Wednesday 11 March 2009

Weekend away



We had a wonderfully relaxing long weekend away at the coast. The weather was perfect. Despite that, a small boat capsized as it was crossing the Bar at Narooma. The sailor seemed to walk away okay - at least he was able to walk to the ambulance. The boat was another matter. Here are some of the locals trying to recover it on the beach.



The next day we went for a walk and had a closer look. Hmm - don't think that will be sailing the seven seas again. A graphic reminder of how powerful the sea can be - even in seemingly benign weather.
This little one just seems to have decided to lie down and age gracefully on the shores of Lake Mummaga.


My mind is very much on the sea at the moment. One of the reasons we went down was to check out our place - this is the current house - perfectly horrible - an owner builder job from the early 1980s where everything was done on the cheap. It is being demolished in a few weeks to make way for our 'retirement' home. We did a walk through to see if there was anything at all worth salvaging - three CFL light globes! That's it.


The outlook from the block of land is wonderful - that is our backyard in the foreground. We will be able to go asleep at night to the sound of the sea. There is something magical about that. We arrived late on Thursday night, after I had flown back from a work meeting in Sydney, tired and frazzled. Yet just walking on the sand and hearing the gentle, endless sussuration of the surf lulled me into a very mellow mood.


I love the textures and colours on this old boat shed, down on the flat at Narooma. It used to have a registration number on the side, but it appears to have fallen off into the mud flats somewhere.

For the past three or four years, the locals have been building a wonderful bike path along the foreshore and headlands from Dalmeny through Kianga to the Narooma boardwalk. Here is a picture of me whizzing down the path from Yabarra point. Our house is in the group in the centre of the photo, nestled among the spotted gums. (Click to enlarge)


On a quilting note, I have been finishing some bindings on quilts to donate to the Victorian bushfire families. I HATE doing bindings, which means I have a cupboard full of quilts that are all quilted, but just need bindings to finish (no, I am not joking!). I gather that they particularly want queen sized quilts for couples. I happen to have one, so that is in the process of being bound. I have a couple of smaller ones ready to go too. And a top that I am enlarging to make it QS. Trouble is, I have dismantled my home quilter as part of trying to get this house packed up and ready to sell, so not sure how I am going to get that top quilted and ready to go, but I will worry about that later. I will post pictures of the quilts as soon as they are done.

3 comments:

Doreen G said...

What a beautiful area you are going to retire to Hilary.
I love the rustic look of the old shed.

Judy Scott said...

oh wow Im speechless, imagine falling to sleep with the sound of the sea ~ just perfect. Rachel and Louise arrived in Melbourne and got jobs straight away they love it though and now dont want to come home. They are talking of going to New Zealand for a while as theyve made friends with another girl backpacker who's from there and then going back to Melbourne!!! If they stay Im going to have to come back over. Hope you have a lovely week Hilary ~ Judy x

Debbi Baker said...

Hilary - your future home is in such a stunning and very peaceful looking spot!! Lucky you. Love everything you have been blogging about - the "fire" piece is gorgeous and your bushfire quilts are lovely.