Christmas Greetings

 I could not resist this card of owls representing a Christmas Tree.  They are so cute!!

I wish everyone a happy and safe Christmas with family and friends.

That's all for now,

Nessie

Yarn Garden

 Outside my local library I noticed this Yarn Garden made by a few of the local schools in our area.

    It certainly brightened up the area and added more greenery to the open space.

   I took these pictures with my 'phone camera to capture this event.

    Such creativity!  It is lovely to see that some young people are learning some of the crafts.

That's all for now

Nessie

Mornington Peninsula Patchworkers Exhibition



I would like to share with you a few of the lovely quilts I saw at the Quilt Show.  The following is only a small sample of the lovely quilts I enjoyed.





There were quilts with bright colours



as well as lots of lovely applique

The blocks in this Dear Jane quilt were all hand pieced!

The End

That's all for now,

Nessie

Yesterday

Yesterday I went for a walk around the Ringwood Lake

It was a lovely sunny spring day with a cool breeze

These ducks took advantage of the nice day by spending time in the water

I think this bird was trying to ignore me!

These are a couple of the lovely spring flowers out in bloom at the moment

That's all for now.

Nessie

Last day of September

Whilst going for a walk I saw these tulips

and these pretty pink bells

as well as this pretty standard

and these cactus plants.

Spring is a lovely time of of the year.

That's all for now,

Nessie

Carol's bag

The above is a picture of a bag I made for my friend Carol.  Carol needed a bag for her magazines.  I used one of my Asian fabrics with Autumn tones which are her favourite colours.

That's all for now.

Nessie

Monet Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria



I took advantage of seeing the Monet Exhibition which is drawing to a close in Melbourne




Another artwork on display was the above pond in which there were white floating china bowls.  When the bowls touched there was a lovely chime sound.



A closer look



No pictures were allowed to be taken of the paintings.  The above are a couple of post cards I bought as a memento of seeing the Exhibition.  It was well worth the visit.  The cafe at the Art Gallery was made up in the style of Monet's kitchen which gave it a great atmosphere.

That's all for now

Nessie



A visit to Altona and Williamstown

When visiting Altona we saw these metal sculptures near the entrance to the Altona Pier

This picture shows the length of the Altona Pier



A view of the beach area





Looking over the water in Williamstown you can see the buildings of the City of Melbourne



It was nice to see the black swans and of course there are the usual seagulls.



Another view of the buildings in the City of Melbourne



There were lots of boats as well as this big ship.

This duck was enjoying the good weather.

This black swan did not seem at all frightened and came right up to us as we were walking along the footpath

The entrance to the yacht club.  It was a lovely sunny winter's day .  A lovely area to visit.

That's all for now.

Nessie