Sunny days …
14/07/2011 § Leave a comment
Flora is 11 weeks old …
and she loves a bit of sunshine! She’s cleared all the duckweed out of the ponds and spends longer each day grubbing around under the trees and shrubs. She’s frequently to be found in a sunny spot alongside the pond, having a nap with her beak tucked under one of her wings. She’s totally unfazed by our younger collie, Bluebell …
Either she thinks that she’s a collie, or that the collies are ducks! They’re all black and white so I can sort of understand her confusion. Yesterday she spent the entire evening with us on the patio, paddling in the puddle from a split in the hose. The pond needed topping up – as you can see from our bare patches of grass, we’re not into sprinklers – it all grows back once the rain returns.
We can’t trust Mistletoe with her, so she watches through the kitchen doors but Flora is fascinated and stands a couple of inches the other side of the glass, just teasing her.
I’ve been thinking about making another quilt for a while and today I did some cutting out and piecing. Here’s a taste of what’s to come …
There’s Colefax & Fowler floral fabric. Susie Watson cotton, beautiful Toile de Jouy and what looks red in this picture is in fact cerise pink mohair! I haven’t made a quilt for years and years and this evening, I rediscovered my little old Elna Lotus machine – just perfect for stitching in the evening sunshine on the patio!
I love sunny days and summer evenings …
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