A lovely notecard

I received this lovely fabric notecard from a friend in USA.
Came through the post so well and just right for me.

Sew sew!!

Does anyone else forget how they make things?  Or am I showing my years?

I have this bag back front and flap, all in one piece which I have quilted.  Have cut out the lining and now want to put it together without seams showing.  I am sure I  made three bags, one a tiny one before I got it correct last time and gave the first two away.

this shows a join in the lining across the part where the back and front join which I some how covered but my brain is stuck.  And the birthday was last week.  I have the lining cut out in one piece and could easily make it with a hand sewn piece at the bottom inside but then I have to sew the side seams up and they will not look neat.  Oh tis sad.  And my bright mates are on retreat.  Maybe patience is required.

 Moggie is very good at it...she sits here above the visitors toilet and watches outside the little gap at the top.

One needs to look up before sitting down ....otherwise a ball of fur tends to land at the feet of the unwary.

And this is our Meerkat impersonation!!

Mum shivers so she can have the door open wide enough to smell the outside.

She flew out into the rain on Friday morning and Mother had to fly after her clad only in night gown.

Fortunately she did not go beyond the corner of the house.....that rain did look wet and while we like water it did not look as if a mere cat could do much to control it.

She is a good girl.........sometimes.

  Not too many leaves left on the vine but they shine beautifully in the rain.


And a quite amazing amount of roses still coming into bud.  This is one of the new varieties in a pot.

I never thought I would have to resort to roses in pots.

And the vegetable garden has had lime, chicken pellets, 4 bags of compost, 4 bags of mulch and 2 bags of cane straw much....so is well bedded down for winter.  Next bed to attack is the herb bed which has grown somewhat out of control.
Glorious rain for the garden and we just got the bags out in time.

  I may have black spot but am still getting plenty of roses as winter comes close.

I am not complaining.  I so love watching them out the kitchen window.

At last we may sew

A lovely birthday gift...sorry not a good photo, took it from the archives, but lots of goodies in that sewing bag which I tend to keep in its pristine state,  I suspect it is meant to be used. One year I made each of the girls one of these as a gift from a free Lazy girl pattern which a friend and I adapted by quilting it and now I forget which way I have to turn it to quilt it going one way first and then turn it around the other way to turn it inside out with minimun seams showing.  I have some beautiful Leesa Chandler 'Under the Ausralian Sun' purple Banksia fabric which I purchased at their sale last weekend.  Now I will have to try it out on a small bag so monkee can see what monkee has to do.





I had our quilting committee meeting here last night, which I nicely disrupted by pulling out some of the lovely gifts my sit and sew group have made for me over the years.  See the not very clear photo at the beginning.
I love the way Blogger refuses to allow you to move things around when it chooses





I tried to pick the colors to match the ladies preferences.

How could I make eight a couple of years ago and then forget how I did it?

Must be 'fibro fog'  a side effect of Fibromyalgia....could not possibly be old age........LOL.

It is a nice feeling when you see people using things you made.

I do use a lovely stable bag one of the girls made for me......I am spoilt as I have two....both were gifts.. 

So around 1 AM last night I was assembling fabric and fusible fleece on the cutting table.  There is hope!

But oh I did feel some guilt when I realized how many unmade bag patterns I have. I have two bags with all the quilting done ...just the pockets, lining and fabric to go, so after the birthday gift for a young friend these two are on the agenda.

Tuesday in autumn Melbourne

I had a late wake up today.  Moggie did her bit at 7.30 AM and I had a minor prowl out of bed, then slept soundly.......dreaming my crazy ongoing novel of a dream...sometimes more like a nightmare and I wake totally emotionally exhausted. No relation to reality but oh so real and confusing.

The Carer from the local council arrived to dress me at 10.15 and I was totally amazed at the time as I had arranged to go out for lunch at noon...on route to the physio.

So it was up and 'at em' and I did make it to the venue and met my friend on time.  I resisted the cakes and chocolates at Moka Werribee...just look at those cakes I resisted.  I almost feel noble.  I did not buy any of their lovely handcrafted chocolates either.

We did an Aldi and Coles run and I arrived at  Cottrell St Physiotherapy on time.

 

Saw one lot of leaves equally red as mine, but all the smaller Virginia creeper up the side of a house on route into town.  I enjoy the garden at the Physio as it is an old cottage set in the remnants of an old cottage garden.  I have been known to take the odd cutting home...but it does lack Autumn color.

The physio found my shoulder to be significantly worse than previously when we began today and he looked at the pain in my shin which was had me limping for a few days....however he is fairly certain it is not my 19 year old replaced hip.  Could be referred pain from the back but is much improved tonight after some work and heat on it.  The shoulder was also much more usable by the time I left.  A lot to be very thankful for!

I was almost out of petrol so filled the car up closer to home and did a little visit to Woolworths.  At least I can claim to be reasonable balanced in my use of Supermarkets however I did miss out IGA which is only over the oval which is behind my back fence.  That can wait till there is some room in my freezer.

I was able to be unpacked and organized by the time the carer came to help me undress and shower.

I then slipped out an tried some more of the lovely Autumn color with the macro lens.  Looked a bit odd out in night attire but hope the neighbors were otherwise occupied.  I like to take photos when the lights inside the pergola are on.

The physio feels I have a virus which explains the aches and pains of the past days so will see if some more rest helps or if I need to see the Doctor before a busy week end.

I am so enjoying the last roses of the season.

  I enjoy the dusk photography.

Nice lack of background....especially when there is black spot on the leaves...

Glorious colors. 

I saw some lovely red ones in the Tesselaar's catalog

They, oh so kindly, sent me an email with last minute half price specials and I am afraid the restraint that held for the chocolates slipped just a little. 

http://www.tesselaar.net.au/genus/sparaxis

 http://www.tesselaar.net.au/end-of-season-sale/2193-arum-lily-oriental-arum

 http://www.tesselaar.net.au/end-of-season-sale/2194-belladonna-lilies-pink

 http://www.tesselaar.net.au/end-of-season-sale/2187-cluster-lily-allure

 http://www.tesselaar.net.au/end-of-season-sale/2184-fritillaria-snakes-head-fritillaria

I oh so nobly resisted the hyacinths, daffodils and pink tulips....of course I have already indulged in these areas.  I am trying to work out which 5 days of Spring I can bare to leave home for, so I can fit in surgery for the second shoulder replacement.

 

 

And the jonquils are up and flowering while other leaves of bulbs are peeping through the surface.

It is a little hard to be excited about a winter garden without snow however there are still a few stages of Autumn color to parade their beauty before I need to sew something to photograph.

Monday thoughts

It is beyond my blogging powers to make this post sit as I would like it to...so I will not waste hours in trying. My Deliver wth Rich Mullins and the Ragamuffin Band the above is a utube version of the words and music. My Deliverer is coming
Is a song I have loved for many years and one that I loved to play on radio some years back.  I am listening to Light Digital radio in Melbourne and the song came on just as I was considering a reading I send on to a group each night...a reading from Bob and Debbie Gass.
Draw on His Power Within You Written by Bob & Debby Gass Tuesday, 15 May 2012 'To Him who is able to do immeasurably more...' Ephesians 3:20 NIV There are words in your Bible that have so much power in them that they're more effective than any therapy. God can illuminate a Scripture that goes back into the past and heals your wounds, gives you direction in the middle of despair and provides hope for the future. Satan will try to fill your mind with so much junk that you don't have an appetite for God's Word. That's because he knows the Scriptures unmask him, and release the potential lying dormant within you. Before Jeremiah rose to national prominence as a prophet, God told him two things:   (1) 'Before I formed you in the womb I knew you...' (Jeremiah 1:5 NIV). Your parents didn't get the first look at you, God did. Nothing about you surprises Him. In spite of what you've been through, He hasn't changed His mind about who you are or what you're destined to become.   (2) 'Before you were born I set you apart...' (v5 NIV). You say, 'I've always felt different.' That's because you are. Celebrate it! Stop looking for acceptance where you don't belong. You're on a mission for God; that's why the enemy has tried so hard to take you out. Once you understand that, your struggle will begin to make sense. As you study God's Word you'll begin to experience the mind-renewing, life-changing power He's deposited within you. 'Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us.' So start drawing on that power today

I thought back to my link in reading through the Bible in one year for last night and I knew it was in the book of Esther which is a wonderful story of God's deliverance of His people in an alien environment.  I knew that my favorite verses had been in the readings of previous nights and I picked up my Bible with a little reluctance, thinking....now what can this story say to me that I have not heard before.

Esther 5: 12 Moreover Haman said, “Besides, Queen Esther invited no one but me to come in with the king to the banquet that she prepared; and tomorrow I am again invited by her, along with the king. 13Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

I will not take time to fill you in on the story...but what struck me was that just when Haman, who was not a very nice character, thought he had it all, yet his peace and joy had departed because of his fixation on Mordecai..

Mordecai had not caused him offense...he had chosen to take offense over Mordecai and his fixation had taken over his life...it eventually lead him to the gallows he had erected to hang Mordecai on.

I thought of how easily we can allow situations or people to steal our peace and our joy...while all the time God is our deliverer as Rich Mullins tells the story so well.

My Deliverer

Rich Mullins

Joseph took his wife and her child and they went to Africa

To escape the rage of a deadly king

There along the banks of the Nile,

Jesus listened to the song

That the captive children used to sing

They were singin'

My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

Through a dry and thirsty land, water from the Kenyon heights

Pours itself out of Lake Sangra's broken heart

There in the Sahara winds Jesus heard the whole world cry

For the healing that would flow from His own scars

The world was singing

My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

He will never break His promise - He has written it upon the sky

My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

I will never doubt His promise though I doubt my heart, I doubt my eyes My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

He will never break His promise

Though the stars should break faith with the sky

My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

My Deliverer is coming.

It is an old song now but one that still resonates in my heart....in all situations...My deliverer is coming. There is another lovely verse in the Bible that says "sit still my daughter and see how the matter will fall out" It links in well to one of my very favorite verses. Be Still and Know that I am God. I looked back in my older Word for Wednesday files to find this one.   Something I must try and remember in the busyness of most Wednesdays.

getting colder and the colors brighten before they leave.

Begging your pardon

Happy Mothers Day

Did you doubt I would be here?

Ms Moggie is becoming very much present these days.  As carers come in morning and night (if you call 3.30pm Sat night) then I come to check and supervise as Mummy is dressed.

Mummy woke early this morning so I tried to help her stay awake at 6 am by pulling down the clothes she had ready on the door to put on today.

That mean lady threw water at me and when that did not work she actually had to put the light on and read again.

I only wanted to pull her scarves and pants down to the floor.  I am a good cat I am!!

I am getting much more social and I run up and sit on the bed and supervise.  I get lots of snuggles too.

But when they come at 5pm, well that is a real conflict, because I know the time and I know it is my tea time and I do not like having to wait while Mummy has a shower.  Sometimes I can make enough noise to be fed first.

The rose above is in the rose bed under the kitchen window.  I have had a bad battle with black spot this year as you can see on the leaves.  I think it is Chicago Peace.

This other one is in a big pot near the vegie garden.  Sad when you run out of ground and have to put roses in pots.

I have two new yellow ones that are in very large pots outside the lounge room window...hope I keep up the watering.

I am a little short on yellow in my range of colors and bought two a $8 by mistake but decided to put them side by side in pots so should now have a nice explosion of yellow blooms.  Another month and it will be time to prune so we are getting the last of the Autumn blooms.  I love how the colors change from those in the spring.  This was even more delicate in Spring.  It is in a pot and I must look at the name.

 The glory vine comes into its own at this time of the year and this is the view from my kitchen window.

I love it and it has run rampant up a couple of nearby trees.

There is a Virginia creeper or two in there also.

Leaves are falling and now there is more light reflecting through the leaves at night.

I love the manner in which they change from green to chocolate brown and then to such a blaze of reds.

The Virginia creeper is seen in the photo underneath.

Almost a bushfire in a different camera setting.  But still a fun blaze of color.