Jetty Road Brighton on Friday Night

What a great way to end a busy week.  Spent the last couple of days finishing off a few projects (including some comfy cushions for the garden chairs)

Not long before Iain arrives - he'll be on his way this time tomorrow and with us on Monday morning.  Time to put the tree up and get it decorated before filling the fridge and booze cupboard.

 

Oh yes, I made these at Rachelle's Applique class last week too - will finish them when I get some free time.

 

 

FMQ

FMQ?   Free motion quilting.  Its scarey once those feed dogs have been lowered and you have to control the speed, stitch size and direction but great fun too.  Rachelle Denneny is a fabulous teacher and one of the best FMQers in Australia.  After many hundreds of hours this is what she produces

 

After a couple of hours doodling - here are my first attempts

getting plenty of practice on these little glasses cases for the Craft Sale

 

Royal Visit

I am afraid I couldn't be bother to rush into town to catch a glimpse of Charles and Camilla.  They are only in town for 6 hours and not 'on view' much.  They are not very popular with the majority of the population when they are known as 'Jug Ears and the Rottweiler'!!!!

They are mainly to be seen around the Torrens Lake, Rowing Club Noat House and International Centre (food and wine tasting) before a send of from Government House (been there)

Here's me earlier in the year sitting in the Queen's favourite chair in Government House!

Cheeky Crow

We have a frequent visitor who keeps coming up to the patio doors and spends hours wandering around the veranda.  Its a very tame crow who looks like he's been bullied as his head has a few bald patches.

Not often you see a bird standing on a cat's back (even if it is made of stone)

Last day of the month

October is coming to and end and Spring has sprung!  Had some lovely warm days and have ventured up to the Hills and down to the beaches to enjoy the sunshine.  Had 2 trips to the city - to see Elaine Paige and Jersey Boys.  Iain will be here in just over a month and we have loads of trips planned to show him the delights of South Australia.

Frogs and bogs

Can you believe the noise these frogs are making?
Couldn't stop laughing as we walked round the lake at the Mount Lofty Gardens

Mount Lofty Gardens in Spring

This is a lovely time of year in the hills of Adelaide.  The grass is still green before the summer heat scorches it and the Spring flowers are so colourful.  The wattle has been replaced by the bottlebrush trees and the roses and bursting into colour and perfume as the earlier bulbs begin to die down.

Last week we had a short walk round the Botanical Gardens on Mount Lofty to see the azaleas and rhodedendrons and we hope to get back soon to see the rose gardens.