Love the mail

We have been up the coast for a bit of R and R

Nice to be home

Have been catching up with my Blog reading

Before we left I was so thrilled and surprised to receive this beautiful Owl pot holder from Teresa at All Things Vintage

I mentioned to her that my Quilting Group were called the Night Owls, so she "just had to make me one" An added bonus was one of ChookyBlues lovely cards

How lucky was I?

Thankyou Teresa

Love it

Too nice to use for a pot holder Just maybe it might become a mug rug

At the moment Iam just enjoying looking at it

Also waiting for me when I returned home was my Advent gifts from Wendy from Sugarlane Quilts

It has been lovely getting to know Wendy through this swap

So beautifully wrapped

Tomorrow I can open my first one

I forgot to take a photo of the gifts I sent to Wendy, but she has a photo on her Blog

Bird of Paradise

When we first moved to this property about 11 years ago, it was just a bare paddock

We have worked hard to establish a nice garden, perhaps in hind sight a little to big, but any way thats the way it went

About a year after we came I planted a Bird of Paradise It grew slowly and didnt really do anything

Last Monday it was Lorraine's birthday and guess what ?

My bird flowered on that day

I have managed to finish a couple of Christmas projects Just have to add numbers to the Advent calendar Iam going to paint them on

The bon bon was fiddly to make, but worth the effort I will fill it with sweets for a Christmas present

So Thoughtfull

Next Monday would have been my Darling daughters birthday

In the mail this week I received the most thoughtful gift from my dear friend Chris (no blog)

She remembered it would have been her birthday so sent a little gift to let us know she was thinking of us

I first met Chris in !1962 when we both started high school and we have been friends ever since

We live far apart but still manage to maintain the friendship

Thank you dear Chris

Your gift means so much