Quiltingorchardist

We need rain. The sky has clouded over, the air become chill.... I  hope it starts gently and gives us our fill. Some plants are just begin...

 Yesterday this happened.  We parked our vehicles up the driveway.( the truck is on the left behind the tree. ) (one there is Merv's...

 We moved here on the 4th July. I planted these climbing snow peas shortly after that and am now picking the first pods. The garden had go...

I think the reason it has taken me ages to get to feel as though I belong here is someone else had done all the work. Gradually I can look a...

Yesterday was Patchwork and Quilting day for me with the Tauranga group. In order to get ladies to finish some put aside projects we have ...

We recently had a flight to Wellington.  The Captain wanted some good photos of the mountains in the middle of the North Island so we als...

 I've been strenuously working in the garden then decided to take a break down at the Jetty. The tide was coming in fast. This tr...

Bulbs that came with me in pots are flowering. The rain knocked these freesias with very long stems to the ground. There are other orange ...

I have finished knitting a jersey for elder Grandson and a beanie as well.   Its about the 4th time I have knitted this 4 ply  Jerse...

Finally rid of our nasty bugs we got to visit the Big Smoke yesterday and meet first hand our new Grandson.  He was born last week. A tiny w...

Today it is overcast and misty giving us quite different views from the house.  This is from the lounge door.   On a finer day this pi...