Sunday, December 20, 2015

Merry Christmas to All my Bloggy Friends











































                                                                 
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Friday, December 4, 2015

Gardenalia


We drove north to a farm sale selling rusty farm equipment....I do love placing old pieces in a country garden. We bought a huge old heavy wheel









and half an old plough




dusk








 the garden is over run with rainbow lorikeets





we have netted the nectarine and apricot trees having lost all the cherries to the lorikeets


 roses,foxgloves and delphiniums




the heatwaves have finished the spring roses so they have all been pruned and ready for summer blooms in about 3 weeks



late roses



Jubilee Cake with lemon icing







I piled spare baubles with  starfish shells and lights in a huge vase






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Friday, November 20, 2015

A Vintage Find



I found this sweet vintage vase in a church shop for  $1...it looks great with the pink roses I'm picking from my garden

























picking roses

 It's the start of cherry season and my clever husband baked this delicious cherry pie




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The Shabby Nest 
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Friday, November 6, 2015

Everything is Coming up Roses


It was my birthday on Halloween and I was given some money by my Mum...I intended to buy shoes but when I spied this meat platter I had to have it. It's huge and heavy about 1850 and in perfect condition and matches a couple of pieces I already have






my darling husband spoiled me and bought me  a new camera as he knows how much I am enjoying taking pics


David made new  pink rose garden with a path for me in winter  and they are now all opening...what a joy they are to me




picking roses for the house
















my first paeony flower




















Linking up with 

The Dedicated House
Knick of Time
   French Country Cottage
Ivy and Elephants
Shabby Art Boutique
Chic on a Shoestring
My Romantic Home
The Charm of Home 
Woman in Real Life
 Common Ground
    Thoughts from Alice
The Shabby Nest 
        Bella Rosa Antiques 


    Dwellings of the Heart
                                                                    A tray of Bliss
                                                                   Rooted in Thyme