Blessings

Blessings in our garden are things which happen by themselves. Every year I attempt to grow vegetables, last year I had courgettes by the ton,  six runner beans, all eaten with great appreciation.... Also three strawberries, gone in a minute, but the sweetpeas and nasturtiums were a riot, pretty but not very edible. But every year starts with great hope. At the moment, the vegetable plot has been dressed with manure, compost and awaits the plants in the greenhouse. In the other parts of the garden, daffodils and fritilaries are so gorgeous and this year is marvelous for cowslips.  So I was delighted to find two blessings.... well three to four really, three with wings, as peacock butterflies arrived from Italy on Saturday and one little primrose, self seeded on the steps.... all by themselves, with no help from me!

 This a spring coloured quilt  I have made for Joss with all the things she loves about her garden. Her frog kite flies over the apple tree, her teddies picnic in the garden and a little owl perches on a branch. 

Travels

Katy is off to Norway for a year. She going on an adventure which involves eighty huskie dogs, many puppies , snow, sleighing, boats and all weather jackets. Those of you who know my Katy will not be surprised, she is a girl of great spirit and we are really excited for her. It will be very cold and at night reindeer skins are the bedclothes of choice. But they only come in a limited palette of colours, so I have made her a quilt. The design is called a sampler quilt and features many different kinds of piecing. The centre square pattern is called Trip Around The World which I think suits Katy well. I have bought my travel guide and can't wait to do some visiting, those puppies look so cuddly too....   Katy is off to Norway for a year. She going on an adventure which involves eighty huskie dogs, many puppies , snow, sleighing, boats and all weather jackets. Those of you who know my Katy will not be surprised, she is a girl of great spirit and we are really excited for her. It will be very cold and at night reindeer skins are the bedclothes of choice. But they only come in a limited palette of colours, so I have made her a quilt. The design is called a sampler quilt and features many different kinds of piecing. The centre square pattern is called Trip Around The World which I think suits Katy well. I have bought my travel guide and can't wait to do some visiting, those puppies look so cuddly too....