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Remembering Melinda

Life is difficult. On the 15th of July 2006 Melinda died suddenly, she was only 35. Our lives were instantly changed. Jeff's world was shattered, he was left devastated and feeling destroyed. Slowly we have come to terms with our loss. Jeff can smile but the tears are still close at any time. Melinda had such a big impact on our lives that she will never be forgotten. We celebrated her life on Saturday afternoon at the Garden of Rest in Maryborough. Her ashes are now in the Wall of Memories. Words were said, music was played and more tears were shed. We drank champagne and toasted Melinda.

Melinda was a good friend, loyal and true ~ she loved Jeff and her family and friends. She had so many plans, and dreams and so sadly didn't get to fulfill many of them. She and Jeff never married, she never had the babies she so excitedly talked about and wanted. She was so excited about life, working out hard with her personal trainer and enjoying her job and life. She was happy where she was going. We will miss Melinda in so many ways ~ the huge smile always on her face. Melinda could organise a party like no one else, she loved to give, her gifts and presentation made them very special. Her cards and beautiful handwriting live on as keepsakes. Words don't describe the surreal disbelief that she isn't still here and part of our lives. We have all been touched by Melinda, good and bad ~ she could spin a story that wasn't real but would have you believing it !

We partied on Saturday night at the Federal Hotel, drinking her favourite cocktails ~ some of them not quite the right recipe, but we drank them anyway, we didn't send them back like she would have and we laughed about it. Melinda was one of a kind and we were all blessed to have been her friend. We miss you Melinda! My prayer is that through God's grace and love I will see you again one day.

Its Raining.....

No its pouring ~ again !!!



Did you need proof ??

I think we're about extremes here in Brisbane, its either water restrictions and you just about aren't allowed to clean you teeth using water ~ or we're UNDER water, as per present conditions.

Not quite cyclonic like Nov 16 thankfully. This was the same photo that fateful day.



This is another ~ our church is the grey building hiding behind the trees



This is what the roads of The Gap looked like for days/weeks after



Hopefully we won't have to go thru something like that again. Some of my friends are still not able to live in their homes. Ours isn't repaired yet, but at least we can live in it.

Sunday Stash on Monday ~ #1

I have just joined Sunday Stash. I love fabric, I always have. I am fast turning into a quilter with a problem. I'm addicted but its ok, coz I admit it. I have also found out theres a name for me ~ I'm a fussy cutter. Well most of the time. I have surprised myself too with stepping way outside my usual comfort zone of shabby pink roses and venturing into other colours and combinations. I hope that one day my quilting will look like a quilt is meant to, with matching corners and I will learn how to stipple quilt ~ I just LOVE it....This is my first stash photo, its going to take me a month of Sundays (or is that really a year) to get thru my stash.



I'm loving the chocolate brown and the greens/blues in the paisley. I need to add to this before I can start cutting it up.

I think thats it for my first post. Suggestions, ideas and comments very welcome !

Two Days...

Have you ever decided to do something and then realised you've opened a can of worms, and the worms won't go back in ?? Or the popcorn is popping and its overflowing out of the pot and the lid is lifted and no amount of holding it on will help keep it in.

Oh boy.

I decided my sewing area needed a makeover. What a crazy idea that was.

Two days later, I am still tidying it up, moving things, finding things and cleaning things.

My overlocker will probably cease now its not covered in dust.

My desk is actually a bankers green vinyl and I can see it now.

I even found my long lost Gingher scissors !

I've also found that by having this space in order, has led to me having a cleaner more ordered kitchen !

Scary ~ and its only been two days !

I am looking forward to finishing, so I can make it a mess again. I'm sure that won't take two days or more to achieve ;)

Thanks for Friends

Many thanks to Holly for my new blog banner !!! Isn't it lovely ! One day soon mine will look as pretty as everyone elses LOL.....

On my travels today the latest addition to our house came across my path.....I need to find a name for her ! Suggestions welcome.

She is patiently awaiting Easter now and looks happy I adopted her. She really didn't belong among the pile of junk at the op shop where I found her.



Lucky shes not chocolate and I don't have to eat her !

Forever Faded...

Here is my faded quilt cover, I didn't realise cotton would fade merely "sitting" in a room with no sunlight hitting it......I know better now :(



Onward and upward.....

They say "don't judge a book by its cover" ~ here is why :



Now that looks tidy and under control (doesn't it.......?)



Well....maybe not !!

Its only 3 months since Christmas, and definately time to put Santa away!



or maybe not.......



We made it to the supermarket. Gotta love the way a trip to buy a mop turns into $106!!! Its one expensive mop! Anyway, get it home and I had two kids fighting over who was going to use it first. I find it rather incredible that my youngest two fight over who is going to do it because it would BE a fight to get my eldest two to use it. I don't know when life was simple, but it sure isn't atm.