Quilting, Crosses, and a Bunny's Bottom!

It’s been just over a week since I last wrote, though it feels much longer. A lot has happened in that time.

If you were on Zoom with Chooky a couple of weeks ago, you’ll know my quilting machine was not playing nicely and had to go away to the spa. She came back quickly… but still wasn’t happy. So, Peter the fixer man came to the house to see for himself what she was doing on the frame. Off she went again, and she finally returned on Good Friday. I was at work, so Tony was charged with staying home to take delivery.

Work and social commitments meant I couldn’t play with her until yesterday — but oh boy, did I make up for lost time. I spent what felt like the whole day shuffling up and down the length of the frame, quilting, quilting, and quilting some more. At long last, that stage is finished.

It is currently lying in a heap on the floor, awaiting a trim and binding.

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Life and work have been busy in other ways too. While shopping at an online Keto store here in NZ, I came across a hot cross bun mix and simply had to give it a try. The instructions were for hand mixing, but I chucked everything into the bread machine and set the dough cycle, then shaped them by hand and popped them into the oven after adding crosses.

Yes, my crosses are pretty awful, but the spicy rolls were so soft and light. Yum!

I made a quiche at the same time, using a wrap as the 'pastry' case. A very tasty lunch for workdays.

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I was called in to work an extra shift on Good Friday and caught this stunning view from the staff room window when I went up to put my bag and lunch away.

And as the rhyme predicts, that red sky in the morning brought about poor weather. Three days of rain!

It turned out to be a good shift — lots of fun, and a resident’s daughter had made Easter treats for all the staff. There were beautiful cupcakes with mini‑egg nests, pretty flowers with butterflies, and the cutest little Bunnies’ Bottoms. LOL One of my colleagues was delighted by the way my Manx accent sounded when I said Bunnies Bottom! She kept prompting me to say it again. LOL

Sadly, I didn’t get photos of the cupcakes, but I did manage to score myself a Bunnie's Bottom!

Oh, my goodness, it was sweet. The dark chocolate shell was filled with homemade marshmallow and caramel. I haven’t had refined sugar in a long time, and it was a bit of a shock! LOL.

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One last thing before I start my busy Tuesday. I began this jigsaw puzzle back in January:

It has taken a while, but I finally completed it yesterday before I got busy with the quilting machine. The next one is already on the board — one of Tony’s war planes. He was working on that while I quilted. I would share an image, but the lid is full of pieces, and I’d better not spoil his system. LOL.

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So what does Tuesday have in store?

First a walk, then a shower, then off to town for a few errands. I have not one but two heaped boxes of Chilli peppers to deal with, so maybe some cowboy candy and/or Evil Chilli Chutney. I need to make a pie for dinner and hopefully find time to trim the quilt and maybe even make a binding for it.

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Back to work tomorrow.