Etch a sketch

Ben was busy in the car all the way to granny's on mother's day. He wrote as much of the alphabet as would fit on the etch a sketch. He did a good job - this is only a pocket sized one. He's written a through to half of v.

Never heard of them before, but these are cupcake tarts...

HAPPY...
Originally uploaded by Anita Jamal

Just love the colours and the thought that has gone into the decorations.

Pink and green triangle quilt

I'm part of an online quilt group on Flickr. I asked for triangles for my block, and sent out some pink and lime green material I'd been collecting for up to four years. These are the blocks that have come back so far. I've been planning ways to make them up into a quilt - but for now I pulled them all together into a mosaic using one of the tools on Flickr. Love all the ways the word "triangle" can be interpreted.

We went kayaking on the lake. We all had a kayaking lesson about three weeks ago. Learnt how to tip it over, and escape. And we thought we'd hire kayaks and have a paddle for a few hours. Certainly see things differently from the water. There's a big island in the middle of the lake, so we all got out and explored for 15 minutes or so.

More kayaking.

These are linseed biscuits - I make them all the time. Sooo easy to make, and good Omega 3 and Omega 6 oils. It's just - one and a half cups of oats, half a cup of linseeds, half a cup of tahini, half a cup of honey and mix. Then I get a bowl of water nearby to dip my hands in. Otherwise, it gets too sticky. And bake on baking paper. And 15 minutes on 190 degrees. What I really like about them too, is the kids can take them in their lunchboxes - no nuts.

Ben's wonky houses quilt

Ben's wonky houses quilt
Originally uploaded by Linseed2010

Here's the quilt I finished for Ben recently. I posted it on flickr, and an administrator for one of the quilt groups asked if they could add it to their pool of photos, and asked me to join the group. How exciting is that!!

Quilted Teacup & Saucer Sets

Quilted Teacup & Saucer Sets
Originally uploaded by PatchworkPottery

Just gorgeous. My grandma's cups are like this, just over the top blowsy roses and gold. She had at least 100. I wish I'd taken photos of the whole collection. They've all been split up now.

Quilted Teacup & Saucer Sets

Quilted Teacup & Saucer Sets
Originally uploaded by PatchworkPottery

I found a site with lots and lots of photos of - just quilted cups and saucers. Now I've seen everything. They so remind me of my grandma's cups - many of which are languishing in boxes until I find somewhere to put them on display.

Guinea pigs

Worming the guinea pigs. The boys love doing this. They turn the guinea pigs onto their backs and feed their guinea pigs - it's like feeding a bottle to a baby.

We took the boys to the lake, and they rollerbladed around the paths. They decided they just had to go through these hoops. Their quest was to go through the hoops without stopping and without touching the sides...

Such a gorgeous autumn day - t shirt and shorts weather.