Festival Season Linky Party with Esther http://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com

What a beautiful morning it is,  the river looks so serene

View from my kitchen window early this morning

Yesterday I was given a present from a very dear friend who is only 85 he made it for me when he saw cotton reels piled up in a dish on my sewing table last week???????

A lovely new wooden cotton reel stand. holders are made from wooden meat skewers that he cut the points off as they were too sharp then put a pencil sharpener in to a drill and resharpened them to a point but softer then varnished them all. It is a lovely gift and extra special as he has made it all by hand specially for me!!!!!!

To day I have a Mini Round Robyn to finish for a on-line quilter.

Mini Round Robyn when it arrived in the mail. I'm adding two rounds as one of the ladies is in hospital.

Embroidery and or applique was to be added earlier so I stem stitched the scallops then added the applique dots and leaves, then added the spacer.

Today I hope to add this beautiful silver embossed hand woven silk fabric I found it just the right shade of maroon, it is very difficult to work with as the silver threads are floating at the back and when you cut the fabric they all start dropping off, so I have ironed on some light weight fusible backing then a very fine silk to that now it is easy to work with. I just need to sew this final boarder on then it is on it's way home.

Yesterday I brought home a old fashion tea trolley

Old tea trolley I'm trying to rescue but having difficulty in removing the smell of dog pee???????

that had been handed in, it had been stored in a shed or lean too for many years and the male dogs had been using it as one of their pee spots and the smell was awful,  yesterday after-noon  I hosed it down several times and scrubbed it down with soapy water but still Phewwwwwwwwww!!!!! So today I will pick up some varnish remover and strip it back and see if this will get rid of the smell. If not it will have to go in the trash which is sad as it is made oak.

I also brought home another out back camping shower

Out back bush canvas showers LOL

these are great to rinse your self off with fresh water after been in the pool as they hold enough for a good rinse shower.

I’m also trying to have a go at growing some of our own tomatoes again, very difficult here in the rainforest as the wild turkeys dig them out this is what we are trying this year a hanging up side down  tomato holder LOL !!!!!!

Hanging upside down tomato planter LOL well difficult for the turkeys to dig them up but I just went out to water it and there were 7!!!! tiny grasshoppers having a feed, you can not win some times???????

This time of the year there is nothing much flowering but lots of soft new green growth and beautiful coloured birds and butterflies visit us instead. This is a maiden fern

a serene pot plant

at the front entrance so soft and feminine.

To day my main job is to make my Xmas pudding I have the mince meat all ready to go, just hope it becomes a pudding todayLOL

This morning I went up to do some varnishing in the Opp Shop now off to the beach it is 9.42am.

There is lots of colour down near the ebach, this time of the year the coastal tropical trees love this hot weather we are having, day after day around 35C and no rain.

bougainvillea vine. Awesome.

Beautiful palm

Hugh splashes of yellow every where.

Of course the beach was the main attraction and it was beautiful today.

Happy Xmas to those of you who are getting ready to go on holidays. Cheers Glenda