SNOW!!!!

Well, after much excitement, the snow arrived.

And stayed.

All day.

This is what the garden looked like from above:

and at ground level:

Just to prove that it was really really deep:

(Yes, oh cynical friends of mine - that does show 6 inches of snow - so no, I wasn't making it all up....)

And why doesn't the snow fall through the slats on the picnic table???




So, even though school is open again tomorrow, I can't get there by car, as I'm still snowed in, so it's on with the boots tomorrow, up with the walking poles, and a brisk hike up the hill to catch the bus.


On a brighter note, I got some sewing done - just about finished the border on a quilt top - but am 6 inches short of plain black and none to be found in the house - grrrr.


And I started my very first block for SBS - Handy Andy - finally!!!!!!


Got half way through paper piecing it - it's the wrong size.


Yep - I printed it out too small, and so it's going to end up 5.5 inches across, instead of 6.5.

My own fault - but I've enjoyed doing it, and hopefully will attempt the full size one later this week.

Ha Birthda to me!

Hooray - it's my birthday!!

To be honest, the older I get, the more low key these things seems to get - the problem with having a birthday in August is that people are away, so getting together is nearly impossible. Mind you, on the other hand, the celebrations end up going on for several weeks, so it isn't that bad......

My sister and her children came to visit yesterday, and a friend came over with her family as well and we had a barbecue in the garden, expertly cooked by Jim - which is really his way of getting away from socialising with everyone....

Steff brought a cake from the local shop, and had brought some candles- but they had got broken on the journey, hence the rather obscure message of "Ha Birthda".

And what did I get done in quilting terms on Saturday? Not much - I put the borders on my jellyroll quilt, and made about a zillion more nine-patches (I think I may have too many now), and I met up with my friends Jacqui and Carol, who had made a quilt for the owner of the shop to celebrate 20 years of the shop being in business:



I also picked up some fabric for my SBS quilt, which I've started, but I'm not too sure that I have the right combination of colours. They go together, but they don't 'sing' - I think I need to rethink the background colour - I've gone too pale and I think I need a background with some more warmth in it. I'll try to post some pictures tomorrow of what I mean.