Friday, October 29, 2010

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Fleurs!
















Coco

We now have two toy poodles. Coco ,Granny's poodle has come to live with us. We love her , she is full of joie d'vivre. Chloe doesn't seem put out at all.















Clive with ranunculas I grew.















Doc's wet dog print.


Granny as a bride 61 years ago.







This little dress was given to me for Sarah as a baby. It was bought in an op shop and is hand embroidered. On my first ever crocheted coathanger!
dottie angel's pattern.












Double yolker breakfast!










Dolly has new hair, dress and fetching black stockings.....






This is Albert and Frankie and Little Red Hen.















Saturday, September 11, 2010

Neglected Garden

My garden is sadly neglected AGAIN....... drat it....my house painting is all consuming. I am hoping to get jasmine and a lovely white climbing iceberg rose to clamber up around the dovecote which is looking very stark and extraordinary at the moment.........



























Friday, September 10, 2010

I forgot Cyril!!!!











this is the first quilt I ever made back in the 80s.





I finished Red Quilt!


















This my version of Yvonne's crocheted blanket.

Fresh paint!



sweet collie and puppies postcard from Lou in Scotland
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Tah dah!!!! Living room painted Farrow's Cream.


Grew this too!!





The River again.





NE River.




Aftermath of Malcie's party, shearing shed's first party.











Shearing shed extension.








New sheep yards











I grew this!!!



Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Balfour Street etc.......

Our bedroom...





Kitchen.........



The living room......




Front bedroom at Balfour St. We have had it all painted for the first time in about 15 years.





Clive has poor Doc by the tail here! Poor Doc wagged his tail so Clive grabbed it.






Knitted these little socks, adapting the pattern from larger sized pattern, I sent them to Myles who is three days old today.







My Grandmother who died when I was very young and i only remember her very vaguely. Here she is aged 16 and being a bridesmaid in her heartshaped hat.














Winter roses and my second little spode cup. I've had the darker blue and white one since I was 17 and bought the next one from a second hand shop recently.