Merry Christmas!

Well it's all done and dusted for another  year!

 dessert plate at our work Christmas party!

OMG these were THE best!

 one of our customers bought these in for us...delish!

 my little hexie collection is still growing

 Christmas Eve at work...

no one needed lunch!

 the start of Christmas day celebrations with the fambam...

great company,

great food, 

(more food than we could all eat!)

loads of fun and laughter...

just like it should be!

 a very late duck family on the lake

some lovely lillies in the garden, 

just bought some pink ones for next year!

Hope than everyone enjoyed their day no matter how you spend it...

next stop 

2020!

where did the weekend go?

 pretty lillies are popping up in the garden

 stars and other special items on the fireplace

 beside the front door

 opposite the front door

 next to the tv cabinet

 above the sliding doors on each side

 tin collection in the lounge

ta da! purple and silver!

catch up time again....

 morning walks are always lovely

 this one has had a major growth spurt!

 the weather has been all over the place,,,lovely sunny days, hot and dusty and smoky...rain on the way (very dirty rain I might add!)

 the tiny hexies are multiplying nicely

 California Poppies are stunning this year

 first bloom on my new Christmas cactus

 potted up my birthday presents to me!

 birthday present from YD

 birthday morning tea at work...yummo!

friendly visitor down the back...he was huge but a bit skinny....beautiful colours

Julz

mojo is back !!!!

 mini pink one....

 lesson 4 European arrangement

think I did alright with this one

used the leftover flowers for this

and in blue!

Lest We Forget

I must be mad

 starting another hexie journey...

these are 1/2" and finish at around 2" ...

I want to use up a lot of my tiny scraps....

here goes...wish me luck!

another weekend bites the dust...err mud (sort of)

 one of 3 duck families on the dam this year...

these I think were the first ones hatched

 delicious cake bought into work by one of our customers...

don't know exactly what it was but yummo...

cherries, chocolate and we think maybe banana...

any way it didn't last long

 the bees are loving my Powong Tree (also called Sapphire Dragon Tree)

 these little ones were tiny...

maybe a day old

and now onto my garden...

unfortunately just as the roses were coming out nicely we got lots of rain,

not complaining we still need it...

so enjoy the show

just joey

a bruised double delight

Julia's rose

can't remember this one

camp david

 one of the succulents in my newest garden bed are about to flower...so pretty

tequila sunrise

 now this one I started about 20 years old when I first started quilting, 

well this week I actually finished it!!!!

I had got to a point where I didn't like the green, but couldn't be bothered unpicking it...

I finally decided just quilt the damn thing...well now I like it again...and just in time for Christmas!

and to finish, a beautiful sunset ...

we have had some beauties too

Julz

well the week that was....

 new families on the lake....only seen 2 families this year

 I know I showed this last week, but its' fully out and so so pretty!

 some warmer weather means the pigface comes out...this one is near my front door

 cool starts to the day means great photos of the lake

 very excited, one of my succulents is going to flower!!!!

 discovered that I have 3 different coloured iris's...white, deep purple and this beauty!

 small selection from the garden...

the roses aren't quite there yet, 

heaps of buds so stay tuned

Jacobean lily is stunning this year with 9 spikes and it's multiplied heaps

lesson 3 in my floristry course...

still need lots of practise!

hope you enjoyed your weekend as much as I did...

Julz