My week in stitch

This has been a busy week, on Monday we walked and I bought a new skirt and top. Very reasonable but useful. Tuesday I started to do some free motion embroidery, I didnt finish it until the end of the week! Wednesday I went to a friends place for lunch, it was a lovely day and we all sat outside in the gazebo. Thursday we walked again and then John had to fix a leak in a hose, he got rather wet and muddy. On Friday we had an early walk and saw a lot of birds on the reef as it was low tide, there was a large grey crane. After that we went shopping. Saturday John went fishing and on my lone walk I saw a ray of some kind in the water, actually only the tips of its 'wings' but I knew what it would look like. Sunday I went up, with the girls and their ponies to the Led day for Welsh Ponies at the Adelaide Autumn Royal Show and spent some time there, it was hot but our Welsh Mountain stallion, Rivington Ascot was a star and came home with Supreme Welsh Pony as well as champion ridden welsh pony so we were very pleased. I found driving up to Adelaide and back pretty tiring, am I getting old or am I just a wimp these days. Today it is back to housework.

A glorious walk

This morning things almost seemed to be floating it was so still and then every so often a wave rose up out of almost no where, it was warm and humid and beautiful. John was fishing so I went in to the farmers market early, did a couple of other jobs and then went out to walk, not as much fun on your own but I did see something wonderful, the twin tips of a ray breaking the still surface as it swam over the shallow reef. Go to my other blog (on the side bar) for a little more on this.

Blue wren and a Pacific gull

Yesterday I went to lunch at a friends place, a lovely day and we sat out in her gazebo where this little male blue wren came to eat some of the crumbs. Knitting was going on hence the ball of wool, He was such a friendly little chap. This morning we went walking and this large Pacific Gull was wandering along the beach beside us. I had to take his photo. It was a lovely morning, the waves were thumping and the surfers were taking a few hours off from work (or school?) An oily looking sea and then suddenly the large waves rolled in. A morning to remember.

WOW and walks

Workshop on the web had a how to by Gina Ferrari, I love what she does but some how I dont think I am Gina, this has taken ages and looks really messy, I suppose if I practice it might get better. Free motion on my machine. Practically I think I need a new chair as I am not terribly comfortable. Just love the tutorials on Workshop on the web, Maggie Grey does such a great job.. We have walked the last few mornings and here are a couple of photos I took the first was this morning and the second was yesterday when we walked down along the cliffs at Petrels and to the next little beach, I liked this lovely piece of seaweed caught in the rocks during a very low tide. We are still cold, not a lot of rain, just the odd bit of drizzle today but really cool, I have had to find some warmer clothes! Almost time for a fire, although they say that the week end is warming up again.

My week in stitch

A pretty hum drum week. On Monday friends came to stay, lots of chat and food and wine drunk, we took them for a walk on Tuesday and they left on Wednesday. Thursday I washed and John had a hip x ray. Friday it blew like mad and I did the shopping. Saturday I walked for an hour and found some shells and sea urchins while John went off fishing, he did come home with some fish. Sunday we walked, it rained, I painted and John fiddled around in the garden. Lovely having friends and although I havent recorded it I walked all days but Friday. Hasnt done any thing for my weight though! I think it was the eating and drinking at the start of the week. It has been cold and damp for the last few days and I have been playing with making some small books which is satisfying and trying to alter a skirt which isnt. Max is telling me it is feed time, better go or he wont be happy.

Today, a bit of this and a bit of that.

I have finished this other little mermaid, it took me ages to get her hair and embellishments done, mostly because I need to sit quietly and do it. John had gone fishing this morning, cold and rather windy but the wind has now dropped so I hope they catch some fish. I went into the market and bought some olives and lovely small egg plant for pasta tomorrow night, also collected some pies from my lovely pie lady and a tart for to nights dinner. I wandered the streets a bit looking for some seed heads for a friend and found this lovely spray of flowering gum (eucalyptus ficifolia)and wondered if the caps would be any good, in the mean time it is a lovely flower head. I went along to walk on the beach, I dont usually do this on my own but I didnt walk yesterday as it was so windy and felt I really needed to today, the tide was very low again and it was a bit cool and windy but lovely never the less. Home and my chickens are out and until John gets home I cant get them back so I hope they will be alright. Off to make another small book and work out how to put on some paper on the covers, I have to think about these things! double click the photos to enlarge.

This mornings walk

Absolutely glorious morning, after yesterdays surges the sea was clear and relatively calm. a warm sun on our backs and a pleasant breeze when we turned for home. I managed 35 minutes!! John had to have a hip x ray goodness knows when we will see what that is all about. Better go and do some house work.