Baby it's cold outside

The whole eastern coast of Australia is in the clutches of a cold snap, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to divulge the Hot Fudge Sure Fire Method of Keeping Warm.  It's really very simple.  Keep moving.

My local quilt shop is having a sale this month so I practised what I preached and moved rather rapidly down the highway to the store.

That sure got the heart racing, and we even managed to reach home before the violent storm hit our part of the city.

Now that the blood was pumping, I felt the need to cut out and pin the final feather of the first block in my appliqué quilt.

This is a long-term project, but one I am thoroughly enjoying.  And so long as I don't look out the window, the colours fool me into thinking that it is really warm outside.

A couple of recipes

Today we celebrate our fortieth wedding anniversary.  I am pinching myself as I write this, because I KNOW it was only yesterday that we walked down the aisle on that hot February evening.  So here is my first recipe.

Ingredients:
Easy.  Pick a good man.

My second recipe is for some new dresses in the planning stages.

Ingredients:
Enticing new fabrics, of course ...

... and some pretty trimmings.

Method:
Mix all ingredients together, place under a sewing machine, set sewing room temperature to moderate and bake for about a day.  Results available soon.

I know the second recipe won't take forty years, but the first one has been such a joy.  Happy anniversary Mr Fudge!