SINGAPORE

We went to Singapore with our great friends Barb and Barry for Easter. I was a bit of a drag with my leg had to get on and off planes in wheelchairs and after walking for a while had to go back to Hotel and do RICE but still managed to have a great time.

This is part of the view from our Hotel room and in foreground are two of my favourite things. My sewing bag and dragonfruit.


The new Casino being built. We have watched this go up from ground level over the years.

More of the view from our room.

I love this view. If you click on it you will see two sides of Singapore ... the old and the new mixed together. Along the front of high rise is the beautiful old terrace houses of Boat Harbor.

Inside the Hindu Temple

Outside the Hindu Temple

The very beautiful Fullerton Hotel at night. It is a restored old Post Office.

The view outside the bathroom window of our room. Unfortunately there was no way I could get in that bath!!!!!

The Hotel pool. Very nice!!! Easy to get into with a bit of help!!!

As I said it was Easter. The Hotel made these gorgeous eggs and also had a giant bunny for the children to follow on egg hunt. They were all very excited.

My favorite was this one. How amazing!!!!!!

Some artwork at the Hotel

Of course here is Barb and I at local Quilt Shop

A very beautiful restaurant we went to one night. It is called Indochine and is Vietnamese food.

This was another night at a local seafood restaurant.

As you can see I didn't lose my appetite!!!!!! Singapore Chilli Crab. YUM!!!!!!!!!

..... and YUMMO!!!!!!! I got this Claw!!!!!!!

This was another night at Newton Circus. These are Banana prawns which we washed down with Tiger Beer.
But just in case you think all I did was shop, eat and drink I did manage to get some work done too!!!!!!

SHOWCASE A FRIEND

I have been truly blessed to have some wonderful womenfriends in my life who are very talented and have been there for me throughout good and bad times. I thought I might every so often showcase some of them. I first met SUE GROVES years ago as our Husbands are in the same line of business. I knew she was creative but never really knew how much till we went on a holiday to Europe some years ago to do with our businesses. I had seen her sketching things whilst standing waiting for buses and in queues at tourist spots and finally went up to look over her shoulder. I was truly amazed!!!! She was keeping a tour journal and I looked at what she was sketching and what her and I were looking at and it was the same. All done within a few minutes!!!! WOW!!!! I have some prints of her journal sketches that I will show at a later date but thought I would show you her quilts and paintings. When my beloved Father Ron died she just knocked on my door one day with a beautiful Kokeshi Doll painting because she knows I love them (so does she too!!). Not a bad feat because she lives in Melbourne and the painting was also framed beautifully. How lucky am I to have Sue in my life.

here we are having dinner at Kylie Kwong's Restaurant in Sydney

(thats Sue on the right)

So here goes the eye candy ......... ENJOY!!!!!!

OOOoooh!!! Did I forget to tell you she is also a World class cook and we both love the same wines as well. Stay tuned ladies over the coming weeks I will have more talented ladies to showcase.

ORIENTAL MEMORIES

Some years ago we went to Japan on business but also managed some touring around time.


How beautiful and trusting are these deer!!!

These quilts were in our Hotel in Hiroshima.

I was inspired to make some oriental quilts using panels I had bought back for my daughter. No photos for that one . This was an old panel I had that my Mother loved so I made this with other fabrics she had picked out. I had one other panel the same and made one for myself with a number of borders around it made from lots of squares with a different Japanese fabric for every square.

Of course this is where my love of Kokeshi Dolls started and I have many more in my collection. I even have a little one hanging off my Mobile phone and some off my scissors. My quilt group that meets at my house on Wednesdays is also called Kokeshi Dolls.

BUTTERFLIES, FAIRIES AND FIREWORKS

Hi Everyone, This posting is for today 14th March but for some reason it is posting as Friday. Can not seem to edit it so this is the only way I could correct it.

BUTTERFLIES, FAIRIES AND FIREWORKS

I can't beleive it is a year since our beloved and beautiful daughter Shanna married Tim. Time flies quickly.

What a fabulous time we all had. Really relaxed and one big party of laughing and dancing. Congratulations Shanna and Tim. I LOVE you both very much.