I have had so many compliments about my dragon design, I thought I would show you all where I got it from! The original picture is on theteapot from the Chinese tea set we brought back from China in October last year. The applique dragon is about 8 inches long. As you can see from the mobile phone, the original design isn't that big!!

Australia Day

It is Janurary 26, which is Australia Day here in Australia and a public holiday. It feels very strange being at home in the middle of the working week. We have no plans for the day but most people celebrate with a bbq. Perth has a big fireworks display. If you want to know about the celebrations you can go to: http://www.australiaday.gov.au/area.asp?aID=2 Jeff is at work catching up with paper work because it is our busy time of year and he won't be in the office until this time next week - poor man. He is off to bull sale in Bindoon tomorrow and then is in Adelaide from Monday to Wednesday.

Right now I have our pampered puss meowing at the door to be let in. He has been very naughty in the last week and taking off at dusk and staying out all night. I have been waking up to murdered wildlife on the mat. Today he can stay out all day and see if that makes him stay in all night! His name is Chi and I love him to bits!

Right now I am listening to him crying to come in - poor darling! NOT!

I am off for a walk to check on a colleague's pet rabbit this morning while it is cool. So I will sign off for now.

Now I have done one post I think I am getting the hang of this! I am also involved with a row by row this year with my local patchwork group. You can see the first row I have to work on on my design wall which hangs on two skirt hangers in front of the built in wardrobe! I have also posted my row. The theme I chose was the orient and my inspiration for my row was a mosaic wall in the Forbidden City in Beijing in China. There are 8 people participating and we are planning on handing over the completed quilts in September of this year.

Another exciting event that happened this week is the prodigal son returned! Matt has spent the last two years in England working hard and falling in love. We heard today that Kerry , his girlfriend will be arriving in Western Australia on April 3 at 12.20 am - what is with the flights from the UK arriving at such ungodly hours when you have an hour or so drive afterwards :). We are all very excited about her coming! This Picture is of Matt at 3.30 in the morning on the day he came home. He is on the phone to Kerry to let her know he has arrived.

I am on a huge learning curve tonight. Not only have I set up my blog but I am learning all about MSN messenger! Matt's room is in the shed which is about 50metres from the house and to save us traipsing back and forward, Mick has set me up on Messenger! Yes - this is a geeks house. We all have our own computers and they are all on the internet! What fun!

I have finally fallen...

...into the realm of blogging thanks to a great group of ladies I talk with on Yahoo! Like the others, I can see this as a great way of letting those I am close to see what I have been up to and a place to post pictures of my quilts and other bits and pieces!



To start with I thought I would post pictures of the fantastic furniture my hubby bought me for Christmas. This has made my sewing room a much more productive and pleasant place to be!