The wanderer returns

My cat Buffy disapeared for a couple of weeks, then came home again. I am so glad she did and I am so glad she is safe. There was a big space in our home when she was missing.

Winter is on the way

Autumn is nearly over and winter is on the way. Last week we had our first frost. The morning light was positively golden pink.

The first snows have appeared on the ranges. And don't they look so good.

Already there is a promise of spring flowers on the way.

Back to work

After six weeks off I am back at work. During the time I was off the company I work for has moved office. My parking space now looks out over the Pacific.

Instead of the old building we now have a lovely glass building, which looks out on Hawkes Bay.

And this is the brilliant view I have from my desk. Almost like working in a tree house. Sorry about the poor quality of the picture.

Today's Daisies #90

I have finished my daisy quilt at last and it is on the bed, complete with a comfy cat. Only about nine months late.

Today's Daisies #91

Today's stunning daisy pics were sent to me by my Mum, Audrey. They are growing in a salmon fishing boat in the car park of the village hall where my Mum and Dad live. Below is a pic of my Dad standing infront of the boat.

Freedom

Freedom at last after almost seven weeks of casts, wheelchairs and crutches I have both feet on the ground and can walk unaided again. Can't quite manage to walk normally yet, my ankle does not quite bend in the right places. But the best thing of all is I can drive again.

Seeing some more red

I seemed to be noticing lots of red. Red tea towels on the washing line.

Red teapot on top of the freezer.


Red rose outside the lounge window.

Bright red scarf I am knitting.

I just can't help taking more autumn pics .....

Autumn this year has been beautiful sunny and warm. Until yesterday, it started off really well.

Then the clouds started to over getting darker and darker. Looking almost wintery.

I love the way that the light catches the leaves with the storm behind.

Promise this is the last of the Autumn pics for this year.

Today's Daisies #90

My mum sent me this gorgeous daisy fabric, thanks yet again Mum. I am planning a sort of 30's inspired quilt, another of my plans. One day I might have the time and energy to get them done.

Autumn at Keriann's - Yes, really more Autumn

Peter and I had a brief outing on Sunday to drop off Keriann's birthday present. My first visit out for ages. Her garden looked so gorgeous covered in Autumn leaves. I hope she does not mind me including these pics in my blog.

I loved this view of the courtyard outside her sewing room.

I also loved the Pineapple sage at the kitchen window. I must remember to plant out more pineapple sage next year.

Even the gutters full of crisp russet leaves looked cute. Driving back down her drive there where so many photo opportunities.

Liquid gold leaves with the sunlight shining through them.

And beautiful red serrated leaves.

Today's Daisies #89

Today's daisies are part of another batch of bargain fabric scraps. Each piece was $2, found in Freedom furniture. I think perhaps somebody that worked there was selling off their fabric stash. The spotty yellow daisy fabric I nearly did not buy, in the shop I thought it had bows on it. I am not keen on fabric with bows, in fact I don't really like bows anywhere except on shoes. Don't know why, just not my cup of tea. I have enough fabric now to keep me busy all winter I think.

Today's Daisies #86 and lots of Bargains

No this is not a daisy, but it is the reason why I found my daisy bargains. My youngest went to a dress up birthday party yesterday as an elf. For his costume he reused a Knight Templar costume I made last year for him. It had to be inside out to hide the big red cross as apparently elfs don't have crosses on their cloaks! To make the elf ears I needed some skin coloured felt from Spotlight. The ears worked quite well for a two minute creation don't you think.
Peter dropped me and the wheelchair at Spotlight while he went to the optitions. I was in heaven, they have a mega sale on there at the moment. I had to make the most of my time as this was my last wheelchair trip. We had to hand it back to the hire place that day. My ankle has improved enough to put weight on it with the help of the crutches, I don't have to hop anymore. The problem is my lack of energy and breath. I can manage about five minutes before I need to rest. Anyway back to daisies. In the sale they have quilt fabric at $2 per metre, an incredible price. How could I resist, especially the red and white daisy fabric to be added to my stash for the red and white quilt that I will do very soon (yeh right). An odd group of fabrics, but they will be very useful for different projects I have planned.
I also bought some of the fabrics below. Not my usual style, but again I have plans. I always have plans, one day I might even put some of these plans into action.

I got some teddy fabric to back baby quilts.

While I was waiting for Peter I had a good rummage around the rest of Spotlight, it was difficult to drag myself away from the fabric. I am so glad I did, because I found king size duvet covers for $20, reduced from $120. Our duvet covers are getting a bit worn out and I have been looking for new ones for ages. Problem was I could not find any I liked, and did not want to pay $100 for something I did not even like. What I really wanted was something red and white with stripes and florals. Guess what I found, actually it was Peter that found the red one when he came back to drag me out of Spotlight. We also found a blue one and a stripey double one for one of my sons beds. So we got three duvet covers for the half the price of one full price duvet cover. A very good feeling.

Just in case .......

Just in case you have not seen enough Autumn snaps here is another one. I love the view of this golden tree.

Food Fads

I am not a fussy eater, but I am a bit of a faddy eater. I get cravings for foods every so often. I think it is important to pay attention to these craving, as it is probably your body needing something that causes the craving. A month or so ago it was avocados, I could not eat enough of them. I am still very keen on the avocados and live in the perfect place to get fresh and delicious avocados easily. But I have moved on to ....... porridge. I would eat it for breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper. I am not sure if it is the change in the weather or if it is the fact that the evenings have started to draw in or even if it is because I need to build up bone in my ankle. And yes that is sugar you can see on top of the porridge. Peter calls it luxury porridge because I make it with milk not with water. His Scottish roots showing again. And not that he ever refuses to share it when I make some.

Autumn, Autumn, Autumn and some more Autumn

Autumn colour in my garden.
Autumn colour and light through the window of my sewing room.

At the bottom of my drive.

In the supermarket car park.

A Different View

I decided to move the place I sit in the lounge, a much better view than looking though the mirror at the outside. Unfortunatly my youngest has decided it is his sofa and I was not welcome, unless I had some chocolate.

Birds

I promised somthing other than daisies. So here they are a couple of birds from my garden. A New Zealand Kingfisher and a Tui. The Tui really is there in the cabbage tree. I watched it for ages before Peter brought my camera for me. It then turned its back and flew off. One day I will get a good pic of a Tui.

Today's Daisies #86

Today's daisies are from my garden and are in my favourite vase on the table next to where I sit in the lounge. I really love the way this pic has come out.

There seem to have been a lot of daisies recently and not much else. As soon as I am on my feet I will try to post a bigger variety of pics.

Knitting # 2 - Another Scarf

I have started another scarf. A red feather and fan pattern I found on Thimble's blog. I love the purple colour she used. I choose red, but think that I might do another one purple one, depending upon how board I get doing this one. I have not finished the first one, I ran out of wool to make it long enough, so I am waiting until I can get somebody to take me to the shop to pick up more wool.

Colour Combinations

Sometimes the strangest colour compositions really work. Like the pale pink of the Japanese Anemones combined with the bright raspberry red of the Pineapple Sage.

I love Canna Lillies in reds and yellows, but not so keen on the peachey ones in my garden, until I saw them against the apples on my apple tree, they look so good. Sorry I have not got a better pic, the batteries on my camera have run out and I can't find the battery charger.