Little Ted

 This is Little Ted, who tucks up with me each night. 

 He is quite cosy in there, and I took the photo to show one of my Grade 6 boys who was telling me that he tucked up with his ted every night.  I think he was surprised that I did too.

 This is Master Flowergarden 14 and Miss Flowergarden 17 heading off to school in all their finery.

 I'm so happy they can go off together this year, and love seeing them carrying instruments to make wonderful music.

 In my sewing room, I am slowly working on my Liberty Quilt Mini Log Cabins.  It's almost like a watercolour with all the beautiful prints melting into one another.

 I really must stop taking these pictures from my car window....but it's such a wonderful sight for my eyes. 

 Then at MY school, it's all about Data Collection and Feedback.

 OK!  That's enough now

Mid Term Busy with lots of information RUSHING through my mind.  Would much prefer to be

GARDENING!

For such a short time

While I was getting dressed and ready for school the other morning, I was lucky enough to witness this Papava Poppy waking up. 

 It had some Icelands there ready to play with, so that was encouraging.  This is the first time I've had round 2 with my poppies, and it's been a delight.

 The beautiful morning sun was distracting me as it was catching the petals and plants so deliciously.

 I'm sure I was opening before my very eyes.

 Duty called, however and I couldn't quite wait long enough . . .

 But when I got home in the afternoon, I was welcomed with this.

. . . and then this morning, this . . . 

Such beauty and wonder, for such a short time.

Chickens in my Garden

 I had the pleasure to meet up with some bloggers on Sunday and Frogdancer said to me: "Why don't you post a chicken?"

 So here are the Chickens in my Garden.  Since my brush with Salmonella the year before last - I have had trouble eating eggs, and looking at live chickens.  But I still like them in my garden and I've found these alternatives.

 For Christmas I got given 2 chickens for a mission somewhere overseas, so I put them in my chicken yard...but they are not so good at keeping down the weeds.

 This is a new rose someone gave me.  It's funny, as I'd never have chosen one like this myself, but it's actually been giving me quite a lot of pleasure.  It's quite remarkable and I'm growing quite fond of it.

 This is Hannah Gordon.  It was a pot luck rose for $5 at the nursery a few years back and I've been able to identify it through books and looking at the nurseries.

 I'm getting my Liberty on, in the sewing room.

 Teeny tiny log cabins.  They have to be small as the fabric is SO expensive, but beautiful.