Monday, December 29, 2014

The Last Post for 2014





 
a gorgeous huge mercury jar ...from Mum



an antique farm weather vane  ...a present from me to Mr VL......it was murder to wrap



spoiled by my husband



a home made wreath




 summer planting




 picking summer roses



 





before the big heatwave hits next weekend








Sunday, December 21, 2014

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Colours of a Summer Christmas


 a HUGE vintage picnic basket,lined with gingham and all the elastic compartments for plates and cutlery cost $2 at the local charity shop













a sweet little vintage glass pin dish 50c




one way to break a drought is to put up outside Christmas lights up....it's sure to rain

















We put 2 trees up...an artificial one in the front sitting room window and a fresh pine in the family room













dusk




lush veg garden...tomatoes are huge



fruit ripening in the orchard...plums,nectarines,pears









early summer roses
















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Friday, December 5, 2014

Number Three





Some great of charity shop finds this week

I always feel guilty when I buy another piece of vintage luggage.  As well as suitcases and trunks I love  leather monogrammed briefcases (and I got a frown of disapproval on buying this one) and this is my 3rd one for my collection. I now have 3 hatboxes, 4 suitcases, 2 trunks, 2 beauty cases







Anyway... Sascha loves my luggage





 4 books for $5
The top one has an Art Nouveau cover, the second has an Art Deco cover. The 2 large blue volumes were a surprise when I opened them. They are bound St Nicholas magazines,an 1800's illustrated children's magazine from the US . They are gorgeous and I wish I had bought the other two.



 I love the advertisement insert





The illustrations  are beautiful



  50c linen cloth

The first week of summer in my garden


first gardenia unfurling


gorgeous fragrance of star jasmine


a stray peacock decided it wanted to live with my girls


free ranging








hot days



waiting for a new lot of summer roses to flower




starting to decorate for Christmas








the first year we can put  up a Christmas  tree without Sascha running up the trunk




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The Dedicated House
Knick of Time
French Country Cottage
Ivy and Elephants
Shabby Art Boutique
Chic on a Shoestring
Country Farm Home
My Romantic Home
Sir thrift-a-lot
Rose Vignettes
Rooted in Thyme
The Charmed Home
Elizabeth & Co
Finding Fabulous
A Revisionary Life
Thoughts from Alice
Woman in Real Life
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