and a clean slate to start the next 10000 heheheeeeee

dilligaf_dah - 2012-05-27 08:43:00

Well done dilli, new new page, see how long it takes us to fill these.
Good to read that you enjoyed the show, years ago we went to an Irish Dance show here in Hastings, no not Riverdance, but that show was great as well, so much fun, but great skilled dancers.
Daughter and I are going to the Home and garden show today, will be nice to see what new stuff is there to get our money out of our wallets.
The sun is out so looks like another nice day. Have fun.

skippie1 - 2012-05-27 09:05:00

Morning all
Its raining here in this part of the country !!
Washing machine and dryer going ...
Lovely quilt coalie as always..
Quiet day home today
Have a lovely day all

shell156 - 2012-05-27 09:52:00

hi :)
congrats everyone 34,000 wow, this is a novel hehe
been busy outside shifting firewood, got a load of manuka yesterday yay tis luffly :)
glad the show was good Dilli, have fun at the home and garden show Skippie.
has started raining here so im going to 'bloob' by the fire and tie the quilt.
have a fun afternoon :)

coalrange1 - 2012-05-27 12:20:00

Not very busy in here everybody must be occupied !!
Bloob coalie that sounds interesting lol
Well im blobbing with my crochet but have put a vege bake/quiche kinda thing together ready for tea later and might as well make use while the oven is on aye and chuck a slice or two in there..
Tis still raining here too but not cold.

Edited by shell156 at 1:09 pm, Sun 27 May

shell156 - 2012-05-27 13:07:00

had coffee and scones here this morning plenty left over :)
very overcast day here
sewing for me now :)
mmmm bloob came from one of my post was ment to be blob, but hey who cares about spelling aye :) !!!!!! changes the whole meening of the sentance lol hahahaha

Edited by twilight23 at 2:31 pm, Sun 27 May

twilight23 - 2012-05-27 14:30:00

Just got home, stayed at daughters for a while as she was quilting. Show really wasn't much to talk about, was all heating, aircons,shower domes, very expensive shoe inserts if you have flat feet and the usually eating place. We were in and out of there in 45 min so we had then excuse to go to the quilt shop, was far more interesting.

skippie1 - 2012-05-27 15:29:00

I've been going down memory lane, since I received an email this morning via the "Belfast Forum" (Northern Ireland). My very first serious boyfriend no less. My head is whirling with questions to ask him about his life over the last 45 years. Seems like yesterday.

bhs47 - 2012-05-27 15:56:00

oh b thats sounds so interesting nice to catch up people yourve known and hear what they have all done.
Had an oma nap here tis arvo
and watched one ful video of shows id videod over the past few weeks.
still very tired so not cooking diner willl have a sannie later on So if ya dinner disapears you'd known it was me heheheheheeeee
Have a great evening all.

dilligaf_dah - 2012-05-27 17:24:00

Dilli, it is even funnier that the email arrived just a couple of weeks after I was telling a girlfriend about him. He was the guy that I was not allowed to marry.

bhs47 - 2012-05-27 17:41:00

Oh, romance is in the air.Lalalalalalalaaaa, How exciting B

skippie1 - 2012-05-27 18:07:00

mmm bhs how could you be thinking these thoughts what will your hubby think and look what skippie wrote LOL hahahahhaha

twilight23 - 2012-05-27 18:14:00

Oh dear, there is still a husband in the picture, I take it all back. Still nite to catch up with old "friends"

skippie1 - 2012-05-27 18:21:00

twilight23 wrote:

mmm bhs how could you be thinking these thoughts what will your hubby think and look what skippie wrote LOL hahahahhaha

Twi, DH knows all about him & knows that there is nothing to be jealous off. He is the one person I had to go & say goodbye to when I left home to come to NZ.

bhs47 - 2012-05-27 18:33:00

I hope he is on skype then I might get to see what he looks like after all these years. He was part Italian so could be interesting.

bhs47 - 2012-05-27 18:35:00

Curiosity killed the cat they say. He could be really looking old and haggard and then you thank you luck stars that you escaped B.

skippie1 - 2012-05-27 18:42:00

i walked outside and there was a possum eating the cats meat, i didnt know they ate meat ! he ran 1/2 way across the grass and sat there looking at me.
Gosh B, that would of been hard not being allowed to marry someone :(
why werent you allowed, if too private dont answer.

coalrange1 - 2012-05-27 18:55:00

he didn't kick with the same foot as my family.
Better explain this one - he was from another faith.

Edited by bhs47 at 7:03 pm, Sun 27 May

bhs47 - 2012-05-27 19:00:00

skippie1 wrote:

Curiosity killed the cat they say. He could be really looking old and haggard and then you thank you luck stars that you escaped B.

He might think the same of me if he gets to see a photo of me now. hehehehhehe

bhs47 - 2012-05-27 19:04:00

midwife tonight YAY last one tho :(

coalrange1 - 2012-05-27 20:19:00

aw b hope memories are good though eh.......

Yip Midwifes are on soon yeah...............
Coffee being served help yourself

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hollyj - 2012-05-27 20:29:00

coffee yes thanks Dilli mmm
ive pinned binding on back of quilt, i already had it sewn on front before i taped it. i used a duvet inner instead of the batting i usually use, its thick and very cuddly.
then will finish tieing the buttons on.

coalrange1 - 2012-05-27 20:29:00

gidday Holly, read this -
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Community/MessageBoard/Messages.asp
x?id=1038433&topic=5

coalrange1 - 2012-05-27 20:31:00

omg!!! bhs!!! how exciting! would have been heart breaking for you all those years ago but life has a funny way of working things out.
looking back there are a few things back then that were such big dealbreakers for families that just dont seem to matter the same now

ness315 - 2012-05-27 20:54:00

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hollyj - 2012-05-27 20:58:00

hollyj wrote:

hiya coalie :)
Thats good to know..mmm was looking for the books at the library last week but guessing everyone else wants them too Lol

i read in mb's that there is a long waiting list for the books at the libraries :(
im sewing the binding with embroidery thread and doing a pretty stitch, nice change.

coalrange1 - 2012-05-27 21:01:00

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hollyj - 2012-05-27 21:22:00

aww wasnt that luffly, so sad its the end :(
sweetdreams :)

coalrange1 - 2012-05-27 22:41:00

ness315 wrote:

omg!!! bhs!!! how exciting! would have been heart breaking for you all those years ago but life has a funny way of working things out.
looking back there are a few things back then that were such big dealbreakers for families that just dont seem to matter the same now

ness that is so true, it took a long time for me to move on & I think I may have married my first husband for all the wrong reasons. But that is the past & I look forward to hearing about his life & hopefully his family.

bhs47 - 2012-05-27 22:53:00

call the midwife, was wonderful, Chummy looked lovely.

bhs47 - 2012-05-27 22:53:00

yeah sad that it has ended. WIll be looking forward to the next series next year.
Tis nite from mes toooo
SWEET DREAMZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

dilligaf_dah - 2012-05-27 22:55:00

Hello nice thready folk! Hope you're all well - I haven't been here for AGES so have missed loads of gossip.

So today I bought a quilty kit from a shop in town, and I plan to get immersed in it over the next few days. It's ridiculously easy for those of you who are experienced, but for me (who can barely recognise a sewing machine from a lineup) it'll be a challenge! Will share photos when it's done.

And hello jumbobon! We haven't talked for AGES - we will phone you this week! Tomorrow night (Monday) we'll be waving our pelvis' around at Zumba, but Tuesday night we should be home! (I'm dreadful at Zumba. I look like I'm having some sort of seizure, I'm hopeless.) Wee Rion's foot seems better than it was but not perfect. He's due back at the vet in about a week, so will see if he needs another course or not. Hopefully it'll come right!

Edited to add the apostrophe to pelvis - Katy and I will be waving our respective pelvis' around and it would be weird to have a collective pelvis.

Edited by drommy at 11:29 pm, Sun 27 May

drommy - 2012-05-27 23:16:00

Well good evening Drommy stranger, nice to read that we have sucked you into quilting. If everyhting is correct jumbobon should be sewing her 9 patches and wonky stars and must say those blocks are looking gorgeous.
Do tell us what kind of pattern and fabric you have bought, I would love to know.

skippie1 - 2012-05-27 23:20:00

Hello Skippie! Cuddles to those marvellous kitties of yours. (We still haven't acquired an i-pad but Katy's getting one through work!)

It's a balinese log cabin quilt (Don't know if that means anything to anyone! Lots of colourful batik-y fabrics, very symmetrical but I liked the pikkie of it!). I suspect that's a very easy design, but the perfect way for a dunce like my good self to learn some transferable skills! I'm pretty sure that with some care I'll be able to get a fair-to-middling result, and that'll encourage me to get an even better result!

Jumbobon - how did you go with the wonky stars? Wonky is so unlike you! (Snigger...)

Edited by drommy at 11:30 pm, Sun 27 May

drommy - 2012-05-27 23:27:00

drommy, Love log cabin but requires very precise sewing to keep the block square.
The wonky stars are deliberately stitched wonky that way you do not have to make sure you are cutting the point of the stars of when assembling the quilt top. There is method in the madness.
My cats rule this house but I love them.

Edited by skippie1 at 11:39 pm, Sun 27 May

skippie1 - 2012-05-27 23:35:00

holly, saw a lovely cute knitted hat on Ravelry, called Poppy by Justine Turner, might be something for you.

skippie1 - 2012-05-27 23:38:00

Nite nite, light are off, sweet dreamzzzzzzzzz.

skippie1 - 2012-05-28 00:13:00

Good morning merry sunshines! 20 degrees today...and I am spending it in a classroom! Still, it will be fun...it is at the intermediate unit and I hardly ever go there. I spend most of my time at the high school...looking forward to doing some wearable arts...the current unit of work.
Yes drommy...I have stitched another 14 nine patch blocks and only have five more wonky snigger stars to do...after school should see those done. BTW...why the snigger?? I am a good upright citizen!
Have a great day everyone...especially b with her exciting news...
Did you know skippie married her first love? Awwwwwwww..............

jumbobon - 2012-05-28 06:50:00

jumbo, He has made my day, he replied & reading between the lines it is satisfying to know that he had felt the same about me & his wife knew the history we shared. He has been married 43years to the same lady & has three children. skippie how wonderful to be able to grow together. Oh I'm getting all sentamental & thinking about the what ifs. Best to just let the memories stay as they are.

bhs47 - 2012-05-28 08:12:00

Liked the sound of your sniggers drommy heheheheeeeee
Nice to hear from you again.
Looks like all are having a sewing day today eh............
I will try and get some done also.

dilligaf_dah - 2012-05-28 08:35:00

Jugs on brekkie being swerved hot and cold to suit ya fancy
Help yourself

dilligaf_dah - 2012-05-28 08:36:00

Me is dog sitting again today So there goes me baking day out the window, as she follows me everywhere and I often feel like she is trying to trip me up. (she only wants attention) but grrrrrrrrr sometimes
cant sew as she takes of with my fabric... Have to keep the sewing room door closed when she gets here..... Sure if she could sew she would. heheheee.
So me shall have a nice relaxing morning drinking coffee. heheheeeee

dilligaf_dah - 2012-05-28 08:38:00

Oooops sorry HAVE A GREAT DAY ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

dilligaf_dah - 2012-05-28 08:39:00

Morning all, another day has dawned and it's warm outside it's rather strange. Memories are lovely that makes us who we are.
Yes B, met my Dude when I was 3 months short of 15 yrs old, much to the chagrin of my now In laws. But life goes on and we are still together 44 yrs later.
But we immigrated to NZ in 1972 and we really love this country, oh that makes it 40 yrs this years this October.
Have all a great day but most of all, have fun.

skippie1 - 2012-05-28 08:42:00

dilli, put the dog outside and leave it there while you are sewing.
I have the same with the cats but they are not allowed in my sewing room, so they sit by the door and complain, Max sits on the roof of my car so he can see in what I am doing. They can go in the house, but no they just stare at me when I am sewing.

skippie1 - 2012-05-28 08:45:00

Morning all
Awww skippie thats so lovely being together that long..
I don't hold much hope that i will ever get married !! i will probably always just be miss...
Kinda warm here too, dont have heat pump on today..went for my daily walk with doggy, shes now fast asleep on her blanket on my couch !! i dont mind her up there as long as shes on her blanket.
Have no idea whats on the agenda for the day will just wait and see !
But for now its cuppa tea time so jugs on and sorry no biscuits L ate them all, you might find a ginger nut in the pantry if your lucky !!

shell156 - 2012-05-28 10:11:00

*rummages thru shells pantry* hey theres a couple of chocolate fingers way in the back!
Lovely 5am wake up call gee thanks mother nature I have an alarm clock already! my poor girl gets such a fright with the bigger shakes. took us ages to get back to sleep and then we almost slept in. The house is nice and tidy now and ready for our houseguest this week.
I have semi successfully found a home for half my fabric stash, still not enough space to put the whole lot away lol.
Have a fabulous day everyone!

ness315 - 2012-05-28 10:34:00

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jan.w1 - 2012-05-28 11:03:00

skippie on the 6th June I'll celebrate 45years in this wonderful country. Pity the first fourteen years were spent married to the wrong guy. hehehehehe

bhs47 - 2012-05-28 11:59:00