~Girls Day In The Country......Saturday~

Further to my previous post on GDITC at Nundle once we entered the door we were greeted by these delightful boxes with our project from our Tutor for the day.......Lynette Anderson

Fabric in the box from her latest design

and all kitted out ready to start!!!

The project was a bag and this is the front of it

the back

and my first hexagon!!!

Upon entering the Hall I spotted this quilt called 'Waiting for Santa' by Lynette and thought it looked very, very familiar

As it was I had seen it before in another version at Braidwood and fell in love with it there also

To see the post on this quilt have a look here

Needles to say I bought the pattern and have it set aside to start one of these days!!!

The centrepiece on the table

There was a Show and Tell featuring Lynette's made up items and I showed off my Simple Stitches needle case

Kerry hosted a Friendship Swap which was a needle case designed by Lynette

and Lynda received mine

I received mine from Suzie

Pic taken with Lynette

Some of Lynette's quilts on display

This one is Love Letters and I'm very tempted to do this

Perhaps next year when I go back!!!

There was a Show and Tell later that evening and here I am together with Chookyblue showing off our Gardener's Journal Quilts by Anni Downs

Note the different colours......Chooky has done hers in all greens

Some Kind of Wonderful also by Anni

 A group photo of us all

And the most exciting thing for JoJo was the next morning when Bruce McCumstie was telephoned by the owners/managers of the Cabins we stayed at and requested if he would come down and sign a CD that he is featured on!!!

Jo Jo purchased the CD in Nundle and it is called 4 Highwaymen depicting

Willie Nelson who Bruce was,

Waylon Jennings......Rob Wilson

Johnny Cash......Alan Bowles

Kris Kristofferson.....Bryen Williams

Thank you so much Fossicker's Rest and Bruce!!!!!!

Have been very busy here in the local production of 'Allo 'Allo by Bay Theatre Players and will be back to post on that!!!

~JoJo and Mr Armchair visit The Golden Guitar in Tamworth~

While I was learning to do hexagons at Nundle Mr Armchair took JoJo to Tamworth the home of Australia's Country Music Festival

Standing with The Big Golden Guitar

I've never been here before but am planning to go one of these days......perhaps after a GDITC trip

Above and below JoJo looking at a wax figure of John Williamson with his Offsider beside him

(I think his name is) Pixie Jenkins

And my favourite song of John's is 'Wrinkles'......still brings a tear to my eye 

Click above to see John singing it with John Stephan.......absolutely beautiful

We even have a pic of JoJo with the real John Williamson at one of his concerts!!!

Looking at Chad Morgan

One of my favourites......Smoky Dawson

Who can forget the song 'The Old Days of Khancoban'......I just love it

Click above to hear Lee Kernaghan with Smoky singing that song

JoJo with Lee

The much loved Slim Dusty......I reckon his most famous song would have to be 

'The Pub With No Beer'

With Troy Cassar-Daley who co-incidentally was playing here in our town while we were in Nundle

Looking mighty pleased to be here wearing her my James Blundell tshirt

James is above JoJo's left shoulder.......His songs Old Man and Kimberly Moon are my favourites

(I'm having trouble finding clips of these songs)

Proudly displaying her Golden Guitar mug and wearing a 25 year celebratory tshirt

the last one available in JoJo's favourite colour......blue

I even scored a little gift from Mr Armchair and JoJo

this lovely bottle from Odgers & Mclelland at Nundle

together with a little recipe for Home Made Lemonade

How cool is that!!!!!!