15th November 2024 Mailer

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Still at it! by Vicki Avcin

Last week I wrote about the storms that have been lashing the SE of Queensland. Well yesterday was day 5 of afternoon storms with more forecast for today. Yesterday we had a rather spectacular sky with mammatus clouds overhead. Mammatus often form in association with Cumulonimbus clouds, which in turn bring thunderstorms due to their huge mass of unstable air. All these storms bring back memories of my younger years when summer would see hot days (weve been having daily temps of 35 to 38 deg C) with the good old summer storm in the afternoons almost daily. There is a song with the words we watch the lightning crack over cane fields and that is what my childhood was due to living for the majority of the year in Mackay. Mackay has a lot of canefields surrounding it and that is exactly what would happen …..we would watch the lightning cracking over the canefields. But even if we were living back in Brisbane, we would still get those daily storms. Fortunately we have been spared any damage but in some places this week the winds up to 146kph have done damage. That strength wind is equivalent to what one would get in a Cat 2 cyclone. No cyclones just yet as cyclone season starts in a few weeks but the ferocity of these storms in places have ripped up trees and blown roofs off homes further to the west of us. So we brace again for more storms this afternoon and see what it brings. Weve had no hail but streets about half a kilometre away have. Forecasts each day are for strong winds, hail, heavy rain and so far weve been lucky.

This weeks designs are a Christmas wallet and Christmas Gift Tags.

cup588833_543 by Vicki Avcin

cup223450_543 by Vicki Avcin

Mug in a Hug by Janice McFarlane

I cant believe how quickly this year has gone by. For me thats a good thing as I will be glad to see the back of 2024. However, Christmas is just around the corner and that is something to look forward to. So crochet Christmas things are on the menu and I have been crocheting these super festive mug cosies, which I called a mug in a hug. The plan is to fill the mugs with treat like chocolate bars and sachets of drinking chocolate and marshmallows and give them as little gifts. They have been a joy to make because of their simplicity and not like my usual detailed creations.

cup1349327_905 by Janice McFarlane

cup1349499_905 by Janice McFarlane