More travels

 It's been a busy few weeks since my trip to visit our new little grandie-girl. There"s not been much productivity in The Palace. 
I did get my March RSC red block made - 

And made a few more blocks for my Leader-ender project (Bonnie Hunter challenge) - 

I"m getting quite a pile of these blocks now (about 80) and I think there will be a time in the not-so-distant future when this project will morph from a leader-ender project to a full scale full time one!!

I tried to do some preparation for our upcoming Scrub Stitching retreat in Australia. I used this wee bundle as a starting point for going through my stash and cutting strips.

Last year at Scrub Stitching I was entranced by the Luna Lapins that Christine and Sharmayne had made I decided I NEEDED to make one too.....

Of course I had a year to prepare and it all got left to the last minute.

McGeorgeous helped me with the stuffing-

I fell in love with the pelletised pure wool stuffing I bought last year -

But sadly I decided to leave Miss Luna at home. She was too embarassed to travel with no arms, no eyes and, most importantly, no clothes!!!! NEXT YEAR!!!

In the meantime there has been a school triathalon-

It was a drizzly day but they all did well.

There have been kids to play - 

The MOML and I spent Easter away. We drove south to Whakatane (and Opotiki) to help celebrate my Uncle's 80th birthdayIt was great to catch up with family again; I have so many cousins and it's always fun to see who comes out of the woodwork!

We took the scenic route.

Cambridge - 

Lake Rotoiti-

Happy 80th Uncle Jimmy.

After a 'brunch' back at his place the next day, we spent some bitter sweet time at Mum's place distributing and sorting her bits and pieces. My sister has done a great job of sending out lists for everyone to put their name on, but there was still a lot of things to find homes for. mum's siblings came around and helped relief us of random things.

We drove home in pouring rain but thankfully the MOML (and uncle-advisors) had done an excellent job of waterprrofing and there was not a drop of water on anything!

And this morning I am at the airpot,waiting for my flight to Australia and Scrub Stitching!!!

(None of my photos showed up when I previewed this post so I hope they show for you!)

I'll catch up soon!

Happy Stitches,

Raewyn