I have been productive........

We will start the post with the produce from the vegie patch.............the kids are having a ball with the vegie patch............this is the best corn I have ever seen.............and it tastes amazing......the pumpkins are going well........lost a couple with the flood........tomatoes are so nice home grown.....and the chooky's are laying...........

I have been dreaming of doing a disappearing nine patch for a little while but finally got to have a sew with these charm packs of Cornucopia...........

Once I got my blocks done I was a little disappointed and I am not sure I want to cut them up now..........it is the plain and plaids of this range and they are not the normal cotton...........they are like a brushed cotton............not flannel but not right..............now not sure what to do...........some of the blocks were not cut right and now some of my corner joins are not right........

what do you think i should do............I have no other material that goes with this..........nothing feels like it..........what should I do .........HELP..........

I have a charm pack of the normal line and they are just beautiful............I was hoping to use them together but that is not going to happen..............

And yes I know I should be finishing things for May Britt and the WISP but I just wanted to start this and now I am not happy.............maybe my punishment for not finishing something I have already started...........lol.........

"s" day.........

Today was supposed to be "s" for sewing day not for sheep..........unfortunately for me we did not get all the job done so back we go again this morning.........hopefully we should be finished by lunch..........

Here are some photos from yesterday at the sheep yards........

Sorry the photos are not so good but I took them with my mobile phone........see the black sheep it has grown heaps.........

this one below - top left the mumma's are standing under the tree in the distance............don't worry not many came back to find them...........they are happy to be rid of them............

It was good in the morning as there were clouds and a nice breeze but after lunch I was in the hot sun and it was no fun and it was starting to get dusty.............yuck.........

we were weaning the sheep which means taking the ewe mums from the lambs (babies)...........the lambs also needed a ear mark (to identify them as ours) and tag.........(we are not allowed to sell them without a tag in their ear) we will leave the lambs in the yards and feed them for a few days.......

Here is a photo of fairy girl in her motor bike gear..........we did lots of this while the visitors were here.........motor bikes and the pool were the highlights..........she was so cute with her dress on under her motor bike gear..........the kids mad a crusty demons track..........they did thousands of laps around........you try keeping up with 4 motorbikes...........I left it to the dads...........

SSCS - I will post as soon as the last few presents turn up.........couple of girls still waiting to receive..........presuming held up in customs............well that is what I hope...........and if you want to see what most have received go back a few posts and I have 10 posts so far with pics of presents............

morning world..........

just heading out to do some sheep work - weaning (take the mothers from the babies) but this is the sunrise I got up to this morning ..............had to stop and take a pic........beautiful.........a minute later it had gone........

more skirt sewing............

Here is a skirt I found I had sort of started for someone - who knows who - it was a while ago and I know it was not for me......check out that waist.............one of my visitors was the lucky receiver of this skirt..........

another Xmas present finished.......this is for another of my nieces - another house on the hill twirly skirt this one I put a ruffled trim on the bottom and used ribbon for the tie........

is has been so nice to have Tutti Frutti visiting with some others...........and we have got to try out her ruffler foot for her new machine.........I have GOT to get one of those - so quick and easy............we have got some good sewing done.........tutti frutti has made 2 dresses and one skirt and decorated a couple of singlets...........so nice to have someone to sew with .........

here is the rocky road I made............not much left now - so quick and easy to make and everyone loves it..........

and as I was doing a little check in blogland this morning I went from this blog in sweltering heat to this one with snow pic............so weird........but that is the international part I love.............catch you all later.............

Happy New Year........

Made this skirt for a niece..........might applique something to the singlet will see what happens............

Happy New Year...............here is some of the food we gorged on last night..............OMG we had so much food............some salads, sweet chilli prawns, salt and pepper squid, fish peices, chicken kebabs and the list goes on...........then topped it off with rocky road when we couldn't fit anything else in..........what a beautiful night just had to share it with the mozzies..........the music up loud (I have no neighbours to annoy)

I have found this new blog..............Christine started her blog on the 28th............you should see how much she has posted so far and some fantastic stuff.........

-----take care and look forward to catching up with you in 2008-------

my prezzies..........

I will start this post with the pile of biscuits I made yesterday..........they will last about 5 minutes when the visitors come...........

I received this little thankyou gift from Hanne..........chooks around the bottom and dh is currently making me a round table so this will be made up for it.........

my SSCS Santa was Nihal..............she sent me these goodies

she also made this great stocking.........

and this Santa bag.....I am so lucky thanks Nihal..........

Nicolette sent me this little thankyou gift - remember I went crazy when she sent me the blue chook materials well this time she sent me a bundle of reds with the same prints on them........I love them thanks for being so thoughtful........

Carole sent me this fat quarter of chook material (love it) and a charm pack - the thing is yesterday in the mail I received more material which I ordered from this same range Autumn Journey........I love it so this charm pack will be used with the fat quarters - perfect

this came from Anita so I will sit down and have a "cuppa" with her we will get to meet later in 2008 - with a chook serviette do you see a theme happening here

I love all my presents...........thanks so much girls......... I just have a terrible feeling I am missing a present that has been sent to me over the last few weeks......as I was saving them to open at Xmas..............but as my house is still in renos mess I need to do a major search..........so if you have sent me a present and have not seen it on the blog email me please at least that will confirm I am supposed to be looking for something.............

.............we do know of 1 flood death........one of my black chooks died...........I think she is the one that may have been down during the flood.........she went up into a tree sometimes and all the others spent the time in the roost............I couldn't do anything for them as I had more to worry about and the water was to deep to go to them but the whole chookyard was well under water for a day..............lucky I didn't loose more..........

-----------take care---------

SSCS Prezzies (post 10)

Remember the links for the Santa's are on the right............for a few more weeks

USA Darlene was Santa for Aus Kate

USA Doe/Doreen was Santa for Aus Hannah

USA Sherry was Santa for AUS Lynda B

AUS Janet was Santa for Netherlands Monique

AUS Lynda B was Santa for USA Paula N

Belgium Nadine was Santa for Canada Pam C

Norway Laila was Santa for USA Tami

USA Caryn was Santa for AUS Lynda H

one more post after this should have all the presents ............just a few girls to receive there presents............

Wriggly interuption

Sorry i interupt these present posts to show you what was just on my back door step...............

baby was here earlier when dh was talking on the phone it slithered along to near the step where he was sitting............then..............

he just went to answer the phone again and here we go again but this time it was Mumma (well we asume) on the step..............yikes..........

baby up close..........

together..........yuk.........thanks goodness we got them as they are far to close for my liking.........

if we had the phone working things would be okay but as the mobile only works sitting on a window sill and you have to make a mad run to get to it and then grab it and head out the door for better service this was very nearly a disaster as dh nearly stepped on it............must be due to all the flooding and they are trying to find a new home.............well not near me thanks............