Hearts Desire a design of Esther’s 12th Oct 2011

I have just come in from the garden 8.40am. Spending 2hrs in the garden so early is a special time this time of the year, before it gets to hot. I have been weeding in the pool area

Pool early in the morning

and the Gardenia is in flower, the perfume is breath taking. Umbrellas and tables are back up on the patio

Patio seating put back out side.

as summer has arrived with a bang, we are back in to the late 20C early 30C.  Washing is now hung on the side veranda as it gets to hard and dry if put out side!!!! Then when the wet starts it at least has a chance to dry!!!!!!

Yesterday a friend called me to say she had several plants she no longer wanted (our plants grow like weeds all year round) that she knew I had my eye on!!!!! So I have just been finding homes for those, this is a beautiful water iris and you can see I had the perfect spot for it. I was lucky enough to score two very large (biggest ones I have seen up here) Desert roses. These are very temperamental to grow here as it is either to dry or too wet?????

Desert Rose

Our river is looking so beautiful and Serene this morning, not a breath of air movement yet and the ducks are just bringing their babies to the water from the nests, I never get tired of seeing the duckings playing in the water for the first time, they are soooo brave to just follow mum with out a second thought on to a Hugh water mass.

Last of the mist leaving the river.

On Monday our lass who is visiting from the South of France; and I visited Trinity Beach, it was a picture perfect day, not too hot and not too cold???? I managed to beat the birds to the strawberries this week I ate them yesterday and we are now eating our own bananas!!!!!

Picking our own Bananas now????

Sewing has not been productive quilting wise as I have been mending mostly; I think this is the worst kind of sewing??????? I have been doing a little with my Hearts Desire  designed by Esther Aliu, playing around with the borders even though I’m far from finishing my centre blocks, but I could’t wait any longer to see what it would look like!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m not very patient!!!!! and I have had such fun I’m glad I did start them??????

Start of HD borders