Off to Scrub Stitchin' - Day 2 Leeton - Part 2

After the lovely morning wander my mission for the afternoon was to get inside one of the Art Deco buildings...the Roxy Theatre...restored and run by volunteers I was lucky to be in Leeton on a day when it open and showing a picture in the afternoon...there was an opportunity not be be missed......it's beautiful on the outside...

The SunRice Festival was the week before (over Easter) and, as part of that, the windows of the theatre had been used to showcase miniatures of local buildings and history and the display hadn't been taken down yet...

 

Then inside...gorgeous!

The details everywhere...the picture was "Six The Musical Live"...a filmed live West End performance of Six The Musical with the original cast...what a hoot! The perfect setting to show a West End musical...almost but not quite being at a live theatre show.  Not a hard way to spend a couple of hours!

 

Happy Stitching... 

Off to Scrub Stitchin' - Day 2 Leeton - Part 1

I planned more than an overnight stop in Leeton to explore the area a bit...but curtailed again by the diesel situation the planned excursions were put on hold and the stopover became a 2-night with one full day in town, rather than a 3-night with forays around the district. The motel in the perfect location I didn't move the car from from check-in until check-out, walked everywhere.

 

Leeton is an art deco town, there are lovely buildings everywhere...and to add a bonus to a town I already liked a lot...there is a patchwork shop! It was just a bit too late when I arrived in town Friday so I hoped she opened Saturday mornings and, yay she did. Still on a mission for a "something" to add to the Scrub Stitchin' swap present, which was successful this time, I may have accidentally found presents for me! Resistance was futile! Ha ha ha

Then a couple of wanders in town...

A pleasant way to spend a morning and late afternoon.

Happy Stitching... 

Off to Scrub Stitchin' - Day 1 to Leeton

The time had finally arrived...the day to set off and head north to the ultimate destination...Scrub Stitchin' 2026...but that was the final destination.  Day 1's destination was Leeton...with a spot of painted silo/water tower hunting along the way.  The original route I'd been planning, before the orange toddler threw his latest tantrum, had to be modified slightly thanks to the fuel situation we had been put in.  I'd been keeping an eye on where supplies were affected and didn't expect to have issues with being able to keep the tank full, but the cost of diesel had doubled so side trips were a wee bit curtailed to cut down the kilometres as the original plan had a bit of zigzagging.

 

First stop...a whole, mmm let's see, hour and a bit up the road *LOL*...Tatura Water Tower...

Remembrance poppies for local Anzacs and Sir John Monash who designed the tower, the earliest surviving example of its type.  Anzac Day being only a couple of weeks away it was even more poignant to have the poppies come into view as I drove in to town.

 

After a stop in town to do a quick job at the Post Office and grab a sanga at the bakery (recommend!), as by now it was lunchtime, it was on to the next silo...Katatamite.

So many local details...indigenous life and plants, wedge tail eagle, agriculture and transport.

Then it was over the river to Tocumwal and onwards to Narrandera...for a stop at Sew Fab, a lovely patchwork shop, to look for "something" to add to my Scrub Stitchin' swap gift...a fat quarter and some ribbon to use as "wrapping paper" but nothing else jumped out at me for the gift add...and resisted the urge to just shop for me! A few things from Coles, diesel in the tank (it was cheaper in Narrandera than Leeton) and the last 1/2 hour to Leeton and check-in at the motel.

 

Happy Stitching...