SABBATICAL ....

I am having a sabbatical for the time being and this is the main reason for not being in touch with you friends from the Blogland.

After so much hard working and trying times for my family and myself this is the best I could do and I am quite happy for not having to worry at present with the cold weather in the UK albeit having some serious worries about the too hot weather in the Southern Hemisphere.

Life is full of worries for the worriers...

Still, Life is very good!!

I have had little time to do more quilting and patchwork however my hands have been quite busy

with crochet, embroidery and even some hand sewing, so I am still a busy bee some crafts

Afternoon Walk...

...went out for a walk to admire and enjoy the beauty of this fantastic countryside...








...and all this beauty and diversity within a 5 miles walk...

Summer

Lavender. The weather has been hot/cold/wet/damp but despite of it all summer is here.
lavender and bees.
I am gathering only the lavender for some sachets.

And here is my Simon trying to cool off somewhere... It is hot, hot...

An apology .... (Desculpas)

Dear Friends,
I have been away (again) and sadly can not have the time to blog around, admire and comment on your beautiful work. I am still trying to sort things out since my mother's death and time is flying by so quickly.
I am hopping to come back to 'normal life' soon.
Hugs to all

Queridas Amigas,
Eu estive fora (outra vez) e infelizmente nao tenho tido tempo para admirar e comentar nos seus trabalhos tao lindos. Eu ainda estou tentando acertar/arrumar as coisas desde a morte de minha mae e o tempo esta passando muito depressa.
Eu tenho esperancas de retornar ''a vida normal' em breve.
Abracos

Celtic Autunm

Autumn/winter is something that is not on my mind right now; not with the beautiful weather we are having today. Summer is of a very short duration in the north hemisphere; however I have started this project that I am hoping to finish by the end of the year. Here is my work and progress so far.

This is the dress of my Celtic Lady. It may not look very promising at the moment, but hopefully it will be pretty when finished.


Outuno/Inverno eh algo que esta longe da minha mente no momento. Estamos aproveitando temperaturas muito agradeveis. O verao eh muito curto e breve no hemisferio norte, contudo comecei esse projecto (Outono) em ponto cruz que espero finaliza-lo ate o final do ano. Aqui esta o meu progresso ate agora.
Esse eh o vestido da minha Celtic Lady.

Crochet Table cloth... finished

Here it is the table cloth I've started earlier this year.
I like the effect from above. It is a nice pattern.


Aqui esta a toalha de mesa em crochet que comecei a fazer no comeco desse ano.
Eh um desenho muito bonito.

Another Crochet Table cloth

This is the crochet table cloth I am working on at the moment
It is a very interesting pattern, quite easy actually. Hopefully it will be finished this month still.

Essa eh outra toalha de mesa em crochet que eu estou fazendo no momento.
O desenho eh interessante and facil de fazer. Espero terminar de faze-la ainda esse mes.

New Friends...

We had some unexpected vistitors at tea time...

They came with their young cignets and they are so pretty.
Just wanted to share this with you.

Nos tivemos alguns visitantes que chegaram na hora do cafee..
Eles vieram com os filhotinhos e sao muito bonitos
Nao resisti em mostrar essa foto para voces

What a Lovely gift from a friend...

I would like to send a big thank you to Christina from www.Patches Quilt Works (Seattle-USA) for the thoughtful gift sent to me.

It is a lovely surprise, it made me smile and it will make a good meal too!!
She sent me a packet of Space Noodles and it is great fun. Thank you Christina.

SAD NEWS...

Just a note to say that I have been away for awhile for very sad reasons...
My mother passed away recently after a long term illness.
Time, hopefully will help to heal the pain and void...

Tapestry - Cow

It is spring after all...

Tapestry - Flowers

Girls...

The joys of childhood!
Sometime when life is too hectic it is good to remember good things...

Friendship Star - Quilts of Valor

Today I have learned another one about quilt making... 'improvise' !!!
I did not have enough fabric to make a bigger quilt and after 15 blocks still it was a small top for a single quilt. The solution was to add some 'stripes' and together with the borders I suppose it will be OK, just! I quite like it.

... and the pretties of the wilderness in the garden
We are having 'strange' weather for this time of the year. The temperatures are low and it feels cold, more like early March weather.


Hoje eu aprendi uma nova quando costurar quilts 'improvisar' !!
Eu nao tinha tecido suficiente e depois de 15 blocos o quilt ainda estava pequeno ate mesmo para uma cama de solteiro. A solucao foi adicionar umas 'tiras' e juntamente com as bordas eu acho que sera do tamanho suficiente.

Quilts of Valor

I have seen a quilt named 'Friendship Star' on this site Quilts Of Valor and I had the inspiration from Barb’s blog where her quilt is really nice.
You can see that mine is on its first stages and already I have done some un-picking.
There is one block that is different from the other two.
This is a craft that somehow I have not yet 'grasped' the how to do it! I hope it'll come in time.

another not so dark picture :)

Eu vi um quilt chamado 'Estrela da Amizade' no site Quilts Of Valor e tambem tive inspiracao no blog da Barb onde o quilt que ela esta fazendo eh muito bonito.
Voce ve que o meu quilt esta nos primeiros passos e eu ja tive que desmanchar umas costuras e tem um bloco que eh diferente. Quilt eh uma arte que ainda nao me 'apetece' como fazer. Espero que eu melhore com o tempo.