lzilulu's stuff......

market stuff......

am off to the local markets tomorrow to try to flog sell some of my stuff......have done a few markets in my life and i still can't stop myself from wanting to make heaps of new things the day before the market...oh! the stress levels :) today i've just been cruising, went out for lunch and only had 2 hours at the sewing machine....... and some of the new ideas have been put to rest....until the eve of the next markets :)

i took some photos of a few of the things that i will have for sale.....

....so if you are in Narrabri tomorrow, stop by and say hello.......you are more than welcome to buy something too...

'til next time, take care and be kind to each other...

sloppystuff lzilulu xox

ps.....we have found a camper trailer and will probably pick it up this weekend....am soooo looking forward to using our "glorified swag".....

washcloth swap.......

i have decided to join in for jellyware's washcloth swap..... am busy trawling through what seems like HUNDREDS of patterns for wash cloths before i decide which one to make for my swapper......hope she likes what i choose to make.........

have only made a couple of washcloths, just diagonal garter stitch ones....for myself...and i must say i love using them.....no more bought ones for me!!

i was reading jellywares blog one day and she had a link to a cloth with baby feet knitted into it....it just so happened that it was the day that i was going to meet my brand new great-nephew for the very first time and i was keen to include something else hand made along with one of my bibs....out came the cotton and needles and i sat myself in a corner and knitted for what seemed such a short time before it was finished.......

......cute isn't it?

....am still trying to get over to the shed :)

take care..... sloppystuff from lzilulu xox

hmmmmm........

'morning chickadees....brrr....a little chilly in my part of the world...what about where you are??

remember, way back in April i was telling you about our brand new chickens?....and remember how the other nanna and i feather sexed them when they were a day old???....and remember how confident we were that we had all the same sex??....... either 4 hens or 4 roosters....remember??.... you don't?...oh well, we did.....BUT...time has proved us a little wrong....don't be too tough...it appears we only stuffed up got one wrong.......pretty good i thought, until the other nanna boasted to me that she was a professional feather sexer of chickens....admittedly it was when she was fifteen, a lonnnnnggg time ago, but i had a lot of blind faith in her skills.....the chickens are "all growed up" now and one morning a few weeks ago mr lzilulu and i heard a distinctive, albeit very immature and croaky, cock-a-doodle-do coming from our chookhouse....gulp....

but, as a nanna, how could i not still love him?....his colours are scrumptious and in fact i am sure you will agree....he is absolutely scrumdillygorgeous.....

.......he certainly needs some voicework though.........

i don't know about you, but i am a sucker for chook bums..... no, not the cooked variety....the ones that are on glorious display when they are pecking.....

...don't you love their ugh boots???

....while i was braving the elements to get these photos, guess where the duchess was?

....yep, snuggled in front of the fire, in her own special chair, wearing her wool lined driza-bone and a look that definitely says "do not disturb"......

i'm off to the shed for another day of cleaning up....why does a general cleanup/de-clutter generate sooooo much mess?

.....until next time, take care and be kind to each other....sloppystuff from lziluu xox

....a little update :)

'morning chickadees.......

i know it has been AGES since my last post but i feel my mojo coming back so watch out :)

june was an absolutely crappy month on a personal level but some life changing decisions have been made.....

i have been nursing for over thirty years and for most of that time i have been absolutely passionate about it....but...over the last few years i have noticed that we are moving further away from the patient and closer to being paper shufflers..... and.... I D.O.N.'T. L.I.K.E. I.T...... a family tragedy in early june really brought it all home to me....and...i have ditched my job....and...you know what??....i feel GREAT!

as you know i built a shed about four years ago for my sewing room...and i share it every thursday with a wonderful bunch of local ladies....and we have the occasional weekend workshop.......so....i have decided to increase the hours i spend in the shed and have it open to the public on more days.....exciting stuff....i won't be retailing fabric as we already have a great local patchwork shop.....but i plan to have workshops, retreats and general information exchanging.....hopefully not restricted to patchwork but encompassing other crafts as well....eg knitting, crochet, cardmaking etc....

this is where you come in....i need some help with some ideas....what would you like to do in a workshop?...how far would you travel?.....to a country town in northwest nsw?...........with good local motel accommodation and lots of tourist attractions?......to stitch in a shed on a rural block just 6ks out of town?.......please let me know....i aim to please :)

'til next time, take care and be kind to each other.....

sloppystuff lzilulu xox

i'm off to search the web for a camper-trailer to buy .....mr lzilulu is keen to go camping :)