Where have all the Autumn leaves gone, gone to our garden everyone.

Some scenes from the garden and drive, yes we do appear to have everyone's fallen leaves.

A quilt on the way to being finished.....how many years ago did you start it Aunt Bee.

A little shaming goes along way. I have sandwiched the quilt, batting found in the garage, and  a sheet bought scheap on sale years ago, I always buy sheets when I see them cheap as they are the only things I use for quilt backings. Hours on me knees in lounge with some help from Aj, but resolve to do this on a Saturday morning when the men are at work. I'm pleased with the progress and am thinking about the actual quilting a mixture of hand and machine I think. After a trying week we have found out  Basil's not got anything" nasty in the woodpile" so to speak, but tests are on going to find out why his kidneys aren't working as they should, he's doing some tests this week and I have some unusal containers in my fridge, say no more. 

Anzac 2010

Lest We Forget.

Autumn Saturday morning, at the beach, and the market.

basket bought at a market this morningladybird, ladybird fly to my home2 older copies of Country LivingAt last Autumn weather , rain, lovely, it started while I was at the market and everyone hurriedly packed up to go and I was going to go myself but went back for the cane basket as I knew if I didn't get it I be kicking myself later.  The books and mags picked up for $4.00 including a" Abbey girls" book and Alison Holst muffin recipe book not shown.  I got them at my favourite second hand book shop.They had heaps of "Abbey" books in and I just bought one, I'm always looking for Noel Streatfield, but they rarely have  them . Not a bad day considering the beach was freezing this morning but walked further than ever before. I think I have my beach Autumn shot so I'm a happy camper. Love Aunt Bee.

Bee Arty Farty

Angus's birthday present for me.I just found this what do you think, a) is the top one b) is this one, it has potential, all these photos taken on same beach between 8am and 8.30am.

I am trying, very, some people would say, trying to take 4 photos of the beach through the year which represents the 4 seasons. Summer was easy, but this is the best so far of Autumn this is becos it has been so hot during the day, 27 yesterday and 24 today, this is Autumn not Summer so I haven't got the Autumn fell to the beach yet. Never thought I would get so obsessed with photos but I blame blogging. Will continue to June then will go to Winter mode just hope the weather goes with me.  Spent the afternoon at the hospital waithing for Basil's CT scan, we will hear hopefully on Monday, which is great because it's not knowing that is the stressful part.  I am planning to take myself to a market tomorrow hopefully for some goodies, I live in hope..........Aunt Bee  Sorry about the lollies turning up there, but sometimes I get it right and more often I don't, Tom gave me 2 Cherry Ripes no evidence remains of their existence, I don't share mainly becos I seem to be the only person who likes them, (another thing from OZ that is great, hope the makers of Cherry Ripes reads this and sends me a years supply, I can dream can't I.

Time passes fast, but not Tom's driving speed.

Aj dressed up for him, going out Saturday night to be a barman at a wedding, he did very well, and behaved himself as I had spies everywhere that night. He met up with lots of people he knew including his old babysitter who is now in the Air Force. Aj was amazed how grown-up he was and mature, C is now 24 and Aj nearly 18, so it was funny to hear his shock at how quickly time moves us all on.  It has been a bit stressful this week as we wait for Basil to have a CT scan, the appt, came through last night, so I'll have Friday afternoon off to take him to the hospital, it's all a bit nerve racking, but we need to know what's going on.  MM a friend, left for Israel on Saturday, and returned to work yesterday, what was intended to be a 4 week holiday ended in 3 night stay in Changi airport, there was no alternative but to come back home and then she thought it's such a waste of holiday to stay at home so I'll come back to work.We all felt so bad for her, but she said they'll try to go next year. The weather is weird, I can't live with 24c in Autumn it isn't natural, I'm giving the weather a week to get it's self sorted or I'll to sort it.(how) I haven't a clue but I'm not happy.  Giving Tom driving lessons the very thing I said I wouldn't, not a good thing after work in rush hour, no fast speeding for this teenager, if he gets faster than 20 I haven't seen it. I will continue as long as my nerves can stand it, then pass him over to a professional.  Aj went to the dentist, not happy lad but there is always a price to pay for years of pretending to brush your teeth instead of actually doing it. He gets a full pay today, I shall await with interest what he does with it, he might go for his learners, I hope not trying to teach the two of them to drive would be the undoing of me. Yikes it's nearly 7am. off to work I go. Aunty Bee.

More birthday stuff and knitted thingy.

Tray discounted down to $5.00 at Stevens and 3 blue willow coffee cups for $5.00 at Op shop, Tom was still with me but flagging, I told I'm shopping training for his future partner.These 3 books and 1 craft mag, plus 2 books for Tom cost me $17.00, I was so happy I wanted to go back and buy more, but got the cups and tray, so felt I'd done well.Christmas labels 60c at Stevens, beginning to love that shop.And last and also least, this, I'm not telling you what it is and I'm confident you'll not guess. It has taken so much blood, sweat and unravelling to get to this stage and I'm determind to finish, but it is so frustrating, the pattern is supposed to be easy. Ha I say to that, looking at it I think it looks like a snakes head, imagine eyes and a red felt tongue and I think it would look good, but that's not what it's meant to be. So lucky you, 2 posts in one day, I see it says it's the 16th, here in the Land of Strange knitted things it is actually Saturday the 17th. Love Aunt Bee.