Other September and October happenings ............

We arrived home from our trip to find a load of stones being put on the front driveway................

                                                

They were also spread at the side of the house, and grey stones put in front of the garage.......but sorry, no photo of that. Here is a pic of the doorway to my quilting room.........taken on a lovely sunny, blue sky day..............with the bottle brush coming into flower.

And a few more garden photos........my banksia rose in the early stages.............

                                     ................and my jasmine, that smelled divine.............

.............and a lovely pink rose that also smelled divine.......lots of flowers these days seem to have lost the scent..........this was a birthday gift from friends.

......and the roses at the front of the house putting on a magnificent display..........

I have done a few customer quilts, but don't have pics of them all..........

I've quilted a top for Olivia, and am in the process of binding it, and will try to remember to take a photo before it leaves the building. Other than those, there has been little stitching happening.

There has been the usual appointments, and shopping days, attending church...... Barry's brother's 70th birthday lunch, another friend who turned 80......visits from family.

We added another funeral to our list......a 23 year old.....much too young, but he had an amazing influence in his short life.

Barry had a problem with his phone, and was unable to access his data...........so we went to Naracoorte for a new phone.....and thankfully they could save his contact list. We both went home that day with new phones. It's scary when there is so much info on our phones.....

Pat and I attended the Kaniva quilt show and I was very happy with sales.....

                                     

                                                                     
  

                                

                                    

                                      

I will finish this post here, and be back with some more October news........

Blessings, From Jude

jenny's quilt

sherrels

olivia

senior road house

shadecloth over ferns

Time at Murray Bridge in September..........

 Before I get too far behind with blog posts again, I better report on a trip we had in September............we have spent a lot of time at the caravan park at Murray Bridge lately....it's a good base for the places we've needed to go too, saves taking the van into the city, and is a good chance to spend time with mum and family..........so here we are set up at the Marina park in MB.......we had Barry's cousin's funeral to go too in Adelaide.....we had intended to be away for a few days, but the office manager told Barry that he should take more time while it was possible.......so we were away for 12 days in total!!

Barry did some work time while we were away.......it is good to be able to keep up remotely........

Other activities, in no particular order are.............

Time to catch up with DS and family when they came to visit mum............and Tate showed me his mouth and the gaps where the teeth used to be!!!

We met up with friends and went on a 3 hour lunch cruise from Murray Bridge on the Captain Proud boat..........

.........going under the Swanport Bridge..........

We went on a drive up the river........to Walker Flat......

...and crossed the river on the ferry at Swan Reach..................I love the cliffs on the river.........

..........this is the 'house' that our friends were staying at...........

................and the river view, from the deck................

............I took a few books to ready, but I don't think I finished any!!

We took Mum shopping, and appointments, really had a good rest, and visited friends..........and heard the news one evening of a fire in the town.......glad I wasn't living in that street........

It was good to spend more time with mum, who hasn't been so well. So, 12 days later, we headed back to Bordertown, where we cleaned the van, remade the bed, washed the van and took it out to the farm and put it in the shed, ready for the next time.

Blessings, From Jude, and Baz 

Market Day............clearing the shelves

 More apologies for a lack of posts, and I know I need to report on Kaniva quilt show......but am on another mission sorting STUFF ready for market day this Saturday.........see following advert..........

I have accumulated much more than fabric over the years, and it's time to lighten the load as I head into retirement.............I am looking in all the tubs that were stored under Max where I could not see them.........and hoping that I can clear the decks!!

                               I am making room on the shelves, very slowly............

                         

Pat and I will be at the Market Day, as advertised above on Saturday, and it would be lovely to catch up with you there................

Next week I shall be back to post on the happenings of September and October.

Blessings, From Jude

Kaniva Stitchers Exhibition...........

Sorry for a lack of posts.....busy here sorting and packing fabrics for this weekend sale table at the Kaniva Stitchers Exhibition..... would be great to see you there..........

Be back soon with a report of the show.....

Blessings, From Jude

 

On the road again..............Part 3 .....Bellarine Peninsula and home ............

                   Our next stop was in the caravan park at Barwon Heads and we did unhitch the van this time.............where we booked in for the  next 3 nights...........this was our base while we checked out the Bellarine Peninsula.

                                       

                  

                   

One afternoon we visited Portarlington..................

                   

.....and this is the Portarlington Miniature railway station..............

.....and the town centre.............

.....and the Port Phillip ferry, that travels from the Peninsula and up into Melbourne.............

                           

That afternoon we visited friends who had moved from Bordertown a few years ago, and retired to Portarlington..........the view from the upper level of their house, out to the bay, was amazing................

                              

   We enjoyed afternoon tea and a lovely chat, and it was so good to catch up with them both.............Pat is an Honorary member of the Bordertown Gum tree Quilters and a former President.....we miss her.

                                     

           On our way back to the van, we drove along the coastline, and through St Leonards...........

                                          

................and down to Queenscliff...................which is another town with a lot of history............

.....this is the ferry terminal, for the ferry that crosses the bay to Sorrento...........

The following day we enjoyed lunch with some more friends........Sue is a blogging friend and I had met her at Scrub stitching retreat back in 2023. It was good to catch up with her and meet her hubby too, and introduce them to Barry. We met at Van Loons garden centre at Wallington. The plants were amazing and I would have loved to purchase, but unfortunately I couldn't take them over the border into South Australia.

There is a cafe at the garden centre, and we enjoyed a yummy lunch.

We had intended crossing the bay on the ferry and heading into Melbourne to catch up with DD3 and family, as we had not been there for awhile. We had hoped to be away for 2 - 3 weeks, but while we were away, Barry received the news that his Uncle had died, and we wanted to attend his funeral. And not long after that the news of his cousin passing away too. So the decision was made to head home.

But before we left we decided to walk along the path in front of the caravan park......... we got this far, and Barry sat down, and said he would wait for me to get back!!!

                                              

Of course, he was joking........and here are some pics from our walk...........

                            

                             

                            

                             

                                    .......and this is our van, taken from the path that we walked on.

                               

The next morning we headed back west across the centre of Victoria, and saw lots of canola crops in flower.................the countryside was looking amazing as most areas have enjoyed good rains.

                                   

                                              

            We drove through the Grampians and Halls Gap...........and decided it would be a good spot to stay sometime.........

                                    ..............and then back into Bordertown .................

                            

..................where we received more sad news, that Barry's office manager of 24 years had passed away. 

We slept in the caravan in the driveway of home that night. Next day Barry went to work, and a decision was made to shut the office doors for the rest of the week in honour of Faye.

They placed a floral tribute in the doorway of the office.

 

Next plan was to take the caravan to Murray Bridge, where the funeral of his uncle was to be. It was a lovely service for his 93 year old uncle, and Barry met up with some of his cousins that he had not seen for awhile. The following photo was taken a couple of years ago, Barry with his Uncle and Aunty.

We had expected to stay away long enough to also attend his cousin's funeral, but that was delayed for 2 more weeks. We spent time with mum, and also a day trip to Goolwa to see Barry's aunty.

And then it was back home with the van, after a lovely trip, despite the sad news we received.

Blessings, From Jude and Baz