Our exciting news for 2009 is that in early August (God willing) we are having an addition to the family. Rachel and Andrew are expecting a baby boy then. We have all studied the ultrasound pictures and he looks beautiful. It is interesting that his mother says he already really likes roast chicken dinners and I suspect he also favours roast lamb dinners too! Sophie tells us that she and Claudia and other members of the family have babies in their tummies too - but we know that she is only joking.

31 March 2009

We now feel quite settled in this house and we still love it despite finding heaps of things that need attention. So far we have had to add - flyscreens, lights, insulation, a new stove and rangehood, front door lock, new electric circuits, TV and phone connections and shower screens. The pest control people have had to visit us 3 times and we have had to get garden people in to chop down and cart away lots of rubbish, including about 4 railway tracks. We are now beginning to paint - and that is going to take a long time! Never the less we are very thankful to God for a house that we love and a position that is central for us to be able to visit many local congregations quite easily.

I have made a quilt for this house and have added some photos of it. It is made from the pattern of Kaffe Fassett's "Wedding snowball quilt" from his book "Kaffe Fassett's Museum quilts". I have now used this pattern four times and this is the first one that I have made for myself.