tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68769430053059844102024-03-19T19:47:42.089+11:00Vireya's BlogVireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.comBlogger3138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-15421440005922827952023-07-23T21:30:00.001+10:002023-07-23T21:30:12.566+10:00Ups and Downs<p>This week I took a trip to Maryborough to visit the <i>Golden Textures</i> exhibition. Since my last visit <a href="https://weednstitch.blogspot.com/2021/03/golden-textures.html" target="_blank">in 2021</a> the gallery has had a complete make-over.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PXAgQapZIjw0W3aOSDeAlMSS-wF6F_Ckbcp22NtL-gCy_18DBbmQ6CpKIGohHa2uSqjyOlIHQtJg7_11_Ihv3q7ndnq6astnoodHmWC0tm5U1sAEgzooeiRcMi1VvrwZGggTtILjaoeKlUQNcNIeC_4ytv2TP30V7QxPaMvM39uBzb7fQNy_dZN5rpa7/s1500/20230716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PXAgQapZIjw0W3aOSDeAlMSS-wF6F_Ckbcp22NtL-gCy_18DBbmQ6CpKIGohHa2uSqjyOlIHQtJg7_11_Ihv3q7ndnq6astnoodHmWC0tm5U1sAEgzooeiRcMi1VvrwZGggTtILjaoeKlUQNcNIeC_4ytv2TP30V7QxPaMvM39uBzb7fQNy_dZN5rpa7/w300-h400/20230716.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMDUOeLpiGxu1YkV4HKFFycw96SkVmOKfcjDmquR5GGJZHNByFSv4XJhD9RLQh7gc8xUvHRG79OZvyvReia__Wj69l3hyPYxoSnIWYv7VN_HUeGl1VaXvZNyuPEybx4w3HH1yokXnZNmVhBtV_0bHoDKNYzjSiN3EES8f1GbxP38jao0TqijeidD9fN2h/s1500/20230716a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMDUOeLpiGxu1YkV4HKFFycw96SkVmOKfcjDmquR5GGJZHNByFSv4XJhD9RLQh7gc8xUvHRG79OZvyvReia__Wj69l3hyPYxoSnIWYv7VN_HUeGl1VaXvZNyuPEybx4w3HH1yokXnZNmVhBtV_0bHoDKNYzjSiN3EES8f1GbxP38jao0TqijeidD9fN2h/w300-h400/20230716a.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQAFt361hM7jlto2b4sYWpt1UtBaI0Wa62UMnMhBaAtLKOkbWO-7IakW55exZDjTc4UKIEeG5nlWa7agfC0R2Zd7wtCauQTrqfuZJV6vHGca9elNn5rAKXRZ8agH7aCPYc9_UreyOw0tzGtziTLmyOedVYt9hhqPUO3pJOsognXYvASZLFpU7QzuATMxq/s1500/20230716b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQAFt361hM7jlto2b4sYWpt1UtBaI0Wa62UMnMhBaAtLKOkbWO-7IakW55exZDjTc4UKIEeG5nlWa7agfC0R2Zd7wtCauQTrqfuZJV6vHGca9elNn5rAKXRZ8agH7aCPYc9_UreyOw0tzGtziTLmyOedVYt9hhqPUO3pJOsognXYvASZLFpU7QzuATMxq/w300-h400/20230716b.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>The architects have kept the history of the building (a former fire station), while updating and extending the display areas. One welcome addition for those on a road trip is that there are now toilets (no photo, but they were nice). A garden is planned, which will be good to see next time I visit in perhaps another 2 years. I liked this view through a skylight in the reception area:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVpxIhrBroXLpucRmLKjbYc9CrupZyTBUaCii6s2C4Yj6iuma0ROsZeetMeCsFYkgmNsFP85Cpl2ARmAoEkbGoxX6lHwd6Xn3xJi9vJPhvYMpYyqDUh6k5VYva1eRwSuH5fesorfLKa1lWBcvkfr-0q37mgySlh2CFUxeErNU4x9anIgQzuho9ntIHaB3/s1500/20230716c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1479" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVpxIhrBroXLpucRmLKjbYc9CrupZyTBUaCii6s2C4Yj6iuma0ROsZeetMeCsFYkgmNsFP85Cpl2ARmAoEkbGoxX6lHwd6Xn3xJi9vJPhvYMpYyqDUh6k5VYva1eRwSuH5fesorfLKa1lWBcvkfr-0q37mgySlh2CFUxeErNU4x9anIgQzuho9ntIHaB3/w395-h400/20230716c.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><p></p><p>We have had a bit of wild weather this week, and the wind created a view through the roof of my shade house:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSScWlsUsnxZ6lVs_vLCNuU1BxY-v5ByuzUWGEkZfaWzqJO_JN6f5RWF0oTigCs_FJFAKNGn6QuvmitVa3HuhXf2rb8TS7dy_8Gnk5-yBxsHm207r0QWu6LM5iVVydj5yQEVgO7DIWF-v-JtERkHNLZHTitat8oHb_nyjcO1CbmYawcbHqrvCXgcQbC-fu/s1500/20230720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSScWlsUsnxZ6lVs_vLCNuU1BxY-v5ByuzUWGEkZfaWzqJO_JN6f5RWF0oTigCs_FJFAKNGn6QuvmitVa3HuhXf2rb8TS7dy_8Gnk5-yBxsHm207r0QWu6LM5iVVydj5yQEVgO7DIWF-v-JtERkHNLZHTitat8oHb_nyjcO1CbmYawcbHqrvCXgcQbC-fu/w400-h300/20230720.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The shadecloth ripped right across and left half the roof uncovered. I was a bit worried about my orchids being unprotected from potential frost, so I moved as many as I could to the greenhouse, especially this one which has a few flower spikes developing: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6qrYf-T_SS5s-KfG-j7LEeevMoq1HN5JsnFrKPQxzbjA5M42xzCPG36AJQpCJ89-dpmzcqWG6TclVkgz9J1iV04duLFHpOxGJalpAox8uRpLAukNBK9ITC-IkVOwz-sv5NxBEKxubUFlaYAg9zZzoK5QJxwrHNhfYIUQ1R_5Yb6hGSUjFZUenC4RFo_-/s1500/20230720a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6qrYf-T_SS5s-KfG-j7LEeevMoq1HN5JsnFrKPQxzbjA5M42xzCPG36AJQpCJ89-dpmzcqWG6TclVkgz9J1iV04duLFHpOxGJalpAox8uRpLAukNBK9ITC-IkVOwz-sv5NxBEKxubUFlaYAg9zZzoK5QJxwrHNhfYIUQ1R_5Yb6hGSUjFZUenC4RFo_-/w300-h400/20230720a.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p> I hope it will be happy in there!<br /></p><p>Last week at work I was quite disturbed as large machinery was working across the road, demolishing what has been a pedestrian mall:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SkKaoNEXXON5C7RjUux0mpS1ws-qw52jd63Gc9PWqtK26xy-H0qzaPPWR0f-SHAL26Y4KNybzIHjsiegOUGN2xX-oT_A8wZLQmTqenTY7E4NWTWMP4gSeeK5Utv1TqldYVuWj8K_klzEoWe9ORGksMzq1uryf55EwEjbyQN23eZ_FlXwlQIHFfuNU-Tu/s1500/20230711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SkKaoNEXXON5C7RjUux0mpS1ws-qw52jd63Gc9PWqtK26xy-H0qzaPPWR0f-SHAL26Y4KNybzIHjsiegOUGN2xX-oT_A8wZLQmTqenTY7E4NWTWMP4gSeeK5Utv1TqldYVuWj8K_klzEoWe9ORGksMzq1uryf55EwEjbyQN23eZ_FlXwlQIHFfuNU-Tu/w400-h300/20230711.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I was particularly upset at trees being smashed down:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdZg9sCoIIVEthQsRh3EWPW5KVyzBq-3ED8b6j8YdbMEwF2jK21ECqVeQ1VTff2MvWvPbMlws3kGRR_DBa368Lms6mxN0axMdYNW3FvBGJA9eu1eWsTdfbzSSAiWCJTuGfyzd_-Ye30zQW3XCVSgvD7Mvd_xPLxyQUVMedhPPRW-ENw5oLXQtD0Tvk2Ll/s1500/20230711a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdZg9sCoIIVEthQsRh3EWPW5KVyzBq-3ED8b6j8YdbMEwF2jK21ECqVeQ1VTff2MvWvPbMlws3kGRR_DBa368Lms6mxN0axMdYNW3FvBGJA9eu1eWsTdfbzSSAiWCJTuGfyzd_-Ye30zQW3XCVSgvD7Mvd_xPLxyQUVMedhPPRW-ENw5oLXQtD0Tvk2Ll/w400-h300/20230711a.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was shocking. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I got home I did some searching to find out what was happening. It turns out they are not completely demolishing the mall. There will be one lane of traffic through here, but there will still be a playground, and seating areas. But I couldn't see why they needed to just smash up what was there, particularly the trees! However this week when I went to work I found that lots of the trees are still standing:<br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbHP3vT0MbFW84cd8o75GRRX3C9crEeeFwmpH0dav-97IDCeZh7I_6QDbfyEUUv2k6cgfkSWYs297l3knC2Va8pwLDSswAzxw2Ibhzmv2gg3mdqLfdwrFudJ5uM3Vo9OHaDEt9ISzTezpcKED9_XZPDOuYSTcoehzU4waHOOIvV6ylf5ZdTFWrBb-aN4d/s1500/20230718.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="1500" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbHP3vT0MbFW84cd8o75GRRX3C9crEeeFwmpH0dav-97IDCeZh7I_6QDbfyEUUv2k6cgfkSWYs297l3knC2Va8pwLDSswAzxw2Ibhzmv2gg3mdqLfdwrFudJ5uM3Vo9OHaDEt9ISzTezpcKED9_XZPDOuYSTcoehzU4waHOOIvV6ylf5ZdTFWrBb-aN4d/w400-h333/20230718.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>It was still noisy, as the digger was pulling up the paving and dumping it into the big skip. I wonder what I will find next week?</p><p>I have not managed to do any sewing this week, so here is a tiny fairywren that hopped almost up to me as I stood very still one morning:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qLMfgMMMZjl7FrVZw44y5SldEnYZ_OqnGGv3nt38eyCpiJKRTh09naiXMNeTWFedjgD4NcLtihd6iO94IX_ouIJ1IHUKd2ce3fEAC0d_u1CYMGPQT97f2_G4ew97M1y7jpidu2IFlV0N1TUrfQlQVXoyufcV3ke6CRegcBsbBAn-D_ZrhIahYpiqDOE5/s1500/20230719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1427" data-original-width="1500" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qLMfgMMMZjl7FrVZw44y5SldEnYZ_OqnGGv3nt38eyCpiJKRTh09naiXMNeTWFedjgD4NcLtihd6iO94IX_ouIJ1IHUKd2ce3fEAC0d_u1CYMGPQT97f2_G4ew97M1y7jpidu2IFlV0N1TUrfQlQVXoyufcV3ke6CRegcBsbBAn-D_ZrhIahYpiqDOE5/w400-h380/20230719.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>And for contrast, a pelican I saw when I popped out of a meeting for some fresh air a couple of days ago:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHUzhs_XUwjONZ2NHIiGZpxiFon6fJmtc7yNIASE9aujYo-tYVO58_P4f5puHFSHvstVB3cBA_sHMAnWmeWAaqXwrsh19csC6k3vLty2OX9f9QgxO4F3NkDFzOYnn_MssYSMIIWD_BMWCn-lBfc_GdPb9hHQSd_Sbh3HoMx1XElehLTtCEqhc1lMJ7Dwy/s1952/DSC03826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1571" data-original-width="1952" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHUzhs_XUwjONZ2NHIiGZpxiFon6fJmtc7yNIASE9aujYo-tYVO58_P4f5puHFSHvstVB3cBA_sHMAnWmeWAaqXwrsh19csC6k3vLty2OX9f9QgxO4F3NkDFzOYnn_MssYSMIIWD_BMWCn-lBfc_GdPb9hHQSd_Sbh3HoMx1XElehLTtCEqhc1lMJ7Dwy/w400-h323/DSC03826.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-34044900755960840752023-07-16T22:42:00.002+10:002023-07-16T22:42:49.016+10:00Fun at the Fair<p>On Wednesday I took the train to Melbourne and met up with a friend to visit the Craft and Quilt Fair.</p><p></p><p>We enjoyed a session watching Dai the <a href="https://www.patchworkninja.com/collections/store" target="_blank">Patchwork Ninja</a> demonstrate making his Accordion Wallet:<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0hHUIGbMdhoOVYHfKYT9CGYPa4BgfO9enxXHlbGu5bNu4kzHnrfnEupl_EbpPB4uinWRc3O_T4NvGl2FCH3h4jfGjphiMMoBPHHF9AmSwDVlIHdgFsh3S6XFsb1PmznKpnH08WyXJvdK9PbtX-imugvNYwbmwj-UB9KIV3ruZWu_W_0wQcDnOr1pokDC/s496/accordion%20wallet.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="496" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0hHUIGbMdhoOVYHfKYT9CGYPa4BgfO9enxXHlbGu5bNu4kzHnrfnEupl_EbpPB4uinWRc3O_T4NvGl2FCH3h4jfGjphiMMoBPHHF9AmSwDVlIHdgFsh3S6XFsb1PmznKpnH08WyXJvdK9PbtX-imugvNYwbmwj-UB9KIV3ruZWu_W_0wQcDnOr1pokDC/w400-h303/accordion%20wallet.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Picture from their website. </p><p>I couldn't resist buying a kit to make 3 of them. He is an excellent salesman and it would have been easy to spend a lot more at his stall than I did!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBV1EpDVEfmnfRbsstP9CJCQx44Bemd0L4KLwLKvg1Hcq-7vFX1MwtHMKQelZH1IoOSBlhjEM1UC6rC-2p0VL8CPu1E-6yMbsYMhnaJc6OSn6exHAlOptZHUxnbWmkLKDZpxBhSgz6Y5CKjwaxlpjwxwIsZ8xGSPINxMgAIE1-II9PqBmvg_A18rVAEFm/s1500/20230712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="1500" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBV1EpDVEfmnfRbsstP9CJCQx44Bemd0L4KLwLKvg1Hcq-7vFX1MwtHMKQelZH1IoOSBlhjEM1UC6rC-2p0VL8CPu1E-6yMbsYMhnaJc6OSn6exHAlOptZHUxnbWmkLKDZpxBhSgz6Y5CKjwaxlpjwxwIsZ8xGSPINxMgAIE1-II9PqBmvg_A18rVAEFm/w400-h350/20230712.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The kit includes pattern and instructions, interfacing, 6 fabrics (3 outer, 3 lining), press-stud type closures, and fancy marking pen.<br /><p>My only other purchase was a fat quarter I needed for a birthday gift later this year. I was on the lookout for some sewing supplies (nice elastic, in particular), but there weren't any vendors with that sort of thing.<br /></p><p>In the Quilt Showcase, this amazing quilt won <a href="http://www.mariyawaters.com/" target="_blank">Mariya Waters</a> another Best In Show award:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBX9rn2E_sL4NrveSq29N_yfNGaruK5fSy0MYXWbOFJjfR-E2_nvzYoxIpCyXP_vKa61H0HQEIDS6Cdcdaj9OHDM6Ue1-ek8O5LPI8cAt760RjxRd6_hQ_1pJ51RcMWg0z5xWdjb16s4-_N8BDl9_nsLfOeZIdqVy7CcEd5p9g1m7nyIb-LYcEZJn0qPMQ/s1500/20230712c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1185" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBX9rn2E_sL4NrveSq29N_yfNGaruK5fSy0MYXWbOFJjfR-E2_nvzYoxIpCyXP_vKa61H0HQEIDS6Cdcdaj9OHDM6Ue1-ek8O5LPI8cAt760RjxRd6_hQ_1pJ51RcMWg0z5xWdjb16s4-_N8BDl9_nsLfOeZIdqVy7CcEd5p9g1m7nyIb-LYcEZJn0qPMQ/w316-h400/20230712c.jpg" width="316" /></a></div>Dreadful photo, so look at the applique and quilting details:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwQkYfap8OFNtc4EQOsOK9hXKoi6xK82ZMdLV1cslaXupN1IfkS7YxnVMlDaeKKNEWxfTr3eIPTq9eXc4hv-hBpYi9OVzOYl6zXxH2U8zgLhKjhv12pX4UiaIJOoqQIw6s7xyURL_EZU4RdA1TkPXyTI6YFLx-iuQHWbNoTU0IJvpmlmvlPNMZZ7GkUkR/s1500/20230712a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwQkYfap8OFNtc4EQOsOK9hXKoi6xK82ZMdLV1cslaXupN1IfkS7YxnVMlDaeKKNEWxfTr3eIPTq9eXc4hv-hBpYi9OVzOYl6zXxH2U8zgLhKjhv12pX4UiaIJOoqQIw6s7xyURL_EZU4RdA1TkPXyTI6YFLx-iuQHWbNoTU0IJvpmlmvlPNMZZ7GkUkR/w300-h400/20230712a.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Four years in the making! It also won ribbons for <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Excellence in Appliqué and first prize in the Mainly Appliqué - Professional section. Mariya is a talented quiltmaker!<br /></span></span><p>Perhaps we have been quilting too long, but there weren't a lot of stand-out quilts. Many looked just like quilts seen in other shows and other years. However this one made me stop and have another look:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wE-NPldmk3_ippRj7f3wegOzz0HqiDhAMjr6ZMteUa37OL5hzqtNzBRvjzO4ZfCEB_v3lTJ2DMLBTaHCyKoPhgt4RIrpX502Clm57UyptKAihUtFUb6BFS6PP1NUe2Ki2klVu9FtkycCTz2JuLnSFP-IaYn1f9hecQPcodyWpskN4-riibdqANBQRAjp/s1500/20230712d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wE-NPldmk3_ippRj7f3wegOzz0HqiDhAMjr6ZMteUa37OL5hzqtNzBRvjzO4ZfCEB_v3lTJ2DMLBTaHCyKoPhgt4RIrpX502Clm57UyptKAihUtFUb6BFS6PP1NUe2Ki2klVu9FtkycCTz2JuLnSFP-IaYn1f9hecQPcodyWpskN4-riibdqANBQRAjp/w300-h400/20230712d.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I thought it was a printed fabric at first glance. The colours blended together so well I thought it was a lovely printed design that had been turned into a wholecloth quilt. But then I noticed there was some embroidery as well:<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_a41kzqkevN53DiykrxQlgrSSqjbtOnoU7E8cIKlHGC_l0KkUKtVW1gfIsUL_eDrVATF0ZiHpWGWWbCEhgWW4wvmiFN43tMZdXt9M30YtTY-m6vnX8q-NJImIj7B86AwmIv8wJh-aAt2cibL37MbhDn3djRrSKJDPZon7ryqNhdMwloEYsO1GCnzqTyv/s1500/20230712e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_a41kzqkevN53DiykrxQlgrSSqjbtOnoU7E8cIKlHGC_l0KkUKtVW1gfIsUL_eDrVATF0ZiHpWGWWbCEhgWW4wvmiFN43tMZdXt9M30YtTY-m6vnX8q-NJImIj7B86AwmIv8wJh-aAt2cibL37MbhDn3djRrSKJDPZon7ryqNhdMwloEYsO1GCnzqTyv/w300-h400/20230712e.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>and in fact when you look closely all the leaves and flowers are needle-turned appliqued. And look at how the branches around the edges are done - they are a continuation of the border, appliqued in place:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfkwjmXdA7Z5CnQESZPMulxz83ZwcWvPBgr5ip2Ie0T0SINA-I9Mo5EV3zKFGtsAL3qIsN5OZI5v3dxw6jM93sCVn5sUseBJaEIyiudQZtf55t1uycgPmWwwlgci__kloBLQGRDLiqTw0xRXKcsfWgIpDjZifoxr_aaYjSkJaJN5uLm6s6hsKG955DV0-/s1500/20230712f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfkwjmXdA7Z5CnQESZPMulxz83ZwcWvPBgr5ip2Ie0T0SINA-I9Mo5EV3zKFGtsAL3qIsN5OZI5v3dxw6jM93sCVn5sUseBJaEIyiudQZtf55t1uycgPmWwwlgci__kloBLQGRDLiqTw0xRXKcsfWgIpDjZifoxr_aaYjSkJaJN5uLm6s6hsKG955DV0-/w300-h400/20230712f.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>This beauty is called "Springtime Meadow", and was made by Pat Leviston and quilted by Vicki Jenkin. They won a two-person prize, but sadly I can't read the rosettes in my photos. Just a gorgeous quilt, anyway!<p>This one won a special heart-warming accolade:<br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJRibwre2AO0AHq1AB-Gxqw88PGkcAGdaUvY0SEq-Gdo2IFBrzO2Uzx_3mXVZ9-5cX6Vew4LAgT6ZMGrLBYIkwX2DX8PBMQz6x2P9co1KnAsbuEBTl8QA8ZZP-jd4UsbLXIiWbh7hi6qgdyNzp3zp35CcvgrsDXjRxKw8GW01t__0dXRDasdMh-cIbOmh/s1500/20230712b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJRibwre2AO0AHq1AB-Gxqw88PGkcAGdaUvY0SEq-Gdo2IFBrzO2Uzx_3mXVZ9-5cX6Vew4LAgT6ZMGrLBYIkwX2DX8PBMQz6x2P9co1KnAsbuEBTl8QA8ZZP-jd4UsbLXIiWbh7hi6qgdyNzp3zp35CcvgrsDXjRxKw8GW01t__0dXRDasdMh-cIbOmh/w300-h400/20230712b.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Isn't that sweet?<br /><p></p><p>All in all it was an good day out.<br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-40410884667968889102023-07-15T14:56:00.020+10:002023-07-15T22:46:10.256+10:00Red Bits<p> The RSC colour for July is red, so I whipped up a couple of red heart blocks:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeV_T4jYDdv4BlTDJw5UcNFRlZe2KqCxfHSgqhJnU54bAjNACdfNOV4JfhoYF9Omx93Ojj5M_lLRoZrmFkyZ8Tjq7V1-TT4QdRhgWFI7y4Lbo66x5T_ywz3IHe8m9IwZEeyYYMpo5WBQxilCb7vM9dhyLSLRTo3j7CSh120mzD_dZZ3PpquS5mUP8x_G_/s1500/20230705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="1500" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeV_T4jYDdv4BlTDJw5UcNFRlZe2KqCxfHSgqhJnU54bAjNACdfNOV4JfhoYF9Omx93Ojj5M_lLRoZrmFkyZ8Tjq7V1-TT4QdRhgWFI7y4Lbo66x5T_ywz3IHe8m9IwZEeyYYMpo5WBQxilCb7vM9dhyLSLRTo3j7CSh120mzD_dZZ3PpquS5mUP8x_G_/w400-h209/20230705.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>As I was putting them away I realised I never posted photos of the orange blocks I made back in May, so here they are too:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6YUzXCpir_JlCRUSYocRyxQsyiy7LFGioiZimmzEKWWQWB0-b0oSWoY_KhEvbImHY2DFFjrA0tlxLRCoc51AhbAujcnZg64yRrv_huAX1a0hEGqupxTy_ZP2yB-v7mxuizKqvwcgr0PTMPkjoLoDk9wVIMYQDi0OoB_NhQUwNik_RihyZQi1ISCDohiQ/s1500/20230705a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1500" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6YUzXCpir_JlCRUSYocRyxQsyiy7LFGioiZimmzEKWWQWB0-b0oSWoY_KhEvbImHY2DFFjrA0tlxLRCoc51AhbAujcnZg64yRrv_huAX1a0hEGqupxTy_ZP2yB-v7mxuizKqvwcgr0PTMPkjoLoDk9wVIMYQDi0OoB_NhQUwNik_RihyZQi1ISCDohiQ/w400-h198/20230705a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I didn't make any hearts in June because the colour wasn't something I needed for this quilt.</p><p>I had a look around the garden for red things, but there isn't much happening at this time of year. This coprosma cultivar has red leaves all year, but they look particularly good when the sun shines on a winter day:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtcm7r23pJSJcIe0lner5Hv_SEiSWrQ53q__1IJPhyXPoprFzVTDY9fOvHEICOeQQHrKCw3VKk1PlN9R4Nvke_9t2YeSKHcxqslYvtbLeT0Jzzwuo-erelcLkqYPb9-7UnSQ1w7qlGRZLDoYdA4I6PXHrT2j4erhZJ8I5MRz664oeuQp6GUL3B6NlXqHd/s1500/20230706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtcm7r23pJSJcIe0lner5Hv_SEiSWrQ53q__1IJPhyXPoprFzVTDY9fOvHEICOeQQHrKCw3VKk1PlN9R4Nvke_9t2YeSKHcxqslYvtbLeT0Jzzwuo-erelcLkqYPb9-7UnSQ1w7qlGRZLDoYdA4I6PXHrT2j4erhZJ8I5MRz664oeuQp6GUL3B6NlXqHd/w400-h300/20230706.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Reddish leucadendrons:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjR2EujnKvtLvNj8Oc3j5r3cNQxoAGiMFYGHXPoQeZXX1yI7fAbWV-8ZWSs9RNWDlpC4syu6IstIU73w-KlkyKlb3DMMWqRhWF_hYTbUOau7AYYfY6gR0J5W1LUYWXxBn2K9mhxmn5y2KckZGNqnL5AoVjZ546xY2No8oOnIKMy88DQ2lkQ6g9aGcBNZ8q/s1500/20230707a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjR2EujnKvtLvNj8Oc3j5r3cNQxoAGiMFYGHXPoQeZXX1yI7fAbWV-8ZWSs9RNWDlpC4syu6IstIU73w-KlkyKlb3DMMWqRhWF_hYTbUOau7AYYfY6gR0J5W1LUYWXxBn2K9mhxmn5y2KckZGNqnL5AoVjZ546xY2No8oOnIKMy88DQ2lkQ6g9aGcBNZ8q/w400-h300/20230707a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Correas:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW36RmV-rM-Wec8HqEZGW2QKvRHaFVkLXJ6UFUJVE8QUZ_uEXOl9EzzRrlG-QyHoaQ62zvEY3Yzf0hSvB-2HhJSSNheGPVQ8lCRJqXCyI1KlzPL1Btzi-y2RInOV4lXO-WI_J5QnQNMxuTwkEWzmNb8GGkhWB584Ua2aIeZShE8e4OPs0V046jtGiIs0UL/s1500/20230707b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW36RmV-rM-Wec8HqEZGW2QKvRHaFVkLXJ6UFUJVE8QUZ_uEXOl9EzzRrlG-QyHoaQ62zvEY3Yzf0hSvB-2HhJSSNheGPVQ8lCRJqXCyI1KlzPL1Btzi-y2RInOV4lXO-WI_J5QnQNMxuTwkEWzmNb8GGkhWB584Ua2aIeZShE8e4OPs0V046jtGiIs0UL/w400-h300/20230707b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Salvia hanging on through winter so far:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjaMX29x50uBFAL3-i8m9GQfRogIgdMZcWD9ys9xV5euP8snuVWnKVTg5EP_2_4BEl4wBD7Hmcw7koo-B1rIbqQR3r0rlVVlGSJQMXfibT0W_qpGNHxKfb0tDurAiudLZlAYe5Z87kl_68Vs6dlWni_KNXhNZhtX22kz_xv32Y657ffxNkEpqsIIfwF06/s1500/20230707c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="1500" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjaMX29x50uBFAL3-i8m9GQfRogIgdMZcWD9ys9xV5euP8snuVWnKVTg5EP_2_4BEl4wBD7Hmcw7koo-B1rIbqQR3r0rlVVlGSJQMXfibT0W_qpGNHxKfb0tDurAiudLZlAYe5Z87kl_68Vs6dlWni_KNXhNZhtX22kz_xv32Y657ffxNkEpqsIIfwF06/w400-h360/20230707c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Flowering quince getting ready for spring:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOC056fZzzTm-r76057pe8xwFPHIRHD0TUPcTPWKj4hryeg-sbzy9JsIBVa8fUrklUyRwBVestxl-ncb0U97b6ekQYdWiy_S9VIQeC8JrdN2KDa77yG6FdRhRZ2B0qcTAU7wmvIRsUlGOXoeegXeIQ9PZtprZtqDctrH-F2Xw6ss62cG416jRD2vMJJ0tk/s1500/20230707d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1307" data-original-width="1500" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOC056fZzzTm-r76057pe8xwFPHIRHD0TUPcTPWKj4hryeg-sbzy9JsIBVa8fUrklUyRwBVestxl-ncb0U97b6ekQYdWiy_S9VIQeC8JrdN2KDa77yG6FdRhRZ2B0qcTAU7wmvIRsUlGOXoeegXeIQ9PZtprZtqDctrH-F2Xw6ss62cG416jRD2vMJJ0tk/w400-h349/20230707d.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I finished assembling the last charity quilt top:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSU9oxYNX-GujFimsUCCVKGAErUmE1KjoU2vvukYasLMeOf5_-QzjOaE9jSDB0Xov_kHsac8TeNRl5NKtX8k0ghZbypGURHQ6TJocqu2Z0zxFCTj_aMn1_FoAlXvKX59MrZD9BUHm7bilyZEz1HP1wSxoFvoK0zW0nmuMZq3LTY0V3taWYxvGffPGxlh6/s1500/20230707.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSU9oxYNX-GujFimsUCCVKGAErUmE1KjoU2vvukYasLMeOf5_-QzjOaE9jSDB0Xov_kHsac8TeNRl5NKtX8k0ghZbypGURHQ6TJocqu2Z0zxFCTj_aMn1_FoAlXvKX59MrZD9BUHm7bilyZEz1HP1wSxoFvoK0zW0nmuMZq3LTY0V3taWYxvGffPGxlh6/w400-h400/20230707.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Regular readers may notice the odd green block is missing. That was my guilty secret - I decided not to use it. And then I went to our quilt group meeting and was handed several squares that someone else had "left over" from a top they had assembled. So now I have this lot of odd blocks:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDvgquHBjHYezzHM03yfHQabJhyNtxOlxjion_vQMem2UHRWjcpLb1ZncQ202uajSYcu0CthNgt7ESLUGSIKOhHWzCZwLmARY3w_tSclxwjfrie0aen6-eJNfy5vDJ2JvVaV8LTWP9OVuwoygwGmMpLf6nFallKGerbDweYhHf9n7vAxqK-0J8ZhXaFnR/s1500/20230708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1007" data-original-width="1500" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDvgquHBjHYezzHM03yfHQabJhyNtxOlxjion_vQMem2UHRWjcpLb1ZncQ202uajSYcu0CthNgt7ESLUGSIKOhHWzCZwLmARY3w_tSclxwjfrie0aen6-eJNfy5vDJ2JvVaV8LTWP9OVuwoygwGmMpLf6nFallKGerbDweYhHf9n7vAxqK-0J8ZhXaFnR/s320/20230708.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>It looks like there may be one more LAST quilt top to come, if I can think of a way of making these work together.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another red thing - this "mad cap for skiing"I saw in an exhibition at the Bendigo gallery last month:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYruF17AaoAkEDXF0sCx6bB95NUTkOu8oycFPAim1Gi0L5ziRzR-4ccyok4sHGdzm0cZYcNt47WbDmVTX5OPr_5neLli98MouMtqtLNMe_yyB60fgeatv8AsSKl2YoE4rJD900qU6X8sRTxx_0TFzZ4fy9NP70m2qdy_JGdwHGrJEm7YjqOnnTGpWvf_0/s1500/20230625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1271" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYruF17AaoAkEDXF0sCx6bB95NUTkOu8oycFPAim1Gi0L5ziRzR-4ccyok4sHGdzm0cZYcNt47WbDmVTX5OPr_5neLli98MouMtqtLNMe_yyB60fgeatv8AsSKl2YoE4rJD900qU6X8sRTxx_0TFzZ4fy9NP70m2qdy_JGdwHGrJEm7YjqOnnTGpWvf_0/w339-h400/20230625.jpg" width="339" /></a></div>Sadly the date of the magazine isn't in focus, and I can't remember what it was exactly. Do I need to try and find the pattern and make it?<br /><br /><p></p><p>I wrote most of this a week ago, but left it as a draft and didn't get back to it. So I will link it to the next SoScrappy RSC link-up, rather than last week's.</p><p>And here is the link-up: <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2023/07/scraphappy-saturday-summer-fun.html" target="_blank">Scrap Happy Saturday</a><br /></p><p><br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-54851974709990188902023-06-30T23:10:00.001+10:002023-06-30T23:12:36.819+10:00Good-bye June<p>Here we are at the end of the June already. </p><p>At a sit and sew day I was handed some more blocks for the charity quilts. Most of them I could pass on to other people to turn into quilts, but I ended up with 10 blocks left over. I decided to make a few more myself to sew up just one more quilt. Here they are pinned up after I had made a few extras:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UG1TTyQneqxaD9BRAJ1QL1D65jBHb1Y7xg-IIkIx91GePLnoRXbrZPYjU1JGSRSBgMKrBXDisBns4qs9edunv0bPw6h9ITmpVJiJ_MR8niY5ZjIhu2DSpcqQp08Ij_9sewJ_gkojUoZGrMM9WNI2riDUhNhkrbEyXMI5xSOUCcrSwjql2dtHgRky1o8A/s1500/20230628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UG1TTyQneqxaD9BRAJ1QL1D65jBHb1Y7xg-IIkIx91GePLnoRXbrZPYjU1JGSRSBgMKrBXDisBns4qs9edunv0bPw6h9ITmpVJiJ_MR8niY5ZjIhu2DSpcqQp08Ij_9sewJ_gkojUoZGrMM9WNI2riDUhNhkrbEyXMI5xSOUCcrSwjql2dtHgRky1o8A/w400-h225/20230628.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And here they are today, with still a few more required to make a quilt top: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVmhBXbrO59ZjlxG9WxmYo3ViuN3QNCuuOPJ_kTaCVFOgeE7IUvhLZpnu1AYGyhs4CxjWTEee5KNOXF-K9ckUme3MYkSisTlqZp0Ys0c_QDJfAg5Cct7ml8Bznj14zjz3ibGOCAtXFHOgebIve8Js9fIGhDqS6n7b9XIcut8lkQ3wDLduFunKqy-z5yZK/s1500/20230630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="1500" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVmhBXbrO59ZjlxG9WxmYo3ViuN3QNCuuOPJ_kTaCVFOgeE7IUvhLZpnu1AYGyhs4CxjWTEee5KNOXF-K9ckUme3MYkSisTlqZp0Ys0c_QDJfAg5Cct7ml8Bznj14zjz3ibGOCAtXFHOgebIve8Js9fIGhDqS6n7b9XIcut8lkQ3wDLduFunKqy-z5yZK/w400-h343/20230630.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I'm worried about that green one in the top corner. I don't think I can make look like it belongs. Perhaps I will end up with one block left over after all.<p> </p><p>A few months ago it became obvious that this tree beside the garden-water tank had died:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSq5-v-aRsV2I3z35Tb_O_ccfXTr33VyFkMrlnoLeRioFH8ziO5vmEDponO0qRPZnXCcZyRrQV6smhvnYCTlExNWTywjjj88Y1eX-NOohNrFVN6lAwpwJ9V-hJGYy2sTm4-FWvzX-8EvDz6Q4V-VWF67B5nvucfJrTKQFMwr5kGa1ZeyZz1508WbsEp1b/s1500/20230623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSq5-v-aRsV2I3z35Tb_O_ccfXTr33VyFkMrlnoLeRioFH8ziO5vmEDponO0qRPZnXCcZyRrQV6smhvnYCTlExNWTywjjj88Y1eX-NOohNrFVN6lAwpwJ9V-hJGYy2sTm4-FWvzX-8EvDz6Q4V-VWF67B5nvucfJrTKQFMwr5kGa1ZeyZz1508WbsEp1b/w299-h400/20230623.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><p>The guy in the hi-vis vest is one of 2 men who came to take down the tree before it could fall and do a lot of expensive damage.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-NyGkziVCZF1WJvPZdhtANEQsaoduPnhgLW61edZrFmhCG70fuFjGBKEq3aZVADsB3QtcGsexEnnf4gyZvZwz6R9G8zv-9f4XOugQIRV0Ew0ginbxk1IRY_LIYlG22jOQt5_0_N-NcEUd2RY8FUId6ZWkUq1EUlS4mVpMtKZy44rCythhP4FFNWpbmOw/s1500/20230626.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-NyGkziVCZF1WJvPZdhtANEQsaoduPnhgLW61edZrFmhCG70fuFjGBKEq3aZVADsB3QtcGsexEnnf4gyZvZwz6R9G8zv-9f4XOugQIRV0Ew0ginbxk1IRY_LIYlG22jOQt5_0_N-NcEUd2RY8FUId6ZWkUq1EUlS4mVpMtKZy44rCythhP4FFNWpbmOw/w300-h400/20230626.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Not a job I would want! I couldn't even watch most of the time.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhFmcY0j6ssFSJyZPn2LTMrEQJuDQr7f_y44RSj4voQgrjnt8IPNoK7d53ZNRglFeTLeWwWq49K0FeP0uViyoaAahl3jh2CUN7tre3pyuvVnlRzM9MJDjn2ph4mBMqc983EkkKTRV9OXZzIliHfKkgM-In3ZVn88CVSqq2ZewuIozIXrlNVGB6HKhn0vE/s1500/20230626a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhFmcY0j6ssFSJyZPn2LTMrEQJuDQr7f_y44RSj4voQgrjnt8IPNoK7d53ZNRglFeTLeWwWq49K0FeP0uViyoaAahl3jh2CUN7tre3pyuvVnlRzM9MJDjn2ph4mBMqc983EkkKTRV9OXZzIliHfKkgM-In3ZVn88CVSqq2ZewuIozIXrlNVGB6HKhn0vE/w300-h400/20230626a.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Fortunately the job was accomplished safely, with no damage to people or property. </p><p><br /></p><p>There's not a lot of colour in the garden at the moment. The last autumn leaf has fallen since I took this photo:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUimBUBEBNXJkL2AWY7QCE9Q0wRYYSwNWgBRxNp0OMOUFNbUd1lShuJ8bwHBO9MuJCdDnVTBq4s5hM8o5BTrjMU-5t367f5O7rOwr2k-KjcgqoQ41vffGZI9q5xI6qZnPbrPO7ZpKO22p6fv4AB3RUPFk9imhUVp0IHAYLrTZrEHHzUSllfwzwKwcAtqG0/s1500/20230622b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1500" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUimBUBEBNXJkL2AWY7QCE9Q0wRYYSwNWgBRxNp0OMOUFNbUd1lShuJ8bwHBO9MuJCdDnVTBq4s5hM8o5BTrjMU-5t367f5O7rOwr2k-KjcgqoQ41vffGZI9q5xI6qZnPbrPO7ZpKO22p6fv4AB3RUPFk9imhUVp0IHAYLrTZrEHHzUSllfwzwKwcAtqG0/w400-h360/20230622b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>We haven't had enough frost yet to knock back the salvias, so this eastern spinebill is one of the birds still enjoying the nectar:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmhnIK1lFvgDEm1pO5DJOnXItbXrYbAAiBYLpHU_Un70Rpk2zskSAh1FKSef19HyUe1uW5orc3avizP2o9TlQmEAEzQ2S9B8VtsPXo1tGX1kdah4vgTU8vuMSNR0YIF_1Fy-3BYMhGB5p-7ewhVlqoLrabgzsviPcXuUfa6MHlVQMf-g87w8IWMlRvyij/s1500/20230622c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="1500" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmhnIK1lFvgDEm1pO5DJOnXItbXrYbAAiBYLpHU_Un70Rpk2zskSAh1FKSef19HyUe1uW5orc3avizP2o9TlQmEAEzQ2S9B8VtsPXo1tGX1kdah4vgTU8vuMSNR0YIF_1Fy-3BYMhGB5p-7ewhVlqoLrabgzsviPcXuUfa6MHlVQMf-g87w8IWMlRvyij/w400-h333/20230622c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>And the first of the bulbs are appearing:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF-LwImA0V6iUDAQrBHOYQGUUEGhHJMdgAEsBmuqfUymIfJckryz4kC5nj8RwEbXsEuaMuaQv10XV-SgegDNUnLf64S5Xitv5Nh2fqUobcnhBNYwmty9cHcuimiKF95XgJC-xo31I6h2ofxTOvpKsoyI1Km03gBKSV3wFXpHN-ao6Uu0RShhqtPXMZRsv/s1500/20230622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1500" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF-LwImA0V6iUDAQrBHOYQGUUEGhHJMdgAEsBmuqfUymIfJckryz4kC5nj8RwEbXsEuaMuaQv10XV-SgegDNUnLf64S5Xitv5Nh2fqUobcnhBNYwmty9cHcuimiKF95XgJC-xo31I6h2ofxTOvpKsoyI1Km03gBKSV3wFXpHN-ao6Uu0RShhqtPXMZRsv/w400-h349/20230622.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Jonquils above, snowflakes below.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcm6KU0KaZFuKtHNggZFmKNeDzOC-iYUKsqK3MG_g2dJNNtJDSm56Djgmfpwk37Gx9NmhXMRxZTU9edIi4yotXfPt0IhNmAVfdjU8Ldla8AFz0ws42uqGWcjyMWO6frIJ-zfRC7tqg-S2EKWe8twlpWkjyzq8st2EHAApVo2_uP3blQDIOlsjUYZqT0Ux_/s1500/20230622a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1500" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcm6KU0KaZFuKtHNggZFmKNeDzOC-iYUKsqK3MG_g2dJNNtJDSm56Djgmfpwk37Gx9NmhXMRxZTU9edIi4yotXfPt0IhNmAVfdjU8Ldla8AFz0ws42uqGWcjyMWO6frIJ-zfRC7tqg-S2EKWe8twlpWkjyzq8st2EHAApVo2_uP3blQDIOlsjUYZqT0Ux_/w400-h371/20230622a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Happy end of the financial year!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-65621995049810355532023-06-20T17:04:00.000+10:002023-06-20T17:04:00.151+10:00Time Flies<p> Where have I been since my last post nearly 2 months ago?</p><p> I did some quilting:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__mCOh4c5zTWGewqeigm9jFoHXzDBH84zqjJBgs_MnUUCQALm6zdWBPv2Fq11jxfZw25EYs0m82ZmOHRZVEokjUkoBnSEBFfwN6GALNZ3Yb1RVilFFUDwyy6aUiKwuvMr08PMgMTxCXjxR197RXeC7Ol-zmsno70SwfNgO9-7aJF_MzVHVJZpBWCJPRzR/s1500/20230503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__mCOh4c5zTWGewqeigm9jFoHXzDBH84zqjJBgs_MnUUCQALm6zdWBPv2Fq11jxfZw25EYs0m82ZmOHRZVEokjUkoBnSEBFfwN6GALNZ3Yb1RVilFFUDwyy6aUiKwuvMr08PMgMTxCXjxR197RXeC7Ol-zmsno70SwfNgO9-7aJF_MzVHVJZpBWCJPRzR/w300-h400/20230503.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Hanging outside on a grey day once I had finished:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBGhsy_x5aBzG4Xqzz-U9QPspVuB1BnKgIboyzXJ7oNLJLaQUu1GSW9VWjW8FWm_-ZhhGkyRnS-sk-BQGa7V7Vot98bLvBoXIHHnJbhW-KQZ0mC4pWRFimxntXedJE9I99SMyu5JA5RcTaVJJZedKNbzSnfftR4hCxpGCc3uaAfIOym5mesBhBpGhjK3w/s1500/20230503a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1387" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBGhsy_x5aBzG4Xqzz-U9QPspVuB1BnKgIboyzXJ7oNLJLaQUu1GSW9VWjW8FWm_-ZhhGkyRnS-sk-BQGa7V7Vot98bLvBoXIHHnJbhW-KQZ0mC4pWRFimxntXedJE9I99SMyu5JA5RcTaVJJZedKNbzSnfftR4hCxpGCc3uaAfIOym5mesBhBpGhjK3w/w370-h400/20230503a.jpg" width="370" /></a></div>I handed it on to someone else to do the binding, and I think the recipient was happy when it was presented: <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_TZ4FNxaEblpNC-5lIWd7SaYDdYjbAbUNyPcO0J4mgkRLG3aIMG0eGfrVVwLiZpLrA7sPAd8ND3tywRXhTsPhbE42BzWC1r3UPW6KlPBhdZX4OpMhlaTKxVLzxC0_D1cYufPgj_xQhOYx-jAtQH0p7jNjH1RBYWuwYOPwLa2vWm3Wh3bYqG1im4OY_9d/s1500/20230513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1500" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_TZ4FNxaEblpNC-5lIWd7SaYDdYjbAbUNyPcO0J4mgkRLG3aIMG0eGfrVVwLiZpLrA7sPAd8ND3tywRXhTsPhbE42BzWC1r3UPW6KlPBhdZX4OpMhlaTKxVLzxC0_D1cYufPgj_xQhOYx-jAtQH0p7jNjH1RBYWuwYOPwLa2vWm3Wh3bYqG1im4OY_9d/w400-h371/20230513.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The colours in that photo are a bit closer to real life.<br /><p>I've been doing some garden maintenance with the help of this little cart:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIg4KaGmvVFjSq8mW-IaDjGuwKo3a2M24ub6Q1TpZI08lsKTCw6zpbYZUpcdm8A5mXu9LZ8M6B42F1H8zBWj_tUEPlqLulQW4fk8P10Ts52ecTJexb7huMNxRwDuEBpsQhejgTQj7L4ab3l9XLBFs7L3NRpveFTt98XDtwXWLqsYCBsi4y2dzjdbzT6Wce/s1500/20230510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1338" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIg4KaGmvVFjSq8mW-IaDjGuwKo3a2M24ub6Q1TpZI08lsKTCw6zpbYZUpcdm8A5mXu9LZ8M6B42F1H8zBWj_tUEPlqLulQW4fk8P10Ts52ecTJexb7huMNxRwDuEBpsQhejgTQj7L4ab3l9XLBFs7L3NRpveFTt98XDtwXWLqsYCBsi4y2dzjdbzT6Wce/w356-h400/20230510.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><p>Found dumped beside a country road. With a new set of wheels, it has become my favourite garden helper. It is very light-weight and easier to use than a wheelbarrow. (Two crimson rosellas checking out the prunings and weeds.)</p><p>My sister bought me a rose from a nursery not far from here. They didn't do deliveries but I was happy to go and collect it: </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjalYcIeZke0S4NURNRtoGTOfP-FM01vTEuZd57eWrvubF2wR4Iuhjn913sLK9RvfA90sC7kQrpj4wHOKUP_kQNsg5g-FlLucMkW-BObYnOLaijSp-KYl_DQg8MFVkEa9XpvxaC1lRg9ELYZAdhk-ckMZP27LW_RfU9LLZqT1hK6RdJa2qk2cvjtrKvvJ/s1500/20230526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1090" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjalYcIeZke0S4NURNRtoGTOfP-FM01vTEuZd57eWrvubF2wR4Iuhjn913sLK9RvfA90sC7kQrpj4wHOKUP_kQNsg5g-FlLucMkW-BObYnOLaijSp-KYl_DQg8MFVkEa9XpvxaC1lRg9ELYZAdhk-ckMZP27LW_RfU9LLZqT1hK6RdJa2qk2cvjtrKvvJ/w291-h400/20230526.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I was "volunteered" to run a charity quilting day in late May. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45aNY5ARPR4ms-AHzrI8FyF56PBc-DHNe8AAirhPwVJWXGbE8RzPAp5MdYp_3D7NkkscujZKJO6cz-N0QfSodC-n-_8sye5C-ZUZl_If8rwuTvBK3NyZM40xnnrmVxNNnPAfQ5ywxxucl6YuPCUm7dBKiD5eb6xFSFmYnwQDGsbjvMlLj100sLxp0gE7A/s1500/20230527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45aNY5ARPR4ms-AHzrI8FyF56PBc-DHNe8AAirhPwVJWXGbE8RzPAp5MdYp_3D7NkkscujZKJO6cz-N0QfSodC-n-_8sye5C-ZUZl_If8rwuTvBK3NyZM40xnnrmVxNNnPAfQ5ywxxucl6YuPCUm7dBKiD5eb6xFSFmYnwQDGsbjvMlLj100sLxp0gE7A/w400-h300/20230527.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>A couple of quilt tops were finished on the day:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg7whLo1gNsrwGwoL4NsfosMAYy0S1E9FoAVf1bc2B8a6WRK3mLt2cLZm3Lm0D-4Ul7ZZZm9_i9DIYHulN74OSyMLIwNz5jgXF8EuR_oEfB2UOBmJjU5jXpe-X-SSBuxLVqsP7tY1CzEEe-PdkJoixKrfI5GakhNlTiYHdqwQsxsaqygR_hPbLN0pBjRn/s1500/20230527a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="1500" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg7whLo1gNsrwGwoL4NsfosMAYy0S1E9FoAVf1bc2B8a6WRK3mLt2cLZm3Lm0D-4Ul7ZZZm9_i9DIYHulN74OSyMLIwNz5jgXF8EuR_oEfB2UOBmJjU5jXpe-X-SSBuxLVqsP7tY1CzEEe-PdkJoixKrfI5GakhNlTiYHdqwQsxsaqygR_hPbLN0pBjRn/w400-h361/20230527a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXmUrZVxVwKVwjekA9kp8DwL1LaIWqC007XpszA1k0VA5jopnZLk6bQISLzadB49_o83_WgVcfw6i7xRDfSFYaW7sQwzXVZTzOlPXXrBH-XRC-4vc91pR0k2C-nO8V-bjk65NdotaeWsduLxOjswlqyz-S0xdJby3a0RP6vv6wT0JZN0nUDIHW8czONsyD/s1500/20230527b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1490" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXmUrZVxVwKVwjekA9kp8DwL1LaIWqC007XpszA1k0VA5jopnZLk6bQISLzadB49_o83_WgVcfw6i7xRDfSFYaW7sQwzXVZTzOlPXXrBH-XRC-4vc91pR0k2C-nO8V-bjk65NdotaeWsduLxOjswlqyz-S0xdJby3a0RP6vv6wT0JZN0nUDIHW8czONsyD/w398-h400/20230527b.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><p>I've assembled a couple more since then:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8-FjaC4TR-v6OWKxKZR9idouqnhEZSr2wbzry-o14Jgv57gfaHRnXOiXZ3T-HHIuag8U_55VT9Yqqo9JBCJaxcaptrdALVYsFZ0I6NcsvrcgCjQ39EpBehdXAuRG6gNpJNXIb9bjmEfuwBldixvcsLw-AYUE9aS65zm6YQU7hefi2V0U1w3X3kYMKqAF/s1500/20230616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1489" data-original-width="1500" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8-FjaC4TR-v6OWKxKZR9idouqnhEZSr2wbzry-o14Jgv57gfaHRnXOiXZ3T-HHIuag8U_55VT9Yqqo9JBCJaxcaptrdALVYsFZ0I6NcsvrcgCjQ39EpBehdXAuRG6gNpJNXIb9bjmEfuwBldixvcsLw-AYUE9aS65zm6YQU7hefi2V0U1w3X3kYMKqAF/w400-h398/20230616.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRym925yjpIe4WNvJuPj1OlNBKu3NZi9HDxzTUQxMHmzJuojnC5k_uHbbt5_nFzjgSH4VJSe5_kOkPmOP9xLgjTyyzSNPeXujsnqut8dd79TbT1pxGRKytHiZ9z2c0JrOxLe8YnvASb5N_1p4fQe_pxyzL-PuSrVhoC38JkEcCpr-wMM0UpmswW3k26zX/s1500/20230619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRym925yjpIe4WNvJuPj1OlNBKu3NZi9HDxzTUQxMHmzJuojnC5k_uHbbt5_nFzjgSH4VJSe5_kOkPmOP9xLgjTyyzSNPeXujsnqut8dd79TbT1pxGRKytHiZ9z2c0JrOxLe8YnvASb5N_1p4fQe_pxyzL-PuSrVhoC38JkEcCpr-wMM0UpmswW3k26zX/w400-h400/20230619.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I have enough of the blocks to put together at least two more.<br /><p>At the beginning of June the tree dahlia was looking good:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSsxQDqggGOfnBq6SDM6zgo5RkO6jPkMcPGxDgzsAWxVhcSM0JueH0Myxzpv9asvbL0X2gJbLasdbgLkXTvaEdW7VEFnv-GqUCuPgjBM9rDe9jPcl3-P1KF5UheddYOw7bNWQdB-3JKqGg-FMTzGhyi0MRSehmy-LqvKaf1oD0WZyp-LgRM620d5L2kpt/s1500/20230601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSsxQDqggGOfnBq6SDM6zgo5RkO6jPkMcPGxDgzsAWxVhcSM0JueH0Myxzpv9asvbL0X2gJbLasdbgLkXTvaEdW7VEFnv-GqUCuPgjBM9rDe9jPcl3-P1KF5UheddYOw7bNWQdB-3JKqGg-FMTzGhyi0MRSehmy-LqvKaf1oD0WZyp-LgRM620d5L2kpt/w400-h300/20230601.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It kept looking better and better, as more flowers opened, and I kept thinking, "I should take a photo of that". Then a couple of days ago we had a very windy day and several of the stems snapped off close to the ground, so I missed my chance.<p></p><p>In better garden news, I have taken over the small greenhouse. I moved some of the more delicate plants into it yesterday, just in time as the temperature outside dropped to below freezing this morning. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27o-Gyjs76cdUwigo_wyVi2RHEShNvJFJ_SYFHOEdzTYeVb9os6qZg9sJAORhlVzH3UDlsNXoUAFgcJWD4QcgzEcdXaBZd-h6SIRDm15O05ydQM6wC6fR_FlfpOj7tNY_d2nYZWeys7ot1cq9ImrpQZ-DVv7rBmQ84T477x35mIJ3a13AHBWI3Zh7VXFI/s1500/20230620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27o-Gyjs76cdUwigo_wyVi2RHEShNvJFJ_SYFHOEdzTYeVb9os6qZg9sJAORhlVzH3UDlsNXoUAFgcJWD4QcgzEcdXaBZd-h6SIRDm15O05ydQM6wC6fR_FlfpOj7tNY_d2nYZWeys7ot1cq9ImrpQZ-DVv7rBmQ84T477x35mIJ3a13AHBWI3Zh7VXFI/w400-h300/20230620.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Some new additions in the far corner:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr74JVhWT3MfXNl9RtQ91pme7z-kZAPyGdObadwl2PxfoESG8zei1aQQ6BxUVYfq-WylsAIHCB-Hrt7nlyUNEudLAl7Az6TO7Yj3AtSbp-EhbBRwzBG0NmOX0AHKbF2HxlX7KML80MijwRmX0s5RTlBiH01FhiZsOJCLidJ4DV_xuSjr1EIIqQIyl5z3_h/s1500/20230603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr74JVhWT3MfXNl9RtQ91pme7z-kZAPyGdObadwl2PxfoESG8zei1aQQ6BxUVYfq-WylsAIHCB-Hrt7nlyUNEudLAl7Az6TO7Yj3AtSbp-EhbBRwzBG0NmOX0AHKbF2HxlX7KML80MijwRmX0s5RTlBiH01FhiZsOJCLidJ4DV_xuSjr1EIIqQIyl5z3_h/w300-h400/20230603.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Three new vireyas.<br />Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-52362430902289185792023-04-24T17:08:00.001+10:002023-04-24T17:08:42.007+10:00April Bits and Pieces<p>More than 2 weeks since my last post. Here's a bit of what has been happening in that time.</p><p></p><p>These tubs of someone's unwanted fabric arrived at my place:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPwJjxfGLyu5nnaxWT9PpVfbw1DegtlbJonmhTZ2eUm3rC5LtBq4t7oHElW3_pmHorrkDTWVBB7rxZfi6ZDGb2gXWuU989Vg_KSoy1bn2ziQtmXxT4lOuUsvk8upnCL4tcDLMDhqrjMOxaTEfuUq5eBEoHexIbrSXKENXBOt2apLuADVJy_eTTSRO5Q/s1500/20230405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPwJjxfGLyu5nnaxWT9PpVfbw1DegtlbJonmhTZ2eUm3rC5LtBq4t7oHElW3_pmHorrkDTWVBB7rxZfi6ZDGb2gXWuU989Vg_KSoy1bn2ziQtmXxT4lOuUsvk8upnCL4tcDLMDhqrjMOxaTEfuUq5eBEoHexIbrSXKENXBOt2apLuADVJy_eTTSRO5Q/w400-h300/20230405.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And a cardboard box of thread cones. Now I have the fun task of sorting through them to see if there is anything useful, and disposing of all of it appropriately. And then the donor wants the tubs back. <p></p><p>Early one morning I looked out and saw two wallabies munching grass shoulder to shoulder. One noticed and looked at me:<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5naQGcPpMcvyI41Etsy_6bE7F6SqYKZckNReYepw9qQ8iwuGt-wNY7gDtIpKI6LxVRO1tleSiIHly2AJAJWscghQNyZQknpnO_KQHWZchDPSz82tAP0y_eBVMXgVrr-JFAzT3QVsgzfqauPSXwe9jGZh2Nva1hgMk91bcNgFE_mLKWJ4-4kP0e8ZaMg/s1500/20230408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="1500" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5naQGcPpMcvyI41Etsy_6bE7F6SqYKZckNReYepw9qQ8iwuGt-wNY7gDtIpKI6LxVRO1tleSiIHly2AJAJWscghQNyZQknpnO_KQHWZchDPSz82tAP0y_eBVMXgVrr-JFAzT3QVsgzfqauPSXwe9jGZh2Nva1hgMk91bcNgFE_mLKWJ4-4kP0e8ZaMg/w400-h351/20230408.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And then her big baby noticed she had stopped eating and stood up to see what was going on:<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqFPHqhG5VKMgGYXlkbZX47mFCs_QzStSy6lZKc9KWW9kqO2VL6R5kygEpvYcvXU-XqhSMvBROWjq5Jz0RUaZ-6RLaJuAfXPtT36i2dnl1sajX1apRrKJ-nRDmPKdNAdefaz3EbiWClNh1q3WuB5C_VLEa_M8C_9hNtz4yIEsYmWhuBFv0D4gDjrqlQ/s1500/20230408a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1321" data-original-width="1500" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqFPHqhG5VKMgGYXlkbZX47mFCs_QzStSy6lZKc9KWW9kqO2VL6R5kygEpvYcvXU-XqhSMvBROWjq5Jz0RUaZ-6RLaJuAfXPtT36i2dnl1sajX1apRrKJ-nRDmPKdNAdefaz3EbiWClNh1q3WuB5C_VLEa_M8C_9hNtz4yIEsYmWhuBFv0D4gDjrqlQ/w400-h353/20230408a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Too cute!<br /></p><p>I assembled this top:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCOh8sac6zDGMrkz8fsAlbqF0TGh86CLeqd94oN5RPZF5Lhy9Q1lG_Eyal4MswVyB343zg03oU1MyEB7aIA5BV19cQGGeHxMwZvfzVirO04MAm40maR-ZY7xUfNlmliJVeEFRzPao_km00yVfp4rN9nbOyqEw3lfgj1BhRFPdeM8DQ73TmTxHwqQmvw/s1500/20230414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1496" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCOh8sac6zDGMrkz8fsAlbqF0TGh86CLeqd94oN5RPZF5Lhy9Q1lG_Eyal4MswVyB343zg03oU1MyEB7aIA5BV19cQGGeHxMwZvfzVirO04MAm40maR-ZY7xUfNlmliJVeEFRzPao_km00yVfp4rN9nbOyqEw3lfgj1BhRFPdeM8DQ73TmTxHwqQmvw/w399-h400/20230414.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><p></p><p>The pattern is called "<a href="https://modafabrics.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/simply-woven-quilt/" target="_blank">Simply Woven</a>". I made a couple of blocks some time during a lockdown, then put it aside and forgot about it until I was doing some tidying up a few months ago. Now it is on my list of tops to be quilted.</p><p></p><p>I went to the Australasian Quilt Convention, which was back in Melbourne this year. The trip to Melbourne involved buses for part of the way due to track works, but was cheap because the regional fares have been reduced since my last trip a few weeks ago. I had been asked to buy some fabric for a friend, but when I found the retailer's stall they hadn't brought the particular line of fabric with them. For myself I bought a spool of thread and an irresistible panel from New Zealand.</p><p>I got my 5th covid vaccination.</p><p>I've managed to break both my hearing aids this month, although not both at once, and not in the same way. At the moment the left one is off being fixed.<br /></p><p>As my sister was packing up her house to move last year, she asked me to rescue a dahlia plant which was dormant at the time, but which had some sentimental importance, (I don't remember now what that was so must ask her again): <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcriJeNICdcamKUlrQMPgcWntP7HU-xsQ8aUMkKtzJ4XlpQd1_RHh-ubFJQGbCRPZKV3kXfSOyRarRNsaMfhNadllRKx79ItZ6k9sveeUoTazeOBvy_7pW2MX_mBZPPSOtsqXRcYfDSJYSf90D8N5Ycm8mpScr9ma8U4ov4lIRkJqugnMOfecU_OHJMA/s1500/20230418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcriJeNICdcamKUlrQMPgcWntP7HU-xsQ8aUMkKtzJ4XlpQd1_RHh-ubFJQGbCRPZKV3kXfSOyRarRNsaMfhNadllRKx79ItZ6k9sveeUoTazeOBvy_7pW2MX_mBZPPSOtsqXRcYfDSJYSf90D8N5Ycm8mpScr9ma8U4ov4lIRkJqugnMOfecU_OHJMA/w400-h300/20230418.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Well when I dug it up I thought, that's not a dahlia, there was no tuber. But I potted it, and it grew, and is now flowering (as well as being covered in aphids I see), and it is a chrysanthemum. So maybe it was a Mother's day gift one year? It is a beautiful colour, anyway. I'll have to find a good spot for it in the garden for next year.</p><p>We had the opening of our miniature quilt exhibition. Here's a taste of what that was like:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWR1KQEFN65EOx0q5yRYPXOVuMWPAc02xf-J5X9lLCk2FBQgmFjfTm33DLUs3mdOoNI-7VjbzQIwnpR7w1fFMcJoWZgIaWChUka5VRXwxaep5MEZGkLZDHmroGcOLJIC6TXKpQINcP7DmKzifUG4e1jzQKb-fj-uTP7yciIGXTKjiEXlbK9qypoAzaA/s1500/20230419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWR1KQEFN65EOx0q5yRYPXOVuMWPAc02xf-J5X9lLCk2FBQgmFjfTm33DLUs3mdOoNI-7VjbzQIwnpR7w1fFMcJoWZgIaWChUka5VRXwxaep5MEZGkLZDHmroGcOLJIC6TXKpQINcP7DmKzifUG4e1jzQKb-fj-uTP7yciIGXTKjiEXlbK9qypoAzaA/w400-h300/20230419.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It is on at the Mercure Hotel and Convention Centre, 613 Main Rd, Ballarat until 14th May if you are in the area.<p>I've been making these blocks, now I have to work out how to sew them together. Which arrangement do you prefer?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqy31Tbxzg3b1Xv1-t7NwjWVvdsmBlEIENJKQL9qWUSfGePcHva-iQ0KIVfVSONC9NmmgWnbTaehrE83pPU8O0oy8lvmThe-m4bVsLtG3IuOyml6P9FYwGEhfcH_NtoTvIHdhSBI4QeLbpCAbTgSilebx-277b39Dinkocm-ejZRG7g3ZyTFw8bH7B3g/s1500/20230424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="1500" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqy31Tbxzg3b1Xv1-t7NwjWVvdsmBlEIENJKQL9qWUSfGePcHva-iQ0KIVfVSONC9NmmgWnbTaehrE83pPU8O0oy8lvmThe-m4bVsLtG3IuOyml6P9FYwGEhfcH_NtoTvIHdhSBI4QeLbpCAbTgSilebx-277b39Dinkocm-ejZRG7g3ZyTFw8bH7B3g/w400-h390/20230424.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-joT_Kx_W5KZ4d0LtBMkbPoNB-T0OSArifpOQd_E-OxQLc3lJj7Mvq1wJgQigZ5BTE-0gqRAEamBQ_tEKWs105GRDh3ojiKcc-uMYPOBYitORJrKmt_sboGUr0kaQ9xBcitGSWxXR7R67JxfzwjqB_xOu6tNvp4dqw1iWD05T8L1q8m9YtN3j2GiKw/s1500/20230424a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="1500" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-joT_Kx_W5KZ4d0LtBMkbPoNB-T0OSArifpOQd_E-OxQLc3lJj7Mvq1wJgQigZ5BTE-0gqRAEamBQ_tEKWs105GRDh3ojiKcc-uMYPOBYitORJrKmt_sboGUr0kaQ9xBcitGSWxXR7R67JxfzwjqB_xOu6tNvp4dqw1iWD05T8L1q8m9YtN3j2GiKw/w400-h389/20230424a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The pattern is "<a href="https://www.redpepperquilts.com/2015/06/pickle-dish-variation-quilt-part-1.html" target="_blank">Pickle Dish Variation</a>". I made the first components last <a href="https://weednstitch.blogspot.com/2022/11/new-projects.html" target="_blank">November</a>, and have been making one or two every so often since. Do you like them all facing the same way, or alternating?<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-78056439872855289112023-04-07T17:47:00.003+10:002023-04-09T09:25:12.875+10:00Purple Things<p>Purple is April's Rainbow Scrap Challenge colour.</p><p>So far I have made two purple hearts using <a href="https://ivani-arteemcasa.blogspot.com/2021/06/bloco-coracao-como-fazer.html" target="_blank">Ivani's Hearts</a> pattern:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBuUt5kw0BPckmOtok3q1Ji6PL-fcefDeB4CgoNl7M3rdm2C5_qrOKSpeelvzIvr7j3FsE8I42g4SblhraKAXatH9CNn-SZ7ZFV3bLP4TBA0HXn1eRXgomlfILhUkVhHavYwZIwGduBxyKqO02217ut9f_2FK0yoIopZ2zQR9NrnuIT-p4cwh9_1Lpw/s1500/20230407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1500" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBuUt5kw0BPckmOtok3q1Ji6PL-fcefDeB4CgoNl7M3rdm2C5_qrOKSpeelvzIvr7j3FsE8I42g4SblhraKAXatH9CNn-SZ7ZFV3bLP4TBA0HXn1eRXgomlfILhUkVhHavYwZIwGduBxyKqO02217ut9f_2FK0yoIopZ2zQR9NrnuIT-p4cwh9_1Lpw/w400-h286/20230407.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Pictured sitting on a project board made last month after reading <a href="https://jobutterfield.blogspot.com/2023/02/pottering-around-with-project-boards.html" target="_blank">Jo's post</a> about making some.</p><p>And here are a few purple things around the garden at the moment. Firstly, Nepeta:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEla3ptBEb1Six74zC9wgGjFfsCNpizZtwhSYdycqNLk6H3n8i1vS4SLq7ALc6q3r9BSFNgJTfq5dGJTqNP99bYaYI8yX-wLBitnEHWAq9y1fvmAREIACOXLGMKLlJW7of9cNxGRN2MwF3E6_USr672uWCpoQt17_RlvbD7wtFfb3eEatxlaU5YCgiyA/s1500/20230407a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1335" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEla3ptBEb1Six74zC9wgGjFfsCNpizZtwhSYdycqNLk6H3n8i1vS4SLq7ALc6q3r9BSFNgJTfq5dGJTqNP99bYaYI8yX-wLBitnEHWAq9y1fvmAREIACOXLGMKLlJW7of9cNxGRN2MwF3E6_USr672uWCpoQt17_RlvbD7wtFfb3eEatxlaU5YCgiyA/w356-h400/20230407a.jpg" width="356" /></a></div>Dark purple salvia bracts:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOK2QvhhzVYLliLZd32vy_dNoTQUO-axMzeTBoM7ZUYxbxpySHqwhkAqkWx0Fygs46TLIYiLBnibkiC82VaaYrSi-jy6-5HQb_IiIhlYasiXir5Hgk4-Z-KsrU6GzKWJ4NoKbHmfoO53-kQ-du0In0E4_o6fWa5YUsYi8ACB2T6OpoukWzaeJd9stgQ/s1500/20230407b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOK2QvhhzVYLliLZd32vy_dNoTQUO-axMzeTBoM7ZUYxbxpySHqwhkAqkWx0Fygs46TLIYiLBnibkiC82VaaYrSi-jy6-5HQb_IiIhlYasiXir5Hgk4-Z-KsrU6GzKWJ4NoKbHmfoO53-kQ-du0In0E4_o6fWa5YUsYi8ACB2T6OpoukWzaeJd9stgQ/w400-h300/20230407b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><i> Melaleuca nesophila:</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqhsTF1d6pFjDISa6Zja5WlS-GcdE5erY6vi4TaNcLWNPm1dZFpEl-gWDGDuDYbup-gQmNBtjaQMyVuxVVQFZLuCC9OMSRzMr4Fbk6UYiMPfszrwBj3dUXbr21JG49xR9hzvFGxqWWi4iozCdpo21C6d748Y5EFQVmlsNrFiSEkPvUjn5pSpeCeCwAA/s1500/20230407c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="1500" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqhsTF1d6pFjDISa6Zja5WlS-GcdE5erY6vi4TaNcLWNPm1dZFpEl-gWDGDuDYbup-gQmNBtjaQMyVuxVVQFZLuCC9OMSRzMr4Fbk6UYiMPfszrwBj3dUXbr21JG49xR9hzvFGxqWWi4iozCdpo21C6d748Y5EFQVmlsNrFiSEkPvUjn5pSpeCeCwAA/w400-h379/20230407c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>and chives:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjOOaXbrSYv101hS7QWPJWLK4CViq3ZMWmiImLgXLmArxhRmNSLbjunnqlaAMAlhVakqjmhSN82bVThCx_DcolQhTX5RiaqhWFADmAjEXx1zM0mS0pPXYPCF7Fnw-TF1ngZ704bH0wGS9svbAO1GmbHWNJ0wE_eXnSSiXvlFJCGpl4UQ-5R2Z320_7g/s1500/20230407d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjOOaXbrSYv101hS7QWPJWLK4CViq3ZMWmiImLgXLmArxhRmNSLbjunnqlaAMAlhVakqjmhSN82bVThCx_DcolQhTX5RiaqhWFADmAjEXx1zM0mS0pPXYPCF7Fnw-TF1ngZ704bH0wGS9svbAO1GmbHWNJ0wE_eXnSSiXvlFJCGpl4UQ-5R2Z320_7g/w400-h300/20230407d.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I will link this to the RSC weekly link-up on Saturday. And <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2023/04/still-lacking-in-purple-on-design-wall.html" target="_blank">here it is!</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-11540828220292678392023-04-03T22:17:00.003+10:002023-04-03T22:17:50.004+10:00March <p>A whole month has gone by with no blog posts. Here's what I remember of it.</p><p></p>Inspired by <a href="https://jobutterfield.blogspot.com/2023/02/pottering-around-with-project-boards.html" target="_blank">Jo's post in February</a>, I made myself a couple of project boards. Here's one of them with 2 hearts I made for the March Rainbow Scrap Challenge:<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PUGoqY9HDrSevEDAeCowglESNAqnXzBHwy5dX4TeJL2v8BYG1rcj7IxCJtqtryJPrbIvX7TdiDdg-j7JtKovVT45F4TA-KgrqzOC1MFl1B7gQqZUlv78tQ2YXPheP6nBVB4h-Lgv3WKe0euAq9LR99vZZUt2z9mDWcznWCBOCN3g4s2uHrMvgF9LDQ/s1500/20230320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="1500" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PUGoqY9HDrSevEDAeCowglESNAqnXzBHwy5dX4TeJL2v8BYG1rcj7IxCJtqtryJPrbIvX7TdiDdg-j7JtKovVT45F4TA-KgrqzOC1MFl1B7gQqZUlv78tQ2YXPheP6nBVB4h-Lgv3WKe0euAq9LR99vZZUt2z9mDWcznWCBOCN3g4s2uHrMvgF9LDQ/w400-h295/20230320.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The boards are A3 size, and were very useful for the heart blocks.<br /> <p></p><p>A sad thing happened in the garden. The largest of my crepe myrtles, which was just beginning to flower, blew over one very unpleasant hot and windy day:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZVW1pX87tE880_3wVeVrbN3lGN9PMs3saYgWo_nJFfzuweQ91Kic4qCaX6u5-Am2cML9Zdi0YMxhQP3DQScuQtthRsa4KubC2YKTb5oCPSovMAzThg1ALtbFGKqoOYO5cBCm1ohWBPoEOV8ALugZ1rN6-cJhh8v_Hh4llMl29dopEl1h0cwa-F-IXg/s1500/20230320a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZVW1pX87tE880_3wVeVrbN3lGN9PMs3saYgWo_nJFfzuweQ91Kic4qCaX6u5-Am2cML9Zdi0YMxhQP3DQScuQtthRsa4KubC2YKTb5oCPSovMAzThg1ALtbFGKqoOYO5cBCm1ohWBPoEOV8ALugZ1rN6-cJhh8v_Hh4llMl29dopEl1h0cwa-F-IXg/w400-h300/20230320a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>It snapped off at the base. It is very disappointing. My imagined row of lovely crepe myrtles along this part of the garden is just not working. Of the 5 trees, 3 haven't flowered for the last couple of years, and are struggling to look like trees. None of those three are taller than a person yet. The two that have grown taller and did flower have now been reduced to one. They also flower very late here - they are almost ready to drop their leaves before the flower buds open. So I need a re-think.</p><p>In the background of that photo you might just be able to see the very first dahlia flowers of the year: <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBy_HIdRgAlLUZ4Gk_gYzFndW8LWYtwcfpkl2ukDQfBLsjAsmtIeG8oXWFYWKzEKgLy4hLfRjOy4dDDebJuRHfm-pSyIqdnbyHTJwj7NMdFH6-c4I3Vk2AyXnXLmVGYi9RYciwlfnbzDk4XutAY52dXjgCB6UJv9kc6IQQgnWZPANgAclowd7K3hLNcQ/s1500/20230320b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBy_HIdRgAlLUZ4Gk_gYzFndW8LWYtwcfpkl2ukDQfBLsjAsmtIeG8oXWFYWKzEKgLy4hLfRjOy4dDDebJuRHfm-pSyIqdnbyHTJwj7NMdFH6-c4I3Vk2AyXnXLmVGYi9RYciwlfnbzDk4XutAY52dXjgCB6UJv9kc6IQQgnWZPANgAclowd7K3hLNcQ/w400-h300/20230320b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>They have been very slow this year, too. And some from previous years seem to have given up and not grown at all.<br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p>I've finished the piece I posted about <a href="https://weednstitch.blogspot.com/2023/01/not-new-project.html" target="_blank">in January</a>. If you look at that link, you might notice that there is a significant difference between the starting point and the finished piece:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTqzwouQSymfmwcvNuW0G9Ea1aZsHMEY5muaYVUYa2J3qBpGCUCbjhTI-E0KBRSTmgx2ABSukxhh_CUWA4_hfD8Kxav_q-gphHlQcMFrIY71hafPYiYQ1WqSdKVxqkdxECIgY93r2ykGu446f4XrAr3PnZShD03pXhYrKoEPzxCX2b4eD61-Jt9b_Sw/s1500/20230403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1498" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTqzwouQSymfmwcvNuW0G9Ea1aZsHMEY5muaYVUYa2J3qBpGCUCbjhTI-E0KBRSTmgx2ABSukxhh_CUWA4_hfD8Kxav_q-gphHlQcMFrIY71hafPYiYQ1WqSdKVxqkdxECIgY93r2ykGu446f4XrAr3PnZShD03pXhYrKoEPzxCX2b4eD61-Jt9b_Sw/w400-h400/20230403.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>There are various reasons for that, which I won't go into, but at least I have a finished piece for the show. <br /> <p></p><p>Late in the month our very good neighbour who has helped us with so many projects around the house was seriously injured in an accident. We wish him well for his recovery journey, which will probably involve many months. <br /></p><p>One morning as I was eating my breakfast, I looked out and saw this bird looking back at me:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsC8YBVY83Rs1EYL8UJKsXG3jJnB50J-Qt0VzdURMz_lXNPloPyD8AQqXKK4hbM7IM2obyucMTkmGDRBFwU8RLclIj8GlORpxViT_dS9RmJSxv3okqCBjd43ncesAeFqSPf5DO-l7GRNfQN_vVWnKSshOxmwYdgs61S2zvGtWEwpqvtUI_MA-TTwccww/s1500/20230308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="1500" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsC8YBVY83Rs1EYL8UJKsXG3jJnB50J-Qt0VzdURMz_lXNPloPyD8AQqXKK4hbM7IM2obyucMTkmGDRBFwU8RLclIj8GlORpxViT_dS9RmJSxv3okqCBjd43ncesAeFqSPf5DO-l7GRNfQN_vVWnKSshOxmwYdgs61S2zvGtWEwpqvtUI_MA-TTwccww/w400-h354/20230308.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It is a sacred kingfisher, a bird I have never actually seen before!<br /> <p></p><p>I had a few outings in March. We had a field trip to Melton Botanic Gardens, a family get-together in Ocean Grove, and I went to Colac to see a quilt show. In Colac we also went for a walk around a wetland bird sanctuary and saw several new species. <br /></p><p></p><p>I ventured into the city one day and met up a friend to visit the Rone exhibition, "Time":<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSol86fcBGdTXEYbNKXM0FeXcrzGDJ3559R-npq6BcuXcJYTXx0gf8Z5jgWMf7VET5pMTnRdcnqpMXy3jCfolkvf9kyFiwskQyj50kRB8eCx9Du_mifkSyqbV1xGrj6adyQ26wB5tYdXj1PPew_X_QowNrzOufjJ_CDmT3vtYmP0-FSXiLbwSLzp5Ig/s1500/20230323b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSol86fcBGdTXEYbNKXM0FeXcrzGDJ3559R-npq6BcuXcJYTXx0gf8Z5jgWMf7VET5pMTnRdcnqpMXy3jCfolkvf9kyFiwskQyj50kRB8eCx9Du_mifkSyqbV1xGrj6adyQ26wB5tYdXj1PPew_X_QowNrzOufjJ_CDmT3vtYmP0-FSXiLbwSLzp5Ig/w400-h300/20230323b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> It was an amazing installation, and quite an overwhelming experience. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShcIlrlXqwRSM1gjLmnyDOLnrgx9ZFyLp-zYRV4DZSVdQwdI-rNnAtRTh36PHbAJZI58lIwZoAd79_9_G3o-QENE9hBBfAhmr-gMWm7MOsiGNVts9v5EXlsJwwSNzLQR1R4liW66ZSU6JiWFpRwOSquTaMeTxVGYxwuFU3yGvvhH3GgU376hLGnNG_A/s1500/20230323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShcIlrlXqwRSM1gjLmnyDOLnrgx9ZFyLp-zYRV4DZSVdQwdI-rNnAtRTh36PHbAJZI58lIwZoAd79_9_G3o-QENE9hBBfAhmr-gMWm7MOsiGNVts9v5EXlsJwwSNzLQR1R4liW66ZSU6JiWFpRwOSquTaMeTxVGYxwuFU3yGvvhH3GgU376hLGnNG_A/w300-h400/20230323.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>There are sounds and lighting effects in each of the 11 rooms of the show. So many details, probably more than you can take in at one viewing. Windows along the corridor were covered with newspapers from the 1930s-50s, which also made fascinating reading and triggered childhood memories for the two of us.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_z9EV9MzNVhn-k8Rh6yrBQ5m_cG9FDjy8DbK0p5WeC-Xef8SCAFVNPcDOgNA9qKIzVUxOxa_cHxYM2en-W1fa1RG3QtLC9cfW7GOfiJ9jEsRvM9OB7k5SJherunRu25EWHTYctOKIvyjkFZElfSJKRC4W7Ve8xfSyqBes18Wq0clRX40R6RpqNQBPYA/s1500/20230323a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_z9EV9MzNVhn-k8Rh6yrBQ5m_cG9FDjy8DbK0p5WeC-Xef8SCAFVNPcDOgNA9qKIzVUxOxa_cHxYM2en-W1fa1RG3QtLC9cfW7GOfiJ9jEsRvM9OB7k5SJherunRu25EWHTYctOKIvyjkFZElfSJKRC4W7Ve8xfSyqBes18Wq0clRX40R6RpqNQBPYA/w300-h400/20230323a.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>We booked some weeks ago, and this was the first time since the pandemic
began that I have planned something weeks in advance and have had it
actually happen!</p><p>So that was March in one blog post. <br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-52557465867474347692023-02-26T17:09:00.000+11:002023-02-26T17:09:22.462+11:00Pink<p>February's Rainbow Scrap Challenge colour was pink. Here's a pink wildflower I saw earlier in the month, the spotted hyacinth-orchid, <span class="SplitTaxon taxon species Plantae has-com-name parens" title="Spotted Hyacinth-Orchid (Dipodium pardalinum)"><i>Dipodium pardalinum</i>, which is an endangered species:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8X-eORelx63fkA15Kdw309C4NOfWBusWl0cMJeaO1PfNXa3RMKkhe6DfkpPMkJ-aHnxRz5aofJu1vPynqlYRB_Segpq3iebr-41jJ2d37AanKwPOvKtx-YJFu2zSGcWLu8UycwRVdtz7HUxb73uQqZB_X33OGcVkrovRa2ndWRNwVZWOWkosR0hcMyA/s1500/20230202a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="1500" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8X-eORelx63fkA15Kdw309C4NOfWBusWl0cMJeaO1PfNXa3RMKkhe6DfkpPMkJ-aHnxRz5aofJu1vPynqlYRB_Segpq3iebr-41jJ2d37AanKwPOvKtx-YJFu2zSGcWLu8UycwRVdtz7HUxb73uQqZB_X33OGcVkrovRa2ndWRNwVZWOWkosR0hcMyA/w400-h385/20230202a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here's some pink birds I saw today:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsw71fC6V4rGmy0c6EfnKegTaQRmudeRBHnpRAi8TBwPPSlDvSFlotVeZ5yksz3bQTPsPcdyIuMjmnmWOm9Ks4PrpVbeHscJgPLy6EaqwxeGxHfcjBypo8OrabrkE_WZE_wCbWv9RL_bifg-tFUkEjpwo-VVIZo4nydYRSOcUwXqK_rny7kDQ-JUvJHg/s1500/20230226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1139" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsw71fC6V4rGmy0c6EfnKegTaQRmudeRBHnpRAi8TBwPPSlDvSFlotVeZ5yksz3bQTPsPcdyIuMjmnmWOm9Ks4PrpVbeHscJgPLy6EaqwxeGxHfcjBypo8OrabrkE_WZE_wCbWv9RL_bifg-tFUkEjpwo-VVIZo4nydYRSOcUwXqK_rny7kDQ-JUvJHg/w304-h400/20230226.jpg" width="304" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Galahs.</div><p>A few pink things from the garden, starting with a pale pink hoya:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyRRnP36Fzruu-mplv8OtTwfjmlJubLXb5ISE3cozX4Jvx-icFqL4GvfH6E-nORoDObzp3v5vmHhsth0PQWIChcZ9etPXQW5WXdp0uiVvJK97vCGnj_RYLr4dA3Jw5KVy0A28tnMJ9GNxGxx8uVsOHXGdB_0Jl_QT4vAApmc4h166nMqzwOvgf29kRA/s1500/20230226a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1495" data-original-width="1500" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyRRnP36Fzruu-mplv8OtTwfjmlJubLXb5ISE3cozX4Jvx-icFqL4GvfH6E-nORoDObzp3v5vmHhsth0PQWIChcZ9etPXQW5WXdp0uiVvJK97vCGnj_RYLr4dA3Jw5KVy0A28tnMJ9GNxGxx8uVsOHXGdB_0Jl_QT4vAApmc4h166nMqzwOvgf29kRA/w400-h399/20230226a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A deep pink hydrangea:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuCEm9qaEbyKY6HL5bKw8ngZu1p3PKzYgd1CvZdXM9AzzTXnKuNLGxZ9M4ewsqWlSNGVB-qXrVfnAKUBXAXrFMU-0GYoDbFexTmYv19oAgFjZhOZcc6n1Z_1etNaiY2oIj-VONwtJqAn-knfYnnYjPi7rh_S3EJCxHx9rSLOGDXcMfoPN4rdDeSCRdA/s1500/20230226b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1336" data-original-width="1500" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuCEm9qaEbyKY6HL5bKw8ngZu1p3PKzYgd1CvZdXM9AzzTXnKuNLGxZ9M4ewsqWlSNGVB-qXrVfnAKUBXAXrFMU-0GYoDbFexTmYv19oAgFjZhOZcc6n1Z_1etNaiY2oIj-VONwtJqAn-knfYnnYjPi7rh_S3EJCxHx9rSLOGDXcMfoPN4rdDeSCRdA/w400-h356/20230226b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A bright pink penstemon:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D1Qjw-2jYBGkT0bRSaeUCdetztsSCMJxpDMk0_Jga1mqB0P_hy_qgIGmn-8JhoOk11g8rssfoJyqmrm0E9___k9wbHUCULj6sRI6Y_S9BooN7_0AbERDoia20oL40Yhnjr1VJfvzor7T34-mFgjNIUehy1H-sIAiMHHVze_5K9Mh7FI5yMGtvtmEeQ/s1500/20230226c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1232" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D1Qjw-2jYBGkT0bRSaeUCdetztsSCMJxpDMk0_Jga1mqB0P_hy_qgIGmn-8JhoOk11g8rssfoJyqmrm0E9___k9wbHUCULj6sRI6Y_S9BooN7_0AbERDoia20oL40Yhnjr1VJfvzor7T34-mFgjNIUehy1H-sIAiMHHVze_5K9Mh7FI5yMGtvtmEeQ/w329-h400/20230226c.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><p></p><p>I made two of Ivani's scrappy hearts this month, </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgIvibS-qC9PKHBh0EhIS93qmFv4kArayETY5DVgUt-099Gh7kPYKD5SUAkZFcBEs4UaFW88XHOwPO46celfZsNjxAi_EHZxwdyn7HTY-pVHOoOaDc4ZZjdm10b2yvmLiX1cADPTsUl59iTmxIl-D0crIsDqelD-6uImCJ3BvRsO2uP3aXj9d7EUcHQ/s1500/20230219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="1500" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgIvibS-qC9PKHBh0EhIS93qmFv4kArayETY5DVgUt-099Gh7kPYKD5SUAkZFcBEs4UaFW88XHOwPO46celfZsNjxAi_EHZxwdyn7HTY-pVHOoOaDc4ZZjdm10b2yvmLiX1cADPTsUl59iTmxIl-D0crIsDqelD-6uImCJ3BvRsO2uP3aXj9d7EUcHQ/w400-h396/20230219.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I know that is four, but the bottom two of them are left over from last year. Speaking of last year, this month I sandwiched last year's hearts<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_EFhkwv3XceHrztgA9vQzrHciPobiuzeGSuDG6z4oCkLmBpky603-4lz0KqyjriY8zDE__vrS4iP75MoIgZJobC9aO7vuiyt8fpBfoxsb9aAcn6sKM5WQTw_HohOlUx9DaP-sb4E9Ph_YSCFX-zaDqyxinFuWB5SlCyT3LSJzEK5i2Vz5MQ1Tcdgwiw/s1500/20230220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_EFhkwv3XceHrztgA9vQzrHciPobiuzeGSuDG6z4oCkLmBpky603-4lz0KqyjriY8zDE__vrS4iP75MoIgZJobC9aO7vuiyt8fpBfoxsb9aAcn6sKM5WQTw_HohOlUx9DaP-sb4E9Ph_YSCFX-zaDqyxinFuWB5SlCyT3LSJzEK5i2Vz5MQ1Tcdgwiw/w400-h300/20230220.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And now I'm quilting them.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Linked to the final pink <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2023/02/last-pink-saturday.html" target="_blank">link-up at So Scrappy</a>.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-18423998067010451682023-02-07T18:20:00.001+11:002023-02-07T18:20:08.450+11:00Surprise Birds<p>This bird surprised us when it showed up at our place last week: It was quite a surprise when it jumped on someone's shoulder as they walked across the back yard! <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF0Sk_RhoTSKB2m7JmiVhmr7Myp9M49R_sdAXtUqfsrvkS5FsN81oTeBrtwHyMk0RiCGTdVyrdkFAdttxjV7N9pHPeBonlpY1jhfqgLZerbX6A44arrAP4INeSIKQkGhDEN-I4I2nA2w0f8_y4F3Oxg7793Fk5f0XdwmwcbnLZSYVLmeTvb_YQQ9jSA/s1500/DSC08385.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="1500" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF0Sk_RhoTSKB2m7JmiVhmr7Myp9M49R_sdAXtUqfsrvkS5FsN81oTeBrtwHyMk0RiCGTdVyrdkFAdttxjV7N9pHPeBonlpY1jhfqgLZerbX6A44arrAP4INeSIKQkGhDEN-I4I2nA2w0f8_y4F3Oxg7793Fk5f0XdwmwcbnLZSYVLmeTvb_YQQ9jSA/w400-h374/DSC08385.JPG" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It isn't a native parrot. It was obviously someone's escaped pet, as it wasn't fussed by people. One of our neighbours has an aviary full of exotic birds, but it didn't belong to him. He posted a "Found pet bird" message with no description on the local area Facebook group, and the owner of the bird got in touch very quickly. She lives only a kilometre or so away, and came straight away to take her bird home. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next day we had another bird surprise, when we looked out during quite heavy rain and saw this:<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78TjCMh5b1HLWKYm6e3ofR8En9DVIpdR_wzDaoEK43siuRXfEHhtMM_NvlnHQK3OriV32OcABwRaNfkEI511p9aDKHyIB_qU7jRa2FYdd96hZ37eYOehP9jt3EexuXtP723hSgayOnYFnXTrvLmNANg2364tfFptm1HgIfF9gWSW7numH8RVZn-cj1A/s1500/20230202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1500" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78TjCMh5b1HLWKYm6e3ofR8En9DVIpdR_wzDaoEK43siuRXfEHhtMM_NvlnHQK3OriV32OcABwRaNfkEI511p9aDKHyIB_qU7jRa2FYdd96hZ37eYOehP9jt3EexuXtP723hSgayOnYFnXTrvLmNANg2364tfFptm1HgIfF9gWSW7numH8RVZn-cj1A/w400-h265/20230202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A pair of Australian wood ducks, with 12 ducklings! I have no idea where they suddenly appeared from. There is a pair who hang around our garden all the time, but they have no ducklings. These ones didn't stay long. They walked off into the rain, perhaps heading for a neighbour's dam. <br /><p></p><p>A couple of days ago I discovered our resident kookaburras have a baby:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaUu9yMMECTVdJd3FwNdUZZdNY7UJPTMbkVaGKoMVJWGLhVRJQq-HOTQ44cgdS6G8MhSy4cfSZo4C5DkJWKjOuDQ78y9iUFsaATMrjRP-keBc_pOnfXfCPYPcs7RC4QbvoFGSsqvxbQOaT28zu8nydH9pRyKkoVMyGabL6N50iaoiWC0RdTG_CEkABQ/s1500/20230204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="1500" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaUu9yMMECTVdJd3FwNdUZZdNY7UJPTMbkVaGKoMVJWGLhVRJQq-HOTQ44cgdS6G8MhSy4cfSZo4C5DkJWKjOuDQ78y9iUFsaATMrjRP-keBc_pOnfXfCPYPcs7RC4QbvoFGSsqvxbQOaT28zu8nydH9pRyKkoVMyGabL6N50iaoiWC0RdTG_CEkABQ/w400-h340/20230204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The bird on the right is the baby. It has a much shorter bill, and different colouring to the adult who had just given it a feed before I took the photo. <br /><p></p><p>The final bird surprise is this panel I never ordered:<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTrF-kEotRQ9krK67I0y3p33r1aP1nOdL7G7x5ajsQ-sNBdBHph4Ily4F_dT5KHzeGqfk33STZlWfwXLL9igDYZO4UQCUa9oRzgS2X4OiLd8PEIoHxKwSD5t7lDb9I8-jQkm-Q2vGs3ZjCJnQlGOUmG7XbXcen_s-Ce-_HaK2J4SGcfhbJBI0-ufyGg/s1500/DSC08544.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="1500" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTrF-kEotRQ9krK67I0y3p33r1aP1nOdL7G7x5ajsQ-sNBdBHph4Ily4F_dT5KHzeGqfk33STZlWfwXLL9igDYZO4UQCUa9oRzgS2X4OiLd8PEIoHxKwSD5t7lDb9I8-jQkm-Q2vGs3ZjCJnQlGOUmG7XbXcen_s-Ce-_HaK2J4SGcfhbJBI0-ufyGg/w400-h383/DSC08544.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Late in January I ordered a template for cutting the diamonds for the EPP project I wrote about in my last post. The next day, before I had received any notification or acknowledgement of the order, I realised I already owned a template I could use. It was one that had belonged to my mother. So I sent the seller a message asking them to please cancel my order. I never got a response to that request. Instead, 2 days later (so 3 days after I placed the order) I got a message saying my order had been dispatched. That was disappointing, but my own fault I suppose for not keeping better track of what is in my sewing room! When the package arrived, this panel was included in it. I don't know if it was an accident and someone else is annoyed because their order was incomplete, or a gift because they didn't cancel my order, or what. But it is one (or two) more bird surprise for the month.<br /> <p></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-56515414431944786682023-01-21T17:45:00.001+11:002023-01-21T23:00:51.801+11:00Not a New Project?<p> I know I said I wasn't starting anything, but...</p><p><br /></p><p>My quilt group will be having a display of miniature quilts at a hotel in Ballarat in April. Quilts have to be 40cm square. I don't have anything that size, so need to get sewing!</p><p>I hope I am not being too ambitious, but this is my starting point:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMK-b1GwEISOGZOfpdazCkw0Iwg3NPJvAgu_nxz949guZmYafxyBTo42UUNatbMyg4Mt9zwjKi75Cqv2EZ9C3fZsfBoqnR91TXy88GlJlQEMsNj9CzLVAAQHSZkxyaT_SYySnLtjDB1K81CCV9zC8Q9FrxvhOltrT0eHRmlkOXylAgMehmYkVTnByg1w/s1500/20230121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="1500" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMK-b1GwEISOGZOfpdazCkw0Iwg3NPJvAgu_nxz949guZmYafxyBTo42UUNatbMyg4Mt9zwjKi75Cqv2EZ9C3fZsfBoqnR91TXy88GlJlQEMsNj9CzLVAAQHSZkxyaT_SYySnLtjDB1K81CCV9zC8Q9FrxvhOltrT0eHRmlkOXylAgMehmYkVTnByg1w/w400-h323/20230121.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Design 3734.6 in Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns. I printed it from Blockbase, and have had it pinned up on my noticeboard since 27th November, if you can read the small print on the next photo:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialKEWqmBHFw1INzWPgjynMHuYCfLiFZG90tFM58QS-8EXgRtxdAjKucIY_G15LYPVB5ruVdRZgNE5PSecxAtKQFkUzFVwSVOvQD3IukNne4T_IVQY7x_pBFUvga-G3P3mXH1ZhIc6D2stheFQCjI4xosK2aPZ7B0yJ1RrPGGN3PfO73me94mnGeeX-g/s1500/20230121a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1489" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialKEWqmBHFw1INzWPgjynMHuYCfLiFZG90tFM58QS-8EXgRtxdAjKucIY_G15LYPVB5ruVdRZgNE5PSecxAtKQFkUzFVwSVOvQD3IukNne4T_IVQY7x_pBFUvga-G3P3mXH1ZhIc6D2stheFQCjI4xosK2aPZ7B0yJ1RrPGGN3PfO73me94mnGeeX-g/w398-h400/20230121a.jpg" width="398" /></a></div>Yesterday I went to a sit and sew day and made the first two stars, just as a test. I think it will work, although I'm not looking at the diamond circle border just yet...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSYEYaVYp_x-uSSHu0C4m4fSp1czM5718eg02GhXosvQhvRj_HJJ3L8XA7mC3uO39pUA1ptp6DdtAqYc7K7buMMT4VhqNdXLOBujJCHvNq8nhpsRsLnPIOlIKSFYgcXWOr8GF0VAHPLjJItXFkFaIqGcGlCnaKqx57twNXKRrxKGIJs1UrczA1FwcUQ/s1500/20230121b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSYEYaVYp_x-uSSHu0C4m4fSp1czM5718eg02GhXosvQhvRj_HJJ3L8XA7mC3uO39pUA1ptp6DdtAqYc7K7buMMT4VhqNdXLOBujJCHvNq8nhpsRsLnPIOlIKSFYgcXWOr8GF0VAHPLjJItXFkFaIqGcGlCnaKqx57twNXKRrxKGIJs1UrczA1FwcUQ/w400-h300/20230121b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A few more diamond stars prepped. I need to decide on a background soon.<br /><p><br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-79019821493468063822023-01-15T20:00:00.054+11:002023-01-19T17:55:57.464+11:00The Garden in January<p>We've had a few hot days, with a few more to come, but fortunately today is quite nice. Here's what is flowering at the moment.<br /></p><p>Christmas lilies, which were only small buds at Christmas, are now open:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTceFMFsrseQox_Do9i62G-jN75gtasK3ylNCjcs0P8G0FQ1OQ2A29lZM1L2yJJu2aRL2aO-2Arc3CpZhLx8X5NPmFTkJ4O2O9nl0ZT09bGcbx1j8tZ5CfIluPADpeU9Tj4hOeP2LS49h07nm4lgY242gL3PsIy4F7o3A-CnVYcGyk_Zi3ZeFJ1d79Q/s1500/20230115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="1500" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTceFMFsrseQox_Do9i62G-jN75gtasK3ylNCjcs0P8G0FQ1OQ2A29lZM1L2yJJu2aRL2aO-2Arc3CpZhLx8X5NPmFTkJ4O2O9nl0ZT09bGcbx1j8tZ5CfIluPADpeU9Tj4hOeP2LS49h07nm4lgY242gL3PsIy4F7o3A-CnVYcGyk_Zi3ZeFJ1d79Q/w400-h325/20230115.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Daylilies:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWH50b8Wd4NkiZqnd5PpGtNJHyBNHDaxtcodLmF-A8afXKHqTgz0pRHZjyCzJjqLskBHqx452Vkgj4fJcQUeNkyq8yjsdnlhQeJrMZhMd_4sc2GU2sqrRf3OeP1ykwfTeAudRhO750vSEX282Qske0ehtsUxvKNaIDF6n55NOaBhWoi1U79nS9-AX0g/s1500/20230115a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1358" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWH50b8Wd4NkiZqnd5PpGtNJHyBNHDaxtcodLmF-A8afXKHqTgz0pRHZjyCzJjqLskBHqx452Vkgj4fJcQUeNkyq8yjsdnlhQeJrMZhMd_4sc2GU2sqrRf3OeP1ykwfTeAudRhO750vSEX282Qske0ehtsUxvKNaIDF6n55NOaBhWoi1U79nS9-AX0g/w363-h400/20230115a.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><p></p><p>Kangaroo paws, and in the background some roses and if you look hard, some gladioli:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBcwj7ljsvSUlEzqo5c-KjgmtXAr0yeRkVxtUa3Goz6M-5pm3OOJnCeJhpLR_xjEl3yjwHcxoH3LaEs7AFDw3VYqlP731CK2342gGy40k3SQzNiVCB5SLrNFWKId3bOWBqITLR9BIEAQSLyMHJOyQg53SLr-a_muxXkY9b7BIlxWvzDfWo-qkyLRCig/s1500/20230115b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBcwj7ljsvSUlEzqo5c-KjgmtXAr0yeRkVxtUa3Goz6M-5pm3OOJnCeJhpLR_xjEl3yjwHcxoH3LaEs7AFDw3VYqlP731CK2342gGy40k3SQzNiVCB5SLrNFWKId3bOWBqITLR9BIEAQSLyMHJOyQg53SLr-a_muxXkY9b7BIlxWvzDfWo-qkyLRCig/w400-h300/20230115b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Leucospermum:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkbHgFChIX60NEQ-j0r_UbicND6KP0LTS0DDQb3Aegu7b9-BOm_0WKDXHddR-ZJNJ57IY6noPlcqkGV1roAVzAK9g85_tuzlJO8hp5MPC9uEHG3HLwheqLmNeBqRisbFInS3e4ab3c5Wzl3ejJZtlGnD6nU3lmwu7-fWZ2Z3Ip8m7xQJ9fnFUEOCHPQ/s1500/20230115c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="1500" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkbHgFChIX60NEQ-j0r_UbicND6KP0LTS0DDQb3Aegu7b9-BOm_0WKDXHddR-ZJNJ57IY6noPlcqkGV1roAVzAK9g85_tuzlJO8hp5MPC9uEHG3HLwheqLmNeBqRisbFInS3e4ab3c5Wzl3ejJZtlGnD6nU3lmwu7-fWZ2Z3Ip8m7xQJ9fnFUEOCHPQ/w400-h370/20230115c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> Leptospermum "Rudolf" didn't get here by Christmas this time:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyXir_a_aSox9SHK_U9HQqnOxpw_1iNLpwnRNMEqFECJkqk_Pu3HDMGoTc9jqn90c5CQvPYUWrDouuMIthMOrNhU_y-udYtrNOBpYImSxW2_sMRV0M2UhmpbF2mXvsMRC3Op-tqgQ9xU_AgwgOaRBkRwNUInbuRQnwgikKcdy1DIAUbtaFewIJseGiQ/s1500/20230115d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="1500" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyXir_a_aSox9SHK_U9HQqnOxpw_1iNLpwnRNMEqFECJkqk_Pu3HDMGoTc9jqn90c5CQvPYUWrDouuMIthMOrNhU_y-udYtrNOBpYImSxW2_sMRV0M2UhmpbF2mXvsMRC3Op-tqgQ9xU_AgwgOaRBkRwNUInbuRQnwgikKcdy1DIAUbtaFewIJseGiQ/w400-h348/20230115d.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Lots of buds on this Melaleuca, but only one flower head opening so far:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISCyvSu6ktl0zelzgHMxvWmR-UvOb0XXsE4cCrmCZqepJ5k5TjBF8B6gtn3s92v7F8LV9cJa6odu6y8GuHVUbqVrgsRgcYc-YTVj9QOMtMx5SPaZuiY8ztdwrwetoV_lPYR9qLLPiGY6uXMySytuJCcFuEVjpW7v6QN0vAC1RRyEPAUpDi4EGmhJKMg/s1500/20230115e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1258" data-original-width="1500" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISCyvSu6ktl0zelzgHMxvWmR-UvOb0XXsE4cCrmCZqepJ5k5TjBF8B6gtn3s92v7F8LV9cJa6odu6y8GuHVUbqVrgsRgcYc-YTVj9QOMtMx5SPaZuiY8ztdwrwetoV_lPYR9qLLPiGY6uXMySytuJCcFuEVjpW7v6QN0vAC1RRyEPAUpDi4EGmhJKMg/w400-h335/20230115e.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Yellow buttons, <i>Chrysocephalum apiculatum</i>:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1500" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpfoY2obzkMdGfxj0NQSb-DnQsOi33q1aXyZzmskxXGelQaKc4wyj5qNUbT6Zo8KxvTuaVJbreghRgNYMs5Ujf28N-knPAWdlgw3ybJvtrdpSsh5ftRl57WSrdwKh-hFTdrwA2RUJUTl6f9q4dQrcofyfuzf4Y_4WqEA5Gm72lRmBIl5gsRqW3dgGIw/w400-h311/20230115g.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Red hot pokers:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3R6JReFSI2kR5JJJ00dv9n2_p6BeILtEeY_hsNk8MvpkMpXvs5r7KEKCrZnW5yjFX1AJkuFlItmXWTUohJ4PDDvo2Tpcoye74xj1xFN_ZPWzhEjfe-um2Cnx-Ho3RV6Dr2LHH2DT6J_2sCLLhcfa7vbtsAYnm6JbEqE_AJUetLzS7fHAurMp6rsCbpQ/s1500/20230115h.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="1500" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3R6JReFSI2kR5JJJ00dv9n2_p6BeILtEeY_hsNk8MvpkMpXvs5r7KEKCrZnW5yjFX1AJkuFlItmXWTUohJ4PDDvo2Tpcoye74xj1xFN_ZPWzhEjfe-um2Cnx-Ho3RV6Dr2LHH2DT6J_2sCLLhcfa7vbtsAYnm6JbEqE_AJUetLzS7fHAurMp6rsCbpQ/w400-h310/20230115h.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Lots of gladdies, although they tend to fall over in the heat:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1500" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjZk8S7KGMC21ZP79Wi8W6Pg-NneZWTjWAoHR-j6Q9pHl7VcEPTZVNYkmSJuuAgPBa5FFKv5K30bHC1Lie8nS7POP87NA8SOn6kDa0tdyFjPQ-2zgNFllzAofXvBLHmDjhdrXcmrBi-SspP_gR_f5w0KEQZe57PfWAj93dgVf3X1ytm4JjKfMXukfMQ/w400-h299/20230115m.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Philadelphus, or mock orange:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO39c4FlD8CsQPOVOgM_rlroXKwtELsmj1DB1lmaB7qWCA8B_W7NtGIypmoXXlDJIPvvkT6ds9MkvSjC52bCuqRZM_OVUlAbd0npKSXJN07pFwpjcnPc3vk9BHJ_wtzOKCKh4fTvRjH4ZPCHOOu2CfSWxEizVYTrZm9sXx8JrKFyfomi4MWuilkRzw6A/s1500/20230115n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1500" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO39c4FlD8CsQPOVOgM_rlroXKwtELsmj1DB1lmaB7qWCA8B_W7NtGIypmoXXlDJIPvvkT6ds9MkvSjC52bCuqRZM_OVUlAbd0npKSXJN07pFwpjcnPc3vk9BHJ_wtzOKCKh4fTvRjH4ZPCHOOu2CfSWxEizVYTrZm9sXx8JrKFyfomi4MWuilkRzw6A/w400-h324/20230115n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Fuchsias:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6x-8gsm_MJTzHYoGE0cao1se2fYoLTszkjF8wjGEHXCGkQi_8WRDoZyjXWDe2RXNNVJyXeTj8lmqHTsztLJNVL6Fqep5BbmDzlwEEGc0HgriZAxpwro-D773BwpElJNmARj3XclOw46VbVs44PVesQTSLLFY_uFs59CBrLPbA7NiZxqjIL9GJpfkbw/s1500/20230115o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="1500" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6x-8gsm_MJTzHYoGE0cao1se2fYoLTszkjF8wjGEHXCGkQi_8WRDoZyjXWDe2RXNNVJyXeTj8lmqHTsztLJNVL6Fqep5BbmDzlwEEGc0HgriZAxpwro-D773BwpElJNmARj3XclOw46VbVs44PVesQTSLLFY_uFs59CBrLPbA7NiZxqjIL9GJpfkbw/w400-h334/20230115o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In the back yard, one lot of hebes have finished so need pruning, and the next lot are flowering but looking a bit parched. They should be fine after a drink:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFK_DVHvN0rPFsm1_XOJJQSN1S5rUELCgMkkBpF53oQvDtyjKlVRETLcuI2U54VG4n0y4pz75-px1_vNHHd3gY8UHBqwOxVseCjGlCdvC1TcgMOkBBCYCp_PsG1SqVdXnPfV-GA487V5Op6Io2Z9zAEPCz1UYVmRKEtEWQskePaEb6x5RtuDnRJL_RfA/s1500/20230115p.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1194" data-original-width="1500" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFK_DVHvN0rPFsm1_XOJJQSN1S5rUELCgMkkBpF53oQvDtyjKlVRETLcuI2U54VG4n0y4pz75-px1_vNHHd3gY8UHBqwOxVseCjGlCdvC1TcgMOkBBCYCp_PsG1SqVdXnPfV-GA487V5Op6Io2Z9zAEPCz1UYVmRKEtEWQskePaEb6x5RtuDnRJL_RfA/w400-h319/20230115p.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Hanging basket of pansies:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGSPygA8uiZzZjinw9yPLR3CfuvtCL6NJOY7W9g4L0hqCpZsGnUnIs7mjyNK1VYv9SS9wjHq1g-Njtlbnl_I7bjGq31Bbj70Q41SqpVzt8fJQuFFBsSJZBB4zhTF7GBd7hY0QW9IEGipI54cYHEEJEM6r1RGBiXMCFGRjz9nm5Dz8ULDrslBwlmpKvw/s1500/20230115q.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="1500" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGSPygA8uiZzZjinw9yPLR3CfuvtCL6NJOY7W9g4L0hqCpZsGnUnIs7mjyNK1VYv9SS9wjHq1g-Njtlbnl_I7bjGq31Bbj70Q41SqpVzt8fJQuFFBsSJZBB4zhTF7GBd7hY0QW9IEGipI54cYHEEJEM6r1RGBiXMCFGRjz9nm5Dz8ULDrslBwlmpKvw/w400-h323/20230115q.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Honeysuckle:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_X_rqwW_vnDnUXIj-FdmCjPDmjozzWJsQrzoJ11_jhzfQSugIsqrQ18-1rRYLRsRmHDpLG2ejsk-BYVNzPO1DcDy3vvgGTxGqVU0k7hh24K-S5him8oHb8jOQ7vvfTkNiCs8qBR9Nouw9AFbFBf8i9duDKaZfetxkKRJOY4nkL5f9rtGvx-DYTZ5iqA/s1500/20230115r.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="1500" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_X_rqwW_vnDnUXIj-FdmCjPDmjozzWJsQrzoJ11_jhzfQSugIsqrQ18-1rRYLRsRmHDpLG2ejsk-BYVNzPO1DcDy3vvgGTxGqVU0k7hh24K-S5him8oHb8jOQ7vvfTkNiCs8qBR9Nouw9AFbFBf8i9duDKaZfetxkKRJOY4nkL5f9rtGvx-DYTZ5iqA/w400-h341/20230115r.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And last of all, the sweet peas are lasting well. I'm sure they would normally be finished by now: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWye_fZqdZs_wWjkytAkRaopbM4DvFAGwDdsKaOVc8gpYMxg5VelY9RAPyVWI-Zrj7GK0qnPEp-zZmqW_LlprP-oTS881Eb9GCVc4Q5TwnwLxfbw4oaWPACdOfThNR-OGk7xUaWoUY2hyurFjbm4g3PyrGrg7MzXwAML6d21Lc8HLF2XFzlkup1-CTQ/s1500/20230115s.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1086" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWye_fZqdZs_wWjkytAkRaopbM4DvFAGwDdsKaOVc8gpYMxg5VelY9RAPyVWI-Zrj7GK0qnPEp-zZmqW_LlprP-oTS881Eb9GCVc4Q5TwnwLxfbw4oaWPACdOfThNR-OGk7xUaWoUY2hyurFjbm4g3PyrGrg7MzXwAML6d21Lc8HLF2XFzlkup1-CTQ/w290-h400/20230115s.jpg" width="290" /></a></div>That's it for the garden in January, although I know I missed photographing a few things.<br />Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-43981609994415737442023-01-14T16:08:00.004+11:002023-01-15T11:53:03.905+11:00Scraps of This and That<div class="separator"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Grab button for SoScrappy" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FWY0jB97OUR8SZ9_rbVxuWfPbfTgRN2Tw32Gzs0IbeghZClRxQwE-ZS6LPfMolNAlbyzYh5KYv7T5iS5bElhUBKnLrq_0ESJfJIbTCIzN7PQL7Qu_0CWa-6_rbaO6ZbVWre4agEs9o3VKbsfLaykIscdcSi6MhjT9WJF7XLzsojhCF7WA0zClBaG/s157/small%20butto%202023.jpg" width="150" /> <br /></p></div><p> I'm doing the Rainbow Scrap Challenge again this year, in a very low-key way.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWyH7mTF8x3XyPv8zBSMC-XvM-890lfzC4hGlmlfBEScFWU3YvAJZKo-WM-goIw9-VPqSz2JOhifqSoyad_dRLXFmXPWiuNXfQCZ99SOOro7eMmEnvElEgzY5kWg7BfEEbLzMCxt6obsEIU8kIlV_C-ysf_X_TtqtYdK7xC3KJ3bMTW9XqlSpqc8v9g/s1500/20230114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1500" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWyH7mTF8x3XyPv8zBSMC-XvM-890lfzC4hGlmlfBEScFWU3YvAJZKo-WM-goIw9-VPqSz2JOhifqSoyad_dRLXFmXPWiuNXfQCZ99SOOro7eMmEnvElEgzY5kWg7BfEEbLzMCxt6obsEIU8kIlV_C-ysf_X_TtqtYdK7xC3KJ3bMTW9XqlSpqc8v9g/w400-h210/20230114.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I've made 2 of <a href="https://ivani-arteemcasa.blogspot.com/2021/06/bloco-coracao-como-fazer.html" target="_blank">Ivani's Hearts</a> blocks this month.</p><p>Last year I made 6 of each colour, but when I assembled the <a href="https://weednstitch.blogspot.com/2022/12/assembly.html" target="_blank">quilt top</a> I only used 4 of each. So 2 new and 2 left-over hearts will give me enough for another quilt the same size this year.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_wu4TaiwtKSNqFV6AZNi-K2IZeV_GTODLYm8fMBLwolTpZk_1IduGJiyGv04BJP_f_DcIX7hDgumzFqFJOpbNW3vKta4iXksFyUtVfALs_C_zwpS-1f04PbNLnyhSHOhscltRpZkmDGBboUzIQLJhQGZ2Ec-fSasKJh4vr1ARWCHG3R0a1lWzm9z4Q/s1500/20230114a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1467" data-original-width="1500" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_wu4TaiwtKSNqFV6AZNi-K2IZeV_GTODLYm8fMBLwolTpZk_1IduGJiyGv04BJP_f_DcIX7hDgumzFqFJOpbNW3vKta4iXksFyUtVfALs_C_zwpS-1f04PbNLnyhSHOhscltRpZkmDGBboUzIQLJhQGZ2Ec-fSasKJh4vr1ARWCHG3R0a1lWzm9z4Q/w400-h391/20230114a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I'm adding the sashing as I go this time.</p><p>Linked to the SoScrappy <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2023/01/scraphappy-saturday-week-2.html" target="_blank">link-up here</a>.<br /></p><p>A bit of quilting practice:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkdttGoruOMDa1TkmevmppnYjIZpnt9L-DLwbiojgA2akWP43CmT_mYGmP1unGip7ziL1Ln62xOSdd7c3DjZCA-3qh48HZuM4RckknIWlC9qrJoAy9eJJTt4fRxlc6iwXhhEFjeOQi0zz6ZT3kbu0xViXAxC75Aq-zliIyEmvtlEndb_39X4JaDSCeQ/s1500/20230109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1500" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkdttGoruOMDa1TkmevmppnYjIZpnt9L-DLwbiojgA2akWP43CmT_mYGmP1unGip7ziL1Ln62xOSdd7c3DjZCA-3qh48HZuM4RckknIWlC9qrJoAy9eJJTt4fRxlc6iwXhhEFjeOQi0zz6ZT3kbu0xViXAxC75Aq-zliIyEmvtlEndb_39X4JaDSCeQ/w400-h318/20230109.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I'm going to make a cover for my machine out of this happy fabric.</p><p><br /></p><p>The greenhouse is now fully assembled:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYYmjnbrHhMC1W3WFDahZVsNjjKIDgKTGhvUK7Ethuz020TIo2-BLLHu-wX-HQcmmI31dZ8XewSCsb5DdkXPzCb8VW6Fz441FgfxPyWqjzYSfAksHJBCSeINLH7WMAYFv9yhv5PxRBGhoqqWWKRF82YRmJjNr85xqPlYYn1lIuT1_dn__eLf5QZyqww/s1500/20230106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYYmjnbrHhMC1W3WFDahZVsNjjKIDgKTGhvUK7Ethuz020TIo2-BLLHu-wX-HQcmmI31dZ8XewSCsb5DdkXPzCb8VW6Fz441FgfxPyWqjzYSfAksHJBCSeINLH7WMAYFv9yhv5PxRBGhoqqWWKRF82YRmJjNr85xqPlYYn1lIuT1_dn__eLf5QZyqww/w400-h300/20230106.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>That photo was about a week ago - now it is full of plants and has shadecloth over the top.</p><p>And just because, here is a superb fairywren having a splash in one of our birdbaths:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIOZg1iQ-iNaf9mJ-fHTGxgq0wc9XLpKYezliQnQNcUu1nvge6_-h2576TLylcLv-Co65toI_q6EiC8o9v8oAn487h21lMU-OPmmWhkhQcrrzZZTetiqfL7nbx-xcerbYJBQ20zgPQiRhc7-Itfq4NSXe88S4wkya2SJUFtzaM304rmCUr7gjNQmxKA/s1500/DSC07839.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1355" data-original-width="1500" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIOZg1iQ-iNaf9mJ-fHTGxgq0wc9XLpKYezliQnQNcUu1nvge6_-h2576TLylcLv-Co65toI_q6EiC8o9v8oAn487h21lMU-OPmmWhkhQcrrzZZTetiqfL7nbx-xcerbYJBQ20zgPQiRhc7-Itfq4NSXe88S4wkya2SJUFtzaM304rmCUr7gjNQmxKA/w400-h361/DSC07839.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Then flying out of the water:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YSygHluhMI29YODSxRby2JmkSfWxS4Eez0SzwP5hqiRyK8vVOE3q8mpwFcQ1GgdfNeaYT03G9KlpVOdZJLhvll0Gm25AYZaH6fY3VX2AIHh-H-q8sHvnlZenVO9cqIfZgr_a4qtc730AcyfmncxDzzau8EeibetZ49Gg0zwZ7F13m16zbfF9hmpd5w/s1500/DSC07840.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="1500" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YSygHluhMI29YODSxRby2JmkSfWxS4Eez0SzwP5hqiRyK8vVOE3q8mpwFcQ1GgdfNeaYT03G9KlpVOdZJLhvll0Gm25AYZaH6fY3VX2AIHh-H-q8sHvnlZenVO9cqIfZgr_a4qtc730AcyfmncxDzzau8EeibetZ49Gg0zwZ7F13m16zbfF9hmpd5w/w400-h360/DSC07840.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>To dry off in the sun:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAYvEA5buIpF0Hs1wc8EuEJYKjrqvMh38ctPofQlNGeP8FwUCbkn4EKTonN7ohh9x-CEuav_ParehySNQaTDGloysDR1jfQbbvQ2YGn58U7uXfFFP2omAAJ6XntP6Jz0rRUy6KYMIdZjCtWHnJJpo3az7FlcM5TXHEGlAiLHniJemIIB5bMFqDkwncw/s1500/DSC07842.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1341" data-original-width="1500" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAYvEA5buIpF0Hs1wc8EuEJYKjrqvMh38ctPofQlNGeP8FwUCbkn4EKTonN7ohh9x-CEuav_ParehySNQaTDGloysDR1jfQbbvQ2YGn58U7uXfFFP2omAAJ6XntP6Jz0rRUy6KYMIdZjCtWHnJJpo3az7FlcM5TXHEGlAiLHniJemIIB5bMFqDkwncw/w400-h358/DSC07842.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>So cute! (And blue, for the January RSC colour).<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-52861170965759451622023-01-04T13:16:00.001+11:002023-01-04T13:16:43.558+11:00Hello 2023<p>I'm starting this year slowly. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrbwuAbwxop89CVwFpyjUXb2CfnTrz9uLer7TxMcMDdv5GvBkv2dXZos0zRuMfO_TtvIt4sEcbQhsG2Y4TdS8MjwWX3kSvr0Z_k_DC1zkEaK3FMkurbcPcH9aulnR2SG9lv_hbZM7q7zFT7vdIIO1WcFRBkq5zoAtcu8wxvlzAQaPvDpTT359O0WBwQ/s1500/20221228c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="1500" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrbwuAbwxop89CVwFpyjUXb2CfnTrz9uLer7TxMcMDdv5GvBkv2dXZos0zRuMfO_TtvIt4sEcbQhsG2Y4TdS8MjwWX3kSvr0Z_k_DC1zkEaK3FMkurbcPcH9aulnR2SG9lv_hbZM7q7zFT7vdIIO1WcFRBkq5zoAtcu8wxvlzAQaPvDpTT359O0WBwQ/w400-h396/20221228c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>We had some hot weather in the last week of December. Early one morning I went out to water some young plants before the heat. Something bit my leg. I didn't notice at the time, but when I did I assumed it was a mosquito bite. However over the course of a day or so it became quite red, swollen and sore. Eventually I went to a doctor who prescribed antibiotics. I have now finished the course and the swelling and pain and most of the redness is gone, but there is still a pink patch about 5cm across which is itchy when something touches it. And my digestive system is very unhappy due to the antibiotics. I hope the new year starts looking up soon!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEYGJoc9WjbrzOCn0krpzviT7AuM9RR15djeh5KqgLho2jvoOstFaXLj899LX-Sianume-yTUNs53FhDIngUgMXMWpNgdwOTy-Y6CARWUJKCMrPOaGVHsIK1g1IGPJs6Fg-CxnXfl5PpIxfWOFTXtybaiX_6t8xzaftj1fOP7tMhK3mWZc4Ds-Gf6Pw/s1500/20221228b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="1500" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEYGJoc9WjbrzOCn0krpzviT7AuM9RR15djeh5KqgLho2jvoOstFaXLj899LX-Sianume-yTUNs53FhDIngUgMXMWpNgdwOTy-Y6CARWUJKCMrPOaGVHsIK1g1IGPJs6Fg-CxnXfl5PpIxfWOFTXtybaiX_6t8xzaftj1fOP7tMhK3mWZc4Ds-Gf6Pw/w400-h358/20221228b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>During December I started sorting out the mess in my sewing room which, like the rest of life, has been out of control over the last couple of years. I have made some progress but there is still a way to go.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1Cubjtkg1xLSSIGxWJCtMsb6OHkVTtIQws3wRUwtWXlMdhgIPsSrKJYKQQdM79l7gEBsMdqo3_VGDb-Os-DJBW46RdD3ITiB-qN6YxrBag6Go4fkWR2lerqEOPQ3oUL9XuYU9YMH4ZDLfvi3EQljtTN5Tk5o7sYiy6oZBo320wiAsigNtSsXv08-jg/s1500/20221228a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="1500" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1Cubjtkg1xLSSIGxWJCtMsb6OHkVTtIQws3wRUwtWXlMdhgIPsSrKJYKQQdM79l7gEBsMdqo3_VGDb-Os-DJBW46RdD3ITiB-qN6YxrBag6Go4fkWR2lerqEOPQ3oUL9XuYU9YMH4ZDLfvi3EQljtTN5Tk5o7sYiy6oZBo320wiAsigNtSsXv08-jg/w400-h390/20221228a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p>At the beginning of 2020, I did a post about my <a href="https://weednstitch.blogspot.com/2020/01/my-unfinished-projects.html" target="_blank">unfinished projects</a>. My plan was to get some of them done that year. Ha ha! The only one I even touched was the last one on the list, that year's Quiltville mystery, Frolic. It became two quilts, the larger one finished in <a href="https://weednstitch.blogspot.com/2021/01/woofa-oops.html" target="_blank">January 2021</a>, and a smaller one made of the left-overs, finished in <a href="https://weednstitch.blogspot.com/2021/03/finished.html" target="_blank">March 2021</a>. </p><p>Since then I have started several new projects, which I won't list here. Let's just say I have a lot to be going on with. In fact, in the course of cleaning up my sewing room I found 2 projects that weren't even in the document that I keep as a record of my progress. So my list of UFOs is longer than I thought it was.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymcHzaTDWQmlq7jXjQ91d24K_5XT0CdGA8whHlu7mF5iVsZeTUZFXAfrUUENKsm2OlfSGzin4WJr3BwyPR_6U8Im8FL-_v00Fs8SLvF7QexuAFxo54jj9YBVokyhCV2OpiaWAnUz3OKV-TN6FFp8iba9GSBzhbkrd6ujLvRV2ZwHIyfHZ8mufWq85QQ/s1500/20221228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="1500" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymcHzaTDWQmlq7jXjQ91d24K_5XT0CdGA8whHlu7mF5iVsZeTUZFXAfrUUENKsm2OlfSGzin4WJr3BwyPR_6U8Im8FL-_v00Fs8SLvF7QexuAFxo54jj9YBVokyhCV2OpiaWAnUz3OKV-TN6FFp8iba9GSBzhbkrd6ujLvRV2ZwHIyfHZ8mufWq85QQ/w400-h348/20221228.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The daylilies are looking good, though!<p></p><p>And the greenhouse is taking shape:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYD9HfbYvFHEcu1b7BYafldtSi2FIWistXbxAayAuIZlBCPaDDpB8XyHhb-nT8HsEJWhtf6mSbVR1tvujqfXvzi2UhzDWsNkAmeohH4YNJKQo_EQvnIe1jRtMpR4FuNB27XCgz788WcfYsJW-ulNmkfQlPjZBjvO9aU20eo8QcR7CTjtfFLI-iu7At2A/s1500/20230103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1500" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYD9HfbYvFHEcu1b7BYafldtSi2FIWistXbxAayAuIZlBCPaDDpB8XyHhb-nT8HsEJWhtf6mSbVR1tvujqfXvzi2UhzDWsNkAmeohH4YNJKQo_EQvnIe1jRtMpR4FuNB27XCgz788WcfYsJW-ulNmkfQlPjZBjvO9aU20eo8QcR7CTjtfFLI-iu7At2A/w400-h285/20230103.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I'm not making any predictions about what I will or will not achieve this year. No plans. With everything that life has thrown at me since the beginning of 2020, I think I will just take this year one day at a time.<br /></p><p>Happy 2023, everyone.<br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-75198270755842911552022-12-24T23:04:00.000+11:002022-12-24T23:04:10.249+11:00Christmas Tree<p> My Christmas tree was purchased in either 1982 or 1983. Here's the label on its box:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YsWSbSRzsD7czOAeJzDLGAjDKteERyFsAAnkRBgxlSRBHyAudnzohsCkFp7Qg1QupMAvRHx1wAtm9BalyryCJUaq6M3_OLLCTd9ZTXx_d1_uO3oTzk3RIgFvMh6Q01BKdYU_OaGNqtK-fhUJEFdp8bW4hCSEAMYti-ElsK5imENE--1-EqpSbpGh-w/s1500/20221224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="769" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YsWSbSRzsD7czOAeJzDLGAjDKteERyFsAAnkRBgxlSRBHyAudnzohsCkFp7Qg1QupMAvRHx1wAtm9BalyryCJUaq6M3_OLLCTd9ZTXx_d1_uO3oTzk3RIgFvMh6Q01BKdYU_OaGNqtK-fhUJEFdp8bW4hCSEAMYti-ElsK5imENE--1-EqpSbpGh-w/w205-h400/20221224.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><p>How old are those children now, I wonder?</p><p>The tree cost $14.25 from either Woolworths or Big W - can anyone remember which used this logo?<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyBUCtdkhmUCNV9QXxbHYKWGsvm3RcIrd4oXLj5EG-nRw4JuuPnaFO2NaAh84zIwWFUlj63IHY-Yzxr36gkfZIWocb4RwOttpG0jItydvQhzZYOqU8woRmD3_6OMN_UbOLAOcSClwswN35a5fmJet840wjkt2Z3DVSkzByXvU2bnLh27jLQ-6XDeRjA/s1500/20221224a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1500" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyBUCtdkhmUCNV9QXxbHYKWGsvm3RcIrd4oXLj5EG-nRw4JuuPnaFO2NaAh84zIwWFUlj63IHY-Yzxr36gkfZIWocb4RwOttpG0jItydvQhzZYOqU8woRmD3_6OMN_UbOLAOcSClwswN35a5fmJet840wjkt2Z3DVSkzByXvU2bnLh27jLQ-6XDeRjA/s320/20221224a.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The cost averages out to 36 cents a year, which seems like pretty good value. It probably has a few years left in it, although a couple of leafy bits have broken off.<br /></p><p>This is my first Christmas as an orphan, my siblings both live interstate, and my son has other plans. I'll catch up with him in the next week. I haven't been feeling very Christmassy, but I have put up the tree again to try to get in the mood:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdKgR3Nngdoz7z8hDAICROX3TV5PriGouDwR8EFJ5oFQ-lkCfJ_KCXtLP9g17PVuXUvsNbk9M-_gH3oBYnPuoXKykV8L1KMpjsrfTCrtAX391-u_iPDWCCGwC5FuwRTGZRq1rwpaPCopv2CC16VvYmiL05Gm8A0TlSSObzUYwyec2YThk5gAfGO2jqg/s1500/20221224b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1026" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdKgR3Nngdoz7z8hDAICROX3TV5PriGouDwR8EFJ5oFQ-lkCfJ_KCXtLP9g17PVuXUvsNbk9M-_gH3oBYnPuoXKykV8L1KMpjsrfTCrtAX391-u_iPDWCCGwC5FuwRTGZRq1rwpaPCopv2CC16VvYmiL05Gm8A0TlSSObzUYwyec2YThk5gAfGO2jqg/w274-h400/20221224b.jpg" width="274" /></a></div>That photo was taken with the flash so the lights don't show very well. Here they are without the flash:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JFdI96Jd2fopuKEqOwSRWhJYkgvFcIoh6xNhxymbSoybn3ea0JwvUdR32lF1YvB9PKH6m6k0f_bZRU6XexgSbb9anxmgNysbkdOwbQHaIf0fOasUXKL8YP_r3WYtxfWuUC2rHMZJlreOCLg_LeVddgz9Nr3e4n2vgd00NiCAMEemigOVul_m7T9A5Q/s1500/20221224c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JFdI96Jd2fopuKEqOwSRWhJYkgvFcIoh6xNhxymbSoybn3ea0JwvUdR32lF1YvB9PKH6m6k0f_bZRU6XexgSbb9anxmgNysbkdOwbQHaIf0fOasUXKL8YP_r3WYtxfWuUC2rHMZJlreOCLg_LeVddgz9Nr3e4n2vgd00NiCAMEemigOVul_m7T9A5Q/w300-h400/20221224c.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>To all my blog readers who celebrate Christmas, I wish you a joyful celebration with your loved ones. And to everyone, best wishes for a happy, safe and peaceful 2023.<br /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-85487175295265773652022-12-23T21:54:00.000+11:002022-12-23T21:54:03.197+11:00Growing Things<p> Look!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9g8AVlybm7uRSS4VCUJdNGVKac5amHdGyJ5ZFk1FhGvJ-nxaqvkneIQKut6-yRWxDF2vhTs2QmQeJ642EBl4PGc8F8c5rmynfemPJDdZLk78OqwhMUwWKOTwVn5RxpQkpK9nZX9gHaz2jhhbgjOLrpQNUiQp-RBSLcIY09jAuP6xHM48iB45leAbtQ/s1500/20221223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9g8AVlybm7uRSS4VCUJdNGVKac5amHdGyJ5ZFk1FhGvJ-nxaqvkneIQKut6-yRWxDF2vhTs2QmQeJ642EBl4PGc8F8c5rmynfemPJDdZLk78OqwhMUwWKOTwVn5RxpQkpK9nZX9gHaz2jhhbgjOLrpQNUiQp-RBSLcIY09jAuP6xHM48iB45leAbtQ/w400-h300/20221223.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The hippeastrum flowers have opened in time for Christmas. They are a little ragged around the edges - I think a slug or snail had a nibble on the bud before I brought the pot inside to protect it. <p></p><p>Meanwhile outside this is happening:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwX3l_881rqywMxWnB6sNOIeM6-2aqvVsIaMHBGLJmmaX95Xwj6pLer3HBtYqPhfq3yCV1xCcI-8p521hqu4ZbYSxHfVz2RW-j5JkbJ8aslbOA7RSb5OdNkHeEnOuDoMZ7GVkCiSfAn2D6_6kh6FthE6A206g8V-FFsHlM06FV-voDpe64fZt-4I0Tg/s1500/20221223a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwX3l_881rqywMxWnB6sNOIeM6-2aqvVsIaMHBGLJmmaX95Xwj6pLer3HBtYqPhfq3yCV1xCcI-8p521hqu4ZbYSxHfVz2RW-j5JkbJ8aslbOA7RSb5OdNkHeEnOuDoMZ7GVkCiSfAn2D6_6kh6FthE6A206g8V-FFsHlM06FV-voDpe64fZt-4I0Tg/w400-h300/20221223a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Remember all the boxes on the <a href="https://weednstitch.blogspot.com/2022/12/assembly.html" target="_blank">back of the ute</a> earlier this month? Yesterday a cement mixer delivered the concrete for the footings all those bits will be assembled on, and now the assembly has begun.<br /><p><br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-9663335307602352832022-12-16T20:00:00.154+11:002022-12-21T09:18:43.612+11:00The Garden in December<p>Summer has arrived, and so has my replacement computer! Since I bought it late last month, it has travelled around the country. It came pretty close to here a week ago, but somehow kept on going, all the way to Adelaide. Then it had to go back to Melbourne and try again. But it is finally here, and so much better than the temporary one I have been using. </p><p>It is nice to be able to see the colours in my photos again, just in time for my round-up of what is in flower this first month of summer.<br /></p><p>Hebe covered in flowers: <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8oC0MuBQVitwpJlT5VSLSVs3jlo4gc9eowsrfm8kJ0XbxKgOJZa1rFgY_lnoZsAEfhDW3kfOmzzyGpr3md_SHoF-UcFuyC9VrfbC7XS2494AUxYaDBchgHK4gf_SOFflLOdCCPs0UGFWNeIIBcbvAkve-s6So1sptIqW0XQFK4GtP6ecCEK-GyHXKw/s1500/20221216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8oC0MuBQVitwpJlT5VSLSVs3jlo4gc9eowsrfm8kJ0XbxKgOJZa1rFgY_lnoZsAEfhDW3kfOmzzyGpr3md_SHoF-UcFuyC9VrfbC7XS2494AUxYaDBchgHK4gf_SOFflLOdCCPs0UGFWNeIIBcbvAkve-s6So1sptIqW0XQFK4GtP6ecCEK-GyHXKw/w400-h300/20221216.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>A lamium in one of my hanging baskets:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhotSduAP1v_9bPWyZcU_hX6dUivTGTIOzPkE4pHG6Uk_l28qQotDKrsYF8ZLg2G0JHDRUE9nEZZIazpwJBHgaFB0euWjLKDQOLIkI4d_v7FepJ_AOMdZMcmsP1jem8R9yAHeZ6uDCwBKIC0Me-U8iUXChMNrWGatRYsUoBkB0zc7DkwxAJNnDzLEMg/s1500/20221216a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1500" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhotSduAP1v_9bPWyZcU_hX6dUivTGTIOzPkE4pHG6Uk_l28qQotDKrsYF8ZLg2G0JHDRUE9nEZZIazpwJBHgaFB0euWjLKDQOLIkI4d_v7FepJ_AOMdZMcmsP1jem8R9yAHeZ6uDCwBKIC0Me-U8iUXChMNrWGatRYsUoBkB0zc7DkwxAJNnDzLEMg/w400-h318/20221216a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I've put this in a couple of the baskets this year. They are flowering OK but not looking like "hanging" yet. I also have pansies in several baskets, and didn't get a decent photo of them this time. </p><p>Citrus (either lemon or orange):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdadUznehD355Y1LfJtnZNl1uX0P9i1dOPbFE0KRdr3Js_1pp-vTW5hkqIzvOUoU8xD9kBlUDLdMM-uiulKs4Qh_kd6Yveal4jgD6QUg3n-oTKF1NzFn3YjlbFGCzR5lVvPzH54ycFZ1NFe4Fy2IANwucm7y_8VYYDVEUp7Oa0JR2qE9h34sRAUz7lRw/s1500/20221216b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdadUznehD355Y1LfJtnZNl1uX0P9i1dOPbFE0KRdr3Js_1pp-vTW5hkqIzvOUoU8xD9kBlUDLdMM-uiulKs4Qh_kd6Yveal4jgD6QUg3n-oTKF1NzFn3YjlbFGCzR5lVvPzH54ycFZ1NFe4Fy2IANwucm7y_8VYYDVEUp7Oa0JR2qE9h34sRAUz7lRw/w400-h300/20221216b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The lamb's ears are going mad:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5NaLa6hdmrovvTuT4zRTN-1LreEWqzMK-vcE1hX3ITjyuSqRXFGC2UWcH7_LQNhK8GinV65GnahTPUqMAypjN0RKJDgL2McZ5VSFVn3uQjfNxI1zEsQWmXFh9jCou_FGdEftq8xCc8rs5lXblgxNicdM3IistCjByABYk5ql-g0CUWZl3p54Y_3qeA/s1500/20221216c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="1500" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5NaLa6hdmrovvTuT4zRTN-1LreEWqzMK-vcE1hX3ITjyuSqRXFGC2UWcH7_LQNhK8GinV65GnahTPUqMAypjN0RKJDgL2McZ5VSFVn3uQjfNxI1zEsQWmXFh9jCou_FGdEftq8xCc8rs5lXblgxNicdM3IistCjByABYk5ql-g0CUWZl3p54Y_3qeA/w400-h336/20221216c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Also visible a daylily and some Jerusalem sage. The green shrub in the background is a buddlia that has buds but no flowers yet.</p><p>How about this rose?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkAoO1aw7F8DzJZjzCCaihxHS7Q5Bzzs3PfsIguYnmgzb4JVf8R-ERcAFM7ouOTjiC9mpiEt41odKRzXFkyB4KfavxeyUb_jrgGVUKFzatZ7wI3GzOMAlrkly1xpLgH4RKezCMco6ARU-_R-ZzbGvoMT0dLyxGO7qRGFti-NhquaCjbRbiWBHLiTvtw/s1500/20221216d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkAoO1aw7F8DzJZjzCCaihxHS7Q5Bzzs3PfsIguYnmgzb4JVf8R-ERcAFM7ouOTjiC9mpiEt41odKRzXFkyB4KfavxeyUb_jrgGVUKFzatZ7wI3GzOMAlrkly1xpLgH4RKezCMco6ARU-_R-ZzbGvoMT0dLyxGO7qRGFti-NhquaCjbRbiWBHLiTvtw/w400-h300/20221216d.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It is the champion at the moment.<p></p><p>Some flowers in my "garden bed" bed: <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjea7gGJpD5oB_Eu0o9ejCZHG7ybWi_iKk7dOXDA3XGE0y3v5m6uuy4mieJYc30hRbOXYSYP41KPMzp2Xjn-NFwh7DaR3aKQTMDcywb7I4k3gXrqX-ygK9Q7fG_JVvMfVwTLT0p7LOf699t2KG8_XOgsD5ktjuxFyk1fUv7UGMplPUTTXpEJMYL4sZH7A/s1500/20221216e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjea7gGJpD5oB_Eu0o9ejCZHG7ybWi_iKk7dOXDA3XGE0y3v5m6uuy4mieJYc30hRbOXYSYP41KPMzp2Xjn-NFwh7DaR3aKQTMDcywb7I4k3gXrqX-ygK9Q7fG_JVvMfVwTLT0p7LOf699t2KG8_XOgsD5ktjuxFyk1fUv7UGMplPUTTXpEJMYL4sZH7A/w400-h300/20221216e.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Leucospermum:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsd3XyioYxpygS4qsW0-UjLJ37gUmGboSWnzv9GsLTIe3Gq0ReKr3qtml7S0383bBRHMZvEwuhpuiOSqpiPc-IA2hnJOGTnCjR4gc1wlvprYJdjmkEPs8IvyaOHAof-3qkNbHUTGm4fL0bP3Fww-F3rZjbzzuUJaBw9cxfKYFTI8T4qZcGhbm4cNfNg/s1500/20221216f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1315" data-original-width="1500" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsd3XyioYxpygS4qsW0-UjLJ37gUmGboSWnzv9GsLTIe3Gq0ReKr3qtml7S0383bBRHMZvEwuhpuiOSqpiPc-IA2hnJOGTnCjR4gc1wlvprYJdjmkEPs8IvyaOHAof-3qkNbHUTGm4fL0bP3Fww-F3rZjbzzuUJaBw9cxfKYFTI8T4qZcGhbm4cNfNg/w400-h351/20221216f.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Calothamnus:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujZf4A-gmirq3LV9MMj9JPB10HD63N8Z-T88t1GtigtQyG1z4g46ug070cTb_M3pk1ty0elI6c7TEmsioyb6CqKg1gQA8-1mCDTJdDHZRAoh4vozuQTDtyUirOFmDMmBR0SynRksyNYdS-jLm9WD4r1LAdMcUjLc8y825DM7MWaMxJQ5TmDLMNoqjuQ/s1500/20221216g.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujZf4A-gmirq3LV9MMj9JPB10HD63N8Z-T88t1GtigtQyG1z4g46ug070cTb_M3pk1ty0elI6c7TEmsioyb6CqKg1gQA8-1mCDTJdDHZRAoh4vozuQTDtyUirOFmDMmBR0SynRksyNYdS-jLm9WD4r1LAdMcUjLc8y825DM7MWaMxJQ5TmDLMNoqjuQ/w400-h300/20221216g.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Yellow buttons, <i>Chrysocephalum apiculatum</i>:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMz3jCwfoaqcF-TwxwE0R4DCMyKPY-i5uAwSWV4TgEhEdPqd4QQLHJ0xnEP2Xi4MS-v6p63tKR_2O3hFsu5pgPupYhu1LUmVjyhLeMuNT3-OSIfJvR-TDuR8qppl65abN11Kk5Yeo_AcDfAGZ9Rjv3mWgwow-fOeLMr6vfg5iq4tAutMGQROXTVZaqg/s1500/20221216h.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMz3jCwfoaqcF-TwxwE0R4DCMyKPY-i5uAwSWV4TgEhEdPqd4QQLHJ0xnEP2Xi4MS-v6p63tKR_2O3hFsu5pgPupYhu1LUmVjyhLeMuNT3-OSIfJvR-TDuR8qppl65abN11Kk5Yeo_AcDfAGZ9Rjv3mWgwow-fOeLMr6vfg5iq4tAutMGQROXTVZaqg/w400-h300/20221216h.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> </p><p>Hippeastrum getting closer:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoBAFWjTRp7NkmuT4gDheYgi1YvMx37wv3dc2Cs8emdU6n8fUcsWCd_jSvJ-3hYpZM0JiE3FdEpcUS8NbpK9f0RZHGr0dMB9mHCHttYu3pBm4j40i-bT1x9Mtuqi1jNj9g_BflhN3XPgKV9uFKAdUupBmGga2pgTMQECthGXF9yt8mmYb9F9Wto_UyQ/s1500/20221216i.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1423" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoBAFWjTRp7NkmuT4gDheYgi1YvMx37wv3dc2Cs8emdU6n8fUcsWCd_jSvJ-3hYpZM0JiE3FdEpcUS8NbpK9f0RZHGr0dMB9mHCHttYu3pBm4j40i-bT1x9Mtuqi1jNj9g_BflhN3XPgKV9uFKAdUupBmGga2pgTMQECthGXF9yt8mmYb9F9Wto_UyQ/w380-h400/20221216i.jpg" width="380" /></a></div>Will it open for Christmas?<br /><p></p><p>Hydrangea:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNRuwNkLvGkGgtT62uoKLShEUFRdXp1oy3Eef-pMvAZtO2-qJVHXbqtJxBapyNGUB_kcWr-5MAPonf5r9s4nnHBfMmG1Wzls12F0GK-Ny8p-8UIN41Y_zOgRmK5_f_EmbEF01-BXxoDvg50OA7zTEnWKqgx-1mX38tilq__irnBUlXTSteuL3FHcFpA/s1500/20221216j.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNRuwNkLvGkGgtT62uoKLShEUFRdXp1oy3Eef-pMvAZtO2-qJVHXbqtJxBapyNGUB_kcWr-5MAPonf5r9s4nnHBfMmG1Wzls12F0GK-Ny8p-8UIN41Y_zOgRmK5_f_EmbEF01-BXxoDvg50OA7zTEnWKqgx-1mX38tilq__irnBUlXTSteuL3FHcFpA/w300-h400/20221216j.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>The hydrangeas are in self-watering pots, rather than in the ground. </p><p>Cistus looking like it needs an iron:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDf8zzUcKGN3nLNnHxnXsAKcBsWdLAcZMcm_avfQ5gydcQfnQuD_-cflg0bo3aNLXO7TV8vhwuOmnuq3fiSfN4pstYQJ0FYS4C10BpYXvPW9bdIZQf2bCyJUQp-mbiB5BZLCCYthP1mmOHu8Ig3X688Y4ah7v0gSYMQmiVy49V13De-eZqC6cJxIpuA/s1500/20221216k.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="1500" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDf8zzUcKGN3nLNnHxnXsAKcBsWdLAcZMcm_avfQ5gydcQfnQuD_-cflg0bo3aNLXO7TV8vhwuOmnuq3fiSfN4pstYQJ0FYS4C10BpYXvPW9bdIZQf2bCyJUQp-mbiB5BZLCCYthP1mmOHu8Ig3X688Y4ah7v0gSYMQmiVy49V13De-eZqC6cJxIpuA/w400-h318/20221216k.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Penstemon:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlv6WjnZxiTLgBgMFq03AIh_Po70GXuRUbFS4KP47iGDUM8NvpJySp6pB8Dzn5Ku-V-lUAS6F8t93Jb4lBYg84Ne1VjHye-FXAWL_xqIGN4wQzhi1MS77b7vv05O4whk2U1I0COD7jw-q9-_Y7JiLn0g69BPenNRSkPvK-CeCpbGLqr2qPMJ9zL-ziw/s1500/20221216l.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlv6WjnZxiTLgBgMFq03AIh_Po70GXuRUbFS4KP47iGDUM8NvpJySp6pB8Dzn5Ku-V-lUAS6F8t93Jb4lBYg84Ne1VjHye-FXAWL_xqIGN4wQzhi1MS77b7vv05O4whk2U1I0COD7jw-q9-_Y7JiLn0g69BPenNRSkPvK-CeCpbGLqr2qPMJ9zL-ziw/w400-h300/20221216l.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Bonus butterfly, an Australian Painted Lady:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lSzilNSDtGaSuSQh89E4JaH9txaAsllHfS6kTufA40nj4s3KoW_dnTtcyFoOY4L5D1pq3y9yMRc6G8bKlxzIc3JsNyDe79frOjnMimlCIRozajnO1ffIq6fpv53mNFVHNEJTx2hTcSupS2rglXPtObNib9EDgsLAKlu4gnONtIGtoFQSkg2AnxOYkg/s1500/20221216m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1272" data-original-width="1500" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lSzilNSDtGaSuSQh89E4JaH9txaAsllHfS6kTufA40nj4s3KoW_dnTtcyFoOY4L5D1pq3y9yMRc6G8bKlxzIc3JsNyDe79frOjnMimlCIRozajnO1ffIq6fpv53mNFVHNEJTx2hTcSupS2rglXPtObNib9EDgsLAKlu4gnONtIGtoFQSkg2AnxOYkg/w400-h339/20221216m.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Chincherinchee:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQO44eRVOvyj6UYnp9lU_kzeU29qdgbhV5EyHGEsnCVGNAPp-lDPIvsezsKlmiHeiA00LvL-X8iBHLZgziHgT73vKQGxlZq5VW9kPnOQrq__KIvPx2sQeJLDs0Ha1aZKQ93Fv9tkE2FHT8vWULNI64YwLMXuQwTuizmmnrwp_xZXF6Rg6WccK_2JFQYg/s1500/20221216n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQO44eRVOvyj6UYnp9lU_kzeU29qdgbhV5EyHGEsnCVGNAPp-lDPIvsezsKlmiHeiA00LvL-X8iBHLZgziHgT73vKQGxlZq5VW9kPnOQrq__KIvPx2sQeJLDs0Ha1aZKQ93Fv9tkE2FHT8vWULNI64YwLMXuQwTuizmmnrwp_xZXF6Rg6WccK_2JFQYg/w309-h400/20221216n.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><p> </p><p>You will notice the photos get a bit darker now. I took the ones above in the morning, and the rest in the afternoon, by which time some clouds had arrived. <br /></p><p>Echium reaching for the sky:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZ73J6KNQIbezwvX_ppdZQZxrh2kIcPpxgp2wbc39A-aqEmWHDMBk4Ijk9uGHvbS7FKLS2wn9RVGT7oU80kM30Q99aUijeVISOmW9nzAzZsFN8rh5ExeSKTeQ-U5cYmjF-PSOI2S1bdOOxdBIkAMWhPrvIlo8Z7u8qrtaadr1IZ_ZpzUpcDx0buijBg/s1500/20221216o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZ73J6KNQIbezwvX_ppdZQZxrh2kIcPpxgp2wbc39A-aqEmWHDMBk4Ijk9uGHvbS7FKLS2wn9RVGT7oU80kM30Q99aUijeVISOmW9nzAzZsFN8rh5ExeSKTeQ-U5cYmjF-PSOI2S1bdOOxdBIkAMWhPrvIlo8Z7u8qrtaadr1IZ_ZpzUpcDx0buijBg/w300-h400/20221216o.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Maybe it's an abutilon, maybe it's a callianthe, I can't keep up with plants being moved into new classifications:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZ9w8aOdjHE2oZ52IKgEVB6G7YMSUW_jz5z4285VenxCb5wTAkZotkJ0fEK0lUU3EPVbYLOFtOCsX2E7VpHa_H7gOpAVnbWx8y6_ye1bKc0K_Yjy-OuE8NotLEUjOZNrSbxnxi14u22zivTv0vGpNm9v-ENAPpy-I-xAFO6-lwaZzFGMWxY1TI9443Q/s1500/20221216p.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1500" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZ9w8aOdjHE2oZ52IKgEVB6G7YMSUW_jz5z4285VenxCb5wTAkZotkJ0fEK0lUU3EPVbYLOFtOCsX2E7VpHa_H7gOpAVnbWx8y6_ye1bKc0K_Yjy-OuE8NotLEUjOZNrSbxnxi14u22zivTv0vGpNm9v-ENAPpy-I-xAFO6-lwaZzFGMWxY1TI9443Q/w400-h324/20221216p.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Foxgloves:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4kDMVd_eKXmHhbfbWaAAP_RzI-BUxz8ahklAnGv-thXefIZsBe5XJpeCsig_ZTWnMUQeeAWL05xdbSR11BH9QruNbUSpNNBNbTFXKHPY2_LTXR9l6KbVVZLi6N6PpfLbyszpUuEvJDpT-eQ10PI6u0X8vM6tqzp1hcSrEguXVBagNSJnAmxjUgyiGA/s1500/20221216q.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4kDMVd_eKXmHhbfbWaAAP_RzI-BUxz8ahklAnGv-thXefIZsBe5XJpeCsig_ZTWnMUQeeAWL05xdbSR11BH9QruNbUSpNNBNbTFXKHPY2_LTXR9l6KbVVZLi6N6PpfLbyszpUuEvJDpT-eQ10PI6u0X8vM6tqzp1hcSrEguXVBagNSJnAmxjUgyiGA/w400-h300/20221216q.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> </p><p>Escallonia:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbKTosTfvZsPJwWD8rT64o65UKArw6QtIVoSY10c-VJwt8CaO135ekFeJweeeCMz6aCrINXdXNyw29nDCXycI8TJsMDx8yiZjUbpYp9gQFPCX2UsZfrqkjWuT1dwZn8_zhTVvbs6Y1dN5PapwN4ucHKSdeo--4fsfwKjUN3_tC5hrrQ49_sCmzuztKQ/s1500/20221216r.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbKTosTfvZsPJwWD8rT64o65UKArw6QtIVoSY10c-VJwt8CaO135ekFeJweeeCMz6aCrINXdXNyw29nDCXycI8TJsMDx8yiZjUbpYp9gQFPCX2UsZfrqkjWuT1dwZn8_zhTVvbs6Y1dN5PapwN4ucHKSdeo--4fsfwKjUN3_tC5hrrQ49_sCmzuztKQ/w400-h300/20221216r.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> </p><p>Philadelphus:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1500" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiohTZMPlo3sHBP6E4pdVsJhDQ6XJZrrcqnRtwJbEFeIFy1TFDmh_lKj_tzp_vl2LBdLTc7ZHYgR-D7R-hqCP-WQwoXN3nE5tDs8er0vJrUuvc76f68vSjHGpuyctB63KW26PKwj6qamUzhbsK3HLbJj_NSCUHWl6WjeWAJ_Md72NWuEtH2qSXmxMiw/w400-h276/20221216v.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>And I think that will do. I missed the sweetpeas, all the pelargoniums, nepeta, tulbaghia, and probably more. </p><p>Congratulations if you made it to the end!<br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-86695429205777812422022-12-15T20:00:00.122+11:002022-12-19T18:02:11.325+11:00Castlemaine<p>A lovely day out in Castlemaine. I met a friend for lunch, then she introduced me to a fascinating shop called Habadash:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLo2OyB17JHAnlu5CIaJPbRVjvDv6Dnaqlol55G_IEYuPkbMfpj-F2Y_FQ7iY3mZTFGns7FtQqWdF5HJl16yzAKAZXILNjarGt7kW9j8ONK-Wlm9-Mx7YJtWIxHuzCOcm3zWmmyZEpRHgP9tcIhomvcUBuyUphJr1SkN801S492kcTPRL2NlEWRQujQw/s1500/20221215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLo2OyB17JHAnlu5CIaJPbRVjvDv6Dnaqlol55G_IEYuPkbMfpj-F2Y_FQ7iY3mZTFGns7FtQqWdF5HJl16yzAKAZXILNjarGt7kW9j8ONK-Wlm9-Mx7YJtWIxHuzCOcm3zWmmyZEpRHgP9tcIhomvcUBuyUphJr1SkN801S492kcTPRL2NlEWRQujQw/w300-h400/20221215.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Full of all sorts of sewing-related goodies. (Don't look at the cut-in-half sewing machine!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-TPdHMz8XR6T_c0yRbfroqbIbQbCK4x2pfBdEwifJlwj39nK-2BaYaHv8_tKY5xUdN88zWRv7l-BGMnFQcRvKs8ZpeUFv0SQvrGLuMT3BLgRwAKxdoJMeVfxY0Tqp4ipSbu38AFdO-LdZpjW-uvwoW8k4_LDzAEw6f6DaEeWeM17jwdFHwZRXOCBcw/s1500/20221215a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1373" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-TPdHMz8XR6T_c0yRbfroqbIbQbCK4x2pfBdEwifJlwj39nK-2BaYaHv8_tKY5xUdN88zWRv7l-BGMnFQcRvKs8ZpeUFv0SQvrGLuMT3BLgRwAKxdoJMeVfxY0Tqp4ipSbu38AFdO-LdZpjW-uvwoW8k4_LDzAEw6f6DaEeWeM17jwdFHwZRXOCBcw/w366-h400/20221215a.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><p>Wouldn't you love to know what is in the "and more stuff" drawer?</p><p><br /></p><p>I quite liked these keyrings made of vintage buttons and beads:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5uuwNNM18N2I6ewcW1o6Ye9zGgpV6o4O6bmcDU08Q3dJ3uc6GUkvkN6GqIl4bQl9JEYx_VBmWYngDkPc8QUj7TJUoyeEiqfQfzlHWOJV9ODr9iI6WszWMCIA1srtnGRUB7uwWOd-0niGfqQlfwDbNtRNjugv2_E17G_greyFdgJxuC31dxYZwlK0vg/s1500/20221215b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1092" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5uuwNNM18N2I6ewcW1o6Ye9zGgpV6o4O6bmcDU08Q3dJ3uc6GUkvkN6GqIl4bQl9JEYx_VBmWYngDkPc8QUj7TJUoyeEiqfQfzlHWOJV9ODr9iI6WszWMCIA1srtnGRUB7uwWOd-0niGfqQlfwDbNtRNjugv2_E17G_greyFdgJxuC31dxYZwlK0vg/w291-h400/20221215b.jpg" width="291" /></a></div>They were $50 each, but I have many many buttons and there are instructions on the internet, so maybe that's a project to try some day.<br /><p><br /></p><p>Next stop was the <a href="https://castlemaineartmuseum.org.au/exhibitions/liz-williamson-weaving-eucalypts-project" target="_blank">Castlemaine Gallery</a>, to visit Liz Williamson's <i>Weaving Eucalypts Project</i>. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUIU66O8QwiuRwfv2-4Mi2JZtDgXhfWX3TlMtJNiNEaJKT7FI-vvUz3a-s7Xg5RoBwQ6x2O4Qy4CCyauHwo2qltdeahHMXxnl2pURMVOgRuDqp_GyOYDz25768ADDa7vB_LOa6tkyq_wjaaPYvdrTTpRBwd6xy3CuSujyUmigw9vRzI_W_GfNhLX88Q/s1500/20221215c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1413" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUIU66O8QwiuRwfv2-4Mi2JZtDgXhfWX3TlMtJNiNEaJKT7FI-vvUz3a-s7Xg5RoBwQ6x2O4Qy4CCyauHwo2qltdeahHMXxnl2pURMVOgRuDqp_GyOYDz25768ADDa7vB_LOa6tkyq_wjaaPYvdrTTpRBwd6xy3CuSujyUmigw9vRzI_W_GfNhLX88Q/w376-h400/20221215c.jpg" width="376" /></a></div>There are 100 woven panels, woven by Liz Williams from textiles dyed by 60 people in various countries (including India, South Africa, and of course Australia). Wherever they were, they used locally-growing eucalyptus trees for their dyeing. The range of colours was interesting. <span aria-level="1" class="yKMVIe" role="heading"><i>Eucalyptus cinerea</i>, or Argyle apple, was responsible for the more orange-red pieces, but the mordant chemicals, the technique, and probably other factors, all influence the colour.<br /></span><p>Last stop before going home was a walk around the Botanic Gardens.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaeFteI6mfQQnw4i8FluRGa7E3XMVXL6TFpLIz6pRBBKidunp_RIfZxVWAVa1Gf32zcmiho4hgqlkcSIpY_gWRhlP6iS_mJW2_P1am6EMYNY8vlCw3mqMipAumbhvJ2UKy6vJyl1eySOJf3mkIRyjZJoG38kjB7_TsmwVCAEmcF4d9sTANN9z9Oj0sg/s1500/20221215d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaeFteI6mfQQnw4i8FluRGa7E3XMVXL6TFpLIz6pRBBKidunp_RIfZxVWAVa1Gf32zcmiho4hgqlkcSIpY_gWRhlP6iS_mJW2_P1am6EMYNY8vlCw3mqMipAumbhvJ2UKy6vJyl1eySOJf3mkIRyjZJoG38kjB7_TsmwVCAEmcF4d9sTANN9z9Oj0sg/w400-h300/20221215d.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>It was a beautiful and enjoyable day out. <br /></p><p>I got home too late to take my normal mid-month garden photos, so they will have to wait until tomorrow.<br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-43744044711556261352022-12-13T22:33:00.000+11:002022-12-13T22:33:51.572+11:00Four Tops<p>This seems to be the month of assembling tops. As well as the Heart quilt I assembled <a href="https://weednstitch.blogspot.com/2022/12/assembly.html" target="_blank">earlier</a>, I have now got Rhododendron Trail together:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiSNNqedTLixdrXk78mmvHlZJixWVFTUbsN589aiQ6ZRstuzpWj3Pb9eEw0C7jQyKkroIuH_KfykxyIXMWehUJmiHpLZV2mJDhBEVmxW4IShUEhb01Na-gMPT6nBYsyF8tBcAyRkAxj9DHOQuJaSpCmnovQ8v2-H8eA39255RLpAaiPAansqBO7kTkg/s1500/20221211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1491" data-original-width="1500" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiSNNqedTLixdrXk78mmvHlZJixWVFTUbsN589aiQ6ZRstuzpWj3Pb9eEw0C7jQyKkroIuH_KfykxyIXMWehUJmiHpLZV2mJDhBEVmxW4IShUEhb01Na-gMPT6nBYsyF8tBcAyRkAxj9DHOQuJaSpCmnovQ8v2-H8eA39255RLpAaiPAansqBO7kTkg/w400-h398/20221211.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It was a bit windy on Sunday, so I didn't manage a nice straight photo.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTt_fJNatBVL4e_8ovMIqndCL5CIthOJ9INd498TOQr37_jv9lVcvHhI3kDo6UtDZ11LnQZsDA-AuQDg_mRy60QOe5VR4jjPjQKbdrE818rDF8DO2WiFBwezwaKx2HUDikLNQSAr-g6pBvMLSqsqhayARReJqJgDQ3Z4VsTc2QHbJulwD_zF2vDWfRqw/s1500/20221211a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1463" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTt_fJNatBVL4e_8ovMIqndCL5CIthOJ9INd498TOQr37_jv9lVcvHhI3kDo6UtDZ11LnQZsDA-AuQDg_mRy60QOe5VR4jjPjQKbdrE818rDF8DO2WiFBwezwaKx2HUDikLNQSAr-g6pBvMLSqsqhayARReJqJgDQ3Z4VsTc2QHbJulwD_zF2vDWfRqw/w390-h400/20221211a.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><p></p><p>Plus I have assembled three quilt tops out of the half-made quilt kit I was given <a href="https://weednstitch.blogspot.com/2022/03/one-block-made.html" target="_blank">earlier this year</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TZcWi20_R9Sbmtgp21Plz5o-SLNHr0tN-pru7z9JRaAE_sf77RVTZb_-T0pipmzss-Wqx6-4_9RpQEi7XrWohb5pb16lgPMOTQA9XxCDWphNBEevllCsJXjMqKa7VE2AVAvDVOupJaX_Eog7rMRDovOYKMVd5VcJ2Gm9ebI_jV1zuAtI9nJopJp-FQ/s1500/20221212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1474" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TZcWi20_R9Sbmtgp21Plz5o-SLNHr0tN-pru7z9JRaAE_sf77RVTZb_-T0pipmzss-Wqx6-4_9RpQEi7XrWohb5pb16lgPMOTQA9XxCDWphNBEevllCsJXjMqKa7VE2AVAvDVOupJaX_Eog7rMRDovOYKMVd5VcJ2Gm9ebI_jV1zuAtI9nJopJp-FQ/w393-h400/20221212.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLoXF8wbB6IhLaIR0osWG-M7R5vsCfqvFEESAMnWgjopgSBqW-gDwnKcek_Ugz_ViuXnNU1IcmAsLRJjkW8Ozhxxmux98mK1obXTPPh_Tyfpfr860uckwsRKX05kl9BCdnaSPk0yxU5qLky3A_d4wMUT6v4nQCDcz5OMOg7W3Tj9ggZTmGJPk84bpfw/s1500/20221212a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="1500" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLoXF8wbB6IhLaIR0osWG-M7R5vsCfqvFEESAMnWgjopgSBqW-gDwnKcek_Ugz_ViuXnNU1IcmAsLRJjkW8Ozhxxmux98mK1obXTPPh_Tyfpfr860uckwsRKX05kl9BCdnaSPk0yxU5qLky3A_d4wMUT6v4nQCDcz5OMOg7W3Tj9ggZTmGJPk84bpfw/w400-h398/20221212a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFRoTQT2flT_FN4r9a2GwJyBSnklX4QGG9LG2t0yHnJgDbvRvbrsDZ4mDws4lGmrtzLFzATDEQwdbCZ-HDO8i6lcAYi2c-IWeyo9tTKtjaCH7cM04MFiPCHAKtdDNEYVjWl7_DJCxvIvSyx9-Y71YuBjMAzfeJYKVPpQH7Pmgn4VzRaiOGc49IFXrlg/s1500/20221212b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1469" data-original-width="1500" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFRoTQT2flT_FN4r9a2GwJyBSnklX4QGG9LG2t0yHnJgDbvRvbrsDZ4mDws4lGmrtzLFzATDEQwdbCZ-HDO8i6lcAYi2c-IWeyo9tTKtjaCH7cM04MFiPCHAKtdDNEYVjWl7_DJCxvIvSyx9-Y71YuBjMAzfeJYKVPpQH7Pmgn4VzRaiOGc49IFXrlg/w400-h391/20221212b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I think I see some quilting in my future!<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-18758927059392205772022-12-09T23:38:00.003+11:002022-12-09T23:38:50.703+11:00Another Week<p>I'm still working on the old slow laptop, with low screen resolution so I'm not sure what these photos will be like on a proper screen. My replacement is on its way, but won't get here until next week now. <br /></p><p>Some of the garden beds are getting woodchip mulch:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vyUMkEO1EyBMHFBUGdJXAQGQ8JHGQWrmOcbhc2LWuG1i3Sm-m3-xIOrJ3M1VT_aHFP1nm7fV0WqhuO4J1WZFkwk99rzVCK_sSoZvCzA2e6dl-a7ekp1RMySX3alUUzFrlebmPeV093cQpZtFMFQ8igvfhH2xxwHmBsqPoU8PnutnOS90PF4AnlZB5Q/s1500/20221208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vyUMkEO1EyBMHFBUGdJXAQGQ8JHGQWrmOcbhc2LWuG1i3Sm-m3-xIOrJ3M1VT_aHFP1nm7fV0WqhuO4J1WZFkwk99rzVCK_sSoZvCzA2e6dl-a7ekp1RMySX3alUUzFrlebmPeV093cQpZtFMFQ8igvfhH2xxwHmBsqPoU8PnutnOS90PF4AnlZB5Q/w400-h300/20221208.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Dogs checking it out. We were originally told that wood mulch was too much of a fire risk, but a member of the CFA advised us last week that as long as it is not right next to the house, and the chips are thicker than a pencil, it is OK. So let's hope this will help keep the weeds under control. <br /> <p></p><p>Instead of doing the current Bonnie Hunter mystery I am working on getting a few half-done projects out of the way.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW58iMPnKBhAA07m0D26KWlEQOaYVGR_7aEgejJtT2ijcuADQMeoIt1G_utHP3N-iN9dqvT783znOS7Hk6JCsWCBah0R0RLrk0V79fLsvJn0CCly8dEm52LKHHYdm24xYO2Zn31BaSoIBmDT3U9xHnS4lthyjJiEyswLuFoDtLsIf4poyqpa0WZ23h4g/s1500/20221209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW58iMPnKBhAA07m0D26KWlEQOaYVGR_7aEgejJtT2ijcuADQMeoIt1G_utHP3N-iN9dqvT783znOS7Hk6JCsWCBah0R0RLrk0V79fLsvJn0CCly8dEm52LKHHYdm24xYO2Zn31BaSoIBmDT3U9xHnS4lthyjJiEyswLuFoDtLsIf4poyqpa0WZ23h4g/w400-h300/20221209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Borders starting to go on last year's mystery, Rhododendron Trail. Hooray!<br /> <p></p><p>My Hippeastrum (amaryllis to those in North America) bud is getting closer to being open:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIXPPB3IMAR9Y-kenyGWYrrvRSuu5hT-_hfL6wLTWt5vfmFR_FCMdo2jousSzJUEq_gmagiXks-iRuQZSwBqnHl0r3WkdFhkSUBHVFnlnUim8VcZu1rucQa7K3Xb4JOSJAfoRgmlOjrKUg3LrkrY5OJ5QwywQFBMSy2jTGzOXed61E6xcyVmgj8vbDg/s1500/20221209a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1202" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIXPPB3IMAR9Y-kenyGWYrrvRSuu5hT-_hfL6wLTWt5vfmFR_FCMdo2jousSzJUEq_gmagiXks-iRuQZSwBqnHl0r3WkdFhkSUBHVFnlnUim8VcZu1rucQa7K3Xb4JOSJAfoRgmlOjrKUg3LrkrY5OJ5QwywQFBMSy2jTGzOXed61E6xcyVmgj8vbDg/w320-h400/20221209a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>It looks like there are two flowers happening. Exciting!</p><p>And finally, a view across the back yard this afternoon:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwB5nWnXpa5mhK4vVbA3kArjTWRF5mIyboKm_Dp8-jwx8hpYpffV1fZGNgLuVHaFdexZL6AnMOFPEM_4KUolQPotWEIZZTAD7LjmiBtMPtnQ1sTdPSbMWBBtE7653G2G63C6tpfo-dpK2DTnlK8Nr68DI-KMTgn-wn90xWYkpv08DkIbNdanjt9Sueww/s1500/20221209b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwB5nWnXpa5mhK4vVbA3kArjTWRF5mIyboKm_Dp8-jwx8hpYpffV1fZGNgLuVHaFdexZL6AnMOFPEM_4KUolQPotWEIZZTAD7LjmiBtMPtnQ1sTdPSbMWBBtE7653G2G63C6tpfo-dpK2DTnlK8Nr68DI-KMTgn-wn90xWYkpv08DkIbNdanjt9Sueww/w400-h300/20221209b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The hebes are full of butterflies and bees at the moment.<br /><p><br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-21436275673716722352022-12-03T15:24:00.002+11:002022-12-03T15:24:46.067+11:00Assembly<p> Top assembled:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tNzQcWXKl5c-VQeZnGQPednsYVFhjrpTzqcjv_ZfKe68__R5DyjLW9O0_h4Hgqzl-87GSD8Xpiy4X5bhraq1nyxLxcA-hZQO8124iK9vuwteoLVcjpIL9soKLMp5yXadH34JLZdpv_FqoFvkqAfPKPPVR6CwNzmnHq2wUL3eF_-oTM9wdBhftci1VQ/s1500/20221202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1486" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tNzQcWXKl5c-VQeZnGQPednsYVFhjrpTzqcjv_ZfKe68__R5DyjLW9O0_h4Hgqzl-87GSD8Xpiy4X5bhraq1nyxLxcA-hZQO8124iK9vuwteoLVcjpIL9soKLMp5yXadH34JLZdpv_FqoFvkqAfPKPPVR6CwNzmnHq2wUL3eF_-oTM9wdBhftci1VQ/w396-h400/20221202.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><p></p><p>Some assembly required:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPOFzxCxQoHxyxTZGwXePbSDWUDyvJxoRHVFwhrsalxMss4MzmS5rn1G1wQt8gutP6YBUZwuMrlvs0Of1Kwh6cuQWP7WwhO7KhZqRbKCu9tJ0oAzKpW5k3sMdOgmseZPiHgLmjRIJ-wupjTjv5uXxR2CjPmsrmx0NfLovBlubAsdVlP2irheWajFGQQ/s1500/20221202a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPOFzxCxQoHxyxTZGwXePbSDWUDyvJxoRHVFwhrsalxMss4MzmS5rn1G1wQt8gutP6YBUZwuMrlvs0Of1Kwh6cuQWP7WwhO7KhZqRbKCu9tJ0oAzKpW5k3sMdOgmseZPiHgLmjRIJ-wupjTjv5uXxR2CjPmsrmx0NfLovBlubAsdVlP2irheWajFGQQ/w400-h300/20221202a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-1175983243988732132022-11-28T16:37:00.001+11:002022-11-28T16:38:55.011+11:00Another Week<p>Has gone by since my last post. And what have I done?</p><p>On Tuesday I posted our votes for Saturday's State Election:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUi0kB3fHA2XU6esj4zDZF5Tpwbn0jCXkDjjhSXzjpLqFPnhmBGNuXL54lAY1pS40JRF7a-pxYk5kQwSiVDSpXwGpP05JA2ujqrLsGj5tG_uCdli9UOHOccZFYS8DzmOWEW0aCa7z9aCbPg-hab5GZf5tD1x5QbGMhYLICyuFTo6dN5AqSK4BMmF95Q/s1500/20221122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUi0kB3fHA2XU6esj4zDZF5Tpwbn0jCXkDjjhSXzjpLqFPnhmBGNuXL54lAY1pS40JRF7a-pxYk5kQwSiVDSpXwGpP05JA2ujqrLsGj5tG_uCdli9UOHOccZFYS8DzmOWEW0aCa7z9aCbPg-hab5GZf5tD1x5QbGMhYLICyuFTo6dN5AqSK4BMmF95Q/s320/20221122.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>On Wednesday we took a trip to Clarkesdale Bird Sanctuary so a couple of blokes could play with tractors. I amused myself by wandering round looking for interesting iNaturalist observations. I found mainly insects, but here's an orchid (bud) I found at home before we went:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfyVZqVqMWvubvSs1crdWpuybgXrsj-jMMTawFFw1KtXGnsoC3WGzvVWyXluMxdOfNHzztB5-d3HPcEliKLhiMC5XO2wDPKXI_qYfZOiIOGF7AjG7Q2vfhikNU2mrNWW7QTV5VmAz16FtM78fsUVslPnfM_MqvMCaeYD0tVN5u2PLTfEv0VCrTGK3Aw/s1500/20221123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1251" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfyVZqVqMWvubvSs1crdWpuybgXrsj-jMMTawFFw1KtXGnsoC3WGzvVWyXluMxdOfNHzztB5-d3HPcEliKLhiMC5XO2wDPKXI_qYfZOiIOGF7AjG7Q2vfhikNU2mrNWW7QTV5VmAz16FtM78fsUVslPnfM_MqvMCaeYD0tVN5u2PLTfEv0VCrTGK3Aw/w334-h400/20221123.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><span class="taxon taxon-83522 species Plantae"><span class="othernames"><i><span class="sciname">Diuris sulphurea</span></i>, or tiger orchid.<br /></span></span><p>Thursday was my son's birthday, but I could only talk to him by phone. His housemate has caught covid, and although my son has tested negative so far, he is not socialising. He doesn't want to do anything to contribute to spreading it around. So here's a picture of us on his birthday in 2008:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YT6N76CFH8BFx5-dHT9zqYzkM7sR06FTo4OXmmU_cUPZwtmCSW1cQBAFq2AEeQ7T7eNG3xQdopyWav-INRJiXYSyf3NKrCPAKW0YrOoS3gwzj_vBG6jrBRX4u78CMN1zNWZvFfcNYqfAzY-Il1betjSDC5GY6w8tQaX3bjDo9wmH9i1ivUpUso6YzQ/s1500/20081124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YT6N76CFH8BFx5-dHT9zqYzkM7sR06FTo4OXmmU_cUPZwtmCSW1cQBAFq2AEeQ7T7eNG3xQdopyWav-INRJiXYSyf3NKrCPAKW0YrOoS3gwzj_vBG6jrBRX4u78CMN1zNWZvFfcNYqfAzY-Il1betjSDC5GY6w8tQaX3bjDo9wmH9i1ivUpUso6YzQ/w400-h300/20081124.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>We were having dinner at an Indian restaurant that is sadly gone.</p><p>The rest of the week included:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>An exciting bud forming on my hippeastrum:</li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlyox1H9m8UtnlLIaikqDqFdzAwparvPuftpeu7dgKDRv2IsxmkdJEw5hCvd3zFzvjg7e_UXKua4PWaTptJAQgHPgTtAcP5ax8_JU_yrvi2rv7ZUvUP013URnwEU6uygHCwMi-9rrpXvA5uBVSSgP2F5Um_CUQA10GRn-1CiUJ4hRhhayJohl3T9fnA/s3899/20221127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3899" data-original-width="2899" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlyox1H9m8UtnlLIaikqDqFdzAwparvPuftpeu7dgKDRv2IsxmkdJEw5hCvd3zFzvjg7e_UXKua4PWaTptJAQgHPgTtAcP5ax8_JU_yrvi2rv7ZUvUP013URnwEU6uygHCwMi-9rrpXvA5uBVSSgP2F5Um_CUQA10GRn-1CiUJ4hRhhayJohl3T9fnA/w298-h400/20221127.jpg" width="298" /></a></div> <p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Getting used to an older and slower laptop, which I am using until I can replace my poor dropped and shattered one.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Sewing sashing to my heart blocks:</li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy802e3A3-QN96ejtS0YZOPXtsOemb1mAWtfy5hOGV9i3HIbBmChkLM8z3Y7010pvTSQ2jCQAXQn9oiipI4XotqhO5AD9rHzkdh9xLgvD9Xxu04YltMnnPewteA_h-ZgCHiieI_q7dOwHl5vx_EEzKlHVDK6xdB0cm96e8LUmr8d5OB1WYNNQ24usPYg/s3581/20221127a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3523" data-original-width="3581" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy802e3A3-QN96ejtS0YZOPXtsOemb1mAWtfy5hOGV9i3HIbBmChkLM8z3Y7010pvTSQ2jCQAXQn9oiipI4XotqhO5AD9rHzkdh9xLgvD9Xxu04YltMnnPewteA_h-ZgCHiieI_q7dOwHl5vx_EEzKlHVDK6xdB0cm96e8LUmr8d5OB1WYNNQ24usPYg/w400-h394/20221127a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Now I need to make some triangular pieces to fill in around the edges before I can assemble a top out of them.<p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Not starting the latest Bonnie Hunter mystery. I took a look around my sewing room and listed all the things that I could see that needed work. I'll be working to finish a few of those before I start anything new!</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Watching the election results unfold on Saturday night. </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Walking the dogs on days when it wasn't raining (not many), and doing my steps on the treadmill when it was.</li></ul><p>Maybe the next week will be more exciting? <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-88722662050683560262022-11-21T16:07:00.001+11:002022-11-21T16:07:43.379+11:00Ooops<p>In an attempt to move a library book away from a potential danger this morning, I managed to knock my laptop to the floor. It isn't happy.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZQu5eKFuRAe94R-yF-qrMoD03VVulbDiwsaPOGnpa5XcZgI70Pc62krR_wdwqkeV9DsRxDTHLxLa_jqzvlgiv4IYgLYBAUdmoplx_Nf6ZQfegemC3VM_43abu0PgvMb5yW5qRR9ozN6PHFD9BtvsEbhO6MokJA_hhSl8VQEhIRT-nIFEj-dGE-5V6Q/s1500/20221121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1500" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZQu5eKFuRAe94R-yF-qrMoD03VVulbDiwsaPOGnpa5XcZgI70Pc62krR_wdwqkeV9DsRxDTHLxLa_jqzvlgiv4IYgLYBAUdmoplx_Nf6ZQfegemC3VM_43abu0PgvMb5yW5qRR9ozN6PHFD9BtvsEbhO6MokJA_hhSl8VQEhIRT-nIFEj-dGE-5V6Q/w400-h386/20221121.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>That was an unfortunate (and expensive) mistake! <br /></p><p> </p><p>For Jeanette, here's the critter that got the dogs a bit excited when we were talking on the phone:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44fntwzl2ywtH_PiaFGxo-8HLav0Oa0eVLkFaC_fobJZaKc8D3sVMbco1s7TsOqDfgwtea0UjPh45lmZEdIOmjdK5RII_JJqQCu1xCTmaKBRenQMgq5kJQk30ovnBm75OtcWIbJg3xUqN8xJn-VYtbWLF2tsDY7d6Baun3b7W_3_AjQC3akfGmP1ggw/s1500/20221121a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44fntwzl2ywtH_PiaFGxo-8HLav0Oa0eVLkFaC_fobJZaKc8D3sVMbco1s7TsOqDfgwtea0UjPh45lmZEdIOmjdK5RII_JJqQCu1xCTmaKBRenQMgq5kJQk30ovnBm75OtcWIbJg3xUqN8xJn-VYtbWLF2tsDY7d6Baun3b7W_3_AjQC3akfGmP1ggw/w400-h384/20221121a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Turns out it is a beetle! A very strange looking beetle. If I am right it is<span class="SplitTaxon taxon species Insecta parens" title="Enchoptera apicalis"><span class="sciname species display-name " target="_self"> <i>Enchoptera apicalis</i>, a wasp-mimicking beetle. Who knew there was such a thing?<br /></span></span><p><br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-11639123624649449792022-11-20T19:31:00.004+11:002022-11-20T19:34:35.896+11:00Retreat<p>For the first day of our "stay at home retreat" I did a workshop with Suzanne Lyle on improvisational piecing. It was really interesting, although challenging to get my head around. The main difficulty I (and others) had was with cutting pieces the correct shape to join to something already assembled.</p><p>Here are a bunch of my "bits" spread out, not in any particular arrangement: <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWv0XwIzuOzTvwH2jOx30alZzrpI3t_0JH0zi-V1oIIzt1UMnL6-lG3NBe9T-HMaPP1GBi6eUbnrv4jE5B1rF1k9eu2mJyevpevrq96UqTZp8eHliUxxZVCZ8Dp8vQj1x383QWYhm71dh05inZcg00M_ksxby6w0hjTYUg62CO39fM0ouR3JfsTaL9nA/s1500/20221120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWv0XwIzuOzTvwH2jOx30alZzrpI3t_0JH0zi-V1oIIzt1UMnL6-lG3NBe9T-HMaPP1GBi6eUbnrv4jE5B1rF1k9eu2mJyevpevrq96UqTZp8eHliUxxZVCZ8Dp8vQj1x383QWYhm71dh05inZcg00M_ksxby6w0hjTYUg62CO39fM0ouR3JfsTaL9nA/w400-h300/20221120.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>As you might be able to tell from the general wobbliness, sewing those random curves together was not easy. Anyway, it was an interesting session, and I'm glad I did it. Who knows, I may even use some of this in some way in future.</p><p>In the evening our small challenge pieces were unveiled. We had to try to guess who made each one, and vote for our favourite. A storm was approaching and I was worried about driving home through it. So I left before it arrived and missed the judging. Here are all the entries:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcLhomuHf5a2eRwoS-m3_IOb43STHEB84dKAnohkG9L_2Vjo2t93NsVqk3qJv310ugG0IFklCpNnaPNRsPapeTWf0dRXiCMFhRX3wRfvwI7BTcT-X9DnK1kFSKmCJCuX6UmBMD7U4ndX0fZdNKH2MgBkgCltQERB3UA3PA_JoupHb8_CTywRStmMNDA/s1500/20221120d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1313" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcLhomuHf5a2eRwoS-m3_IOb43STHEB84dKAnohkG9L_2Vjo2t93NsVqk3qJv310ugG0IFklCpNnaPNRsPapeTWf0dRXiCMFhRX3wRfvwI7BTcT-X9DnK1kFSKmCJCuX6UmBMD7U4ndX0fZdNKH2MgBkgCltQERB3UA3PA_JoupHb8_CTywRStmMNDA/w350-h400/20221120d.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjP879Xmofr0AUQj4QKEsSF66IuJ_FpbO3Q-NEVgylAmFXjMPxUMlKs2-m7lOpP4BhprNiB9c8sltV2ANKluBQUb_VdUEVWmLJ7HGFfzixwPevuPBP_GMul1QP6F4df61Wfa0009Td3nA8sFPMK0DJt4wYiglzvhDshndEVznfQebXvv4rGeyxxD7uA/s1497/20221120e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1497" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjP879Xmofr0AUQj4QKEsSF66IuJ_FpbO3Q-NEVgylAmFXjMPxUMlKs2-m7lOpP4BhprNiB9c8sltV2ANKluBQUb_VdUEVWmLJ7HGFfzixwPevuPBP_GMul1QP6F4df61Wfa0009Td3nA8sFPMK0DJt4wYiglzvhDshndEVznfQebXvv4rGeyxxD7uA/w400-h214/20221120e.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Not great photos of some of them, sadly. It was fun to see them all. Some people put a lot more effort in than I did!</p><p> </p><p>Today I mainly spent seeing what everyone else was doing (wandering around chatting, in other words). However I did take the opportunity to spread out my Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks to work out how to put them together.</p><p>Hearts:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6J21PLbnqVt__Dc4xlcq-kX5ScUfieuYvghUYn4NoXa-B7uQ8najbuAfAJZQCcAzb9_SDeTy5ai7ymldW1TNTFU8nq8bCuzx8sZ6ahgZ2epaJZYPsjqLIpEDu2w_BRc9YRCLraGhfrO2ORR1p0NsCmChv_Xd8fdaAfS_SSDcDl3MtNsjBgGZd096x0g/s1500/20221120a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6J21PLbnqVt__Dc4xlcq-kX5ScUfieuYvghUYn4NoXa-B7uQ8najbuAfAJZQCcAzb9_SDeTy5ai7ymldW1TNTFU8nq8bCuzx8sZ6ahgZ2epaJZYPsjqLIpEDu2w_BRc9YRCLraGhfrO2ORR1p0NsCmChv_Xd8fdaAfS_SSDcDl3MtNsjBgGZd096x0g/w400-h300/20221120a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I have made 6 of each colour of the hearts, but I think columns of 4 set on point will give me a big enough donation quilt. I'm planning to put sashing between the hearts. I'll add the sashing before I decide totally, but if I do go with columns of 4, the left-overs will make half of another the same.</p><p>And here are the Scrappy Sprouts:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLjViMZEZlVKC4a9wiDeHKlaCIkdLdAVPmZCL5GQIILf1SocM70Sxo7NGOMenGtPlh4ScG2VrWubfG9ZRucgUY6MLglEccg0JaR2Raxm17dJtOaFovWHTAk2QcAWR7ta7SrB7Vf8-vJKApTFbLEjPZZFsiqiDiJCk4z77nu2H7yEPI4CZu16TrCGEVQ/s1500/20221120b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLjViMZEZlVKC4a9wiDeHKlaCIkdLdAVPmZCL5GQIILf1SocM70Sxo7NGOMenGtPlh4ScG2VrWubfG9ZRucgUY6MLglEccg0JaR2Raxm17dJtOaFovWHTAk2QcAWR7ta7SrB7Vf8-vJKApTFbLEjPZZFsiqiDiJCk4z77nu2H7yEPI4CZu16TrCGEVQ/w300-h400/20221120b.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Some of them, anyway. They will get stems between the pairs of leaves, and neutral sashing between the columns. I have random numbers of the different colours, so would need to make more blocks if I wanted to continue this arrangement. I also had been intending to add flowers to the tops of at least some of the "plants", so this one is still under consideration.<br /><p>The last thing I did during the retreat was to finish the cross-stitching on my Ukrainian bookmark,<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZhefmcAAS5T4ANnrvp2PXmXvSytgmh2C1ulsS9__hrqRiRtW_pcjemENo6g7manWkJlVk3XMl2umCI0Pb0oogKk-khHR5iANWmrKCP0YufTDh8gSV9s2UodgEiv-Z555PtIlvYXa9r13hsVj5eUbayrl3e6T7ZppQVpyF8B9TNme_GnU9oZl_NLfuQ/s1500/20221120c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZhefmcAAS5T4ANnrvp2PXmXvSytgmh2C1ulsS9__hrqRiRtW_pcjemENo6g7manWkJlVk3XMl2umCI0Pb0oogKk-khHR5iANWmrKCP0YufTDh8gSV9s2UodgEiv-Z555PtIlvYXa9r13hsVj5eUbayrl3e6T7ZppQVpyF8B9TNme_GnU9oZl_NLfuQ/w240-h400/20221120c.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>which I started way back in <a href="https://weednstitch.blogspot.com/2022/04/autumn-colour-and-some-slow-sewing.html" target="_blank">April</a>, and almost finished as I sat beside my mother in her <a href="https://weednstitch.blogspot.com/2022/07/peacefulness.html" target="_blank">last days</a>. Now I need to decide what I will do with it.</p><p>All in all it was a great weekend, although now I am worn out, and will not want to do anything social for a few days to recover!</p><p><br /></p><p>Linked to the RSC <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/11/ah-to-be-home-again.html" target="_blank">ScrapHappy Saturday</a> post for this week.<br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876943005305984410.post-29938102293786185372022-11-15T20:00:00.015+11:002022-11-18T22:45:22.572+11:00The Garden in November<p>In between rain and hail showers, over the course of the day I managed to get around the garden to see what was in flower. (Lots of photos - feel free to skip.) <br /></p><p>Coral Charm herbaceous peony: <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-EWxLFRFcj50UH55S8xPaMzHsQQ-Ce39LQuRL60rq0zD4_9oYX_pX4J2XOzFFFJYV7UclVFqudPTMC70YsEdDSfD82NjTDAbOMJgTW0TGTlGNzthNxK-hwBoyjlzt5_aEf9h2L-XyorSa9nv9mBXT6m1Au4h6Di343EA6lRcLOK2IU7IPkUEcGVTyg/s1500/20221115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1266" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-EWxLFRFcj50UH55S8xPaMzHsQQ-Ce39LQuRL60rq0zD4_9oYX_pX4J2XOzFFFJYV7UclVFqudPTMC70YsEdDSfD82NjTDAbOMJgTW0TGTlGNzthNxK-hwBoyjlzt5_aEf9h2L-XyorSa9nv9mBXT6m1Au4h6Di343EA6lRcLOK2IU7IPkUEcGVTyg/w338-h400/20221115.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><p>Somewhat battered by the rain.</p><p>Portuguese squill, close to finishing:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34Jd7mcnLReEF4melGxK-9a2Rvvn-sZICk98SZWmMdVPc8zKoCnHaz8Uwj35eBUZVrkFMdKQfzFYf-6Sk_8ynJF7rYe56EkU8FkLXksUEkFJ7y09s1q8wy053QPXY3CsgpWSz0T1sxMqmItyuY8gPtzlRpCq7S0EYCG95WBCDFkfYm0NwyqolUd61Hw/s1500/20221115a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="1500" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34Jd7mcnLReEF4melGxK-9a2Rvvn-sZICk98SZWmMdVPc8zKoCnHaz8Uwj35eBUZVrkFMdKQfzFYf-6Sk_8ynJF7rYe56EkU8FkLXksUEkFJ7y09s1q8wy053QPXY3CsgpWSz0T1sxMqmItyuY8gPtzlRpCq7S0EYCG95WBCDFkfYm0NwyqolUd61Hw/w400-h395/20221115a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Scented pelargonium, just starting:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8SKLf0F0neNMP1njCVuyQxvZYKwJYxiQaQTWwk3BmIsU2d2g6NIEJtrcsrLbaor9W0ooWo0o85B20GuDZlrruJZYyPqMydE8pxqc6IcwX76RTd7316RG4J034uyiHTaqX5x0PtkBoLq_eA5JsC5TVrN6WaGfPZusGI3_Rf8YhMvoH62dLhTeE7gouA/s1500/20221115b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1205" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunwuUf7vR0KcZT2lTA-vvVUhGSLjO_bDko-lC9hYYR3QVt6ZL1QpkFE_ZgWCwS5OQ2vnkt60xOItadiTYduOilnN2xFbghGgYM__j40nsTXSedyrJmfsnJYcY404n0DVBSlyMxNAxHrlyOnxcPEQ3I-ZvTHC8CS2XaGPJ2KIQ7BTr-SZBm8akdnGhAg/w321-h400/20221115h.jpg" width="321" /></a></div>Wirilda - <i>Acacia provincialis</i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPorg6vPu2j5so1u-zzhv3CYO2xWLpIBdyvVy5iSvPP9rqnu5WBuub5gxHIXId4-9bDMNGSRtWiMSYsGHU6lj6eD9-yuR5WnSrQVbYneFHSSQwhrdrCiyISMsL141e3BFGpebtWfxwIhZgYUelMxQLlEXx5c6j9tLkO5A00kqV5NP7AN29D_SO9yDmhQ/s1500/20221115i.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPorg6vPu2j5so1u-zzhv3CYO2xWLpIBdyvVy5iSvPP9rqnu5WBuub5gxHIXId4-9bDMNGSRtWiMSYsGHU6lj6eD9-yuR5WnSrQVbYneFHSSQwhrdrCiyISMsL141e3BFGpebtWfxwIhZgYUelMxQLlEXx5c6j9tLkO5A00kqV5NP7AN29D_SO9yDmhQ/w300-h400/20221115i.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>This <span><i>Calothamnus</i> is looking very bedraggled:<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It isn't everything, but this post is getting too long.<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Vireyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.com5