Meeting up with......

 Janice and Michael 

Janice and I have had a couple of "false starts" at trying to meet up in person over the past few years but there has always been something that has cropped up that has precluded this from happening.   But it finally  happened on Monday.    Janice and Michael caught the very early train down to Sydney and we met up outside the Queen Victoria building.   After their early start and  3 hour journey it was time to "refuel" .

Janice and Michael decided to go with the french toast topped with mascapone and fruits of the forest

I opted for the banana and walnut bread - it was the most delicious I had ever eaten

We all washed it down with a coffee.  The object of the day was to meet up and of course do a walking tour of Sydney checking out the various Christmas decorations and arcades.  A photo of the three of us taken in front of the Christmas tree in the Queen Victoria building.  

We slowly made our way down through the City via arcades and shopping malls ending up at Circular Quay where Janice and Michael were meeting up with two other bloggers for lunch.  This was where  I caught the ferry back to Manly  as I was unable to stay any longer as hubs is in hospital and there was talk of him coming home that afternoon.....which did not eventuate. 

This pavement art caught my eye as I was walking from the ferry to the bus stop at Manly wharf

It was lovely to finally meet up with Janice and Michael and we hope to make arrangements in the future to meet up again.

Back in the sewing room some of the scraps that were leftovers from this year's RSC were gathered together and a start was made on cutting them up into 2 1/2" x 6 1/2" strips in preparation for next year's RSC.   There are a couple of ideas on how to put them together.

Time to head off and make a start on the day.  Back soon and in the meantime

Happy sewing all