Patchwork Retreat for 1 week

	The Cottages "Rose Cottage" "Ivy Cottage" "Lavender Cottage" "Wisteria Cottage" Brand new luxuriously, eloquent, boutique style cottages set amongst 4 beautiful acres of award winning gardens. Romantic and private, the perfect escape for that special occasion or just to simply unwind in luxury. Each cottage boasts a queen size bed, double spa bath, a crackling wood fire, reverse cycle air-conditioning, flat wide screen television, DVD and stereo. Enjoy dining in a modern country style kitchen with all appliances provided or BBQ outside on your own private verandah. Thoughtful touches include a complimentary bottle of wine as well as chocolates and fresh fruit. Features A Cosy retreat with log fire Relaxing Two Person Spa Bath Dimmable bathroom lighting Equipped country kitchen and BBQ R/C Air-Conditioning Wide screen T.V DVD and stereo (good selection of movies) Queen size bed with top quality linen Good selection of Board Games and Books Huge gourmet breakfast baskets © 2008 Glenrose B&B, Warwick Queensland

What a great week

We all had

Off to Warwick

For a sewing retreat

New friends and old

Was so sad to leave

Completed 4 Quilt tops

Very happy

Believe me these gals are die hard Stitchers

I feel bless

to be part of this Group

Thanks for the friendship

Go Broncos Go

I have

just

Completed this

Quilt

for

Peter

Which I will give to him on Saturday

Poor Peter hasn’t had a quilt of his own

Just the wedding quilt that I did for him and Yuka as a wedding gift almost 8 years ago

Boy years just go by so quickly…

As he loves the Broncos

Hopefully he will be pleased

What a week

 After being away from home

  .......

 Friday morning to Monday afternoon

Entering the house no power........................
 The fridge /freezer and large freezer had not had any power from Friday 4.20pm

so what a task emptying and cleaning both fridge /freezer.......

Tuesday

Having a grand day patch working with two friends .laughing joking as we all do when together... 
& just enjoying each ones company...................saying bye  then collecting mail from box ..................

Visa Statement...didn't look correct................ someone had access my card to the max limited

Friday

Taking Statutory Declaration to police station to put in report of Credit card ..................

Driving back to work
on round-a-bout
 young fellow didn't give way... bang....hit me
  &
 spun me around

what...............

 must say

car very sick now ....

I am hoping

from

Monday

I hope a much better week

Maybe
 just stay home and do stitching

until car is repaired

:

The History of 'APRONS'

I don't think our kids know what an apron is.

The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. But along with that, it served as a potholder for

removing
hot pans from the oven.


It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.

From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.

When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids.

And when the weather was cold Grandma wrapped it around her arms.

Those big old

aprons wiped many a perspiring brow,
bent over the hot wood stove.

Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.

From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables.
After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.

In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.

When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.

When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men folk knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.


It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes.

REMEMBER:

Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill

to thaw.

They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron.


I don't think I ever caught anything from an apron — but love...

Stop & Smell The Sweet Peas

My goodness

As you can see I am so behind keeping…. the blog up-to-date

Life just gets so busy

And we wear ourselves out so quickly

Each day

Each night I tell my self go and sit at the computer

Update weekly achievements

(Day to Day just isn’t going to happen)

And then walk past the inviting bed and think tomorrow the blog and bed now

Well

The painted toilet was donated by my husband

He needed to replace the boat loo

Me thinking what a great pot… for plants

A friend painted

The vine

And then the seeds of Sweet Peas

Found a home

Each day they grow about an inch

I swear

Takes me back to my child hood at my Grandparents

Also very happy with my Easter Centre piece

&

Place Mats

I am now working on

Mothers Day

Table runner