Since these ones I've now discovered that bigger stitches give smaller centre holes. Makes sense because there are less folds to squish together.
Saturday, July 20, 2019
My latest patchwork experiment
I'm using Surrey's shirts to make yoyo pieces about 3" wide then I'll join them all together.
Since these ones I've now discovered that bigger stitches give smaller centre holes. Makes sense because there are less folds to squish together.
Since these ones I've now discovered that bigger stitches give smaller centre holes. Makes sense because there are less folds to squish together.
Thursday, July 18, 2019
New Trees for Underhill
Last Saturday Evelyn, Greg and I drove down to Underhill to meet up with Geoff and family to plant lots of fruit trees that had been on agistment at mine for a number of years and were well beyond their pot sizes.
When Geoff arrived his car thermometer said it was 5C at around 10am and it did not get much warmer.
Our first job was to boil the kettle for a cuppa and have our morning tea.
Geoff had arranged a delivery of straw bales to add to the fence line in the centre orchard both to deter rabbits and wombats and to catch water and hold it from disappearing down the hill.
Once the straw bales were in place we got to and planted 6 trees.
Each tree had to be surrounded by a mesh guard. It was a two person job to create these with weldmesh.
The girls had a lovely time painting their tea set and also some leaves they had found.
Of course Ponyo knew she had missed out on the scraps from the table.
In the afternoon Ivy and Heather were guided through the damper making activity by Geoff. I don't know how it turned out because Ev, Greg and I had to leave in the early afternoon to get home before dark.
Geoff and family stayed the night and from all reports were snug and warm in the shed which had been heated with the pot-belly. Ivy slept on the top bunk which had been Geoff's bed from about the same age.
In all a very cold weekend with a gusty wind. The girls learned that when you heard the wind coming through the trees you held onto your hats or hoods and closed your eyes to keep the dust out.
When Geoff arrived his car thermometer said it was 5C at around 10am and it did not get much warmer.
Our first job was to boil the kettle for a cuppa and have our morning tea.
Geoff had arranged a delivery of straw bales to add to the fence line in the centre orchard both to deter rabbits and wombats and to catch water and hold it from disappearing down the hill.
Once the straw bales were in place we got to and planted 6 trees.
Each tree had to be surrounded by a mesh guard. It was a two person job to create these with weldmesh.
The girls had a lovely time painting their tea set and also some leaves they had found.
Of course Ponyo knew she had missed out on the scraps from the table.
In the afternoon Ivy and Heather were guided through the damper making activity by Geoff. I don't know how it turned out because Ev, Greg and I had to leave in the early afternoon to get home before dark.
Geoff and family stayed the night and from all reports were snug and warm in the shed which had been heated with the pot-belly. Ivy slept on the top bunk which had been Geoff's bed from about the same age.
In all a very cold weekend with a gusty wind. The girls learned that when you heard the wind coming through the trees you held onto your hats or hoods and closed your eyes to keep the dust out.
Saturday, July 6, 2019
The Bathroom Story - Chapter 6
At last my bathroom is finished.
I really love it but had a lot of work when I noticed that at night you could see lots of dribbles of paint that had escaped behind the masking tape on the faceted glass. This was not visible when Matt removed the tape during the day.
Last night I spent 2 hours with a razor blade, small brush and steel wool removing the paint. Then a Windex wipe to clean. Lesson learned - do not use masking tape on faceted glass, it is a waste of time.
I have not had a shower yet but am looking forward to tomorrow morning. I decided that as I had to varnish the door this morning then clean the rest of the front of the house to get rid of dust and in-ground dirt a shower would be a waste of time.
Come and visit to see my new bathroom some time. I just love it.
I really love it but had a lot of work when I noticed that at night you could see lots of dribbles of paint that had escaped behind the masking tape on the faceted glass. This was not visible when Matt removed the tape during the day.
Last night I spent 2 hours with a razor blade, small brush and steel wool removing the paint. Then a Windex wipe to clean. Lesson learned - do not use masking tape on faceted glass, it is a waste of time.
I have not had a shower yet but am looking forward to tomorrow morning. I decided that as I had to varnish the door this morning then clean the rest of the front of the house to get rid of dust and in-ground dirt a shower would be a waste of time.
Come and visit to see my new bathroom some time. I just love it.
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