WOW 3rd August 2011

Dancing Orchids.

I’m glad Wednesday has 24hrs in it???????  I seem to be writing my WOW later & later in the day each Wednesday.  May be when the family leave I will be more organised but don’t count on it!!!!!!

I helped my DGD 13 complete her 2nd shirring dress today

Paola wearing her own hand made dress.

. All she wanted to do this visit was to make a shirring dress. We made a sample dress first from some fabric I had, this turned out so well she has lived in it over the last 2 weeks!!!!!

My son spoilt me & with DGS’s help swept the leaves off the stone gardens

Bromeliads in a stone garden

then racked the whole of our top yard; as we are in winter here the leaves are falling fast so this will save me 3 or 4 days work.  DDIL cleaned my light fittings & fans these are the things I find difficult to do now. DGD swept the patio while I watered the patio plants which are so pretty at present with lots of different colours

Colour on the Patio

.  It is lovely having the colour around the house as we cannot grow any bulbs or flowers in the yard as the wild life either eats them or digs them up!!!!

Even blue Orchids

My patchwork is on hold at present but is sitting beside my chair waiting till life slows down a little, I’m embroidering my drops in my hearts at present as you can see I have not finished my buds yet too!!!!!

Satin stitched embroider on to the hearts.

 I have 8 more hearts to do!!!!!!!

Just on dusk DGS Liam 9 plays his trumpet below the house looking across the river & rainforest for us;

Liam playing his trumpet across the river.

he plays each day around then; it is so lovely hearing it echo across the valley.

Well that’s a little of what I did today. If you click on the photo’s you can see enlargements. Cheers Glenda