Remembrance; Out and about; Crafts in the barn

Lest we forget

Anzac day

 image courtesy of Google images

A Tribute to ANZAC Day

With their hair a little whiter, their step not quite so sure
Still they march on proudly as they did the year before.
Theirs were the hands that saved us, their courage showed the way
Their lives they laid down for us, that we may live today.

From Gallipoli's rugged hillsides, to the sands of Alamein
On rolling seas and in the skies, those memories will remain.
Of airmen and the sailors, of Lone Pine and Suvla Bay
The boys of the Dardenelles are remembered on this day.

They fought their way through jungles, their blood soaked desert sands
They still remember comrades who rest in foreign lands.
They remember the siege of old Tobruk, the mud of the Kokoda Trail
Some paying the supreme sacrifice with courage that did not fail.
To the icy land of Korea, the steamy jungles of Vietnam
And the heroic battle of Kapyong and that epic victory at Long Tan.

Fathers, sons and brothers, together they fought and died
That we may live in peace together, while at home their mothers cried.
When that final bugle calls them to cross that great divide
Those comrades will be waiting when they reach the other side.

Ken Bunker

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Out and about

On Wednesday Joe had to meet someone in Taupo, luckily it was a nice day so I went along too for the ride. We stopped in Tirau for brunch at alley cats cafe.

 

Tourist information centre

 

 Shop selling NZ made wool etc items

 

The shepherd was getting a makeover

 

After filling the car with petrol we were on our way, when we arrived in Taupo it was a bit overcast but not enough to spoil the day. Here are some of the photos I took.

Mt Ruapehu just hidden in the clouds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ah here comes coffee...

 Autumn colours

 Even the litter bins are pretty!

 

 

 

 

Ruapehu peeks out from behind the clouds, it seems strange without the snow on top.

We pass this rocky hill on the way home, it always reminds me of the peak in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the one Richard Dreyfuss makes out of mashed potatoes! 

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In the barn this week

Before I started anything this week I had a tidy up and gave the barn a good sweep, first though the new lights went up, Joe bought them for me last week and he hung them up yesterday. They make such a difference in the barn, it means we can probably get a few more weeks in there before it gets too cold. Now we can close the big barn door and we'll be able to see what we're doing. The cables need tying up but that can be done when he has more time.

Looking in from the barn door

 

Standing at the far end looking back at the barn door

 Standing in the bar, no I didn't pour a drink!! There are still reminders of good times had in the barn and I like that, hopefully if the weather holds out we'll have our 10 years in NZ party in there soon.

What's new?

A lap quilt for Joe to keep his kneesies warm!

I've had pieces cut out from ages ago so I'm using those.

 

Ongoing

The stashbuster quilt is pinned and ready for quilting, I managed a row today.

 

UFO now a FO

Crocheted bag based upon Lucy's at Attic 24

 Four different coloured flowers to decorate

 

and button centres

  

I lined it using a vintage pillow slip

Currently on my hook

 Learning a new stitch from Simply Crochet magazine,  called Shell blanket by Nikki Trench

 Using this yarn

 I've got a bit of it!! I'll just keep going until I run out.

I think that might be enough for today, it turned out to be a big post in the end sorry.

That's me, see you next time ♥