The Laidley Show

One thing I did do last week was go to the Laidley Spring Festival.  I looked at the quilts which were many,

  all hanging in the Lutheran Church which had an old tractor display out the front.

All this area was settled by German people who were fleeing persecution back in the 1800's, so there are lots of Lutheran Churches.  (The first missionaries to come to Q'ld were Lutheran, back before people were allowed to settle here.) There were so many quilts, all on top of each other, but this one caught my eye because the patterns for these embroideries were published in the newspaper back in the 1940's and 1950's.  The maker had found buttons to decorate them, like the ducks on the wall.

This was the first day of the fair and the official party were having morning tea out the front.  I know those tea pots came from the CWA.  Every CWA in Australia have the same ones.

This valley was completely destroyed by floods just a few years ago.  It is so good to see them bounce back.

Then I headed for the gardening show.  Paul West was speaking, and this bloke can talk underwater!  (You might remember him from A River Cottage TV show.)

I loved the gardening pavilion.  I could only buy one plant, because that was all I could carry, but I bought a face for my old tree out the front,

I always knew there was someone living inside this tree, and, I bought a little dragon to scare away the mozzies.

But I think he is too cute to scare anyone!

Then we drove down to Forrest Hill for lunch, which is a very small town in the next valley, but it does have two pubs and some rather nice places to eat at.

This was a trip organised by my patchwork group.  A lovely day with lovely people.

Comments

[Rachel]

What a very sweet little dragon!

[Carolyn Foley]

I hope he’s doesn’t grow!!