A Sad Week

I usually post every weekend but Dad lost his painful battle with cancer a couple of days ago and we have a long interstate trip for his funeral on Monday .

See you next weekend

 

A Lucky Find

Whoo Hoo!!!! At last I found a  marble topped sewing machine table that was a steal.

LOVE IT

 

 

 

We were driving back up to the hills after a long day in the city yesterday and suddenly Mr VL said lets stop and check out the Antique market . When we went in the owner was dragging stuff in from a buy at a retirement village to clean it up before pricing and I saw this and pounced... BARGAIN...SOLD! I saw a beautiful table at a garden nursery 2 weeks ago...it was hundreds of dollars.

This one is a Wertheim Frankfurt and the marble has lovely patina. Sometimes you find something when you least expect it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Its been a big week in the garden this week and yesterday Mr VL worked from 8 till 8 pruning ,planting and trimming. He reckons that there is about 5 years neglect with watering and pruning which has a disastrous effect on some of the European trees...anyway I'm not the landscape expert in the family...I just let him have his way

We planted heaps more pink David Austin roses...

 

 

 

 

Plus Crepuscule, Champagner and more Pierre De Ronsard and potted up Hydrangeas and petunias and a beautiful Weeping Japanese Maple 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We put some spotlights in the ground to uplight the 200 year old gum and the golden elm at night

 

 

 

 

 

The lovely little Pinkie roses massed on a fence are starting to fade so I have been picking bunches and drying them in the pantry....they dry to a nice deep colour

 

 

 

 

 

 

The veg garden is doing really well, especially the lettuce, beans and carrots

 

 

 

 

Our hatchlings are now 8 weeks and we have advertised a new home for our 2 boys...

 

 

That's Russell Crowe and Roger Ramjet is the speckled sussex behind him( is it just me or is he looking accusing at me)

 

 

 

 

 

 

This morning I'm going to do nothing but read my new library book!

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Everything is Coming up Roses

What gorgeous  weather we have had in the hills for our first spring here,  and full of surprises as roses and trees open that are new to us.

I have had a mission for the coming weeks to find vintage glass Christmas baubles and my first find is some mid century mercury glass which were made in Russia

 

 

 

Remember the mirror that was a present from my Mum . It was hard to see in the pic I took in the shop, but it was a very pale French gray. I love the colour but after living with it for a few weeks I decided to repaint it white

 

Before in pale gray

 

 

After~ up on the wall in white

 

 

( Yes I'm embarrassed to say that is a big screen TV on the wall )

 

All our roses have opened included masses of white bush roses,  tiny pink roses on the fences and the golden elm in it's full glory

 

 

 

(the new chicken run in the left corner, and veg garden with bird netting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The conifer next to the flag pole is coming out shortly ~ a huge job

 

 

 

 

A standard "Seafoam" in the driveway

 

 

 

We bought home lots of David Austin roes to plant including my favourites "Sharifa Asma" and "Heritage" ...the fragrance is out of this world. Also some huge heavy enormous pots to withstand the winds we got in September

 

 

Love this 2013 book I found at the library

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sascha says Hi!!!

 

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Country Town Treasures

A lovely day was spent driving around the Barossa Valley and stopping off at little shops and fossicking around for treasures ( and of course lunch at a country pub....bread and butter pudding with caramel sauce, cream and icecream   (DECADENT AND DIVINE)

We found this in a back room in a pile of old household pieces (wish we could of bought more)

There is 2 fruit dipping baskets, an old bucket and enamel bowl...all to be used for plants and herbs in the garden

Another vintage book for my collection

A vintage 1930's ring box...lovely condition inside

Our 6 chicks are 6 weeks old and it now seems 2 are roosters and we will have to find a new home for them...you can see the difference in size in this picture

The garden is in full spring mode and roses new to us are opening these are "Pinkie"

"Apricot Delight"

We tested the automatic watering system at sunset and took an interesting shot!

I found an Australian White Ibis wandering around in the garden ... good grief!

Baby apples

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Country Farm Home
My Romantic Home
Sir thrift-a-lot
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My Charmed Home
Blackbird Has Spoken
Elizabeth & Co
 The North End Loft
Finding Fabulous
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