Sunday, January 22, 2012

String it Up!

There is something about string and twine that I love to collect. I have a drawer full, many colours and types. I use it in the garden, wrapping gifts, around tussie-mussies and I even trimmed a chair I upholstered with thick twine.( very rustic!). I dusted the shelf on which I had my display so decided to take a photograph.

String it UP!

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Saturday, January 21, 2012

Henri Matisse Rose

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Bi colour rose

I have not been a lover of multicoloured roses until I came across this one,
Henri Matisse , which has won me over. It looks superb on mass in a large jug or vase.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Agapanthus look so pretty inside as well as in the garden

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Plums galore. Summer 2012

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Swallow's nest in my basket!

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Summer 2012

Summer has been a long time coming this season but we have it now. The garden is alive with massed agapanthus (my favourite colour) and red hot pokers which the honey-eaters hang from whilst collecting nectar. The baby swallows have left the nest and Mum is beginning again! The plum trees are hanging with a heavy crop and the apples are being shared with the rosella parrots. I am happy with that because they take the top ones which I can't reach.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

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"Grannie's Hens and Friends" Book

I mentioned in my August 2011 blog, my interest in my hen family and the friends they have acquired. At long last I have spent the time writing a story for children with colour photographs. It has been critiqued by my five grandchildren (ages 5-12) and I have passed the test! I am selling it from my email address, janoberry@gmail.com and the price is $22. It has a slight educational bent, in that the breed of each hen is explained and on a fun level they all have names which children can relate to.