Butterfly Award........

May Britt thinks I'm cool what a hoot..............thanks for the award........

And the rules are:
1. Post about the award
2. Link back to the givee.
3. Place the award on my sidebar
4. Choose 10 blogs that I think are cool.

You know I hate choosing people so I would like to nominte my SSCS list...........the list is only there til I get all the pics posted after Christmas so take the advantage now go and visit and enjoy all the wonderful bloggers that are part of my swap............I found some cool new ones for myself so I am sure there is someone you don't know in the list............check it out...............I think maybe it was Trashy that set her self a task of trying to visit and comment on all the SSCS blogs......

If your in my swap and you want to continue the award..........go ahead..........consider yourself tagged..............

Chookyblue..........

me again........

I have so much to do I don't know where to start...........so why not waste time on the net and blogging............

I have not heard if my bag swap partner has received my bag I sent off yet and I have not received mine but I have had some emails from my partner teasing me....very sneeky......maybe in Tuesday's mail.......I feel like I am stalking my mail man............

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I have just sent out an email to all the Santas in the SSCS 2008........you must reply to the email so check you emails...........Val - Ausrose for some reason your email bounced back...........

OMG you girls are so quick.........I have not finished this post and about 30 have already replied........so efficient...........wonderful...........lots of wonderful work started for the swap.........have fun..........

Little Mysteries gave me an award............thanks so much..............as I can't decide and don't want to single people out if you want consider yourself tagged............

Now I must go and wash and garden and CLEAN..............

Take care...............Chookyblue.......

PS it is a glorious day here in my part of OZ......28 degrees

Ric Rac has been thinking........

Ric Rac has been thinking to much and wrote about "the big questions"...............have a read.........I did a post on the same subject awhile ago........you can find it here...........

since I wrote it there are lots of new bloggers and new to me bloggers..............let me know what you think.............

.........take care til next time.....Chookyblue.........

You Make My Day

Hi all
well I have given up on trying to join in with May Britt's WISP completions for January........I have one skirt complete which I gave to a friend....
.......I have managed to start several other projects (totally against the idea of May Britt's challenge) and participate in a few new projects - more about them in a later post............
My time is rapidly getting filled for the next few weeks so who knows what will happen and when........
I have been honoured to receive the You Make My Day award from 4 amazing blogland friends...........Aunties Quaint Quilts, Gudrun, Butterfly and Happy In Quilting.......thank you so much........

There are so many bloggers out there that MAKE MY DAY........put a smile to my face when I rise early in the morning that I cannot single out 10 so if you read my blog consider yourself tagged and continue on with the award..............

PS I have had the Christmas blog cleanup and gone back to the blue that i love and changed my header...........hope you like yesterdays sunset as much as I do.........

PSS I wished blogger would bring out a couple of new templates even if just in colour and layout..........

new tank.......

The tank has been delivered and now dh is plumbing it in and then I just need wind for several days so the windwill can pump away and fill my tank...........

I hate being tagged and have not followed thru with a couple of tags lately sorry girls but I don't really like them but someone tagged me for the following and I have enjoyed reading other and wanted to do this one..........

When did you start to create and make craft?

I still have me stitching samples that I did in grade 3 or 4 with the Nun's that taught me and then I did sewing in highschool..........

Why did you start creating?

I enjoyed making things and the process............mainly clothes at school ....I have fond memories heading down to the local material shop buying material for a pattern............

Why do you create?

I like making things........what you make it it is original and usually no one has made it before or you make a different colours style etc........

What do you create?

now I make bags, quilts, pincushions, cushions, clothes for fairy girl and usually skirts for myself.........what ever takes my fancy really........and I usually have to change the pattern some how..........I do what I - want when I want...........

Has this changed since you began crafting?

when i started mainly in high school I made clothes ....... and followed the rules to the "T "............nothing is ever exactly the same as the pattern now days.............

--------------Take care---------

This post brought to you by Kate and swap update.

Kate from Raggedy Rambles sent me these pics from her back deck and her fish.............we used to have fish like this but we found a little baby turtle - he was very tiny when we found him and would have died if we didn't look after him but his name is "Jack" and he is like part of the family now...........when he was little we had him in with the fish......well that was until he started to eat the fish..........opps..........fish are now all gone but Jack is still with us...........he is now 4 years old.......he is such a character............. anyway back to Kate................the deck used to have ocean views but she said the trees have grown to much......such a shame...............no chance of an ocean view from my place..........

Kate is also in the Secret Santa Christmas Swap.................

Kate also tagged me a couple of weeks ago..........so finally I will play the game(sorry i don't have the logo) I need to list one fact that is relevant to my life for each letter of my name, then tag that many people to continue the game. Here goes Chookyblue (bugger it's long)

Camera love it - hard to live without at present

Hate being tagged

Ok will do it this time

Ooooooooo - how I love sewing

Kind - well I hope I am I will just have to ask my friends/family

Yikes - stuck here

Blue - my favourite colour (if you haven't worked it out yet)

Love my family and friends

U can consider yourself tagged if you want

Eating love it.........

Secret Santa Christmas Swap

Well I am getting lots of emails in and out and OMG a couple of you have emailled and you are finished..............hang onto that parcel for a little longer - we want to time the sending for receiving near christmas............some people have planned christmas themes others like myself have not planned a christmas theme............gosh I can't wait to see what they all make.........that will be christmas for me..........

Tagged yuck........

A. Each player lists 8 facts/habits about themselves.

B. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those facts/habits are listed.

C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog....

1. I hate being tagged for things like this so this may be the one and only ….thanks to Fiona


2. Fiona loves purple and dragon flies…….sorry re-word that..... she is crazy about them....


3. now about me…….I live on a farm (if you haven’t worked that out yet)


4. I am also a twin like Fiona…………worst 5 minutes of my life as I am the youngest……..


5. I love gardening so much so I had my house dam extended in the drought a few years ago so I wouldn’t run out of water for my garden…I am the only person who can put water restrictions on myself besides mother nature when she is being mean……..


6. I love cooking and here is today’s makings with DS…….banana cake, fruit salad (DS) and pumpkin soup…..yummy lunch (comment if you want the recipe)


7. I hate washing up and don’t have hot water in my tap all winter and cool days…….only got a dishwasher late last year………I have had to live like this for the last 13 years……….


8. I love having visitors but don’t get enough………
   
   I am going to tag the following girls and I hope they don't hate me for it but if you don't want to do it don't worry........
   Simonette, Norma, Doe, Jodie, Carole, Gudrun, Janet and finally Fiona (again so she can tell you more things about herself……….)

Bye for now.........talk care.............