Where was I, when I was interrupted?

Long time, no blogging.

Seemed to fall off the blog wagon, somehow, & have not even been catching up with reading.

Nothing spectacular happening. Just life & all it's attendant warts, & blips.

We had a weekend of rain. It was our Labour Day holiday long weekend. We live in a 'Paradise', that is the long weekend destination of many. How sad for them to come here, only to be met with rain, rain, & more rain. The whole three days. And yes, you guessed it, today is gloriously sunny!

A couple of the days were downright chilly too.

Ok for us, we could rug up, & watch DVDs & read.

Yesterday, we had a lovely lazy laid back visit from our Daughter J, & our Small Grandson. We consulted cookbooks, & he read the desserts, while we read the savouries.

Remember this?

Well, in the end, it was not the bugs that got them.

It was naughty Leo, using it for a step ladder, the better to see us over the fence, when we went out.

He tap danced all over them, & trampled the lettuce to death, almost killed the rocket, & some parsley I had added, has a very doubtful future.
He is very lucky I love him so much, or he might have been residing in the dog's home for the lost, by now! Grrrr.

We had another dust storm, the weekend before last. It was not spectacularly orange or red, but it was equally invasive. And dirty! And choking! And eyestinging!

This weekend's rain has done a lot to help the plants. However it did not deep cleanse my house.

We had our 12th Anniversary of living in this house. I can still remember the joy I felt, when we moved in. I still love it, even though it has it's faults. I am content to live with those faults. I am happy living in this area. We have lovely neighbours, so there is plenty to be grateful about.

It is Spring down here in the Southern Hemisphere.

There have been some tragic events unfolding, in Samoa. Also in Indonesia.

Our hearts go out to all the lost, the lonely and the damaged.

On a very much lighter note, here is a delightful photo of O.

I remember the joy I got from feeding the little orphaned lambs, saving their lives.

Here is O on his mother's back. Rural life in New Zealand!

I must thank my cousin M, for sharing these photos with me.

I have been pondering the fact that my quilt making has screamed to a halt. I did get a top backed & quilted, & bound, to finally become a finished quilt. Small Grandson grabbed it with glee, & took it off before I got a photo! Never mind, I have shown the top before, it was an I Spy.

I have 3 projects in the being-sewn-together stage. I have some hand work that I have added a few stitches to, but on the whole, I have been reading more than anything.

I did have 2 days where I seemed to sleep all day, and night. Who knows why.