Intriguing...

This walkway is near where I park my car at work, I always wonder where it goes. I like to imagine that if I walked through that arch I would end up on an amazing adventure with dragons and other exciting things! I am sure my imagination is much more exciting than reality, but perhaps one day I will find out.

Vintage Singer

I love my vintage sewing machine, circa 1959, it stitches beautifully!

Bumblebee

He's cute, and handy for keeping nephews entertained when necessary.

The language of Fans

Getting ready for the Jane Austen Festival, every regency lady needs a fan!

What's the time?

Pretty and functional, love it!

Afternoon tea

Chai latte and chocolate mousse, doesn't get much better!

Sewing!

Well tracing and cutting first, hopefully it will turn into something wearable...

Beauty

Rainbows just make any scene look better! This one was so bright, and arched right across the sky, made my drive home much better!

These Shoes were made for Running

They have taken me a long way, all the way from being barely able to run 100m about a year ago to running 5km today!

More Weaving!

Playing around with the many different ways to use a plain weave!

Fibre Identification

At my prac today, looking at different fibres used in paper making, and ways to identify them.

Scrabble

Lunch with friends today, followed by a game of scrabble, which I actually managed to win!

Vintage.

We went to the Vintage Tractor and Engine Show today, at a nearby historic house, it was fun.

Pears!

At the National Gallery of Australia.

Cake!

It's my birthday, cake and candles is a must.

Textile Symposium

I am spending three days learning about textile conservation, so exciting!

Weaving!

I finished warping up this evening and actually started weaving! Don't judge my first effort too harshly!

I love my laptop!

Two weekends in a row without my computer, guess I can survive without it after all!

Wollongong

We spent the day sightseeing in Wollongong, this was taken from the Mount Keira lookout.

Happy Birthday Jess!

What happened to the last 21 years?! Congratulations to my cousin Jess for turning 21 this week!

Dandelions

They may be weeds, but they do look pretty, especially after the rain...

My practicum starts

I started with a "condition report" on this lithograph, which is really just a practice object, but I thought it was pretty all the same.

Mrs Hurst Dancing & Other Scenes from Regency Life

I found this book several years ago in my favourite second hand bookshop . I love the whimsy of the pictures!

Jersey Caramel

Yummy.

New fabric!

A charm pack and layer cake arrived in the mail today! Now to decide what to do with them!

Fitzroy Falls

The last day, we had a lovely walk with the opportunity to admire Fitzroy Falls.

A new friend

We had a friend in the shower this morning, we had an interesting time trying to coax him back outside!

Sleeping Quarters

The room where I will be sleeping for the weekend (at least I hope so).

New printer

I will be able to print off my assignments at home again!

My favourite bookshop

Always manages to throw something interesting up for me. Easy to "spend" an hour or two.

Galahs

having a feast in the tree next door.