A friend gave me this wombat as a thank-you for driving her to quilt group....he can leave his little house, but I think he looks cute with that little head peeking out! And of course - this is one wombat all packed and ready to move.
Last week I made one of these little bags as a gift, it's now on its way to America with some fabric. The fabric is Australian flannel flowers and it's lined with soft green. I hope its recipient likes it.Well, we have done it....our house is now listed for sale. We are feeling quite excited! For many years now we have dreamed of leaving Sydney, and hoped for and sort-of planned for, and now it getting much closer. We still have a son living here so of course we won't be able to see as much of him as we do now, but he has his life. I will miss friends, my sewing and musical friends, but I won't miss Sydney. We won't miss the inconsiderate neighbours, and we won't miss the horrendous traffic. We are hoping to make new friends, and to learn all about living in a smaller community, and it will be an adventure. We are looking forward - not back.
On my sidebar you can see one of the blogs I follow is "Freebies for Crafters", they have a link to the cutest cat stitcheries by Bronwyn Hayes - I don't need any more projects in my life just at the moment, but that is very cute - I might need a project to help with the stress of moving our own cats, might I not? Can't you just imagine two kitties, each in their own cages, howling and wailing their way through a six hour car journey? Not really looking forward to that......
"Dress of hostess at a dinner party.
The dress of a hostess at a dinner party should be rich in material, but subdued in tone, so as not to eclipse any of her guests. A young hostess should wear a dress of rich silk, black or dark in color, with collar and cuffs of fine lace, and if the dinner be by daylight, plain jewellery, but by gaslight, diamonds."
At present the house is open to the weather, we have the windows and doors open to get fresh air - the past week has brought a lot of rain! The last thing we want now is to have a musty house. I love to have the windows open when it's raining but that's not always possible, as rain blows in depending on the direction of the wind.
Now I am going to finish my coffee, and try to sew; today has been quite exciting! Last time we signed papers to sell a house was early in 1987. The new bag has been started, the pieces to make five Maple Leaf blocks - each three inches square - are all laid out ready to be joined. If I get a move on I could have them all made before I head out to choir practice this evening.
Wonder if there will be a choir to join in our new town?
Have a wonderful week, may your seams all match and your points not be too far off matching!
Jennifer
When we were listing our house four years ago, I couldn't believe how much stress was involved. I got rid of a lot of stuff that had been lying around and decluttered which ended up in boxes to pack away. It made it, in the long run a lot easier to pack.
ReplyDeleteWe moved to a newer community but not that far from Pickering as you know, so am still able to see friends.
You are going on a new adventure with your little wombats.
Hooray, how exciting, you're making big changes and your attitude is wonderful. You know I never think of the kitties howling on a move or drive for that matter, our 2 travel with us and have never minded the truck, wow, i think we are lucky. The idea of having the windows open and fresh air sounds so lovely, I just love to open the house up after a long winter and I can't wait for spring so I can do the same. Good luck on selling the house, I hope you get the top price and soon!!
ReplyDeleteOh ... exciting times ahead .... lets hope for a quick sale and then time to pack and move on. We have only bought a house and when we sell, it will be a big adventure for us too. I'll take lessons from you on 'how to' move!
ReplyDeleteI wish you luck with your house sale. We have never regretted leaving Sydney behind, and though it has taken some time to make new friends, we have our daughter here so it is great to see our Grandchildren. Our son comes up from Sydney & just loves the whole different atmosphere up here.
ReplyDeleteWe are thinking about downsizing, but both of us are reluctant.. we love our current house.
Very exciting times coming up -- the adventure of settling into a new home and new community. Our kitties have never seemed to mind the car, although we haven't taken them on very long trips either.
ReplyDeleteAll the best of luck on the sale of your house. Are you going to be far from where you are now. I do miss my friend which are about 2 hours away, but glad I still have a reason to go bck and also will make new ones here.
ReplyDeleteVery cute bag, soft colors.
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