Spring showers

It’s a drizzly day today… the gardens always look their best after a bit of rain, especially in Springtime

It’s the perfect day for hiding in the sewing room.  The same sewing room that has just had the biggest tidy up you could imagine!

Lots of open bright space, uncluttered, ready for me to make another huge mess ‘creative explosion’

~ Updates ~

Ratty’s all good!  I had lots of messages wishing him to be well… he’s our little treasure.  He had a night at Dr Larry’s, antibiotics and vitamin gel.  Although he didn’t eat while there, he had a nice feed of his favourite chicken when he got home.  He had an infection, not sure where, but Dr Larry was pleased to tell us that the blood test results showed Ratty’s kidney function is ‘like a cat half his age'… and ‘he’s in great shape for his age’ - which is 14 years.  Phew… big relief for us, he’s our furbie friend and thankfully, he’ll be with us for a while yet :)

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Psssst… Wanna buy a house?

We’re on the move… we’ve decided to sell up and make our dream of moving to the coast a reality.  Yep, it’s time to move away from the cold Toowoomba Winters.  We’ve engaged an agent and the video/photo shoot was completed yesterday.  Hopefully our little home will be on the market by the middle of next week. It’s a wee bit exciting, we’ve already found land at the coast, started designing our next home and sourced a builder.  This one (house build number seven…!) will be a bit different for us.  A beach house… fresh, open and breezy

This will be our playground and we can’t wait!

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On the ‘crafty’ front, I’ve been busy creating some new bits & pieces and playing with Tilda fabrics.  There’s nothing quite like the powdery colours and yum prints.  Tilda is Tilda and that is that :)

‘Angelica’ is my first project for the Let’s Stitch a Gift event at QFD Creative.  It’s not too late to join up, there’s still heaps of fun to be had, prizes to be won and all of the projects are available until the end of the event.  Then there’s the online chat with fellow participants and the designers… that’s fun!

Meet Angelica…

She’s my favourite friend at the moment.  I love her :)

There’s more to this story though… there’s more baby stuff to come and this afternoon I’m all in a bind.  Yep, handsewing the binding on a teeny little bubby quilt to match Angelica

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Righteo… I’m off to park my butt in my fave chair and fall asleep do some hand sewing.  That’s the thing about a cool, drizzly, dull day.  It kind of makes you want to catch a mid afternoon nana nap

Nothing wrong with that!

Seeya

Cheryl xx

Comments

[Linda H.]

I looked up Toowoomba and Rainbow Beach on maps and it looks like you aren't moving very far, distance-wise, but so glad to know that the weather will be worlds different. You are so fortunate to get to build and build again as you do. How long have you been in this house? just a couple years, I think? I know you will build a fabulous coastal home, and I hope you have a marvelous time doing so. Sounds like a dream-come-true.

[Kiara Delany]

Congrats on your proposed move!

[ina]

WTH???!!! The BEACH???!!! You'll love it! Milder winters and lovely summers! ;p ANother sewing studio to design! You luck girl!

I'm so glad Ratty Boy is fine. I really think he's in such great shape because he does daily yoga by squishing himself into small baskets. Wish I could do that! Maybe Ratty should write a book? ;p

[gayle]

Glad to hear that Ratty is ok. Rainbow Beach is beautiful. Toowoomba is so cold and windy , I grew up in Kingaroy and that was a cold place. Hope everything goes well with the sale of your house.

[Ondrea]

Cheryl, I am so pleased to hear that your gorgeous pussy cat is okay.Mine is still battling with HYpothyroidism that chganged form Hyperthyroidism. WE are waiting for the meds to get him right so he can have the thyroid removed.

Congrats on your proposed move. Terry, a scrapbooking friend moved up there a few years ago but I don't hear from her at all.

LOve that bunny!!!

[Deb]

Pleased Ratty is well Cheryl. So good to hear.
So thrilled about the move and that it is happening. Wahoo, neice's holiday house here we come. How fabulous we will be able to catch up and coffee and cake and sloth and chat and sloth a bit more and coffee again and shop just a wee bit and then a bit more.... you get my gist. Hehehehe Oh yeah, Bill is a really good bag carrier (but he much prefers fishing)

[Tracee]

Good luck with the move and all the going on's at your place & Angelica is very sweet.

[Shez]

so glad Ratty is well again,love that pic of him in the basket.Wow some big changes ahead for you all,good luck.xx

[Chriss Jasper]

Yay for Ratty! Also yay for you guys, imagine a sea change! Just lovely. Hope it all goes well for you. See you soon.

[Louise]

So glad Ratty is OK. The garden has grown heaps. Good luck with the move. I am sure my teenage daughter will want to make Angelica so pretty. Louise