Family events.............

 

Another catchup post, as we are near the end of the year, and thus I need to order a new blog book. And as this post occurred back in October, perhaps I need to update newsfromjude.

We had 2 events to attend in October on the same day, so decided a long weekend in the van would be in order. We combined this with some appointments that I needed to attend in Murray Bridge, so plans were made for these on the Friday. One of these was to go to the bank in Murray Bridge to get my surname changed on my cards. Sounds easy, and the girl in the bank clicked on her computer and said it was all good.......but it was not long before I received 2 new cards, and both with the same surname!! (My next move was to sit on the phone queue and this was eventually successful.) 

We decided to head to the hills and checked into the Mount Pleasant Caravan park for 3 nights, which was convenient to the 2 events we had the next day. It was a lovely park and the weather was very spring.

 

It was then time for a cuppa and bikkie and a chance to use our new mugs..............

On Saturday we attended a reunion for Barry's family, the Randell connection, and we met at the home of his cousin. There was a good rollup of relatives that he knew and we shared lunch.

We had to leave before the end of the day as we needed to drive further on to attend the engagement party of my granddaughter. The weather was quite warm by then, and we enjoyed a lovely catchup with family. The wedding is planned for next April, and the date is marked on the calendar already.

The next day we trawled through the cemetery at Gumeracha looking for the graves of Randell ancestors. We found Barry's grandparents graves...........

.....and other Randell relatives. This cemetery is very old and not used anymore...........and many of the headstones are broken and hard to ready which is very sad.

This is the Salem Baptist church where many family events were held over the years.

This was formerly the Carter family farm..........

...........and this is the former Randell family farm.

It was very interesting driving around where Barry's parents and grandparents used to live. That evening we enjoyed a meal at the local hotel with one of Barry's friends, who now lives nearby, but used to live at Bordertown.

On Monday it was time to head for home, and we drove through Mannum to check out more Randell history.........

This Rotunda on the Mannum riverfront was erected in memory of Captain Randell who is one of Barry's ancestors. Not sure of the exact relationship on the family tree.....but he was famous in the river steam boat era...................

After our visit to Mannum, we drove to Murray Bridge for a catchup with Mum and then home, via Tintinara.................where the old railway station has been painted as below..........as is a great tourist stop..........

Then it was time to get back to reality after another lovely few days away.

We are currently on the next trip, but this time in a different caravan........little did we know that the last trip was to be the final journey in our pop top van.

Be back another day,

Blessings, From Jude

Jill's quilt

 Another post to show you some pics of the latest custom quilted with Max......Jill and I are very happy with how this turned out.....

So you can see I am home sometime to spend time with Max.

Hope you enjoyed the photos..

Blessings, From Jude

Catching up................

 It seems that blog posts are few and far between lately, so perhaps I should do a quick catch up before any more time goes by. I shall try to update recent newsfromjude, briefly!!? Trying to remember recent happenings will be the challenge, though the photo files should give me some clues...........

Sorting things in the houses is a continual process and will be happening for a long time yet..........these recipe books have found another home........

We attended my nephews 21st birthday party near Murray Bridge and it was a lovely evening and great for Mum to have all 5 of her children at the same place at the same time..........

............and these were some of mum's grandies that were at the party, and the birthday boy is back row, second from right.

After an absence of sewing days at Number eight, I decided to have a few friends to sew on Melbourne Cup day, and we had a small sweep, and guess what, I drew the winning horse.....my one and only gambling effort for the year......

....my stitching effort was to continue with this quilt that has been languishing for a looong time. The top third is now together....don't hold your breath waiting for any more progress in the near future.

We had a very hot Saturday a couple of weeks ago, and the sprinklers were going on the lawn at the front. I went outside to turn them off and this is what I found!!! Mummy duck and 16 little babies, were loving the water puddle that was on the driveway. The owner claimed them a few hours later.

The grain silos at Wirrega, which is a few kms up the highway towards Keith have now been demolished...........and we happened to drive by when they were half gone. Seems such a waste to be knocking them down???

Miss Olivia turned 2 years old, and loved the candles and her cake. (I know there are more than 2 candles on the cake!!!)

My first baby (in the centre) turned 50 years old last month and we celebrated at a winery in the hills.

Plants in the pergola put on some magnificent blooms.

My Mum turned 93 years old this week and 42 of the family celebrated at the beach on Sunday........

Mum and her 90 years old brother.

 

.....and 3 of her 5 children.

I do have a bit more to post, but will do that in a separate post. Also a few more customer quilt photos to come. And we are already on another trip to the west, so better catch up soon.

Be back.

Blessings, From Jude

More Customer quilts..................

 

A few recent quilts,........

This unicorn quilt made by Ann for her granddaughter and quilted allover with celestial, clouds and stars....

This hexagon quilt was made by Jo for a grandson and quilted allover with a circles and lines pattern.

And another quilt made by Jo,  also for a grandson and quilted edge to edge with waves.

A Christmas quilt made by Erica and quilted allover with Christmas stars. 

Sherrel made this flower quilt, and I did a simple custom job on it.

This is another, a rail fence, also made by Erica and quilted allover with a paisley pattern.

Erica has been busy finishing off UFOs and here is her quilt made in Decorative stitching classes here at Number 8. Mostly cream fabrics with a touch of pink, and this was custom quilted.

There are a few more quilts completed by Max, but pics are not downloaded yet.

That's all for now,

Blessings,  From Jude