SIBOL

Hi everyone

Just a quickie post of some squares I posted to Sue for SIBOL Challenges
If the colours work for Sue, they are left to right -

• one granny square for the Bonfire Challenge
• one white square for the Black & White Challenge, pattern from Jan Eaton's 200 Crochet Blocks #64 Sunshine Lace
• one granny square for the Christmas Challenge

I bought the outside yarn because I loved the look of it in the yarn ball. While I still love the colours, I have found that it is better to work plain granny squares with them as the colour changes are so quick you would never be able to see any pattern.

SIBOL

IMPORTANT

For all those who have contributed and to all those who are interested pop on over and have a look.

SIBOL - Sunshine International Blankets Of Love

One woman, Sue, co-ordinating

The rest of the world joined in

And look what is happening

Just shows the effect of butterflies

Aussie Maria's SIBOL card

Aussie Maria's SIBOL card, originally uploaded by Aussie Maria.

Now lookee what I received

A SIBOL (Sunshine International Blankets Of Love) card

Aren't the blankets beautiful

Pop over here to discover lots more info

This is just a teaser ☺

SIBOL Squares

Seems I missed posting a photo for my "Sunniest" squares heading off to Mrs Twins SIBOL Blankets.  I think this is blanket No. 9 for her which she has just completed.  So here is what I sent off back in mid March.

If you would like to know more about the SIBOL Blankets head to the blog or Flickr or the link is on the right hand sidebar.

There are always new challenges - the one running now is for flower squares and the next one is for blue & white squares ........ its listed on the blog

SIBOL & Hen's

Hi everyone

Oh, oh, oh did anyone else notice that Sue did a write-up for SIBOL here?

Go Team SIBOL!!!!!!!

I think it is going to go viral!!!!!

Now for my weekend

First off I had a small dilemma!  The requirement to attend the Hen's Day was that

You need to wear BLACK - tick

Be in a PARTY mood - tick

and you need to accessorise with PINK - oh no, my problem

It's not that I don't like the colour pink,  I just don't like wearing it.

So I went looking for Fascinators - I am too old for them to look decent on me

Hats - nobody had anything decent that was not going to cost me a fortune

Cheap jewellery - what is it, pink is not in fashion any more!!!!

So I gave up and came home and tried to wrack my brain - I know, poor brain trying to think that hard.  But I was desperate!!!

Maybe I could make my own jewellery, so on to Ravellery.  Boy I am being fussy, I just hate fashion jewellery, give me the old classy real stuff

Then I spotted this -

Perfect, it can carry all the necessary bits and pieces that I need when I am in a crowded area.

And supposedly my winnings - well I found 5 cents before getting to the races and that is all that came home in my "winning purse"  :-(

Did I mention how warm it was on Saturday, actually still is very warm still.  It was so warm, that most of us got a touch of sun tan!!  I packed the Panadol for headaches and Band-Aids for blistered feet, but never once thought about sunscreen  ☺

The girls wanted to sit on the grassy area near the finish line, so this was my view of the jockeys and their horses

Can you see them?

Maybe here .....

Nope, being a shorty I did not get to see the finish line with every one standing up either  ☺ 

Did get to see the horses in the parade ground though

See ya!

Aussie Maria's Australia

Hi everyone

First off - on the right hand side of my blog you will see a wonderful project link that Mrs Twins has started.  I showed you my squares here.  If your on Flickr, look up Mrs Twins and you can see the blankets she has already put together.  Four of my squares are in the third blanket which has been christened "Alice in Sunshineland", so named for Mrs Twins mother whose favourite colours were purple and green.  One of the participants created the link - Molly is wonderful!  And Karin aan de haak had an idea, which has started a challenge.    The group is very friendly and it is not even a week old, but is snowballing very, very fast.

BTW - SIBOL is an acronymn for "Sunshine International Blankets of Love" cause they are full of sunshiney colour, the squares have come from around the world, and the blankets are made with love for the elderly.

So if anyone is interested in crocheting 6" sqares for the elderly, please click and join in.

Now back to Australia 

I noticed a advertisement in the Adsense on the right hand side of my blog and I thought that is what I should show you.

Now I have shown you this photo before, not a good one, as its just on nightfall and it was very humid and overcast

I went digging in my photo archives.  You know the old-fashioned ones where you can hold it in your hand, on photo paper and .......

Way, way back in Ancient History ...............

alright then not that far back, only 9 years ago actually my photo of the Bridge (otherwise known as Sydney Harbour Bridge).

It was about this time of year that

I had views of this .....

Yep, thats me n hubby way back when.

We are on the western side of the bridge and behind us is the southern part of the city.

Things you might like to know -

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  Very fasionable suits - one size fits most
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  We are all hooked together
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  You need to have a chainy thing around glasses.
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  And on that day we all needed sunglasses!!!!
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  You are given a brief history of Sydney and the Bridge
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  Can't take camera's in case they are dropped.  They do take photos as souvenirs for yourself and your group.
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  You get a certificate at the end to commemorate your achievement
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  Traffic below - cars, buses, trains and boats
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  You start the on the eastern side, cross to the western side in the middle, then back down the western side.
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  IT IS STEEP, fitness is an issue (which I had, but I scrambled up)
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  And the walk is timed, not leisurely.  You do get to stop at certain points for explainations - I used that time too get my breath back.  VERY HARD WORK for me!!!!!
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  You are 134 metres (146 1/2 yards) above Sydney Harbour
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  We had views from the Pacific Ocean to the Blue Mountains.
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  The tour we went on lasted 3 1/2 hours
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  It was a BLAST !!!

If you get to come to Sydney, you really should put it on your "must-do" or Bucket List.

We did the climb with D2 & D3 and their respective boyfriends.  D1 and her now hubby had already done the climb a little earlier in the year.

And as a footnote, we are finally back to slightly cooler weather.  Luckily we did not cop the rain or storms that QLD & VIC have.  Hope your all 'high n dry' there.

Have a great weekend

Bye for now

Goals and Challenges

Good morning to all or few

Now you should know that I crochet/knit for an Australian group - Knit 4 Charities for the last 6 months or so.  I believe that charity starts at home and I like keeping my hands and mind busy.  This gives me a chance to try out new patterns and items that will fit SOMEBODY.

Well, Sue from Mrs Twins has a goal in memory of her grandmother in which she wishes to make blankets for the elderly.  She asked if anyone could help her with this by making 6 inch squares.

So I found some yarn in my stash.  And thinking you just never know what colours may send someone down memory lane, I put some bold colours together.

Here are the ones I sent off to Sue this week.

The ones below were to experiment with different patterns I had found on the net

Now if anyone else would like to help out Sue, please go to her blog and let her know.

Now then as to Kate from The Garden Bell challenge - the granny square jacket!!!!

What a magnificent job she did with hers.  I already had some ideas in place before viewing hers.  But could I fit it in with the other projects I have on the go at the moment - Slippers With Souls (6 down, 2+ more to go), Stash squares for charity blankets, 2 Flower Girl items, D1's throw and then my beautiful Colinette.

Is there enough hours in the day?
Can I find the right colour combination for me?
Is my idea going to work?

Well, you will just have to wait and see.  I am nowhere as quick as Kate in making up items, so it may be a little while before you see any hint of progress or even a start.  But challenges, unfortunately I usually accept them and then complain about lack of time  ;-))))))))))))