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

Mornington Craft Market

 Last Wednesday we went to the Mornington Craft Market and the above shows some of the craft available to buy.

 There were lots of fresh produce to buy as well.

 Above and below shows that Spring is not too far away!

 These owls looked cute.  Owls are still popular.

This artwork was along the foot path in the Main Street.

 There were lots of stalls to look at.

 The traffic was busy with people coming and going from the centre of Mornington.

 These chimes were of an interesting design.

The buskers made everything cheerful with their music.

We were lucky to have such a lovely winter's day.  The temperature was 22c which was quite warm for winter.

That's all for now,

Nessie

Some sewing

Above are some blocks I have made using the tutorial at http://quiltville.com/scrappytrips.shtml I enjoyed the tutorial which was very clear and plan to make up some more blocks, enough for a lap quilt.

That's all for now.

Nessie

G'day!



There have been a flocks of white sulfer crested cockatoos flying over the area where we live and this is one that came to say g'day to me one morning.

That's all for now,

Nessie



My mother

Sad to say that my darling mother passed away last Sunday the 17th February 2013.  She was 97 years.  I will miss her.

Nessie