Hello folks! As
you can see above we are in the thick of winter. This photo was taken this morning as I wended
my weary flu ridden body to the dairy (local corner store) to get milk and
bread. There were some breaks in the
clouds and we had a short burst of sun.
Since then the weather has even got colder! No snow here yet, that only happens once
every 20 years or so. But we have had
some big hail storms. Luckily, no
damage.
I think I have broken the back of the flu and it will
be better every day. Sorry if I haven’t got
around to you and visited, I have tried but my head was so foggy, I have given
up for the time being, sometimes I looked, but my head couldn't cope with
finding the words for comments. Also I
said that I would post a blog hop that Anna of Number Elva passed on to me. Sorry Anna I
will try and do it next week.
Enough of the excuses and moans, I am feeling a lot
better and have actually started to crochet again! I suddenly realized that I have to get
cracking on the baby blanket I am doing for a friends first granddaughter, It
is due in a month and I want it to be well finished by then.
So yesterday I got to and started to sew the squares
together, I think it is going to be lovely.
This morning I started a doily – a simple one I found
on Ravelry called appropriately enough Simple
Pineapple Doily. The link is http://www.ravelry.com/designers/sylvia-landman
I hope to have the doily finished by middle of the
week.
I decided to use the colour yellow to make me think of
sunny days to come and I thought it would be great to have on the bench where I
keep my bowl of fruit, which at the moment is full of lemons from my lemon tree,
great for my flu! I have heaps enough
for lemon curd and Preserved Moroccan Lemon.
On my wander around the garden during one of the sun
breaks, I spotted my first daffodils in flower, I normally try and leave them
in the garden to give a lovely display and only pick when I have a
surplus. However I needed a bit of
sunshine inside so I picked and these have had me smiling all afternoon despite
the gloom and doom!
Anyway these pot marigolds are enough to keep the outside
smiling and they can take whatever the weather throws at them!
Thanks for visiting and have a smiley week.
Lovely pictures !!! The blanket is going to be fab !!! And your doily too !!!
ReplyDeleteYou are lucky to have those lemons ! I planted a lemon tree 2 month ago...it's my 3th one, the others died...
Have a great and healthy wek !
Hug
Anna
That is a lovely baby blanket coming along there Zana, and your doily is exquisite. I'm sorry you've been ill and hope you soon feel completely recovered; your lovely flowers will cheer you but I don't know about those hailstones - that is cold!!!
ReplyDeleteSorry you have been unwell, hope you recover soon. Your blanket is going to be lovely! I can't believe the size of those hail stones they are huge! love your flowers and how lovely to have your own lemon tree. :)
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful squares for baby blanket and very nice doily!!
ReplyDeleteLemon,flowers <3!
Happy week,greeting.:*
Hi Zana, long time no speak, I like you have been struggling to catch up on all the blogs I follow, my list keep getting longer. Sorry to hear you've not been well, we've had the lurgy here too, not flu however. Love the colours you are using in the baby blanket. What stunning views you have, not sure about all that white stuff though. We've had very mild weather here lately although we've had a few more frost lately, one this morning but as I look out of the window it's going to be a stunner of a day, this is the winter I like, not the winter with all the rain and winds. Daffodils are a promise of Spring around the corner. Feel better soon. xx
ReplyDeleteGet well quickly Zana, love the yellow doily and I am sure that Liza will love the blanket.
ReplyDeleteThe blanket is delightful and I love the colour of the doily. You have a beautiful blog.
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