What is in my Carry On Bag?

Since we are going to be on an Aircraft for over 14 hours (the first leg is that long, there is a follow on flight to Denver that will be a couple hours as well) Wednesday I decided to make myself some "Stitch Kits" to occupy my fingers. I have a couple books as well, but these are in case I feel like sewing.

I have this little kit for making 9 patches. I may leave this one in my suitcase, it is still up in the air. We will see. Last time I just read because I had a great book, but this go round my book is taking a while to really "get into". Anyway...we will see if there is room after everything is in final configuration.

I have really been LOVING working on this little doll quilt for Lucinda. She sent me an AWESOME little blue chair and this is my swap to her. I can really find some peace in the evenings and mornings working on this. I will be adding a bunch more little French Knot blooms to the tree over the unicorn.

So, because the needle work is so fun and soothing to do I figure it might be nice to work on something at about 30,000 feet. The little pair of scissors will be checked in my suitcase, heaven forbid I bring something sharp and pointy on an aircraft.

This is a full view of the doll quilt. Yeah, I know stars in the day time are pretty stupid, but I liked how they looked. The Unicorn fabric is from Far Far Away by Heather Ross. I must say that the double gauze is amazing to hand quilt on. Very soft. I don't like how I did the binding, but I had to work with what I left myself. I was going to do a pieced binding, but the movers got here and packed all my stuff up.

This is the Thimble from one of my favorite necklaces. I really like this thimble because the outside is textured so you can easily push, and kinda grip the needle through the fabric with it and there is no raised rim around the base so it does not rub against your other fingers. Of course it is really pretty too. I got it at the Jinny Beyer workshop back in March and pretty much have worn and used it everyday since. Jinny has them on her website as well I think. Jinny wore the most beautiful one. It had the thimble cage, thread cutter, some tiny scissors, a needle case and sweet little pin cushion. All the little tools hung from a big piece of Jade (I think...I can't really recall which stone, but I think it was a Jade set in silver.

The thimble fits in the cage and I wear it on a long chain with a very handy thread cutter. See, safe and so pretty. What a value. At least I keep telling myself that. LOL.

Well, we just got back in from watching Transformers 2 after a very great dinner at Oscars. I love their Pasta Zucca there is something amazing about roasted pumpkin, red chili's, rocket and linguine all together. Not a bad way to spend our last night in Alice Springs.

Tomorrow I want to post my book review of Material Obsession Two. I was not real wild about the first one...but this one, oh yeah! It is fantastic and I will tell you why I think so in the next post - providing I still have coms.

xo,

Tia

Being a tourist

Have you ever lived in a wonderful town, but been blind to the wonder because it became like wallpaper to you? Something beautiful, but there everyday so you take it for granted? I don't think I was like that here since everyday we found something new and amazing here in Alice, but this week we have gone back to explore some of our favorite spots.

A couple days ago we went to Telegraph Station for a bit of a picnic. Telegraph Station is a place with a ton of history. And despite all our kids running around it still has the most amazing sense of peace. You can sit on a blanket by the river bed and listen to the wind blow through the gum trees and be surprised by a pair of green ringneck parrots exit their nest in a hollow tree limb. Gullahs and Magpies help you eat your lunch.

Well after our lunch of Nutella and oranges we set off on a bit of an adventure. We went to "Climb the Big Rock" Which we did with not that much drama, which is surprising since there were almost a dozen kids, but like their goat nickname suggests they all scrambled up the rocks with no difficulty. Even the little ones.

Going back down was a bit of a challenge as most of the children were not our own and none of us (Moms) wanted to be responsible for telling one of our friends that their child fell and broke their leg or was bit on the head by a Mulga snake (I was looking for a really impressive picture of one of these guys...they are really creepy in that they are so large and inject the largest amount of venom when they bite. Who conducted that study I wonder? I bet they had a hell of a time getting insurance)

Anyway we had the kids kinda form a line to get down the hill and it went pretty well. We were all joking about what a horrible idea it was and if maybe we were being filmed for some new reality show (Take 12 children into the desert, traverse major landmarks and whoever comes back with the most children, healthy and whole ((and fed)) wins ). But overall we all had a really good time.

This is part of the rock we climbed up.

The weather was great too...enormous storm clouds roiling in the distance but it was just a tease, not a drop of moisture was released.

Before Going to Telegraph Station I went to my last Piece Makers meeting. These are the ladies who are in my quilting club here in town. These are some great ladies. I will miss them very much. I am not very good at "Goodbyes". I had just rather leave...like ripping off a band aid. But they were so sweet. Look at the beautiful quilt they made me! I went and dumped 120 quilts on them to assemble and quilt and bind and they thanked me for it. Gosh, I love quilters! Such a giving nature. I know that is probably a big generalization - but from what I have experienced all over the world it was not politicians sending me quilt blocks, it was quilters. (well I know that is not a good analogy either - but I am trying to hurry since my husband is having a layout inspection of all the suitcases and I should probably get involved in it). The quilters of Alice Springs will always have a dear place in my heart. Thank you for all that you taught me. For all of you out there who do not have a group of ladies to quilt with I really recommend you find a group. It is wonderful to work solitary (which I normally do) but the camaraderie you will get from a bunch of other ladies is really rewarding. They have so much to teach, and not just about quilts, but about life. Go learn. You will be richer for it.

Last in this post is THE BEANIE FESTIVAL. I have gone every year that I have been here and it is my favorite event the Alice Springs has to offer. Thousands of hand knitted and felted hats fill the room and you try on as many as you can to select the perfect one. There are mirrors everywhere and you just go down the lines. Emma is normally my only buddy that comes along with me, but this year I took all 3 kiddos. They were big helpers finding the perfect hats. I have some more for presents for my sisters and mom!

See my helpers? We went again yesterday, but we had to walk since we have sold our truck. They marched along anticipating the Kangaroo tail that was being prepared.

Living here in Australia has been such a blessing in so many ways. We will all miss it, but I am sure Kansas will be amazing too!

xo,

Tia

Yay Inspection people!

Yay!!! We passed our housing inspection! Well, we really never thought we would fail it, but it sure was easy to pass. Stu and I have always lived in "Post Housing" at all of our military bases. We did give living on the economy a go when we were in Heidelberg, Germany, but that was a complete disaster everything from living with all the glaring Russian refugees to the high tension power lines and giant transformers RIGHT in the back yard to the landlords and them not fixing anything....I made a solemn vow to just go ahead and live on post and keep to the situation I was familiar with. In my defense Stu was still stationed in Italy and I was in charge of finding us an apartment for when he finally moved up to Germany to live with me. I was an Army Nurse at the time workin my tail off at the hospital doing ridiculously long shifts so the only time I had to look at apartments was late at night when it was dark. So I didn't see all the crap that surrounded the apartment. In reflection it is quite funny, but it sure wasn't then. There was nowhere really to walk my darling Wire Haired Daschund, Fritz. Poor fellow. But I digress...I just want you to know how hard we worked to clean the house and all the inspectors did was stroll over to the table and have my husband sigh papers. We are used to some really pissed NCO measuring the length of our grass in the backyard and dawning white gloves to check for dust on the ceiling fans...none of that nonsense among the civilian population. He just said "Your house looks great" Well...OK.

So I will show you what I cleaned with! You may appreciate it even if housing man didn't. Several of you have written me about the ENJO stuff. First of all...No, I do not sell it. But I do use it everyday, and really really like it. If you are in the US here is the website for you LINK. You have a show, like a Tupperware show or a Loggaberger basket show. A consultant comes to your house and shows you and your friends how to easily clean your home using nothing but their super awesome clothes and water. And they work really really well. I like to clean my counters...as a matter of fact it is the LAST thing I do before heading to my bedroom at night. I clean up the kitchen counters so I can have a nice quiet cup of coffee in the morning and enjoy a bit of peace before my day begins. I use a tea towel and my water bottle with Lavender essential oil. It is a very soothing ritual for me.

Now I am a bit of a hippie...I guess the term these days is "Crunchy Conservative". Heck I even took an Herbal Medicine class with Susun Weed. And my husband totally mocks me for how long it takes me to select produce from the grocery store " Tia, do you have to touch all the apples?" Yes, I do. I can spend hours in a good grocery store. But I digress again...sorry about that. I like using herbal essential oils in my little concoctions, and I REALLY like using the lemons and limes from my back yard to clean off the calcium deposits off the water taps (not that the housing man noticed). But I know and that makes me happy.


So, this big fella is Andrew Langford. He is a Dig player. That is the Didgeridoo I bought today. We did the tourist thing a couple weeks ago and went to see him in concert and really liked the performance of him and his band. If you are in Alice Springs and want to listen to some great Didgeridoo sounds go listen to the Sounds of Starlight. Oh and the hostess wears the greatest boots and sweaters (she has other clothing on as well, but she wears the best boots....I really want some too) but I thought it would be too weird to ask her. Sorry folks.

xo,
Tia

Some Housecleaning

So, all our stuff is boxed up and in crates ready to be shipped out of town and delivered to the other side of the planet so we can nest again. We have our housing inspection tomorrow, to see if there are any massive damages that we must pay pretty pennies for. In preparation for that my husband and I have spent the day cleaning house. I knew I would have to so I kept some of my favorite house cleaning supplies behind. One word...ENJO. I got a couple clothes about 2 years ago and I love them so much. I use the clothes everyday and love how they clean. I have cut back dramatically on my use of harsh cleaners. My only exception is the boys toilet. Let's face it 2 little boys (4 and 6) are basically terrorists and their weapon of choice is Urea. I battle their grossness with good old fashioned bleach. But that is the only heavy chemical I use. I know it is HAZMAT, but I use it sensibly. The rest of my cleaning is done with the ENJO clothes, water and sometimes a bit of lavender essential oil in a spray bottle with warm water. These things were pretty pricey here in Alice Springs, but I have used them hard and they work well. If you are a bit hippie or just want to reduce your use of toxic chemicals in your home see if you can find some in your neck of the woods. I think our next house will have hard wood floors so I need to hunt down a rep for another mop attachment in Kansas.


I have not bought paper towels in about 5 years, I use tea towels (or dish clothes) to tend the kitchen and for anything else you would use a paper towel for. I also bought The Naturally Clean home from Amazon.com and it has some pretty good recipes in it.


On a different note all my quilts are packed up right? Well, it is winter here and it does get quite chilly here at night. Well, I really miss all my quilts. It is hard to sleep well when you are cold. Doesn't that sound spoiled? I know, I know. And I know it is not that cold and I have been colder but I miss all my handmade lovely quilts. My husband likes the room to be on the cold side (I guess that was fine when we slept under about 7 quilts) but last night I almost rooted him right out of the bed in my search for warmth. OK, on that note I am going to turn in for the night. I am also pretty sure someone is walking around my front yard right now...I heard the gate open and the hair is standing up on the back of my neck. There is not a damn thing to steal, but wouldn't it be a toot to have my house broken into with less than a week left in country? Heck, even my fancy Nulla Nulla is gone, so I can't bash them on the head. I sure will NOT miss that when we move away from here. Oh well, I guess they will wonder off when they see we don't even have any grog.


Cheers!

The Packers just left

Happy Tuesday everyone. I hope you all had a great father's day we did. We woke up early and did some more sorting then went out for lunch after a nice walk down the mall (walking street here in town - not really a shopping mall, but you can do a great deal of shopping there, so I guess it is like a mall in the US) we went back home and did more sorting and then had vindaloo for dinner. Nice day. Stu got his quilt and he wants to name it "General Longstreet" I don't really know why, he said something about the Civil War, but I can't quite remember what exactly since I was doing too much multi tasking at the moment. So this quilt is now named "General Longstreet". ( I have since put the name together with the why - General Longstreet was a confederate General and since the quilt looks kinds like some from Gee's bend viola it has a Southern name.) It is mostly all clothing that we have outgrown or worn out while we have been living here in Alice Springs. In my opinion it has a nice "Gee's Bend" feel to it. It is also the first quilt I have ever tied, so that was kinda fun, but I don't think I am ever going to do that again any time soon. I had much rather use my lovely sewing machine to quilt with.

Here are some of my quilts waiting to be packed up. I have a bunch more somewhere. I guess they are in a box in Emma's room...or at least I hope they are in a box somewhere since everything is packed up except my closet and some of the outside things.

The packers arrived bright and early (minus 3 fellows so instead of it being a 1 day operation it has stretched into a 2 day gig. Yay.) this morning and after a couple strong cups of coffee began doing their thing. I packed the rest of my sewing stuff and now all I have left is my bits of homework or handwork, and some books. I am pretty sure that some of the shoes I wanted to pack in the suitcases for the kids are packed in big boxes. But since we are going to the land of plenty we can just get more.

This giant bag of packing paper really made me happy. I always have felt that the waste with moving papers was pretty big and cringed inside with each ream used to wrap up my dishes. But I know the paper is important and I DO want my stuff to arrive whole and usable and NOT smashed to powder. Well, the packers brought 2 of these giant bags of packing paper that had been used a couple times before on other peoples moves. So that is good. Yay reusing papers! OK, that is it for now, I am sure I should be doing something else...and I also know I could make this story really funny - but the next one will be. Maybe.

have a great day, all!

Tia

Happy Post - but kinda scattered

OK, I am very happy to post this post, but it will be scattered because there is so much going on in my life right now that it can't help but be. I will try to remain focused.



This is one of the last quilts I finished (I do have 2 more from Alda that I am working on, but they may have to wait until the Berninas and I get back together in Kansas you see I have this wonderful plan for them). This quilt is from Marguerite in the UK. She cut up a Laura Ashely dress to get to the floral lawn fabric. And I must say that this quilt feels so wonderful.



I used a really wonderful Wool Batting with this one and I just LOVE LOVE LOVE how it feels beneath the lawn. I did not quilt this one densely because I wanted the wonderful loft that the wool would give and I was NOT disappointed when I took it out of the dryer. Oh my goodness. I do love it so.

Here is the front. All those hearts are hand stitched on with the most tiny stitches. Marguerite sure made an heirloom here didn't she?

After I finished the binding on Marguerite's quilt and while the quilt was in the wash (I wanted to make sure it washed up well before sending it off to Victoria) I packed up my sewing room. Most of my fabric is now in boxes out in the living room. That is a ton of fabric, but so much potential huh? When I open those boxes in Kansas I will be ready to create wonderful things! I can't tell you how happy my husband is that I have packed up some of the fabric. He immediately took down the shelves and took me out for Thai food. Not a bad deal.

Here are the books that I am reading right now. I am thrilled for the new Material Obsession Two to be out here in Australia. It is lovely. I have not really had a chance to sit down and look at it closely, I just thumbed through it a couple times. It arrived wrapped in batting with a stripy bow! I wrap my gifts with fabric, how clever to use batting. I may try that in the future too.

Juliet Marillier is one of my new favorite authors. She writes old fairy tales and legends as novels and she can paint a visual image wonderfully. If you are at a loss without Harry Potter and Twilight and you have read all the Out lander books give Juliet's books a go. I would begin with Daughter of the Forrest if I were you. It is the story of the "7 Swans" and it is beautiful.

** OK here is an update since I started this post. I LOVE LOVE LOVE MO2. I like it so much better than the first one. I really can't put my finger on why, but I do. So, next year when it is published for the US market make sure you all get a copy. For those of you here in Australia, I completely recommend it now. I will dedicate a whole post to the book after the movers cart all my goods away. I will have heaps of time on my hands then.

Here I am with 105 quilts ready for Toby and Marianne to come collect them and load them all up onto their trailer for the long drive down to Victoria. How awesome is that? I was moping around fretting about how I was going to get all these wonderful quilts to Victoria (Australian Air Express WAS going to ship them all for free, but we ran out of time and there were more than they bargained for. Woops.) Anyway I was worried. The movers are going to be coming soon and I can't even get around my living room with all the boxes in the way...well I ran into Marianne and her husband Toby at the store and over a hot cinnamon donut they offered to drive them down. He has a trailer to return to his dad and Jan is right on the way! Hot dog.

Here they are all loaded up and ready for their next leg of the journey. Sooooo if you would like to see your quilts again check Jan's blog Oz Comfort Quilts. She will be distributing them. I have gotten a few since we packed all these up. They will be going to another quilt distributor. I will put more information about that later. For now I need to go back to sorting for the move. Isn't it amazing all the rubbish you accumulate in 3 years? I am sure there is tons of stuff I have forgotten to put in this post, but I am so scattered right now, and I really wanted you to know a bit about what is going on.

xo,

Tia

the end is in sight

These last couple weeks of super sewing has caught up with me. If I was a napping person I would sure go take one. But I am not a nap person so I am sorting. I think I have a mode of transportation for the quilts to get to their new homes which makes me happier than I can say. I need to hammer out the last couple details then I will let you all know how it is going to happen. I am pretty sure we have over 100 quilts now! How amazing is that? I am just thrilled with all the hard wok that has gone into this project and I have really met some amazing people because of it. Thank you for sharing yourselves with me.


The picture above is of the box that was waiting for me when I got home from school drop off this morning. It was mailed from Germany in March and it finally made it! Hot dog! And just in time too. See, nothing to worry about Alda. It made it safe and sound. I need to count them but there sure look to be at least 3, maybe 4 quilt tops there.


Oh and just a quick thank you to everyone who sent bindings. That really made things simple. Thank you so much.


OK, back to pick up Ethan from school...and then the butcher....or maybe we will just go out to dinner tonight. Another big lawn sale tomorrow at 0-dark-thirty since the one 2 weeks ago was rained out.


xo,
Tia

Sew mama Sew Sewing Machine Month

What brand and models do you have?

I have 2 Berninas - they are both Artistas. One is a 165 the other is a 640.

How long have you had it?

I have had the 165 for about 5 and a half years and the 640 for about 3.5 years.

How much does that machine cost (approximately)?

They were both quite expensive. One of the reasons they cost so much was because they are both Embroidery machines as well. I never use the Embroidery modules So I wish I would NOT have bought them. But I as far as money goes I paid about $3500 for the first machine and then two years later I paid (in cash from all the bags I made with the first machine) about $4500 for the Artista 640E

What types of things do you sew (i.e. quilting, clothing, handbags, home dec projects, etc.)?

I have made hundreds of quilted bags, Stacks of quilts and the random garment

How much do you sew? How much wear and tear does the machine get?

I sew every day. I put in from 1 to 9 hours a day on my sewing machines. They work hard and are wonderfully reliable.

Do you like/love/hate your machine?

I LOVE my machines. If my house was on fire, and my family was safe, I am sure I would go back in to save my machines.

Passionate?

I am a Bernina girl through and through. I dream at night of things I want to make, and with my machines I am confident I can.

Does she have a name?

Yes, they are Bertha and Beatrice

What features does your machine have that work well for you?

Everything is wonderful. The feet are so easy and quick to switch out, heck when you select your stitch it even tells you which foot you should be using! Get a Bernina ladies!

Is there anything that drives you nuts about your machine?

I am not an embroiderer. I love to do my own freestyle quilting/drawing/writing with my darning foot and the feed dogs down, but I do not like to use the Embroidery module. I just don't like to set it up of try to remember how to use it. I had rather just do what I need to do freehand. ;o)

Do you have a great story to share about your machine (i.e., Found it under the Christmas tree? Dropped it on the kitchen floor? Sewed your fingernail to your zipper?, Got it from your Great Grandma?, etc.!)?

A great story huh? Humm...well I have sewn my fingers several times. But other than being kinda painful and shocking that is really no big deal. I guess the best story is that I bought the second (more expensive) machine with cash from the money I made by sewing on the first machine. I was quite proud of myself. I wanted a very reliable workhorse machine to take to the Outback of Australia with me. I wanted to have 2 so I could have a back up if anything happened to the first machine. We live in a very Remote area of Australia and the Sewing Machine Repairman only comes to town 2 times a year. I didn't want to have to go MONTHS without being able to sew. Oh reflection I really did not need quite the fancy machine that I have, a good industrial one would have been fine, but I didn't know that at the time. But I am confident that if I had to put my machines in a beauty pageant where the winner was the machine that did the most mine would win hands down. I am pretty sure they have a button on them somewhere that folds clothes and mops the floor, I just have not found it yet (just kidding, they really are not robots).

Would you recommend the machine to others? Why?

Lord, YES! Buy a Bernina with confidence. You will truly be able to fly with what you want to create. Sewing is an utter thrill with my girls. You are only held back by YOUR imagination.

What factors do you think are important to consider when looking for a new machine?

I recommend to my friends having a machine that has a good straight stitch and zigzag stitch, and that you can lower the feed dogs for free motion quilting. That is it really. Pretty simple, and Bernina has some awesome ones that do just that.

Do you have a dream machine?

I use my dream machines on a daily basis, but I would give a good home to a nice featherweight Singer or Necchi. ;o)

97 Quilt Ready to Ship out to Victoria!

Can you believe it? 97 Quilts ready to ship out. 97 quilts made from a giant outpouring of love from all over the world. Wow. I am stunned. I am thrilled, and I am ready for them to go to their new homes. I will be shipping them out over this coming week.

This is what I should be doing today, but I am trying to get my last couple projects sewn up and sent out before the packers come. My husband is pacing around the house with a wild look on his face, so I do need to transfer my energy towards assisting him, but I still have 2 weeks! And I am determined to make the most of it! Half of that laundry is going to be going to the women's shelter anyway. ;)

Here are some stacks of quilts (both boxes are stuffed full too)

And some more quilts....

I have some quilt kits set aside from blocks that arrived late or were taken in by ladies who thought they could piece them, but just ran out of time....I am kinda in a quandary as to what to do with them. They are all so beautiful and wonderful. We wanted to just send them down to the fire victims in case some are quilters them selves and want to do up their own quilt, but I am going to have to pay for some of the shipping since I think Australia Air Express is not doing the free shipping anymore. I will check on that tomorrow. In case they are NOT doing the shipping for no charge anymore would any of you be interested in buying a kit with all the proceeds going to shipping of the complete quilts to Victoria?

What did we end up with? Let's see.... Now keep in mind my goal was 3 quilts for the fire victims of Victoria....

• 1884 blocks sent in
• 22 countries
• 48 complete quilts or quilt tops donated
• 74 quilt tops from blocks sent in
• what would have been 122 quilts for the bushfire victims.
• 97 quilted and bound quilts ready to go to Victoria

NOT a bad thing! THANK YOU SO MUCH for participating! There is no way on Earth I could have done this without you! I have taken a picture of each quilt as it comes in finished up and ready to send out. and they are each and every one right HERE in the Bush Fire Quilt Project Flickr group.

Please let me know (in the comments if you like or by email) if you would be interested in buying a quilt kit. If there is enough interest I can list the kits in my ETSY shop and all the money will go to shipping the quilts to Victoria and YOU will get an awesome quilt kit out of the deal. Everyone wins!

Here comes the Bride....

Humm the Wedding March while you peruse this posting...


A friend contacted me months ago to make her a bag, but one thing led to another and we just kinda fizzled on the bag thing, but she wrote again and told me that she was getting married and ready to finally get a bag, but not for her, for her brides' maids.


"OK, I can do that" - so here are some Bride's Maids bags.

I like their little gusseted bottoms.

These are the skeletons - see they are totally quilts! Little bitty Quilts! I was experimenting with shapes because I wanted them each to be a tad different from one another.

So Ali only gave the the specifications that she wanted the zippys to be Orange, Brown and Green...other than that I could just go crazy on them. I don't think I went too nuts on them, but I did have a great time making them!!

Congratulations, Ali!!!!!! I hope your Marriage is long and happy.

PS, If you are one of the Bride's Maids, please act surprised!

XO,

Tia

My First Police "Stu Tote"

Here are some pictures of my first "Stu Tote" made with a Police uniform. I love how it turned out. The polyester was a bit slippery, but the colors are great. See, these bags can be made from about anything.

The lady I made this for has a husband who is a Police officer and she saw another bag I had made at FT Hood. Anyway, she wrote me to ask if I thought I could make a bag from her husband's uniform. I said "I don't see why not, send it on!"

I hope you love it Betsy!

being a tourist

Since we are only going to be here another couple weeks we are trying to soak in all the activities to do around Alice Springs. There are so many things to do, but I have always wanted to learn to make baskets....I know, not the most complicated skill, but it is something I have wanted to do. I found out that Desert Park was having a little class put on by the Tjanpi weavers (that first word is pronounced JUMPY, just so you know) so I called a couple friends to see if they wanted to come along and learn a new skill. We had a great time. You may not know this, but basket weaving is NOT an indigenous skill. In fact they have only been making baskets for the past 10 years. Typically they would use a Coolabah (I am sure that is not spelled right - forgive me) - which is a burnt out piece of bark - for carrying around bush tucker and babies. But about 10 years ago there were some groups who wanted to teach the ladies of some of the tribes a skill so they could earn a bit of money. Basket making it was! Typically a small basket will sell for about $100 US. The dot art came around in a similar fashion. A lady from the US saw some of the dream time stories that were drawn into the sand so she encouraged the ladies to paint them on canvas so they would be more permanent.



Emma and I had a great time and everyone else seemed to be having fun too - so I figure it was a success. My basket is not so impressive, so it is going to be a while before I post a picture. LOL.


Ethan is having Indigenous awareness week at his school and he has been learning all kinds of things. Most importantly how to make Kangaroo tail in the ground with fire. He really wants me to make it for him because it is the most delicious thing. You wrap it in aluminum foil and cook it in the ground until the fur melts. Yumm.....or not. I would sure try some if someone else made one, but I can't see myself digging up my backyard so I could cook a great big roo tail.



What else??? Oh I know we went to a didgeridoo show the other day. It was a really good time too. We learned all about the didgeridoo and all the different ones available. Pretty good tunes too. Sam passed out about halfway through the performance and had to be carried back to the truck.


I also only have a couple bags left!!!!!! I think I am going to have them all finished by the time the movers come! I have been working on the quilt Georgia McDonald sent for the Bush Fire Quilt Project. It will be finished tomorrow so I will put up pictures then.

Have a good night everyone!

XO,
Tia