A Return to Simplicity.

I have been outside with my camera taking some shots of things in bloom and trying to sort out macro! Still not good at it but have to learn by doing!  Orchids that grow on trees.  Small agave flowers with Weaver (or Green) ants. Orchids that grow in the ground And of course my favourite flower the rose! Can you see the spider on the other flower? I didn't notice it until I was posting the photos! Then there was a lovely surprise left by the postie! It was my fat quarter swap from  Cathy  at Cathy's Sewing Room. I just love the pink colours and especially the variegated thread ! How did she know that I really really love variegated threads of all colours???? Now I have to decide what to use this fabric in! I have also decided to make another album.....well not really an album but a diary. I am using Graphic45 paper called " A Ladies Diary" and doing it along the lines of one of their compositions on their blog sit...

I know I am  recovering more every day.......especially when I have a desire to sew, sew, sew! When I went to hospital recently I realised I really needed a bag for my slippers as I could only put them in a plastic bag and it's just not right when I have been making draw string bags for most of my life for one thing or another. So with that thought..........................................I found the perfect fabric in Spotlight. Now it doesn't have shoes on it but rain boots. I just love every one of those boots and wish I had a couple of  pairs of these beauties! Lucky for me I had some plain pink fabric to make the contrasting pieces and draw string. Surprisingly it didn't take that long to make and I did it while watching last Thursday nights episode of the Royal. I have this fabric in a few different colour ways and there was one with umbrellas on it in the pale blue. The colour is rather brighter than in the photos and is very cute! I can see a few more ...

Late last year Mr B brought me a new camera and instead of reading the manual and really understanding what the camera could do ................ I just got on to the taking of photos.........LOL hence the quality of photos on this blog. When I couldn't sleep this morning I dug out the manual and read it from cover to cover! It was great to learn what all those buttons are for. Later on I went out to garden and took a couple of photos to test out my new knowledge. I did have the manual in my back pocket for reference! The tillandsia is about to flower and there will soon be seeds everywhere on the driveway. They have attachments that allow them to float in the wind and we are constantly surprised where they attach themselves and grow.  This bromeliad is in flower and don't you just love the colours....bright pink stems and purple and green other bits. Very plain plants but lovely flowers that last for quite some time. I could have fabric in those colours. ...