quilts, wood, cows...........

Another month has almost disappeared.......... 

that means 1/2 the year is gone..........

Last post I told you we were pulling down a fence........I pulled the barb off the top and left it on the ground. Last weekend I went back and had a go at making some barb wire balls.............

they are still a work in progress and they are coming along ok.............

This one was going ok..........at the other end of this length of barb is another ball being rolled this way..............it's not too slow a job..........fiddly and a little challenging to get started.........you need a helper.............a decoration for the garden...........

There were some quilts hanging locally in Outback Arts Gallery.............I only have a few pics to share............But I had one hanging below on the right.............

They only had 1/2 the gallery this time but some beautiful quilts on display................

I got over to The Crafters Cottage last week............got a few more bits for Chapel Street........just for a bit more variety...........some fancy zips and a roll of fabric..........I think it is 3in wide..........

The sunsets and sunrises have been rocking out a great display..............

always good to see a full dam..........

That big log on the ground was the target for wood chopping............

Big old box tree that has been on the ground for years..............

Diesel being king of the log..........the first time he walked on the log he was shaking like a leaf.........but then he got the hang of it..............

Some nice good wood to keep us warm this week.................

Playing with the cows in the cattle yards and this calf was camped on the ground and she was not worried by me at all.............

Those eye lashes...................

One heifer was very close to calving so we left her in the yards for the night.........I went back just after dark and she had just calved and the calf was on the wrong side of the fence so I had to sort that out..........it was still all wet and gooey from being born............

they have mothered up well.............

I love baby calves..........they are my favourite..............

Catch you later...........

Chookyblue.........

Beautiful weekend..........

What a gorgeous weekend................

big cold nights and frost and glorious sunny still days..........

My few autumn leaves are dropping fast now..........

we have been pretty mild until the last few weeks really........

Frost is so cool up close...........

It was time to cut some more wood............this has been a great log.........

some great solid wood for the fire.........

Some friends came out and cut some wood too.............didn't take long to chop up the big log.............

I made some lamb fritters for lunch when we finished.................

I had some corn ones also............

&&& 

Today I caught up on zoom...............had a few hours on and cut some more of a quilt kit............

Jen @ Jen Spins Too its not new..........I started cutting it a few months ago............lol......

Forgot to take any photos...........was testing out the screen I got sent as a replacement as mine has a line down it.............thankfully it worked great.........so I will pack my old one and return to Dell..........

One of my neighbours came over for a visit which was lovely............

I had to go help do some "de-fencing" as our back packers from years ago called it...........

We were pulling down the old fence.........

I was putting the post grabber onto the posts and Mr Chooky was pulling them out with the tractor...........

There were some old really bad patches that have had bits of mesh etc put in a hole etc............most of that mesh is big squares but I wonder what the purpose of this piece of mesh was.....clearly the flat bit was welded to  it but I don't understand what the lock type part may have been..........

Some of the fence we are pulling down.........     

It will get pushed up into a pile when all the iron posts are pulled out of the ground..........

I've been mostly keeping up with my walking.........

Depends on how I slept if I get up before sunrise...............no huge distance at once just trying to make sure I keep moving.........trying to stick with 10,000 steps........

Always fascinated with the

And enjoying the sky..........never the same, always changing...........

Enjoying the almost full moon one morning............it's a special time of month when you get the moon setting and the sun rising..........

Anyway I best go...........hope you are keeping well.............

Hope you had a lovely weekend............

Chair renos in winter..............

Do you have a skill that's pretty useless...........as in it's not going to make you millions of $$$$

Anyone who's been to the Chookshed knows I have way to many mugs (30-40)........

As they need to go into the house to be washed I have become quite skilled to carry a lot in one hand.........They all have memories of events or something I like about them so they cannot go...........

I do need to find the basket I used to use...........it is easier to open the doors with a free hand..........

I had a few plans for the weekend and they have all changed.............A girlfriend turned up for a short visit.........I decided to fix the old chairs in the Chookshed..........as at last week I had 3 broken seats..........

On Friday I got the timber in town to make the new bases...........

So I started pulling the broken ones apart on Saturday.........Got Mr Chooky to cut the timber..........

He started to show me how to use the staple gun.........OMG how good is a staple gun run with an air compressor.............anyway I started doing the covering with Mr Chooky then he just kept doing it so I cut all the fabric for the the whole 5 seats and pulled the other 2 apart also............heaps quicker job then I thought it would be........ I did have to go in and make scones to keep Mr Chooky on the job but hey that's easy payment.........

It was chilly but beautiful in the sun working on the chairs and then relaxing eating the scones with a cuppa when we finished............

The fabric I used to cover them we've had for years as I was going to cover a few seats which never happened but I am now inspired................Mr Chooky does some upholstery work so we had some foam..........the seats are completely new............the backs I reused the foam and board as it was fine...........

What do you think..............the crappy old black in now gone..........

The upholstery fabric we had works so well in the Chookshed and with the seats...........the grey frame now looks a like blue/grey instead............Mr Chooky is no longer allowed to sit on the seats with his work clothes on like he used too...............

The seats have been comfy and solid to sit on so worth the reno instead of tossing and getting new ones.........

Frosty morning today...........I love the patterns the frost makes...........

It was fresh for a walk but it was pretty still...........

the clouds have come over and the wind has picked up.........

And we have a new edition to the farm...........Meet "Diesel"...............

We were down to one sheep dog so needed another one............

He's pretty cute..............

He's got big feet so I think he is going to be a big dog.............

He's a black and tan kelpie.......great for sheep work and he's already had his eye on Bridget..........

She was not impressed at all..............

A few days ago the sunrise was spectacular.............

My chinese tallowwood has been beautiful............the leaves are disappearing fast now..........

Anyway I hope you have had a nice weekend................June long weekend here so I have today off at home which is great............

Hope you have enjoyed a nice weekend.........

Catch you later..........

Chookyblue.........

teenagers birthday party............

Since the Chookshed turned 13 we were all acting like teenagers and took lots of selfies..........we had fun playing around...........you'll see below..........and I shared toooo many but hey it was so much fun and we got lots of laughs..........and that's what life's about right..........fun and laughter............

 Chapel Street is making progress on the layout..........even had a bit more on the wall but had to sort out a few more fabrics so need to include those in the mix..........

me and Suze..........

Kate cut and laid out a quilt..........all ready to sew up..............

She also worked on her Diddles quilt...............some of you will remember Diddles............

Suze cut these drunkards path blocks and got quilt a few blocks made...............so pretty..............

This is one photo.............and yes we are in it twice............

I made the binding for this group quilt from Scrub Stitchin'............love the quilting by Sandy @ Shiralee Stitches...........

I really worked a lot on binding............I attached 2 and I made 3.......

Suze found a rock to use as a prop to take our selfies................

It was the most glorious weekend...............
Who would have known winter started yesterday......

Miss Jules added the borders to this quilt............

Suze and Miss Jules had the same charm pack as it turned out...............The quilts will look very different..............

Enjoying the sunset..............

I missed getting any photos of Annette's projects...........bugger.....

One of my favourite photos from the weekend.............

So good to be back celebrating the Chookshed Birthday............

All to quickly it was time for the girls to pack up and head home.........

Another great Chookshed birthday.........

Hope you found some time to sew over the weekend also.........

Catch you later............

Chookyblue........