PUBLIC HOLIDAY

 Morning!

It's a Public Holiday today, so Stew is home with me.

Once we drag ourselves outta bed, we plan on joining Lacy for a walk around the Hamilton Lake.

Depending on the weather of course.  If it's pissing down with rain, you can forget it! 

But according to the forecast, it's only supposed to be cloudy for the next few days.  (fingers crossed)

It will get me out of the sewing room, which is a good thing. 

I am very appreciative of all the lovely comments I've been getting on here and Facebook about my Braid Runners.  It's so nice to know my friends like them that much.

I'm pretty sure Stew expects me to make another one today.  I don't want to!  I really do need a break.

Tomorrow we have the Tamahere Market, and I want to feel rested before that.

So I am going to STAY OUT of the sewing room.

Hopefully I'll be back a bit later on with some nice lake photos.  Or just walk photos, you know, feet, sneakers, Lacy in her shorts, lol.

11.50 am: 

What a lovely morning!  After having a neat lie in, we got up and took ourselves off for a walk around the lake with Lacy.

ABOVE:  Yep, shorts in the middle of winter.  There was a cool South/Westerly wind blowing.

ABOVE:  Marley made me so proud.

She's a true 'bird dog'.  She chased them all.

ABOVE: This was just after Marley jumped in trying to catch those 'uncooked chooks'!  I managed to drag her back onto the dock before she went completely into the water.

ABOVE:  "Come on Marley, time to go."

That was a firm "NO".  😂😅😊

ABOVE:  OMG, more uncooked 'chooks'!  

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ABOVE:  Nestled back in the car.. no 'chooks' harmed.  Dammit said Marley.

We just had Brunch, just left overs from the last couple of days.

Now?  Chill out for a little while, then I am thinking of making a runner for myself!

Like this one:

ABOVE:  I absolutely LOVE this one, it's my favourite.

I want one like it, but longer for our dining table.

So, that's my next project, something for ME.

Remember that Braid Runner I made yesterday, with the coloured Kiwiana Fabrics and Black 'n' White?

Yeah... my friend from Cambridge came over this afternoon to pick up her Black 'n' White Runner, and...

ABOVE:  She did a U Turn, and decided to take yesterday's runner instead.  lol

Now I will have to make another one or two of them, cos it was very popular in me comments, both here and on Facebook.

Mid afternoon I decided to try and work out how to get 3 'centre' pieces on a Braid Runner.

So I can have an extra long runner on my dining table, with pretty centre pieces you can see, cos obviously the very middle one will have my big glass jar on it.  I'm happy to say I worked it out.

And in the process, I now how Emily's Christmas Present made!   I'll show you tomorrow.

Right now, Stew and I are going to pack the car in readiness for tomorrow's market.  

Then have a quiet evening I hope.

9.22 pm:  well as I predicted, we had a very quiet evening.  Off to bed soon as we have a very early start in the morning.  

Catch ya tomorrow.  At Market.