Last week here in my part of Aussie land we experienced some of the hottest days on record. I thought I was going to melt! I have a small portable air-con but it is only good for my lounge room. And did it work overtime! We had 4 days in a row of over 41C (103F) reaching 44C on Thursday (110F) with no respite at night - although it did get done to 28C (81F) one night. But I survived and am now enjoying some sunning days with a sea breeze. We usually get the odd day over 40C in summer here but this year the four days in a row was an exception.
On the plus side, because it was so hot in the back of my house where my sewing machine is, of course nothing got done, but I was able to do a lot of hand sewing by the air-con in the lounge.
This first pic is a little applique on three blocks from the 'Votes for Women' quilt.
On the plus side, because it was so hot in the back of my house where my sewing machine is, of course nothing got done, but I was able to do a lot of hand sewing by the air-con in the lounge.
This first pic is a little applique on three blocks from the 'Votes for Women' quilt.
The next one I finished the applique for the centre block of another quilt and also managed to finish the hexagons for the surround. It is pinned on at present - just needs to be appliqued to the centre; then I have another round of applique and finish with a border of hexagons.
I was quite pleased to get so much done. Of course I was also watching the Australian Open Tennis championships and so wishing I wasn't playing in that heat (or even sitting in the stadium).
To top the week off, Cathy Miller (the Singing Quilter from Canada) and her husband John Bunge have been out here in Australia on a working holiday. I met both Cathy and John a couple of years ago when they were in Townsville for the Scquilters Retreat and we have exchanged the odd email and read each other's blogs. Plus we both looooove hexagons.....
When I heard they were heading for Melbourne, driving from Adelaide, I hinted that they might like to stop off in Anglesea. Well they did. They also know Margaret who lives here in Anglesea too, we decided (because of the heat) that the Golf Club would be a good place for lunch. Unfortunately for Cathy and John the kangaroos were deep in the cool of the surrounding bush.
It was lovely to catch up on all their news and yes, we had a little show and tell..... Here we are - Cathy in the middle and Margaret on the right.
On a different note - with this heat we have also had some serious bush fires here in Victoria - especially in the Grampian ranges where a few houses have been lost. In total across the State of Victoria there were something like over 150 fires burning at one stage. That's a lot for our little State. Unfortunately we do have the title of the most fire-prone State in Australia. Here in Anglesea we are always on high alert at this time of year as we are situated right near an extremely large natural forest and the area is tinder dry at present.
Sending my prayers to the areas that are/have been affected and hope this break in the heat will help extinguish the fires.
I was quite pleased to get so much done. Of course I was also watching the Australian Open Tennis championships and so wishing I wasn't playing in that heat (or even sitting in the stadium).
When I heard they were heading for Melbourne, driving from Adelaide, I hinted that they might like to stop off in Anglesea. Well they did. They also know Margaret who lives here in Anglesea too, we decided (because of the heat) that the Golf Club would be a good place for lunch. Unfortunately for Cathy and John the kangaroos were deep in the cool of the surrounding bush.
It was lovely to catch up on all their news and yes, we had a little show and tell..... Here we are - Cathy in the middle and Margaret on the right.
On a different note - with this heat we have also had some serious bush fires here in Victoria - especially in the Grampian ranges where a few houses have been lost. In total across the State of Victoria there were something like over 150 fires burning at one stage. That's a lot for our little State. Unfortunately we do have the title of the most fire-prone State in Australia. Here in Anglesea we are always on high alert at this time of year as we are situated right near an extremely large natural forest and the area is tinder dry at present.
Sending my prayers to the areas that are/have been affected and hope this break in the heat will help extinguish the fires.
