Galleries

 On Friday, a few of us went to see the wonderful potraits by Ralph Heimans at the Portrait Gallery. They are amazing and we especially liked the backgrounds which set the scene so well.

We then walked over to the National Gallery to look at the very special quilt exhibition. It was wonderful to see the Rajah quilt again.

Perth

 Two weeks ago we flew to Perth to visit the family. So special to see their home and school and to spend some precious time with them. We saw a bit of Perth too on a walking tour on Wednesday and enjoyed a concert in the Cathedral. We also managed to see the boys' school and them playing sport etc. On Friday we went to the assembly and saw Benny playing in the band.

We also visited the closest beach to them.

On Monday we headed to Margaret River and visited the Karri forest and Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse which was very interesting. We also went to Busselton, Dunsborough and a winery too. 

When we returned to Perth we watched the boys play soccer and on Friday, Amy and I went to High tea in a very high (33 storeys high) restaurant, which was fun.

Stitching and family

 I have been doing a little stitching.I seem to be a little unmotivated but am enjoying working on some smaller projects. I have been doing a bit of cross stitch.

I also used some leftover fabric to make a bag for the Wool winding swift. Works much better than the box.

Lovely to see Roni's gorgeous show and tell yesterday. She has been very busy!

Alice and family had a wonderful holiday at Dolphin Point last week. They go with other families (like we did many years ago!) and have such a lovely time. They also tried out their new caravan.

Alice and I went to Old Parliament House (MOAD Museum of Australian Democracy) on Monday. We had a lovely time learning lots about government. We also had yummy morning tea.

Here are our boys in winter uniform.....even though it was going to be 32 degrees.