Winter sun

Had a great lunch with 16 friends from the BERIA group at the Seacliff Hotel - great food and conversation followed by a walk in the sun along the esplanade to burn off a few of those naughty calories!

Surrounded by UFOs

This quilting lark is soooooooooooo addictive.  I haven't got enough materials for backing or wadding for quilting so I'm gradually getting more and more UnFinished Objects.  At least I have plenty of material for the 'tops'.  Here's the next batch of projects.

 6 Christmas table mats

 A bed quilt - to be 'sashed' in one of the red or green fabrics

 a lap quilt / sofa protector for the new puppy?

another lap quilt.  Coundn't resist the cute fabric with gum-nut babies

............. Then there's a yellow and green doggy lap quilt and a retro design queen sized one for Karen in purple, green and brown

Another quilt done

Rather appropriately for Bastille Day (14th July)  My 'Chateau Rouge' quilt top is done.  The fabric from French General is so new that the yardage I need for the border isn't available until September so it will have to stay on the shelf for a while before I get a chance to finish it.

Flipping Weather

Rain, more rain, cold, flash of sunshine then back to cold and rain again.  Doesn't seem to matter if you are in an Aussie Winter or British Summer.

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the RoyalCommission for Political Correctness announced today that the climate in the UK should no longer be referred to as 'English Weather' Rather than offend a sizeable portion of the UK population, it will now be referred to as: 'Muslim Weather' (Partly Sunni, but mostly Shi'ite )

South Australia Museum

The South Australian Museum houses over four million objects and specimens. They provide irreplaceable records against which we are constantly building and modifying our knowledge and understanding of the natural and cultural world. They are a vital part of Australia's national heritage and play an integral role in the international scientific accord to document our world.

Huge number of sections all under the one roof and 2 hours only gave a brief outline af what's there.  There are 3 floors and numerous galleries to see including;

Aboriginal Material Culture, Archaeology, Australian Polar Collection, Evolutionary Biology Unit, Foreign Ethnology, Herpetology, History of Science, Terrestrial Invertebrates, Ichthyology, Mammalogy, Marine Invertebrates, Mineralogy (my favourite), Palaeontology....  and much more .....

Government House

Had a great trip with the Probus Club to see the Georgian Mansion in the City.  It is the oldest Government House in Australia and home to His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarse and his wife Elizabth.

The house for the first governor (Hindmarsh) was a wattle and dawb hut but was replaced in 1839 and became the home of Governor Gawler.  New additions were made in 1855.  The Entrance Hall, Ballroom, State Dining room, Adelaide room, Drawing room, Library and Study are open to the public a few days a year and to selected groups.  I even sat in the chair in the Queen's favourite room when she visited on several occasions.

The guest and family rooms are upstairs and private but it is an interesting and beautiful building with a lot of interesting history attached.

My next quilts

Having done the top of my lap quilt I have moved on to the next big project - a Queen Sized quilt for our bedroom.  With grey carpet, dark red cutains and cream bedding I need a selection of fabrics to tie them together - The Chateau Rouge collection from French General works perfectly.  It is all cut out and I just have to sew it all together now.

Here's the lap quilt waiting for its backing and quilting to be done (and the matching table mats)