The Fourth Generation

Last weekend I spent the weekend visiting my great nephew.....Now I do feel old.  There is nothing like a new baby in your arms to fill your heart.  On father's day I took my Dad to visit his great grandson, Mac.  We had such a nice time - 4 generations together.

When I step back and look at the many roles I have played in life the best would have to be those involved in parenting. Sometimes it's tough, sometimes frustrating and sometimes sad but it has been a very happy, loving experience for me. 

 I was blessed with the best parents in the world ( I think so anyway). I have a wonderful son and now daughter in law and now I am seeing my beautiful Dad and Mum become a great grandparents.  How truly lucky and loved I feel. 



It's hard to believe that my little brother (3rd child) is the first grandparent in the family!  Dad so enjoyed his weekend.

The proud parents

The first great grandchild for my parents!

Great Grandma 

A little more relaxed Great Grandpa and Mac

Mac and Great Aunty Jenny .... Such a  beautiful  little man.

Father and Son now  great grandfather and grandfather.

Father , son and son in law( the new Dad)

Mac - 4 weeks 

Macs's quilt , Dudley and the red truck !

Recycle and Renew

A  new click clack couch for my extra visitors.

Sorry I haven't blogged for a while but life seems to take over sometimes. 

How to make some more space for the visitors . We had plenty this last weekend.

Opens into a double bed

Time for some sewing ............. 

Our local quilt group is undertaking a recycle challenge. So I have decided to recycle some old doilies. I think I made these doilies when I was 19 or 20. Oh so long ago!

Some fabric left over from Stitcher Dream Day Out!

All those odd buttons! Will I use them ? I am so not creative when it comes to this kind of thing.

The doilies

I even crocheted the red one as well, also long ago, my lovely mum in law taught me to crochet.

The initial stages- cut and paste !

Now to add the stitchery from the quilt groups stitchery challenge nothing like killing 2 birds with one stone !

Looking better - a tray cloth to go in my red kitchen I think!

Pretty up the corners!

I have always liked strawberries .

Some circle work!..... LOL.....

Not pressed , not finished yet but getting there ! 

Pin Cushions

Our local quilt group had a pin cushion day. So I made a couple to take along. You might recognise one of them. Yes , I actually made another paper pieced pin cushion. Much easier the second time around. 

We had a fun day, everyone bought along their pincushions to display. We had some interesting ones from the very first one a lady made at school - the old pressure pack lid and fabric . To a beautiful old crochet one that belonged to one lady's husband's grandmother. 
  We also have a project where we have been given 12  embroideries to make something with wether we use all or them or one of them. I used one of them to make a pin cushion.   

My embroidered pin cushion

A range of pin cushions

From Anette's garden 

A very old pin cushion the little basket opened to reveal a tape measure and thimble- so cute

Terrence the Tin Tent

"Terrence the Tin Tent"  well at least that is what Mr Bird calls our new caravan. This is a first for us we are so excited.   So on the weekend we went to Nindigully Pub to try it out. About 158 Kms . 

We had a fantastic time. Beaut spot to camp on the Moonie River. 

For those who are Australian Movie  Buffs there was a movie made her called "Boomarang Cafe" . The Nindigully pub was the setting for many scenes.  I might add there is nothing else in this remote place except the Nindy Gully Pub,

They are famous for the biggest burger.  The "Road Train" burger.  4 of us decided to share one but we could not eat it all, but we made a fair hole in it !   

We met our friends and headed west

First stop Talwood 

Second NindiGully Pub

A fine selection of well worn Akubras on the pub wall.

I wish I had my camera these reflections are from my phone - beautiful Western Qld River

There was about 40 campers there.

Tea by the river - not what they were drinking last night Ha !Ha !

Our caravan's ours is on the right.

Barbe breakfast 

Relaxing by the Moonie with my friend Lib.

The famous burger

We ordered it !

We pretended to eat it 

Burger , Onion rings and of course chips !

One quarter each  mmmmm.......couldn't eat it all 

Couldn't eat it like a burger either! Oh well  a bit of fun and very well priced!

And it was cold! But the tea was great !!!!