Easter Mini ... and other stuff

Another lovely parcel waiting for me on my return was my Easter swap mini from Maria

It took my breath away.... I just love it

 ... and... and.... and...

Maria put all sort of other lovely goodies with it.... isn't that bright teacloth just so happy and fun (it's already hanging in the kitchen to keep me out of the 'back from holiday' blues!) ... and chocolates, and coffee, and thread holder ... and the special little coaster and labels from Cheryll for the swaps

much more than expected and a lovely surprise... thank you so much Maria and thanks to Cheryll for organising... I so love my collection of mini's....

Now... on holiday I didn't go to any quilt shops... in fact I hardly went into any shops at all.... even though Tassie has lovely lovely quilt shops... we just did not have time for it all....

But as always quilts... and food were very important and on my mind.... so a few happy snaps...

Breakfast, smoked (Tasmanian salmon) with scrambled eggs

this cute little scrap pieced quilt in an old miners cottage...

...if they still sold this stuff I would have gone to buy some....

... but instead I limited my diet to delicate things in life....

a quilt challenge done and shown in Bass and Flinders museum ... the challenge was what they may have seen when they first arrived in Tasmania....

... one of my stylish hairdo's I had on the trip....

Tasmania has amazing seafood, scallops were a first for me.. and a favourite... also fresh squid....

(PS .. this was a shared platter!)

This poster at the brewery reminded me of a quilt pattern... I'm sure you can see the dresden plate...

We had testers of beer at the brewery and I loved the apple cider ..... 

At Clarendon house this hand quilted quilt was on one of the beds..... I've forgotten the name for this style so if anyone knows it please let me know...

 I had another hair do at the end of the holiday when we had Nowhere Else to go....

so we went and had some icecream.....

It's not that long for Easter now... and so I have put my lovely little mini up... doesn't it look just great in the stand.... and cheers up my room no end.....

Righto, Gotto Go..... I have to sort out my clothes... a whole bunch of them shrunk in the Tasmanian water!