Sweet Mary

I can't tell you about my "fabric thing" today as I have to get ready to watch THE wedding. So I am leaving you with a photo of the Royal Wedding teatowel that was kindly sent to me by my friend. Thanks Maddie! Will be back over the weekend sometime.

I will be back next week to show you what I have been doing for the last few weeks. As usual it involves fabric, scissors, thread. etc. etc. etc. Double left click on the photo if you want to see what those pesky caterpillars have done to my geranium leaves.

Making and........ made. One order finished and already delivered to Redcurrent in Havelock North.

I love these old mirrors and was truly amazed by the magnificent collection in the Mirabelle Cafe on the high street in Carterton . The photo probably only shows a third of what is on display. We stopped there for lunch last week and I had a serious case of mirror envy while eating my delicious French bistro style lunch. If not to see the mirrors at least drop by for something very good to eat. Click above, on the name, for a link. And this is my sparse collection! Over the past 3 years I have only found three that have been in good enough condition to buy and one kind donation from a friend. The beautiful heart shaped one below hangs in the holiday home we sometimes stay at in the Wairarapa. Naturally I covet it and hope that I will find my own, one of these days.

Pottering and making presents for friends on another gorgeous autumn day. The afternoon light in the garden and through the open door is amazing.

A lovely autumn day, just right to plant up a few pots of spring bulbs with "guard" satay sticks included. My cats love fresh soil to dig in so I must protect, but the sticks will also provide an extra bonus as supports when the bulbs are up and thinking about falling sideways. An autumn lunch was also had. Bread from Entice , Gernot's morello cherry jam, walnuts and a golden queen peach. all from our excellent Farmers Market . Blue cheese is Kapiti Kikorangi, my favourite. The girls thought it was the perfect day to sleep...alot.

A friend kindly gave me her lavender clippings from a tidy up day in her garden. I was delighted with the large bag of already dry English lavender as its my preference to use this lavender in Sweet Mary products . It drys hard as opposed to the soft but 'oh so beautiful' French lavender and has the most intense fragrance. I have not yet planted lavender in my new garden and although happily using quality rubbings from here , I am very pleased to have this local lavender in my stash. My mum is visiting for a few weeks and because of her macular degeneration finds her creative urges very curtailed. Its hard to see detail so no more fabulous paintings, sewing her own clothes or embroidery but I think the worst thing is not being able to read a book. Vision Australia have provided her with a DAISY machine so she can listen to talking books. She is listening to The Book Thief this week and I find myself hanging around to listen as well - its very addictive. While listening she ...