Big news.

Big news!!..... tomorrow Kate(DD2)  and I are off to visit these two.... Victoria(DD1) and her bf Karl over in Aspen, Co. ..... 

We are sooo excited to catch up with Victoria, she has been away since November 2010, not long in some people's lives but way too long in ours......

we are travelling just the two of us..... DH didn't want to upset our girlie adventures and besides he had to work.... so it's just Kate and I ...... we are staying with Vic and Karl in Aspen for 10 days then we girls are heading to NewYork for 5 nights which will be amazing!!  This will be my first trip to the US and Kate's second so it will be lots of fun and I have packed lots of sewing so I don't get bored.....

Finishes for February.

Here are my three finishes for February.......

the two bags above will have those goodies in them and hopefully they will brighten a couple of people who were affected by the floods.... my little bit of help for them......

This is the third finish..... I have had this pattern for quite a while so it is satisfying to see it completed...

this sweet little sewing bag is one that my mum made me for christmas, it will be handy for one of my many projects.......

What a day!!!

Here I am going about my day, cleaning and rearranging my pantry, having a little chuckle about my dear old lime green tupperware container that I keep loose tea in and that we have used everyday for the last 33yrs...
 when my hubby came home for lunch and said put the telly on because there has been another earthquake in Christchurch.... OMG!... what an awful tragedy for those poor people, the loss of life and injury is horrific.... the damage and devastation appalling.... heartbreaking..... I will post my own wee bit of exciting news another day.... have to go and sew now..(my way of praying)....

February sewing day.

 Yesterday I went over to my embroidery group for our monthly sewing day, my friend Sharon had two finishes for show and tell which were impressive...

this was a beautiful quilt..... she had hand embroidered each block.....

sorry the photo quality isn't that good .... the embroidery was exquisite.......

I think it is called "Heaven and Earth" and it was a BOM she bought a few years ago.....

the second finish is a Needlecase which she cross-stitched and beaded.....

the photos didn't capture the true colours but it was gorgeous....

and I just kept stitching.....

and stitching on my Gardener's Journal.....

hopefully finish it this year.....

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