This year has flown by in a flurry of activities - babies, quilts to finish, artwork to make, groups to go to and lovely weekends away.
Last weekend I was able to go with my patchwork group to Kurri Kurri in the Hunter region for four days of sewing, chatting and eating, with a small amount of walking and op shopping thrown in for good measure.
The view from my sewing machine was to a small vineyard and some lovely trees. There are probably kangaroos eating the grass but they are too far away. The place is absolutely beautiful, lots of bush around the perimeter and a large mob of kangaroos wandering around everywhere! The wildlife to be wary of are the Plovers who are very protective of their space.
The morning fog was eerie as I walked to breakfast. It soon cleared to a lovely, warm sunny day, so unusual for this time of year.
The best part about going away is not having to think about or shop for food and then not having to cook and clean up afterwards.
The staff at the Hunter Academy were wonderful and cheery, the morning and afternoon teas yummy, and the dinners were terrific. Those who had special diets were really well looked after.
Last light was glorious as well. All in all
a wonderful time away.
My small group from ATASDA - Frayed - is planning an exhibition in August next year. We are trying to motivate one of our members to take part and we have challenged her to make a black and white scarf. We are all taking part in the challenge and I hope we are able to come up with a few more challenges to make the exhibition interesting.
Here is my first black and white scarf, which I have given away. It is wet felted with circles of light grey (not really white) on both sides. Now I have to make
another one - it shouldn't be too hard as I have lots of ideas going round in my brain!
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