When words are not enough

On Saturday, 10th of Feb my beautiful brother Michael was hit from behind while riding his bicycle just a few kilometres outside Junee.
We've heard that the driver had been drinking the night before and did not even see Michael until he hit the windscreen of the car which was travelling at least 100km per hour. I don't know if we know the full or true story about the driver, but Michael has been seriously injured. We hope and pray for a good outcome for Michael.
I can't say in words how much this has affected us but would rather post some photos of a happier day.

The photos were taken at Mum and Dad's 40th wedding anniversary. In the photos are Michael Commins, Gay Commins, irreplacable mother, and Pip Schiffmann, my much loved sister.

Why it is over a month between bloggs......

I mentioned that finding time to sew can be a difficulty.... I'll start with the good news. Yes I got some sewing done in the holidays. Not a lot, but some!
So here is the first block of the 2007 Mystery Seasons Quilt. It is Summer. The colours are not reproduced faithfully, but you get the drift of it!

This year I have blanket stitched the sample to make it a bit easier for me. I am not sure that I save time in the actual stitching, but having it all assembled ready to stitch is more convenient than all the bits I am accustomed to carrying for needle turn.

However, That is not much to show for a month and half of silence on the blogging front!
What really kept me busy was packing up and moving a craft store. Boy oh boy. That is a job I don't want to do again as long as I live! However, it is all done to a basic level. Still room for some reorganising and improvement, but we all felt well satisfied when we got the new Belconnen store open.

So here we are.... New bright yellow front and yellow and orange interior. Corporate colours....bright and cheerful. A bit of a challenge to find quilts that will cooperate with an orange backdrop but we found some! It was also a bit of a challenge actually squeezing all the old stock, fittings and odds and ends into the new shop. Now to get all the staff and customers used to all the changes....