Nelson in Nelson!

Over the New Year, Nelson went to Nelson on a camping trip with the neighbours. Nelson (the town) is near the South Australian/Victorian border. Nelson (the boy) was pretty excited seeing his name everywhere!

He really liked this sign! His head is hiding the word "in".
This is where he was standing.

Nelson and Callum kayaking at Nelson beach.They camped in the Lower Glenelg National Park.
Now kayaking on the river.

It was Nelson's first time kayaking and he picked it up very
quickly and was soon into the flow of it.One day they went to the Princess Margaret Rose Caves.
Here's Nelson at the entrance. And the two rascals inside the cave!By the looks of it, they all had a wonderful time.
Nelson came home exhausted but happy.
It was very strange not having him home for nearly a week.

Green Bags!

Last month I won a Green Bag Lady shopping bag on the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day. It is bag number 13,518, made with Amy Butler fabric.

I also received another bag cut out, all ready to be sewn up for me to give someone else.

It was so quick to whip up. I did most of it on the over-locker. Here's my finished one. You can find the instructions here. I will certainly make some more of these.

The bags fold up nicely to put into you handbag, so you'll be able to say "no, thank you" when asked if you'd like a plastic bag!

If You Have To Do The Washing, Do It With style!

I found this gorgeous fabric and thought it would be perfect for a new
peg bag for my washing trolley.

No more plastic peg bag for me!

Camping!

Noel and the boys went on an overnight camp to the Cathedral Range State Park. As you can see by the photos, they had a good time.

A river to play in!

Why do boys always want to poke at fires?

Noel relaxing!
I stayed home and had a good time too - sewing!
Will show you another time what I was working on.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all our family and friends!
We hope 2011 is a great year for everyone.

Love from Christine, Noel, Mitchell, Austin and Nelson.