It's not often that Graeme and I remember to have a photo taken together as it's always me behind the camera!
A belated post, this was almost all eaten in January (except for most of the 10 vegies) when Fran, Lindy and Garry went for a drive to see the wood carvings at Legerwood and then had lunch at Winnaleah Hotel. It's not often you go into a pub and find the bar lady ironing in the lounge!
This is the row of carvings done in Legerwood by Eddie Freeman with his chainsaw. There used to be a row of Macrocarpa pines along here, planted as a World War I and II Memorial. Age wearied them and they have now been converted to wonderful sculptures.
Only movement along the main street in Winnaleah!
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After more than 20 years and possibly millions of dollars, my father has said -"No More, there are No Minerals there!" Hip hip Hooray!!!!
The last assays of the latest "Fantastic Site" finally told him - a big fat zero!!!!
He has sold his Jackaroo, well donated the proceeds of it from an auction, to the local Community Club, so that means he can "bush bash" no longer. Mind you, he still has one 4 wheel drive, a very old Tercel.
Sad isn't it that at Nearly 87 you have to give up your life long dream of finding gold. It's a disease really and I'm sure he had much more pleasure doing all of his prospecting than some people sitting at a poker machine and thrusting money into it!...and much fitter for it as well.
.....mind you, he's heard a rumour that someone reckons there's gas leaks out in Andersons Bay (Bridport) and it should be looked into. The perpetraters of said rumour are long since gone and were both terrible drunks!
At least it gives him a reason to get up in the morning- if an 85 years old girlfriend isn't enough!
Oh, the photo is of the rock cutting saw he has in his shed. I may have shown the photo of the piles of rocks he wont let us take away as he's saving them for his old age! (how old is old age???)
Having a Human N in the family is lucky for you guys this week, as my nose is revolting! I have had a dreadful cold for over a week now and my nose shows the most of it and if that wasn't enough, my hacking cough would waken the dead!
I get nervous when I get to the finishing stage, is it a siege mentality or the concentration span of a gnat? Anyhow, I need to have several quilts on the go at one time and as you might have noticed they're all quite simple. It means I can use fabric faster! This one is starting, the one below is off to the quilter on Monday and I have two more sides to finish the handsewing on the binding of "Butterflies for Billie"
This quilt is for my son's ex-partner. Having Chani around was a joy and I was very sad when it was all over. She is the one responsible for the huge change in him, from a meat eating, all Australian bloke to a S.N.A.G with no animal products! He asked me to make her a quilt so he could keep "Peas Will Kill You". This is not what he had in mind I know as he wanted a Mandala - I DO NOT DO CURVES anymore! I know she will love this anyhow.
The blocks for this quilt were from a 9 Patch swap with SCQuilters, my online group.They languished for quite some time until desperation set in and I had nothing else to do.Sashed with green scraps and set on a slight "skew-wiff" it then sat around until I found something that tied all the random bits together - a really old, old Hoffman tucked away in the backings section. Machine quilted by Jane Monk of Purrfectly Quilted.
I will give it to a family friend who has a nasty rotten cancer.
