On My Walk...

While collecting kindling

our first lemons

 the vegie garden is doing extremely well

 even my potted bulbs are coping

 with all the rain...

Still Getting Birthday Love...

These sunshine yellows came from Simone

 this parcel of squishy was from Dzintra

 and look what it contained...

 so much goodness in one little parcel...

Thank you Simone and Dzintra for making my birthday special 

and last a little longer xxx

 these two opened up this week,

how HUGE are they

and just beautiful...

 there is a lot of this happening at the moment

and

 a lot of this, 

as it is too freakin cold outside to even think of doing anything else...

 I had some left over bits from projects, next best thing... 

sew them together, quilt them, make binding

 and make some mug rugs.

 and a book bag for Grandie no1 for his Thomas books,

that go everywhere (plus his Wiggles one)

Thanks everyone for my birthday fatties and all the wishes xxx

Birthday Time...

I've got mail...

 From Julie and I haven't eaten the lollies yet...
and from Cheryll

 From Asta
and from ChookyBlue aka Donna

 from Michelle
and from Illene...
Thank you lovely Ladies, love all my yellow fatties and all the little extras...
Beautiful orange Lilliums from my man

and
 a wonderful box of smelly loveliness from
my eldest DD and her family...

I spent the day in my pjs, had a bubble bath
and
read my book, then my personal chef cooked me dinner...

A Bit Of This and A Bit Of That...

Truly I do try to blog...

 but things happen 

and 

I always make a little promise to myself to keep up with it but "things happen".... 

when I do have a spare moment I check what you have all been up too 

and love what I see and read, so I am here but you just can't see me...

There has been cooking and preserving going on

 The first pick of kumquats off our little tree

gave us quite a few jars of marmalade...

 big batch of Choc Chip cookies

 some for the tin and some for the freezer...

 and I've been laid up with the flu

and still can't seem to shake it.... we even had the flu injection!

 I took this on the morning that I had been up since 1am,

 had a coughing fit so stayed up so the Boarder (aka Hubby)got some sleep

looks like fire in the trees...

 My early morning walk with the dog yesterday,

 the block next door

and there are horses in this photo through the trees

 I HATE spiders, but I do admire their web work

 Can you see Jaxy dog in the distance...

 our Little Man turn 1 yesterday... 

we had cupcakes with candles but big brother blew them out for him.

 the last couple of weeks have been highly emotional

with our eldest daughter starting her IVF journey to add to their family...

they managed to get 11 eggs in the retrieval, nine died the next day, 

the last two were fertilised and only one survived that process... that little fighter struggled for a couple of days but made it to be able to be frozen ready for implantation...

now to get through that stage... 

it has been back and forth to hospitals and looking after number 2 grandie

and

I wouldn't change being there for them for anything... but their happiness

When Life Gets Busy....

Well thats my excuse... 

I always have such good intentions on posting regular when I last post BUT.............. 

it just doesn't seem to happen that way hahahaha

I have finished ALL the applique on this quilt and have the faces to embroider... 

only a couple left, then put the rows together....

 meanwhile... inbetween... when I get bored of one project... I start another 

 this is the ''V stitch" and I used a varigated 8ply...

turned out quite lovely and the friend I gifted it to was very surprised...

her comment "I have water coming out of my eyes"... heart swell...

I had some balls left and made a baby rug... to be gifted...

 I sent away for the 

Better Homes and Garden crochet kit on a HUGE hook... 15mm

 I am doing the ''natural" colours

 had lunch with these three gorgeous lads last weekend

and their Mums... middle daughters birthday...

 and accidental action shot... he LOVES jumping.

 I have had some exquisite roses from the garden...

Did I say that I actually finished the BHG rug!!!

It crochets up sooooo quickly...

 Loved this hahaha