Perfect Dolls House..........

Have you ever seen the most perfect dolls house yet.........I found it the other day........one of the bloggers I follow from Germany has created the most amazing quilting dolls house............Do your self a favour and go and visit Cattinka and have a look............make sure you leave a comment too........the detail.........I made the pics bigger but OMG........She did offer to tell me how she did some things but really its not something I would make myself but OMG I loved it.......... Cattinka in Germany......... It is so well done if you looked at the rooms on there own you would think it is life size the detail she has........but it is a dolls house........ take care til next time..... Chookyblue......... 'Keeping the love of blogging alive'

Yesterday.....

The day started with a rainbow.........actualy a double rainbow.......

We got a storm around lunch time...........we got 7mls........a few more storms floated about all afternoon........but cleared before dark.........

I had to duck into the Dr's again for the sinus right as one of the storms was coming thru...................still not cleared up so a different tablet now..........was feeling a bit better but went backwards..........

So it was a a good day to have friends sewing...............I have been working out handquilting............Sonia showed me how to start and finish.........

Had tried perle 8 but the Auriful 12 is easier to use..........

Robyn got this plus quilt cut out........

she managed to get the first 2 rows joined up............

Red, black, grey and white looks great......

Miss Jules got another dresdan drunkards path quilt cut out.........

dinner was by candle light as the power went out.........

came back on as I decided to go to bed............

no storms forecast for today but maybe tomorrow and Saturday.......

harvest is just about ready to go..........

visitors tomorrow night......

I was trying to catch up with all the lovely comments you girls left while I was away but I just can't manage........so i'll start again from now.......

I do love the comments it's what makes blogging fun interacting with everyone..............

Catch you later.....

Chookyblue.....

Keeping the love of blogging alive

Gardening.....

This red rose is so vibrant............it's "Satchmo" a new rose to my garden...........

A big wilga tree fell down on the back fence in the wind on Saturday...........lucky the fence is not too damaged..............

The garden is looking good..........Jacarandas just starting to get a bit of purple.............aggies throwing heads up everywhere...........

Picked some mulberries for pies............

Summer is here the constant watering has started............

35 forecast for today..........

thats going to be a shock for the system........

Catch you later.......

Chookyblue.......

Keeping the love of blogging alive

Finally home......

My last morning in Sydney saw me catching up with a cousin and heading out with Sonias crew also for breaky..............

This was heaven..........

OMG the food I have eaten this week............spanish, greek, korean, thai, pastries, cakes, BBQ's, amazing breakies..........so much different food I have loved it.............

beautiful beaches...........I hate the water and sand but love the view...........

the sun was glistening on the water.............

love driving thru the leafy expensive suburbs.....all except for this street the traffic was OMG nuts.............took me twice and long to get to the end of the freeway.............

seriously Sydney has development going on everywhere and the traffic is getting worse..............

once I got off the busy roads and onto the country roads the traffic was practically none..........love it that way........one of my favourite places to drive thru the Hunter Valley is near Jerrys Plains............the horse studs line the roads and they keep it mowed and neat and nice tree lines...........you really can't see the beauty so well in this pic but it is so pretty...............

I even had to stop for a very rare train..............it was really long............

gorgeous views all the way...........the country is amazing............it's why I live here and its forever changing..........

Stopped "Plough Inn to Cassilis" for coffee...........the roses on the side of the building were flowering beautifully...........

so nice to be home and back in my bed...........I have loved my week away and enjoyed checking out the city but give me the flies and dust any day over the traffic and busy people everywhere who have no time to even acknowledge you exist............

Catch you later......

Chookyblue.....

'Keeping the love of blogging alive'

More views.....

Sonia's jacaranda is looking amazing in full bloom.... hoping mine are starting to flower when get home..... no sign before i left but that was a week ago now.......

These gorgeous Angels appeared while i was visiting....... a few might have popped into my car for the trip home....... 

I love the big huge trees....... types of fig trees I'm pretty sure........ 

Friday I was starting to feel human again....... Went for a beautiful early morning walk along a creek..... Lovely tree ferns........a tunnel to go thru.....none of those at home........

Saw another cousin I had not seen for years....... Popped into Cottage Quilt Works and got a few treats......

Great experience of Sydney traffic...... the reason why I would never i repeat never live down here.....

Seafood dinner on the harbour..... Glorious weather.......

Some more stitching time........few more Lucy's that were part way in progress finished......

Ok best get moving........breaky by the beach with another cousin and Sonia's family..... then the big trip home......

Catch you later.....

Chookyblue......

'Keeping the love of blogging alive'

Lazier day.....

By Thursday I was completely smashed...... visited relatives in the morning before arriving at Sonia's......she wasn't well..... I was exhausted and still battling the sinus infection.....burning the candle at both ends while away i tell you....... but you have to make the most of the time away..... so this is how we spent the afternoon...... Hard isn't it.........so hard i decided I was not up for driving home Friday..... got another Lucy block finished.......

Catch you later.....

Chookyblue.....

'Keeping the love of blogging alive'

More Sydney.....

This was Wednesday.......

All the pics out of order...... 

Trains, light rail, ferry ride...   Food court in David Jones is amazing...... The harbour,  cruise liner,  container ship, Greek dinner, wandering the city.....

The best view ever..... 

A random front door in Newtown......another great quilt pattern.... 

Jacarandas flowering everywhere with there stunning purple display.     

Catch you later.....

Chookyblue......

Keeping the love of blogging alive