thank you

Thank you to all my blog friends from  everywhere who left comments on my last post before we had to evacuate...it was very much appreciated by us
Usually I answer individually but I'm a bit tired 

This is the road in to my town after we fled and taken by one of the volunteer firefighters ...900 from 3 states fighting an area the size of outer Paris

We left facing no home to come home to and I'm feeling blessed we were spared and traumatized still  at leaving my house and girls, with the clothes on our backs and Sascha in a cat cage. I am desperately sad for all the people who  were less lucky.

All pics from our back porch

 Friday Afternoon
 

 Friday night

 Saturday morning

Water bombing

Sunday...how the house on the hill survived I don't know


All around the town is black ...and it came up to the back door of the hospital

our heroes

Home safe again

First Find of the Year

I found the sweetest little aqua vintage typewriter in perfect condition ....she was very cheap

She is going to sit on top of my library card catalogue cupboard ( it has a bottle of wine in each draw)

I found this little navigation protractors  , before Christmas , in  a charity shop

In the garden this week

picking roses before the big heatwave

The girls sitting in the cool soil under the Golden Elm tree (temp is about 110)

apples,plums,nectarines and pears almost ripe

pumpkins and tomatoes

I am trying to stay calm as I finish this blog Saturday morning as the neighbouring towns around us are surrounded by bushfires. These pictures were taken from my back door yesterday afternoon and if the wind comes our way today the town have to leave our homes.
Here's hoping

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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

Merry Christmas from my Family to Yours

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

Linking up with 

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