Quiltingorchardist

 Yesterday I was able to hand in the small quilt I am donating to someone in need. Although it was a wet day quite a few ladies turned out t...

   I am thrilled with my newest Dahlia. It is so dark red its almost black. The stems are a dark red wine colour. ( The top photo makes it l...

 My row of rain flowers ( zephyranthes candida ) are out.  The last 4 or 5 days in New Zealand have been very stressful for all Kiwis. Extr...

 Finally I finished knitting and sewing up this sleeveless reversable vest for 10 year old grandson. I thought it would be long on him but h...

  After heavy rain in the night I thought the high tide  ( 2.1 m ) might be up on our bottom lawn.( that's quite a distance from the hou...

   R and I picked this lot on Monday.  Grandsons picked nearly as many yesterday, a lot by climbing the tree. We have distributed all those ...

 This morning I decide I better see to the fridge because things were coming out "wet."   ( possibly overfull )  or something stic...