May

Things might be a bit quiet on my blog this month.  I have a lot going on.  My eldest daughter is turning 21 so planning and arranging her 21st is consuming me for now.  My mum has arrived as my support team.  There are endless lists and my mind is running non-stop.  Her theme is Caribbean Carnivale - it's such a happy colourful theme and we're having lots of fun sourcing inflatable palm trees, parrots and pineapples, just to name a few.  And costumes - lots of sequins and feathers are floating around the house. There will be lots of photos post event, but I'm not going to give anything away before then!

Poor Tilly's world was turned upside down on Monday with a trip to the vet to be de-sexed.  It was incredibly traumatic. There were 4 of us holding her down (after heavy sedation) to anaesthetise her, which took 2 attempts. Luckily the vet was a tall and strong man - I hadn't considered that when I booked her in, but it is a definite pre-requisite to be Tilly's vet. She is so strong and becomes a bucking bronco when out of her comfort zone.

So I'm afraid there won't be much sharing of crafty projects for now, instead here a few images from my morning walk.  It's an opportunity to look around and up and see glorious little things that remind me how amazing nature is. 

The leaves are the only autumn colour in my garden. They have featured on my blog before...they are so fleeting.  One day I will make an autumn quilt so I can wrap myself in their glorious glow.

 

 

 

This is a bud I passed....and sniffed and snapped a photo.  



And here is a part of a fence I pass on my walks.  I must take my daughter with me so she can sing it to me....I long to know its tune.  How unique is that?  I love people's ingenuity! I would love to know the story behind a musical fence...I ponder what song I would put on my musical fence?  How about you?




Post Op Tilly...totally depressed

Flower Power

So here's a few snaps from a funny old week.  Monday I was up bright and early to take Bridgie to have here wisdom teeth out - all four of them.  Lots of TLC required, including the making of lots of soft food...scrambled eggs, soup in an array of flavours, mornay, frozen yoghurt, drinks, regular icing and medication.  It's now Thursday and one side is giving her much discomfort. We watched a couple of feel good movies together...my all time fave...Mamma Mia.  God I love that film!  It is so much fun.  I love that age is no barrier to aphrodité!

Here's a pic of the patient - post op!  I had to snap a few (to store away for the 21st!)  I am a mean mother, remember?

Last night was a real treat - George is appearing in the play "'Illyria" a Curtin Uni production at Hayman theatre.  It's about war and new beginnings, quite intense and particular scenes incredibly confronting. Very well done.  George is a stand out in the production...of course!  It is absolutely incredible to watch your child perform.  She has such talent and I'm not just saying that :)).  It is so  so much fun to watch her theatre.  The roles she plays are so diverse.  She has great comedic timing too - not that last night was a comedy - her previous role was. Unfortunately, I forgot to take any post show photos (hopeless mother!) - hopefully on Friday night when I hope to see it again, ticket sales permitting - I was busy meeting all her co-performers and chatting about the performance.  The movement in it is very graceful in parts. 

This morning as I left for work I took joy in the wisteria flowering on my front verandah.  It is so true what they say about FLOWER POWER.  It is a great salve.  It is so beautiful.

And across the road is this divine tree, covered in flowers.  The delicate scent is beautiful.  I keep forgetting the name of it.....this time every year it puts on a great show.

 

 

Today I am off the funeral of a friend...2 deaths in 1 week...very sad. Dave was a very funny man, always making those around him laugh.  And so positive.  He was really pissed off he got cancer - he had so much to do with his beautiful Dorothy.  He leaves a great big gaping hole in a lot of people's lives.  What did he say...the glass is half full, and the other half was very nice...thank you!

Floral Parade

So while I was away, I fell completely in love with the array of floral colour everywhere - from pots to gardens to the fields I walked in. I delighted in it and it joyfully reflected my mood... so happy and light and positive.  Nature and colour is amazing therapy isn't it?

 

Here's a few of the hundreds of photos I snapped....starting with Scotch Thistle...

and roses at Floors Castle, Kelso, Scotland

and Peony roses (I think?)  on sale at Marks and Sparks

potted petunia colour on the streets in London

 

 

and the floral façade of a pub in London

 

 

 

 

Love in the Mist at a St Albans flower stall

 

 

Roses in Holland Park

 

 

Potted colour at the Op Shop in Coldstream, Scotland

 

 



A beautiful surprise

I was sent these yesterday as a thank you by one of my clients.  I can't believe it.  I am so touched.  I have been working with them for months on a huge project which was launched yesterday. In my work I am usually the one doing the thanking - for their business and loyalty.  So I am savouring this and recording it to remind myself of a very lovely work moment.

And tulips too!

:))

More Autumnal Colour

These are taken in my front garden this morning.  The Ornamental Grape Vine is turning the most fantastic colours.  It is completely intermingled with the Plumbago.  I love the cascading colour over our fence and the neighbours.  It is absolutely stunning at this time of the year.  I love driving up to it every day.  It's a lovely feeling to admire your garden.  Such a peaceful oh-so-good feeling.  The wonder of mother nature.

Bloomin' marvellous!

Autumn Colour

Just a random photo snapped on my phone whilst I was out and about.  Some vibrant colour that caught my eye and gave me a thrill.  They were covering a bank in a car park I pulled into beside a highway.  Cars and trucks rushing past them constantly, but there they were quite still and glorious amidst  a very ugly suburban shopping precinct.