Gathering the Moments - August 2014

August was a very busy month working....

but a quiet one in other ways

with some enjoyable weekend moments to remember.
We had some of our coldest winter days
so there were many weekend days
staying at home and keeping warm
and enjoying hot soups and hearty casseroles!

A special photo arrived from my family in France

lighting candles for us in Church.

We enjoyed several meals with friends
to watch the All Black vs The Wallabies
Bledisloe Cup rugby games.
Yea!!! The New Zealand All Blacks have retained the cup
for the 12th year in a row! 
We're so proud of our team!

For a long time now I've been interested in 
patchwork and quilting.
This month I had my first class
with Robyn the owner of Patchwork Passion.
Now I'm hooked on English Paper Piecing! 

I'm joining Cheryl of Thinking about Home for

Gathering the Moments

Thank you Cheryl for hosting

I always look forward to seeing what you

and others have been up to during the month.
I'm sorry I'm arriving late to your party.

Thank you to my dear friends who visit

I'm trying to visit you over the week.

Take care and

be kind to one another

Merci à bientôt

Shane x

My talented Aunt

My 91 year old Aunt Josie

has always sewed beautiful things

for the benefit of the

Save the Children Fund.

"These are a few of my favorite Things"

She belonged to her local branch

which involved a group of like-minded

kind souls who made various

useful items which they sold at

their local Save the Children shop. 

Aunt Josie made many pretty

patchwork bags like these ones

which she still has at her home

hanging on door handles!

There are many wonderful people in

every country across the world

who use their talents and

give their time to help

raise funds for various

aid organisations.

Very few of them get the recognition

they deserve.

Yet little by little their efforts

help people in need all over our

World.

A beautiful bag made up of tiny hexagonal pieces

was made by my cousin Jane (Josie's daughter)

for her mother's 90th birthday.

I'm joining Claudia's

A Favorite Thing

and

Bernideen's
Open House

and

Mary's
Masterpiece Monday

please pop over and see what others

are posting today.

À bientôt

and be kind to one another

hugs

Shane ♥