INDONESIAN BATIK

INDONESIAN BATIK

14 Years ago Stew and I went and spent 3 weeks with my brother Vern in Singapore.  We also took day trips to other places, one being Batam Island, one of the thousand or so islands forming Indonesia.  I bought a couple of batik panels there.... and ever since then I have been meaning to quilt them.

Last night I pulled out the one I started quilting 2.3 years ago:

ABOVE:   I finished quilting it last night... now all I have to do is put some binding on and some way to hang it and it will be done.

I had not intended to keep this one... but now it's done I don't think I can part with it.   It's a keepsake from our trip to Singapore, where I spent the last significant time with my brother before his death.  He never came home from Indonesia alive.  He was killed in a tragic accident there.

I've been thinking of him a lot over the holidays, I think Christmas makes us think of our lost family members more than any other time.   I have lost both my brothers and my Dad.... all in tragic accidents. 

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Today:   well we are expecting Chris D, Steve, Mike and Joyce from Palmerston North to arrive around dinnertime.... and Lacy from Kerikeri sometime too. 

So, that being said... we better go buy some groceries!  EEEEE gads we have bugger all food in the house....

ONE MORE DAY UNTIL STEW TURNS 50!!!

ONWARD...

OMG just got home from grocery shopping... the heat it unbearable out there!  I am wilting.  And now we have to put all the food away.  *sigh*

The house is now full.... Palmerston North fulla's arrived, Lacy arrived, still waiting for Amanda and Andrew.

 ABOVE:  Chris D's 3 month old puppy Harley is adorable.... Teddy thinks he is ikkkky, Coco loves him... and Harley?  Well all he wants to do is hump Coco 24/7!   He has hardly stopped since he got here!

ABOVE:  opening presents.  The boys got their quilts and loved them.  No photo of Mike's girlfriend Joyce, she was too fast for me.  Little tart.  lol

End of Day:  total madness here as you can imagine.  Same expected tomorrow!   Off now to enjoy our visitors.  nite nite.