Picnic in the Park

Yesterday Maree, Lynn and Pat went up to Cleveland to meet the Gumtree Nut Ladies. Pat is up on the Gold Coast on holidays from Narromine, NSW.
It was a great morning. 17 ladies from around Brisbane, Gold Coast, Ipswich and even the Sunshine Coast turned up to meet with Joy, Fiona, Dawn,Vicki and of course "Jenny".


The Gumtreee Nut Ladies. Joy, Dawn, Fiona, Vicki and "Jenny".


Me with the Gumtree Nut Ladies.






We all had a great morning chatting and laughing. Don't forget Joy you promised to organise some regular get togethers with the South East Qld bloggers and quilters.


Maree, Lynn and I got to hand over the Sewing Caddies, Bags etc that we have been making for the Flood Victims to Joy. It was really good to have them all finished and on their way to their new homes. Maree made most of them and she has done a wonderful job.


The sewing Caddies with matching Needle Case and Scissor Holders.


The bags with matching Scissor Fob and Sewing Case.
Maree, Lyn, Pat and I then went to Thread and Ginger and Bayside Sitchcraft Patchwork Shops for some retail therapy. We then had afternoon tea, of course.
It was a wonderful day and can't wait to do it again.

Treasure has been Busy

Treasure has been very busy over the past few weeks.


This is the side fence of my house. Yes it is falling down, has mould growing all over it and in need of some TLC.


I have thought about painting my side of the fence to make it look better but as it is over 20 years old I wasn't sure if we would be able to do anything to make it look better.


After getting some quotes for new fences I gingerly went next door to approach my elderly neighbours with the idea of getting a new fence.
They were very keen on the idea especially when they saw the prices and was told that Treasure would pull the fence down and build the new one so we didn't have to pay a builder.
We then went ahead and bought all the materials and Treasure proceeded to pull the fence down.


My neighbour's son and his wife took all the rubbish to the tip.
They pulled the old tree stump and posts out of the ground.


Treasure then put up the posts and frames and then placed all the panels in place.
It is a big block of land so the fence is quite long.


It took a few weeks to build as Treasure works in Central Qld in the Mines so is away for 2 weeks or more at a time.
We now have a beautiful new colourbond fence which we are all very happy with.


It is good to have neighbours that are easy to get along with and we were able to work out together what type of fence we wanted and the colour without any disagreements.
I think I could have got any type of fence as when I was discussing it with them all John kept saying was "I don't care I just don't want a green fence", (green is my favourite colour) which was ok as I thought we should have a cream one to blend in with both houses.

Parcels Sent and Recieved

I have been very busy so haven't had a chance to blog. Work has been really busy and I have started a Diploma of Management that work has organised which is run through TAFE. I'm not sure what I've got myself into as I haven't studied for over 20 years and all the assessments are done online and I'm definitely NOT computer literate. At least a few of my workmates are doing the course so we are going to have study evenings (that's what we are calling them, probably more drinking, eating and chatting than studying).

I have been busy helping Maree make sewing caddies for the Flood victims. They are all finished and we are off to Cleveland on Saturday for the morning tea with the Gum Tree Ladies. It will be good to meet other bloggers in the area.

I have finished and posted my presents for the Colour Swap organised by Maree. I can only show the parcel ready to be posted as I wrapped the presents in paper the colour that "??" wanted. When she gets the parcel all will be revealed.


I have also finished and sent my present for the Once a Season swap organised by Cheryll. Again only the parcel is able to be shown until it arrives safe and sound at it's new owner's home then all will be revealed.

Yesterday, a parcel arrived for me. It was my Colour Swap present from Cheryll. I chose the colour Green, which isn't very original for me as my favourite colour is green and my home is painted green.


You had to send a fat quarter, a thread, something to eat and something pretty all in the colour that your swap partner asked for. Here are all my presents.


I received Dove peppermint chocolates, green drawer liners, a green facewasher with my initial emboidered on it, soap and hand cream to match and a green bag to put all my goodies in.


I also received green fabric, cotton, emboidery thread and ribbon.
I love all my presents and feel very spoilt.
Thankyou very much Cheryll for my presents.

Tuesday's Treasures

For Tuesday's Treasures this week Melody has asked the question "What do you treasure most in your surroundings?"

It was really hard to decide what to show you as there is so much around my home that I love, my spa, my fish pond, my bird (which I showed a few weeks ago), birds that frequent my native garden and the green tree frogs that sit in my pergola.

In the end I decided to show you the gorgeous small town that I live in, well the jetty anyway. It is raining today so I couldn't take any other photos around town and I already had these on the computer, LOL.

We live in a beautiful bayside town between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Qld.
The bay is gorgeous and the jetty area with picnic areas and an enclosed swimming area is perfect for relaxing.
I love riding my bicycle around the town and having a rest stop at the jetty to enjoy the scenery.


The only thing we need now is a boat so we can explore the nearby islands and Treasure can enjoy one of his favourite pastimes, fishing.

Go over to Melody's and see what others treasure most about their surroundings.

Valentines Day

Yesterday when I got home from work these beautiful long stemed red roses were waiting for me.
As Treasure had to head back to work today for 2 weeks he bought these for me for Valentines Day a day early.
We decided to celebrate the day with dinner at home, prawns, snapper and salad. It was a lovely meal and a nice quiet way to spend the evening after working all weekend.

However you spend Valentines Day I wish you all a wonderful Day.

Wicked

How Wicked and Cruel Nature is at times.

How much more can this beautiful country of Australia take?

Australia and especially Queensland has been hit by the cruelest side of nature over the past couple of months.

There has been bush fires in Western Aust and now in Victoria, the devastating floods over most of Queensland, floods in western NSW and Victoria.

Just when we all thought the worst was over and Queensland could start to rebuild the worst Cyclone in Australian history hit the northern part of Qld.

The devastation in the area is terrible with Cardwell, Mission Beach, Tully and Innisfail being the worst hit areas.

Australia will continue to rebuild after all these devastating acts of Nature.

All our prayers and thoughts are with the people of northern Qld during this time.


Last night I went to see "Wicked The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz" in Brisbane.
It was a wonderful musical. The cast were amazing.
If you haven't seen Wicked I would recommend going to see it. One of the best musicals that I have seen.
The above photos are from The Wicked website.

Tuesday's Treasures

For Tuesday's Treasures hosted by Melody I thought I would show you my beautiful Red-Rumped Parrot.
They are called Red-Rumped Parrots because the males have red feathers on their backs. They are slightly bigger than budgies and have a beautiful singing voice.

I was given my little boy and a little girl in 2005 by my best friend. The little girl died about 2 years ago.
My little boy lives in his cage in my pergola.
It is great waking up to his singing each morning.
Birds are such beautiful creatures and really relax you when you are stressed.

Thanks Melody for holding Tuesday's Treasures. It is such fun taking the time to think about all the special treasures in our lives.