Australian Parrots

This beautiful photo of native Australian parrots was taken recently at Lamington National Park which is located west of the Gold Coast, Queensland. The red and blue parrots are Crimson Rosella's and the red and green are King Parrots. They are feeding on sunflower seeds. I couldn't resist adding this photo to my blog as it is just so beautiful .. enjoy !!

Craft Retreat & Luggage Tag Challenge

Sugar Shack Crafters - 2010 Gympie Retreat

2nd prize in Luggage Tag Challenge

Dear Jane .. I have been very slack of late & have neglected you terribly however I'm sure you'll forgive me when you read what I've been up to. My sister had emergency surgery for her appendix so I rushed to Brisbane to make her cups of tea etc & give her lots of moral support whilst she recovered. As I was on the organising committee for our craft retreat which was held at Gympie last weekend I was extremely busy getting ready for same after "losing" a week in Brisbane however the weekend went off well & the group of 20 ladies from Sugar Shack Crafters in Maryborough had a wonderful laughter filled, fun weekend. We had a Luggage Tag challenge which was judged at the retreat & .. guess what .. I won 2nd prize with my red shoe tag & was thrilled with my prize of a lovely wooden storage box. With a new grandchild due in December I concentrated on finishing a bunny rug .. however with all retreats my expectations before I went were that I would get two done .. I'll just have to burn the midnight oil !! On arriving home from retreat we have taken the caravan out of the shed & getting ready to head off for a few days with friends. I promise I will get back to my DJ blocks soon.