Stitchery Complete

I have finished the stitchery part of my Christmas Wreath....

Linen and red thread is such a lovely combination....

Lots of cute little bits on this one....

I especially love the reindeer.....

Have a great week Blogland....

 

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate

Happy 1st Birthday Hadley

Yesterday we got together to celebrate

Little Miss Hadley's 1st Birthday....

There's nothing like having a quilt ready to gift over a

 month before the event and then sitting the night

before stitching on the label.....Lol!

Hadley had the best time opening her presents....

Such concentration and excitement....

And here she is sitting on her Birthday Quilt.....

She looks pretty pleased with herself.....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate

 

Wednesday's Studio Progress

My little Studio is progressing slowly along and I hope

 you are all enjoying taking this journey with me...

Yesterday we completed the plasterboard on the ceiling and

all the architraves, skirting and trims....

The shape of the ceiling took a lot more time

 but it sure looks cute now it is up.....

I even progressed to nail gun operator.....Yew go me!!!!!

I also wanted to share my new daffodil blooms with you.....

This is called "Shirley Ann" my new bulbs purchased in

Rydal last weekend at the daffodil festival....

The name of one of my favourite Aunts so had to have some...

I am not sure who's enjoying the school holidays

 more, me or the girls.....

They have been out exploring the yard all day every day.....

Next step in  my little studio is the plastering on the ceiling

 and fitting out the electrical power points/lights etc....

Waiting on the professionals for those who

 wont be here until next week....

Then it will be my turn to putty and paint.....

A great day topped off with a game of monopoly with my

 2 favourites that I won......Finally!

Its only taken me 18 years to beat Jacky Mister.....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate

 

Tuesday's Studio Progress

First job yesterday morning for me was the start of the ceiling

insulation, the ceiling will be the shape of a barn roof....

All of the roof trusses were a bit out of whack but Rosco added

 timber noggins throughout to fix the plasterboard to,

this also helped hold in the ceiling insulation....

The last wall panel was installed around the window....

Then it was on with some plasterboard.....

Last job tonight before we ran out of daylight

 was a part of the wide skirting....Love it!!!!!

Then it was inside for long hot showers,

 a Roast Lamb dinner and  time to cook up a big batch of my

 "Pickled on Peisley" Lemon Butter....

Rosco's Favourite and a guarantee that he will

come back one day and do another job for me....

Very excited to see how much further we get today....Yay!

 

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate

Monday's Studio Progress

I spent the best day yesterday with my builder Rosco and his lovely wife Zena.....

I was the apprentice Insulation Installer!

The brand is called Earth Wool and was easy to install...

Very natural feeling....

I am feeling like a bit of a pro installer but I must

 say it made me itchy by the time I got around all the sides....

 

And then Yay! My Builder Rosco nailed

up the first sheet of wall paneling.....

Insert happy dance here and lots of excitement and itching....Lol!

The back and end walls are now all complete.....

I had lots of fun being the trades assistant yesterday....

The barn style ceiling requires a bit of extra

framework  to fix the plasterboard to.....

Rosco is pretty clever so I am sure he will fix that up easily...

We worked our way around to this section today and one

 more sheet was added leaving just one to go.....

We  had to stop at around 5.30pm cause we were out of sufficient

 light so that will be first job today........... 

This was my little Studio last night....

Proof there is progress happening this week....

And it is....Yay Yay Yay!

Well must go as we are working on the last sheet and all the door

 and window trims today and the start of the plasterboard ceiling...

Oh and my promotion to Ceiling Insulation expert.....

I feel itchy already!!!!

 

Have a great day and stay tuned for the next progress post....

 

Kate

Weekend Garden Makeover

The Weather over the weekend was perfect in Orange....

I am officially on School Holidays for 2 weeks and as with all

 holidays I have set myself far too many goals and

may be lucky to achieve only a few of them.....

With that said I have one of them ticked off the list...

My side garden bed makeover....

Here are some before pictures, I have removed everything except

 the hot water system and the Crepe Myrtle tree...

I already had a foam box full of Daffodil Bulbs that I had dug out

of the front yard in a previous makeover and 5 Rose Bushes...

I then took a trip to Bell River Nursery and came home

 with 18 English Box Hedge plants....

Had some Mini Pine Bark delivered.....

I planted the Roses across the back of the bed and spaced out my

 hedges(this involved a tape measure so it's almost like quilting)

Then it was plant plant plant and mulch mulch mulch....

I know it is not the time to be planting bulbs but they

 haven't flowered yet so I am hoping they will be happy.....

They have survived on the verandah steps in a white foam

 box for about 15 months with little TLC so

I hope they will be happier in the ground....

I will now have to be patient and wait a few years to achieve

 the look I am wanting but I think you will get the idea.....

Rose bushes across the back bordered with a nice formal hedge

 and daffodils popping up in the centre for seasonal colour......

I hope you all had a lovely weekend.....

Thanks for stopping by and sharing in my journey of

 making my little patch of the world my home....

 

PS I hope to have some progress to show you

 this week in my Sewing Studio....

All going well walls and ceiling will be lined...

Yay! Happy Days!

 

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate

 

13 Year Ride Ends!

13 Years ago I took my baby to "BIG SCHOOL" for the first time....

Fast Forward to last night(And it really feels like it has all happened in fast forward, if only we had a rewind button) I attended his Graduation Mass.....

And today I watched him walk into his Graduation assembly and stand tall and proud(not quite as proud as his Mumma)

He stood before the school and spoke beautifully

 for the last time as the Vice Captain.....

Presented a parting gift to the Principal.....

Received his Graduation certificate and a folder full of other

awards and a reference that I could only dream about.....

The whole school formed a guard of honor and one of

the teachers sang The Sheahan song as the

James Sheahan Year 12 Class of 2014

 exited Mercy Hall for the final time.....

By this time I was quietly standing taking photos

and sobbing like a baby, wishing mine back....

But as you can see by this pic my babies are all grown up.....

They couldn't teach him to totally behave because in this photo he

 had just licked the side of his sisters face....Ha Ha

 Secretly she loves it!!!!

So tonight I am exhausted, happy, sad, excited, terrified

 but most of all extremely proud of the gorgeous young man

that my little Jacky Mister has grown into....

Excluding the last pic!

 

Off to bed for a much needed sleep.....

 

Thanks for reading and indulging me in a proud Mumma moment....

 

Kate