2048/350367442_1126016291907923_5837461878682251760_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1177" data-original-width="2048" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXsIfuIhVNaqsslcHu3lo8oasJvqbftR26nnO_NUA_xYsGyjlzPcv4z8IfuOb80JsL2S36WWFYLSP7UOJz5IR9kw3yFVvkT_7fMqUM4vExUtb556pDfUitrMMTjMYBI5QCzYcuZDlrFGLJBl11z4-2Cp8qiAXEjhTusJzk9EAreU1RARxrDxU0raOrRA/s320/350367442_1126016291907923_5837461878682251760_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Those of us who couldn't be there joined in for afternoon tea via a virtual zoom call......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And so our lives go on without Dad but his love and the memories we made will always stay with us all.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></i></span><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-67030620104405361292023-04-11T04:26:00.000-07:002023-04-11T04:26:41.593-07:00What have I been doing.....<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Here we are already nearly half way through April AND Autumn!! Time to really do a bit of a catch up....</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>The Easter weekend has come and gone but here is a little bit of my Easter decorating..... one little felt bunny made it to Easter as "finished" ... the weekend was spent doing some reading, baking, stitching, gardening, catching up with friends & with the family via Zoom!</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NsR0pbul1keBknQhUCgzO68gqur6tViRMSJIK9msE5eXMLWGmEFz5h7x8TmHFFOQke26IIeIXzXjGlZdV4hddCJRllF-Mw49j7Gb1BI2syJq5TAleAam9gsDUvUA4jus0aJHkIqmh-JEdEQnq2D0w86cbyd_rCVl0djkBoJ_E6rNCIMPL27gd25HzQ/s1280/340484403_1281908342705147_7998103608056161704_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NsR0pbul1keBknQhUCgzO68gqur6tViRMSJIK9msE5eXMLWGmEFz5h7x8TmHFFOQke26IIeIXzXjGlZdV4hddCJRllF-Mw49j7Gb1BI2syJq5TAleAam9gsDUvUA4jus0aJHkIqmh-JEdEQnq2D0w86cbyd_rCVl0djkBoJ_E6rNCIMPL27gd25HzQ/w113-h200/340484403_1281908342705147_7998103608056161704_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>A visit to see Mum and Dad the weekend before coincided with "Brigadoon" - an annual "Highland Gathering" of the clans - with a street parade, over 20 pipe bands, traditional and not so traditional highland games and so much more..... well worth a visit! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYa227w60FbPy0fXAEW9k75PrFnfD3sC5qTz_-Fy4JYB-mEumxWLabdHk7NS-FJoPRnvzP5tpJQrxSoLJDI6QjhQlBvh7EorvGYotxOrDIaN5f3GZdXrDqrGXNnsInXh6-cZYEef70MXaYKgm0xFmc303tVCPnfvsLBlL75yiBRyM_-cWOS9yvNa9iQg/s1280/340351374_3117511981883057_5278368063899005013_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYa227w60FbPy0fXAEW9k75PrFnfD3sC5qTz_-Fy4JYB-mEumxWLabdHk7NS-FJoPRnvzP5tpJQrxSoLJDI6QjhQlBvh7EorvGYotxOrDIaN5f3GZdXrDqrGXNnsInXh6-cZYEef70MXaYKgm0xFmc303tVCPnfvsLBlL75yiBRyM_-cWOS9yvNa9iQg/w113-h200/340351374_3117511981883057_5278368063899005013_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_jaldPdiJnWKJ4IFIX8PCxeHxbgsk4-pPzkQ-5sVoHUpWSD6bH1nD7_am5gmkbazbkzy5MuXsArqKNFfD1HFnMVuaMiGfbQS1vyhLEvqYQ6S3oJCfOPoHgojgzR03oNLjsilmJYUEtETrndtdjw8w-VNHEL6CTWFbXoUvLGOQlD3Wuj0wzCgf56zSA/s1280/340639669_547532510797703_2037977725806657579_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_jaldPdiJnWKJ4IFIX8PCxeHxbgsk4-pPzkQ-5sVoHUpWSD6bH1nD7_am5gmkbazbkzy5MuXsArqKNFfD1HFnMVuaMiGfbQS1vyhLEvqYQ6S3oJCfOPoHgojgzR03oNLjsilmJYUEtETrndtdjw8w-VNHEL6CTWFbXoUvLGOQlD3Wuj0wzCgf56zSA/w113-h200/340639669_547532510797703_2037977725806657579_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since beginning of March I have now been working a 3 day week - why didn't I do this sooner - creative productivity has increased - the following are all works in progress .....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Embroidering felt flowers for a cushion....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSvlY7kW5yAxiKJsUilI5R6WP3-6n8v0KpcgnQ9RerZl4aGYl1H5ZXgkI9JmPJZNuukcoEJzEmAbZ3ma70FYlYKKQ10Rgf9nb86BKdgrm2XAjO769VkGsCREZZtMjLU-yIvtoNjXQwvSu7nP8PwD8CLe2g2fz6romeG5yW55YIsw5DyP1_Om6mKnkxg/s1280/340263735_964261958080254_6162046396301835074_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSvlY7kW5yAxiKJsUilI5R6WP3-6n8v0KpcgnQ9RerZl4aGYl1H5ZXgkI9JmPJZNuukcoEJzEmAbZ3ma70FYlYKKQ10Rgf9nb86BKdgrm2XAjO769VkGsCREZZtMjLU-yIvtoNjXQwvSu7nP8PwD8CLe2g2fz6romeG5yW55YIsw5DyP1_Om6mKnkxg/w113-h200/340263735_964261958080254_6162046396301835074_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More stars being made for a quilt.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatHxpAEbI75fpYz6E2rznBSC0J5XdR1XmC1pY-dJoNcldGrJx-zMxEg704Qj6BKgwFsPoFMeTH09j1GHo5S67yBJaCrsQlMCjfh0hU5w85QdLiKNbQwg1V9xLdrKdnntDxCusMsTTCSX942QFFIIT7T2iOCL7jNp2SO_19WddEfXyg-fh3gIBMcbjrg/s1280/340545719_274916561530149_248484239339541880_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatHxpAEbI75fpYz6E2rznBSC0J5XdR1XmC1pY-dJoNcldGrJx-zMxEg704Qj6BKgwFsPoFMeTH09j1GHo5S67yBJaCrsQlMCjfh0hU5w85QdLiKNbQwg1V9xLdrKdnntDxCusMsTTCSX942QFFIIT7T2iOCL7jNp2SO_19WddEfXyg-fh3gIBMcbjrg/w113-h200/340545719_274916561530149_248484239339541880_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And ....look familiar? Yes here we are again back to Anni Downs's quilt "Gossip in the Garden" - at the beginning of every year I take it out to finish and get no further than one more panel - this one completed last month... let's see how far I progress this time around! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EuIHFVYTswCISEAjnFEDT5AUylHFR3DmZwaa8LxqHR14xcMWSDTHkpMsl_xqz7dddFjNSXG37lHyMXcM5ruMky9ZM5_Hw7tCUlvTpyzazLY1cfTaKWVRjQIuFSWVeWlDlBbF5BkbmfEUlrLEC26sOo_W5e_fNaB4sTb12ZXU3ghkPGW7SDlC9wct2Q/s1280/340297413_622973952539321_2186734323488981497_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EuIHFVYTswCISEAjnFEDT5AUylHFR3DmZwaa8LxqHR14xcMWSDTHkpMsl_xqz7dddFjNSXG37lHyMXcM5ruMky9ZM5_Hw7tCUlvTpyzazLY1cfTaKWVRjQIuFSWVeWlDlBbF5BkbmfEUlrLEC26sOo_W5e_fNaB4sTb12ZXU3ghkPGW7SDlC9wct2Q/w113-h200/340297413_622973952539321_2186734323488981497_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A couple of small projects have been finished lately - due to them being gifts so couldn't really be a work in progress for too long...... a little bag for whatever and a lavender bag....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz45B25zv1l0Kq2a1g-SV1VyIhv4xsvUWcUUfSZf6YaKpG2L3FqqBjZLCVAPgP9IvbK-NtbYSB6cEPjcpVPr9mM9f7TlI4bdfnsp6zrXxI5QAv744OqLv5-AIrKeNr-7qcDKOdK11QFpah_Jv1GfErb1-QQismx64AdhGJ7rRWsvWfPBViybxNEEuYFg/s1280/340461323_775814263971574_3094220698678747752_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz45B25zv1l0Kq2a1g-SV1VyIhv4xsvUWcUUfSZf6YaKpG2L3FqqBjZLCVAPgP9IvbK-NtbYSB6cEPjcpVPr9mM9f7TlI4bdfnsp6zrXxI5QAv744OqLv5-AIrKeNr-7qcDKOdK11QFpah_Jv1GfErb1-QQismx64AdhGJ7rRWsvWfPBViybxNEEuYFg/w113-h200/340461323_775814263971574_3094220698678747752_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPszew1OC6uDCO9rGuKC6o0Uva7BtI_fggw-KCwkvre-KxgcOGgdnO7_wA9Q3Ni0xmahHdvlsV9g7ystYKzP2Ir_5CVGqOtro1IC1H-9zf7zTsCYBEWiOP4Emt7_I2NUZcKWqLUlh9AOZluG75LKfRDuQQ3Vc8L94amaxGgY5-jPffnQnmLOWysKZy4g/s1280/340079649_788026306085706_3394628470677991469_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPszew1OC6uDCO9rGuKC6o0Uva7BtI_fggw-KCwkvre-KxgcOGgdnO7_wA9Q3Ni0xmahHdvlsV9g7ystYKzP2Ir_5CVGqOtro1IC1H-9zf7zTsCYBEWiOP4Emt7_I2NUZcKWqLUlh9AOZluG75LKfRDuQQ3Vc8L94amaxGgY5-jPffnQnmLOWysKZy4g/w113-h200/340079649_788026306085706_3394628470677991469_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A quilt has also been put together so I can practice "free motion" quilting - why do little samples I thought.....just jump right in.....hasn't been started yet and no photo - at time of photo shoot a little Miss decided it was a good spot to sit! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_KL0yysjo-bCAgUJYXMrjBVWhqgZ-e3ZqlyBFwos2YteXExTQWCXZJNhMHOet249LfeZdEky2-bNtpF2YZo7W5gZ2h3OuIo75fTGn_8d9f_OeHypk56MFMT1DXI6iZadRnK1pEGCshsFMJpmJm1cA03lvd94dMxvQv0G6ZHLH3j5JxzTH40tZAzTJQ/s1280/340287585_6045866525497568_2802066178225184454_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_KL0yysjo-bCAgUJYXMrjBVWhqgZ-e3ZqlyBFwos2YteXExTQWCXZJNhMHOet249LfeZdEky2-bNtpF2YZo7W5gZ2h3OuIo75fTGn_8d9f_OeHypk56MFMT1DXI6iZadRnK1pEGCshsFMJpmJm1cA03lvd94dMxvQv0G6ZHLH3j5JxzTH40tZAzTJQ/w113-h200/340287585_6045866525497568_2802066178225184454_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My other love of reading has not been overlooked...... these being the books read over the last couple of months - all enjoyed and all very different..... I even found an Agatha Christie I had not read in a 2nd hand shop.... have quite a collection of these as they were also the first books bought to read on our annual family holidays as a teenager<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj--PYG-H5Cx4xebDFNNlWJkzRBFdo7rgtOo9XnEE3HIF4TeU07zAukaCgswRR0oa6IOwiHNsKD28chdcZyvYBEa2sthD6TBxjIDRz1SRjUkC3zeMCMaCt9YzurQU8gRlxsLbU0ATjYkJts3Z7cfCfrY_0_u46x7dB_CBJsUxmIlTtAumJeY7EEbJ1hkg/s1280/340464930_224340100269148_807369699976615229_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj--PYG-H5Cx4xebDFNNlWJkzRBFdo7rgtOo9XnEE3HIF4TeU07zAukaCgswRR0oa6IOwiHNsKD28chdcZyvYBEa2sthD6TBxjIDRz1SRjUkC3zeMCMaCt9YzurQU8gRlxsLbU0ATjYkJts3Z7cfCfrY_0_u46x7dB_CBJsUxmIlTtAumJeY7EEbJ1hkg/w113-h200/340464930_224340100269148_807369699976615229_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And keeping creativity in the family my girls (now living close to each other) had a go at pottery recently.... I did once (many, many years ago) try it but just wasn't my thing - too gooey and wet! They certainly enjoyed it! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uYN4Do5tvXSlnN46P-OIYLbWPB3rLYsW6PL_ccOgutJOxFkHVjTvWeciM-ClyzicSLAldcY7E4daHhJJqbTEnwugjRCAYeYbztISCb9chV5UF-6wREBWnpOr5WGuW6-Kl6KJAAtzkO9UcDgUMugYJxARZ4cjYERGzKcuWYSGzT-2LHsxMxGXyi7EQg/s1280/334549122_3773423532885343_9216995910815156676_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uYN4Do5tvXSlnN46P-OIYLbWPB3rLYsW6PL_ccOgutJOxFkHVjTvWeciM-ClyzicSLAldcY7E4daHhJJqbTEnwugjRCAYeYbztISCb9chV5UF-6wREBWnpOr5WGuW6-Kl6KJAAtzkO9UcDgUMugYJxARZ4cjYERGzKcuWYSGzT-2LHsxMxGXyi7EQg/w113-h200/334549122_3773423532885343_9216995910815156676_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think that's about it for now..... anything forgotten will be added to my next post... together with any further progress on my projects. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-36742335115687598302023-02-20T04:20:00.000-08:002023-02-20T04:20:33.434-08:00Christmas 22 and January<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Nearly the end of February and here I am catching up once again! So without further a-do let's start...</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>It was great to have Megan, James (his first Summer Christmas) and Hayley travel south and join in our family Christmas in Bundanoon.....the first time we were having Christmas all together in - I think - 7 years!</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6l3wwMAnFzTqW19oi8e7YbvsYZrCwKG6QIMVmGVOmLi71D7tIK4qduJLPuiDGt_vwszl2QHj9mt-gv8Q6xsWkYSRy3YXFuMHJVC0a8cFKDaTKPCAfqH1qk72YGw4Q8zjs5OUVvnZxNGvNtWEGNf_jwWWTdxFzzwI0nPZN9zKup6h-PBlQRjX7tTA6hQ/s1280/331777605_965657244843187_7510345220515440182_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6l3wwMAnFzTqW19oi8e7YbvsYZrCwKG6QIMVmGVOmLi71D7tIK4qduJLPuiDGt_vwszl2QHj9mt-gv8Q6xsWkYSRy3YXFuMHJVC0a8cFKDaTKPCAfqH1qk72YGw4Q8zjs5OUVvnZxNGvNtWEGNf_jwWWTdxFzzwI0nPZN9zKup6h-PBlQRjX7tTA6hQ/w181-h320/331777605_965657244843187_7510345220515440182_n.jpg" width="181" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">Following on from the sale of Mum & Dad's house in Sydney removalists moved what was left to still sort to a storage unit in the Southern Highlands ..... were there really this many boxes!! I'm sure they have been multiplying in the dark!! I think we will be sorting for years!! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibM9hF0JXe9ON1LRyPo6rX3hB0WgN0I4ZxEdX59htd2-NsQcEYRyPKsHoNV1D5_VSr1Abu9K4cvbA-azScEzxwxZpwHlbwNTl0i4hZ8aqBzPhrjv94_CYFNU-p8RRLVfDIQaIgxEm9-kS3iy3wJLoJhDk42TIYY1iFuex-zjwhJ5x4YWTrjDD2oZPmzw/s1280/331530034_955260078974508_9207155372895403585_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibM9hF0JXe9ON1LRyPo6rX3hB0WgN0I4ZxEdX59htd2-NsQcEYRyPKsHoNV1D5_VSr1Abu9K4cvbA-azScEzxwxZpwHlbwNTl0i4hZ8aqBzPhrjv94_CYFNU-p8RRLVfDIQaIgxEm9-kS3iy3wJLoJhDk42TIYY1iFuex-zjwhJ5x4YWTrjDD2oZPmzw/w113-h200/331530034_955260078974508_9207155372895403585_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">....but we did find time to head off to Canberra and enjoy the Cressida Campbell exhibition at the National Gallery.... and one special sister was gifted an early birthday present... a beautiful book of Cressida's work....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6RfzKF3QGSsoLYZrgzeEsajVn-6NymJHOjVjSZDcO2x95n0_VsM0gQh_zKTyD6057ifbp_Dg6YQEvbimJjbYpZ5x4PurT8CvgHS2sJQ-FCzyKUC5lepv-ZDHzhdJqSZwVet-GT63mYEfgF1loOmtSPHkubLJZmXkr8gNkvxivq_aO0PixBauRk1YQg/s1280/331555623_744676920390748_636324912685700506_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6RfzKF3QGSsoLYZrgzeEsajVn-6NymJHOjVjSZDcO2x95n0_VsM0gQh_zKTyD6057ifbp_Dg6YQEvbimJjbYpZ5x4PurT8CvgHS2sJQ-FCzyKUC5lepv-ZDHzhdJqSZwVet-GT63mYEfgF1loOmtSPHkubLJZmXkr8gNkvxivq_aO0PixBauRk1YQg/w113-h200/331555623_744676920390748_636324912685700506_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And after 3 weeks ....yes, we were all rather tired - with afternoon naps a normality! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutD8V6sXuYJ2OgpsZfAiRXx3XR3hiwj-DV7MyRuX3EJ20O5F5aqvafAZRSbnr_srrunRKlSKkT9yvZ73O4t1qGwB1_ONGK2H9kPGZQUpgqzZacP3HWv8yIfyksv4J6QpZJI-Xk6esc7hygUhaHlCBPWCwl7-nxTk7PSl5LMrZHpJsNv1u5cpaBzUWcg/s1280/331206865_3265395463711655_1023710513114861886_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutD8V6sXuYJ2OgpsZfAiRXx3XR3hiwj-DV7MyRuX3EJ20O5F5aqvafAZRSbnr_srrunRKlSKkT9yvZ73O4t1qGwB1_ONGK2H9kPGZQUpgqzZacP3HWv8yIfyksv4J6QpZJI-Xk6esc7hygUhaHlCBPWCwl7-nxTk7PSl5LMrZHpJsNv1u5cpaBzUWcg/w113-h200/331206865_3265395463711655_1023710513114861886_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But....the most exciting news while we were still in Bundanoon..... Dad finally received his 100th Birthday greeting from King Charles and the Queen Consort... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5Max5CLyEMGp9miT8QarjMvtktdueB7OnHejn6qM1e2q6njCYXD3aUkE2nhWmuGf8hBgN3P5zRee3IqY9F7W26zgHLnNSnrzg1q8R5xxzhD7IhgSmnw2CvriebeAPoEsRaU0BoqEjX8pol-bCOUxgP5cJVz2ixMi2FujygU6DUIRnQHYEOmv0jbjOg/s1280/331459714_730347955337740_8413493707215865362_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5Max5CLyEMGp9miT8QarjMvtktdueB7OnHejn6qM1e2q6njCYXD3aUkE2nhWmuGf8hBgN3P5zRee3IqY9F7W26zgHLnNSnrzg1q8R5xxzhD7IhgSmnw2CvriebeAPoEsRaU0BoqEjX8pol-bCOUxgP5cJVz2ixMi2FujygU6DUIRnQHYEOmv0jbjOg/w113-h200/331459714_730347955337740_8413493707215865362_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The 3 weeks then came to an end and time to travel home with a very packed car..... included in which was Mum's sewing table luckily fitting lengthwise in my car - one less thing in storage and with Megan completely cleaning out her room to move north I now had a dedicated sewing room! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuCRBWXQ9xHX5dpyQE0SreQdeL2UVhU6pJCaAYPVbXRGfH6dr2pu7DnEnEbLjrutBhQNZCI3kj887HHQOAV3IL6wKI-YDK1vozhkUpKHjPrpO_2j4MbaAlxVcOGuXvlGSwpGy_JY8hs2Js0snORlaXnnD1QOPj-Wkl2ZxmZU89xyw5faqix3vyM9iKg/s1280/331403069_696754898866610_249867317719222853_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuCRBWXQ9xHX5dpyQE0SreQdeL2UVhU6pJCaAYPVbXRGfH6dr2pu7DnEnEbLjrutBhQNZCI3kj887HHQOAV3IL6wKI-YDK1vozhkUpKHjPrpO_2j4MbaAlxVcOGuXvlGSwpGy_JY8hs2Js0snORlaXnnD1QOPj-Wkl2ZxmZU89xyw5faqix3vyM9iKg/w113-h200/331403069_696754898866610_249867317719222853_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">February has seen some stitching happening and books read but more of that next time.... getting rather late here but just had to catch up before Christmas / January became a long distant memory.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta </div><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /><br /></i></span><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-45193237145115843632022-12-22T04:32:00.000-08:002022-12-22T04:32:59.670-08:00Quick Update<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>With Christmas just around the corner time for a quick update...... </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>After spending a couple of months with me, Megan and James, with their van fully packed have now moved on finding jobs and accommodation way up north in the Byron Bay area..... and not to leave anything behind my original sewing box (about 50 years old) and now Megan's also was squashed into a spare space! </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Megan and I managed to fit in a lovely long lunch at our Botanical Gardens before they left........ <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2DHBB1UnJUzbSHxYtt7IaWaPZAwCrmX-Y9FtSSuhRW2w2iZ8oOKNPICtdXo5Bcz9-W922g9DNLqRK2w6qZdOyFv5rTt9Exp2-HSh4I4n6_GOrYTDckeq3Tp6fHh_vhHzTVuEi0geeKW6mePLxqwSIPlWB6UGNTt7eq7R6FdlbgkzoG1CQbHXs4SCqig/s1280/319769551_916150146054267_6617499214397595250_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2DHBB1UnJUzbSHxYtt7IaWaPZAwCrmX-Y9FtSSuhRW2w2iZ8oOKNPICtdXo5Bcz9-W922g9DNLqRK2w6qZdOyFv5rTt9Exp2-HSh4I4n6_GOrYTDckeq3Tp6fHh_vhHzTVuEi0geeKW6mePLxqwSIPlWB6UGNTt7eq7R6FdlbgkzoG1CQbHXs4SCqig/w113-h200/319769551_916150146054267_6617499214397595250_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A little "happy" mail arrived - all intentions for making it for this Christmas went out the window.... think I will need to start early 2023 to get Christmas projects finished!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfJiHqrpJIHjW0nIV4woVy25nyPJUFXDONpoJkTb_HukCoq3ZHZhGPCxLg5bCk1Blk-HUEt1M4cBMI3wK8Mf99tUODwZ9Tuke_0mp1O7avC40MGdFxqo5SQ2qPDxGMv4vN0GbqqmYc2-qBfqqtqZKw1EPya3a7YKURmE2fJArUUDXEeJwURiS-bG70w/s1280/319975717_1315642745896008_6073975206123199725_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfJiHqrpJIHjW0nIV4woVy25nyPJUFXDONpoJkTb_HukCoq3ZHZhGPCxLg5bCk1Blk-HUEt1M4cBMI3wK8Mf99tUODwZ9Tuke_0mp1O7avC40MGdFxqo5SQ2qPDxGMv4vN0GbqqmYc2-qBfqqtqZKw1EPya3a7YKURmE2fJArUUDXEeJwURiS-bG70w/w113-h200/319975717_1315642745896008_6073975206123199725_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And only 1 book read over the last couple of months..... 2nd of this series and a great read!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipUN4uuiNYTYdbLKebimMrk90J87PYQTcJLHIh81-29WpvF2cYvtjlnIkbMgcLV-I-zkhGxbAkmecL7NArgtDWxHUnUd1aG-6ZfXwVvTvo0ASpHwnaARfcefw32U6-ePrZrglWBglcGUvXW2PUMzfMFHc29laqEikruip6eWcOwH0HGNP1t1EvWc1xTw/s1280/320566307_1266940144037511_3204878216108945278_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipUN4uuiNYTYdbLKebimMrk90J87PYQTcJLHIh81-29WpvF2cYvtjlnIkbMgcLV-I-zkhGxbAkmecL7NArgtDWxHUnUd1aG-6ZfXwVvTvo0ASpHwnaARfcefw32U6-ePrZrglWBglcGUvXW2PUMzfMFHc29laqEikruip6eWcOwH0HGNP1t1EvWc1xTw/w113-h200/320566307_1266940144037511_3204878216108945278_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Did say this was a quick update..... car is packed and an early start heading up to Bundanoon for Christmas with the whole family - Hayley, Megan and James all heading south for a few days ..... first time in over 7 years we have all been together for the festive season! So.....will finish off with a few photos of my usual Santa display and wishing readers a Happy Christmas and may 2023 bring joy and good health your way..... with many hours of stitching!! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIccabOr3CRXkL6CfONz67I0eiphHj3ao-bPJf0b-G1apu0nfKUNat03_kzG-LZWAfu2yRjyi_Dlufn2Em9srjxYaZyjJhlVoJyCclRJMCRgCJ0DqlMeXc16UM0v4CrLUv9rY6qCJ1Oa84Bp2lQcrtENbd-h1Ti7d7prrwF-nGzJ1Ya8sG5zLNWxr1Q/s1280/319897067_1348574549287272_2859724529570082003_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIccabOr3CRXkL6CfONz67I0eiphHj3ao-bPJf0b-G1apu0nfKUNat03_kzG-LZWAfu2yRjyi_Dlufn2Em9srjxYaZyjJhlVoJyCclRJMCRgCJ0DqlMeXc16UM0v4CrLUv9rY6qCJ1Oa84Bp2lQcrtENbd-h1Ti7d7prrwF-nGzJ1Ya8sG5zLNWxr1Q/w113-h200/319897067_1348574549287272_2859724529570082003_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7q9tTYP9ZrS-4SaYsDcC98bxbM8D9uPyy8J87WwexTEWrZX8xJ4BrEofX9tdTfqyvqqf9xL5YKwFjwtA71IuIqcOhz88HHADPHtXnBSnbP3TtKn8NolF40TS_6MhSIyGHuvQf-4tzsG2orT7G9iQNH9do-YNv2RCGK7NxfK3FGX9hS6CmBQBA8BzxQQ/s1280/319407633_519729829925838_6023957755946356061_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YZrY_FO_A7tgDT-ZSEdY5Um9axeKDYGZSCy1lI7yhylOijilK3q7hEo9kd3Kktip22PYqv4kIY5366GrccMz-bDBdg3Yhdof_CrI_5JKBpb4Q6i5kEpY7KVMRnTNflfbXyknaoyNaot3f9IVVqdWmRs1NPu7U5X14BRmcPNVpcVMzxBB2B63m45FQQ/s1280/320808592_889554072216940_5599751195287200101_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YZrY_FO_A7tgDT-ZSEdY5Um9axeKDYGZSCy1lI7yhylOijilK3q7hEo9kd3Kktip22PYqv4kIY5366GrccMz-bDBdg3Yhdof_CrI_5JKBpb4Q6i5kEpY7KVMRnTNflfbXyknaoyNaot3f9IVVqdWmRs1NPu7U5X14BRmcPNVpcVMzxBB2B63m45FQQ/w113-h200/320808592_889554072216940_5599751195287200101_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7q9tTYP9ZrS-4SaYsDcC98bxbM8D9uPyy8J87WwexTEWrZX8xJ4BrEofX9tdTfqyvqqf9xL5YKwFjwtA71IuIqcOhz88HHADPHtXnBSnbP3TtKn8NolF40TS_6MhSIyGHuvQf-4tzsG2orT7G9iQNH9do-YNv2RCGK7NxfK3FGX9hS6CmBQBA8BzxQQ/w113-h200/319407633_519729829925838_6023957755946356061_n.jpg" width="113" /></div></div>(Not sure why photos have black edge??- will sort out when I have a bit more time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching and Happy Holidays</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><i><br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-13643766412597900122022-10-31T05:28:00.000-07:002022-10-31T05:28:14.165-07:00100th Birthday Celebration<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Just over 2 weeks ago Delphiniums greeted our family as we arrived in Bundanoon to celebrate Dad's 100th birthday!!! A very special occasion and an impressive milestone!! </i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbE1HdJejQoRQIJ1IYnPCQ6lVxvoKA74J9rahQqopkBmsq6wiRChC802aLzRw4OwMbJtu1D3d2eDLeyJ5BMho-oNHynZldH5VONUSGdG86WJaIAqzco2SOMa2vfPBSFvXCt_C2lc_QvDxdb957lw4LKdDrA1bHkau2N6YEQwXYMxvIHoknA_KdZqHSw/s3612/312471349_791357345492419_5341254633842295971_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbE1HdJejQoRQIJ1IYnPCQ6lVxvoKA74J9rahQqopkBmsq6wiRChC802aLzRw4OwMbJtu1D3d2eDLeyJ5BMho-oNHynZldH5VONUSGdG86WJaIAqzco2SOMa2vfPBSFvXCt_C2lc_QvDxdb957lw4LKdDrA1bHkau2N6YEQwXYMxvIHoknA_KdZqHSw/w113-h200/312471349_791357345492419_5341254633842295971_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJGsVlbmQkG27MQ97kbxSDF_opAk1Lon58QzgarIz0AOua-gMM1ccTIPo3Mpq2lXNsi4u-xqaIgg7iFO_fN222G53i_3ovLNyC2d_tgfKVaH5CQAkIalI1k6hhxR35vTNLQ6pmA6hLvb80kjDMo9CTe-vB6udHH73cqGfCQR4C5h4KkxKlzLTYIhhGg/s3612/309296352_662773108618565_5692454550507962265_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJGsVlbmQkG27MQ97kbxSDF_opAk1Lon58QzgarIz0AOua-gMM1ccTIPo3Mpq2lXNsi4u-xqaIgg7iFO_fN222G53i_3ovLNyC2d_tgfKVaH5CQAkIalI1k6hhxR35vTNLQ6pmA6hLvb80kjDMo9CTe-vB6udHH73cqGfCQR4C5h4KkxKlzLTYIhhGg/w113-h200/309296352_662773108618565_5692454550507962265_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>This auspicious occasion gave rise to 3 days of celebrating!..... On his actual birthday (Friday 14th October) the family got together at their aged care home where the facility had set aside a beautifully decorated room for us to enjoy a special afternoon tea with Dad & Mum.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9kEIvTsy0qrryInbz1lsOuZ2lORg-CAXBGMiUtHH3kCMMJStmfEdKJ7iMbsqnlUna3x8CVqpcsuHwHJ1KJhjc7jyY_F_l9AmPWMYrmZ2kBKLixK415k6eGH6ZPSc1GX3Zs1UOMXixv076jZTlaeN8t6ALRWekcW9oDkolocn2b5-ASKbHmbKz28mHw/s3612/308778640_434983538591996_462648045566480138_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9kEIvTsy0qrryInbz1lsOuZ2lORg-CAXBGMiUtHH3kCMMJStmfEdKJ7iMbsqnlUna3x8CVqpcsuHwHJ1KJhjc7jyY_F_l9AmPWMYrmZ2kBKLixK415k6eGH6ZPSc1GX3Zs1UOMXixv076jZTlaeN8t6ALRWekcW9oDkolocn2b5-ASKbHmbKz28mHw/w113-h200/308778640_434983538591996_462648045566480138_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHH2UFT5yjRaJ_cqEquv1SMYVZgcgLcfBgX8pqZcxklvq4Y1Q_jul3JwqiwAuKAKznk6M-kmZXMYz6oVrPGuxHTj5u30_ToH1LW9627tmPN3p0kyth6BrI643ZKsoqdcKD-9bAL1YwRMzy22lTptGxpWxP67FDdkuvlSfelQkT4PMEZTUQ5IkxjDofA/s4032/312977929_868914490948744_2771426159365332168_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHH2UFT5yjRaJ_cqEquv1SMYVZgcgLcfBgX8pqZcxklvq4Y1Q_jul3JwqiwAuKAKznk6M-kmZXMYz6oVrPGuxHTj5u30_ToH1LW9627tmPN3p0kyth6BrI643ZKsoqdcKD-9bAL1YwRMzy22lTptGxpWxP67FDdkuvlSfelQkT4PMEZTUQ5IkxjDofA/w150-h200/312977929_868914490948744_2771426159365332168_n.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lR-YlPjA13i5Fkgh2v6gAwHhrzStbg2uREZygkA_58qQMITPn3H7SrDogDDjvQ2usHn1LbfHKvOGFWs2ZU2cPqmgsu9c260BANI5NJlsWACeFjzrneFCFN_g4Z3EesGOXoZdgp4ryDbh__PI6mDcVT-IkbjN_sX9b1t_wj9bSXRFiLKocYu-_S60Ng/s3612/313456343_578058397423078_1748359650757751824_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lR-YlPjA13i5Fkgh2v6gAwHhrzStbg2uREZygkA_58qQMITPn3H7SrDogDDjvQ2usHn1LbfHKvOGFWs2ZU2cPqmgsu9c260BANI5NJlsWACeFjzrneFCFN_g4Z3EesGOXoZdgp4ryDbh__PI6mDcVT-IkbjN_sX9b1t_wj9bSXRFiLKocYu-_S60Ng/w113-h200/313456343_578058397423078_1748359650757751824_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a couple of weeks of planning, booking a venue, organising decorations, last minute items to tick off.... Hayley putting together a photo display, my sisters doing the seating plan it was all systems go for the Saturday celebration with family and friends......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvO30icOyAap1X50to1fzvl8D2UFbA8pMCrgmn-iO6FGHQ660siUOtJn-cFaCBQE3oDR-w4UMMACamG9rfYTGr-U7_iZL_RSG0-TSz38zE_o1j8rU5OjmC6XMZPaHoJrlXOV31_fi84ISnlkjxCtTLmvakYgUSv1mF8v37pTUlp4TlQ7cJqko1oZFSYQ/s3612/313211062_635768041362471_4689834064774888408_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvO30icOyAap1X50to1fzvl8D2UFbA8pMCrgmn-iO6FGHQ660siUOtJn-cFaCBQE3oDR-w4UMMACamG9rfYTGr-U7_iZL_RSG0-TSz38zE_o1j8rU5OjmC6XMZPaHoJrlXOV31_fi84ISnlkjxCtTLmvakYgUSv1mF8v37pTUlp4TlQ7cJqko1oZFSYQ/w113-h200/313211062_635768041362471_4689834064774888408_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH61GA8SYjqsHtxI6ufyl3un1ow2Agz63bSllAd3p8CgbVKvUavhUwAj5wWN97JpOu5m64mPVqfxDIG9WOC7oMgY7asdTSjXi4xXigKPSVdWlzQS9qYa-1nGdkwT9jxugHlYWQfZV561Vj2wcYxWB31kBH5yLNCrcBtPSsGJugJRn1o57UQqBlvhczPQ/s4032/312500512_1280648439367031_1678504308076048711_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Dad had enjoyed every day, wondered why he felt so tired, but as he said when asked how he felt to have reached 100, he enthusiastically replied..... "I've finished with this century and I'm ready for the next" ! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /></i></span></div></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-28497279438461936662022-10-09T05:01:00.000-07:002022-10-09T05:01:20.039-07:00September Update<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Mid-October almost here and must update September ........ Fathers Day and it was off to Bundanoon where daffodils were blooming in abundance..... </i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AV114pFdx9KZUhfUq_HAoIVQIuDB29Okqr8mB_PdMTwRrg8n-IuudaAF3YpnXMy9ttjCdLylfyZRnlZaj5VI4i9wvPdgtb5OMU7s1S78wQ7sxCdNi-k7nkVuRQ_EV07cvz3ZlpdmckWKCOgVDnlMVx8m3SrqFlQYttlh_j-1HzOfYW-Ft4R05V9ZdQ/s1280/310366378_820154942526767_4557458970192786616_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AV114pFdx9KZUhfUq_HAoIVQIuDB29Okqr8mB_PdMTwRrg8n-IuudaAF3YpnXMy9ttjCdLylfyZRnlZaj5VI4i9wvPdgtb5OMU7s1S78wQ7sxCdNi-k7nkVuRQ_EV07cvz3ZlpdmckWKCOgVDnlMVx8m3SrqFlQYttlh_j-1HzOfYW-Ft4R05V9ZdQ/w113-h200/310366378_820154942526767_4557458970192786616_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcMFgSgFPbNX7J_grbCAdLG1mEJodKFAQn9M4qC8NUM1R_t5-4U0UxVo1Ox9qdBOGo9b2mwANjKN-tAr3gISxA4RXHVrbPc0oKS79cbSVsExMHb1o6Byjy74vwWgxidgBHDFwnGYH00c_k8hd59p0EgjlhdQz4ZNo8PPL6aHfqojcbPMQ6PkfeLjhmQ/s1280/310451694_1276332246464303_2226565555235976592_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcMFgSgFPbNX7J_grbCAdLG1mEJodKFAQn9M4qC8NUM1R_t5-4U0UxVo1Ox9qdBOGo9b2mwANjKN-tAr3gISxA4RXHVrbPc0oKS79cbSVsExMHb1o6Byjy74vwWgxidgBHDFwnGYH00c_k8hd59p0EgjlhdQz4ZNo8PPL6aHfqojcbPMQ6PkfeLjhmQ/w113-h200/310451694_1276332246464303_2226565555235976592_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34P-uGLODYynjMaL-DCZEw18f_FRlplaJU0pFHywL9O6pLncNaPdOAcFveoHwQGpE8fv6F96lNfJJ14dgzMokbalTn7Btan2a1FcfUDn7JhmlNfHwj39Q9W_rJGSOgugvR-Hfzgr-7CEp4FAk5iSJsZDw15Dj3cQZIvhIU8zobmFoKjIsKDg3-0j9Eg/s1280/310268039_1056914841670222_4677955657465729561_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Meanwhile...... the required number of EPP stars for a quilt is very slowly growing - and I do emphasise "slowly" <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxicm6AuXP7bTiXG3lmAdE4icwmvHgBHqQOAVFFObUp69bwZKHe_lsvLg5vJHRlcKDZxBetDnYqBcRO6xp-XiO9_HHkEqhgtKrhcuZwkeo6NfWxQdXOMjMzCNF8SSPv7QLxRlKK_OxcG40ImmEs-9OmoJ2CqA-AYLT3dz-vZ_vBmfubnqAKpAQKGl3A/s1280/310606651_478921724281100_6471330172921090332_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxicm6AuXP7bTiXG3lmAdE4icwmvHgBHqQOAVFFObUp69bwZKHe_lsvLg5vJHRlcKDZxBetDnYqBcRO6xp-XiO9_HHkEqhgtKrhcuZwkeo6NfWxQdXOMjMzCNF8SSPv7QLxRlKK_OxcG40ImmEs-9OmoJ2CqA-AYLT3dz-vZ_vBmfubnqAKpAQKGl3A/w113-h200/310606651_478921724281100_6471330172921090332_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 2nd Elizabethan era came to an end early September with the passing of Queen Elizabeth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JSXRh_SPUf6E50WYy9bMsxnejwBgzt-FAGfsNxqZWVEwWr0Awcmmy510oASfqVubSXY74ixzTeCs-42OqGZJbryND7BcXlHr-eML0uawg2y_aqsAZp9U3vIjm5CoNPur_AP1zgWJmIFAVuUs550tsgVKF2hRWHjleMOFgXlJk7BpnePVPQspP8clAw/s1280/309834550_598350475311297_2016724703762351244_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JSXRh_SPUf6E50WYy9bMsxnejwBgzt-FAGfsNxqZWVEwWr0Awcmmy510oASfqVubSXY74ixzTeCs-42OqGZJbryND7BcXlHr-eML0uawg2y_aqsAZp9U3vIjm5CoNPur_AP1zgWJmIFAVuUs550tsgVKF2hRWHjleMOFgXlJk7BpnePVPQspP8clAw/w113-h200/309834550_598350475311297_2016724703762351244_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course September was another wet month and, yes, Miss Dora, somewhere under all that out of control garden is the courtyard we usually sit in.... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMJzJlT64D7Ar--0HNUzrjpSmIc39ADG9eVCKdgZa_i6dJ3qhWawhFRlwgtb6aKZBxOPW5vS351vchwOLL5OhdC12lwanh6iO3M7DiRTFVD8cKgjVCKM0BlqMNx9Xwv0TdClvJfNuGcZr5AtXwkQcNog198QfznCPDihNX8ae8e3GwZ9U-b6ugtuaZw/s1280/310353246_415145880800537_1556646366909114057_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMJzJlT64D7Ar--0HNUzrjpSmIc39ADG9eVCKdgZa_i6dJ3qhWawhFRlwgtb6aKZBxOPW5vS351vchwOLL5OhdC12lwanh6iO3M7DiRTFVD8cKgjVCKM0BlqMNx9Xwv0TdClvJfNuGcZr5AtXwkQcNog198QfznCPDihNX8ae8e3GwZ9U-b6ugtuaZw/w113-h200/310353246_415145880800537_1556646366909114057_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That brings September up to date as tomorrow I head off to Bundanoon again for a family celebration that will need a "journal" entry of its own! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta</div><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></i></span><p></p><p> </p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-75451453938040876572022-08-30T04:15:00.000-07:002022-08-30T04:15:56.427-07:00Very Overdue Update<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Has it really been nearly 2 months since I last posted!! The days just just seem to slip away so time to do an update before we head out of August and leave Winter behind.....</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Mid July and our family home finally passed onto new owners - a family with young children ....so lovely to know that the wonderful life we had growing up in the home and in a lovely area can now be passed onto another family. My sisters and I had another week there packing up last minute things - even got the old box of wines, which dad kept reminding us about, from under the house ...not sure they were of any value though! We stayed in the house with no furniture so we "camped" indoors - luckily the gas heating and electricity was still connected !!</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt281JcIpvQRQzUw0t26puTKtig46bICr-pg3n_riaUiIUSTHIrb5Tj5vR3dS7YjqDdVImemRlXgvAAXKrx5DzcFGRT3h1zdeOAY-6n2ehRZikm_6tnQvW8yNZ2xx1hdFw9qZW_eFhqvaog5Tbr2tzlOz0uE2Ebb5kU7HS5je2XXJADfJ6bPivWjsDfg/s3612/301066945_760510088611205_9069484676142530271_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2709" data-original-width="3612" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt281JcIpvQRQzUw0t26puTKtig46bICr-pg3n_riaUiIUSTHIrb5Tj5vR3dS7YjqDdVImemRlXgvAAXKrx5DzcFGRT3h1zdeOAY-6n2ehRZikm_6tnQvW8yNZ2xx1hdFw9qZW_eFhqvaog5Tbr2tzlOz0uE2Ebb5kU7HS5je2XXJADfJ6bPivWjsDfg/w200-h150/301066945_760510088611205_9069484676142530271_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRxBSiCwVa_T_TKNrFQXgTAnEvgv-G6lgwA3JMYuat0nis0D3atDjMTHRxKaQs8-y46A2bRTGqJNscm3tlg3FvtUw89F4mq9R5GB4ZJ8tlkQs-UeFzrNWArTc3N_0EHcfJbe6f96f2d4-XaZ-iR6m3LrClNq_cXBsIp-YBW9yGkkzr0-rYp_g8TTsvA/s3612/289162258_5014908628632379_3221949057367299614_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRxBSiCwVa_T_TKNrFQXgTAnEvgv-G6lgwA3JMYuat0nis0D3atDjMTHRxKaQs8-y46A2bRTGqJNscm3tlg3FvtUw89F4mq9R5GB4ZJ8tlkQs-UeFzrNWArTc3N_0EHcfJbe6f96f2d4-XaZ-iR6m3LrClNq_cXBsIp-YBW9yGkkzr0-rYp_g8TTsvA/w113-h200/289162258_5014908628632379_3221949057367299614_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mfzG6wC0799SX1LHSj4LmSxn5Ryc8WWKlqIRK0cZJHlGh5GgY-lu__xyGKwytOv2VFzqsmPykynfZkB-aNEZMpxbh1JyE3RrEJRmwpf-7WXNxiHIzVYr1f8hFEfrpe-o0ubeeC8DcNqUVeX9tMQ-rinNVevYwhBfAmRRFtfdKOQS7lGPLhoSoEEnqg/s3072/289387008_737469061040024_481467627145274896_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mfzG6wC0799SX1LHSj4LmSxn5Ryc8WWKlqIRK0cZJHlGh5GgY-lu__xyGKwytOv2VFzqsmPykynfZkB-aNEZMpxbh1JyE3RrEJRmwpf-7WXNxiHIzVYr1f8hFEfrpe-o0ubeeC8DcNqUVeX9tMQ-rinNVevYwhBfAmRRFtfdKOQS7lGPLhoSoEEnqg/w150-h200/289387008_737469061040024_481467627145274896_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></i></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkk0I8vYswcKkFqPCKWSia9ZXFJ67_Zwk-KuvhKXUI-K02Q_1dlkbaCALSERyyO8oJXAUsLXtvihI_bYm2IQaC-ErO_HpN2Q3h02tjX7gBI0DvlcKFbJvDTvT6J0SYSEZV4SttPhj6jT5mXCjj1TkCVXsOWe1_4LT3SppOk2Yroqhvkd3s2oJ8jGEphQ/s3612/301444031_1087076128596789_1462089776754063737_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkk0I8vYswcKkFqPCKWSia9ZXFJ67_Zwk-KuvhKXUI-K02Q_1dlkbaCALSERyyO8oJXAUsLXtvihI_bYm2IQaC-ErO_HpN2Q3h02tjX7gBI0DvlcKFbJvDTvT6J0SYSEZV4SttPhj6jT5mXCjj1TkCVXsOWe1_4LT3SppOk2Yroqhvkd3s2oJ8jGEphQ/w113-h200/301444031_1087076128596789_1462089776754063737_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>With Mum's birthday late July and mine early August we celebrated together in Bundanoon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXltxX-KfI6-B3deK6nRLinVvzxOXoowBBsXL5RvHD9kVBc7WdkxfTJ5IQPkRKqax3QbLh2J7FrfqqI0G8ve1nYSBSFS0h0r1DnxG7T6CbKeeiEw1-b8PIskIPLK3LiZR448naOB3JBn7nCXb4-F3y1ba_dV6liy9clxEJpLvbkrKw6t3pHrvIeB5vag/s3612/296719981_446125094087084_6144705995158147001_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXltxX-KfI6-B3deK6nRLinVvzxOXoowBBsXL5RvHD9kVBc7WdkxfTJ5IQPkRKqax3QbLh2J7FrfqqI0G8ve1nYSBSFS0h0r1DnxG7T6CbKeeiEw1-b8PIskIPLK3LiZR448naOB3JBn7nCXb4-F3y1ba_dV6liy9clxEJpLvbkrKw6t3pHrvIeB5vag/w113-h200/296719981_446125094087084_6144705995158147001_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and while up in Bundanoon we though we should pay a visit to Berrima Patchwork and of course some purchases were made! A few more fabrics to add to my 30's range and some....just because I loved the bundle of colours together! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuz0-aa_UVwRROV5plmSmlFvglTDjpZ4RxORbg3cBpqwHUdhwRFG_mlu6zd5268Gr5MrZYatL8Dg4JqpdpqWJEKkjCiNpvFqtRzF8YR2A4Ou1EJwFojw51Zz-JCcpxWxuntZA5LCfqRBIlUoWL4KZZKJaz6kekUJ_slzoSDj3QEUxaed2wjEkH-Jnlhw/s3612/300724742_1271156383629608_4519269897463774711_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuz0-aa_UVwRROV5plmSmlFvglTDjpZ4RxORbg3cBpqwHUdhwRFG_mlu6zd5268Gr5MrZYatL8Dg4JqpdpqWJEKkjCiNpvFqtRzF8YR2A4Ou1EJwFojw51Zz-JCcpxWxuntZA5LCfqRBIlUoWL4KZZKJaz6kekUJ_slzoSDj3QEUxaed2wjEkH-Jnlhw/w113-h200/300724742_1271156383629608_4519269897463774711_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNbNnhElO8Bmvyms3fhOVhU05fVt-67QvhXBP7qza9TgswmZ5iRXvt6PB_fB16_K8TyWJm68gcN4fKDphOZoGb2Q0OxXS4na5g6t1B8OT2cpCCbyYatSWGfR476ZPm2uyb3FfR_L0DMOA5GBk9dT5KOmb-k-leE0KDlg6fJENFx1CpztmkrmBxYbuhA/s3612/301387576_1520350135048821_4846974169363796044_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNbNnhElO8Bmvyms3fhOVhU05fVt-67QvhXBP7qza9TgswmZ5iRXvt6PB_fB16_K8TyWJm68gcN4fKDphOZoGb2Q0OxXS4na5g6t1B8OT2cpCCbyYatSWGfR476ZPm2uyb3FfR_L0DMOA5GBk9dT5KOmb-k-leE0KDlg6fJENFx1CpztmkrmBxYbuhA/w113-h200/301387576_1520350135048821_4846974169363796044_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been collecting old doileys which maybe one day will be made into something and was fortunate enough to find this lot for $5 at a local op-shop.... I now have around 30 or so....I do at times wonder about the person who actually did the lovely embroidery on these.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGVkJrhYVxzAtUJYmTkI051RCL-iKBcu8VFkXl7LgDyNEoUzxOAW4rvPENjRAldhEPxZcZ7ZJvNsZcjR51OicZEr_j17JOIa2MCSC3XnAz1g2NbHrGKPBFKgApYyXx9BNOMOABgarbng0eWaXOcyvveuRgyhfnw7kqpFwYa3pxN2Vp5eleRHj85AJsw/s3612/301586208_579575813859715_1019718221474428463_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGVkJrhYVxzAtUJYmTkI051RCL-iKBcu8VFkXl7LgDyNEoUzxOAW4rvPENjRAldhEPxZcZ7ZJvNsZcjR51OicZEr_j17JOIa2MCSC3XnAz1g2NbHrGKPBFKgApYyXx9BNOMOABgarbng0eWaXOcyvveuRgyhfnw7kqpFwYa3pxN2Vp5eleRHj85AJsw/w113-h200/301586208_579575813859715_1019718221474428463_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....and one of my doileys was just the right spot for this lovely posy of flowers gifted to me by a special friend..... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlz-ValE1kN7aQLSOOQ65c3tbSU3HZjax8uBR74ULtLYo6J1wOhBL2qiSmT4zqvTIxzqrpODYVjcmNz5Hm9KbjP98YBrcwPFHPMqPS7jNkjhgh5JVhh6ITCCyYHcX5U9NaJ_m1sG2eO05tXjhxFoWzyh9Wt7Unw1hg1vofeiSvBZyJXvkPVV2JatTfA/s3612/300839532_596551388513109_8234218247403468736_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlz-ValE1kN7aQLSOOQ65c3tbSU3HZjax8uBR74ULtLYo6J1wOhBL2qiSmT4zqvTIxzqrpODYVjcmNz5Hm9KbjP98YBrcwPFHPMqPS7jNkjhgh5JVhh6ITCCyYHcX5U9NaJ_m1sG2eO05tXjhxFoWzyh9Wt7Unw1hg1vofeiSvBZyJXvkPVV2JatTfA/w113-h200/300839532_596551388513109_8234218247403468736_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sad to say there's been no progress on any creative projects since my last post..... perhaps next time! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></i></span><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-15609452705793998902022-06-19T04:13:00.001-07:002022-06-19T04:13:34.619-07:00A Little Reading & Stitching....<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Well, it seems it takes a bit of doing nothing to get some stitching happening and that's what has happened over the past couple of weeks..... Covid finally caught up with me and.... quite coincidently at the same time with my sister, Linda who lives way up on the mid-north coast!! ....this of course meant a couple of weeks off work with the first week spent taking it easy and relaxing in the sun with a book and this little one not too far away.......... </i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFp9VVmLOTYYffQcGmOBRDCXi5Yn244v5iLkgjDR_5PYdASulb_w72ePrNRSpJaH7pn-f8wUhCxPrR7nipt-fQHd1QWcFeGRA5OBlHIPvTURXMGr0zkH0KJKPmf7jBFEKjMYjTCR8JTLIo1ivDSX1rMklB-KpZHPR54gKx1YDvr60OIEm-DoYOowUzA/s3612/288656575_1226160568187975_8503185098246183781_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFp9VVmLOTYYffQcGmOBRDCXi5Yn244v5iLkgjDR_5PYdASulb_w72ePrNRSpJaH7pn-f8wUhCxPrR7nipt-fQHd1QWcFeGRA5OBlHIPvTURXMGr0zkH0KJKPmf7jBFEKjMYjTCR8JTLIo1ivDSX1rMklB-KpZHPR54gKx1YDvr60OIEm-DoYOowUzA/w113-h200/288656575_1226160568187975_8503185098246183781_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4QCEikOA8MDcSTi8i4b1r7Wcz1FRHRlek9kZFTFQOlohITm8EZS_qhZoBgX4b7q6bTZ5FI4feizLeGF65fKek0WN33MkwxHq4vPECcbEAQXbLUqyTB2rEJhzKlohchYlKxt5fZqMKHcsoFshwBhS76fQ0VAwt4CHMISXl_cFDyIRjt_SvjyExCdxhw/s3612/288218640_411956797560009_1859844352000344140_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4QCEikOA8MDcSTi8i4b1r7Wcz1FRHRlek9kZFTFQOlohITm8EZS_qhZoBgX4b7q6bTZ5FI4feizLeGF65fKek0WN33MkwxHq4vPECcbEAQXbLUqyTB2rEJhzKlohchYlKxt5fZqMKHcsoFshwBhS76fQ0VAwt4CHMISXl_cFDyIRjt_SvjyExCdxhw/w113-h200/288218640_411956797560009_1859844352000344140_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></i></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Then time to maybe start a new project that involved just some hand stitching.... so a forage through my stash of 1930s reproduction fabrics which have been multiplying over many years was made, a pattern found and a start was made..... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwFkC4aOUZAwNo_Gq-Wq2EHCdGO9X7XRXGphu2s_72fPffuiL7i5CIoPeY4tiKYNinsX-wQPxma7W4HRSx16na36oSd7auIoEuYVXzmEqjZfToeVf1rt62HwHiGYN8InChONUpxBn_clOpQd6nAb07_Wvfh24IsseCbr2OuKS4rrRFNpBK6oVZSVrhg/s3612/287511323_763490831486882_8632890621732196825_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwFkC4aOUZAwNo_Gq-Wq2EHCdGO9X7XRXGphu2s_72fPffuiL7i5CIoPeY4tiKYNinsX-wQPxma7W4HRSx16na36oSd7auIoEuYVXzmEqjZfToeVf1rt62HwHiGYN8InChONUpxBn_clOpQd6nAb07_Wvfh24IsseCbr2OuKS4rrRFNpBK6oVZSVrhg/w113-h200/287511323_763490831486882_8632890621732196825_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdipsAI9h0VUcUcCGaOCZsemX7ds24o-RK4KWqnscz9bi6C0wL-w8_6pZZs5l6n6pR1rs28PuL2sCevLmpfCIs4q2UZVEi1dQhawRzpV6Op_LN_62qbP8YF79rxgfPwmqkmzsWShQSMV8AAx3KZQcMF0cp_xdBYkvpTE3PiptGanfNGpc8pbG3MMKqw/s3612/287707725_7841183122622261_8021539604419427432_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdipsAI9h0VUcUcCGaOCZsemX7ds24o-RK4KWqnscz9bi6C0wL-w8_6pZZs5l6n6pR1rs28PuL2sCevLmpfCIs4q2UZVEi1dQhawRzpV6Op_LN_62qbP8YF79rxgfPwmqkmzsWShQSMV8AAx3KZQcMF0cp_xdBYkvpTE3PiptGanfNGpc8pbG3MMKqw/w113-h200/287707725_7841183122622261_8021539604419427432_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also finished off this panel - made from pre-cut hexagons purchased from the Liberty shop in London way back in 2018! Will make it into a cushion when the urge to sit at the sewing machine makes an appearance! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7noOZ3Why_I-cRh1kDLfuFCizao2W7rFlkaSyMUqmfA8BuON7XypdIfhho1FyNo3Os3HLXTzOVd2nha95j_Vwx4E-s-cqJT3ghMSyayQ2pCfgumP3U0umVjZ3vgk_RRazDeLTKQZVwdHa9eo6AapijtiP4VZgHinXSMx1KK7PnbaqgWmNZAOruRNNEg/s3612/288162811_419107596773713_8552653677208979635_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7noOZ3Why_I-cRh1kDLfuFCizao2W7rFlkaSyMUqmfA8BuON7XypdIfhho1FyNo3Os3HLXTzOVd2nha95j_Vwx4E-s-cqJT3ghMSyayQ2pCfgumP3U0umVjZ3vgk_RRazDeLTKQZVwdHa9eo6AapijtiP4VZgHinXSMx1KK7PnbaqgWmNZAOruRNNEg/w113-h200/288162811_419107596773713_8552653677208979635_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's about it for now....with health returning (including my sister's) for me it's back to work tomorrow.......a bit less stitching will be happening but will keep going as it's time to make something from these lovely fabrics.... and there are even more stashed away than what's in the photo above!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta</div><br /></div></div><br /></i></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-87985227167338951172022-06-01T06:30:00.000-07:002022-06-01T06:30:40.888-07:00Special times.....<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Oh my goodness! Has it really been that long again since I was last here!! </i></span> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Well, I think I will keep it to the main events for now...... </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Going way back to February Mum & Dads' aged care home in Bundanoon decided to celebrate Estonian National Day as my parents are Estonian.... so... my sister and I dressed up in our national costumes - we were amazed they still fitted as it was many years since we had worn them when we did Estonian folk dancing!! It was a great day - with a morning tea and a short documentary style film on Estonia..... many of the residents were fascinated in learning about a little known country - some thought we were about to start dancing but unfortunately they were out of luck! </i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3j_owvA3-OYYFtax4rXbU6AI3JK4DYNZxxlV_vwjzWlfWk3kuLvENzx9_qswWtq4qUqG43LV2t3KDLxg9s871klGSnVLPQJtOQkkGEhM7lAl2HOr9LOz04WPdfe2ikzsmJD4Ozg4JUHquv842iqxxQD9aTZzsx9k1EbGAtaZ3t1jQJ2novWBDu7SVg/s3612/284770612_525792889229362_3517816512780158572_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2704" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3j_owvA3-OYYFtax4rXbU6AI3JK4DYNZxxlV_vwjzWlfWk3kuLvENzx9_qswWtq4qUqG43LV2t3KDLxg9s871klGSnVLPQJtOQkkGEhM7lAl2HOr9LOz04WPdfe2ikzsmJD4Ozg4JUHquv842iqxxQD9aTZzsx9k1EbGAtaZ3t1jQJ2novWBDu7SVg/w150-h200/284770612_525792889229362_3517816512780158572_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhz0OFeSBMxzb9nRj7g_ZTLpdaUUXPSFBs-hJI1mCZqAdRc1JJB0lSCcP9gNfeb_Enbj2ol0DLHm43ZDR8cJT5hsMBla5TTXEMANYsi7pux3nk46p1nGqL3OGLEovZ9sEBaxQzA6lfrVF_WUPUEaOORVDMohyoH3Hwz17CwNaVrIRAk6Hwn47bCgOIHw/s3612/283436303_5108562529180350_7755240382025978838_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2709" data-original-width="3612" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhz0OFeSBMxzb9nRj7g_ZTLpdaUUXPSFBs-hJI1mCZqAdRc1JJB0lSCcP9gNfeb_Enbj2ol0DLHm43ZDR8cJT5hsMBla5TTXEMANYsi7pux3nk46p1nGqL3OGLEovZ9sEBaxQzA6lfrVF_WUPUEaOORVDMohyoH3Hwz17CwNaVrIRAk6Hwn47bCgOIHw/w200-h150/283436303_5108562529180350_7755240382025978838_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>In April (19th to be precise) Mum & Dad celebrated a very special occasion ....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>their </i></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">70th Wedding Anniversary!! 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I arrived to be greeted by colourful Autumn leaves - and surprise, surprise it wasn't raining!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yI78r7ansX6GqeDw9cUIkEpoVwmJZ0eUkzOBWmluTFKINHQPUfxjM5cAevddHqW8EPna-XC-zbRu_cUj9uVmXWmjg9MXWDEGUkcAJHsXGx5NA617Mbm_9wNQdYV71DgANezJaQaWdyRiN_8IBlA6CWr6dFkEOhkjasDJ8qYfdXvzVlN9oh_WfrWwUg/s3612/280455638_430786575527651_4471614087949584753_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yI78r7ansX6GqeDw9cUIkEpoVwmJZ0eUkzOBWmluTFKINHQPUfxjM5cAevddHqW8EPna-XC-zbRu_cUj9uVmXWmjg9MXWDEGUkcAJHsXGx5NA617Mbm_9wNQdYV71DgANezJaQaWdyRiN_8IBlA6CWr6dFkEOhkjasDJ8qYfdXvzVlN9oh_WfrWwUg/w113-h200/280455638_430786575527651_4471614087949584753_n.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEl3n9lttZ7ziKnDDYll5HP2RkXJvtqAj_ui6ZAQOel4InCi41VwOjnKy6XWP5VeK2Eq82A6Hof_705xoQLfF8c4c9rgIEw0DwS5VZCn-7V_FC8ryXaarDwulbI8T9GSw_P8b6m2Jgr1cEIY9SBOofM0b6gwLoNPCbu9dQn2KanTP90AgOSzcCZdJqQ/s3612/280661780_509264564213110_8556499860115131543_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I actually had my needle and thread out before Mothers' Day making Mum a small lavender bag......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzxx4pKkHOYJF-KYqB0cENDoVha7Xz7Oj5jflJJFC3GFHBQrohXKNanRMvMRQOw7QDqwPClLGiSCkrv-CCpexhdk_KWZevV0CsK0ZF8dBsrWRHKySWzQsf-K5PRUr8KgtcBNN_1QSt8GB2XEyeCcneYW3Y9JAqJ72L1GzRexETeVmo2JYv96Sdq7mvg/s3612/279643425_343073671142352_2189772435126481816_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzxx4pKkHOYJF-KYqB0cENDoVha7Xz7Oj5jflJJFC3GFHBQrohXKNanRMvMRQOw7QDqwPClLGiSCkrv-CCpexhdk_KWZevV0CsK0ZF8dBsrWRHKySWzQsf-K5PRUr8KgtcBNN_1QSt8GB2XEyeCcneYW3Y9JAqJ72L1GzRexETeVmo2JYv96Sdq7mvg/w113-h200/279643425_343073671142352_2189772435126481816_n.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And Megan in England sent her traditional Mothers' Day message ...this year from Bristol !</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieO48TChks_vArKaaXm9v6Xu-FmQMDlC7vG6oe7SyVg0lhpCoZAfsKZUYuTBAvRfHGC0uQwVDC5LZmicJSlWeD89sfkvB5GsFTJ-Nz3ItIFPutoT62_fgf30xSFohoBDMM8o9NczJCHHCk5QCthjTRBz-YIti4G-gJ8UB6kKwrmgWzKcviKuljjvK2ag/s960/280394640_536879827933431_4714468635958752199_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieO48TChks_vArKaaXm9v6Xu-FmQMDlC7vG6oe7SyVg0lhpCoZAfsKZUYuTBAvRfHGC0uQwVDC5LZmicJSlWeD89sfkvB5GsFTJ-Nz3ItIFPutoT62_fgf30xSFohoBDMM8o9NczJCHHCk5QCthjTRBz-YIti4G-gJ8UB6kKwrmgWzKcviKuljjvK2ag/w150-h200/280394640_536879827933431_4714468635958752199_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">As always have been reading...... over Easter and weeks on either side.....</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A week ago we had great news from Megan .....her husband James has had his Permanent Residency Visa approved!! So now they are on track to arrive home by (hopefully) September / October.... Megan left for a 3 year working holiday in 2015 - of course she met the man of her dreams and it has taken a little longer for her return - though we have had visits and I've been able to travel over to catch up with them. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9XZd9H_fno-4ygGF2x0CFkaSCqj0xR1_f_kadkkzdihfPXbezucJbm1XITNTEjyGyy_sGFrIxN7gThLcksKZsJ3iwnasPnWy82Rb5nbq3r1kYmSR0HdxSuWyDUQhteHY1NNFQ0TunDMICTWeEBfsc9rmPEmIigegE0zXR8w-FmJ_xRwJEWXcNn7FHQ/s720/245037591_164341132565053_9051515389253213568_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9XZd9H_fno-4ygGF2x0CFkaSCqj0xR1_f_kadkkzdihfPXbezucJbm1XITNTEjyGyy_sGFrIxN7gThLcksKZsJ3iwnasPnWy82Rb5nbq3r1kYmSR0HdxSuWyDUQhteHY1NNFQ0TunDMICTWeEBfsc9rmPEmIigegE0zXR8w-FmJ_xRwJEWXcNn7FHQ/w200-h200/245037591_164341132565053_9051515389253213568_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And.... today.... SOLD.... our family home of 70 years (not counting the 10 years prior when my Uncle and family lived there before leaving for Canada and selling on to Mum & Dad) ...we all have been very fortunate that a young family has bought the house and it will be kept in its original state with only a possible extension out the back..... as my blog becomes a journal I will do a separate post about our home.... my sisters and I have spent many a week over the past months packing up the memories! </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4mBXvlIKnqqftowH75FJAKUSy-jRHvZaJBX4RyG1XC5Wd2V8g1MokrsFLO6b2cw30z8-kPK_uNKeqDhE_yk-KGeGhddG_WrJQZtRnGgdMKmEAcfs7KgU_Vs0SzG7NWhH9X67S9olN22Q8huKFHsFvhUi2zC4OgWTV5hgfLEqKDdXl2DEYUsW_3jeEg/s4128/20210927_121450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4mBXvlIKnqqftowH75FJAKUSy-jRHvZaJBX4RyG1XC5Wd2V8g1MokrsFLO6b2cw30z8-kPK_uNKeqDhE_yk-KGeGhddG_WrJQZtRnGgdMKmEAcfs7KgU_Vs0SzG7NWhH9X67S9olN22Q8huKFHsFvhUi2zC4OgWTV5hgfLEqKDdXl2DEYUsW_3jeEg/w200-h150/20210927_121450.jpg" width="200" /></a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Meanwhile 1st June has arrived and with it very cold weather!! ..... and this little Miss always finds the sunny spots....</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFZFmEu4Xl6j4Jmakf9xSjVYORuXuIe9IIC7Bf-f23UR1p-Xyh7dCelCr0b8EihWxpI1-LtG0C47I__sEOlaFRPFpYC-8k4vNM_qeR1Ly31z9Jwf7WsgzKjmeUXdDTEJDdWUsfNzDkeaLkH-jyCORaOcZS3XlD4NYrxsdoGJzKW3-4sbhumgrSdh_xw/s3612/280614944_788213068830274_108250770707993049_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="2704" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFZFmEu4Xl6j4Jmakf9xSjVYORuXuIe9IIC7Bf-f23UR1p-Xyh7dCelCr0b8EihWxpI1-LtG0C47I__sEOlaFRPFpYC-8k4vNM_qeR1Ly31z9Jwf7WsgzKjmeUXdDTEJDdWUsfNzDkeaLkH-jyCORaOcZS3XlD4NYrxsdoGJzKW3-4sbhumgrSdh_xw/w150-h200/280614944_788213068830274_108250770707993049_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">So that about catches you up with the latest from here..... I have started doing a bit more stitching, knitting is happening, more books are being read, enjoying working my 4 day week ...but more next time including more of our Sydney home sale..... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy Stitching</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Asta</span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div><br /><br /></i></div></div><br /><i style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-74906101975308910532022-04-11T04:46:00.000-07:002022-04-11T04:46:07.066-07:00Christmas 21 - January 22<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>WOW!! has it really been that long since my last post. The past few months have been rather busy but lets just catch up with Christmas and January...... As mentioned when finishing off last time I mentioned that we were having our Christmas in Bundanoon, which we did, and it was so good to be able to have Mum and Dad join us. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Christmas Eve was rather cool with fog and a Winter jumper needed....but much warmer by the following day......</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxWeZ0UracUsuLqyz_N6qb6Qb8kzIcDqjsT6FLOVrEgkmuFRcgZDX8Dai0YkzIkVfb1IrXYQBlIyGVETPsPtrppMg2WJw2Xc6VjTXhhw11Hgk-4_mFsqVrxHIYgRnj8lYbvJNv3_Y3TUw3P3RWSv55Vh-K0qipVfTiDMt8PNphDzqdmJhK_OS9NDfVQ/s960/267842312_285240440235204_1603904291829333827_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxWeZ0UracUsuLqyz_N6qb6Qb8kzIcDqjsT6FLOVrEgkmuFRcgZDX8Dai0YkzIkVfb1IrXYQBlIyGVETPsPtrppMg2WJw2Xc6VjTXhhw11Hgk-4_mFsqVrxHIYgRnj8lYbvJNv3_Y3TUw3P3RWSv55Vh-K0qipVfTiDMt8PNphDzqdmJhK_OS9NDfVQ/w150-h200/267842312_285240440235204_1603904291829333827_n.jpg" width="150" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Meg and James had to isolate for 7 days before visiting Mum & Dad at the aged care home and we couldn't believe it when the home went into lockdown on the 7th day!! To say we were very disappointed would be an understatement but there were many long visits chatting via phone over the following days.... and Mum & Dad were so thrilled to just see them all. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzPYf2Rjm_Jep5a3tkFsh9aPhb0yaSpNDM7Rqn9E1zqrabhcBhrtVWBdl9C7quKOBDy0kaGeybkdR7Ts3aKVRos_98He0uDGO3c0aQVk1DWX-r4TppS-0F-R65eyJWmWW8gaEl5PVPvboXsM-aoDqMiCW0a7Oei3NH8YF-Dt6frfQ-wIoCrHgY-Gi-w/s960/269877713_325465442816189_2694137940001732109_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzPYf2Rjm_Jep5a3tkFsh9aPhb0yaSpNDM7Rqn9E1zqrabhcBhrtVWBdl9C7quKOBDy0kaGeybkdR7Ts3aKVRos_98He0uDGO3c0aQVk1DWX-r4TppS-0F-R65eyJWmWW8gaEl5PVPvboXsM-aoDqMiCW0a7Oei3NH8YF-Dt6frfQ-wIoCrHgY-Gi-w/w200-h150/269877713_325465442816189_2694137940001732109_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><i>Amazing what you can do with reflections!</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyLYzdQ3-4aekok3ng-D9V910SglS04SICdld9QBmvUMKvFU23mMwYscl4fH0jBg6gYXgxGn4mp13GiZ-12IGK8fOhtJIsxseSfG8ZEhmzHamRE4tuLOJ9gEAD03VdnwyIqLvMhY7MgAcUfuAI5pNRZL3s_NE53yojFXLbgtJX20KfcEfF05AQo8pug/s768/272632487_341197261249953_4180803934156951562_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyLYzdQ3-4aekok3ng-D9V910SglS04SICdld9QBmvUMKvFU23mMwYscl4fH0jBg6gYXgxGn4mp13GiZ-12IGK8fOhtJIsxseSfG8ZEhmzHamRE4tuLOJ9gEAD03VdnwyIqLvMhY7MgAcUfuAI5pNRZL3s_NE53yojFXLbgtJX20KfcEfF05AQo8pug/w200-h150/272632487_341197261249953_4180803934156951562_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: left;">Meg, James and Hayley made the most of their visit and spent a few days further south holidaying at Mt Kosciuszko.....mountain bike riding and hiking....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbBeX1xmYHecFvWR8c4KVukP-4L7-IzfaFEQTIZcZx-XiXrCWqjyJ5VNzryhjXe3HF_q4kPZP1xRY0WuWzt1AP3g9VoQdEqJhbw0yu6mFkSkAIPFbf1CN4_GTvqIc7iRdQzoCBgYe7Qn5N_bRQWptStkEN3k2W77BxnJ7IhiPQJjo3wlLONywWf4ODQ/s768/271963804_1594398657583599_4516038371205377553_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbBeX1xmYHecFvWR8c4KVukP-4L7-IzfaFEQTIZcZx-XiXrCWqjyJ5VNzryhjXe3HF_q4kPZP1xRY0WuWzt1AP3g9VoQdEqJhbw0yu6mFkSkAIPFbf1CN4_GTvqIc7iRdQzoCBgYe7Qn5N_bRQWptStkEN3k2W77BxnJ7IhiPQJjo3wlLONywWf4ODQ/w200-h150/271963804_1594398657583599_4516038371205377553_n.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaajc0KuAjwFSkXWWmhtEG_rcbg1fr56L0u0HB_6xr-wu1LU_UBLsX9RnBLHXYfZYsPv9Wy-N0GDFLfQIpPwehXUdp0ZyyWFJ6upLQZJYu1dfxlxuJAG4PQNgEP9Is3rzfB0D4rvUhV-cTW6HFY-FPbRezwDwCG6TnL5vjsPRo4wfn7IUFPY2RNpISWA/s768/272259504_4512004425575968_4390657142783635161_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaajc0KuAjwFSkXWWmhtEG_rcbg1fr56L0u0HB_6xr-wu1LU_UBLsX9RnBLHXYfZYsPv9Wy-N0GDFLfQIpPwehXUdp0ZyyWFJ6upLQZJYu1dfxlxuJAG4PQNgEP9Is3rzfB0D4rvUhV-cTW6HFY-FPbRezwDwCG6TnL5vjsPRo4wfn7IUFPY2RNpISWA/w200-h150/272259504_4512004425575968_4390657142783635161_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x5MXOTGrZwtNNGqra1pqVBZiMrkXMRY0cwjJb331WdMKGLtCWTWfuMCDVGsELHSg4UkHhRRlmtq--IydEQJkjceWGy2gZ4NkapvdHg0Zj7KW4wrKFmOZCRH3uf-oo1bgjZ1eSyohfUlo9z8UP9njnN-tWNaeBw9pXodkChBsZ0xVcWVmZuiv2iEc6A/s768/271939261_1089361685174480_8560949163118430200_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x5MXOTGrZwtNNGqra1pqVBZiMrkXMRY0cwjJb331WdMKGLtCWTWfuMCDVGsELHSg4UkHhRRlmtq--IydEQJkjceWGy2gZ4NkapvdHg0Zj7KW4wrKFmOZCRH3uf-oo1bgjZ1eSyohfUlo9z8UP9njnN-tWNaeBw9pXodkChBsZ0xVcWVmZuiv2iEc6A/w200-h150/271939261_1089361685174480_8560949163118430200_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The 3 of us also enjoyed a lovely girls (only) day out...... over a long long lunch! 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VKgpEyAeRqZ5NZwF2uKJ4JDmyDrBbgG3AaE_XH29FPL9NpAwrOA1FzLAUHkDs8a3XtKr_YPRyo96bsDkhP_bA3BNHdDIIUgg1RjpNpQx5b5gJGe05L0AJDfbhY_V4vi0QxSSEqB60_LmpM9BhXZhxmqZR6PH0C3SESSMTzqcdUrXOt8oHqO2autS9Q/s768/272393288_1089938801843765_6356668061116190624_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VKgpEyAeRqZ5NZwF2uKJ4JDmyDrBbgG3AaE_XH29FPL9NpAwrOA1FzLAUHkDs8a3XtKr_YPRyo96bsDkhP_bA3BNHdDIIUgg1RjpNpQx5b5gJGe05L0AJDfbhY_V4vi0QxSSEqB60_LmpM9BhXZhxmqZR6PH0C3SESSMTzqcdUrXOt8oHqO2autS9Q/w150-h200/272393288_1089938801843765_6356668061116190624_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All too soon their bags were packed and they were heading back to England - fingers crossed a permanent move "home" is on the agenda for later in the year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHT_jujPQMPwHehhNpw-V-uw9JC9SL_hSqyxMZJciU0tKCLt2tDBQ67w4oXfyPQ9SNXODTsYbRtL8vjcYgo4qoRN6zCRf1YvWRbJ5WmgHjAZ6MDOSEpl9FaXxZcRfdjS0Xa1ka3gP-pn3NmDgCcx8CZJYcmB_Zryqc3poVkYmby7j4PNu0Rff3U-XzA/s960/271392020_214059157519060_6970566822018084825_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHT_jujPQMPwHehhNpw-V-uw9JC9SL_hSqyxMZJciU0tKCLt2tDBQ67w4oXfyPQ9SNXODTsYbRtL8vjcYgo4qoRN6zCRf1YvWRbJ5WmgHjAZ6MDOSEpl9FaXxZcRfdjS0Xa1ka3gP-pn3NmDgCcx8CZJYcmB_Zryqc3poVkYmby7j4PNu0Rff3U-XzA/w150-h200/271392020_214059157519060_6970566822018084825_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then February arrived and with it came weeks spent in Sydney packing up our family home of 70 years ready for sale...... but more of that in my next post..... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Till next time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-13836339463239143752021-12-23T03:57:00.000-08:002021-12-23T03:57:09.857-08:00Christmas is coming.....<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br />Well.... a bit of an update from my last "post" where I left off just about to leave for Bundanoon. A couple of days became a couple of weeks as my sister ended up requiring surgery in Sydney after a wisdom tooth extraction caused a fractured jaw... "ouch"! This was followed by dad taking a slight decline in health so decided to stay on for a further week </i>- <i>but since then he has improved...... It was rather a cold rainy two weeks in Bundanoon but I had plenty of time to get to know my sister's rescue dog Sandy as taking him out for walks was an everyday event.... no matter what the weather!! </i></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzLio_Iv6RlBd9Y_CunWxaId3hOPifawLirVeI6Fc_YoS9cU-Cb4JXOPnGIADazDgnXdtthzx3nOOa1ZcY_pJJ1WQqLh8BweF3jDjwfWtwOmlFApHSMzfpepHVIjyd-uAPNwh7VCf77HNFGQRuSrQz12vtqglKyxGTaJVi7mxWLGH4JsgqrsyhuxovlA=s768" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzLio_Iv6RlBd9Y_CunWxaId3hOPifawLirVeI6Fc_YoS9cU-Cb4JXOPnGIADazDgnXdtthzx3nOOa1ZcY_pJJ1WQqLh8BweF3jDjwfWtwOmlFApHSMzfpepHVIjyd-uAPNwh7VCf77HNFGQRuSrQz12vtqglKyxGTaJVi7mxWLGH4JsgqrsyhuxovlA=w150-h200" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvGNzfy8RZG3YObo6Ut0TBH93bUQcKAmBEbNR7y7QoIGjmY4lB_XJNzgL-hJpRC2Xuuh_LbbNL9aAwc4txWUZ-LOUGigyG4sUjlHjl7Gz27fu0KS-7BBBsyE-S4LsmN5VHJn8-aVhvVwFZqG-Y9RtniqnUR8uHAAq-PkwD9a3dxJQUYBXQ8XDEMwYDZA=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvGNzfy8RZG3YObo6Ut0TBH93bUQcKAmBEbNR7y7QoIGjmY4lB_XJNzgL-hJpRC2Xuuh_LbbNL9aAwc4txWUZ-LOUGigyG4sUjlHjl7Gz27fu0KS-7BBBsyE-S4LsmN5VHJn8-aVhvVwFZqG-Y9RtniqnUR8uHAAq-PkwD9a3dxJQUYBXQ8XDEMwYDZA=w150-h200" width="150" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Also took a drive to a little village called Wingello where I spent time at a shop called "Castle Handmade" . The owner, Liz, has the studio set up at her home...she sells beautiful wools and runs crochet classes... a few balls of wool were bought for a future crochet project! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl8xGTCQJKBwhfKGGP8Xb7_2fPdEbf2aoUIicmvP0vNAhAQxKVbTrpSfk4BW2ZhkpInE5dqZmMWsuxlreKmlenrRZkgrBuxU7damp-lRdt7CVFtXv1WDtZxP_gYU0iRGZjpTMg17xFv2RuVK35b0-wLX-nuixglfdMAoLpVwpp5h8b07wwqrL72Skfhg=s600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl8xGTCQJKBwhfKGGP8Xb7_2fPdEbf2aoUIicmvP0vNAhAQxKVbTrpSfk4BW2ZhkpInE5dqZmMWsuxlreKmlenrRZkgrBuxU7damp-lRdt7CVFtXv1WDtZxP_gYU0iRGZjpTMg17xFv2RuVK35b0-wLX-nuixglfdMAoLpVwpp5h8b07wwqrL72Skfhg=w200-h200" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0QPFSkBw_3uxw1_d72krvlTuS8QtKOnHHiANhgfm79zVpAO6D5q0VrGJerZQfl08aQPmi4G3RD7LxCynsW01jC0KOxo76yCbIAf19JQCGdD8XVCPtqgZ3-hkJy0EAp1sKqvoHAiS2qKwjRGsWQZdQdfX4tk1MNSNZGKIsZZvpPURRwTETgZ_ynogWgQ=s301" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="301" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0QPFSkBw_3uxw1_d72krvlTuS8QtKOnHHiANhgfm79zVpAO6D5q0VrGJerZQfl08aQPmi4G3RD7LxCynsW01jC0KOxo76yCbIAf19JQCGdD8XVCPtqgZ3-hkJy0EAp1sKqvoHAiS2qKwjRGsWQZdQdfX4tk1MNSNZGKIsZZvpPURRwTETgZ_ynogWgQ=w200-h199" width="200" /></a></div></div></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Not a lot has really been done since then....busy at work and trying to catch up with housework but a couple of weekends ago my Santas came out of "hibernation" and touches of the festive season started to appear.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeAbKlj4KHrDfnsX7BW0oDYA64gQXom-wtyj1uL_jUHzBo_tNCyLqWjPsNnaBZ36qEpXv5vkPVTTInbuN1PlS7dSk0ycKYPP106drJMyXHrAkfiyeJY-1yPTmOSCTxsvl7qiNYcEmZnw4QQeXHrrDhjiH8qPYtPhlYHEqUjG4lsbwG6fr4Mecmiy0q0w=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeAbKlj4KHrDfnsX7BW0oDYA64gQXom-wtyj1uL_jUHzBo_tNCyLqWjPsNnaBZ36qEpXv5vkPVTTInbuN1PlS7dSk0ycKYPP106drJMyXHrAkfiyeJY-1yPTmOSCTxsvl7qiNYcEmZnw4QQeXHrrDhjiH8qPYtPhlYHEqUjG4lsbwG6fr4Mecmiy0q0w=w240-h320" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnobpI1Mpv672izDdBQVxXsq3oEzcnz4qEVThfi0YV5lJHzJxSEp26ATK82--XLmioHRBCOiT5F-ukjMkkyQKlR5FjKzRh5-EfqSXr1uozFC6UVD4J773fHvTiQ9eiX7vPF_cfYD0Kg95JLewmIiAFqR4iJuXPVbtG2LpVnLITdsMBSF36jE7J31mUCA=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnobpI1Mpv672izDdBQVxXsq3oEzcnz4qEVThfi0YV5lJHzJxSEp26ATK82--XLmioHRBCOiT5F-ukjMkkyQKlR5FjKzRh5-EfqSXr1uozFC6UVD4J773fHvTiQ9eiX7vPF_cfYD0Kg95JLewmIiAFqR4iJuXPVbtG2LpVnLITdsMBSF36jE7J31mUCA=w150-h200" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQ43ayGZ79Wy-yMD1NWHuKcSLf8HqS1Y6vcTxxSJjzOpehLTNRzEN333tWOidpAsnoM6NAMZYJUCwbyOi0pFKrTXYW_0gGUu9nWzYMY6AVPLGkXZq7K9RNVPWgsWazjNnSiE6hXhorZlgD2pqQfFXcfhOTxKJ2K02yPi1hya4VXUJITRl_c3a3IBlBTg=s960" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQ43ayGZ79Wy-yMD1NWHuKcSLf8HqS1Y6vcTxxSJjzOpehLTNRzEN333tWOidpAsnoM6NAMZYJUCwbyOi0pFKrTXYW_0gGUu9nWzYMY6AVPLGkXZq7K9RNVPWgsWazjNnSiE6hXhorZlgD2pqQfFXcfhOTxKJ2K02yPi1hya4VXUJITRl_c3a3IBlBTg=w150-h200" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Will be spending the Festive Season in Bundanoon and we're hoping Mum & Dad can join us at my sister's place for Christmas Day...presently they can as covid restrictions do allow them to leave but as we all know things could change. And.... Megan & James arrive from England for an unexpected 3 week visit early January so we are keeping our fingers crossed that all will happen as planned!! Hopefully Hayley will also be able to venture out of Queensland for a visit! Would be just lovely to have the whole family together - be it even for just a short time! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So that brings us nearly to the end of the year...... wishing my readers a happy and peaceful Christmas with loved ones and hoping the New Year is truly a good one for us all !! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta </div></div></div></div></i></span></div></div><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-60930862587186488442021-11-09T04:09:00.000-08:002021-11-09T04:09:08.728-08:00October Update<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Before we slide too much further into November I thought I should do a quick October update. </i></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">As our restrictions have eased over the past month our lovely embroidery group (minus 2 who couldn't make it) was once more able to get together .... as you can see though we decided it was cause for celebration with champagne and dinner as it had been some time since we had caught up....perhaps the stitching will make an appearance next time? </i></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kNEe7Cks26kkfvjPDuiCviiQuaRmoJLDDwedro3MwCdSym-KhGrhsVgN3k7EA8lTtkGNezuueYl1RycI4e9nPBhYwQhZosMGUS0H1NOm5xohd8Tuch_f7sGfsU54RHE6FDYz-ceEJAYz/s720/251990361_1442626782797655_198794875815029953_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kNEe7Cks26kkfvjPDuiCviiQuaRmoJLDDwedro3MwCdSym-KhGrhsVgN3k7EA8lTtkGNezuueYl1RycI4e9nPBhYwQhZosMGUS0H1NOm5xohd8Tuch_f7sGfsU54RHE6FDYz-ceEJAYz/w235-h320/251990361_1442626782797655_198794875815029953_n.jpg" width="235" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Another very special occasion to celebrate was Dad's 99th birthday!! Dad & Mum are now at a Residential Aged Care village in the Southern Highlands and due to the covid restrictions my sisters and I weren't able to all visit at the same time..... Linda & Vivien had a lovely morning celebrating his birthday and I was able to visit a couple of days later.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZI88CJMRL-BEuI7T3sXIU5O86STSr1SWE9-QVMX_wIncgRcrvsuIxFrwHFOaP3jlVxV3LmT-b4YHKu-vy8aoMc_NELwoURq4IUUZ8Y3yPxvjYwIo9pcMh7C_b5ZIgo4QiWOPyoAT3TsC/s640/IMG_3017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="640" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZI88CJMRL-BEuI7T3sXIU5O86STSr1SWE9-QVMX_wIncgRcrvsuIxFrwHFOaP3jlVxV3LmT-b4YHKu-vy8aoMc_NELwoURq4IUUZ8Y3yPxvjYwIo9pcMh7C_b5ZIgo4QiWOPyoAT3TsC/s320/IMG_3017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While the update is still in the "Southern Highlands"..... my sister in Bundanoon has adopted a "rescue" dog... and though it's only been a couple of weeks Sandy (an 8yr old Beagle x red cattle dog) appears to be settling in very well with an outing even to visit Dad and Mum..... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZyuSj7lAkYaVntNy-FYPLlAaIg_oTIJq9NVMVWwxpEbAJwkxG5GYwCXNC8qLbTonAFDCIJTpOyR-WJuB7jwE1o-IootgmwDZDavQ4Aa32EAlMUvfPKMHRUzMUyxOHG_1yuK66Q-JOTs5/s800/252478762_588166302468462_3019485621699398109_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZyuSj7lAkYaVntNy-FYPLlAaIg_oTIJq9NVMVWwxpEbAJwkxG5GYwCXNC8qLbTonAFDCIJTpOyR-WJuB7jwE1o-IootgmwDZDavQ4Aa32EAlMUvfPKMHRUzMUyxOHG_1yuK66Q-JOTs5/w150-h200/252478762_588166302468462_3019485621699398109_n.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGyxc_Cy6xoynCMYrF_wsIVRDAEWQ0USh9GvvO7y7BoL2m0PKSiuIKmVMTCeyvfM7HRUiiOskFWBt2Zp0l5Oea3eItCOARRx371x_a049zqdryPk0hgbIZ_1RIZj7N8IqbvfLJrUiTL9K/s640/250789041_1572184243131169_1320614914300490961_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGyxc_Cy6xoynCMYrF_wsIVRDAEWQ0USh9GvvO7y7BoL2m0PKSiuIKmVMTCeyvfM7HRUiiOskFWBt2Zp0l5Oea3eItCOARRx371x_a049zqdryPk0hgbIZ_1RIZj7N8IqbvfLJrUiTL9K/w200-h200/250789041_1572184243131169_1320614914300490961_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Apart from a weekend trip to see Dad & Mum and help celebrate a "special" birthday, going to work and doing a spot of gardening - when it's not raining (!) life has been rather slow paced - not a lot of creativity happening... but as always books have been read...both are thrillers - "The Voice in the Dark" a debut novel by Sarah Hawthorn with an ending you didn't see coming....and "The Survivor" by Jane Harper (also wrote "The Dry" ) - another great read ! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSczig4J_VMrmZ_ACYdlTSWhVUmyTg2aQ3bM99mu125Les24vTyyjloE3fpKEgxgj4TtVyUpt8Y4vc-FakO27NXKcXNfp-D4TuEtzNENX9fn7GoeHr11hY9vREeUM949HLuFGPJC_wpCyn/s720/251500217_434507091404289_5255590260443051947_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSczig4J_VMrmZ_ACYdlTSWhVUmyTg2aQ3bM99mu125Les24vTyyjloE3fpKEgxgj4TtVyUpt8Y4vc-FakO27NXKcXNfp-D4TuEtzNENX9fn7GoeHr11hY9vREeUM949HLuFGPJC_wpCyn/w200-h150/251500217_434507091404289_5255590260443051947_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So that's about it from my part of the world ..... will be heading up to Bundanoon for a few days and plan on taking some stitching with me so maybe there will be something to show next time! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-20869097623057886342021-10-12T23:20:00.000-07:002021-10-12T23:20:41.509-07:00What a Couple of Months!<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Well, who knew what the next couple of months since my last blog would bring! But....before I move on too much further I must share my birthday photo - from way back in early August when my birthday just happened to fall on the same day as my embroidery group has our get together...... a lovely cake was made by Helen.....</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69DJ8TPHYD9AMrp8Kl2yS22h4CZLyYJmm_UjFbYhD1LBxVFHY5WTl_SzcJu9A1S0l637A9MJ5-tOwq6E24i-4QHps15ghXKskZbHYxayZ1zLtqbej-wpsuZoNl0MTKg4FBdwVPu4iHaJz/s882/223291947_851845408799571_2199630703607134138_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="662" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69DJ8TPHYD9AMrp8Kl2yS22h4CZLyYJmm_UjFbYhD1LBxVFHY5WTl_SzcJu9A1S0l637A9MJ5-tOwq6E24i-4QHps15ghXKskZbHYxayZ1zLtqbej-wpsuZoNl0MTKg4FBdwVPu4iHaJz/w150-h200/223291947_851845408799571_2199630703607134138_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>By the following week our dad was in hospital and so followed an eventual move for both our parents from their home of nearly 70years in Sydney to "Residential Aged Care". My sisters and I have been on what seems a "never ending" learning curve regarding aged care and all that comes in the process of this kind of move! As the 3 of us live in different areas of regional NSW - not forgetting to mention the restrictions of Covid - modern technology came to our rescue with endless phone calls, emails and zooms..... the end result being that mum and dad are now residing in a lovely Residential Aged Care home in Bundanoon - within walking distance of my sister in the Southern Highlands, a closer drive for me than going to Sydney, a bit longer for my sister up north but still achievable....... they seem to be settling in quite well. Our parents have done very well though, having being able to stay in their own home till the age of 92 (mum) and dad (just about to turn 99).</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>For obvious reasons there has not been a lot of creativity happening over the last couple of months - it was like having a 2nd job during this time - but the other day decided my old cane lounge on the verandah was looking a bit worse for wear so decided as shops (at that time) were closed would make a small quilt - decided to hand quilt with big stitches but as you can see someone has taken a liking to it and stitching has been happening rather slowly.......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbP9qVoXkclRBxC7EZLFih5WAoI3lwA3tRoXGSdnr6b0izi6F89GmoImAl8_efC2eEXkCX_bj2zf9e4HBGT-umK1aCYFbXdvYjU5hQpEjp6eY6KTWceRDf9wSIrbP9UA8wnXn8hyu86LC/s960/244565906_1300110387105023_8558784925209921068_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbP9qVoXkclRBxC7EZLFih5WAoI3lwA3tRoXGSdnr6b0izi6F89GmoImAl8_efC2eEXkCX_bj2zf9e4HBGT-umK1aCYFbXdvYjU5hQpEjp6eY6KTWceRDf9wSIrbP9UA8wnXn8hyu86LC/w150-h200/244565906_1300110387105023_8558784925209921068_n.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUc0bgyXF2eWID1skSA_VPzgOTa-UJfl39N-d4MUtbzt3mSIUEg3jVkpDRgknyytDr_xm0W4M_DX6dObO9u4oUoPgs6AaK4xZXPdYgm9Dzd8kFj4j1EIo8lYXn9zTnR5tE8Fqgam_q6E9f/s960/244491923_1093240174760661_5318245463791205695_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUc0bgyXF2eWID1skSA_VPzgOTa-UJfl39N-d4MUtbzt3mSIUEg3jVkpDRgknyytDr_xm0W4M_DX6dObO9u4oUoPgs6AaK4xZXPdYgm9Dzd8kFj4j1EIo8lYXn9zTnR5tE8Fqgam_q6E9f/w150-h200/244491923_1093240174760661_5318245463791205695_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did find time to do some reading.... it was a bit of escapism.... all really interesting but different stories..... "The Paris Library" partly based on true events during WW2, while "Women in Sunlight" had me dreaming of spending a year in Tuscany.....And the true story of "Finding Gobi" was a nice light read as was "Lara the Runaway Cat"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsdjIzOqUtwlzBT5VZSmCVcb_nxK-NgWW3E-OlCI4He6mgZNnwD-IWQscRxkY3sVQGRn5Tj-prq0jCVm8QGVvRBNwOSLORal8tBL_ObJXinE6UvBD8MoXzWo2oZGkOOqTInkTLM8F4RNg/s960/244655824_1561457470867128_7404038505890901381_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsdjIzOqUtwlzBT5VZSmCVcb_nxK-NgWW3E-OlCI4He6mgZNnwD-IWQscRxkY3sVQGRn5Tj-prq0jCVm8QGVvRBNwOSLORal8tBL_ObJXinE6UvBD8MoXzWo2oZGkOOqTInkTLM8F4RNg/w150-h200/244655824_1561457470867128_7404038505890901381_n.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtcxqvQbv8xL-B2ntDtYmYocGXZsZFhoymfzSSBd6Csv4gx6WZCGEMOzfU7w79Reg4fGDJofi2bKhFj4egYnnw7mHFe0i6e381_4VrVvco8ih6KdZrjr6b1zGIW-hWq1zqDKQ8CCQhzWg/s960/244468436_556569998765841_5478939646506745652_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtcxqvQbv8xL-B2ntDtYmYocGXZsZFhoymfzSSBd6Csv4gx6WZCGEMOzfU7w79Reg4fGDJofi2bKhFj4egYnnw7mHFe0i6e381_4VrVvco8ih6KdZrjr6b1zGIW-hWq1zqDKQ8CCQhzWg/w150-h200/244468436_556569998765841_5478939646506745652_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpj_qVpuOYfuRRLieP05MeR1m0zNytMN245AwRHQ6AfqNk3DTFu015IGbw_ATSty6zDUB2ijuAkNWXPWXCGKTR6QUXZqGezDHaJ9hZhdp_D2kjvrpsY17vBReR7UYvHuXRR0vxsHjKt7Lv/s960/245043821_5135666686460108_3342786931022280455_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpj_qVpuOYfuRRLieP05MeR1m0zNytMN245AwRHQ6AfqNk3DTFu015IGbw_ATSty6zDUB2ijuAkNWXPWXCGKTR6QUXZqGezDHaJ9hZhdp_D2kjvrpsY17vBReR7UYvHuXRR0vxsHjKt7Lv/w200-h150/245043821_5135666686460108_3342786931022280455_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over the past weeks I have been walking with some lovely friends along the beautiful beaches in my area .....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYATwehYv2zrRuB7HGcitGEf2zI0ilgyN3AqibENADyLC9er2m4hG0_urBghFdAnGf6p4IopwGl0ccOxnE0yG9g3xnGxBdgtTnoiIOg1Dtys31EcBF15PuZu6AxNrt4fI6qXk5uokerxzl/s960/244573221_393806975797125_2505591672846488186_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYATwehYv2zrRuB7HGcitGEf2zI0ilgyN3AqibENADyLC9er2m4hG0_urBghFdAnGf6p4IopwGl0ccOxnE0yG9g3xnGxBdgtTnoiIOg1Dtys31EcBF15PuZu6AxNrt4fI6qXk5uokerxzl/w200-h150/244573221_393806975797125_2505591672846488186_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>While Megan and James in England went on their first holiday in 18 months (which is a long time for Megan who loves her travels)....they headed off to Scotland - pictured here on the Isle of Skye......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvv4JfytWCfOZnM310K8j3OtLqTFZpGnY0Mf66CZ0NBY2J93po4dkcDeckevydwEjyOtQtCcXoMtkEjeHvsSQyYuYJbVRojldtpPfXoJ_gTJKWR1ZUr2jaMwVfQQ0-XleaFU6fgCXzbX5/s720/245037591_164341132565053_9051515389253213568_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvv4JfytWCfOZnM310K8j3OtLqTFZpGnY0Mf66CZ0NBY2J93po4dkcDeckevydwEjyOtQtCcXoMtkEjeHvsSQyYuYJbVRojldtpPfXoJ_gTJKWR1ZUr2jaMwVfQQ0-XleaFU6fgCXzbX5/w200-h200/245037591_164341132565053_9051515389253213568_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This weekend I will travel to Bundanoon to see mum and dad - due to the covid restrictions have not seen them for quite some time - last time would have been I think around May? A lot has happened in their little world since then! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Will catch up soon </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div></div><br /><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-86324858463553934472021-08-01T04:37:00.000-07:002021-08-01T04:37:06.569-07:00July Update<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>A quick update for July before moving into August..... The month of July always brings our mum's birthday and time for another family celebration in Sydney but unfortunately due to lockdown that was not to be so a "virtual" birthday cake was sent and a shared cup of tea.....</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_HTeS0pcvD4l8KNNTwmJFaXxId-_5eyGot4c-WBpLd_l4aQwtnuOrloqXneYzyrHoWi6CSsRdFmcWA1nPtxKr8H93hMvbZNdPNGovcMMYO1RpF1ymrvFsJ3iHzdtJ6tEoRo9qCIkvoGB/s960/217400202_4550032128381669_3365550619376099490_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_HTeS0pcvD4l8KNNTwmJFaXxId-_5eyGot4c-WBpLd_l4aQwtnuOrloqXneYzyrHoWi6CSsRdFmcWA1nPtxKr8H93hMvbZNdPNGovcMMYO1RpF1ymrvFsJ3iHzdtJ6tEoRo9qCIkvoGB/w240-h320/217400202_4550032128381669_3365550619376099490_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>.....Mum received her presents by post including this one I finished in time ........<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXy35TYsIeajSdry0lg_zl-Obbgkpdsk-B0GKllsR8ecOGYvmAz_wCmEL4QH3YvQklPiTDRLqDou4Aw-2Sykd38bYO1BzJZhTcnuMp-ahGsnnAvuFo2tFfF6OtbdnX3Rh7j5RK6qDy5Iv/s960/214495211_2863921667207309_1850731221261867753_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXy35TYsIeajSdry0lg_zl-Obbgkpdsk-B0GKllsR8ecOGYvmAz_wCmEL4QH3YvQklPiTDRLqDou4Aw-2Sykd38bYO1BzJZhTcnuMp-ahGsnnAvuFo2tFfF6OtbdnX3Rh7j5RK6qDy5Iv/w150-h200/214495211_2863921667207309_1850731221261867753_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>Apart from this little bit of creativity have, as always, been reading......This was a book bought at Storyfest this year .... a biography about Elizabeth von Arnim - an early twentieth century author...was interesting.... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3LAh0NPDSsmrbYE8urJqt63_LpX-9to7whvB4FwLVG29FAbVdUOsgTA4_gmepWKFK0DLF213gyxobq8-3T47Xtmx-hah-Cuxr90G6Y79K1BPLfHNOGhUPlh5RHAYZPND8TqoflUVuhvO/s960/213314267_549843032812023_3011579986748073467_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3LAh0NPDSsmrbYE8urJqt63_LpX-9to7whvB4FwLVG29FAbVdUOsgTA4_gmepWKFK0DLF213gyxobq8-3T47Xtmx-hah-Cuxr90G6Y79K1BPLfHNOGhUPlh5RHAYZPND8TqoflUVuhvO/w150-h200/213314267_549843032812023_3011579986748073467_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Happy" mail arrived during the past week....time to knit myself something - let's see how long it takes as the last garment took 3 Winters to finish! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnns0jBwAbNoHB1eb1g5FBhBnvysLxjMarwWWfxNnk2LVL7jOyRjJko-qlGoM3zhOmpd2drp-rP4gFIS0M7kmZzpC4B_-2uJJBTqTEO0eMEmsAY0SDE7BSyulVRGcFYo94dGLLnNwqlY2w/s960/218271195_204338054974015_4262661264732165737_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnns0jBwAbNoHB1eb1g5FBhBnvysLxjMarwWWfxNnk2LVL7jOyRjJko-qlGoM3zhOmpd2drp-rP4gFIS0M7kmZzpC4B_-2uJJBTqTEO0eMEmsAY0SDE7BSyulVRGcFYo94dGLLnNwqlY2w/w150-h200/218271195_204338054974015_4262661264732165737_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And while we can't really travel too far Megan & James in England went mountain bike riding in Wales - Megan's new found sport and Hayley in Queensland spent a few days camping with friends in Girraween National Park - well known for it's boulders! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2PxicW-VLBw6j_0FqEkp2NTbjrnRLF6BwTDKrpQb9gWu9DArBU5sLgEMGveW0fRdEw8cG8cuTZC7LLhPbuhN1J2W3udfpsHHx1QZeALMaG5XUL6rWMKMhhJDSPXcDFbq_g-hA3Erkalc/s800/214759727_236521858295270_1942280526931471006_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2PxicW-VLBw6j_0FqEkp2NTbjrnRLF6BwTDKrpQb9gWu9DArBU5sLgEMGveW0fRdEw8cG8cuTZC7LLhPbuhN1J2W3udfpsHHx1QZeALMaG5XUL6rWMKMhhJDSPXcDFbq_g-hA3Erkalc/w150-h200/214759727_236521858295270_1942280526931471006_n.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGfNS2wr_TmbzJhFHb6Rwvsv47laz1dw5qOCPUN23LNkwWjUbA3tb0lGv6qpQhxUftg9OYr3uQP-rQAWJ4ZwKP9oJ0vjEiMXrYFw1KOivxZmKh-WmMpcePKjvmL5K5g5_rfRkj3j19omx/s720/219751569_822120362000099_2176914801338760038_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGfNS2wr_TmbzJhFHb6Rwvsv47laz1dw5qOCPUN23LNkwWjUbA3tb0lGv6qpQhxUftg9OYr3uQP-rQAWJ4ZwKP9oJ0vjEiMXrYFw1KOivxZmKh-WmMpcePKjvmL5K5g5_rfRkj3j19omx/w200-h200/219751569_822120362000099_2176914801338760038_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So that's about if for July......maybe August will bring a little more creativity, some more reading and warmer weather which for me brings more motivation! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span> <p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-36910286067319498832021-07-04T04:03:00.000-07:002021-07-04T04:03:07.052-07:00Sunny Sunday<p><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">Warm sunny Sunday here today - even thought it's still Winter.... only 1 more month to go but unfortunately that doesn't necessarily mean instant warmer temperatures but today was a day to sit in the sun and do some stitching with my constant companion (of course). Another block from "Gossip in the Garden" started a few weeks ago is finally finished ....... I think this project is going to take some time! </span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2fjzBHQfFX8W1JaluG8Oy-YtVltDwrOR9NizkoCuoXBddvOUmL_UFDXWMwjfg3OM_0DgPkhG09J665u6UVuV5XQm76awNEaY4D99FIU6Nwz00Tr35OKndS_85h37TkxHeuuS1fGURmzq/s960/204906518_542984300046563_3586282051089979394_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2fjzBHQfFX8W1JaluG8Oy-YtVltDwrOR9NizkoCuoXBddvOUmL_UFDXWMwjfg3OM_0DgPkhG09J665u6UVuV5XQm76awNEaY4D99FIU6Nwz00Tr35OKndS_85h37TkxHeuuS1fGURmzq/w150-h200/204906518_542984300046563_3586282051089979394_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVba4dMv7A-IpvokgpGxUmXh_TU98I958Q7WtEqb7E-ZnQ1Nc2SjHnme5Dfr4Dudn_X2Kai_dHnfqNbKR2fkt5ILVHrGSamrN79PwRf7eCYDk_OHMe-r-L75A87NzkNMSEzIzazXxL43I/s960/205415365_318890526562770_5494003209218200405_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVba4dMv7A-IpvokgpGxUmXh_TU98I958Q7WtEqb7E-ZnQ1Nc2SjHnme5Dfr4Dudn_X2Kai_dHnfqNbKR2fkt5ILVHrGSamrN79PwRf7eCYDk_OHMe-r-L75A87NzkNMSEzIzazXxL43I/w150-h200/205415365_318890526562770_5494003209218200405_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">A much smaller project - is also on the go..... a gift for a birthday coming up.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZNr2t3YhdDXt8xY5BLkLv5Hv322eZvxrPNx_xK_Tkd9rSJpbdivxmAwMZ1aVGDHOXdLqHg-JkvX-u-X6esWkOO4Bn9z-rEx-JXKhFnfzPR0cvO2EZqgnL6hbH_X5GR-_KvpHRk0cOyOr/s960/201938754_3061028130798054_6259146843366136075_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZNr2t3YhdDXt8xY5BLkLv5Hv322eZvxrPNx_xK_Tkd9rSJpbdivxmAwMZ1aVGDHOXdLqHg-JkvX-u-X6esWkOO4Bn9z-rEx-JXKhFnfzPR0cvO2EZqgnL6hbH_X5GR-_KvpHRk0cOyOr/w150-h200/201938754_3061028130798054_6259146843366136075_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also a bit of reading and this book was finished today..... I went to listen to the author at our local library the week after Storyfest..... as always it's great to hear these authors speak about their work and in this case his journey from journalist to author. I did enjoy the book - very descriptively written - but found there were probably too many plots (though very clever) towards the end...... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBqu42miMl2DTiPjDJn0wnq6tLjWVG04YKHOGqM9BNTwoR3zlN6M9i25cI-VOIDIdbJvbrYfwWhuqeco6PXdA1yEncru60mD0Uy05o0cFBMm6HimD0yFSE_1QxPlJq1yxr2o2bqbq3F9r/s960/204466299_526285965155792_6663981194681817485_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBqu42miMl2DTiPjDJn0wnq6tLjWVG04YKHOGqM9BNTwoR3zlN6M9i25cI-VOIDIdbJvbrYfwWhuqeco6PXdA1yEncru60mD0Uy05o0cFBMm6HimD0yFSE_1QxPlJq1yxr2o2bqbq3F9r/w150-h200/204466299_526285965155792_6663981194681817485_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Earlier in the week .... Megan, in England, celebrated her birthday .... as always I sent her a "virtual" birthday wish......one day - hopefully - we will be able to celebrate together! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNm92EZourw37uvv9Oce_ZLa9boWiL2pN2G2SuhADDucq__GTu4Q1B_LK-RK9gERcYwiFIWlxQ7r7De0IA0L-hQfJi8uauITnQzmzq9GfAMLeJPXNqQMSkRYjoZfSmzy7n-WQC2HSeZtIr/s960/200180017_1279854935768050_5659687585479672743_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNm92EZourw37uvv9Oce_ZLa9boWiL2pN2G2SuhADDucq__GTu4Q1B_LK-RK9gERcYwiFIWlxQ7r7De0IA0L-hQfJi8uauITnQzmzq9GfAMLeJPXNqQMSkRYjoZfSmzy7n-WQC2HSeZtIr/w150-h200/200180017_1279854935768050_5659687585479672743_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And once again that brings me up to date..... so much quicker to catch up sooner rather than later! Off to make a cup of tea and peruse the bookcase for another book to start! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-39374587040680485712021-06-21T05:47:00.001-07:002021-06-21T05:47:26.274-07:00 Storyfest 2021<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>This last weekend I headed up the highway to Ulladulla to take part in this year's Storyfest.... best described as "a celebration of storytelling in all it's forms"......my love of reading equates to my love of stitching so I was in my element surrounded by like-minded readers, authors and a great pop-up book shop (courtesy of the Harbour Bookshop in Ulladulla). </i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0j6AR2Seh5INXzL28dbKmmQTSntO7GDVHBNP8kzQ3XEplgRMHDgn2fk-Kf4xkUet6PPWJiDz46xdkWaUeC4-vSNU9MRIQO0MBCfwFO0Bo4lSLWmUd84tqbnerkXAjL0zSoqi5pbV_E088/s960/198121973_1206723939756199_2501055203866232831_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0j6AR2Seh5INXzL28dbKmmQTSntO7GDVHBNP8kzQ3XEplgRMHDgn2fk-Kf4xkUet6PPWJiDz46xdkWaUeC4-vSNU9MRIQO0MBCfwFO0Bo4lSLWmUd84tqbnerkXAjL0zSoqi5pbV_E088/w320-h240/198121973_1206723939756199_2501055203866232831_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I booked into 4 "talks" over the weekend.... the first being by Rosalie Ham......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QKjMc4tdE5j3CRceVvLBjC02wXq5JP9WH8_UKdHcRiqckEBv2A6vaCr90p7L0Twwg5QJcLWV9JbI7Nc-060YW-Q8cQTTq8dQKfF6K1YlR8UXqytKmQBRZ8qU_tNf7vVtoNrrAJWzo2Du/s720/203757735_939072450205324_900561693426235873_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="720" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QKjMc4tdE5j3CRceVvLBjC02wXq5JP9WH8_UKdHcRiqckEBv2A6vaCr90p7L0Twwg5QJcLWV9JbI7Nc-060YW-Q8cQTTq8dQKfF6K1YlR8UXqytKmQBRZ8qU_tNf7vVtoNrrAJWzo2Du/w200-h133/203757735_939072450205324_900561693426235873_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> - author of "The Dressmaker" and it's sequel "the Dressmaker's Secret" ......she also talked about how the film came about - making mention that her and members of her family were "extras" in the film!..... Later in the afternoon I attended a session called "Writers on Writing" - a panel of 3 writers discussed such topics as where their ideas came from, what inspired them to write their current book - some of the views of each were quite varied! Saturday finished off listening to Craig Silvey, also wrote the book "Jasper Jones", but he was there to talk of his recent novel "Honeybee" - how he was inspired to write the story and create the 2 main characters in the book.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Sunday morning I made the spontaneous decision to attend a talk called "Sisters in Crime" - a session with 3 female writers of crime discussing their recent books... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmgKfKbqA_xNnOv7q8q8XLEOepQQAEIqxScMSpYRbQymmpVxbosoBVLHAt8B-cRz-VQoMzKFkTjaYVc5M8EXxLXxHipzzaRwoQIN3aAwPQAHTwIRniytOVYO1swJyLdlwito29CEEfIJP/s960/197550501_966206344192678_7965412351416112782_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmgKfKbqA_xNnOv7q8q8XLEOepQQAEIqxScMSpYRbQymmpVxbosoBVLHAt8B-cRz-VQoMzKFkTjaYVc5M8EXxLXxHipzzaRwoQIN3aAwPQAHTwIRniytOVYO1swJyLdlwito29CEEfIJP/w200-h150/197550501_966206344192678_7965412351416112782_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>.... I found this interesting as I do read crime / thriller novels but most have been written by a male....but here were books written from a female perspective and in all 3 the main characters and storyline involved women.... </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Did I mentioned there was a pop-up bookshop!! A few books made their way home..... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDa3ybppKzEBjw6SPKIKM8kQBc6jMgDd3TZoRfowHFDgDcvl2G-oqdPeNZOxsnhAmGNHCFo0WMWY97PQ-6zUwSVvobWZ-7_TEcbjHnhOfdt4ld_xPAf_AhaHH1zrCJlRn9JliGctjuaHe/s960/196332413_106976571535181_5228226531569469746_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDa3ybppKzEBjw6SPKIKM8kQBc6jMgDd3TZoRfowHFDgDcvl2G-oqdPeNZOxsnhAmGNHCFo0WMWY97PQ-6zUwSVvobWZ-7_TEcbjHnhOfdt4ld_xPAf_AhaHH1zrCJlRn9JliGctjuaHe/w150-h200/196332413_106976571535181_5228226531569469746_n.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TAbLbJ5OS9F9EkYweJVySnq_1zkAoD4sFtCeH6uBM7w3AXqs625i1wZsIhobzics0RN7EluljZquYwSy5qITGExxsxmfKm1Mdhz3yn2OwR0vYDJ0gQgQkD9JOsROUJcTAxtOUSV79wb0/s960/199271590_275945917656336_5602149328622229002_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TAbLbJ5OS9F9EkYweJVySnq_1zkAoD4sFtCeH6uBM7w3AXqs625i1wZsIhobzics0RN7EluljZquYwSy5qITGExxsxmfKm1Mdhz3yn2OwR0vYDJ0gQgQkD9JOsROUJcTAxtOUSV79wb0/w150-h200/199271590_275945917656336_5602149328622229002_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over the last few weeks some stitching has been done - but not a lot and definitely not enough to "talk" about..... have been busy reading though with Jasper Jones being a must read before I headed to Storyfest......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEFIzOjTaSvuVDOl5lLbvwuyYWGk0MQgleN6_a5ei4NIjRIqcShQ53C04LPyvBkb1o9eYEFHuoN7MXJdFjwcSsTTpFLrO-q8bzJ5rPLvtsDf0Ud3w8M8dxTyjbXNcbEPK9bINOSZNvIlZ/s960/196083625_511342076978711_7222864363425725430_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">A few weeks ago (22nd May) on a beautiful sunny Autumn day my sister Vivien was finally able to have a memorial for her husband Graham.... with covid restrictions eased family and friends came together at the Exeter Village Hall for the afternoon with some staying on into the evening sitting around firepits at her home enjoying a glass (or 2) of wine, pizza and toasted marshmallows ...... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctfhcgmKSEhD53Z714oyJ2iMkfl45K5zNjgr9_p2oa8_d8TTTV6BGGAJPPgq4mNTcdI3PWILpuy04LOAurUDLAXZlBP7VSrbw_SySUH0z3Wb70QR6Ca6b_pnoUjdBaD0UiqtoW1JGpdPX/s640/IMG_2817.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="640" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctfhcgmKSEhD53Z714oyJ2iMkfl45K5zNjgr9_p2oa8_d8TTTV6BGGAJPPgq4mNTcdI3PWILpuy04LOAurUDLAXZlBP7VSrbw_SySUH0z3Wb70QR6Ca6b_pnoUjdBaD0UiqtoW1JGpdPX/w200-h149/IMG_2817.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUg-_oYPi3FxhwJ5iDDkr6lszIO9-jsZYPHauBsIftAgQBlmSl9hAJv8FAAk24z-nnkJC5QyHzThwcERNOtLDgR6QxGtinfiOWhJS6Xdd1I5icsyygnqdnZiomyDEFYALFd5R6NbeeoynX/s2048/187150367_830697761198247_6408488907456890565_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Am off to another writer's talk at our local library in a few days time so am busy trying to finish that author's book - feel I'd rather be at home reading than at work - but more on that next time and hopefully with some stitching to show! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta</div></div> </div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /></i></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></i></span><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-76834155960820851482021-05-17T06:16:00.000-07:002021-05-17T06:16:02.845-07:00More Catching Up<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Well, Autumn - my favourite season - is nearly over ......</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>We have had quite a cold snap over the last few days but not a lot of wind so this beautiful tree which I pass every day on my way to work is still holding onto its colourful Autumn coat.....</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5f8NT6DauiOISOdgbTojqV7C63TeTDq97cY-2pojEDHXHHTT8PO_YoUdZzvP0Nc47OzG0FBZB3UxLmi5YOwLVovTClhkSDLq5KJ6n3cygVI78ibTp8DA3cVwgnP6OXNMuYyPC-E70qw_/s2048/186498610_324895119005652_2142314779991296034_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1533" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5f8NT6DauiOISOdgbTojqV7C63TeTDq97cY-2pojEDHXHHTT8PO_YoUdZzvP0Nc47OzG0FBZB3UxLmi5YOwLVovTClhkSDLq5KJ6n3cygVI78ibTp8DA3cVwgnP6OXNMuYyPC-E70qw_/w150-h200/186498610_324895119005652_2142314779991296034_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>But back to updates from the last few weeks.....before it becomes months of updating..... In late March our embroidery group enjoyed a scrumptious high tea at the Bodalla Bakery....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93zyrXHbN2h3hlvoMeHq9YkL0n-JK9nv6twUfTr5VVeTNJHAE3OFc65eGtWdcjRhxLBMIpjZjQOkCboPtQu7TmpjiijpGnmh6Q6gVP2iccD5JblG9Zv8Vp_A1GaQsHARQgvzDJr9MdUWH/s1008/165183362_730393874335678_1445789708095640327_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93zyrXHbN2h3hlvoMeHq9YkL0n-JK9nv6twUfTr5VVeTNJHAE3OFc65eGtWdcjRhxLBMIpjZjQOkCboPtQu7TmpjiijpGnmh6Q6gVP2iccD5JblG9Zv8Vp_A1GaQsHARQgvzDJr9MdUWH/w240-h320/165183362_730393874335678_1445789708095640327_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And as we still had "warmish" weather during early April I took a wander down to my local beach for a quick dip - water wasn't quite as warm as the neighbour I passed on the way said it was - you could say it was refreshing.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRMqwPB-Yg5FLg1fc-USXj2sfCkgzNd89z8XQQauEyitWQ4FB7-x4Q51kUWIQ0MiQSLwA0CYrDppJWCSfE2lAmzaRQNUgHtUHbpmCf_3isTT_vSE0N_le-AVGJsQwK8hdJwl5Kk3psj5r/s2048/184377017_154520529953079_3643505350993416086_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRMqwPB-Yg5FLg1fc-USXj2sfCkgzNd89z8XQQauEyitWQ4FB7-x4Q51kUWIQ0MiQSLwA0CYrDppJWCSfE2lAmzaRQNUgHtUHbpmCf_3isTT_vSE0N_le-AVGJsQwK8hdJwl5Kk3psj5r/w200-h150/184377017_154520529953079_3643505350993416086_n.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIKQK-Xkg9-lPXAvLAxx5J-Zq4x8MfalXV6dhopg9qYhALlREeDO4nRul9fLwR83VLIuS0hq735hkqCuHABATwY1gbeZenYRvVUU0LJ9cX2isOeaSnHzvrTBMpI4xc53pTUl3Cj2jy3h4/s2048/183450199_806052550284835_1161003971353151205_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1533" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIKQK-Xkg9-lPXAvLAxx5J-Zq4x8MfalXV6dhopg9qYhALlREeDO4nRul9fLwR83VLIuS0hq735hkqCuHABATwY1gbeZenYRvVUU0LJ9cX2isOeaSnHzvrTBMpI4xc53pTUl3Cj2jy3h4/w150-h200/183450199_806052550284835_1161003971353151205_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Enjoying lunch at our local Botanical Gardens late in April with a lovely friend, Lorraine, whom I met through embroidery - she was moving to Sydney.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqfSGvuwN2rYz1J0zCPy_Wt9atfMbHeJNX-MRh3Nadfi3GWWkiUmpt3yt5RVE6dnxCfuAUuM52zEsC0KVph_hyPLNWwtBBV1u-0FUdD_iISeFZGGVLZvOLgre85FED8dujP3RwCIFrCl-/s2048/181936269_311541783686853_6352498842496168842_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqfSGvuwN2rYz1J0zCPy_Wt9atfMbHeJNX-MRh3Nadfi3GWWkiUmpt3yt5RVE6dnxCfuAUuM52zEsC0KVph_hyPLNWwtBBV1u-0FUdD_iISeFZGGVLZvOLgre85FED8dujP3RwCIFrCl-/w320-h240/181936269_311541783686853_6352498842496168842_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>The first weekend in May and I was off to Sydney - the family gathered together again for another birthday celebration, this time for my sister, Vivien.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkkXhSKXPB2qvNXeGAKwEf-_I-f3B4kdYU8H3qOsZKYhCvQJLitgDuwoTWEviCgzXpSkDtDGl3cGbtbTtt5CXFHW1nJCPIl4TELOr4yoFBP8oxxUyb2014pcWHq8Izl2T5vavT2aiCMlq/s2048/183524555_193057016004093_1709590288374319229_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1533" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkkXhSKXPB2qvNXeGAKwEf-_I-f3B4kdYU8H3qOsZKYhCvQJLitgDuwoTWEviCgzXpSkDtDGl3cGbtbTtt5CXFHW1nJCPIl4TELOr4yoFBP8oxxUyb2014pcWHq8Izl2T5vavT2aiCMlq/w150-h200/183524555_193057016004093_1709590288374319229_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and while in Sydney my sisters and I actually went to a show!!! Yes, that in itself was a celebration as it has been quite a while...... show was great and enjoyed by all!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBPidmPPdAFkXSWjFrdLROU1uncpBN5gpYad9TxRRImFN2Fk8qovW1h7Os7SB2wv6u-Ke6QdhfFUjZUKM-5f0_mnbNNQwUHBpgQIh1o4rP5guM9fRsUvKod_2_Lg79L9ZYqqba2SqdQXy/s2048/183360437_475289407088841_7046697141047919364_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBPidmPPdAFkXSWjFrdLROU1uncpBN5gpYad9TxRRImFN2Fk8qovW1h7Os7SB2wv6u-Ke6QdhfFUjZUKM-5f0_mnbNNQwUHBpgQIh1o4rP5guM9fRsUvKod_2_Lg79L9ZYqqba2SqdQXy/w320-h240/183360437_475289407088841_7046697141047919364_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkq7HAmyBhZw7PAtTAP-ZoUct-574jYM_i6XGPfrhF5c_vmbEG70H2PXeOkZI61-CcWML5kp7M7XjZE-gNZRinBmffw70yuXlnyELjr61l6ti514zVaYFrVPKxYgtC47yiH9wr1zXit7ZW/s2048/185097444_4009570089089485_3424892431280220575_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkq7HAmyBhZw7PAtTAP-ZoUct-574jYM_i6XGPfrhF5c_vmbEG70H2PXeOkZI61-CcWML5kp7M7XjZE-gNZRinBmffw70yuXlnyELjr61l6ti514zVaYFrVPKxYgtC47yiH9wr1zXit7ZW/w320-h240/185097444_4009570089089485_3424892431280220575_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over the last few - or more - weeks I have of course been reading........"The Land Before Avocado" had me really laughing out load as I could relate to quite a few of the topics! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also I have my blog printed up into a journal - usually every 2 years - this time it covered from 2018 - 2020 - it was so interesting reading back over it as it included my trip to England in 2018 and of course Megan's wedding here in early 2020.....I always have the same front cover and for the back I usually choose a craft project - over the last 3 years I've made so many chickens I thought it would be appropriate they take "centre stage" on the back!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7C6oproRG5eoxRNx-YF-OXJfw-4qaneBn9o6-tQ2PW8s-F5zzTyr4aeZRrfstRit-cRBHNiIzlW9cutpOIiBbd7Ei31s8ffDvbJ8mhJ-9mazrZi_d52a8gA4owbh5I41RHhyUIavAaG8/s2048/183549569_1438845093174682_3501363503339841917_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1533" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7C6oproRG5eoxRNx-YF-OXJfw-4qaneBn9o6-tQ2PW8s-F5zzTyr4aeZRrfstRit-cRBHNiIzlW9cutpOIiBbd7Ei31s8ffDvbJ8mhJ-9mazrZi_d52a8gA4owbh5I41RHhyUIavAaG8/w150-h200/183549569_1438845093174682_3501363503339841917_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEb4RkXUWaUFkfkteTQWC_p68wk_GiKNRxT4c2OxlLLykfkQpTnDlW0gW3blRkhdR70bGrjS7mO6Zf2XnaDLd1qFYi2-XfIF_69BS8oXPmSCwQI0_f8U4gYDALWx3-_4_Un47FwRsRK93/s2048/183530382_459527635114278_1408808069771596038_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1533" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEb4RkXUWaUFkfkteTQWC_p68wk_GiKNRxT4c2OxlLLykfkQpTnDlW0gW3blRkhdR70bGrjS7mO6Zf2XnaDLd1qFYi2-XfIF_69BS8oXPmSCwQI0_f8U4gYDALWx3-_4_Un47FwRsRK93/w150-h200/183530382_459527635114278_1408808069771596038_n.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvk_7CBKBb5UAYHnXfIV9jRkjmT5k7naqkYRM3uu7pxXyy8rIGLHjY4bw90dy5erHywMPdunTqtux5EGYD0AUmkLsfzvSZVf0l7lKUsF03TKjlQkJJEmdx1b423AqUQuHzZKKQ5IA6WiE/s2048/185402251_768664844014234_1048090775867200664_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1533" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvk_7CBKBb5UAYHnXfIV9jRkjmT5k7naqkYRM3uu7pxXyy8rIGLHjY4bw90dy5erHywMPdunTqtux5EGYD0AUmkLsfzvSZVf0l7lKUsF03TKjlQkJJEmdx1b423AqUQuHzZKKQ5IA6WiE/w150-h200/185402251_768664844014234_1048090775867200664_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some stitching to show this time..... a couple of gifted lavender bags and a return to a project that I have had for a while but this time I really must get it happening as there are so many new projects now lining up behind it - not to mention a number of UFOs!! 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Not quite sure whom this is being made for though?? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPXn3cw_dHlRZpdmQF6RVHtQmXithkcLliTbkKQ2TtkJcBjLfpJBJpYdDZOrN_ZEEPAj-WgQWuSE8ImZRE5-bnOomgCBpOFI0uWSSmbkb014CBqOLxWp4WH8Td5WU5Qa-_5k_VEwtUJMW/s2048/175483001_1462642970743320_6623255895117070549_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1533" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPXn3cw_dHlRZpdmQF6RVHtQmXithkcLliTbkKQ2TtkJcBjLfpJBJpYdDZOrN_ZEEPAj-WgQWuSE8ImZRE5-bnOomgCBpOFI0uWSSmbkb014CBqOLxWp4WH8Td5WU5Qa-_5k_VEwtUJMW/w150-h200/175483001_1462642970743320_6623255895117070549_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And to finish off..... Mother's Day has come and gone but every year that Megan has been overseas she sends me a greeting on Mothers Day..... this year it was from Ashdown Forest (not far from her home)......we went there when I was in England and loved the walk as part of it is the "real" place where Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh and friends "grew up" AA Milne lived in a nearby village and the forest has some of the sites of Pooh's adventures...... Hayley's Mother's Day phone call came from North Queensland where she happened to be holidaying! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwj-VXgHZfmG3PicjT0MLKFzKRnMhfH1GrwMyGTngrCgOocJ9_p2gCTzOhL6wOy_qYilMJflXErYTjQe9lKn_gFPRHfq6F1lIxXB4IMm_iLFhhrEOYFXYSYRHpTba938eJ5ZdE58uKJqfx/s720/183547586_816297062597311_4161789618197672083_n+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwj-VXgHZfmG3PicjT0MLKFzKRnMhfH1GrwMyGTngrCgOocJ9_p2gCTzOhL6wOy_qYilMJflXErYTjQe9lKn_gFPRHfq6F1lIxXB4IMm_iLFhhrEOYFXYSYRHpTba938eJ5ZdE58uKJqfx/s320/183547586_816297062597311_4161789618197672083_n+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And that about sums up the last few weeks - well, since my last update. I really must do this more often as it takes some time to find my pictures and think back to what I have actually done..... but on that note I'll finish off - till next time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-57161942776602154352021-03-31T05:03:00.000-07:002021-03-31T05:03:44.289-07:00How Time Flies!<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Oh my! Has it really been that long since my last post!! Well, time to do a bit of a catch up with a few photos thrown in...... </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Going back to end January the family gathered together in Sydney again for an early celebration of my sister Linda's birthday....</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCiekVdnkDQWM8TkcpffK8OTPBcHDWDMdB2nhut61sQTB3Oj5pXo_AfjvKex6Bmb_x3733ZFLAerrAMVq3kUmy4MGzvMfwaRQSSt_6sgPkMaFeUVDy2vh8SIWoCVjXD7pjHmElqCyjQv_/s480/142719160_2927659460786813_218144524684724216_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="352" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCiekVdnkDQWM8TkcpffK8OTPBcHDWDMdB2nhut61sQTB3Oj5pXo_AfjvKex6Bmb_x3733ZFLAerrAMVq3kUmy4MGzvMfwaRQSSt_6sgPkMaFeUVDy2vh8SIWoCVjXD7pjHmElqCyjQv_/w147-h200/142719160_2927659460786813_218144524684724216_n.jpg" width="147" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Into February and - surprise, surprise - I actually had some creativity happening..... a friend was gifted a "chicken" and some time ago (won't say how long ago but I've never known of chickens to take so long to incubate!!) she asked for a couple more.... finally they got made...and a needle case for Linda - who is quite an avid embroiderer! 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No overseas holidays yet so early March my other sister & I spent a week at Linda's place on the mid-north coast....We had many afternoon / morning teas out.....here we are at Miss Nellies in Kendall - who was to know that just a couple of weeks later it was inundated by the severe flooding experienced in that area. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZoT6RkiUDWWm72v4nwrhlws5Gl6JRZ6AXqF7_pw25n_aBzibPqNCzhAN-eOW5StT2fgulNcem3ianZ02R9hL4PmxoNRn8JLLos4t1955nNatPD6m7jgz4RxRt8TV3etxymd3hR5aRl4f/s480/156170347_529813241334025_7947502852923125864_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZoT6RkiUDWWm72v4nwrhlws5Gl6JRZ6AXqF7_pw25n_aBzibPqNCzhAN-eOW5StT2fgulNcem3ianZ02R9hL4PmxoNRn8JLLos4t1955nNatPD6m7jgz4RxRt8TV3etxymd3hR5aRl4f/w200-h150/156170347_529813241334025_7947502852923125864_n.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqg5VGlEdGcBjMVr4vJbqMxi7rCWtJGsZVjMwOnvO5kBdIb-bmgrjGYJ_EogHyGkHJ_qKjD90E6yB3bEXHIEJ6KhCPzZxzrsiBvthbbpkfNr8ot55Vj4fr8j9cHqjXuyyUCcWoDrCIJEg/s480/164198224_437568033996460_5722552077731555509_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqg5VGlEdGcBjMVr4vJbqMxi7rCWtJGsZVjMwOnvO5kBdIb-bmgrjGYJ_EogHyGkHJ_qKjD90E6yB3bEXHIEJ6KhCPzZxzrsiBvthbbpkfNr8ot55Vj4fr8j9cHqjXuyyUCcWoDrCIJEg/w150-h200/164198224_437568033996460_5722552077731555509_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div></div>The local garden centre also (very conveniently) has a great cafe - a couple of visits here....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1IRRMp5WP9L0e_LQX_ElXAPyHnUqYIOJa7PrB7gl6px_DLp3GD-mNi02_tLBRMUyiQLNN6JEtf6FZMsnu0zJM39-GMzvBp16xPHKsE7wOvR6Ztoi7J7LVJQGWJmJhMJNoWRSIh8ieiAW/s480/163962882_273237167767749_5116298346163625657_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="352" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1IRRMp5WP9L0e_LQX_ElXAPyHnUqYIOJa7PrB7gl6px_DLp3GD-mNi02_tLBRMUyiQLNN6JEtf6FZMsnu0zJM39-GMzvBp16xPHKsE7wOvR6Ztoi7J7LVJQGWJmJhMJNoWRSIh8ieiAW/w147-h200/163962882_273237167767749_5116298346163625657_n.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One morning we managed to arise before sunrise and headed up to a vantage point to watch the sunrise.... with a thermos packed we enjoyed a cup of hot tea as it was rather cool at that time of the morning!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrdS4bX5ZKPumpQaedEqbO8gz5uBiTDubqLuumZ9doTW55BFtxvhjv1GoaHyoXBXRj0BRpQBMStE_F3go6YyqkoJP8oInQyJ8C9icbHyMQQ3_G853YKLxPDuvm9BaWyCy8xW4zlAP_05J/s480/164332496_3961376727253315_8698493297090523577_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrdS4bX5ZKPumpQaedEqbO8gz5uBiTDubqLuumZ9doTW55BFtxvhjv1GoaHyoXBXRj0BRpQBMStE_F3go6YyqkoJP8oInQyJ8C9icbHyMQQ3_G853YKLxPDuvm9BaWyCy8xW4zlAP_05J/w200-h150/164332496_3961376727253315_8698493297090523577_n.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIibcSmInx40CT_XNLxlUXicZQB7oU539PK4OkEWaTDQiMtFya3JhuS9gWfdLSkY-f0i13BCwvKbs0294snzmRTOY7ECwzqHWFXcsGKWyaFYDdC2Cv0fEJK_sXXLxwM8kSxQStE8moEnWR/s480/159155655_191027009101552_2702109667499151968_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="352" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIibcSmInx40CT_XNLxlUXicZQB7oU539PK4OkEWaTDQiMtFya3JhuS9gWfdLSkY-f0i13BCwvKbs0294snzmRTOY7ECwzqHWFXcsGKWyaFYDdC2Cv0fEJK_sXXLxwM8kSxQStE8moEnWR/w147-h200/159155655_191027009101552_2702109667499151968_n.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another day and we enjoyed catching up with a dear "old" friend over lunch at the Gladstone Pub - she was our neighbour in Sydney where we all grew up together and now lives about an hour north of Linda.....lots of stories to share that day! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqcNwOEf1Dzk3_tIzb-rO9pfsOUE7GjWP7-luayXAsnneh3wpIeYDyJo4qznMqEd4XidzsEBNAbHiNXp8-7SzPkW6QrdKDTXSCdhjiKUeRbSUXt09aX-pMxNfK_NAnsDrP1YvyQ26ZPje/s480/160271650_496162128397584_974302502837798945_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="352" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqcNwOEf1Dzk3_tIzb-rO9pfsOUE7GjWP7-luayXAsnneh3wpIeYDyJo4qznMqEd4XidzsEBNAbHiNXp8-7SzPkW6QrdKDTXSCdhjiKUeRbSUXt09aX-pMxNfK_NAnsDrP1YvyQ26ZPje/w147-h200/160271650_496162128397584_974302502837798945_n.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With so much eating out a little exercise was to be added to the itinerary..... believe me this did not happen often! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywyHa2gnFSs7_GNkq94OqsttlUoFXYDjVZBNdYEKFaANKQglJ4VsIuzDugxDoZOzrsjQlEQTBLbrNk1-iA7cVZZjTEzf1YhDIlwOuHq2SJtybumsKStIqNcKfylWS3T30_JDB4H-FyVM7/s480/159564633_276245270618103_2623191283779567431_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="352" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywyHa2gnFSs7_GNkq94OqsttlUoFXYDjVZBNdYEKFaANKQglJ4VsIuzDugxDoZOzrsjQlEQTBLbrNk1-iA7cVZZjTEzf1YhDIlwOuHq2SJtybumsKStIqNcKfylWS3T30_JDB4H-FyVM7/w147-h200/159564633_276245270618103_2623191283779567431_n.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And.... we did get to the beach but not for long as bearing down on us was a big storm - but we did get our feet wet!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg602e0VGH-L5J3BIbmlEFw4140U6-SBJPHYxjBs5y0zocHHzEVyPSP4pFDPDWwKpb2K0WUJzmiKR5vhauQGJzfRxVLzmY3RkizGAxDB2JjtiPOQTbTLAX7F9UhpL8Bm0iKKGU2Gpz0PRdi/s480/159709405_1180693322386917_8909983285013293897_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="352" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg602e0VGH-L5J3BIbmlEFw4140U6-SBJPHYxjBs5y0zocHHzEVyPSP4pFDPDWwKpb2K0WUJzmiKR5vhauQGJzfRxVLzmY3RkizGAxDB2JjtiPOQTbTLAX7F9UhpL8Bm0iKKGU2Gpz0PRdi/w147-h200/159709405_1180693322386917_8909983285013293897_n.jpg" width="147" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKh3s1I0j6QBjeTg2o8C1_oVcowWe834pNTq9e3SAVDTE59Nb-3VWWYFeS8AL8pJSsf59yeoPloWH6SAtGZx3T5ppF3QEA7yvPxTu6UMcojc9xRHFeYnu3q7om5zjusfTk2RyRQwQL__QU/s480/159060205_425885205380744_7624388598712412554_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKh3s1I0j6QBjeTg2o8C1_oVcowWe834pNTq9e3SAVDTE59Nb-3VWWYFeS8AL8pJSsf59yeoPloWH6SAtGZx3T5ppF3QEA7yvPxTu6UMcojc9xRHFeYnu3q7om5zjusfTk2RyRQwQL__QU/w150-h200/159060205_425885205380744_7624388598712412554_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2cO4ZKvz9NCv1WahWADauI07Vpm4x3uJmiBltIDh_sJx1UbZ5dnwhbelQ1DLzNV5kIc-qI7CQJAOJ6DbcH8KwixBK7DGOf_b8f5T4368pPdL5Ij9Jp3W-bMMeQq1ouYyfZg-mvVCTIOi/s480/164233071_1623547727815551_5077263613400496881_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2cO4ZKvz9NCv1WahWADauI07Vpm4x3uJmiBltIDh_sJx1UbZ5dnwhbelQ1DLzNV5kIc-qI7CQJAOJ6DbcH8KwixBK7DGOf_b8f5T4368pPdL5Ij9Jp3W-bMMeQq1ouYyfZg-mvVCTIOi/w200-h150/164233071_1623547727815551_5077263613400496881_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now.... what holiday would be complete without finding a patchwork shop!! Tucked away through the gate and down an overgrown path - "I Love Country" - full of a great range of embroidery threads, a small but very interesting range of fabrics and any other notions required for stitching!! Was a purchase made you ask? Well, of course! Unfortunately, I did see on their face book page that they were closed due to water damage from the recent flooding. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjyPr8NJ3N3rSZyjkdeLQ49iOSEWnuhSNesBrqOJ0VVCPKyY9aXf2RmHkSoE-zLIVv-eNGSF5mjArtB0KdhTQldPHLmZwmqH1L8PdhyY1CDU5CfYFGHvXw2tFNmCWfHZCkBrZ0m51GUev/s384/159797601_2921532178105269_9009990741810737866_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="288" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjyPr8NJ3N3rSZyjkdeLQ49iOSEWnuhSNesBrqOJ0VVCPKyY9aXf2RmHkSoE-zLIVv-eNGSF5mjArtB0KdhTQldPHLmZwmqH1L8PdhyY1CDU5CfYFGHvXw2tFNmCWfHZCkBrZ0m51GUev/w150-h200/159797601_2921532178105269_9009990741810737866_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>And..... my sister has a cat called Milly who shared my bed, my lap - even sleeping in my open suitcase so while on holiday I was not deprived of feline company while Dora was back at home enjoying her "holiday" at the pet motel! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJIIzIwavH7KuYNs5cZ7l5sqRbaefEu7wwczZWgITaRY-YC3sIljSafS1wEONecm0mFRuaeqzM5mu2Jqd_hoIC14ORxVNx2R8lvv_3Ssa0VzzR7UKY2zaNgu8AG1y9vYpKGsYalg3_S7w/s480/159433007_348308536454779_5421298607478564420_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="352" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJIIzIwavH7KuYNs5cZ7l5sqRbaefEu7wwczZWgITaRY-YC3sIljSafS1wEONecm0mFRuaeqzM5mu2Jqd_hoIC14ORxVNx2R8lvv_3Ssa0VzzR7UKY2zaNgu8AG1y9vYpKGsYalg3_S7w/w147-h200/159433007_348308536454779_5421298607478564420_n.jpg" width="147" /></a></div>Holiday over and it was back home and back to work...... a few days off again with the Easter holiday just around the corner...... some quiet time, some catching up with friends and some stitching - have a few things on the go at the moment - perhaps too many so will be taking a while to get something actually finished I think..... will pop back sooner next time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div></div><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div> </div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></i></span><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013905221267805400.post-79925797578200168792021-01-08T01:17:00.001-08:002021-01-08T01:17:53.563-08:00Christmas 2020 and a New Year!<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Happy New Year - 2021 has arrived and hopefully it will be a good year for everyone!! </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>We had our family Christmas in Bundanoon with a welcoming front door greeting each of us on arrival......and a rather cosy indoor Christmas in the Southern Highlands it was with drizzly rain and the weather cool enough for the heating to be turned on!</i></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonz8vdJ7ugj-sux03nSnS-j1OEz3-86oU_ACeYSk_33pzImRJvx5sk4EC_84XLlinJ0Nmj28t7eevUbJ85bn-4Z_HcnEkZ4WOXOEaHqLYMXdiuGpQA4Vh62qE2mYs5vaQ0wyk4wNAP81R/s2048/136407854_810991456198106_660917001341707615_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1533" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonz8vdJ7ugj-sux03nSnS-j1OEz3-86oU_ACeYSk_33pzImRJvx5sk4EC_84XLlinJ0Nmj28t7eevUbJ85bn-4Z_HcnEkZ4WOXOEaHqLYMXdiuGpQA4Vh62qE2mYs5vaQ0wyk4wNAP81R/w150-h200/136407854_810991456198106_660917001341707615_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisX3dgpAqE0OVWoDXoUS_LVHag1noNEzG_zu1ywN7Bu4QFs-biACRDNRfOY3JxbbC_rqGboNZnabysvLetrIwqj9LwjBNzcNqyxPuSSsC_qHcmwtxLD6kL6_EN8-qG40MREBp3VDOlReSG/s2048/135204044_1367178366957399_6906911586795153907_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisX3dgpAqE0OVWoDXoUS_LVHag1noNEzG_zu1ywN7Bu4QFs-biACRDNRfOY3JxbbC_rqGboNZnabysvLetrIwqj9LwjBNzcNqyxPuSSsC_qHcmwtxLD6kL6_EN8-qG40MREBp3VDOlReSG/w200-h150/135204044_1367178366957399_6906911586795153907_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEawyZoiMQ0M6vYLSpycnSPEAzuIpEBXKDw3F41r1zRAX5ut-gZikVF_5fPNUqejYDbgt9yPNqvZ3JAKfxp-Qj1znewCi9cH4DLAZWnpQdNZVwhUHBL74wPkLcKHohY2Op37-ZjHdaixy/s2048/134614428_418543406056573_3693967214585728136_n+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1533" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEawyZoiMQ0M6vYLSpycnSPEAzuIpEBXKDw3F41r1zRAX5ut-gZikVF_5fPNUqejYDbgt9yPNqvZ3JAKfxp-Qj1znewCi9cH4DLAZWnpQdNZVwhUHBL74wPkLcKHohY2Op37-ZjHdaixy/w150-h200/134614428_418543406056573_3693967214585728136_n+%25281%2529.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We even managed to all fit into a photo with Megan & James in England during "Face time"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHF13Ob2XwmqcnoT0NSJDU3aa3eEuStd96A-ulnByibN0YRsrR5Zm47B0zUkljNlEv0MJ7rCELH2pUyIO7F17DdRW9ggTeK3YgrMqFPRcuMJF04x7hdYINOc7qD__vapNo1CNztQ7oPbJ/s1792/135480648_181094500425297_2247201487437393011_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1792" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHF13Ob2XwmqcnoT0NSJDU3aa3eEuStd96A-ulnByibN0YRsrR5Zm47B0zUkljNlEv0MJ7rCELH2pUyIO7F17DdRW9ggTeK3YgrMqFPRcuMJF04x7hdYINOc7qD__vapNo1CNztQ7oPbJ/w200-h93/135480648_181094500425297_2247201487437393011_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(There was also a catch up with Hayley in Qld but we forgot to do "face time" - though she was busy cooking and getting ready to go out!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The rainy days over Christmas meant that most of our time was spent at a leisurely pace - with lots of chatter, reading, board games, eating, doing whatever you felt like doing - sometimes even taking an afternoon nap!..... A couple of days later the sun made its appearance through the clouds and Vivien and I headed for the outdoors... off on a walk! Up this track......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmAG8eOEAjG0WDRAdi1QKX7UNmH2sMmqy5LXaJkZ2rJlXL8eqvF1X5v2cfADa_6Nd58ZmGqVLZCsfvYO5qeNnXOAiW58sda4Ez9Trg7UYLe7jIN2MM39Ft1p1dkRb7v-5O7Zn6fRGghYz/s2048/135006359_756607281925559_2761347755211967527_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1533" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmAG8eOEAjG0WDRAdi1QKX7UNmH2sMmqy5LXaJkZ2rJlXL8eqvF1X5v2cfADa_6Nd58ZmGqVLZCsfvYO5qeNnXOAiW58sda4Ez9Trg7UYLe7jIN2MM39Ft1p1dkRb7v-5O7Zn6fRGghYz/w150-h200/135006359_756607281925559_2761347755211967527_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">........and on into a part of the Moreton National Park - and as you can see last year's fires did not leave the park untouched........</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gJQj0M_JhLWJAALlYsaDdE3wBpBGuOo1tK0lKHAsV1SlKP-mBfT1hVZahSasS-VCPSfOiKVb-W6_bC1P9w3TfEiWhZ6rv0jNxqpgRXar56j9i31NYwwgT07COH8Fj1jFgneE064juiCA/s2048/135099794_447495549967371_7859822024311348079_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1533" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gJQj0M_JhLWJAALlYsaDdE3wBpBGuOo1tK0lKHAsV1SlKP-mBfT1hVZahSasS-VCPSfOiKVb-W6_bC1P9w3TfEiWhZ6rv0jNxqpgRXar56j9i31NYwwgT07COH8Fj1jFgneE064juiCA/w150-h200/135099794_447495549967371_7859822024311348079_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKapwdrFKgA4GYnfUTcaNop4NTdOrOJ0CbSu9Pn-1UKqweVxax3jhGOzisE_KVX60gPvBRiIIjsi-gkEYbCjXSRIs7-NfrYT9MTRsgwXxpFl9UCBsydb7G3joV5T4kNe-ua2cC6Mu9_W-k/s2048/135470964_404324114210851_6797242511471644734_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKapwdrFKgA4GYnfUTcaNop4NTdOrOJ0CbSu9Pn-1UKqweVxax3jhGOzisE_KVX60gPvBRiIIjsi-gkEYbCjXSRIs7-NfrYT9MTRsgwXxpFl9UCBsydb7G3joV5T4kNe-ua2cC6Mu9_W-k/w200-h150/135470964_404324114210851_6797242511471644734_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.......but lovely to see new growth, including wildflowers such as the flannel flowers.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO335CLSueP0CS61T_KTk7vZfcgXFuBfDhsqSIaGcp40JzSuKFZE6CjEcxS0FyyRW0SaV87OpBBGiTCXdu3YLPfS5i-XHf1i-LeGAZgB6Vqn173QX8G_OgSPfoGob_huu3ghBfXDkHq4Hv/s2048/134629881_994087071114964_7242594879917748948_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1533" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO335CLSueP0CS61T_KTk7vZfcgXFuBfDhsqSIaGcp40JzSuKFZE6CjEcxS0FyyRW0SaV87OpBBGiTCXdu3YLPfS5i-XHf1i-LeGAZgB6Vqn173QX8G_OgSPfoGob_huu3ghBfXDkHq4Hv/w150-h200/134629881_994087071114964_7242594879917748948_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All too soon Christmas was over in Bundanoon and as we all left the fog rolled in across the fields around..... closing in the Southern Highlands.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFr2uxILOw4hjLn7x9OoYrZ0Jv6hxJlB3r5rjE9DlkJhW2AAeIqGwqWV3XTNgq0mpH8g13s5KHoVqTh1BVlzxwwT0IPOhDkdFkQnM9ulxHvbUPynYz0eava_FysiKw6L4FuycrZV0Re6PM/s2048/135790380_855442238601911_2977532551667358872_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFr2uxILOw4hjLn7x9OoYrZ0Jv6hxJlB3r5rjE9DlkJhW2AAeIqGwqWV3XTNgq0mpH8g13s5KHoVqTh1BVlzxwwT0IPOhDkdFkQnM9ulxHvbUPynYz0eava_FysiKw6L4FuycrZV0Re6PM/w200-h150/135790380_855442238601911_2977532551667358872_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once back home my new year started with more lazy days (and more rain) but enjoying a couple of my favourite pastimes...... stitching and reading! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrKYRbGd8le004ieINjF9_RIwo5HOjuuujlLQ6pybXI-RvNm_rMCNlTqtS6v4gZ0gIpsg3LK2u168o7-tYDWY3xIBqZo7RweI8dmbnxG6Bl1VhcuD9sVgrJjUVpomG65fXC50b_vucU_1/s2048/137210440_748573939119497_7526518232470246583_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1533" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrKYRbGd8le004ieINjF9_RIwo5HOjuuujlLQ6pybXI-RvNm_rMCNlTqtS6v4gZ0gIpsg3LK2u168o7-tYDWY3xIBqZo7RweI8dmbnxG6Bl1VhcuD9sVgrJjUVpomG65fXC50b_vucU_1/w150-h200/137210440_748573939119497_7526518232470246583_n.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Eiq9i7CrM4hDCz3-GBh_9ej41_ZIabmwlepnJalkKQOa1ZwGwT17I_gGonCnmx21PUFgCTb0oSidBPVe8WWG7yd06FJ-gKK9hM_3CceSFNMHAaZmm-cho3t9PdVeptq64CQC8gbabQAW/s2048/135696426_445410839960842_4383086981303838630_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1533" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Eiq9i7CrM4hDCz3-GBh_9ej41_ZIabmwlepnJalkKQOa1ZwGwT17I_gGonCnmx21PUFgCTb0oSidBPVe8WWG7yd06FJ-gKK9hM_3CceSFNMHAaZmm-cho3t9PdVeptq64CQC8gbabQAW/w150-h200/135696426_445410839960842_4383086981303838630_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And....Santas have been packed away for another year ....Here are some close up photos of some of my many Santas... and yes, I did add another one to the "family" - "rescued" from an op shop! 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I doubt there will be any travel plans made but maybe a road trip can be thought about? Meanwhile I will keep stitching (a few projects have been started) , reading (my "books to read" pile is forever growing) , keeping in touch with friends and with family overseas and at home, gardening and.... I am still working! .... I think all that will be keeping me busy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Asta </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /></i></span><p></p>Asta Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334019186753581465noreply@blogger.com2