With love from Houston, Texas

Howdy everyone from Houston Texas! 

I left Singapore on Monday night to fly to Holland and was met there by my friend Hennie and my mother in law Gysje.  After a quick freshening up, we went into Barneveld to do some shopping and later that afternoon we did some geocaching around the area.  This is a great way to see some of the local sights that you normally wouldnt come across.  The weather was nice and "crisp".

The next morning it was back to the airport to fly out to Houston for the Quilt Festival.  It was raining when we arrived in Houston and it was a "balmy"15 degrees celcius.  Brrr.  After checking in at the hotel it was time for Hennie and I to check out the Festival.  It wasnt long before the jet lag set in and it was time to go home and sleep.

Today we went on the Lone star tour which visited a couple of local quiltshops and a ranch (a mere 22000 acres!)

This evening we will go back to the festival to check out the winning quilts and some more of the vendors.I will post photos soon.

We've been on a treasure hunt!

Hi everyone

I realise it has been a while since my last post...that doesn't mean that I haven't been doing anything.  Last week my good friend Hennie took my mum in law,Gijsje and I geocaching.  This is where you have a gps and follow the co-ordinates until you find the treasure - usually hidden under a rock or in a tree or attached to a post.  The treasure is usually a small box containing small collectables which are taken out and replaced with another.  This is something that can be done all around the world....Singapore, Holland, Australia, NZ etc etc.  It is a great way to see a part of the country that you dont normally get to.  You can check it out at Geocaching

We were in Fort Canning which is a beautiful park in central Singapore.  We found 4 caches in the morning in and around the park.  Im sure the gardener was laughing at us tromping around in the bushes getting bitten by mosquitos.  It is such a rewarding feeling finding the "treasure".  I was amazed at how many people from all around the world do this.  It would be a great thing to do with kids as well.

We were lucky the weather was not too hot and it stayed dry.  By lunch time we had found all four caches and we stopped at a restaurant for a well earned beer!

My husband and I have also been hunting for a new house as our lease runs out in April. We like where we live now but wanted a bit more room than what we have now.  It has been a real eyeopener!  Hopefully we will find something soon.  Will keep you posted!

I have finally started work on my horse quilt!  I have traced all the pattern pieces onto fusible web and my lovely friend Hennie traced the master pattern for me.  Wow there are soo many small pieces!

Last week I also finished off a friends quilt and read two books. (not much else gets done when I find a good book!)

Life has been pretty hectic these last couple of weeks.......

Oh well at least I can't complain about being bored!

Happy quilting!