Since November the weather here in this state of Australia has been so so hot,dry and very uncomfortable to say the least and because we have been on water restrictions for so long our pride and joy, our little garden has really suffered.
we have collected every drop of water we could, even the water from cleaning our teeth This has meant the difference between our plants surviving or not.
I sat in the sunroom today and marveled at how beautiful the garden looked. The weather has cooled to a perfect mid 20's and it rained beautiful rain all day sunday. Everything that had hung in there even the vegs came to life before our eyes. I have posted some pics of the lovely sight. I now know what plants and flowers will survive in our harsh climate and I will be collecting seeds from them for next years plantings like the amaranthus which I collected last year and the pics show they have put on a lovely display. I made the tablecloth and cushions for the outside table and bench from a spare 3 mtrs of fabric I had in my stash I am very pleased with the look. Hope you like it too, enjoy xx jeanettann.

NATURE AT IT'S BEST

I realised today how lucky we are in this little part of the world. Went for our daily walk early this morning and crossing the bridge over the river near our home, we paused to watch a beautiful dolphin playing quite happily and put on a lovely show for us....just magic I will try to get a photo next time.

WHAT I FOUND TODAY

I couldn't believe my eyes today when I came across this beautiful double bed quilt including 2 matching pillow cases at my local op shop and at only $28. The picture tells the story

THE LITTLE PURFUME BOTTLE

a treasure I found today

We went for a drive to the country today for a picnic and came across a second hand shop I hadn't seen before and look at the little treasure I found. As I collect purfume bottles I couldn't resist it, especially at only $5. Our picnic was lovely too, we sat on the grass at the river bank and lazily whiled away the perfect day as we munched on chicken salad and homemade rolls. The weather was a nice 24%

sustainability

We have been trying for ages to grow our own organic vegs and herbs and although we have had a lot of success, the birds love them too. We have planted three lots of lettuce and apart from the first lot the birds had the rest. So... we have covered the latest lot with wire, lets hope we get some of these. We also bought a worm farm today, I am quite excited about that. At least we feel we are contributing to a sustainable environment, even only in a small way.

vintage by Lou Lou

I just looked at vintage by lou lou blog it's just gorgeous Love the china Lou xx

Beach Vintage: ~ Love This ~

Beach Vintage: ~ Love This ~love your blog it gives me heaps of inspiration for my own thanks Simone

VINTAGE GLOVES

FOR SALE HANDPAINTED FIGURERINE

another of my little treasures for sale

VINTAGE JEWELERY

I DECIDED TO PART WITH SOME OF MY LITTLE TREASURES TODAY ( to make room for more) (:

apricot jam

my son and his family went to Halls Gap for christmas holidays just when their apricot tree was ready to yield it's fruit. So over I went and picked a truck load ( well almost) and cooked up a load of apricot jam and liqueur.

Of cause it would't have been so nice unless served in a pretty conserve pot with a silver spoon( op shop find $3. The liqueur went into pretty bottles tied with ribbon and liqueur glasses for next christmas gifts

a little collection of treasures

my homemade welsh dresser, an old chest of drawers with an old bookcase screwed to the top makes a lovely base for my collection of blue and white china.

I dressed it up for christmas with blue shiny baubles

Lavinia

My lovely miss Lavinia takes pride of place

antique christening gown

This beautiful christening gown was given to me by an 80yrs old who had worn it on her christening day as did both her sons. I made the bonnet to match as close as possible

more pretty things

latest of my home displays

I was so inspired when my daughter introduced me to beach vintage and vintage by lou lou their blogs are gorgeous.

organza and silk gown bonnet and shoes

silk and organza handpainted gown bonnet and shoes

christening romper,hat and shoes

silk romper hat and shoes handmade and smocked sizes 00-0-1

my latest creation "christening gown"

christening gown, bonnet and shoes I made. It's smocked and made of silk

sewing room update

photo of the newly painted table and chair

corner of the lounge room

I made these little silk victorian dolls, one of them is the top of an avon perfume bottle. I think they look quite sweet. The picture is only from a birthday card and the frame an op shop find. The silk flowers I split up from time to time and spread them around the house.

i have been busy round the opshops again and found a lovely solid coffee table with cabriole legs for $30 I have decided to redecorate my sewing room and we have painted it blue sky which is lovely. I am painting the coffee table white along with a beautiful old wooden chair I inherited. I love the old stuff and it can be found so cheaply. we very rarely buy new stuff for our home. We recycle ,repaint and repair what we can. I decorate with fresh and silk flowers when the garden doesn't supply to give a nice fresh look. I will post the finished room next time.