Had a great holiday.

This was a long trip of 2400km
and took us two days to complete
we slept over in Windhoek and
then arrived safely in a small
check point named Kongola and there
Natascha and family waited for us.
This is a picture of the scenery
taken just outside of Otavi on the
way to Grootfontein.

After arriving at Kongolo we went

to Susuwe Lodge over the Kwando

river by boat and then to the lodge.

It looks much nicer than on the

pictures. Had some tea and then went

to Natascha's house. And here is

Hubby standing on the deck outside

with the Boabab tree that shades

the house.

This is what the Boabab tree

seed pods look like and when they

fall it does make a hole in the deck.

They are massive and heavy, but sadly

not even the elephants eat it.

Here is Matthew feeding the birds

and squirrels which live in the trees.

This is a genet that lives in the trees

and comes down at night and nudges against

the window pane of the door for food.

To be continued.

Just things!!!

New tenants have just moved in.
We have this lovely thorn tree
growing outside our bedroom window.
Now we have the first bird nest which was built
this morning.

I decided to help the poor guy to make

his nest cosy and cut some batting in thin strips

and put them out for him.

Made sure he saw them and here he

is collecting them. if you look carefully you can see him in the centre of the ground patch as I dont know how to enlarge it to see him better. When there was none

left he cheekily tjurped for more, so I cut

some more and now late this afternoon they

are happily settled in the nest.

Just!!!

Just a short note so say that I wont be around
for a few weeks. We are going to visit our
daughter and the internet is very bad there.
Take care to all. Happy stitching.

New!!!

This is what I did this afternoon

after seeing this lovely BOM

on gailpandesigns and just had to start

this. I also received some wonderful red

fabric from a friend at the Australian

Threads magazine forum. It just seem

to come at the right time for this fabric.

Jane Austen!!

I am reading my first Jane Austen book

Emma, but I have to use a dictionary, not just

any one as the newer ones dont seem to have

a lot of the words, which of course don't get used

nowadays, in them. It is so funny as the dictionary

is much bigger than my book. But it is very

challenging for me to read with all those

old fashioned ways of saying things in very old

English. But am enjoying it a lot.

Just!!!!

This is one of my 6 placemats

that I am nearly finished with

and took me 2 years to complete.

Maybe it was just not my color

theme or something. Well I have

been working to get all my ufo's completed

and now have got to these.

This is a railroad that runs from

Saldanah on the West Coast through

to Kathu in the Northern Cape. It just

transports goods. We went to a small

town called Strandfontein on Christmas day

to see how it has grown, we have not been

there for ages, it has now become a small

seaside town but sadly only busy around

the December holidays so there are not many

permanent people living there.

I am flying!!!

Bye everyone

wow now spiderman

is high up in the air.

Christmas items!!!

This is my Christmas card holder
that was done by our group
"The Crafting Chatting Chick"

This is Jesse holding her item.

Here are 4 of the 6 Chicks at

our Christmas tea at the local

coffee shop "Emile's"

This is my peg bag that I completed yesterday.

From one of the Australian Quilting magazines.

Do you see my snail????

This is angels I made that I found

on the site of Australian Magazines

forum. Made 1 for each Chick.

Here are the four of six Chicks who

made it to the Christmas tea.

Christmas decorating started!!!

I have started with my
Christmas decorating and here is
what I have done so far. I like to take
things slow and enjoy it.











This is my angel that I made
last year and she hangs above the
mirror in the entrance.











This is my four pillow covers I made
also last year and made the quilt on the
back of the couch two years ago.












This is the light in my lounge and just
had to hang the bubbles with ribbons there
I saw something simular but with bigger
baubles in a local yummy shop by the name
of Emile's. He decorates his shop different every
year and I have gone every year to see the display.










This is my perpetual calender and als
gets the Christmas treat.

Also have Raggedy Ann and her Christmas tree.

Sorry about the pic not being very clear but

it is the best one. See my lovely gollywogs at the bottom,

well you can just see their eyes. My favorite dolls always.

Then I have my Christmas wallhanging and put it up every year

but still not completed, but it has to be up.

Completed jipeeeeeee!!!!!!

Finished at Last !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Parts of this quilt comes from a
great magazine "The Australian
Patchwork & Quilting magazine"
It is in Volume 11 no 8 "Calling all Angels"
by Keryn Beischer and I just
loved it from the minute I saw it.
I have changed it a lot but as you
can see I used lots of the blocks
from that pattern.










This is the back of my quilt
sorry that the color did not come out
clearly but you can see the quilting
which was done by hand with Coats
no 8 crochet cotton.










This is the centre block











This is one of the side panels and found
these lovely star beads at a local shop here
in this small town of ours. cant believe it!!!











And here is the complete quilt and on my bed
and our cat Chichi is testing to see if it feels
good enough to sleep on.