Once A Season Swap Gift Arrived from Shez...

And the fun continues in Swap Gifts....

This gift from Shez...

The rules were......send something either homemade or bought that depicts a Winter theme...

This Once A Season Swap is hosted by Cheryll...

Goodies in nice warm red wrapping...

Lovely faerie bag made by Shez......this bag actually won first prize in Shez's local CWA (Country Women's Association) Exhibition...

A Hot Chocolate box complete with an orange mug....

I just love warm colours!!!

A red and black sparkly scarf knitted by Shez......I love sparkles too!!!

And here they are altogether!!!

And here's my parcel off to......which she should receive by the end of the week!!!

I have thoroughly enjoyed this swap Cheryll......and now I'm thinking perhaps join the Spring one!!!

Thanks again for bringing this Swap to us Swap Lovers getting to be Addicts!!!

Colour Swap Sent and Received to Annie's Dreaming...

I recently participated in a Colour Swap hosted by Lisa...

My Swapping Buddy turned out to be Annie from Annie's Dreaming...

Included in Annie's brief was that she started out a real country coloured person and now loving tomato reds...

I can now finally reveal my Swap Gifts to Annie...

Patchwork Travel Case...

highlighting a tomato red by Sandy Gervais

I included some snips...a 'velvet' pencil (I love these)...red thread, tape measure and an Anni Downs little kit... 

Needlecase by Anni...

Pin Cushion...

and reversed...

all together...

Included were a chocolate (neccesity)...some little pegs with red flower highlight...I find these great for hanging little stitcheries with on to a hanger...

tape with 'Vintage' on it...of course in red!!!

I'm still loving this sticky tape...

I even stuck a little piece on the front of each parcel!!!

Something very special has happened here...

I think the 'country' in Annie has hooked up with the 'country' in me and we are absolutely thrilled with our gifts!!!

A very special and heartfelt thank you to Lisa for arranging this swap and partnering me up with Annie...

we are enjoying getting to know each other!!!

Colour Swap Received from Annie's Dreaming!!!

Recently I signed up for a Colour Swap with Lydia's Treasures.

Yesterday I received my gifts from Annie's Dreaming...and I was not disappointed!!!

The idea was to send 6 gifts with one being handmade in a specified colour...

I nominated 'soft country colours'...

They arrived all wrapped in gorgeous paisley paper...

Jamie Oliver tea towels and barbeque basting brush...Mr Armchair thought he scored ha ha!!!

Fabric covered journal...

A Bareroots embroidery stitches book along with 2 skeins of Threadworx threads...just beautiful in 'soft warm country colours'...

and I needed this book of stitches!!!

A fat 1/8 pack of Whimsicals Tangled Threads 

close-up...

And of course every stitcher needs sustenance!!!

And a nice scented sachet!!!

My first ever Christmas pin cushion......I think I'll use it for all Christmas projects!!!

or 

All my goodies together!!!

Thank you so much dear Annie...I just loved my parcel to bits!!!

And a huge thank you to Lisa for hosting this very fun swap!!!

I'll be back later to show what I sent to Annie!!!

My Dad...Mans Mils Papins

Today marks the day when my/our Beloved Dad/Papins passed on 41 years ago tonight...

Not a day goes by when I don't think of him...

It seems like yesterday...

How he would love to see his family grown...

Grandchildren growing in his adopted country...

and now Grandchildren...

I can just imagine it all!!!

Mans mils Papins...Es Tevu Milu...always remembered

Harijs Edgars....

Colour Swap On It's Way to Annie...a little bit of red!!!

I've signed up in Lisa's Colour Swap...

My Partner is Annie and her chosen colour was red and the idea was to send 6 items using this colour with 1 item being handmade...

So here they are Annie...all posted yesterday down to our beautiful State of Tasmania...

And look I even found sticky tape with red hearts on it...how cute is that!!!

Thank you so much Lisa for hosting this Colour Swap...

I have thoroughly enjoyed participating in it!!!

Sewing, Reading, The Kitchen...A Landslip and Bay Theatre Players

Boy isn't this year just screaming along...already May here and to think the Sun will be making it's way back to our part of the world next month!!!

Isn't this just the sweetest little pouch above stitched by Fiona at my Needlework Group

and here it is opened up...

I'm thinking I might do it in this fabric...bright paisleys by Dear Stella...

quite different from my usual darker fabrics but I think I just love paisley!!!

And who can resist Miss Fisher, played by Essie Davis especially her costumes...her hair and what she gets up to!!!

I've bought the first book by Kerry Greenwood and can see myself slowly getting the full series...

Just love the show and settings of the 1920's...mesmerizing!!!

After getting a new stove last year we found that the lino didn't make it to the full width of the floor and after some time (months and months) we purchased some black and white chequered lino...

Miss Fisher even has something similar!!!

As we expected there was timber underneath the lino and now we are thinking we might try to do a bit of sanding and leave it there rather than cover it over...we'll see how we go with it!!!

A few weeks ago due to heavy rain there was a landslip on the Clyde Mountain due to heavy rain...

Mr Armchair commutes on this road during the week...luckily it was all fixed within a week!!!

Pics from the internet...

Our small local theatre...The Bay Theatre Players has just finished up their first play for this year...

'We Found Love and an Exquisite set of Porcelain Figurines aboard the SS Farndale Avenue'

~By David McGillivray and Walt Zerlin Jnr~

The set...

The cast...

Another great play and a very popular one being done by many Amateur Theatre companies!!!

The next play scheduled is Season's Greetings by Alan Ayckbourn

'It's Christmas in July, and passions flare as family, friends and an unexpected guest endure three days of Christmas  holiday festivities...Ayckbourn's customary ironic views on life and love combine with excessive seasonal spirit(s) to present this perfect gift of a show'

Playing:  Preview 15 July-August 4

Followed by Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan...

and I'm one of the 'singing' Policemen!!!