Unwanted Ads On My Blog

And the happenings get stranger......this morning I see that there are 2 game ads on my sidebar that I didn't put there ......  The only ad I have ever had is from Nuffnang.

I did tell Blogger about my Dashboard but haven't heard back yet.

I don't know what this is......maybe they're trying to take over this blog?????????

Perhaps I should start a new one somewhere else??????

I'm in a bit of a muddle now as what to do.........

~A Workshop and Weird Happenings with Blogger~

This is the quilt Past Times by Lynne Wilson at Steph's that I fell in love with

It's a Fat 1/4 quilt made with 22 fat 1/4's

These are the fabrics I put together when I went 'shopping' on my shelf

And these are the first few blocks that are on their way

To me it looks rather 'wild' with fabrics I normally wouldn't put together but this quilt lends itself so much to that

A mixture of traditional and country fabrics

And I love them all!!!!!!

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Yesterday on arriving home I thought I would check in on my Dashboard and lo-and-behold under where it says blogs that  follow there were some really undesirable posts...

I'm wondering if anyone else has had this happen to them?

These posts go on and on and I seem to have lost all my regular posts that I follow but maybe they are there right at the end wherever that might be!!!

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Now I'm off to start putting more blocks together and off to a Sing-a-long with the gang from our Melodrama!!!

Queen of the Armchair...What's In A Name!!!

I've been reading around on blogs about how we came to our Blog name....

Dawn started this off so pay her a visit if you would like to  join in...

I wasn't going to write about this but the more I read the more I wanted to join in...

so here is how Queen of the Armchair aka Dzintra Stitcheries came by her name...

This lovely machine embroidered piece was sent to me by Bev...
Thank you so much Bev!!!

I have been known as Ingrid but Dzintra (pronounced without the D...a Latvian name meaning Amber) was my first name which I started to use when we made our Sea Change 4 years ago...
it just seemed right!!!

My Hubby bought me a computer while I was recovering from emergency surgery in 2005 as I couldn't do anything but rest....

I started to read blogs (lurking)...

started an email and for want of a better name I called it dzintrastitcheries as I started to do stitching...

In 2007 I was reading a blog and followed it through to the button 'Create Blog')...

I pressed this and had no idea what I was going to say so I left it there...

Roll forward to 2008...

more surgery and not allowed to do anything again...

AND still lurking!!!

Got chatting to Barb of Theodora Cleave...

told her I was sitting around on the computer and she said something to the effect of...

So you're Queen of the Armchair then...

and Bingo...

I went to my untouched Blog...

wrote My First Post and the rest is history!!!

I thought I would write about our Sea Change...My Stitching...Family...Baking...Reading  and most importantly about Caring for dear sweet JoJo...

our Daughter who has a disability and who opened our eyes to a whole New World...

I also started another Blog...'My Dolce Vita' as I started a TAFE Course in Commercial Cookery to improve my cooking skills and get confident in trying out recipes and to meet people in the area...

 I chose Dolce Vita (Italian)...meaning the sweet life...or the good life in Italian...
and that's what I thought this course was all about!!!

I haven't looked back since pressing that little button that said 'Create Blog'...

I have made new Friendships...entered Swaps...Giveaways...learnt so much and most importantly Blogging keeps me in touch with the Outside World as Caring can be isolating at times...

And for this I am so grateful to each and every person who comes by...

I never dreamed I would still be here 3 years later!!!

Thanks Dawn for inviting us to tell about How We Got Our Blog Name!!!

A Blog Party in Paris...and some Eiffel Tower Birthday gifts!!!

The gorgeous Anita is hosting a blog party in PARIS this weekend...

perfect to go to on this cool Winter's Saturday evening...

I've not been to Paris but I do have a few heaps of things with Paris and/or the Eiffel Tower on them and thought I too would join the party (how could I not!!!)...

First of all I couldn't resist a fabric panel with the Tower on it...and Bonjour...

perfect for a quick little quilt made last year...

and used a couple of weeks ago as a table topper when Barb from Theodora Cleave called in for a cuppa before she left town...

We used Eiffel Tower serviettes!!!

I recently had a birthday and received this brooch on a little velevet cushion from Margaret...

and this little stitchery pattern from my dear blogging friend Simone...

along with some paper clips from Andrea...

Thank you so much dear Friends...I love them all and will add them to my collection!!!

A Fat Quarter...

Paris...the City of Love...

I couldn't resist these Cafe signs...

and couldn't do this post without some cafe food - carrot cake...

a Lime Cheesecake...

macarons...

A trip to a local winery based on French vineyards...

cheese...

a good read on Coco Chanel by Edmonde Charles-Roux...

My latest cook book...

and a little corner in our dining area...

my apron with Paris on it...

Now I'm off to cook dinner...Roast Pork tonight...

(Pic taken before I broke my arm...I can't even do an apron up now, arm won't go round the back!!!)

So if you get a chance hop over to Anita's and join the party...and thank you Anita for hosting this wonderful event!!!

Bon Appetit...Dzintra

A Surprise Visit...Gardener's Journal Update...Blog Book...and a cup of Coffee!!!

A couple of weeks ago I had a surprise visitor, and unfortunately I missed her...

but she did leave a little something at the front door!!!

My visitor was none other than the gorgeous Barb from Theodora Cleave who has just spent a Year By The Sea a la Joan Anderson here on the South Coast!!!    

Joan's first memoir was A Year By The Sea... and Barb experiencing a year by the sea makes me think of Joan!!!

I am as unfinished as the shoreline along the beach, meant to transcend again and again...Joan Anderson

Barb left at the front door some of her lovely hand painted buttons and a Country Homes magazine for me...I love it all!!!  Thank you so much Barb...and hope to see you in Bendigo one day!!!

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And after all this time I was able to finish my Block A as part of the Stitch-a-long hosted by Chookyblue...of A Gardener's Journal by Anni Downs...

and just for interest there is also a French site doing A Gardener's Journal...go over here for a look...

I also ordered and received a copy of my blog in it's first year from Blog2Print...and it's fabulous, I think I'll get one every year now...but first I'll have to catch up with the other years!!!

While at my Daughter's last week visiting her...she is suffering from 2nd degree burns on her thigh from a cup of tea...ouch, ouch, ouch...we made a cappacino with this little aerating machine and I just loved it!!!  So as a treat for Mother's Day she contributed towards it and I now have one!!!  Just delicious for Hot Chocolate also...Thanks so much Jac...and get better soon!!!

See the milk all ready in the top part of the machine...

Spoon into coffee...

and sprinkle...

Simply delicious...

and I think Mr Armchair and I will have a few of these this weekend...

you see, JoJo is on a respite one off weekend away and we're taking it easy!!!

Have a great weekend...and many cappacinos...Dzintra

Advice please...and arm update

gosh i  haven't posted for a while...i tried to on my dolce vita but blogger said i had run out of photo space and had to buy more space...

i'm wondering if anyone else has had this happen...

i know that some bloggers have been having problems with photos...

is this connected to that or is it something entirely different????

i've not heard of having to buy more space but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist...

i would be grateful for any advice from anyone who may know something about this...

meanwhile...my broken arm update...

have had a new set of xrays taken and they show that healing is still taking place...

the arm is broken in 2 places...ouch

arm can come out of sling...yay...but put back when tired...

physio to start next week to get it moving again...

i can't even lift it up...it's just too heavy...and painful

more xrays in another month to check healing...

still not allowed to do anything with it...

i'm so grateful to all the wonderful bloggers out there for their friendship and in turn being able to read so many varied and inspiring blogs...these really keep me going at this difficult time...

mr armchair is doing a fabulous job taking care of me and jo jo...

i think he's getting into the swing of it all now...

happy sunday afternoon everyone...perfect autumn weather out there...

Gerringong Quilt Show...and my Daughter's New Blog!!!

Towards the end of last year we went up to Gerringong to have a look at an Annual Quilt Show...which was not far from this spectacular view!!!

We had lunch in the building on the left...

Here are some of the quilts on show...all pics taken with permission...

The Raffle Quilt...

And look Vicki here is Anne stitching away...
This lady had an amazing stall...full of all sorts of stitcheries...

dolls...

pin cusions...bags...you name it...
She starts stitching about 9.00 am in the morning and goes right through until the evening....

And if I recall right she said it stops her from eating LOL!!!
An awesome lady...You Go Anne!!!

Of course we had to have lunch after all this walking around!!!

Strolling around the village we came across surfboards in a shop there...

along with this sturdy rocking horse!!!

And dig this apron...French style...wraps around and comes down to the knees, how cool is this!!!

My Daughter Jacqueline has started off a blog...and she's keen to blog all the dinners that she makes over a year...Have Fun Darls!!!

And I'm off tomorrow for a few days to a Carerfest...

Put on for Carers...respite organized...meals provided...yoga...massages and meeting other Carers...I'm looking forward to this...it's all happening in Narooma

But also lots to organize for JoJo...notes to Mr Armchair about the routine for JoJo's programmes...But I'm sure I'll be right when I get there!!!