PERFECT SATURDAY

AFTER A COLD DAY of heavy rain saturday was a bit of everything. we farewelled last night's airbnb guests in sun and blue sky but the day was in turn icy and windy, cloudy and grey, really warm and sunny.  what to wear :-O

after brekky and the papers - sandra did some drawing on the riverbank - we headed into mildura to visit aroundagain, our trusty tip shop.
we stopped at a garage sale that turned out to be classic country stuff, an earthy old farm wife who chatted away, lots of interesting old stuff out of the shed, all on a lovely farm that looked out over the landscape.

yes, there is a vanilla slice superhero!

we all bought a few goodies and continued on through merbein, where the annual Great Australian Vanilla Slice competition was being judged. the whole main street was stalls, many of them selling the vanilla slices that were entered. we bought a selection from six bakeries for dinner tonight, friends are coming over.

don't laugh, this is serious  -  the judging tent, no admittance!

wentworth friend marie and her fabulous product

merbein main street was busy busy

never a shortage of fresh fruit and veg in sunraysia

there was a market too, so we came home in the afternoon loaded up with produce, free range eggs, asparagus, citrus, jars of jam and relishes, all wonderful.  then dinner at the pub - the artback campers were all having dinner ready to head off up past broken hill for a week of making art.

BACK HOME we had a bit of a rest then out to the shed to make some concertina books.  the copper simmered away into the evening, turned off at dark so this morning will be the grand unwrappings :0)   

we've each made
two snake concertina books, and two small
concertinas, pat also
made a very cute
folded boat, can't 
wait to see how they 
all turned out

BACK HOME we had a bit of a rest then out to the shed to make some concertina books.  the copper simmered away into the evening, turned off at dark so this morning will be the grand unwrappings :0)  

OFF TO THE PUB FOR TEA   sandra and patrick met an old friend from melbourne, photographer chris parks

                               love the paper tablecloths,
                               we played word mastermind


PAT'S PICS OF THE EXHIBITION OPENING
these pics really pick up the atmosphere, it was a really buzzy friendly opening on thursday, the gallery was full and the atmosphere lovely.

i like this pic of sonja gazing into the showcase, and blurry scarlett running by

 

i like this too, danielle, who opened the show and daughter scarlett

my sketchbooks from 15 year old days

cousin gordon searle on the left, indispensable sue james, friend in need who lent me the fabulous electric copper for the fabric workshops and came to the rescue with her ute when my work for the exhibition wouldn't fit through my car door. ex-belmont high so would you expect less??