is Spring on the way?

some lovelies in the garden....

wild weather

well there was some wild weather around on the weekend,

it snowed nearby..

no photos as I didn't venture out!

These cheeky devils were just down the road from my place ,

they are becoming more and more frequent visitors to our streets!

 planted these in my garden years ago after having them in a pot, 

they keep multiplying and smell divine1

 found this little  visitor in the garden on Sunday, only a juvenile, 

 We thought he was just very cold, as it was only 5 degrees outside, bought him inside to try and warm him up a bit, he wasn't moving very much even after a couple of hours, ended up taking him to the Healesville Sanctuary as we felt he wasn't well.

Turns out he had puncture marks on his back...so they are keeping him for a while to get him well again, and they will return him to us in the Spring so he can go back to his own territory.

what have I been up to?

 my new oven in action

(yes it is exactily the same as the old one...love it)

 the full moon still up on my way to pilates on Thursday morning

 beautiful golden sunset Thursday night

 rain....

 another new addition...kinda wish I had bought one a month ago when the oven blew!

some colour in the garden,

roses all pruned back, as is some of the other shrubs that needed doing,

now inside for a cuppa and Netflix catchup!

flying update

 we've had some of this

not much, but some

 seen a couple of these!

these seem to think it's Spring?

and lit this, cos its COLD!

its been cold!

 been chilly!

 the egg artist visited !

 our new hedge is looking good, and growing quickly

 well that sucks!

new oven for us..

serviced us for almost 20 years so can't complain....

 so no oven, how to cook?

Pie Maker! yes!

cakes? (hubbys birthday)

YES! 

in the pie maker!

yummo.

cheers Julz

where do the days go to?

 last rose for the season...

 my orange tree is loaded!

 these are blooming beautifully again this year

 loves to watch us in the garden in case we find a snackfor him

 Autumns last hurrah

 the start of a new garden bed

 ready for plants

 adding succulents as a buy or gifted them...work in progress (and growing!)

 scared the bejeebas out of me (inside a pot I picked up)

 thought I had lost this one last year so chucked it into the garden,walking past over the weekend and its got new shoots and tons of buds so repotted it...might last a few more years now hopefully!

 another long forgotten UFO done!

 we've had some pretty sunsets...managed to get a photo of this one

double rainbow while out and about on the weekend.

What have you been up to?

Julz

what have I been up to?

 finished off these gorgeous ornies

(years old, can't remember the designers name...any ideas?)

 almost stepped on this guy on the path after my walk!

 finished another UFO

gorgeous Gail Pan design

 repotted a couple of plants I had bought, 

can't wait for these to flower, 

my Mum used to have these

(oh boy! am I turning into my Mum in my later years?)

special lunch cos I can on the weekend!

what have I been up to?

Well I have a couple of quilts that needed making for a belated house warming present

 most of the black/white and red/white came from a couple of swaps I was in last year,

plus quite a few from my stash.

The person it is for follows St Kilda in the AFL, so I hope she will be suitably pleased,

I'm very happy with how it turned out.

 and this one is called "Ruths Quilt" by Leanne Beasley, 

but this one is called Bonnie Doon Views and is for my sister

 finally got to go down the back to light my bonfire!

It wasn't very spectacular this year but still very satisfying to get rid of it!

Gorgeous Autumn weather this week!

Julz