Lighthouses and Buttons

As an Ambassador for the Leukaemia Foundation , I have been musing over the way in which light is essential for our being. I love Lighthouses and one way of lighting the way is by these massive structures. These photos were taken a few years ago in Augusta Western Australia, above is the confluence of the Indian and Southern Oceans, I was awe struck at the surge and force of the water.

Historic Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse is situated at the most south westerly tip of Australia, standing at the point where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet.

A famous maritime land mark and important meteorological site from which data is collected, the tower stands 39 metres high from ground level and 56 metres above sea level. Its piercing beam, which has an intensity of one million candles, shines over the surrounding rugged sea and landscape for 26 nautical miles or 48 kilometres.

With a stunning blue backdrop of the ocean meeting the sky the lighthouse appears to glow in white splendour during summer, whilst during winter the awesome force of the fierce Southern Ocean and powerful Indian Ocean crashing against the Cape makes a visit to the Cape a unique, awesome and contrasting experience year round.

Did I hear you say you wanted a button ??? Well if you are in the vicinity of Geelong have a look at Sue's buttons at the Briar Patch in the Wintergarden. I don't mean to sound as if I am advertising, but this little shop tucked away at the side of the restaurant gives me an immense pleasure as I fossick around in side.

And just to finish off a cheeky bird, at Margaret River in W.A.



Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.(Psalm 97:11,12

MARGARET

Friday, glad that day is over.

Last week started well nothing out of the ordinary, I have been busy sewing aprons for the book sale table, to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation. Then on Tuesday my Paper Bag Swap arrived from Yvonne. Isn't it lovely, I am so pleased that I entered this swap, Thanks Maree.

Jumping around the week a bit. On Saturday , today we went to ddtw2 and I took a photo of the cylindrical record player. I didn't want it so I got DH to build a cabinet to take some of the records, in drawers and was large enough to place the player on top when not in use, not that it gets used. It is about 80 or 90 years old, it belonged to DH grandmother , many of the records are sung by German vocalists.

My lovely talented friend Dorothy made this picture for me. I bought the heads at the Stitches show in Melbourne earlier in the year. Dorothy made the bodies and I put the backing on to the board . I love them. Dorothy has some that she made years ago in her kitchen. When DD tw2 was overseas I asked her to get me some thimbles from the places where I have been , but at the time was not collecting thimbles. She bought the New York 1 London 3 and the other two were a lovely surprise from Margun in Norway. One is her home town of Bergen and the other from the Norway Quilters Guild. I am so blessed .

Friday afternoon I met with the marketing person from the L.F. for her to tell me what was required of me from now on, and on to the actual night of Light the night on Wednesday 9th September at Steampacket Gardens Geelong. I have a sponsor site so I had to write a profile . The profile wont appear on to the site for a day or two.

So until we meet again Have Hope, Hugs Margaret

Aprons "N' Bags, Hellebores and Jonquils, and very old teapot.

This week I have been making bags and aprons.

I have been asked to be an Ambassador for the Light The Night Blue Ambassador
What does a LTN Ambassador do?
Light the Night is a Leukaemia Foundation event that will take place in Geelong on Wednesday 9th September 5:30 – 8:30pm. Light the Night is a night for Australians to pay tribute and bring hope to patients and families living with blood disorders. Walkers carry illuminated balloons. Supporters carry the Foundation’s blue balloons, patients carry white and those remembering a loved one carry a gold balloon in their memory.

So why am I making bags and aprons ? So that I can raise money for research in to Lymphomas. That's the long and the short of it.

Below is not for sale this is for my Horsey Friend it is her 30th birthday soon, who works very hard as the Regional Community Fundraiser Barwon South Western Region.

A survivor of Leukaemia is having a Book Sale at the Uniting Church in Belmont on Saturday the 8th August and I hope to sell the 11 bags and 11 aprons I have made.

DD has had the flu all week .

I thought of making Library bags, or they can be used as an Xray bag or just as a bag.


Now to the garden the Hellebore's are looking at their best , they love the cold weather. They do not make for a good indoor flower as they droop in the warmth of the inside. I fill the vase with ice blocks and iced water , then place them in the hall. They then have a bit of a life. This photo was taken in the sunroom.

The Jonquils stay out in the garden as their perfume is way to heady to have inside.

Inside again for a cup of tea. Anyone for tea? I am a coffee drinker myself. This Pewter Teapot was given To Miss Sutherland on her taking up another position from the Brora School in the North of Scotland in 1873. Miss Sutt as she was called came to Australia in that year, to be with her sister in the town of Broadford on the Hume Highway. The teapot was extensively used, you may be able to see where it has been soldered at the bottom of the spout, and the bone lid handle is very warn. I resurrected it many yeas ago and now it has a place befitting its age in my lounge.

Bambi likes to have a show also.

That's all untill the next time we meet Margaret

The winners, Grandma's treasures,Painters & Paintings

I begin this post with announcing the winners of my Blogoversary. At the C.O.B. three lovely ladies had dropped by and left a comment about Saturday afternoons. so I decided to award them all with gifts. Thank You Dzintra, Elaine and Lyn, your gifts will be in the mail this week.
Now an anniversary means that a passage of time has passed so I am looking into the nostalgic this post.
The items below are what I gaze upon while I am stitching. My Aunt gave us the Silver coffee pot for our 25th Wedding Anniversary, The cruet set, I bought or really swapped at an Antique shop in Richmond many years ago. DH was given a cylindrical record player ( photos next time ) and hundreds of cylindrical records, so me being me, picked out a basketful and took myself and children off to Richmond to do a swap --- When DH got home the girls , can't remember which one told DH that "I got my curette!!!! what I had been looking for". The glass pickle jar was always on the table for Sunday night tea at my GMs, filled with home made pickle onions. Remember when Sunday was a roast and Sunday nigh salads with trfle and loveluy yummy cakes. The two Sherry decanters the large serving plates and are also GMs, well over 100 years old as she was married in 1903. The sugar crystal bowl is ours a wedding present 49 years ago.

On the wall above the side board I have a page from a book which I picked up at a Bazaar in Newport, I loved it from the minute I laid eyes on it, the painter is Adolphe Weisz, 1838 - 1900? Artist painter he is an Hungarian by birth born in Buda, but studied art in Paris under Jalabert. He carried away a medal at the Salon of 1875 . I have googled and not found a lot of information about him or his paintings. There is another of his paintings of the same lady at the same spot, looking out to the sea. In the painting below I think how much the little girl and I had in common long hair wound around the head, shoeless and the comfort of the calf. The inside of me as a child would have loved to have dressed like the other child.

I have started on this lovely, lovely stitchery that I won from Willow Valley I am enjoying working with the pattern.

This morning after church we had coffee at Wintergarden in McKillop Street Geelong. Tables were filling with people having breakfast, the aroma from the bacon and eggs was very inviting. We settled for a coffee and scones that are the best ever scones, served with real strawberry jam and cream. Briar Patch Gift shop has a lot of good things, but best of all you can get Old Buttons, laces , sheets, and Damask, so as well as a good coffee & scones we browsed. Now Jill Shalless has her work on display and that is always worthwhile to take time to ponder on or purchase.

Hugs Margaret