A really hot day

This is a photo of Tony stood outside the house where Captain James cook used to live and work and where he set off onhis adventures around the world. When I was in Australia I saw the place he landed so I found tis little cottage very interesting, it is a lovely little fishing village called Staithes and we spent a pleasant day there exploring. It has been very hot here again today a real effort to do any work although Kathleen and I managed a shop this morning but I collapsed this afternoon to watch the tennis, I had the front and back doors open trying to create a breeze. Andy Murray won his quarter final match and is now into the semi's so we are all going a little crazy over here. See you soon.

Busy Weekend

Hello Everyone sorry I hav'nt posted over the week end but it has been rather busy. The weather here is very hot at the moment so you tend to do everything a little slower but it is lovely to sit in the garden in the evenings and smell all the lovely smells. We were busy gardening because we are going away for two weeks on Friday 3rd and there is always so much to do before you actually get away. Kathleen and I went to the garden centre yesterday and she bought more roses because they were on offer it was so hot we sat and had a pot of tea and perspired gently. I have been watching Wimbledon when it is too hot to do anything else, last night our one and only Andy Murray played and oh boy did he make us suffer it was a 5 setter and it was nail biting right to the end but he finally won Hooray! you must forgive us Brits we get a little bit silly at this time of year. I have been hand quilting my yellow and white quilt but because of it's size 100"x100" it is a little bit hot when laid across my lap so I think I will have to lay it across the table and sit and quilt there. I am off to town now to shop for Birthdays I want to get in early and get back before I melt.

Whoops

I went to see my friend Cottonreel today, we had a good chat and put the world to rights we enjoyed a coffee and then I made the mistake of going out to look at her garden which is looking lovely but, for weeks she has been trying to remove a huge root, so suddenly ther I am with a fork and spade in my hand digging around this root. Cottonreel is stood there being the forman and telling me how to do it and she suddenly said "Push it the other way so your weight is against it" so I did, I expect you can guess what happened next the root gave a little and I took a nose dive into the flower bed, there I am backside in the air covered in soil and where is cottonreel? yes thats right she doubled over and laughing so much she cannot get her breath, I said "Don't you dare get the camera" but she was could'nt move for laughing and as you know it is not easy to get up once you are down so as ladylike as possible I got to my feet. We went to the Garden Centre this afternoon and bought yet more plants and had Scones with jam and cream and a pot of tea. When we got home she had the cheek to ask me to plant a clematis for her Oh Well what are friends for.

Finished Quilt Top

I love this, it looks so fresh and clean, it is just a nine patch and I have used all my bits of fabric with yellow as the predominant c0lour. The quilt is for my daughter Kate for her spare bedroom she has made curtains and cushions herself and asked if I would make a Yellow and white quilt for her, I have been saving yellows for a while as you do not see them very often I have put a plain white border around the edge so, all I have to do now is put it together and quilt it, thats all!

A long and Tiring Day.

We went to Wimbledon on Monday, we have been twice before and had no trouble getting in but this time ' Oh Dear' we got there quite early by starting out really early from home,we parked up it cost us £25 to park the car Yes that is right £25 and that was the cheapest we then got into a queue which was very long we were actually in a field with rows and rows of people, we sat and had a picnic with Spanish Irish Dutch and English people and had good fun everyone was very patient but, after 5 hours I had had enough and so Tony and I walked back to our car and came home we were very tired but we still managed to have a nice day and we met lots of really nice people and so today I am sitting with the Television on waiting for Andy Murray our only British hope to play his first game of the championships, it's beautiful outside and very hot I will have to do lots of watering tonight see you soon.

High Tea.

Happy Sunday everyone, sorry I cannot stop, I have a busy day today it is Fathers day here and our family will be here to give their Dad some hugs and kisses so I am busy baking we are having High Tea with lots of goodies, I can prepare all this beforehand so that I can sit and relax with everyone. My husband is the greates Dad he loves unconditionally, always has time for us all, works hard to give us a lovely home and makes us laugh a lot. Happy Fathers Day to all Dads.

Pretty

I got very excited when I went to sewing circle on Thursday a lovely lady named Ann brought in a load of fabric she wanted to get rid of (How could she) the money you give for the fabric goes to a local charity. As you can see the charity will do well out of me but I just cannot resist. The florals are my sort of fabric especially the small ditzy prints I can do so much with these. The others are baby flannels and are so pretty I am thinking of making cot quilts with these as Kate's future sister has just announced she is expecting twins, she wants to know what sex the babies are so as soon as I know I can utilise these fabrics. I have never made a baby quilt so I am looking forward to that, I found a lovely one in the Australian Patchwork and quilting magazine called Sophi's Bears but I kept the pattern and forgot the template for the bears and I have now passed the magazine on so I will have to try to get a back copy, that was a stupid thing to do was'nt it.