Back on the Black Couch!

good morning!

it is an excellent morning, this morning...

thank you

for all your prayers and thoughts bouncing their way to heaven

and through cyberspace to me here!

i am sure they helped me get through yesterday

and my two big challenges.

i suppose you are wondering how they turned out now...

the work appointment went well,

i found that the lady i had to meet was very friendly

and i'll enjoy our meetings from now on

and

i am pretty sure i passed the test..

a few gaps but mainly i remembered the stuff i studied..YAY!!!

when i got that test handed in

such a sense of relief swept over me

&

when i walked out of the lecture room

the stars looked brighter

and the frogs sang louder!

this morning is absolutely beautiful

and i have a lovely day ahead.

in a couple of hours

i'm off to help a group of women

do some decorating for a special event tomorrow night...

so it's all play today :)

my bright spot yesterday

was finding a package nestled next to my letterbox...

it was from bron..at 'taylormade'

in the package were 6 cushion covers

for the preps and kinders at nanango primary school

who lost all of their school equipment in the floods in january...

and need 35 cushions for these classes.

how cute are these?

no 16 & 15...

"the paddingtons"

n.b. i'm back on the black couch...

mr t and sharrie have moved to the bedroom

that mr m vacated when he moved to brisbane

so

i swapped the couches

and the black couch is now in the lounge room

so i can use it!

{sorry if i've just bored you senseless..hehe!}

no 14

"the hippos"

don't you just love that hippo that's going a different way!

i wonder what he's looking for.

it's definitely boy time...

no 13

"the dinosaurs"

i am always amazed at the way

each person interprets this challenge creatively...

thanks so much to bron today!

i'm going to add her to my blogroll now

so that you can go and see her

anytime you want to...

at 'taylormade'

oh and before i forget...

just a little preview for tomorrow..

we've got two more of bron's covers

don't you love the way she wrapped up the package!

i just want to have that little button for myself...

oh well,

that'll have to be enough peeking

'til tomorrow...

naturally Carol xox

Nervous Nellie?

hi there!

please forgive me today if i'm not quite myself...

i'm kinda freakin' out.

time to stick a picture in before i think too much

about it all.

today i have my first foray out into the world

as a field officer in my new little job...

so as if that's not enough to give me jelly knees,

tonight

i have a revision test for bible college

which has my stress levels right up there!

that little blue ginger plant

has lived under our back stairs

for the last seven years.

who knows how old it is

'cos it was here when we got here.

i've just been thinking how resilient it is...

flowering every year..

in a dry, dog infested patch of ground

with no tlc to speak of..apart from the occasional

hosing down.

i need some of that resilience

&

hardiness today!

at least by this time tomorrow

it'll be over red rover!

don't have a freakin' out tuesday like i'm having!

naturally Carol xox

Simple Stripes and...

good morning!

i've a couple of things to show you

before i go to a little reunion morning tea this morning.

no 17

for nanango primary school

is a simple stripey affair...

made out of some fabric miss b left to me

way back when i started sewing again last june.

later i picked up the khaki backing fabric

just from lincraft down the road.

this is good tough fabric

and will withstand lots of pillow fighting

and time on the floor!

16 more to go..

i wonder if i can get them together

by the time the kids get back from holidays

in three weeks time.

wouldn't it be great for them to go back to school

and have the cushions waiting in the classrooms for them?

it's a goal!

now for something different.

a few weeks ago

nic from yardage design

sent me this divine blue bunting

it's a wip still

but i thought i'd just give you a peek!

i am going to make it double sided

so it can be looked at from both sides

thanks nic!

i used my new pinking shears

for the first time..yay!

i'm off to get ready

for a fun morning this monday...

see you later on.

naturally Carol xox

Grateful for Trees!

good morning

on a slightly misty but sunny,

 queensland

sunday morning!

i took this picture

only a few minutes ago...

the sun caught this poinciana tree.

i love the way it's branches spread

out across the whole front yard of this house...

it's roots encompass the plants in their pots.

it is strong, healthy and green.

my mango tree.

this morning...

i love that it is old

and makes its own space

where it stands.

"he shall be like a tree

planted by the rivers of water,

that brings forth fruit in its season,

whose leaf also shall not wither,

and whatever he does shall prosper"

psalm 1: 3

that is God's will for us!

if i'm not too late to the party...

i'm joining in with "maxabella"...

hoping you have a special sunday!

naturally Carol xox