Scizzors and cutter set......

When Miss Sonia @ Forever Always Online was here I brought this great Klasse scizzor/cutter set from her stall......

the love heart can be worn as a necklace and has little grooves down the side near the bottom of the heart to cut thread..........great for travelling......

It's  so pretty in the box I haven't taken it out yet...........

Catch you later......

Chookyblue.......

Keeping the love of blogging alive

OMG what a few days..........

Sadly Sonia @ Forever Always Online has headed home again..........we've had a great time together.........

did a market stall...........chatted heaps..........

playing with pics..........

Sonia creates all these beauties so if you want to buy any let me know in the comments...........

wash cloths.......

heat packs.........

bugs...........

dust inversion on sunset...........

all snapped on my new love of my life camera............

My Canon DLSR has been playing up and I bit the bullet and it is my present to me for working off farm full time..........

brand new model out........

spent a little more money on a better lens with more zoom for the regular lens and the results speak for themselves.......

above the tree almost in the middle is the bit of tree on the right you can see below............

the rest of the weekend contained secrets........

lots of secret plans for Scrub Stitchin' 2018..............

we are just about bursting with excitement but still our lips are sealed..........

 our little secrets will be revealed when the girls arrived at the retreat.....

next year..........

another stop on the way home I snapped this  gorgeous pic.........

Mother Nature is painting the sky.........

some truly stunning sunsets almost daily here.......

that's why I live where I live...........if only it would rain.........

hope you are all well.........

Catch you later.......

Chookyblue.........

Keeping the love of blogging alive

Fairy Girl's scraps..

not a quilt finished by me but Fairy Girl has her scrappy quilt finished...........

Last stitch in the binding........all done...........

We'll call it "modern"...........

she started out a few years ago just wanted to sew fabric...joining piece of scraps together........learning how to make things fit.........

it grew and grew and grew......she used a few random blocks........scraps my girlfriends visiting over time also gave her.........

Sadly this quilt is double bed size and she didn't put a dint in the scraps....lol..

but she had such fun just joining pieces together.....making things fit together...........I think I straightened up one edge when it was very small and it is pretty square........

It is backed with a light green with white spot polar fleece so very snuggly......

quilted by Betty Field........

I had told her I was not getting it quilted and she would have to do it but I surprised her not long ago and she was so excited........she had to finish the binding off........

I wished I could just "play free"  like this..........but ideas, colours, styles of fabric have "rules" in my head......

Catch you later.....

Chookyblue.....

Keeping the love of blogging alive

Save the date 3-4th June.............

  

So who's joining me?????

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

Chookyblue.........

Too many choices.....

After some messages with Sandy @ Shiralee Stitches today she also asked if I have been playing with "Lucy" I said no...........but oops I forgot at the time I had been playing with this block.........options, options.......what to make up now.........

This one will be going into LucyII as I have enough for  LucyI........

I started this post but then I popped to the neighbours for coffee and took Lucy with me.......working on background piecing.......there is heaps of that to do toooo..........

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Same pieces just the placement changes........

So what do you like the most..... 1-5

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I'll enjoy the next 2 days before the temps drop on Wednesday...........

might have the fire lit by the end of the week..........now that's exciting........bring on some wintery weather.........I'm well over summer.........

some rain wouldn't go astray........people keep complaining about too much.......we've had none.......

Catch you later.......

Chookyblue.....

Keeping the love of blogging alive

New SAL.........

Just in case you need a new project I am trusting the Stitch-a-long blog to my friends Fiona and Raewyn..........head over to see what they are up to...........

You know you need a new project like a hole in the head but hey whats another project.........you only live once..........

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

Chookyblue...........

Keeping the love of blogging alive

10 years and a fresh start............

So many memories...............Girls Day in the Country has allowed me to make so many wonderful friends..........mostly just thru blogging..........

can't believe it has been 10 years...........

Some faces have come and gone.........

but lots keep appearing year after year..........

bit sad some don't blog like they used to as this is how we met to start with............

I had to leave early in 2012 for family reasons and cried 1/2 the way home...........a very sad trip...........

but every year friendships are started or rekindled...........

groups photos always taken.............

smiles all round............memories made............

Like I said earlier GDITC is no longer..........and I was pretty sad about this.........immediately I was thinking how could we keep meeting..........where could we keep meeting........who would organise something...........

I would miss this so much not seeing all these girls again........

I sulked for a few weeks.......

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I've had a venue in mind for years...........just never sure what to do there..........how to do it..........I have organised other retreats and trips so knew i could make it happen.........

(I think I should have been one of those people who organise functions etc........not much call for it where I am)

It is hard to find venues for groups that don't cost a fortune and have the space required.......

(Finding The Vale for the Bathurst retreat was difficult)

Sonia was here a few weeks ago and together we checked out the new venue......she also organised retreats in the past...........

we made some bookings, organised a caterer........

BAM 2018 we have a plan..........

" Scrub Stitchin' "

emailed some friends who have been on various retreats with me.......they loved the idea....thankgoodness...

$$$ deps being paid........

beds are filling fast..........

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I'm so excited we will gather again.............

new and old friends will gather.........

new friendships made.........

old ones strengthened......

Catch you later......

Chookyblue..........

So how did I go...........

So I think an update is due here as quiet a few of my online friends supported me during this challenge.....

I learnt things about myself......

pushed myself further and further as I raised more money.........

realised it is ok and essential to push yourself out of your comfort zone.......

I can do more then I thought I could do..........

found new friends connecting thru this walk...........

Goals                v                 Actual

93km (3kms/day)             reached 164km

$1971                               $5017

Best day 12.5kms

Best single walk/run 8kms

Best speed 8.05mins/km 

Started a walking group after work and that is continuing on........

about 6 of us now........

encouraged some of you to get moving.........

hope you are continuing on..........

thankyou for your support be that monetary, emails or comments.......it all added up to me doing something i never thought possible and raising great $$$$$ for the Cancer Council

please take care of yourself 

you are the one that makes the decisions for your health and future

mental health, physical health and gut health all make a difference as to how you feel and only you can want to make a difference.....

I've been working on "me" for a few years now

slow and steady making the difference........goodness me for the first 6 months or more I didn't even put joggers on to walk.........lets just say good joggers are the best investment ever.........my friend gave me a new pair.......she brought the wrong size and could not return them.........

I now eat better, feel better, exercise regularly..........

most importantly there is 25% less of me.......

I have crap knees but with all the extra exercises I have been doing (this year) albeit some modified to suit me it must have really made a difference to the muscles and they have behaved so well this month.........

And after this month I also realised life is better taking asthma puffers.......my allergies really hold me back...........

I didn't walk far to start..........

I didn't have time for exercise.......

i've fallen off the wagon a few times but picked myself up.........

brushed the dirt off and headed off again............

I know if you want it you can do it too........

every little change adds up over time........

Go for it!!!!!!

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

Chookyblue..........

Keeping the love of blogging alive