Right here in Australia Winter is coming to an finish as Spring begins on the first September. It has been a chilly winter not in contrast to these we shivered by again within the early Nineteen Seventies after I first moved right here and it was usually miserably chilly and moist. We now have grow to be used to the hotter winters since then however this yr I made good use of my coat, jackets and scarves.
Winter is often a good time to be out within the backyard as we often have pretty sunny days after cool mornings and frosts however the overcast climate this yr plus the bitterly chilly wind at instances made gardening a really disagreeable pastime.
‘Our electrical energy invoice mirrored what number of overcast days we had and the photo voltaic panels went on vacation. Usually we’ve a credit score on our invoice so hopefully we’ve some good sunny days developing. The photo voltaic panel cleaner even needed to postpone coming this week as a result of forecast.
…one other potholder…
…a tote bag embellished with dyed doileys…
…place mats…
…one other placemat…
…and one other tote bag made out of scraps making use, as soon as once more, of a dyed doiley. Her sister, Valda, made luggage from pillowcases which folded up into an hooked up small bag however I did not take any pictures sadly. A few of us in our group will proceed to satisfy up each from time to time in order that we maintain in touch and share concepts.
Every year I deal with myself to a Chrysanthemum round Mom’s Day and an Osteospermum presently of the yr. My new Osteospermum known as Pink Sun. I ponder if it’ll survive in contrast to the one I purchased final yr. The crimson one within the background is Flame which by some means has survived my TLC for a few years now. LOL!
The Carnival of Flowers begins on the first September and, if it is not raining on Saturday, I hope to take some pictures of Queens Park after visiting the Farmers’ Market. Nonetheless the climate forecast is not wanting too promising with 70% likelihood of rain. Hopefully the rain will clear for a lot of the month when the Carnival is on. I all the time love to go to Laurel Bank Park because the theme is all the time attention-grabbing and the gardens are fairly quirky. When you really feel like a espresso Urban Grounds is immediately throughout the street from the park.
Have an important week everybody!
