where has the month gone?

my tigerlillies are stunning again this year!

we had a little visitor in at work to pick her Mum up...

this is Remi, isn't she cute?

my shoulder has been very sore lately, so off to Rapid Recovery (great local business!) for my very first massage, and while there some cupping to help the muscles...looks like I've been attacked by an octopus!

some beautiful fabrics arrived via FB

the garden has been lovely again even with this hot and humid weather...

and still trying to walk most days before work....

although that has been a challenge with the weather and storms here!

and the bottom part of the yard got another slashing as it was so long again!

this was how I spent Australia Day!

bit dusty in patches (before the storms!)

 

Summer is here

 

we have had some beautiful days...

hot, humid, thunderstorms, rain, sun...

you name it!

The skies in the afternoon have been a delight.

my tomato plants finally have fruit on them

haha! the first crop1

it has got better...

this was the second...

and now I'm getting probably twice or more than these each time 

pretty morning walks...

more sun rays to enjoy!

and my tigerlillies are in bloom again

love this time of year!

Julz

 

Welcome to 2022!

 

Well the New Year is here...

let's hope that it is bigger and better than 

2021 and 2020,

two years which I'm sure many wish we didn't have...

so here is looking forward to more sewing,

 more catchups, 

good times and great friendships!

Happy New Year!

Christmas Day

lunch for two...prawn salad

and the table all set and ready to go for dinner...

dessert!

(haven't made a pavlova in years, pretty pleased with how it turned out)

and lights on the house....

hope you all enjoyed your day with family and friends, 

however you celebrate...

for us, its being together with good food, love and laughter!

 

25th December 2021

 

Merry Christmas!

Hope you are all celebrating in style

(however you do or don't celebrate)

Its almost Christmas!

 

well the tree is up!

the lights are shining!

the presents are getting wrapped....

the Christmas wall hangings are all up...

the Santa and Angel dolls are out....

the Snowman tribe are all out, 

gathered around the stars

and tomorrows dessert is being prepared...

what are you doing this Christmas Eve?

having a clean out!!!!

 

ok the clearance continues!

all these books are up next...

cheap! cheap! cheap!

let me know if anything interests you, 

selling some as singles, some as sets, just ask for prices, 

 they start at $1 for the Virginia Andrews books

and the patterns are just $2 each for the top row

and $5 for the Hatched and Patched one

all brand new, never used...

there will be more!

I still have heaps of magazines to go through, 

all Christmas editions or Christmas in July

Still getting everything organised after the carpet,

its just as big a job putting it all back as packing it up!

Downsizing or culling, call it what you will...I'm over it!

absence makes the heart grow fonder?

well it has bee quite a while since my last post...

lots of stuff going on!

first some lovely flowers from my garden...

then a almost lost my finger in a chair collapsing mishap...

so no sewing for about 3 weeks...

needed a few of these over the past few weeks!

some more flowers, 

the roses were quite early this year, but unfortunately the rain came also,

so they didn't last

Christmas cactus is out...

this one I repotted last year after a large piece broke off the original plant,

it has gone bonkers on the front verandah..

some early morning walks...

need to really get back to doing these EVERY day!

the back yard has been too wet every time we wanted to get down there, 

a small window of opportunity saw it slashed on Monday afternoon

while that was happening and another reason I have been quiet on here, 

we were preparing for new carpet, 

all the doors had been painted, next up were the architraves, 

so we thought we would do these before the carpet went down to make it easier..

before and afters for the carpet...

so very happy with our choice

the dark colour is the new, the light is the old..

we did it over 2 days as there was a LOT of furniture to move

amazing what you manage to collect over the years!

and I celebrated another year, presents from the fambam!

and finally ... 

we made a quick trip up here,

 after the last lockdown we so needed it

(7 day lockdown turned into 6 weeks!)

 so that's me all caught up!

back to putting the house back together