In November and December, my Mum and my youngest sister Delia went on a great adventure to many countries including the USA, England, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland, Germany, Egypt (see my sister Amy’s blog for photos), Bangladesh and Thailand. Mum found this lovely handpainted silk scarf in Hungary as a gift for me. Thanks Mum!
This & That
The Time Has Come
to say sorry. Prime Minister Rudd’s apology motion was tabled in Parliament yesterday and will be formally presented today: Today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history. We reflect on their past mistreatment. We reflect in particular on the mistreatment of those who were Stolen Generations – […]
Pride & Prejudice
Despite being an avid reader, I somehow made it into my mid-20s before getting into Jane Austen. This last month, I have been more than compensating for this literary deficiency. First of all, when I was in Pittsburgh, I went to a theatre production of Pride & Prejudice. Not surprisingly, the story suffered from being […]
Connectivity Blues
From a blogging point of view, this trip has not been very successful and things are not likely to improve. Neither David’s sister nor his mother have broadband so we are limited to 15 minutes per day of painfully slow dial-up, most of which is dedicated to dealing with essential e-mails. We have also encountered […]
Bridging the Gap
The focus of this trip is to spend time with dear family and friends. Geography and the tyranny of distance precludes us from gathering more often but we always make the most of our time together. Some time ago, I selected “bridges” as my theme for exercises from the Art Quilt Workbook so this trip […]
Homework
The quilt judging workshop is going well and I will write a more considered post when Day 3 is over and I have synthesised the content a little more. Meanwhile, we have been given homework and you might like to join in one of the exercises: List 10 quilters (but only 10) whose style you […]