Feeling much better

George is feeling much better and is back to her old tricks. Tonight while I was bathing the kids, she eat half a tray of freshly baked and iced cookies.

George

I would like to introduce you to my dog George she is turning 11 this year and is still as naughty as a puppy. On Wednesday my next door neighbour Bob gave me one dozen eggs, while I was hanging out the washing, so I put on our table on the patio. I could here that Grady was awake from his sleep and went it to get him. Forgetting all about the eggs. During the afternoon I went out for a couple of hours. When leaving I put the dogs out side. I got home and was greeted at the gate by two very happy dogs. I looked into the back yard to see a funny mess, it was about quarter of the egg carton with no eggs or egg shells to be seen. I called the vet and they said to keep an eye on them. I went out all day on Thursday and came home to a very sick and sorry George. I’m now guessing she didn’t share any of the eggs or shells or carton. She wasn’t asking for tea and was sitting in a dark room. I called the vet at 5.15 and he said to come straight away. George was given a needle and a check up and sent home. But wasn’t allowed to eat anything. She was feeling much better within an hour and asking for food. Later last night I found she had stolen the paper towel out of the pantry and was half way through it.
Today she is much better and eating small serves of rice.

Here is a list of the number of times I have had to taken her to the vet. (That i can remember)
She ate a rubber glove, Late one Friday night then a sandwich covered in gladwrap the following Friday night. The sandwich came back up fully wrapped. A tea towel (I changed vets) she stayed in for observation. 1 kg bag of Quality Streets, luckily she ate them still wrapped in there foil. These were bought by my sister for me i had not opened the plastic bag and they were in my new bag, which she destroyed getting to the chocolates, number of Easter eggs, Santa bag of freedo frogs (the nurse said she wasn’t going to eat freedos again.) A birthday cake just finished being decorated, numerous rolls of toilet paper. And now 12 eggs and there shells plus 3/4 of the carton.

She is a very cleaver and sneaky dog that will sniff out anything that she shouldn’t have.
When we leave her inside we have to ask have we George proofed the house.

Naughty Barbie

I got out one of my projects today, funky floor quilt from Faeries in My Garden, to find that there was a hole in one of the pieces of fabric. After asking Charlotte what had happened to it, she informed me that her Barbie was cold. So I’m guessing that naughty Barbie some how put her hand through the fabric, while being wrapped up tight. I dont blame her on being cold she is always nude. I will post a photo of the rest of the quilt soon.

I got a surprise email yesterday Grady had won the cutest baby photo competition from one of our local baby stores. This is the photo i entered

He started clapping his hands today and is very impressed with himself. He is sitting with his very best friend Koby. Koby is so good with him he lets Grady crawl all over him.


Happy stitching

Today when i went to the post office to pick up my mail. I got a lovely surprise. My Photo Book had arrived, I had uploaded it last week and wasn’t expecting it until at least the end of this week. It’s a great idea, I uploaded a heap of photos that I took from our recent holiday. Then choose the layout and background for each page. I then typed a few words on some of the pages. It was a little like scrap booking without all the embellishments.

Charlotte Grady and I sat outside the General store and looked at our book. She was very excited to see herself and Grady in a book. In the above photo, you can see how tasty Grady found the sand.

Yummy cakes

I love baking and decorating cakes, but i can’t do it every day. So the other night while watching a movie (I can’t just sit and watch a movie, I’m guaranteed to fall asleep) I made my new wall hanging for the kitchen. I bought the frame from Candleberry Country when i went to the "It's a Tea Party" and used some scraps of fabric and spare buttons.
Sorry about the quality of the photo, I had to use my husband’s phone as i just couldn't wait for my batteries to recharge

First Post

Hello this is my first post and i hope it to be the one of many more. I’m looking forward to sharing photographs of my work to other crafty people all over the world. I live in Victoria, Australia with my husband, two young children and two Golden Retrievers.
When i find the time i love to create all types of projects. There is quite a lot I don’t have time to do but i dream about them. I enjoy designing my own quilts and stitchery and one day hope to sell them.

I got the idea to name my page Ginger and Pickles from a story I was reading to my little girl tonight, from the Beatrix Potter Collection.