Living the Good Life at Casa Taccola

I've just spent a fabulous weekend at the Taccola homestead, near Woodend, enjoying the warm hospitality of Taccolina, Mr Tacc and Toby the dog, and the fine company of sewing friends Karen and Reenie-Su.

I didn't take enough photos since I was too busy:

a) looking out the bathroom window at Hanging Rock (pictured right)

b) eating delicious cheese, chocolate, dips, soups and lovely stew

c) walking down the neighbours' landing strip

d) sewing in front of the open fire, and of course

e) chatting chatting chatting!

Along with the manifold pleasures of the homestead, we also enjoyed some special events. On Saturday Mr Tacc gave us a slideshow of quilts from Woodstock in Ontario, Canada, including a lovely Red Cross log cabin quilt which was discovered in a shed keeping a tractor warm! Then on Sunday we visited Castlemaine. At the Farmers' Market I bought some pumpkins and some dubious milk, pictured left (actually worm 'tea' for the vegie patch!).

We also visited the quilting shop Threadbear, then went a bit mad at the 'button shop', Habadash! See the 'lolly shop window' to the right and the girl with the button coronet, above.

And did any sewing get done? Oh yes! Here's a happy Bug with his new dinosaur pyjama case- I'll give a closer look in another post.


Thank you Taccola family, for sharing the good life you've found!