catch ups

It was a lovely but wet weekend at noosa but worth it all to have daughter#2 with me and to catch up with some tasmanians.

 To get out of the rain at the Eumundi markets, we ate some donuts in a music tent......  we then had our palms read and I am pleased to have been told that I am stubborn and will not get demential.
It looks as though this one will give me three grandchildren too!!!!!

 we had a lovely dinner at Ricky Riccardos - those curtains behind us got very wet in the torrential rain and then, we had to be escorted one by one down the jetty by a man with a brolly, in order to get home again.

 Sometimes, the sub tropics are not user-friendly!!!

This weekend has again been wet and cold but some southerners came yesterday and thought it was reasonably warm

it was hard to get a good photo of archer - now that he can walk, he doesn't want to stop for a pose!!  And that can be seen in this adorable series of photos of him with his Grandma - at least he's wearing the hat she knitted!!!!

things to do with fabric

When I got home last Friday, I found a parcel from India on my verandah.....

  love the way they sew their parcels into calico....

Inside the parcel was a sari and a card from Fiona from Pushkar - advising me that it is very HOT there at present.

 It's lovely green and white heavy silk - don't know what I'll do with it yet but it will be fun thinking about it.  And, there was a lovely spicy Indian smell when I opened the parcel.

A friend came to see me yesterday afternoon in a lovely cardigan which is evocative of a Japanese tattoo all over her back - looked amazing....

Probably cost more than a tattoo but would have been considerably less painful!!!!
Meanwhile - a few extra pieces of fabric seem to have crept into my sewing room........

I plan to make some nightie out of these

and this will stay in the bag till next Summer

as will these

and the sewing room looks used.....am also making a london skirt!

a clean post.....

How do I know when K the cleaner comes to my house?
When I get home, I find.......

Ornaments lying down in the dust.....









the feather duster subtly hidden behind a photo

AND some considerable bleach damage to my new hand towel and washer!!

beautiful weather at the moment - my hanging baskets are happy with their new soil mix and the sun.

a day in the life.......

My days are very busy at the moment - some good  parts (like pay day) and some not so good:

 Waiting for the bus watching the ferries is rather nice - especially with the lovely weather we're having at the moment.  I get off the bus and disappear inside this building..........

Up in the lift

to this lovely office...............

and then down in the lift

 past Justice standing on a pedestal,

hurry hurry.....

and through the palm courtyard to ........

and then.....

 wait for the bus in the dark and look at the lights on in my building - wondering how many people are still at work.....

 time to read some papers and then t0 hop into bed and watch telly!!!!!

On a lighter note

 I did get to the city farmers market and bought some lovely fresh fruit and veggies

I love my new shoes ......rest of this post has been censored!!

mothers day

I has been a gorgeous day up here for mothers day.  I decided on my way home from work last night that I might buy my Mum a present

lots of yummy mummy bait.  Of course, she hasn't got much use for chivas, chips and flowers these days so she said I could keep them!
This morning I made breakfast in bed and my room looked like this

 The most beautifully wrapped present from daughter #1 contained a diffuser which is making my house smell lovely!  Love the card like a teapot!

I have put the diffuser on the trolley so it does the whole house (or the bottom quarter)

This morning I went with Liz to see an open garden in Wynnum - it was a bit short on aesthetics but good on organics.  I'm not tempted by all the prickly things he had growing there though.  

I am continuing with the great tidy up - am delighted to be able to walk down the side and pick a lemon or two.  I even have some mandarins which are starting to turn orange!

Since the heavy rain and lovely warm weather, everything needs to be pruned SEVERLEY and I am always very proud to have a full rubbish bin on a Sunday afternoon

 The pawpaw in the front garden has another flush of fruit coming on....

 And the bridal tree is looking beautiful.

I've had a lovely day and I think there might be more to come tomorrow when daughter #2's present gets delivered by Australia Post.