Last for March, and for a while

Books and bookmarks! The books have been gifts and so was one of the bookmarks. The bookmark with lots of writing is an Australian birth sign one - it was on the table upside down, silly me. Never mind. It seems my Australian birth sign is a wombat as my birthday falls between April 21 and May 21, isn't that amazing?

I have quilted the border on my Road to St Louis quilt, and machined the binding on the front, now I am hand-sewing it on the back. When it's finished I will put up a photo. It's such a great feeling to be so near to finishing!

We have had a reply to the letter we wrote to the shopping mall after our experience last week. The man concerned has been rapped over the knuckles, they took our complaint very seriously for which we are thankful. The letter concluded by saying something along the lines of "we hope you will continue to shop with us". We are not sure about that - today we drove to another mall a little further away, and will keep away for a while in case the bloke has revenge on his mind.

Speaking of shopping....one thing that bugs me is people who push the trolley by leaning on it with their elbows....how do they expect to steer the darn thing? Usually it's short older women although I have seen men do it too. I'm short too, but I use my hands not my elbows. End of whinge. Thank you for listening.

We will be going away this coming weekend for a few weeks, the National Folk Festival is held in Canberra over the Easter long weekend and we have been going to it for several years. We set up camp in our RV the previous weekend as I am a volunteer, I work in the office leading up to the start of the festival. Kevin isn't volunteering this year although if they find a job for an Olde Pharte that's not too strenuous he would be available. Last year he volunteered and was put on the Bar Set-up team, hoisting around kegs of beer and cider - he found it very difficult, I think it's a job for younger blokes. The festival is always good fun; lots of music, singing, dancing - I used to dance all day and night but haven't for a few years. If my foot lets me I might have a go again this year. Many of the performers are from overseas and it's always good to catch their acts as well as see the locals we love.

Then we will head off for our first trip away as retired folks. We don't yet know where we will be going but we will enjoy it when we get there. We'll be away for 3-4 weeks altogether.

The cat quilt on my last post has gained several comments! Thank you, I haven't been ignoring your comments, it's been difficult to reply as I have been having email problems again. I am in the process of getting a new email address and changing all my contacts over, then I will give my current address the flick. And good riddance.

Have a lovely week.

Jennifer