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Monday, June 01, 2015

Flower Garden Bag

Flower Garden Bag
Flower Garden Bag
Flower Garden Bag
Flower Garden Bag
Flower Garden Bag
Flower Garden Bag
Succulents
Melons
Oregano
Oregano
Oregano
Verbena
Succulent
Succulent

After presenting you my Crazy quilting bag, I present you today another "oldie but goodie" : my Flower Garden knitting bag. I know you will all agree with me when I say that we never have enough quilting or knitting or whatever bag! The same for pouches... I did this one a long time ago, most probably with an orphan block : this is the way I recycled most of my leftovers.

Now about gardening : everybody gave me the same advice, so I planted my succulent cuttings straight in the earth without waiting that they root. I may have the good surprise, returning from France, to see that they have grown!

I have some other plants which miraculously developed without any care from me : the medicinal plants such as oregano, verbena, rosemary... I drink everyday infusions (herbal tea) of freshly cut leaves, adding a tea spoon of Greek honey. They are supposed to prevent various health problems. How stupid from me, until recently I was buying those teas from the supermarket when I had such plants growing wild organic in the mountain earth of my garden... this is how you behave when you were brought up as a city girl! It takes a whole life to connect yourself with nature!!

Saturday, July 05, 2014

Breakfast and Hand Piecing

Pouch
Pouch and Flower Garden block

Breakfast
Breakfast table

Breads and tea
Black tea

Breakfast
Breads

Garden
Lavender - Rosemary - Verbena

Lavenders
Lavenders

Lavenders
Bumblebee on a lavender

Verbena
Verbena

Olive tree
Wild olive tree

Breakfast time is my best time of the day. I love to wake up early in the morning, and to sit down in the garden, in my favorite corner, on the kitchen side. There it is very quite, you hear nothing except the birds. Everybody sleeps. It's 7 o'clock and I have the whole day in front of me. I enjoy a very strong black tea (Yorkshire Gold brand) with breads and marmelade. Having my second cup of tea, sewing can start, for about one hour.
It's such a happy moment and I feel blessed to be able to enjoy the lovely view, the fresh wind and the quietness. 
Enjoy your breakfast!
Christine