Scatterdays - "How you see yourself"

I am into this right away - unlike previous months where I have been a slacker!

The subject "How you see yourself" made me have a think, who am I?

Lots of things - they can all wait, but the most important way I see myself over the last few years is a grandmother or Nana as I am called. I love the name and when heard from the mouth of a 2 year old, sends tingles down my spine! I have a few more months before the Divine Miss. M calls me Nana, but with lots of visits she will remeber me.

Of course, I don't see myself as you see me in the picture - to me I am still 28 and slim!

Scatterdays - Food

I knew I'd be able to find at least one image for this month while I was away the last few days. Whenever I go to Smithton I get at least one beautiful, sumptuous cream sponge made for me by Genavene Thorpe, country quilter and cook extra-ordinaire!

You don't see these much now - the butterfly cream filled sponge with jelly and cream on top, do you?

It tasted wonderful too - I had 3 pieces. This was Sunday's ... I won't mention Thursday night or Friday's left-overs I had to clear up, will I?

Scatterdays -Wet (and Reflection)

A lovely shiny new red car gathers raindrops- they never seemed to do that on the old blue one, might be something to do with absence of wax?

Anyhow, this is also a belated entry for "reflections" for last month.

I've had a crappy few weeks suffering from my 3rd cold.

No energy to post pictures of Banjo and Miss Maggie's christenings , LPQ's annual retreat or the quilt tops I have made.

Cough, cough!!!!

Scatterdays -Framed

Framed Mosaic, originally uploaded by FranW.

It's the end of the month and here's my offering.
The blue frame is in the main street of Lilydale, Tas where I grew up. Through it you can see a beautiful view of Mt. Arthur.
The firebug framed. He can't help himself and "they" are making it so hard for a man to burn off a few Autumn leaves! Here we have a small fire beside the street with leaves from the Liquid Amber at the front gate at Bridport.
Last but not least is Miss Maggie in her play-gym.

Scatterday K-2

Is it still Saturday? Good!I know I should post my Scatterdays before I read anybody else's, but now I have Blog Reader installed, it's too tempting to scroll down all the new stuff.I had Knitting in mind for a hobby, but it's been used a lot so I tried to think of something else. Not mine of course, I only have one and it's also my business, so somedays it's not even my hobby! :-(

Office- keyboard

Hobby - Karting


Nice smell - Kahlua - a big glass-full over ice is really nice!

Scatterday Z

I've still got the cold bug, cough has hit the bottom on my lungs and has about 2-3 more days to go before it hits the base of my throat again -so all my well meaning friends and customers tell me!

Z is bought to you by Zucchinis - very prolific the last month or so and LPQ members are sneaking them in and leaving them anonymously on the sign in tables on Thursdays at patchwork!

They zealously posed for me and 2 were grateful that I bought them home - they're still languishing in their plastic bag on the bench - I see a zucchini slice coming up in the next few days!

We have our own living Z person at LPQ's - Zoe and her name tag to [porve it's not made up!

Lastly is my Z block from my "LPQ ABC" quilt - ZZZZZ's, zebras and zippers.

I'm a bit sad I couldn't find any Zyzzyva's, Zebrule's, Zibet's nor Zebu's around town.

PS: I am doing Z as I did X when it was poor old Z's turn a while back!

Scatterday V(2)

I am not going to waste this picture having had Graeme drive around town a few weeks ago looking for a sign. The building is pink and there is also a pink cross on the T - bonus!

Then I found one -unposed while we were in Brisbane that fits the other 2 categories of big and pink.

Scatterday O2

In A Library - Now I don't have a library as such, but I do have a huge collection of books scattered all over the house. 6 rooms have bookcases and here I am showing ONLY patchwork books (not all) OLD magazines, OLD books and Other patchwork books.
Sweet Things - The O Block from my ABC quilt is showing an ORANGE. Next is an orange jube segment from the OPEN container. The Sweets were made at Nature's Works - does that make them healthy?
Also on the block is an OWL and I vaguely remember that Harry Potter's OWL Occasionally visited the library.
Something Hawaiian - The main island of Hawaii is called O'ahu and here are photos from our 2005 holiday.

Scatterday I

Scatterday I, originally uploaded by FranW.

Back at Bridport again, this time with Nic and Banjo. Hopefully tomorrow will be a nicer day and we can head to the beach.

Scatterday I was done early and up,loaded in haste - I'm sure I got the right letter this week! :-)

Yellow - Isosceles Triangle (we have the 33 year old Tupperware Shapes out for Banjo), Yellow Insect fabric from the shop.

Australian - Indigenous fabrics and a Quilt made from those Indigenous fabrics.

Something you would find in the air - Influenza and Is it going to rain?

ScatterdaX

Scatterday X, originally uploaded by FranW.

This is a Fritterday as I am leaving at "Sparrow's" to go to work.

X marks the spot, thanks to 2 sets of BBQ tongs. I am not home yet, the rulers would have been handy!

Now "Xmas" isn't a word I use because I can still hear mum telling me that by using the X you're taking Christ out of Christmas and after all, that's what it's about! What I'm really showing is the Nativity scene I bought for Nancy, the wonderful mother of my grandson Banjo, for her birthday.

XXXX spells beer in Queensland doesn't it?

Xantharia - Grass Tree or Black Boys, which probably isn't politically correct now.

Generation X - I have 2 of them. Both different, but both described to a T when I Googled a definition :-) This where I am going to become long winded.

Born between 1961 and 1981, Generation Xers, or the MTV generation, are the creators of “Me, Inc.” – they believe individuals must take charge of their own careers. Also called "baby busters," they are incredibly quick learners and are adaptable and flexible but strongly focused on achieving a work-life balance. Results-driven and pragmatic, the Gen X workplace is fun, flexible and educational, yet demands good management. (Deloittes)

Xers have no expectation of job security, so they tend to see every job as temporary and every company as a stepping stone to something better, or at least to something else. They have been accused of not wanting to pay their dues. But, in today's changing workplace, anyone who is thinking about doing a job long enough to pay dues is out of touch!
www.coachingandmentoring.com/Articles/x's.html


Xanthorrhoea - orange lichen which adorns the rocks around Bridport. Especially the Mermaid's Pool area.

Scatterday N

Scatterday N, originally uploaded by FranW.

Today's Scatterday has been bought to you by the letter N and a great deal of thought!
Another B...week where we're given a colour as one of the topics, yech!!!!
Navel Orange or orange on a navel, whatever!
New potatoes - potatoes were originally from South America, did you all know that? These are growing in the old compost heaps from our neighbour here at Bridport.
Nasturtiums - well more the seeds from them that make those awful tasting seeds called capers. Apparently they're good for you, well that's what I get told when I pick them out of food!

Scatterday E

Today's Scatterday is bought to you by the letter E and 5 knives. (note to self - bleach handles next time you do the tea cups)

Do you know that White eggs are becoming scarcer? I went through quite a few and they're all brown, because customers believe that brown eggs are better for you so they feed the chooks "something" to make the shells darker. Having that thrown in my way I pondered for a bit, thought of looking through "Chambers Concise 20th Century Dictionary" that was Mum and Margaret's handbook in the days of the great Scrabble challenges, and then spied an Envelope on the desk! Hah!!!!
Plant world - I missed wonderful opportunity as I didn't take my camera with me when I visited my aunt and uncle on Wednesday - 89 & 87. Their back patio is full of Erigeron growing up in every crack. I will take one next week - it's a jungle and wonderful. This one was taken at Margaret's, mum's best friend who is still hanging in although she has dreadful Emphysema.
Terriffying things - (above is but no pics) Nothing is more scary to me than my father without his teeth and asleep! This picture was particularly terrifying as we'd shampood the carpets and I'd put the Glory Box onto his bed, just another 60cm and it would make a good coffin!!!! Eightysix and not out!

Scatterday V

Scatterday V, originally uploaded by FranW.

It's a conspiracy!!! Here I am at beautiful Bridport and what do we get but Car parts, office items and In The Kitchen!!!!

Car Parts - Valve and Ventilated Disc Brakes

Office Items- Vintage Vegetarian Filing System (Dad's office) I could also show the plastic boxes and cardboard boxes as further filing systems! Oh, and the wardrobes in the shed.

In the Kitchen - Vitamins, Vanilla, Vege Chips, Valencia, Vinaigrette and Vegetable

Scatterday Y

Scatterday Y, originally uploaded by FranW.

I'm now officially at the beach until the end of January, but could I find anything Y that pertained to our beautiful views - nooooo!!!!

Green -Yard - out neighbour but one, Garry has this fantastic type of grass growing at his place, watered a wee bit it stays green all year. This is his front yard looking across the road towards some vans at the camping area that stretches right around the bay at Bridport

Animal - Yawn - so this is Christmas????? Scruffy and Will are less than impressed with it all, especially their daggy decorated collars they've been made to wear all day.

School Days - Yarns- 2 of my school mates from Lilydale Primary school. Garry and Arie who also have homes almost next door. Every year for many years now, we re-hash the same old school stories, catch up on who's doing what and who's died.

Scatterday M

I had a mental block for this week's, don't know why once I'd seen every one's.
I had decided what I was going to use and was also going to be terribly organised as I had a meeting and Christmas lunch today for Tasmanian Quilting Guild, but I sent the computer off to be serviced Thursday and the suggestion was to get a new hard drive, sigghhhh, which they had in store, how convenient!!! So the computer was there Friday too. Gee I get lonely without it, it's a bit like when the power's off and you think of all the things you can do with the spare time. Sadly most of it entails using electricity!

Anyhow, here's this week's choice.
The wooden rulers again come in handy.
Texture - Mulchy (told you I was digging deep)
Weapon - Meat Mallet (Dad has a Maddock handle behind his kitchen door - glad he forgot it was there when he had the intruder and "showed hima thing or two!")
Hobby - Machine patchwork

You know, I tote my camera around with me daily and like my mobile phone, forget it's there!
Went to Hobart on Tuesday for a drive and lunch with Robert and Graeme - nothing taken.

I blame the drugs.

Scatterday O

I'm early, work and LPQ's tomorrow and a good night on TV tonight!

The "O" block is from my LPQ ABC quilt. None of the items featured could be used this week!

Breakfast - "oeufs crus" raw eggs looking a bit sad before brekky

Shiny - my dad's head is pretty shiny but it's actually the "ore" in the rock that's shining. This is an 86 year old man mad with gold fever and he hopes to strike lots more before his "time's up".

Little things - Oat from my muesli.

Scatterday J

Scatterday J, originally uploaded by FranW.

I'm late...I'm late, but l had an important date!!!!
Last week it was J, I am not even looking at anybody else's blog until I have posted mine.

Pointy thing - my juicer, squeezes better than any old plastic one and cleans easier too!

Restaurant - I read the phone book- we just don't have a restaurant starting with a J in town!

Swimming - ditto phone book, I planned to gate crash a Judo club but the 2 in town were listed as out of town.

NOW I will show you why I was late posting Scatterdays!

Scatterday P

Scatterday P, originally uploaded by FranW.

A bit late again today, never mind!
P it is and once again I became confused because there's a colour as a topic!
My pin holder is not only red but also metal and we easily identify with the postman's red van and Australia posts logo.
Sweets - I am becoming braver with my photo gathering so I went across the road into the CWA shop and asked what cakes they had beginning with P so Marj opened the Peppermint slice container and the other helper couldn't help herself so she shot around from the craft side and suggested Plum Puddings!
Metal - postbox, Public toilet and no Parking sign and another (red) sign for a Pasta shop!

PSBB- I am just checking this and once again my right hand side pictures are cropped! grrrr.

Thanks to Michelle, who asked where I was orientating the picture, I didn't change that bit but I did discover where I could make is smaller :-)

Scatterday C

Scatterday C, originally uploaded by FranW.

I'm getting in early this weekend as I'm off on retreat with Tas. SCQuilters.

My sewing area is still not done, it needs thinking about, but I have sorted my scraps!

Hobbies- now I was really in the pink here as Graeme and I have several each but starting with "C", Collecting would win hands down!
He collects Cards (postcards) - all neatly placed in albums in the Cupboard that used to grace an early 1900's Tasmanian classroom - a Library cupboard.
I collect many things, 2 shown here -Chintz China and Campbell's Pottery. The Winton Chintz designs are "Quilt" and "Tartan".
Campbell's Pottery was located in Launceston in the street where Graeme boarded when he first came into town to work.
I also collect Antique quilts, Doulton "April" china, and sewing boxes.I seem to have a big Collection of my quilts too :-)(This is more than anyone needs to know!)

For Furniture I am presenting the under-rated Card Table. It sits beside the computer when I have lots of paperwork that can't fit on the desk.
I also have a Cake Stand, from early golden days when afternoon teas were de-rigeur and this was carried around for our selection.
It folds up flat when hot in use. (If you look carefully you will see dust marks from the clutter I removed) (Just noticed that the handle is cropped and my jug spout is missing, I still can't work out how to get a whole picture on this blob!)

Lastly, Pizza Toppings. I am still not very brave so this was taken undercover in the supermarket. I was in fear of someone asking me if I was a Capsicum spy! I had also planned on getting Chillies and Cheese, but time ran out.

Scatterdays W

Scatterdays w, originally uploaded by FranW.

This had me stumped for days and I was loosing sleep! I took photos of stuff, white that and thats, thinking it would do. Anyhow, the drugs kicked in and I was able to think again, so here is my offering.

W for wave
Black things- Washing-our socks for the last few days plus my fantastic view
Tools - This foot was made for Walking
Game- White men don't play alone but they do for this exercise!