tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post4637137331773275140..comments2023-10-24T23:33:40.080+11:00Comments on ozcountryquiltingmum: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-75598750979625475392007-10-14T16:52:00.000+10:002007-10-14T16:52:00.000+10:00Oh my gosh, this is an amazing photograph Tracey, ...Oh my gosh, this is an amazing photograph Tracey, I adore it!!!! If you want, I'd love to scrapbook it for you. Wow! A sea of yellow, it's glorious. Write me if you'd like a scrapbook layout of it.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903728734280874993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-24440130633205252462007-10-09T14:30:00.000+10:002007-10-09T14:30:00.000+10:00Your fall quilt swap is lovely! And those photos a...Your fall quilt swap is lovely! And those photos are amazing. I love seeing what others grow. Around here -- just a whole lot of corn and soy. And right now, a whole lot of fields being harvested. As for the cooking -- I won't tell your mil if you don't!atethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563533672161608587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-50013932677013885432007-10-07T19:34:00.000+10:002007-10-07T19:34:00.000+10:00Your 4SQS mini looks wonderful! I'm sure whoever r...Your 4SQS mini looks wonderful! I'm sure whoever receives it will love it! And the pic of the kids in the canola crop are great! ...and hey, I learned a new word *lol*Anne Idahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980121747791507415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-41738494975245911422007-10-05T05:26:00.000+10:002007-10-05T05:26:00.000+10:00Hi Tracey,I so enjoyed reading the details of your...Hi Tracey,<BR/>I so enjoyed reading the details of your meal for the shearers. Sounds like lots of work, and I'm sure those workers have big appetites. <BR/>The canola field is absolutely beautiful. I've never seen it growing before!<BR/>xoSusiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024132046092264711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-5525234463984838932007-10-05T00:09:00.000+10:002007-10-05T00:09:00.000+10:00What a perfect picture of your kids in the beautif...What a perfect picture of your kids in the beautiful field of canola. I see canola oil in the grocery stores but never thought about where it came from - now I know.<BR/><BR/>Just reading about all that cooking has exhausted me - I can't imagine having to do that for days in a row!Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07125491177774966237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-23784400563340089662007-10-04T19:35:00.000+10:002007-10-04T19:35:00.000+10:00What an amazing life you lead. It's really great ...What an amazing life you lead. It's really great to get a glimpse of what goes on in your day.<BR/>Beautiful quilt and beautiful kids.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444423403574283524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-58430711643310074352007-10-04T18:17:00.000+10:002007-10-04T18:17:00.000+10:00You just won't have time to draw breath Tracey. L...You just won't have time to draw breath Tracey. Love the 4 Seasons Quilt and the photo with the kids in the Canola field is pure magic!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352283065863856112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-29756171976348950032007-10-04T16:03:00.000+10:002007-10-04T16:03:00.000+10:00Holy cow, I'd be in a terrible state if I had to c...Holy cow, I'd be in a terrible state if I had to cook for that many. You MiL's teas sound wonderful - smocko is a great term, I've never heard that before. Beautiful pic of the kids in the canola.Tonya Ricuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778059489713831067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-66312451265923399462007-10-04T10:06:00.000+10:002007-10-04T10:06:00.000+10:00hey way to go girl I am flat out to make one husba...hey way to go girl I am flat out to make one husbands lunch when in the wool shed but yes we also have to do a lot more that the MIL used to do............like to fall quilt.......great crop we haven't had one for 5-6 years and this years is gone so good to see you have one as someone in Oz needs to get some crops..........how are the other crops........Chookyblue......https://www.blogger.com/profile/03673183082274488600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-18265111384596296452007-10-04T10:05:00.000+10:002007-10-04T10:05:00.000+10:00Your photo of the kids in the canola, is toooooo c...Your photo of the kids in the canola, is toooooo cute! Stick a yellow hat on each of them and it will be over-the-top cute! <BR/><BR/>Kinda exciting hearing about the shearing - we use to have helpers for baling hay, although only a few, but we fed them well.Elaine Adairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14664504842156046995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-53051452876134661192007-10-04T05:44:00.000+10:002007-10-04T05:44:00.000+10:00Yum roast mutton, I must admit I splurge at Thank...Yum roast mutton, I must admit I splurge at Thanksgiving time and buy an Australian leg of lamb for Thanksgiving lunch. It's so expensive here, plus we're not in a sheep growing part of the country. Love the photo's of your kids in the canola field, and your 4 seasons quilt is beautiful.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757554177443434903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-55129686158139345782007-10-04T05:26:00.000+10:002007-10-04T05:26:00.000+10:00Great picture of your kids. To me it sounds so ro...Great picture of your kids. To me it sounds so romantic to cook for the shearers, it reminds me of all those books I read when I was younger - 'A Town Called Alice', 'Seven Little Australians' or 'The Sundowners'. It does seem a shame that the tradition is dying out.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378836466869691917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-56861655758272281732007-10-04T04:38:00.000+10:002007-10-04T04:38:00.000+10:00Good luck feeding all the shearers. Your fall qui...Good luck feeding all the shearers. Your fall quilt is cute.louleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814376067060612475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-69060558913068052662007-10-04T02:32:00.000+10:002007-10-04T02:32:00.000+10:00"it was going to someone else, who can quilt, so I..."it was going to someone else, who can quilt, so I basted it all beautifully, then stressed about the machine quilting before deciding I am not a hand quilter and can only do my best,"<BR/>I found this quite comical..I had the same feeling about the person getting my quilt as she is so good at machine quilting and I am not! Like you I decided to do what I knew how to do. Whoever gets your quilt will love it as it is beautiful!!<BR/>The pic of your kids in the Canola field is gorgeous!!!~Bren~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14533891842002502385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-58931987010009976752007-10-04T02:22:00.000+10:002007-10-04T02:22:00.000+10:00Can I come shear for you?? The only way our shear...Can I come shear for you?? The only way our shearer (ME!) gets fed is if I think ahead...lol.<BR/><BR/>Your quilt is beautiful, as is the canola with your kidlets.:)Gizmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536962650196564993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-30588631908252549232007-10-04T01:40:00.000+10:002007-10-04T01:40:00.000+10:00Tracey - I epecially love the picture of your kids...Tracey - I epecially love the picture of your kids in the canola. What a really cool picture! That would be great, framed on the wall!Laurie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12230672100645122747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-20250807514495466382007-10-04T01:14:00.000+10:002007-10-04T01:14:00.000+10:00Beautiful canola crop, and after the dry that you ...Beautiful canola crop, and after the dry that you guys have had down there, you deserve a good year or 10!<BR/><BR/>I can't imagine doing that much cooking! How many days do you have the shearers there? <BR/><BR/>And the quilt is stunning.Ruth's Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789737451339663572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-89672051093569527782007-10-03T22:51:00.000+10:002007-10-03T22:51:00.000+10:00Roast leg of lamb is on my Thanksgiving menu for t...Roast leg of lamb is on my Thanksgiving menu for this weekend ..... along with roast potatoes etc etc etc etc. <BR/><BR/>What a gorgeous canola crop - just looking at the photo made me want to sneeze - LOL. Hope none of you suffer from allergies.<BR/><BR/>Take care!Doodlebug Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00069198547550521156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-1152013501900179812007-10-03T22:27:00.000+10:002007-10-03T22:27:00.000+10:00I love the photos-- just beautiful.. mutton??? is ...I love the photos-- just beautiful.. mutton??? is that rabbit?Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359729464800550859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-14703347143492645992007-10-03T21:46:00.000+10:002007-10-03T21:46:00.000+10:00That sounds like harvest here in the old days. Now...That sounds like harvest here in the old days. Now with the big combines they no longer have crews of men working on the harvest. BTW a lot of North Americans have never tasted mutton outside of lamb chops in a restaurant and I bet lots have never even tasted that. You sound more efficient than your MIL. Mine was the same - work,work, work.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083924435653058457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35896003.post-66432791158859142472007-10-03T20:27:00.000+10:002007-10-03T20:27:00.000+10:00Tracey that sounds like A LOT of cooking! Glad to ...Tracey that sounds like A LOT of cooking! Glad to hear you've modernised things around there (and made enough time for crafting!).<BR/><BR/>Your quilt is gorgeous - I am sure it will be loved.<BR/><BR/>And yes, go the cats!Lily Mulhollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804113718224654006noreply@blogger.com