Wednesday, February 28, 2018

 

Shopping! This is first!

 Just look what I found in Woolies today, my friend Kerry's Nectarines... Kerry's Orchards are in Victoria and although I've searched I've never been able to find her fruit here in Sydney.   

We were lucky to able to get a box up here one Christmas several years ago :-)  So I did know how delicious this fruit was...


 Still quite firm but a wonderful flavour!


Plus...





In my local Fish Market I found these delicious Tasmanian Pacific Oysters!  Yay!

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Photo a Day Challenge - 28.2.2018 - Street.

 Clements Street, Russell Lea... this used to be land owned by the Rodd Family.

 John Tremayne Rodd - 1777-1844 - My Great Great Great Grandfather.


Brent Clements Rodd - 1809-1898 -  my Great, Great Grandfather.

Clements Tremayne Rodd - 1843-1927 - my Great Grandfather.

My beautiful Grandfather - 1888-1961- Clements Ripley Rodd.

 Ripley Clements Rodd, my beautiful Dad.

This is how the name Clements came into our family/
 
Susan Clements - 1751-1822   (Born Evesham, Worcestershire.UK)
       Married 1772 John Tremayne Rodd - 1737-1804
Oldest Son - John Tremayne - 1777-1844 (Came to Australia 1822)
       Married 1804 Bridget Hart Burnell - 1783-1818
Youngest Son - Brent Clements Rodd - 1809-1898
       Married 1839 - Sarah Janet Robertson - 1821-1896
Second Son - Clements Tremayne Rodd - 1843-1927
       Married Sarah Janet Robertson (Cousins) - 1850 - 1940
Youngest Son - Clements Ripley Rodd - 1888 - 1961 (My Grandad)
       Married Edith Rose Pritchatt - 1891-1983
Oldest Son - Ripley Clements Rodd - 1916-2010 (My Dad)

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 27.2.2018 - Something Old.

This High Chair has been used by several Generations of my Rodd Family, since 1875... Four Generations have sat in this chair! 

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Monday, February 26, 2018

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 26.2.2018 - Need/Want.

All I've ever wanted is happy, healthy children keeping out of goal!

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Sunday, February 25, 2018

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 25.2.2018 - My Face.

Look at the smile on my face, heading to one of my favourite places.

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Saturday, February 24, 2018

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 24.2.2018 - Architecture.

Love this place.

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Friday, February 23, 2018

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 23.2.2018 - Depth of field.

Newport Beach... one of our favourites!

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Thursday, February 22, 2018

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 22.2.2018 - Little.


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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 21.2.2018 - Twirl.

 These Fairies at the bottom of our Garden, spend a lot of time Twirling :-)

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 20.2.2018 - Time.

This clock has never worked, it's been 9:38am & pm,  for more about 40 years!  Nice looking clock though :-)

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Monday, February 19, 2018

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 19.2.2018 - Beneath my feet.

1968 - Pennie in Sarajevo in the old Yougslavia.
 Under my feet are the indented footprints of Gavrilo Princip the man who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on 28th June, 1914. 
I have been told that these footprints and the museum behind me have been removed.

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Sunday, February 18, 2018

 

Spent the weekend at the Pub I did...

Saturday at the Pennant Hills Pub with some of my Quilty friends...
Known most of these friends for 20 years I have, lovely company they are... and my favourite handwork being done yesterday was this amazing stitchery!  and my favourite food... Duck Pancakes!  Yay!  A lovely Day.

Then today David and I spent several hours at the Dee Why Hotel celebrating my Aunt Pam's 90th Birthday!  Lovely to see some of my cousins :-)





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Photo a Day Challenge - 18.2.2018 - Stripes.


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Saturday, February 17, 2018

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 17.2.2018 - In the Details.

The Details tell us that this Choo-Choo-Bar is 'Funtime Express' and 'A soothing succulent licorice toffee bar'... it's all true!!

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Friday, February 16, 2018

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 16.2.2018 - Travel.

This is how we spent almost 3 years travelling, here we are at Longleat House, just south of Bath!  Amazing place with lots of animals

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 15.2.2018 - Black & White.

Our Ku-ring-gai Challenge for 2018 is Black and White... Robyn gave us each a piece of fabric, on right and on left is my Black and White Stash!  Sooo... what will I be making I wonder!!

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Photo a Day Challenge - 14.2.2018 - I Love...

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE My beautiful family, unfortunately Emma is missing from this photo she was OS somewhere at this time.

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Photo a Day Challenge - 13.2.2018 - Bright.

 Mr and Mrs King Parrot came for a visit... Mr arrives first and checks out the crumbs on the table, he then flies up to a good vantage point and calls his Mrs, who arrives and gobbles up some crumbs, in the meantime Mr keeps his eyes on her and on me... just in case!!

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Monday, February 12, 2018

 

Once a year we all get together for a bit of a party... although the Quilters among us get together every second week for a few hours... Yesterday was the Revelation of our 2017 Challenge Quilt which was set by Irene.

Below - L-R - Robyn, Penny, Lyn, Irene, Lynne and Pennie.
Irene gave each of us a piece of fabric and suggested we do either a Row by Row, or a Round Robin or anything we wanted...  the only requirement was to use the fabric and include...
 Stars     Animals     Garden     Home   Applique     Flying Geese     Hearts     Nature    Pink

 Irene's Quilt.

 Lyn's Quilt.

 Lynne's Quilt.

 Penny's Quilt.

Robyn's Quilt.

Okay so below is Penniedarling's Ku-ring-gai 2017 Challenge.

I have to admit that I didn't like the fabric Irene gave me, I loved the Tula Pink Range but the 'Rabbit' freaked me out a bit... anyway I just happened to have in my UFO pile (Yes I must admit to having some Unfinished Projects in my Stash.)

I bought this Panel and the borders in about 2002, I thought I would make it for my first Grandchild but Jackson is a boy and I thought this too girly and by then I'd discovered Raggy Quilts and I Spy Quilts...  sooooo...

Late last year I realized I had to make something for Irene's challenge and quick... so I made this Panel fit the challenge and my friend Emma quilted it for me... I also wrote a Poem to go with it,  see below.
The Tula Pink fabric I appliqued on the quilt is in the bottom left hand corner of the Panel.
The Flying Geese are miniature blocks in the top right corner of the Panel.
 Ku-ring-gai   -  2017  -   Challenge
Planned by
Irene Long using Tula Pink Fabric.

Here is my Ku-ring-gai Challenge as you can see,
Would you believe, I've been as busy as a bee,
It is my Nature to confuse… as you already know,
Hush now please… just wait for my show.

Peter Rabbit has been with us since 1904,
He is one of those Stars we all adore,
There's Mr McGregor just walking along,
Did you know his first name is John.

There are Animals to be seen on this quilt I own,
In the Garden surrounding the McGregor Home,
A Dog, a Frog, a Chicken and a Bird as well,
They always seem to have a bit of a smell.

All these characters can easily be seen,
In Mr McGregor's Garden so green,
And above his Home looking it's best,
You can see the Flying Geese heading West,

Pink can be found in the flowers all over,
Growing and growing just like clover,
A little Appliqué has been made,
Using Irene's fabric… I'm so brave.

But where are the Hearts… no where to be seen
I think here I just have to come clean,
Mr McGregor, Peter, Dog, Frog, Chicken and Bird...
All have hearts… I have heard,

So with Stars, and Animals, a Garden, and a Home,
Some Applique, some Flying Geese that roam,
Hearts, my Nature to deal with and a touch of Pink…
                                     My Challenge will go to Elodie… I think.

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Photo a Day Challenge - 12.2.1018 - Inspiration.

This gang inspires me time and again!  My Southern Cross Quilter online friends!

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Sunday, February 11, 2018

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 11.2.2018 - Starts with a T.


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Saturday, February 10, 2018

 

What a delight... I've been so so so busy this morning...

 MANDY... came to say hello, I haven't seen Mandy for months and months so it was really good to have a bit of a chat, she has the softest most gentle voice and she bought her friend with her who didn't chat but stayed close.
 I dropped a few little bits of ham down on the lawn for the gang to enjoy... and...
... got this wonderful warm feeling which made me think of my beautiful Mama, my grandmother who had friendly Kookaburra's visiting regularly  :-)

Flash Back... Here's Mandy, the first time we met on 29th November 2016, she was just a little baby who must have fallen out of her nest and unable to fly so with some help from Wires we rescued her.

As soon as Milly saw the attention I was giving to Mandy... she popped out of the Pool to say Hello! 
Just spoke to Simon Marnie on ABC Radio who had a couple of Water Dragon experts with him, I told them about her arm and her shredding skin and was told to keep an eye on her but Water Dragons do fight with other creatures so Milly may have been in a fight.  I will get in touch with Wires I think. 

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Photo a Day Challenge - 10.2.2018 - On the Table.

Lots and lots of things 'On the Table' and every bench top... when we clean our the Larder!

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