My decorativ group on the divider to the kitchen is not necessarily easter decorations but rather timeless. I must admit I have nothing "easter"
A couple of cats given to me by a friend who knows my fondness for felines, some stones ( the dark ones lava stones from Namibia, the lighter colored ones from the australian outback) An old mustard jar with leftover orchids from a bunch of flowers and a few sprigs from the garden make up the composit. I almost forgot, the seashell is from down the coast at Potatoe Point!
Hope you all have a happy a safe easter weekend anyway. As the saying goes, better late than never.
A girl at Jazzercise mentioned that my latest pair of thighs look very psychedelic and very seventies. Yes, I agree they are rather colorful and probably stand out. But I like it that way.
I also jazzed up a matching turquoise top which was a bit on the tight side.
I also needed a new hoody. A piece I purchased at the salvos a couple of years ago for the princely sum of $3.00 fitted the bill perfectly. It was badly stained and I first had my doubts about using it. After a run in the washing machine everything was fine!
Additional cost: zipper $5.00, lining for hood appr $3.00, satin trim/ribbon 60 cents
total cost $11.60. The piece of fleece was very small and I had to join a couple of pieces to be able to make the hood, but overall another successful project and one very happy camper!
Just realized that I do not have a picture of the finished hoodie yet, will follow later!
I have a couple of money plants, both back and front for good measure. They are supposed to attract financial security, always worth a try!
In one of the pots I discovered a very unusual "flower" type thingy, must be some sort of fungus.
Does any one have any idea what it is?
I bought some nice and firm material when we were holidaying in Nambia. The plan was to make table mats out of it. The cutting out is done and I need to get some matching material for the lining of the mats next time I am near Spotlight. I had the perfect bit of left over to make another bag, what else! This time I omitted the lining but made something similar to flat felled seams. The bag is washable and will be very handy when we go to the Saturday Foodies Markets in Ramsgate.
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We often eat out on our back deck and when the table is not in use I have this lovely plant with paddle shaped leaves on it. The pot is me-made long time ago. The rocks are from opal mines up near Opalton, between Longreach and Winton.
The latest addition to the living room is from my very handy
hubby. He made a lamp out of a disused trypod.
A few contemplative thoughts at the beginning of the new year. Still nothing much happening on the creative front, mojo gone AWOL. As for my blogging, I am not sure if I should persevere. Sometimes I feel like a real misfit, not a real sewing blog, not enough pottery to call it such, whenever I cook I forget to take a picture etc etc. I also feel apart from a few very loyal friends people seem not terribly interested in what is going on in my neck of the woods. Anyway, enough whingeing, shall see what is happening in this respect.
We have been to the country music festival in Tamworth. Terribly hot place, was definitely to hot to be filming but had to be done anyway.
On several of the back roads we saw cattle droving "on the long paddock". Some people may not know what that means, so here we go: When there is a drought farmers take their herds to graze on council owned strips of land along the road, hence the expression. Breaks your heart to see the animals grazing on nothing but short dry stubble since it is also extremely dry up that
way. Can only wish for something liquid from the skies for the farmers up that way.
Wishing all my readers a very happy Christmas and all the best for the new year.
Since I have a fair few boxes of bits and pieces of upholstery leftover material, I keep making bags, not just for myself but also to sell. I also started making aprons for both adults and kids plus Santa Stockings and little harts as Christmas decorations. Before Christmas I have a few sales either with the potters group or at Jazzercise. Sometimes people are coming to my home as well. Combined with my pottery this gives me some pocket money and at least contributes to the ever rising cost of my hobbies, especially pottery! Unfortunately I missed out on a few sales with our group because I am laid up with my left foot operated on. Bunion and one hammertoe gave me some grief and summer is the best time to have it fixed.
All laid out and ready to go for the next sale!
Since we came back from our holidays I started planting a lot more in my garden. We are going organic and I am sure everybody knows that this is more expensiv than buying mainstream. So it makes sense trying to grow more myself. After four years living here the possums have finally discovered the tasty morsels in my garden. My husband built a cage to protect salads and other delicate seedlings from the little critters. Another issue around here is that there is a lot of sandstone and very little good topsoil. I have to constantly top up with either compost or a couple of bags of garden soil to get things growing and something decent to harvest. I also found that watering in the seedlings with Sea-sol ( made from seaweed, very stinky!) solution works wonders
A variety of lettuces
Leeks
Radishes, capsicum and at the back lemongrass
Beans
Mini strawberries, bearing fruit all year long
Blueberries, never tasted anything as nice! Will have to buy a few more plants though
Broccoli in between the flowers and succulents
A waterfall of nasturtiums, flowers seeds and leaves, all edible
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