Sunday, September 29, 2013

Away

I got a chance to go away for a few days, so I took it and went up to the mountains. It was so relaxing and I went with a great friend so that was even better :) We did a big bush walk on the first day and finally reached the top to take in this view.......


In the distance is Baroon Dam, we climbed wayyyy high.




We came across this amazing house, just for perspective, the 'garage' you see in the middle end left is the size of a normal house. This was incredible and what a view.




Just loved the sun streaming through the trees, gorgeous



Such tall trees and I can't work out how to do a simple thing like rotate!!!



This was the lookout again, the dam is behind us and I just loved the mowed portion, dreaming of living on that spot :)



This is Obi Obi creek, just divine and so secluded and quiet, we were waiting to see a platypus :) what a treat that would have been....


Part of Kondalilla Falls, gorgeous again



Kondalilla Falls, spectacular


The whole falls



Came round a corner and saw this!!! Oh my it was big!! It doesn't look too big but it was!! and it's claws!! Wow really scared me :) they were so long!



Working on this right now......


This is done with the inktense pens, blending and then adding fabric medium over the pencils again to make them colour really pop. It is soooooo much fun and I think the colour is amazing!!








I am in the process of doing all the free motion work on it, but have put it aside for the moment to work on a baby quilt for a friend. WIll be using these pens a lot more in the future and I found a website where you can buy the pencils individually and quite cheap so I have ordered some more colours.
Just watched chronicles of Riddick and quite enjoyed it :) now will watch Riddick and I am sure will enjoy that too.
Jane

Monday, September 9, 2013

Sore

Wow!!! Did a workout this morning, and it hurt!! And it hurts every time I get up :) I know I am losing weight when that happens. I have even done this workout before but that didn't help :) My butt better look great that's all I think of when that pain kicks in:)

On other news, I went to sign up to be a member of QLD quilters again, only so I can enter the show, you need to be a member, and went on the website and found that the entries had closed to the show this year and I had missed the deadline by 5 days! :) So on the bright side I saved myself $100 in joining and quilt entry fees. So now I am uploading those quilts onto etsy  so I can sell them and feel even better than if I had won a prize, and that is a big IF :).

So now I need to work on taking a better photo than this.........



Hehehhehe straight would be good :) And some cooking classes too would be good, I have lost the ability to make a decent meal!! Last night I made a really yummy chicken casserole in the slow cooker and I used a chicken curry recipe base and it didn't seem that hot. But then we sat down for dinner and wow, it must have fermented while in the slow cooker hehehe it was spicy! Yum But spicy. but too spicy to eat with enjoyment. I just don't cook like I used to. I totally think it is because I have cooked every night for the last.... well 30 years as I cooked most meals when I was at home, even as a kid. So the consensus is - I am over it. :) Wish it was that easy hey.

Anyway, for a break I am going away with a friend for a few days soon so I am really looking forward to that, No cooking there!! no way!!:)

That cool author I mentioned last post, Dorothea Benton Frank, well I read another book and loved loved loved it. Now I am about to try a Jim Butcher novel, it sounds great.

Oh and I made some deeeeeelicious choc chips biscuits, quick come over and get some before we eat them all and then I get up too early in the morning and work them off :) all that pain for a choc chip biscuit mmmmmmmmmm
Jane