Monday, October 30, 2017

Subterfuge!

Hello!
Sharing My Darling hubby's clever little deception of the white cabbage moths.



He printed out pictures of them, which he covered in clear self-adhesive plastic and then glued them to a fine wire....


... the idea being that because Cabbage Moths are territorial, they won't encroach on anothers  'patch'

Hubby likes to garden without using pesticides or herbicides and so this little bit of  fun trickery looks set to work.

I love the look of them too, so it ticks the 'pretty' box as well! ðŸ˜Š



This is his vegie patch, and the long sections of plastic tarp laid down for a few weeks burn any weeds in readiness for planting, laying down of the watering system and then heavy mulching. 

Fresh home grown vegies - yum!


Friday, October 27, 2017

A kindness ~ Happy PPF!

Hello!

I'd like to share the art and thoughtfulness of A, our nephew's wife, who lovingly created this beautiful hand-sewn cushion for me:

My photos don't do it justice but the brown and red of the gumnuts are created out of a soft leather and the leaves in fabric.

It was a most beautiful surprise on many levels...

... because A was inspired to create it from a card I had once made for her.


She did an enlarged photocopy of the card and cut the shapes as a template for her piece:
She did several enlarged photocopies and gave me one of those also.


I love my cushion so much!
Every time I see it I smile ....
Thank you Dear A xx


Linking to Eva and Kristin's Paint Party Friday, where the happiest of artists gather... and everyone's welcome! 

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

A walk in the garden today

Hello!

It felt like the perfect time to take a little walk around the garden today.  A little rain overnight, and the birds are singing.
Would you like to join me?





Dianthus buds - can't wait for them to open, their perfume is gorgeous.





Sweet little Johnny-Jump-Ups












Blue Duck enjoying his rocky perch


Hooray... herb pot number one coming back to life: parsley and lemon thyme



These pretties are on the wane... still beautiful



What would a walk be without admiring next-door's roses!






Epiphyllums ready to bloom


Bad-tempered Brenda always likes to peck the buttons on my trouser legs.
She gives us enormous eggs though, so we forgive her her crabbiness!



Herb pot number 2: parsley, tarragon and oregano





"We may think we are nurturing our garden, but of course
it's our garden nurturing us"
- Jenny Uglow


Joining Riitta and her lovely fellow gardeners at Floral Bliss:

Friday, October 6, 2017

... from the back of the wardrobe ~ Happy PPF !

Hello !

Friday has rolled around very quickly this week... I hope everyone is going along ok and enjoying life.

Joining in with Paint Party Friday,  and these are my entries. 

They're paintings I did ages ago, that haven't seen the light of day ... until today.   I'd kind of lost interest in them,  for one reason or another,  and they ended up at the back of the wardrobe, or painted over.
Anyway,  I'd taken some photos so here we go:

"Protea" acrylic on canvas


"Tree" acrylic on paper


"Butterfly in Mauve" watercolour and acrylic on paper





Linking to Eva and Kristin's Paint Party Friday, where the happiest of artists gather... and everyone's welcome!