hot coffee and a friend

I have a friend to stay for the weekend and we hope to have a sewing marathon all weekend ! whoo hoo -such fun ! We're having a yummy lattee and reading a few blogs and then the fun begins------cheers Teri

hello again !

I'm doing the happy dance as I'm finally getting my life back-yey !!! For the past 3 months I have had 3 of my precious grandchildren live with me while my daughter recovered from ill health. A couple of weeks ago they went back home as my daughter's health has improved-thankfully. One forgets what it is like to have to get up and make school lunches and do the school run etc. My grandchildren were so good for me and a joy to have here-they were 5,6 and 10 years old. My god the washing !!!! and food??? ...any way I miss them dearly. So now more time for ME and catching up on all the wonderful blogs I love to follow. Have a great day cheers Teri

Time for Tea and a look in the garden!

Today has been a soaking wet day with heavy,heavy rain-some areas have had flooding and the road conditions are not too good so it was a great day to stay home and enjoy a cuppa with a friend ! This is a teatime sampler I did a few years ago from a "Mums Moments" pattern. don't know if they are still around but they did design some lovely stitcheries.

Here are two of my gardening angels keeping an eye on the "goings on". I love cloth dolls with character.
Bev over at http://kaingahappenings.blogspot.com showed some of her gorgeous agapanthas
today so I thought I would share a couple of closeups of my agapanthas-these are just one petal in the flower head...... aren't they beautiful yet delicate ?

I have frangipanis out in bloom everywhere-so ornate with the most wonderful fragrance.

hope tomorrow is not as wet as today but at least the rainwater tanks are getting filled ! cheers Teri

schools back for 2012

Mums throughout Queensland are mainly all rejoicing as the new school year starts today ! My DGS3 started his first day of prep-school today and was so excited-his mother a little teary !!! His baby sister spent some time with me as his mother wanted to help settle him into school !

Well another school year begins filled with many hopes and expectations. Good luck to all those
going through the joys this has to bring.

cheers teri

Pay it Forward 2012

After reading Jenny's post over at http://littleoverliving.blogspot.com/ I decided to join this wonderful swap too! So this is what you do.....
The first three to comment on this post will receive a hand made gift from me within 12 months from registration. The timing of the gift will be a surprise, as will the gift itself, but I must do this within 12 months.
All you need to do is be one of the first 3 people to comment on this post to be a recipient, but if you nominate then you must put a post on your blog to Pay It Forward. Also remember that I need to get in contact with you so ensure you are not a "no reply" blogger.
Here's to a year of fun
cheers teri

A visit from the mailman !

Late yesterday afternoon the mailman knocked on the door with a delivery from the USA-yippee ...the order I placed with Leah Day for her Ultimate FMQ package arrived. Only took 14 days.... so now NO excuse to not try and be a better FMQer !!!!!
Today has been a stinking hot day with very high humidity so with the airconditioner on I have sat and watched the tennis and done the madatory housekeeping only as well as read a few magazines. At my quilting guild meeting on Thursday they had a table of books from their library on sale for $1 each---as you can imagine everyone scrambled to find a bargain and I was very happy to find this book with lots of ideas for colourwashing---

I guess my dollar was well spent ! Have a great weekend cheers Teri

True Beauty !

I just LOVE roses ! Here are two from my garden today that look so beautiful and smell so divine......the house smells so lovely and fresh as the breezes catch the aromas.

cheers teri

It's Thursday-that means quilt group !

A really lovely day today and being Thursday made it even better ! Last week I joined the local quilt guild here in the Bay and they meet every Thursday from 9am until 4pm so that gives a wonderful time of peaceful ( despite the laughter ) stitching and fellowship with like minded people ! So here I am -bags packed and ready to go..... I am using these first few weeks to do handwork and finish up alot of ufo's. Here are some stitcheries that are nearly completed along with a great cup of tea.

Had a super time today with some really lovely ladies-can't wait for next week !

cheers teri

more on Fraser island

There are Kookaburras everywhere on the Island and especially found around the eating areas-beautiful birds but quite sneeky as they will steal your food while you are not looking. one of the ways to get to Fraser Island is by the ferry which takes 40 minutes approximately on calm days-very relaxing and you get to see dolphins and giant sea turtles swimming by. Cars can also drive onto this ferry (4WD )

some of the beautiful beach as you arrive...

When the tide is out you can walk for miles and even see small stingrays close to shore...

Some of the gorgeous vegetation on the Island-there are many walking paths through the forest.

Many beautiful Banksia trees-aren't the flowers spectacular?

Lots of wonderful Billabongs everywhere...

This is the entry into the resort we stayed at looking out the main doors to some super pools to swim in...

We enjoyed the pools alot at night when it was more peaceful....

This is the rooms we had-very nice cabins with the bush around ( luckily no snakes were seen )-even had a spa bath in each room--nice!

Outside each room you had a patio area to relax on looking out to a Billabong..

Here is the bunch of us ready to go home after our few days of relaxing. We are waiting for the ferry to come get us. All of us that went as a group were full-time carers for a family member so the trip away was a special time for us all to just "switch off"

cheers Teri

sunrise and sunset on Fraser Island

RecentlyI had a wonderful break away on the beautiful Fraser Island which is 40 minutes by boat from where I live. The sunrises and sunsets were so beautiful so thought I would share some photos with you.

Tomorrow I will share more of Fraser Island with you. cheers Teri

p.s. today was the hottest on record for this time of year- oh for a cool breeze