blue doily and pot holders
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Snippets from the garden
This is the tree at the edge of the front yard that threatens our tiled roof in stormy weather, and that the council won’t let us get removed because it’s the type of tree (old and weathered) that the parrots can breed in, ok, fine, I just hope the Indian Mynah birds don’t kick them out every year, as it is way too disheartening to see those pretty pale blue Eastern Rosella eggs on the ground.
On a plus side, it does provide welcome shade from the afternoon sun in Summer.
Some pictures from the back yard:
Do you get the impression Ross likes chilies?
See that white spot?
Op Shop Plant Pots
I don’t need my indoor plant pots to be leaky, thank you very much, so as alternatives:
Two casserole dishes, a canister and a kitchen utensils holder (this is a much nicer yellow than it looks in the photo):
Plus two coffee canisters and a honey pot, like that was a useful honey pot the way it didn’t seal to keep the ants out! Not that I thought it would be useful when I bought it at a pottery in Victoria all those years ago, but I just HAD to have it because it was so pretty!
Yes, that’s the kitchen sink in the foreground.
Now what to do with the disused lids?
Also, a $1:00 light weight plastic pretty watering jug:
bathroom stool doily
What to do with pink plastic thread that Mother purchased because it was on special??
Why, a stool doily of course!
Inspiration came from this site: Wood and Wool Stool
Chilies Galore
Residing on our front porch, I present:
wood & wool stool
doilies and top
This top I made using a pattern from an ex-library book my wonderful Mother bought for me, out of bed spread weight cotton.
Even though I need to wear a light weight cotton singlet underneath it is lovely and cool to get out and about in.
Things I would change: I joined the seams with slip stitch, I now know to do this with single crochet.
That lovely froggy there was made by Phyllis, ain’t he cute!
Baa baa wax sheep, you haven’t any wool.
What is a creamer doing in my bedroom do I hear you ask? I am dairy intolerant so I use it for watering the three plants in my bedroom, they only need a little drink each day.
HOGS visit – Community Garden – Morisset
Where is Morisset?
Take me home so I can put my feet up.
But before we can, a brief stop off at the Freeman’s Waterhole plant nursery on the way home to find out what they have on offer, where we spotted these four black skinks.
Fungi de Jour
Glenrock State Conservation Area
Our Wedding Anniversary is on the 7th of February, but we always celebrate it on the Saturday that falls closest to that date.
Where is Glenrock?
