While we were sleeping, a season has passed us by, but I am going to try, try, try to assist Kate with blog entries. I tend to use pencils, pens and paints during my days. I am not what you call really computer literate with my little Apple Mac - shame, shame as it is begging for me to challenge it at some stage.
It’s been so cold here lately! I’m a Queenslander, living on the coast, but find I have had to be totally rugged up in the evenings of late. In fact, for the last three weeks our wood fire has been chugging along low and slow throughout the day, blazing away at dinner time and then at rest time low and slow again. We have been able to gather and cut up some fantastic wood (all the time being mindful of the creatures that live near and around the old timber) that enables the fire to be shut down at night and burn for about six hours unattended. I might add this is happening at my house. Kate’s fire doesn’t burn all day long, but it is lit every night to warm up the whole house.
Back in June of this year - yes it is an age ago, Kate and I headed off to Sydney for the Quilt & Craft Expo, the trade show at Rosehill. the venue was the Exhibition Centre at the Rosehill Racecourse. Our lodgings were right across from the venue, which was fabulous as going home to be fed and watered was so easy.
Our stand at the show.
It is the first time I have been to a trade show, so it was all very new to me and quite amazing to say the least - the colours, the fabrics and the new people I met. I met two fantastic girls who were so warm and friendly - Natalie Ross and her sister Melanie, from Natalie Ross in Stitches. If you ever get the chance to meet up with them I’m sure you will find them to be just as friendly and full of fun as we did. I really enjoyed my time with them.
Natalie, Kate and moi!
I must also mention another new friend Lisa Dopking, bear maker extraordinaire. Lisa accompanied us to the trade show and gave her warm and endearing time to us throughout the weekend - full of great wisdom too. And what a small world it is! About twelve years ago, I was in an arcade in Brisbane, daydreaming away, and I looked through the window of a bear shop. Right in the back section I noticed a remarkable bear. I awoke from the dream and knew I had to have it. I really had to make a serious decision. Thank goodness for lay-bys. Twelve years later I met the creator of that bear - Lisa Dopking!!! Wow! I was totally blown away by that.
Anni (from Hatched and Patched), Lisa and me.
Anni, Kate and Lisa.
'til next time,
blessings, Jo.
