WOW.....AND FIRST PROJECT OF 2023

Got woken this morning by a really strong earthquake !  5.39 am. Nothing on the news yet with details.

ABOVE:  6.15 am... No reports of damage or casualties. That's the second earthquake in that area in the past couple of weeks.

I'm thrilled to bits with my first project for 2023.

I made it yesterday afternoon, but it had to be 'tweaked' cos I got an important part out of proportion.

It didn't take too much to fix, I just had to chop off it's head and do it again! 

ABOVE:  Meet my LOVIE.  I am going to make two more, one blue and one light green.  And take them to market.

If they don't sell, well I will have three gorgeous gifts for babies in the future.

So that is what I plan on doing this morning.  They won't take too long now that I've drawn the pattern (super easy!), and sussed out the sequence and steps required for stitching them up.

The first one is always a bitch! And it was.  Gosh I made a right muck up of the first  head!  It was a  hideous shape and size.  But sorted now.

ABOVE:  Yeah, this is me.  But I'm not bitching.  YET.

We are supposed to be getting rain for the next few days, which should cool things down nicely.

Oh hell!  Just realised I'd not updated all day.  Sorry about that.

So where was I?

I did some sewing:

ABOVE:  A second Lovie.  I enjoyed making this one.... now that I know what to do.  Yes, maybe the ears could be a bit longer on the next one SPARKLING.

After that Stew and I went to a coffee shop for lunch.  Chartwell Square today.  It was quite busy in the mall.

I wore my beautiful Pink Dress and got lots of glances and smiles.  Then a lady told me I looked so pretty!  That was so nice of her.

On our way home we popped into Steve 'n' Bex's for a quick visit.

ABOVE:  I decided I wanted to do a jig saw, so we drove over to Whitcoulls at the Base.  Found two that appealed.

Gosh they didn't have many on the shelves I must say.  Obviously jig saws are popular for Christmas and the holidays.

I'm certainly going to enjoy doing them while it's wet outside.

8.18 pm:  We  have had a really lovely afternoon.

I worked on my jig saw for a while.  Then we had visitors arrive.

Neat to see Martyn and Deborah, and spend a couple of hours just yakking.

Brylee called in as well, she was over to borrow a suitcase for a little trip to Taupo with Dom.

After everyone left, I cooked dinner.

I made Pastry parcels with Cranberry sauce, Brie Cheese and Ham inside.  Very yum.

Now we are just chillin' out watching TV until bedtime.

Catch ya tomorrow.