Maybe in Oz

Aerator: Garbage Disposal Alfresco: Patio Aluminium: Aluminum Architraves: Mouldings Basin: Sink Batten holder: Light fixture Bench Top: Counter Top Bin: Trash can Brickie: Brick layer Bushfire: Brushfire Chippy: Carpenter Cladding: Siding Cloak: Coat closet Colourbond: Metal Sheeting Cornice: Crown Moudling Council: County Doona: Duvet Draftee: Drafts person Draw: Drawer Ensuite: Master Bathroom Family: Living Room First Floor: Second Floor Footpath: Sidewalk Ground Floor: First Floor Hob: Step Letter Box: Mail Box Light globe: Light bulb Lounge: Sofa Manchester: linens Meals: Dining Room Pelmet: Valance Plaster: Dry Wall Power Point: Outlet Range: Stove Render: Stucco Robe: Closet Rumpus: Play room Slab: Concrete Pad.  Or a box of beer. Sparkie: Electrician Shaving Cabinet: Medicine Cabinet Splashback: Backsplash (this one really confuses me!) Skip: Dumpster Skirting: floor mouldings Tap: Faucet Tip: Dump Toilet: Bathroom Tradie: Trad...

Sometime late in 2017 I made the decision to try and run a 5k every day in 2018.  Inspired by friends who were running one a month, and others who run much more than that.  Little did I know the challenge that lay ahead. Day 1: (don't worry, we won't rehash all of them...) New Years Day in beautiful Cradle Mountain, Tasmania.  Early morning run in a truly spectacular setting, with a monster hangover.  Great plan!  But it can only get better from here right? New Years Eve.  What could possibly go wrong with running 5k the next morning! Cradle Mountain, Tasmania.  Not a bad spot for a run (minus the hangover) The next big obstacle was the Audax 140km bike ride in the mountains outside of Bright.  An early morning climb up Mt. Buffalo and then decending back to Bright before 2 more climbs up the front and back of Tawonga Gap. After a long day in the saddle there was still a run to do.  Not my fastest, but still ticked the legs over ...

 It seems like I spent the first four months of the year on planes, and the rest of the year driving back and forth to the lot checking out house progress.  But I must have squeezed in plenty of sewing time because I got a lot more done than I realised.  Here's what I worked on in 2018 -  #1 - A friend asked me if I could make a pig-themed quilt for a baby shower   #2 - The request for this one was a whale quilt for a baby shower   #3 - Baby quilt for a coworker who is Indonesian - so I made the butterflies with batiks I got in Bali #4 - Maker's Mat for my mom #5 - Cushion cover for an Alison Glass Mini Quilt Swap #6 - A friend asked me to make a quilt for a sock monkey :) #7 - Maker's Mat for Phil's Mom #8 - Bionic Bag for me.  This one was a tough challenge, had not done a zip in a very long time #9 - Baby quilt for my cousin #10 - Sock Monkey quilt for a friend of a friend (the person whose sock monkey needed ...