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Coite's camping

 About 12 years ago two couples were laughing and chatting  and sharing a drink or two they came up with the idea that they should take their then young children camping for Easter they debated where they should go and ultimately decided to  place a map of NSW  on the garage wall and throw a dart where ever it landed would be the place they would camp over the years the group grew and grew as more friends joined the Easter camp  somewhere along the line the group gave themselves a name The Coite family. . . . there is some uncertainty as to how the name came about it is now campfire folklore some think it has something to do with antics around the campfire reminiscent of the  Russell Coight  show others think it had something to do with some one having  an itchy Coite . . .  These are the first arrivals for Coite's easter 2011 I travelled up on Wednesday with our good friends  it was my first time towing the trailer  on gravel roads and  I was  more than  a little nervous

An oldie but a goodie

I was over visiting  linen and rasberry 's blog  and she referred to a UFO that she had retreived  as an oldie but a goodie, and i thought to myself  i like that phrase so here it is  my own oldie but a goodie This is little misses quilt it was started about 2 1/2 years ago it still has one more border to go a border that has a spray of needle turn appliqué draped around the corner This is not something that will be finished  by then end of the month but maybe by the end of winter  ( and i am only talking about the appliqué) it may be possible so i guess my goal is to have the borders on this quilt appliqué complete by the end of  spring (yeah i know i just sneaked another 3 months in but  i do have my stitch a-long to do as well)  i will be having a little break from blogging over Easter so i would just like to wish  all my new blogging friends a very happy easter, may you be surrounded by those you love and have a great project in your hands Patricia

Dr Who, the football and a Mocha at my new favourite cafe

Miss M LOVES Dr Who she also loves the Beatles, she inherited her great taste from her mother I can vividly recall many afternoons hiding out in my room, watching Dr Who doing battle  with the Daleks..... although i have to say that Tom Baker is no where  near as attractive as  Matt Smith and David Tennant anyway Little Miss knowing her sisters loves and having come across this image of four of the doctors crossing the road  in Beatles Abbey rd style spent many hours free hand drawing and then cutting a template  so that she could screen print the image onto a pillow slip for her sister she was a bit disappointed as the image smudged slightly but honestly i think she did a great job  Ausgrid stadium the new revamped Knights home grounds   Ausgrid Stadium we spent a sunny Sunday afternoon, with our very good friends watching the the Knights play Cronulla at one point it looked like we had the game easy, but Cronulla didn't let the  score board stay like that and  staged a co

a sore tail and a new project

Cooper has had a miss- hap,  we are not really sure what happened but i did catch him tormenting our resident Blue tongue but he also likes to bark at the dog next door,  and one of our fence paling's is down  so either way something got him and he has a nice chunk missing out of his tail lucky mummy is a champion bandager I purchased these about three weeks ago and have been anxiously waiting  for the arrival of the  tis the season  book a close up of some of the fabrics Cath , the owner of my favourite quilt shop was a little surprised by my choice i am usually not a brights kind of girl  and usually select country coloured fabrics  but i just loved these ready to go . . . . got the light box out  got my pigma pen ready and the footy is on hope your hands are making something you love Patricia

Brambles beret and Gramma pie

 This is Miss M's hat when i started little Misses hat, Miss M asked if she was getting one? of course, what would you like .....? "don't know".. . . .  was the reply  so i visited my favourite free online knitting site, knitting pattern central and after opening many sites i found this   Beret Miss M likes berets so the pattern was approved and i set to work,  this is not Miss M modelling the Beret,  (she avoids the camera as much as possible) i think the beret came out really nice. . . .and i enjoyed the challenge of the cables maybe i should look for one for me. . . .  do you remember this picture, and i challenged you to tell me  what it was well it is a  Gramma i grew up around an area where pumpkins and Gramma's were a favoured crop so  Gramma pie's have been a staple in my household  since i was pretty young this year for the first time i had a go at making it myself,  the recipe  i made was pretty close to what my mum  has always made,  the pas

I ve been baking. . . .

with the onset of the cooler weather, and the rain i have switched into winter mode and the baking has begun (it never really stops, but i do love baking in the winter,  the oven warms the kitchen up) APPLE MUFFINS from Donna Hay magazine chopping, whilst my lovely assistant prepare s the other ingredients Okay at the moment it does look gross and yes there is a lot of butter in the pan, i love my new mini bundt tin  it makes the cakes look like healthy   donuts  (well they are a little bit healthier) Taahh dahh . . . they were so yummy, great with home made egg custard, it's a good thing my neighbours chook's lay well more chopping can you guess what this is ? speaking of yummy things . . . Tess  has a give away.. to celebrate the opening of her new shop 12 really lovely fat quarters and a lacy button you should pop over and have a look Homespun and Beautiful hope you are all having a great day Patricia

Advent calendar

Another project out of the basket . . . . Anni Down's Advent Calendar from A Christmas Story i really like taking these close up shots i actually took these photo's a few days ago  and was going to post them to show you all  what i was up to,   but things have been very busy around here . . . and after a late night stitching session . . . . taaahh dahhhh sorry the photo is a little dull, but i was  having trouble with lighting so i took it back outside , in between the rain . . . sorry Chooky  but we have had alot, i keep trying to send it your way  but . . . it seems to like hanging around the coast  i am not sure why but this is my favourite bauble  i made a  bit of a mistake with the baubles, i cut out a larger size template and it wasn't until i had almost finished all the baubles  that i realised my girls very kindly reassured me by saying don't worry mum it looks like our Christmas tree full to the brim . . . . i still need to get the markin

Out of the basket: Stoner beanie

well i have been very into my basket this last week or so,  and with the completion of another set of night duties  came the completion of a project from the basket........ when i headed up to Nundle little Miss (my youngest) put in a request for  some wool for a beanie of all the beautiful colours i could of bought, she was adamant   she wanted black  this is the completed beanie she calls it a stoner beanie, i asked why  she shrugged and said " i don't know" i offered maybe it is because they can hide  their pot in the back of the hat she grinned and said maybe anyway she is thrilled with her beanie and apparently i have a few commissions it was very popular at school this is a sneak peak of another project in the basket, it's been lingering  deep down in the bottom of the basket for a while and has finally made it's way back into my hands i must say i am enjoying it and am playing with new methods  of stitching thanks to  chookyblue  and  farm girl