Rain Fruit!

 

hi there!

 

this year has been mostly very wet

and there are good things happening in the garden.

 

one of those good things

is that our washington navel orange tree

has tripled in size.

 

last year it gave us one beautifully juicy orange...

 

this year

{all being well!}

there will be three....

 

one

 

 



 

two

 

 

three!

 

even though they're green still

they're a decent size already.

 

the coffee bush

has grown too...

 

 



there are some other bunches of beans

but the camera missed them...

or maybe it was me!

 

mr w is looking forward

to making  his own coffee with these.

 

i've finished my friend's beanie

but i can't find my big needle to sew it up...

oh dear!

i'll have to go and look again!

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Good Friday...

 

good afternoon...

 

one a penny

two a penny

hot cross buns!

 

home made hot cross buns!!

 

yesterday

mr w had the brilliant idea

of making his own hot cross buns for good friday.

 

we shopped for ingredients

&

this morning

as soon as the kitchen benches were clean

he amassed the ingredients

&

began his labour of love.

 

at 2pm we ate.

they may not look like bought ones

but sweet and spicey they were,

smelling slightly yeasty

and mmmmmm..mmm!  delicious...

 

spread with butter...meltingly...

 

bellissimo!

 

 

the other dozen and a half were eaten

by the time i thought about taking a photo..hehe!

 

aha!

 

but that's not all...

 

these are a healthier accompaniment

or alternative...

 

 

made with wholemeal spelt flour

they have a nuttier flavour.

 

dark chocolate pieces and craisins were studded through

&

they were meant to have chocolate crosses

but we ate them while they were hot and crossless..hehe!

 

an easy morning

a bit of a read through some canadian magazines miss b sent over for me...

a friend dropped in to share a cold drink..

still hot and humid...

the guys picked up a queen size mattress for mr m to sleep on

as he's been camping on the couch for a couple of months now...

washing hung out...

a shower of rain...

late lunch...

i think a bit of knitting is on the cards,

i've promised a policewoman friend a beanie like the other

but just a bit purpler and a bit longer,

for those cold winter night shifts.

 

have a good friday...really good!

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 

 

 

 



Rainbow Ridge Beanie...

 

hello...

 

yesterday was a day full of stitches...

today, not a stitch has been knit

but as promised

i have a beanie to show you.

 

 

i loved knitting up this wool

'cos it was never the same blend of colour.

sometimes more solid

sometimes tweedy

but always an interesting and delectable colour combination,

carefully thought out.

 

 

 

it isn't the easiest yarn to knit.

it's very soft and very light

&

on 5.5mm needles, quite loosely woven.

 

 

 

the fibre itself is 50% wool and 50% acrylic

and is marketed 'splendour' by lincraft.

they recommend a cool machine wash

but it's probably just as easy to wash by hand.

 

 

 

although it looks baggy on ted

i think next time i'll add a bit more length

for more slouch.

 

this morning

going to church was the event of the morning...

this afternoon

i'm just about to get changed and go for a swim,

the heat and humidity

are at human melting point!

 

take care and have fun!

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 

 



Saturday's Stitches...

 

good afternoon...

 

i've had a quiet knitting day today.

i did intend to go to the shops

but then mr t ordered in a duck, blue cheese and bbq sauce pizza

for lunch...

so i didn't have to.

 

i finished off two little projects today...

 

 

as you probably know,

old queenslanders don't have a lot of built in storage

&

these boxes hold all kinds of odds and ends

and are stacked up against the wall in the sleepout.

 

miss flamingo

needs wire legs...

the others in her flock are out frolicking in the front garden

fading  'n' paler by the season

but she is pinkly preserved

&

made a great model for my skinny pink scarf.

 

 

 

 

this scarf was made for a friend's birthday...

next monday. 

 

 

i didn't expect to get this little hat finished

but it's a quick and easy knit...

 

 

 

 

i'll take a 'completed' pic for you to see next time!

 

 

 

a happy and relaxing weekend to all!

 

 

naturally Carol xox