Autumn again

I took the opportunity today of going for a walk around the area I live and enjoying all the colours of autumn. It was the first day of sunshine we have had for a while.

There are lots of leaves on the ground and some still have their colours.

The autumn colours this year have been extra good because of the good rains we have had.

The pretty pink colours

and the bright yellows as above.

The above flowers were blowing in the wind today

The bees are kept very busy getting the nectar from these flowers.

This is a rose growing in our garden. It also has a lovely perfume.




That's all for now,

Easter Sunday

This is a knitted rabbit I recently put together. It is from a pattern I have had for many years.

This is a Bilby puppet I have made. In Australia the Bilby is an endangered marsupial and is promoted as an alternative to the rabbit at Easter time.

I wish everyone a happy Easter with family and friends.

That's all for now,

Pretty in pink

I saw this dilly bag by Judith Tetley featured in a Handmade Magazine and I remembered about some pink fabric I had in my stash so I thought I would make it.

I had enough fabric left over so I decided to make a pincushion, scissor keep and needle case. There is a tutorial to make the needle case on Khristina's blog www.sewprimkhris.blogspot.com/

That's all for now,

A lovely morning today

This morning I went for a walk around the area I live. There is always a view of the Dandenong Ranges with the TV towers.

The frond of this fern is slowly opening.

This Just Joey Rose looked lovely in the sun light.

The red bottle brush always makes a nice display when in flower.

This rainbow lorrikeet was taking a rest from enjoying the nectar of the flowers on the Banksia bush.

That's all for now,

Hearts

I found this fabric amongst my stash and decided to make a bag with it. The hearts are an appropriate theme for Valentine's Day.

That's all for now,

Australia Day

Today is Australia Day. It is a day when people celebrate by spending time with friends and relatives and enjoying barbecues etc. We went to Yarra Glen a little tourist township which has a lot of cafes, gift and antique shops. We enjoyed a nice afternoon tea there.

I made a blue (Aussie slang for mistake) in forgetting to take my camera with me so no pictures of today. Instead I have uploaded a couple of pictures of my Kangaroo Paws plants. You can see why they are called Kangaroo Paws as when the flowers open they look like paws.

Until next time,

First post for 2011

Queensland and Victoria have suffered terrible floods and there have also been some in New South Wales and Tasmania. These are some healing heart blocks waiting to be stitched. They will be a contribution to making quilts for the ones who have lost so much as a result. My thoughts are with those who have suffered.

Looking around our garden I noticed that our gardenia bushes covered in flowers. They have done well this year and the perfume is an extra bonus.

This geranium is a favourite of mine. It always has plenty of blooms.

That's all for now,
P.S Thanks Vickie for reminding me what year it is!