tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88200764797566966502024-03-22T13:51:26.082+11:00Scrappy quiltsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.comBlogger618125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-60489779378806990932014-08-30T20:15:00.002+10:002014-08-30T20:18:05.873+10:00My retro TV quilt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Because we're part of the Modern Quilt Guild, we can sign up to fabric challenges a few times a year. The latest one was a challenge using Michael Miller fabrics. The gray fabric inspired me to make a Jetsons quilt. So I decided to make a retro TV quilt, reminiscent of the snowy reception we often received in Alice Springs, complete with aerials and chunky buttons.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the gray fabric that inspired me - Jetson's anyone?</td></tr>
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And I one my quilt guild's prize for the best challenge quilt. So exciting! My first win. I won 2 metres of fabric from <a href="http://www.polkadottea.com/">polkadottea</a>.</div>
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I finished my rain drops quilts for the twins a day before they were born! We took the quilts to meet Alexander and Luca last week. They're not identical, so that should help out - but they both look like their dad.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-90045700773836701822014-06-12T13:53:00.000+10:002014-06-12T13:53:06.671+10:00Twins!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today, I'm working on twin quilts for twin boys due soon.<br />
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I found a great picture on Pinterest and saved it in my baby ideas folder.<br />
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It uses just solids and this is my attempt to just use solids! Just can't do it!!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-9830077870061787822014-06-12T13:43:00.001+10:002014-06-12T13:43:30.216+10:00Modern medallion progress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The next border in modern medallion is called Plain Jane. I made a not so Plain Jane.<br />
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I brought in the lime green touch that I'd added to the New York beauty block.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-5109106720777440662014-06-09T10:59:00.005+10:002014-06-09T10:59:58.553+10:00Selvages!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The next project I'll be working on will be my next selvages quilt. I've decided to try grouping them by colour.<br />
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I went to my quilt group a couple of weekends ago. I didn't have any hand sewing to do, so I took along my bags and bags of selvages to sort. The others all helped me sort them into colour - so I have bags of red, yellow, green, blue, purple, gray, everything! I've also added a photo of my first selvage quilt - I'm still working out how to quilt it - so it's not finished yet.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-24703839256435009912014-06-09T10:27:00.001+10:002014-06-09T10:27:05.182+10:00Eat, drink<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm so thrilled with the Eat , drink table runner that I've made for my mum's long, long green dining table.<br />
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I didn't use a pattern, just launched into it, using improv piecing.<br />
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The fabric is special. I bought the green when I was at Trish's in Adelaide with mum two years ago. It's a huge fabric warehouse. And some of the low volumes in the piecing came from mum's stash - which she is progressively destashing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Free motion quilting paisleys.</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-29870016543138933162014-06-09T09:40:00.000+10:002014-06-09T09:42:05.255+10:00We have lift off on the modern medallion!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've joined the Modern Medallion quilt along.<br />
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There will be five or so borders. The first step is a medallion for the middle.<br />
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It's wonky and you draw your own take on a New York beauty.<br />
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I'm thrilled that I now have my four 12" quarters finished - the medallion.<br />
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I did have crisis of confidence for a bit, seeing all the amazing colours and variations. But I thought I'd stick to my guns and go ahead with my original idea - orange, turquoise and black and white.<br />
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Some of the other versions that I'm loving have pink and green, grays, or lovely low volume prints with brights.<br />
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Here's some close ups. I'm trying a great lime green batik as a border.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-58089848060426749032014-06-01T14:45:00.001+10:002014-06-01T14:45:10.312+10:00Four in a row #modernmedallion<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8y34Tb8CO-83zcujQ-EIz1FWLURSLGWaDcNDZprTLVRe6BQQFPU__lcTEtUEtKCVjUNSqwiNrUrTScf6Gw6uEJ5TXaJvzz1MB1USMO9rGN3_BrTFfHJJTAeo6CcLedvWhRUp5AagaK8/s640/blogger-image--1910476130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8y34Tb8CO-83zcujQ-EIz1FWLURSLGWaDcNDZprTLVRe6BQQFPU__lcTEtUEtKCVjUNSqwiNrUrTScf6Gw6uEJ5TXaJvzz1MB1USMO9rGN3_BrTFfHJJTAeo6CcLedvWhRUp5AagaK8/s640/blogger-image--1910476130.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-90524229540782332062014-06-01T14:44:00.001+10:002014-06-01T14:44:01.908+10:00First step - some wonky NY beauties<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-O7oBxdyWU2RH-WfPsUsLeq9GYtM0yiIubSBugArAHeQjI-CvSNgs0wa1KtZjO07rH1-D7Gf9sA_0ewriCeqRVZPyaTTEumKwet8G36VSUDwhbZMqvqOarxeBXwggZu5n6HW8cgyqupw/s640/blogger-image--1644313859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-O7oBxdyWU2RH-WfPsUsLeq9GYtM0yiIubSBugArAHeQjI-CvSNgs0wa1KtZjO07rH1-D7Gf9sA_0ewriCeqRVZPyaTTEumKwet8G36VSUDwhbZMqvqOarxeBXwggZu5n6HW8cgyqupw/s640/blogger-image--1644313859.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-90664948485179503522014-05-31T07:19:00.001+10:002014-05-31T07:19:47.580+10:00Modern medallion quilt alongI've joined up @2littleaussiebirds modern medallion quilt along. I'm almost ready to do the reveal of the centre medallion. It's a New York beauty - quite delightfully wonky. 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We kayaked. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYe-MZ5k1MgYYT_4GSfHOwuSpSUkywzCiMiTnYIwxjZI8Aawg6Bh_0YMuM4BWae6xAIK8vN7BWID4tOcoIxn1GRguMWhG2qu0uCcWVaFoL3xMs45Go-0RfRVBWQgm6gAokJ13medz4qyk/s640/blogger-image-546427317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYe-MZ5k1MgYYT_4GSfHOwuSpSUkywzCiMiTnYIwxjZI8Aawg6Bh_0YMuM4BWae6xAIK8vN7BWID4tOcoIxn1GRguMWhG2qu0uCcWVaFoL3xMs45Go-0RfRVBWQgm6gAokJ13medz4qyk/s640/blogger-image-546427317.jpg"></a></div>I let my boys head off on a kayak adventure. It was two hours. They took a phone so they could map their progress on GPS if they needed to. I took a photo of them as they headed off, then a very relieved photo when they found the bridge landmark we'd all agreed on. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1Pbv_E6qm-n7lAcuR0gGbqLR4TWVR1b0SIEnuhcyRJbUOSvG6tqOCWMG6t2ySsSpOjjH8mcr9ruf8huo2fBNKSAeRJOrUc2BKqbdg-525SFX3Bugn2MoX5-ufDS1aPA0xeT-U0awMck/s640/blogger-image--837950815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1Pbv_E6qm-n7lAcuR0gGbqLR4TWVR1b0SIEnuhcyRJbUOSvG6tqOCWMG6t2ySsSpOjjH8mcr9ruf8huo2fBNKSAeRJOrUc2BKqbdg-525SFX3Bugn2MoX5-ufDS1aPA0xeT-U0awMck/s640/blogger-image--837950815.jpg"></a></div>We explored caves for most of Sunday. (There's also a shot here of the skylight of the yurt we stayed in.) There were also thermal pools near the caves. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQpNlKMPVuTeXzjOzUGleIsM4FPlDQxjEpGNjlLlGBV37BOJ1acv6CnDFdjXfE4RjyvrDQzrttKfbd0pLjRU0XggwffI5Qq_cXjyRDrcjPeHl8ByyrZzQcXq68f5QrfVGOCTBndV-rRg/s640/blogger-image-2056983721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQpNlKMPVuTeXzjOzUGleIsM4FPlDQxjEpGNjlLlGBV37BOJ1acv6CnDFdjXfE4RjyvrDQzrttKfbd0pLjRU0XggwffI5Qq_cXjyRDrcjPeHl8ByyrZzQcXq68f5QrfVGOCTBndV-rRg/s640/blogger-image-2056983721.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The barbecue area was amazing. It had quirky art installations and was so well set up. 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It was such a good break and we feel refreshed to start the grind again!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-16001799907734307872014-01-12T13:52:00.001+11:002014-01-12T13:52:09.670+11:00Free motion quilting<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxwhseI43W8Tc2m1JmOUoIEPpGFhbnlrjKbL1v4LVANuOxwpwELuYf_CjMftYiwzYBhdDJ5eVQp3XpzBJDFaOFOC78LOW6CFeZo5PlhTaZoHi-e1iGFPvyYWmBVWPSzQy5N1uMVskhcE/s640/blogger-image--1245034660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxwhseI43W8Tc2m1JmOUoIEPpGFhbnlrjKbL1v4LVANuOxwpwELuYf_CjMftYiwzYBhdDJ5eVQp3XpzBJDFaOFOC78LOW6CFeZo5PlhTaZoHi-e1iGFPvyYWmBVWPSzQy5N1uMVskhcE/s640/blogger-image--1245034660.jpg"></a></div>Today I was very brave and tried free motion quilting for the second time. This time I did straight line quilting and I'm really happy with the result. <div><br></div><div>I'm just not sure whether I should also quilt the circle of leaves. </div><div><br></div><div>Then if I quilted the circle I'd also have to quilt the trunk - I've been thinking with a wood grain. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3c9uWqe1ymXxzeXNoJ6V9gi99ma53sWowa93cSsxdW_zv7bQ3btEwRFzPdDpl38dTcsd_cg53dYrSSCggHVGVa_xbdNXR64cRkl_9pDf0qKE2S3SkipoVuBLes2ICWMaDMInHb_jBXA/s640/blogger-image-1793686695.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3c9uWqe1ymXxzeXNoJ6V9gi99ma53sWowa93cSsxdW_zv7bQ3btEwRFzPdDpl38dTcsd_cg53dYrSSCggHVGVa_xbdNXR64cRkl_9pDf0qKE2S3SkipoVuBLes2ICWMaDMInHb_jBXA/s640/blogger-image-1793686695.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSV7YlnJnhHmvIFZaBuGnKLoJ9mPrgERS9HTrwbYxTsIfKoKMhc3ZJP97XvPebtZPH7zvM24g3ZpPBtcrG6uqMOn0f5OYjsHc6kgkB2Tej-nfH0zQ4e11zucEA5blWiATzvyI2jeZadY/s640/blogger-image--2012289068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSV7YlnJnhHmvIFZaBuGnKLoJ9mPrgERS9HTrwbYxTsIfKoKMhc3ZJP97XvPebtZPH7zvM24g3ZpPBtcrG6uqMOn0f5OYjsHc6kgkB2Tej-nfH0zQ4e11zucEA5blWiATzvyI2jeZadY/s640/blogger-image--2012289068.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-8977514908651344422014-01-02T05:59:00.001+11:002014-01-04T10:51:11.016+11:00Birds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I got up at 5.30 this morning and I'm quilting before I start back at work for the year.<br />
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I think this is my favourite bird so far. I think I'm going to add a strip above their heads and embroider their names. This one is surely Ruby!!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-58111404320491735102014-01-01T13:24:00.001+11:002014-01-01T13:24:11.008+11:00Xmas finish - selvage quilt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm so proud that I pushed through and finished this selvage quilt this Christmas break. I've been working on it on-and-off for years - 4 or 5. I kept stopping because I'd have to build up a collection of selvages!<br />
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Then I built up such a big collection of selvages that I felt I could never stop - that I'd have to use all of them.<br />
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Anyway, I've now decided that I'll use my collection of selvages by practicing a variety of selvage techniques. I've been building up a collection of ideas on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/lizpinall/selvage-ideas/">Pinterest</a>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-27067696616132797532014-01-01T13:08:00.001+11:002014-01-01T13:08:31.244+11:00Xmas quilting part 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This break, I've also been working on my Riley Blake challenge - already blogged about this. I've started hand quilting what will be a cushion. I'm planning to use the selvages as well on the back of the cushion. I'll piece the back with all the little left over pieces.<br />
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And, in the spirit of getting things done, I've made such a good inroad into my Oh Deer quilt. We spent Christmas in Adelaide last year. Mum's present to me was to go quilt fabric shopping while we were on holiday. We went to Brighton and the present I chose was an Oh Deer layer cake.<br />
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I wonder whether I started the quilt exactly a year after mum bought the layer cake for me. It was certainly between Christmas and New Year. I've so enjoyed this - and the border ideas came together really well.<br />
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The top border is a foundation-pieced bird that I adapted from a paper-pieced bird pattern free on a McCalls' site on the web. And I'm making wonky flying geese around the other three sides of the quilt. So much fabric still to play with, it's wonderful!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-85138643179727159272014-01-01T12:46:00.000+11:002014-01-01T12:46:06.932+11:00Xmas quilting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have just a few days off over Christmas - New Year this time round. I'm due back at work tomorrow, so my quilting has been on overdrive.<br />
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Since 24 December, I've downloaded the free motion quilting lesson from Angela Walters from Craftsy - she's at @angelafmq. And the next day I practised the technique on a funny old quilt - I won eight blocks in a quilt raffle in my old quilt group in Sydney - and they're not really to my taste.<br />
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Fortunately, you can't really see the quilting. But there were times when I was happy with it, and it was so wonderful to get this quilted in just a few hours, practicing a few techniques on the video.<br />
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I also finished my octagonal orb quilt. It's now folded and ready to go to the machine quilter.<br />
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I worked on this from May to December - soooo long! But I'm thrilled with it.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-67780613305830101212013-12-27T08:02:00.001+11:002013-12-27T08:02:26.197+11:00Riley BlakeI'm part of the modern quilt guild. I'm in the Canberra group. There's a world-wide challenge going on at the moment. Riley Blake offered a giveaway of fabric. <div><br></div><div>All we have to do is make a quilted item from the fabric and post up photos by February. </div><div><br></div><div>From what I hear, it's bigger than Ben Hur. What quilter wouldn't say yes to free fabric!! <div><br></div><div>This is what I'mmaking. It'll be a big cushion and will be a great opportunity to practice my cushion-construction skills. </div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGO001R6-ulGjRQvOV6VCb_kRTtb6RZW1rYEF4e5DxkT_x56hJxSdwJfufwmI2S4keiTKqGANn2xGyBVQPVtp__bqwXhEdd-KvCE_sPLGriffLRnOxV3ZL-OHcNJWtu4h7-CMXI2Zjt0/s640/blogger-image-711772700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGO001R6-ulGjRQvOV6VCb_kRTtb6RZW1rYEF4e5DxkT_x56hJxSdwJfufwmI2S4keiTKqGANn2xGyBVQPVtp__bqwXhEdd-KvCE_sPLGriffLRnOxV3ZL-OHcNJWtu4h7-CMXI2Zjt0/s640/blogger-image-711772700.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-84842992168125589642013-12-27T07:16:00.001+11:002014-01-04T15:14:02.500+11:00Christmas presentAll I wanted for Christmas from my boys was for them to fix this ceramic ball that Ben brought home.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUwCH9_WlCLECo8oCIW-5ldSFSVyyIYeA8y1Ejo3uV_ONcmjThhy5mYy4mhn-FSNg23eg7Xf-Fjxy6Hg3BX33S4rsp346kxJwzeu7CsvXgh8xaJT5c96I8vcN3Etv0lJ8Gl-DiwuEH7I/s640/blogger-image-541542887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUwCH9_WlCLECo8oCIW-5ldSFSVyyIYeA8y1Ejo3uV_ONcmjThhy5mYy4mhn-FSNg23eg7Xf-Fjxy6Hg3BX33S4rsp346kxJwzeu7CsvXgh8xaJT5c96I8vcN3Etv0lJ8Gl-DiwuEH7I/s640/blogger-image-541542887.jpg"></a></div>It was such a shame, he brought it home wrapped in newspaper but it didn't survive the trip on the bus.<div><br></div><div>Ben sat down yesterday and patiently glued for an hour or so. Once it's dry he'll put these two halves together. </div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-48589361236543640652013-11-04T12:30:00.001+11:002013-11-04T12:30:22.752+11:00RosesThis is a hedged-in garden I've just found minutes from my new job. Lovely!!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nFQa-DPi4DijgS8GFkIFn6Hr2XF2HSgwPWX3u3atkcRgbAa0SGjoGMH5aUJH-vzieArSiXGwlxiMKEp_oQBRYv4PVTOEJgAiXmD3E_Th50KLkS4fwXn5eU_sKJNzUZI4Y46cBooefeg/s640/blogger-image-1900908318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nFQa-DPi4DijgS8GFkIFn6Hr2XF2HSgwPWX3u3atkcRgbAa0SGjoGMH5aUJH-vzieArSiXGwlxiMKEp_oQBRYv4PVTOEJgAiXmD3E_Th50KLkS4fwXn5eU_sKJNzUZI4Y46cBooefeg/s640/blogger-image-1900908318.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-15906962982710707782013-11-02T19:32:00.001+11:002013-11-03T09:29:58.825+11:00Fiji<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ztspe5dV6JYOk8dsrNSvd5xTuq82y2c4NV5-dfIt3Jgr3hFHxvZiB3juaDtlv675rovDl5Q_HdklkPrJX5GJJ1wuCUEQR1fSaseD86x5XoyygEwyMSLzw_j1loQl_Uu-FeetDN6sHgo/s640/blogger-image--1200884695.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ztspe5dV6JYOk8dsrNSvd5xTuq82y2c4NV5-dfIt3Jgr3hFHxvZiB3juaDtlv675rovDl5Q_HdklkPrJX5GJJ1wuCUEQR1fSaseD86x5XoyygEwyMSLzw_j1loQl_Uu-FeetDN6sHgo/s640/blogger-image--1200884695.jpg"></a></div>The last day of our trip we spent just staying around the resort. Mark and his mum went parasailing and we enjoyed just relaxing by the pool. The blue is amazing. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-264256825986621232013-11-02T19:26:00.001+11:002013-11-03T09:28:24.801+11:00DoorsI found some wonderful quirky doors walking around Newcastle today. 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We took a day trip to the Mamanuca Islands because we wanted to check it out for the next trip to Fiji.<br />
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We took a sail boat to the islands. Soooo relaxing. </div>
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En route to the island. </div>
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We went snorkelling off the side of the boat half way there. And then stopped for lunch and more snorkelling. </div>
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One of the crew shimmied up a coconut palm to get four coconuts. He also broke off a leaf and the crew spent the return trip making things for all the kids on board. </div>
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They made a paddle boat for Ben. The paddles worked. </div>
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One of the guys also made a bracelet for me. He tried it on me several times to make sure it fit. I took a video too. The crewman was so sure of himself - probably makes these bracelets every other day!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-71330818117070100822013-11-02T18:35:00.001+11:002013-11-02T18:41:49.372+11:00VillageWe took a day trip, visiting a remote island, Tonga Island. It was so interesting, it's near a village which had the last recorded cases of cannibalism in Fiji. The victim was an English pastor and his crime was to touch, or try to remove a chief's head dress. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQsB3YeeTBFZP0AK6YQ96B3EpAcuXpZ3UM6xSX6k7b3SUEsRQPT0r3aJfDNY__LeXJADc9ti7boqW_9wBv5-QJJtt-EtkUmQ6oHp9N8RivGT-lNE1UWJlQMI9rFHd16uIMPE8u5nmlkk/s640/blogger-image-1192944316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQsB3YeeTBFZP0AK6YQ96B3EpAcuXpZ3UM6xSX6k7b3SUEsRQPT0r3aJfDNY__LeXJADc9ti7boqW_9wBv5-QJJtt-EtkUmQ6oHp9N8RivGT-lNE1UWJlQMI9rFHd16uIMPE8u5nmlkk/s640/blogger-image-1192944316.jpg"></a></div>We spent about an hour on a bus then took a trip by speed boat including lots of high speed 360 degree turns. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EbgEFBsYe-rr3DlnS9MuR9199T4WkAmWW3y0oyS8EMLa1a96fY5aVULRQmjXQBH7sSahV9aQp38PDaPsnB12rD8sJS9cO0dh30R6nCmYRgqCdTA39CsT66-SyBo954HojhqQW6WoAJ8/s640/blogger-image-404174039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EbgEFBsYe-rr3DlnS9MuR9199T4WkAmWW3y0oyS8EMLa1a96fY5aVULRQmjXQBH7sSahV9aQp38PDaPsnB12rD8sJS9cO0dh30R6nCmYRgqCdTA39CsT66-SyBo954HojhqQW6WoAJ8/s640/blogger-image-404174039.jpg"></a></div>Mark and the kids on the boat. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8IMKf6YJtFYsrG1xnmOLuHYzLrzjJDaWHoiokfkZY7lyyqGXwK29NJuTX0ofIEhdYMQ4EpKZCXtvZqBc8IRtTYiJJRqkmjn69WqT_9KyPbQdBS9HvKGhdTqHY0VXVsAIdsrC47YGKqU/s640/blogger-image-395513450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8IMKf6YJtFYsrG1xnmOLuHYzLrzjJDaWHoiokfkZY7lyyqGXwK29NJuTX0ofIEhdYMQ4EpKZCXtvZqBc8IRtTYiJJRqkmjn69WqT_9KyPbQdBS9HvKGhdTqHY0VXVsAIdsrC47YGKqU/s640/blogger-image-395513450.jpg"></a></div>Mark was chief for the day. He had the task of giving the village chief a gift of kava root. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAWOTdO7rGf9clE3acHSRqNdDjgaQybYRaN0X_9ACHf98pdrvrhLde7aZp_NsV5_7aNKUSjlUue65Jc1n7iVcRFggIP1Ki62S3UCXOi0Vb9xkNCr3DVo69T2CidcxZV_9YY0qt08WV_k/s640/blogger-image--1736077318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAWOTdO7rGf9clE3acHSRqNdDjgaQybYRaN0X_9ACHf98pdrvrhLde7aZp_NsV5_7aNKUSjlUue65Jc1n7iVcRFggIP1Ki62S3UCXOi0Vb9xkNCr3DVo69T2CidcxZV_9YY0qt08WV_k/s640/blogger-image--1736077318.jpg"></a></div>These are the kind of bites that the villagers live in. They got electricity two years ago. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuq9yN6b6k-EX3O_WXmHWPIRjH5n8ilWceUBySA8MIgiPuQdOvzorDxV36eK6WaBx_ZKVF-lePxxaKo86sNXT-WPjfFCI6nKkDJd7_bKCheeGFcHCMQGp0oQBLEoVgsS0T0yJJj0O40r8/s640/blogger-image-2110002379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuq9yN6b6k-EX3O_WXmHWPIRjH5n8ilWceUBySA8MIgiPuQdOvzorDxV36eK6WaBx_ZKVF-lePxxaKo86sNXT-WPjfFCI6nKkDJd7_bKCheeGFcHCMQGp0oQBLEoVgsS0T0yJJj0O40r8/s640/blogger-image-2110002379.jpg"></a></div>They put out an amazing spread of good for us. I felt terrible because visitors eat first and I had to check this. It was so odd having the kids, the men and women from the village watching us eat first. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Ta72MyiPnEUaKQ4icZK5UkHJpn2inLU0xheKO8PxBR_31fYKCvYkog45bWxXjjkKwiLHGT42vdcbmJI4nICWXgaoqVwmV603jpfEiGfd6i7Jjc14Ch3x-PUH1RDDrQUKKCiDjdZj6ZU/s640/blogger-image--605454971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Ta72MyiPnEUaKQ4icZK5UkHJpn2inLU0xheKO8PxBR_31fYKCvYkog45bWxXjjkKwiLHGT42vdcbmJI4nICWXgaoqVwmV603jpfEiGfd6i7Jjc14Ch3x-PUH1RDDrQUKKCiDjdZj6ZU/s640/blogger-image--605454971.jpg"></a></div>I had to wear a sarong in the village and we were all given a garland to wear. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820076479756696650.post-34715889631039706042013-11-02T16:13:00.001+11:002013-11-02T16:15:55.506+11:00Street art<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwzHiPpNQHU9qdMNdzHIueapebmVrZBfg5gWz6mIwS2W3PcJ40HYDS0qIIp2hMPv8ZlKOyptkq-tjffDLq8D7x7ln48VQJzjRdhGgqKPMS33ng6MbOJgMBDdxlk-J3t9Gm3HDSzBhtTc/s640/blogger-image-1622492679.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwzHiPpNQHU9qdMNdzHIueapebmVrZBfg5gWz6mIwS2W3PcJ40HYDS0qIIp2hMPv8ZlKOyptkq-tjffDLq8D7x7ln48VQJzjRdhGgqKPMS33ng6MbOJgMBDdxlk-J3t9Gm3HDSzBhtTc/s640/blogger-image-1622492679.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYdwdQqZsfDKR8Ba-tgsZqe9FJyIjt1dTqVIR3-7q8KYNBMU8dCtzNCXoxZL7c4mDaRmldZRvhbWZv7edIANUbk1GwTREycKM8az4_VnJZ-W9y3yJ2oSDoPQI1cxBPaZsrPF0Cq0NAlw/s640/blogger-image--771852179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYdwdQqZsfDKR8Ba-tgsZqe9FJyIjt1dTqVIR3-7q8KYNBMU8dCtzNCXoxZL7c4mDaRmldZRvhbWZv7edIANUbk1GwTREycKM8az4_VnJZ-W9y3yJ2oSDoPQI1cxBPaZsrPF0Cq0NAlw/s640/blogger-image--771852179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWOz9z5loBsg6tX7RGTwViQVCAScQNn6Pv3H87reo89fI31MfdVjhfLn25ZcScA8VOZrfXspE971EXoTff8T6FaCA6DGU9N3uW8NLoaICBINCWYtB55P2S-AnqatTfAJJGHGly0L9nco/s640/blogger-image--1647085939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWOz9z5loBsg6tX7RGTwViQVCAScQNn6Pv3H87reo89fI31MfdVjhfLn25ZcScA8VOZrfXspE971EXoTff8T6FaCA6DGU9N3uW8NLoaICBINCWYtB55P2S-AnqatTfAJJGHGly0L9nco/s640/blogger-image--1647085939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>We're visiting Newcastle this weekend. There's dome great street art near our apartment. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EeCbPsmDl749wQ7gE1PJiHbAoJbptZ069PtHrf59XHSNPXpleINh7Gn_vqjvWKWfrNMQUv3ASNbwZn3Z9qjZbd7C_xah8jHoCVzQFDPDVu2JUNYurRK2TbBGymaardtayQdYgBcbRaM/s640/blogger-image-709518966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EeCbPsmDl749wQ7gE1PJiHbAoJbptZ069PtHrf59XHSNPXpleINh7Gn_vqjvWKWfrNMQUv3ASNbwZn3Z9qjZbd7C_xah8jHoCVzQFDPDVu2JUNYurRK2TbBGymaardtayQdYgBcbRaM/s640/blogger-image-709518966.jpg"></a></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWOz9z5loBsg6tX7RGTwViQVCAScQNn6Pv3H87reo89fI31MfdVjhfLn25ZcScA8VOZrfXspE971EXoTff8T6FaCA6DGU9N3uW8NLoaICBINCWYtB55P2S-AnqatTfAJJGHGly0L9nco/s640/blogger-image--1647085939.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYdwdQqZsfDKR8Ba-tgsZqe9FJyIjt1dTqVIR3-7q8KYNBMU8dCtzNCXoxZL7c4mDaRmldZRvhbWZv7edIANUbk1GwTREycKM8az4_VnJZ-W9y3yJ2oSDoPQI1cxBPaZsrPF0Cq0NAlw/s640/blogger-image--771852179.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwzHiPpNQHU9qdMNdzHIueapebmVrZBfg5gWz6mIwS2W3PcJ40HYDS0qIIp2hMPv8ZlKOyptkq-tjffDLq8D7x7ln48VQJzjRdhGgqKPMS33ng6MbOJgMBDdxlk-J3t9Gm3HDSzBhtTc/s640/blogger-image-1622492679.jpg"></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5nmWz3bSAUqeqjE2mW7kRhN7zsu1wQqimIvAw6TFuTnCCHocelu68zoIqwwWQ2lxUWrqCWavm-0sBYptJatuAvry4Wme_NbiOC3gzi06NsxLLsJYYGwPcc-PBfhspOL_tzIRoQto1zM/s640/blogger-image-1755284771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5nmWz3bSAUqeqjE2mW7kRhN7zsu1wQqimIvAw6TFuTnCCHocelu68zoIqwwWQ2lxUWrqCWavm-0sBYptJatuAvry4Wme_NbiOC3gzi06NsxLLsJYYGwPcc-PBfhspOL_tzIRoQto1zM/s640/blogger-image-1755284771.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15758364899163633446noreply@blogger.com0