July snapshots

In order of appearance, from left to right.

For Mandela day 27 PrettyUglys volunteered at the Johannesburg Children's Home. Hope it makes the children happy. Love the swirly, twirly design of this creeper, at Nirox. Revisited the Mosque in Midrand. I really wanted a meal at the Turkish restaurant but one look at the menu made me think I would be disappointed. The food didn't look anything like the food I had in Turkey. Such sadness about all the happenings there lately. Goose, flowers and child bought at the Field and study market. I love the attention to detail, that they put as much effort into the price tag as in the hanging of the artwork. Got these flowers and they never opened for a week and a half because they thought they were still in cold storage. I had to move them close to the fire to get them to open. A fire almost every night, we have burnt most of our split tree we chopped down earlier this year. At Wits Art Museum they asked the group visiting to comment on the African Art display. This card asks you to speak to the security guard to speak about his favourite piece. inspiring. A new quilt that I have started, African in every way. Yippee, yay, the sun is travelling south again. Our the earth is turning, I think the sun is still in the same spot. A moment in the garden before work. It's aloe season, love it. And then it got really cold, rained and hailed. And ice on my windscreen. Pretty table display at the Irene market. Ceramic display at Irene market. Wire cactus at the Irene market. inside the Clay Oven Cafe. Would like to go back there when it is not a market day to explore it properly. the stone elephant at the Big Red Barn. Made these twins for a baby shower, Saami and Salma. Yes, the lady is having twins, a boy and a girl. the party is almost over, the kitchen at the Artists Studio. A nice display at the Studio Collab exhibition.

Pictures one through to eight

1 - Sunlight through water. Watering the new plants. 2 - Choosing the healthy option. 3 - Mixing up a body scrub. 4 - Lunch with K. 5 - Snail creeper. 6 - lunch. not mine, I had the lamb;-) 7 - Coffee break at the book shop. 8 - Proteas again. Thank you, you know I love them.

Patchwork

Reflections | A glimpse of where we are? |  Naartje - a South African favourite | Can't see the pancake for the sugar and cinnamon | My first McDonalds burger ever | More home baked bread | Not the right way up. Oops! | Table and chairs at an antique shop. We had the same at home in the 1960s | Same. Found in an antique store and selling as retro. My brother and I had these same chairs for our desks at home in the 1970s | Spring is so pretty | Go this way | First swim of summer | books we've read lately.

Friday to Sunday

Long way home - The traffic was so bad that I went home the long way and suddenly I was aware of the journey. It made me look at everything and demanded change for the whole evening ;-) Saturday afternoon - Glass of wine and some chit-chat. Lovely. It's spring - yay! Lawn from seed - after the rains I scattered the lawn seed and its doing very well. Since I moved in I have been claiming the lawned areas for trees and shrubs and now I want some back. Hoping for a lovely area to have a picnic. Collector - the bees have been in a frenzy around these flowers. Sunday evening - Bidvest Hospice Black Tie Evening. Singing, dancing and magic. Great, and late. Body count - cut out 127 bodies for the PrettyUglys.

This and that – winter edition

one - a wall waiting for spring. two - detail of a fabulous Deborah Bell painting at the Turbine Hall. three - flowers in my therapy room. four - a sliver from my palm tree that was cut down. Have sealed it and am going to hang it on the wall. five - I made this stencil to put onto my tiles but I don't like the green colour after all. six - I like the contrast.

This and that continued

Metalwork - love the colours. Fairylights - magical evenings in the garden. Breakfast - Bacon, leek, cheese quiche. Rain and shine - it rained with the sun out, followed by thunder and clouds. Yarn bomb - my dogs yarn bombing my garden. Prank - they filled Chris' office with balloons for his birthday. Happy birthday Chris ;-) Winter warmers - made 3 pairs of fingerless gloves. It's been cold!

This and that

one - I love reading. two - Trish embroidered my jeans for summer, can't wait. Need to get the right sandals and colour nail polish. three - My birthday present, all the way from England. four - I have to take this picture every time I go. Love the light, shadow and patterns. five - I am crocheting up a storm. Love it. six - Asked someone for their heirlooms because I know I can make something fantastic with it. seven - My first attempt at embroidery. It's fun.

Strawberry, without the berries