May catchup

 Where have the weeks gone. Here we are at the end of May already. We headed to Perth for a quick family visit at the end of April and enjoyed catching up with the family. We had a nice visit to the city and caught up with some football games for the boys.

The miss had a lovely holiday down the coast in their caravan with other families.

The Perth family also had a nice holiday in Broome.

I have been stitching and knitting. I finished my cardigan and a vest and a gift for Fiona for her birthday.

I have also started the stitcheries for the new Anni Downs quilt, The Hare and the Tortoise.

Melbourne trip

 We decided just a week before to head to Melbourne for the AQC. We had a lovely time in Melbourne shopping, eating and we especially enjoyed the quilt show. It was very busy on Thursday when we went but it is always such a nice show. Lovely to see some favourite designers like Anni Downs and Natalie Bird. There were a few purchases too.

On Friday besides more shopping and eating, we decided to go to the Art centre and saw a display of wonderful constumes of Divas through the years. Outfits from people like Dame Nellie Melba and Kylie Minogue. They were quite amazing.

We then had a long trip home on Saturday on the delayed train and bus!

Weekend away

 Eleven of us headed away for our annual retreat at the coast a few weeks ago. It was a lovely relaxing time with lots of chatting, good food, stitching for some and puzzles. There was also some walking and even a bit of swimming!