'Miss Japan'

In January '10 we welcomed Kasumi to the family and on Monday 22nd December she flew out for home. The year has flown by and it was very sad to say goodbye.

I made this quilt and as luck would have it we all like the back as much as the front. It was not planned that way but I found the red fabric at Primitive Patchwork that screamed "Kasumi", and I had to use it. Hopefully it will remind her of her time in Melbourne and her time with us. Myrane made a lovely bag and tucked a copy of 'Masterchef' inside which is Kasumis favourite TV program. She was thrilled with both. She is a smart little cookie and I know she will do well in her life back in Japan.

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This photo was taken on the beach at Venus Bay, East 2010. A gorgeous day.


For her Textiles course at school she made a reversible Kimono, one side traditional and the other modern.

Cuddles and Lucy keep wandering into her room to see if she has come back. No sign of her .... sad, long faces prevail.

CUDDLES 'n LUCY - Mistresses of the house

I could not resist introducing you to the Mistresses of the House....Cuddles and Lucy.
















'Cuddles' our Burman cat. Our little darling was born on the 9th February 2002 and she runs the house. She was Babes birthday present and her young spirit gave our darling cat Opal an extra lease at life. She kept him fighting on until he passed away in his 17th year. We miss him but are very lucky to have Cuddles.


'Lucy' our Spoodle.

On May 3rd we introduced little Lucy to the house. She is an adorable black and white Spoodle who celebrates her birthday on the 16th July ('09). I rescued her from the horrific 'Valley View' Dog Farm but unfortunately she came to us with deep emotional issues. Judging from her overly timid state the first 10 months of her life had been a living hell.
















We have been watching her confidence build as she starts to accept that she is now safe and loved. We still have a long way to go with her which is apparent when we see her tremble with fear around men or when she experiences something new. I am totally smitten, especially when her beautiful tail wags and she uses her bewitching smile. Babe came home with a big 'Daffodil Day' yellow ball which she loves to play with in the back yard. She is a a very smart little cookie and now knows what "Play" means.

VENUS BAY - January 2010

In January we put Babe on a plane to Japan and with our new found freedom set out to discover Venus Bay. We had been Internet surfing the real estate pages when we came across a little beach cottage that sparked our interest. One Hour and fifty five minutes later we were in quaint little seaside village of Venus Bay. The first couple of places we checked out left us a little dispirited but the third was perfect. It had been listed at 9am that morning and by 2pm the deal was done and it was ours.

There is a lot of maintenance and improvement work to be done but each time we visit we manage a little more. It is a 2/3 bedroom, lounge, kitchen / dining with a deck out the back. We love it and have had heaps of fun so far and hopefully many years more ahead. We have replaced six Banksia trees with the exquisite Tulip tree and a Golden Elm on the front lawn. We are about to start some serious painting inside which will tidy it up. The outside will have to wait until we have replaced some weatherboards and windows, but no hurry.