Three weeks ago my muse suddenly left me for
a forced holiday!!!
(I think you may all be able to relate to this story!!!).
After a huge Autumnal electrical storm with heavy
driving rains and wind
my internet connection died a sudden death for
about 10 days forcing me to set up a new modem,
wireless connector and several other bits and pieces before
I could function in cyber space once again
and
following this episode of me running
here there and everywhere trying to purchase the necessary
items for the computer
came the most welcomed stay from a very special
friend of many many years (Rosemary) with her husband (Iain)
from Adelaide (a 3 day caravan trip)
which lasted short of another week.
Rosemary was barely 17 and I was 18 when my mother died
so she came to live with me and my father for a while
providing me with company and friendship
through a very sad time.
However, with my muse only just returning I can now share
just a little peek at what I have begun today
and
will hopefully finish tomorrow
but at least I did manage to take some gorgeous images
of our garden shedding her Spring and Summer
foliage in preparation for the Winter ahead.
The best of the last remaining dahlias
but these Autumn leaves have special colors of their own
which are hard to reproduce
I can barely pick up that straw broom to
clear away this amazing carpet of fallen leaves so
I leave them there as long as I can.
Of course you might recognize these leaves
as belonging to the Ornamental Grapevine
which brings so much beautiful shade
to our outdoor garden room
in the Summer months
and
in the distance you can see the changing leaves
in varying stages of
a stand of Liquid Amber trees.
This is the time of year our Grevilleas put on their best display
too.
When friends like Rosemary come to stay they never come
empty handed and as they know the stuff I love
sharing is what we always do.
She remembers this as being one of her daughter's
pillow cases as a baby - such beautifully embroidered silk with
hand crocheted edging.
along with some sweet doilies and embroidered linen
as well as some pieces of wedding lace fabric
which she purchased from a dressmaker
many years ago
which she purchased from a dressmaker
many years ago
and finally this dear little hand painted lavender sachet
created by herself filling it with the most heavenly
lavender which she grew herself.
So just to prove to you that I have returned to creating
here is a little snippet of what is to come.
It feels so good to be busy again now that my computer
is playing its role in it also once again!
Whatever did we do before
computers became so
important to us!
Many of you are enjoying Spring at the moment
and I hope it is filling your days with many beautiful hours
of sunshine wherever you are.
Have a wonderful week and thank you to my new followers
and all of my readers who continue to visit and show
so much interest in what I create.
Many many thanks,
Suzy xox
