Secret Santa and Baking

So glad my Secret Santa person  Anne Heidi  received her present.  Mine is still on the sleigh somewhere? I am sure it will be here on time.

 Last year I stressed so much because Noemia didn't get hers before Christmas.  Hope  she is enjoying her gift for Christmas this year. I just love looking at my Christmas tree with all the beautiful decorations on it from my SSCS friends.

Today I was baking cookies or as we call them biscuits and wearing my apron -a gift from Nancy in 2014. On my table is a table runner ,my gift from Cat from New Zealand from 2011.  (Thought I would show you Nancy if your watching.)

More Christmas Parade

One happy Elf

One happy little girl

Very good parade ..won't bore you with all the photos 

Happy Holidays

No time to sew on this holiday 

Christmas Parade at Movie world- wonderful for the children  (and the grandma's) 

Fairy Stitching

I am spending some time trying to finish this stitching project by Rosalie Quinlan who now goes by Rosalie Decker (I think.) 

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Its all about the birds

The birds were fascinating especially the bower bird. I was watching him build his nest or his bower. He carefully wove and placed each stalk of grass into perfect position to make this amazing shaped nest. And of course they are famous for their collection of items in this case blue things , but it must be the right blue or they are not interested. 

Bower Bird

We couldn't have our breakfast until we fed the birds. These birds are all wild and not caged in any way but they have learned to trust people so much that they will eat from your hand and sit on your head ..Ha Ha ..

Queen Mary Falls- Killarney Queensland

We hooked up the caravan ( my little home unit on wheels)  and headed to Queen Mary Falls near Killarney. It is at the top of the great divide not far from Warwick. Well I was not disappointed. I have wanted to go there for a while. It is a beautiful part of the world.

Pre - Christmas in the Caravan

All set up for the grand kids to visit us and guess who arrived....We made a dinosaur garden with chocolate play-dough and of course we had some cuddles.

More Christmas

Two of my favourite  Georg Jensen decorations 

This one was given to me by a very special Danish Exchange student, Kathrine 

I love making a baked ham.. so easy, so nice

I hosted our staff room Christmas dinner 

My place at Christmas

Fire place decorating is done.  Fake snow to help me dream of the real stuff Friday through to Monday when our forecast ranges from 41-43 degrees Celsius for 4 days in a row... eek

Left   Lucy (2 years)  great niece                         Evelyn (3 Years) granddaughter

 I will leave you with this ......The look on this  little girls face when the decoration box is opened and the Christmas tree is taken out of storage and its time to decorate.......priceless.

Secret Santa Swap

A little peek 

Stitching my SSCS swap

All wrapped up and is on the sleigh

My beautiful grandchildren - no tears in this Santa Photo

A beautiful Weekend

Visiting these two makes my weekend

Whenever I visit this little one, cooking is a big thing for us. This time we made gingerbread men.

Nundle 2016 November

If you want a weekend of beautiful roses and patchwork fun go to "Cottage on the Hill" at Nundle and stay at Fossickers Tourist Park and you will love it.

A fox quilt for my grandson- a very simple one but fun 

Same for baby Lucy - but in pretty Pinks 

Di's beautiful baby quilt and close up below

Can't resist a snow tiger face