OPAM for October

No finishes for me this month. 

But I did go shopping this morning for some Christmas fabrics. 

I need to make three more Santa Sacks. One for our great niece Billie 

who was born in August. The other two will be for the little girls 

who live next door to Mum. Mum has become their substitute 

grandmother as their grandmother lives in Queensland.

Thanks to Kris for trying to keep me inspired. 

One day I'm sure my mojo will come back!

Five Days Of Celebrations!

 Austin and Nelson's birthdays are two days apart.

Birthday celebrations started last Tuesday for
Nelson's 19th birthday. Ice cream cake #1.

Austin turned 21 on Thursday. 

We had a joint birthday dinner on Wednesday for both boys 

when Nana and Austin's girlfriend, 

Paris and her family came. Ice cream cake #2. 

Thursday night we just normal dinner 

(Austin's choice of tuna mornay!).

 Saturday was party night with friends.

 Austin and the beautiful Paris.

Sunday we had a family lunch with the relatives at the local RSL. 

The lunch was mainly for Austin's 21st but he insisted 

Nelson's name was on the cake too. 

I got into trouble at Austin's 18th for not putting 

Nelson's name on the cake! The lady at the cake shop suggested a 

chocolate disc for adding Nelson's name. 

I thought that was a great idea.

 The boys had a couple of helpers to blow the candles out.

 Nelson still has his Grand Final premiers smile!

 Five days of celebrating are now over!

Friday Night Sew-In for October

I worked on block 6 of Jenny's Phyllis May's Kitchen. 

For some reason I had trouble stitching "yummy bakes". 

I think for every two or three stitches, I unpicked one. 

I had either missed a thread or the stitch was crooked. 

Maybe I should have just put it away.

But I got the wording finished in the end!

Thanks to Wendy for hosting us last night.

You can see what the others got up to here.

Friday Night With Friends

Last night I continued working on my Lillian Elizabeth's Kitchen

(Jenny's Phyllis May's Kitchen). Block 3 is now finished.

 Then I made a start on Block 5.

I'm loving how this is coming along.

Thanks to Chez for hosting us for FNWF.

You can see what other's got up to here.

Still Smiling, A Weekend Away and OPAM

 The Grand Final celebrations keep going. 

Nelson and the lovely Jameson off to the 

Eltham Football Club Presentation Night. 

That winning smile still hasn't left his face!

Noel and I headed up to Beechworth in country Victoria 

for a few days and stayed with his brother and wife. 

We had perfect weather the whole time 

(apparently it poured and was cold in Melbourne on Friday!). 

Saturday we went to our niece's cafe for some scones. 

Best scones in town! See those lovely tea cups? 

They used to belong to my mother-in-law. 

It's always nicer to have tea in proper tea cups.

This is Betsy (and Bella at the back). 

Look at those big beautiful eyes.

Beverley and Ian have this beautiful wood fired stove. 

I made a couple of quiches. This was the first time 

I have ever cooked in one of these. 

Makes you realised how hard it was in the 

old days keeping the temperature constant.

Managed to get a little stitching done too. 

This is block 3 of Jenny's Phyllis May's Kitchen.

 Block 4 that I finished last week.

 

 Now for September OPAM. 

One finish with Billie's baby quilt.

Thanks to Kris at Tag Along Teddies for keeping us inspired.