WIP’s 3rd Oct 2012 with Esther http://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com

I have a big smile on my face as it is raining?????? When you are in the middle of a dry season and you live on the edge of the rainforest rain makes you smile, not just for the relief the trees must feel

All the trees just been washed and another front coming so they will be very happy!!!!!

, but it washes away the dust from their leaves and it all smells so lovely and fresh again, then there is the added bonus of not having to water the plants around your house so a little more time for some sewing may be??????? Oh gosh the 3.30pm tourist train just went past

Cairns to Kuranda Tourist Train runs twice daily bringing tourist up to our village in the rainforest!!!!!!

3/4s of my Wednesday has gone and not a stitch done and I have a list of things I wanted to do this after-noon, from looking at a sewing machine for a young budding quilter to be who is 10 years old and has been sewing by hand for the last 2 years making dolls clothes!!!!! This machine was handed in to the Opp Shop and the drive belt is slipping. I looked at it a couple of weeks ago and just could not work out how to get at the motor, so it has been sitting at the Opp Shop and no one had bought it for $5.00!!!!! To have it commercially overhauled will cost around $75.00 plus!!!!!!

Large old heavy cotton table cloth ready to be sewn in to a bag to cover and put away a babies changing table for 6 months, sewing machine on the left to be looked at and see if I can get it going for a new budding quilter 10 years old, white dress that needs a hook and hand sewn eye added where it gaps for a young friend,

I’m in the middle of cutting up strips to add to a tiny block that has to end up 6 1/2 inches and be in the mail by Friday??????

Heart Block to be??????

Why am I so far behind for Wednesday, well this morning I took off down to Cairns just before 8am, meet my DS and DDL around 10.30am for brunch which we had at a delightful wee cafe called The Lilly Pod, company was great, service wonderful and the food divine, 2 1/2 hrs later I left them with a smile on my face, what a lovely morning. Home via the beach, yes I did go there but it was raining there to so came home instead.   Arrived home at 2.30pm so most of my day gone but I have dinner all ready cooked and just needs heating so I can may be manage to do some sewing but I don’t think I will get any of the red boarder added to Janet’s quilt top today!!!!!

Its amazing how just adding the narrow black boarder has pulled the colours together.

These colours remind me of this lovely flowers which is flowering even though it has been so dry.

Such a beautiful colour!!!!!!

I did manage to put some flowers in the entrance to the house, I do love live flowers in side as well as out!!!!!!

Entrance looks dark as it was raining out side when I took the photo.

I’m still working in my kitchen cleaning and throwing out!!!!! But having a break from it for a couple of days as I have a few other things on my agenda till Saturday.

Great news my dear old 40 years plus Bernina will be home tomorrow night.

I have managed to make the cover for the babies changing table and it is on it ready to be stored.  Sewing machine is running like a charm, I worked out how to get at the motor and Hubby dropped the motor and tightened it up again and she is sewing beautifully. We will have a very happy young lady next Tuesday and the Opp Shop $35.00 richer.  Have not added the red boarder but made a loaf of bread instead!!!!!

Cheers all Glenda