A tiny giveaway.

I have a small giveaway today. I am going through all sorts of unfinished projects, and realising that it is time to let some go.

If anyone would care to have and finish a TIAG cross stitch, you are welcome to this.

It's The Harvest.

As you can see, it was started , but I find that my eyesight is not good enough to go on with it, sadly, as I love the Told in a Garden range.

The pattern comes with the sewing, and I might find some of the original threads.

I will be happy to send it worldwide.

Let me know by14th Sept.

A bit of patchwork

Sewing has been quite difficult for me over the last few years. My creative spirit had simply packed up and gone, maybe there were too many other things going on.

However, a friend asked if I would make her a simple wall hanging for her studio using squares.

This is the beginning.

The pretty fabric is called 'Ahoy me hearties' and is full of ocean-y things, boats, waves, whales and birds.

I'm thinking of quilting it in a wave pattern, then edging it with a tiny fillet of deep red.

I'll let you know.....

Surprise flowers

A lovely surprise gift from our local shop.

It was an apology for overcharging me on a bill last week.

The assistant manager arrived with the correct amount, and this lovely bunch of Gladioli.

Any pink flower is welcome in our home, and these are opening a little more every day.

So nice when people work hard to put things right.

3 little jars

And here they are.

Three little jars of Crab apple jelly, plus a tiny one and a spoonful to taste.

Next year, maybe more.

I should add that here in England, jelly means just that, and not jam.

A tiny harvest

We have always had a Crab apple tree in our many gardens. Every year I made Crab apple jelly.

But it is only in the last year that I have planted a John Downie Crab, in a large pot, just to see what it would do.

To my delight it has produced two pounds of apples.

A very small jar, or maybe two, of jelly is waiting to be made!

I really thought my  roses had finished in the incredibly hot weather. They simply stopped flowering.

But after several showers of rain we are off again, and flowers are appearing on most of the bushes.

This is Orient Express, a rose that I brought from France and have not found here.

When the sun is shining the petals take on a beautiful glow...little circles of sunlight.

Sadly, I have a feeling that Autumn is not far away now.

odds and ends

The words don't come.

Maybe it's the weather, or something.

So today , moving on from my birthday...thank you so much for the many good wishes, it's just random things.

This is what tourists would love to see when they visit.

It's a beautiful beach in Falmouth, but it rarely looks like this!

The last time we drove past you couldn't put a pin between holiday makers.

At last we have had some rain which is so good for the gardens. My roses have begun to flower again.

Services here are so helpful. Our Dr has just called by with the results of some Xrays. We sat in the sunroom and chatted. We are so fortunate.

In the village is our podiatrist, who normally does a house visit to us both. Today I had an 8.30 am appointment at his surgery 5 minutes away. He greeted me with 'You do look familiar, have you been before?' We both laughed when I pointed out that he saw me at home every 7 weeks!

My husband has a birthday this coming week and friends from France who now live in Cornwall are coming for the day.

That's about it for now. 

A birthday.

Aren't birthdays wonderful!