Blink and you'd think you were in Chiba not Chatswood!

A walk through Daiso at Chatswood not Chiba!
Amazing what you see when you park the car in a street and not the Westfield parking megalopolis!

DAISO!

a Japanese $2.80 shop 


We mingled with a cast from all nations and detected a few delighted Japanese conversations: a trove of nostalgia in the heart of northern Sydney. 

 

WOW! 

 
David's eyes glazed over when he saw the cooking utensils!

 

 
Hello Kitty! type crockery!

 

Undergarments and bed socks???
 

 I was going to buy a paper cutter but the checkout queue was too long so I put it down and left. 
What restraint!

Apologies for the photo quality but I only had the mobile. 

International Quilt Study Centre

 

If you are interested in quilt history and appreciate a regular eyefest of quilt photos, 

don't blink!

Treat yourself to an early coffee/ tea break and get to know this site with its vast 

collection of quilts

You can subscribe to the monthly newsletters featuring a quilt from the archives, 

browse the collection and participate in user friendly activities. 

http://www.quiltstudy.org/collections/quilt_of_the_month/

You may be inspired to make your own or give it a modern twist as many of our

Aussie quilt designers are doing.

Stenocarpus Sinuatus Fire Wheel Tree

       

Margaret Preston

Wheelflower 

[Stenocarpus wheelflower Australian]

1929

This woodblock has been one of my favourite Australian art works for a very long time. Up until two weeks ago, I had only ever seen the real flowers once when they were cut. However, two weeks ago I found a tree during one of my walks close to home. 

 

I went back today to 'harvest' some of the seeds, which I hope I can germinate and grow. 

I collected some of the dead flowers with, hopefully, an abundance of seeds to sow. 

http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=28961

The tree hides its blooms well. I have driven past e tree many times but only saw the flowers while walking. Yet again, 'Blink n you miss it'!

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Stenocarpus~sinuatus