Klosjes, Buddy & Winton

Klosjes reporting two days late! 

We headed off to Winton on Saturday to watch Nic drifting and I took a sewng bag full of prepped Klosjes and hexagons.  It was a beautiful sunny day and thought it would be perfect sitting in the sun sewing.  Guess what!  I didn't even open the sewing bag.  I do this ALL the time, I think I will get heaps done but NO, it never happens.  So yesterday, I sat in my chair for most of the afternoon stitching Klosjes so that I could show something for the week.  I have made 6, bringing my total to 67.

Speaking of Winton, we took Buddy along for the day.  Here he is sitting trackside.  When we first arrived I thought I had made a huge mistake bringing him.  He was terrified of all the noise and his tail was down and he wanted to go straight back to the car.  After a little while he settled down, but I wont be putting him through that again.  At least I got lots of cuddles with him as all he wanted was Moi, his mum.

We sat in the perfect spot, near the end of the straight as the cars start heading into a sharp corner.  We saw three smashes, all of them in front of us and the picture above was the worst.  Thankfully no drivers were injured but the damage to their cars was heartbreaking.  They put so much time and money into getting the cars right for drifting.  Nic didn't have a very good day - he had tyre issues, but it's all a learning curve for him and he will know better next time.  They had 85 cars entered and most of them travel up from Melbourne as I believe Winton is the only track in Victoria that will let them Drift.   It is certainly very exciting to watch.

And here is my little boy all tuckered out after his big trip to the races!

Sue-Anne xxx

Klosjes, Hexagons and Drifting

Here are my Klosjes for the week - 6 again. This makes a total of 45! I have been focusing on my hexagons this week for Swan Lake so I really haven't got anything new on the patchwork front to show you. I have however, had a huge day today, in my role as a mother of a 23 year old boy who seems to be addicted to the rush of adrenalin. Nic has been working on his Black Beast since Christmas, getting it ready for his big day today. You see, he has discovered drifting. Drifting is racing around a track, fishtailing and going sideways around the corners (I'm sure that's not the official description but this is how it appears to me). When I arrived at the race track, all I could hear were the screeching of tyres, see huge plumes of dark smoke with the smell of burning rubber. This photo shows some of Pit Lane. I was amazed at how many cars had turned out for the day. This is certainly a popular sport with the younger population. Here I am with Nic and his car after his first session around the track. The bonnet was up so the engine could cool down a bit. He was very pleased with himself and I was very pleased he and his car were still in one piece. I must say, in the beginning I was very sceptical and thought it was just for "Hoons" but now I am very impressed with it all. It is very exciting to watch and even though they appear to be out of control, they really are in control of their cars. I think it is a great way for them to push the limits but within a safe and supervised environment.

I have just spent about two hours drafting this post because I wanted to put a video on of Nic driving today. Needless to say, I have had a lot of trouble and I still don't know if it will work once I publish this post. Anyway, here goes... Sue-Anne xxx