Ever lose Pins and Needles?

I am normally very careful to try to avoid leaving Pins and Needles in places that will cause effects of injuring others or myself. This afternoon I sat down to do some more of the boarder for the Green Tea and Sweet Beans quilt. I have 2 sides done, working on the third now would be nice to have this completed next weekend as a trip to buy some backing will be in order sooner... any way I digress.

Normally I use the arm of the couch or the pin mouse, first reached to the arm of the couch for them and nope nothing zip ~ not a pin to be found! hmm most strange, OK some new ones from the mouse then, note a pin was in it... not wanting to accuse of the two legged members of the house, that would just not be fair! no not at all...

:)

This was most puzzling until a few minutes later I saw the culprit...

Thief, ever so innocent!

Miss Tigga jumped up to offer her assistance! sitting on the arm of the couch! yes this is like 'The Cat sat on the mat'! Carefully she pulled one pin out.. and spat it out fortunately it landed in my sewing bag, then another and another and so on! I even found a needle with thread beside it on the floor in front of where I sew most evenings...

Although she thought it was a great game... not so sure the sewer in the house...

Update: 07/06/2010 ~ found yet more pins today on the floor that I had missed

Under the Kitchen Sink

Completed ~ only slightly over due ~ Christmas gift to Leigh. I must confess that I didn't select any of the fabric with the exception of the back as it was a Kit that was on sale at Amitié sometime last year.

The happy recipient!

Even Miss Pangie was pleased ~ or that she was watching the Magpies feast on the Pork roast leftovers in the back yard... I do love the Feathered Magpies...

Pillows

There is a class that is being held by Sue Spargo, later in the year in Melbourne. This is a must do for me, kitties love them... or was it that the couch was drenched in sun! :)

These pillows were from 'Secret Santa and the Easter Bunny' not made by me...

Even tho they swapped sides..

Amitié BOM - looking great

There has been a lot of sewing happening over the last 12 months ~ even if this is not reflected on the blog....

Following are some pics of the Block of the month that I have been doing from Amitié in Melbourne. I choose this as a project as it had many very interesting blocks that I can learn how to sew better from.

This is now just missing the boarders which have not arrived, I will of course blog about this and the sneak preview of the XMAS quilt that I must finish for Leigh.

De Wildt Cheetah Centre

After being collected by our hosts and taken for Breakfast to a Botanical gardens, this included a nice stroll around to see waterfalls, eagles, weaver bird nests. Very nice way to start a Sunday morning indeed.

Following this we collected some provisions for the afternoon, and drove to De Wildt Cheetah Centre. I am a little tired this evening and find it hard to express the experience today so the photos can do the talking today, will consider an update sometime depending on the schedule.

Cheetah, Cheetah, African Wild Dogs and Impala..

Maropeng - Rhino and Lion Park

Has been a big day, this is a big country and getting around takes some time. Here are some highlight pictures ~ a couple of them especially for the liberty fairy.

There were 5 Females at the park all with Calves..

Some young Rhino's in care...

Tortoise Tea!! same as TT :)

Now for some puddy tats!! big ones!

This is about 2 ~ 3 months old..

These were about 7~ 8 months old...

A Black Leopard...

Shhhh - don't disturb cat @ work in the afternoon sun...

Dear Mr E Lump, Aunt Mable is not on an Island in the Pacific!!!

It is easy to see why it is called a Pride...

This is the sneak preview of tomorrows event!!

Hello from Johannesburg

Well, I am kind of surprised that I have not made a post since Jan 1! little blogging absence that I am sure has resulted it the hordes of people watching to believe that I had fallen off the face of the earth.

I am here on a business trip to train and ensure that a product release is ready for a go live in the coming weeks. So far the trip has been busy to say the least - I am sure that you okes don't want to know much about that. Here are the few happy snaps that I have been able to take.

I left Melbourne late on a Tuesday and spent 17 hrs overnight transiting in Perth for a very comfortable flight on an SAA plane (with 2 seats - thank you very much) got some sleep and arrived at 4.30 am on Wednesday morning. Talk about a red-eye flight.

I promise that the pictures and story for tomorrow will be more interesting.

Pick and Pay - amazing shop looks like a photo shoot..

On a wall for the short stroll to the office...

Friday afternoon at the office...