Captain James Cook's Cottage is a popular destination for people to come and visit. Captain James Cook was a world famous explorer and discovered the east coast of Australia. The cottage originally stood on the extremity of Great Ayton in the County of Yorkshire.

The cottage was a gift from Russell Grimwade. It was dismantled and shipped to Victoria in 1933 and arrived in 1934 and has been in the Fitzroy Gardens for 75 years. More about the cottage can be found at
http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=39&pg=4390

Another attraction at the Fitzroy Gardens is the Tudor Village. I took a picture of the sign explaining how it came to be given to The City of Melbourne.

It certainly brought back childhood memories of visiting the Fairy Tree. Unfortunately today it is a tall stump but the art work on the Fairy Tree has been restored so that children can still visit and enjoy it. I hope the close up pictures do it justice.

It is the work of East Melbourne sculptor Ola Cohn. It was done during the years of 1931-34.

My post for June

I decided to use some of my 1930s fabrics to make this Bookkeeper. It was a good way to try some of the embroidery stitches on my sewing machine. I omitted the applique flower as I thought the fabrics were pretty on their own.

The pattern can be found at http://www.modabakeshop.com/

Views of the Yarra Valley

The Yarra Valley is a lovely area to visit at any time. Autumn time is especially a wonderful time as there are always carpets of colour over the hills where the vineyards are.

Some people collect rustic things like above. Lucky for them they have a big space to keep them!

Another bag...

This is another bag I have made. It is a Melly and Me pattern that I found in a Handmade Magazine.