A Busy Weekend.

After making a few more Scrappy Batik blocks and blogging on Saturday, I decided it was time for a change of direction.  So I went into the kitchen and created. 

I made a lovely chocolaty slice, that will forever be known as Lifeboat cake to my family, as the recipe came from my Mums lifeboat recipe book.

I can't really say I baked, as all I did was smash biscuits and melt a bunch of stuff.

But YUMM!!

Later I sat down to cross stitch this wee Tikki man.

I got him all finished up well before bed time.

So Sunday mornings job was to find his friend the kiwi, whom I stitched way back in the new year.

And then both of then were give a tidy up before I made backs for them.

 Staying with the kiwi theme of course.

 I'm sure you all recognise Kiwi fruit.

But how many of you know the Pohutukawa, or New Zealand Christmas tree?

So called because of the beautiful red flowers that appear in huge numbers over the Christmas period.

 And here is the evidence, that I did all of the work myself.

Using a hot glue gun!!

I do still have one more tiny Kiwiana cross stitch to complete and will get to it soon.

As you know, I have two new grand babies due later this year. So another guardian is needed.

I opted to stitch another of the Lavender and Lace/ Told in a Garden freebies.

I'm missing one or two colours and struggling to find an open to mail order store who stocks DMC threads. (Any NZ or Aus suggestions gratefully accepted) But I can make a start and hope that the restrictions ease soon.

I keep promising to show pictures of my new yarn project.

I know for sure that one of my new grand babies will be a girl, and Mummy assures me that the other is a boy, though she has not yet had that confirmed!

I've opted to go blue anyway.

 And have started to make a bunch of these cute wee granny squares. Just three rounds each.

I'll join them all together with a neutral colour to produce my own take on the Battenburg blanket.

 If it turns out that I'm getting two girls.....

I'll just add more colours and make it unisex! LOL

Oh! And I finally put my grey sweater together.

I wish I had made it a little longer. It is very cosy though.

I recently was challenged on Facebook to show an image of my younger self.

I thought it might be fun to share it here too. This was taken circa 1973-74

 I remember wearing that green top.

It was not my favorite, I think I didn't like the way the sleeves gripped my arms. I still don't like tight sleeves. LOL

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Time to go for a walk, in the sunshine.

Take care all.

Stay home and be well.