Monday 9 November 2020

Things Here Lately

 













I may not be posting to my blog as often as I used, but there is still lots of things happening.

  • A big event in my life was turning 50 last weekend.  I was quite ambivalent about doing anything to celebrate it, but The Scout secretly organised a day off, so he and I travelled to see my parents and celebrate with them, and then celebrated with his family the next day.  I was well and truly spoilt by everyone.

  • I've been reading a lot of historical novels lately, including: The French Photographer by Natasha Lester, set during the end of WW2.  Also Miss Graham's Cold War Cook Book by Celia Rees.  I have to admit that I was quite surprised at the ending in this book.
  • My Groove is in the Heart quilt blocks are proving to be a fun distraction.  I probably spend more time trying to work out colour choices for the heart halves.  I think I'm definitely getting a little braver with my combinations now.
  • A couple of months a go, I  attended a slab pottery workshop, where we made a couple of small planter pots.  Definitely made for smaller plants.
  • Now the weather is warming up, my garden is slowly starting to burst into like, Most of my dahlias are sprouting, cannas are adding a hot splash of colour,  the jasmine is a mass of white flowers with the most divine perfume, which has replaced the clematis that was flowering earlier.  I have also started growing (nurturing) frangipani, which are a plant to test ones patience.  Apparently some seedlings can take up to 7 years to flower, so I am very grateful to at least see leaves on them.  I also have some new zinnia and cosmos seedlings to plant out later.
Wishing everyone a wonderful week ahead.
Stay well, stay safe, wear a mask.



10 comments:

  1. Belated Happy Birthday wishes Julie, especially as it's your 50th! Your heart blocks are beautiful, love your mix of fabrics with these. Your garden photos are a delight to see, hope the flowers are still there today, a lot of my roses lost their beautiful opening blooms and a few plants totally flattened with the heavy winds we've had over the past few days.

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  2. Belated Birthday wishes, such a beautiful cake. Loving the fabric choices for the heart blocks.

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  3. Belated birthday wishes! Glad you were spoilt. Lovely to see your blocks and flowers.

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  4. belated birthday wishes to you - as always so love your photos of your native plants and like to read book suggestions I have ordered the Miss Graham's Cold War Cook Book from the library to see if I will like it - sounds like I will

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  5. Happy Birthday Julie!!!! I hope you had a lovely weekend with your extended family.

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  6. Birthday wishes ( late ) from me. All looking good there.

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  7. Belated birthday wishes Julie, your cake looked beautiful and I bet it was delicious! I've been reading WW2 themed books lately, half way through Once we were Brothers by Ronald Balson, a new series I came across recently. Have a good week!

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  8. Happy Birthday my friend, that cake looks delicious. What flavor is it?
    Thank you for the reading ideas. I just finished The Huntress and The Alice Network.. I liked both of them.
    Carla

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  9. Looks like a wonderful couple of birthday celebration days Julie! Your young Frangipani is looking healthy, I've had a couple and they are very tricky! If you find the right spot and then move it into a sheltered patio for the winter it will be happy. {Aunty Freda had two huge ones that she managed to get little ones from for us.} Lovely photos too! Yes, I've been getting a few WW2 books out lately...'the huntress' was a great read. Loving your 'heart' progress!

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  10. I love your Heart blocks. They are spectacular. Happy Belated Birthday. Hugs

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