saturday

Bill and Marina stayed with me last night and Bill made the mistake of asking me if there was anything I would like taken to the tip in his trailer.  I initially said no and then thought that instead of pruning the mulberry in July, I could do so in June.....   In addition, he helped me to take out another shrub that had self-sown itself on what is meant to be a path.

 so the mulberry has lost it's branches and hopefully will produce some lovely long stems in summer which I am hoping to plait into nice shapes!!! [watch this space]

and there is now a gap by the fence showing off the veryrichbuilder's fence!  I think I might plant a citrus there.
















speaking of citrus - I planted an Emperor Mandarin last year and it has now decided to give me some fruit.

not only did they look so pretty on the tree but the one I ate was delicious!!!!!

I've also had a visitor - a very busy one who enjoyed playing and sitting in "her" chair and is now fast asleep with the very hungry caterpillar.  Like Archer, she's hard to catch in a photo......

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!!