All packed up

 

Isn't this gorgeous?  I spent a while this morning looking at a You Tube film from Quilt Canada 2025.  Oh goodness, some truly AMAZING quilts on display.  Here is a traditional one, which my sort of thing.  The modern style designs don't cut the mustard for me.

Then this amazing fox.  I was trying to work out how it was done - I think it was raw-edged fabric piecing, probably fused on . . . (Just zoomed back on the computer to check).  Incredible detail. It won an award of Excellence.

Those are the only two photos I took as I was entertaining Rosie at the same time and couldn't get to the screen to take any.  May add some more later.

Anyway, Tam and Rosie are on their way home now, and will be back to help at the weekend, as I am doing the Fair.  Now I am feeling better, I daren't NOT do it as it costs a big chunk to do and it would help to get a bit of spending money for NZ.  I will take things very easy - Tam did all the hauling and lifting today.  I gesticulated!  I can rest tomorrow morning and go down after lunch and set up.  They have porters there to help you unpack and I have a very good neighbour next to me at the Fair, who will also carry anything heavy for me. 

I have a tasty chicken mince, mushroom and tomato bolognese for tea tonight (from the clever guts cookbook) and have tried to free up some room in the freezer for blackberries, by getting out a mince/rice dish for weekend eating.

My new printer is working again (Canons will NOT accept the close copy ink, it has to be Canon ink - won't buy one of those again.)  Tam has booked all my accommodation for my middle week in NZ, staying around the Queenstown area.  Pretty expensive, but it's just the once.  She's booked my seat on the Trans-Alpine train back to Christchurch too, and persuaded me I should fork out for a meal whilst I'm on it (me being careful with the pennies was going to buy sarnies!)  So, just the bus links and we will fork out for a Flexi-link card so I have more freedom.  

Tam has been jotting down Rosie's vocabulary, and including short sentences, it runs to 88 words!  A few words are said once and forgotten, but most learned completely.  She also says "eyes" to Tam in the morning, meaning she wants the curtains pulled so she can see.  To have made that connection so young is pretty Amazing.  She also sings now too and remembers tunes and is pretty spot on with the pitch.  I think she may well have the musical gene in the family.  She is now insisting on walking downstairs with her hand against the wall, and not being held by us.  She is also trying to jump off the ground :)  

Well, this won't do.  A quick meal and then some rest time with the tv.  I have been enjoying old Fake or Fortune programmes, not all I saw first time round.  You learn so much about paintings through this programme.