Gathering, drying, golly-ing, & horse-ing (in no particular order)...

Hello there friends & readers,

It has been a mixed bag this past week...

I was lying awake one morning at around 2 pm & somewhere in the far, far reaches of my mind (an" interesting place" I might add!!!)

I remembered seeing in a magazine somewhere... a long, long time ago ... ???

something along the lines of a herbal "door hanger"???

hmmm ....  you are shaking your heads I know !!!!

So the next day I fossicked around in my box of bits & bobs

& found my crinolene ladies, (crocheted by my friend Joyce)

I thought it is long past time I put some of that lavendar to use

So it was very much a kind of "make it up as you go along" project

but I am thrilled with how they turned out...

which is your favourite???  Red or cream??

they are both on linen - half filled with lavender - can you smell them???

I thought they would look lovely hanging on one of those dark timber doors ... the one with the handles way up high :-)

I have also been trying to finish some more gollies as my golly ladder in the Cottage was looking very empty

I made another Isabella as I always like to have at least one of her

Why hello there ...

just hanging out with my friend Ted

I came across a pattern I have only ever made once before

This was about 6 years ago as I made it for a friends 50th birthday

Again it is a Lil Blokes design ... say Hello to Mimi

I have taken a pic of her lying down to show her apron detail...

Although it has photographed pinkish, it is actually a lovely deep

burgundy red in colour

I make horseshoes for a local shop & it must be the wedding season

as I have been struggling to keep them in stock

the horseshoes that I cover are actually real ones

they are a lightweight aluminium & are used on racing horses

they are nice to sit & do at nights when I am struggling to see the darker golly fabrics

Plus I love to think about the brides that will receive them :-)

Speaking of horses ... as I sit & type this post I can hear the Polo Tournament from just across the paddocks from me . . . 

You can see in the distance they have erected a huge marquee

it is great excitement as South Africa have come to play against us

right here in lil' old Kihikihi :-)

I can hear the loud speakers & I wonder who is winning??!!

It is that time of year for gathering & drying things from the garden

which I use for my potpourris - there has been plenty of this going on during this hot dry weather ...

fresh rose petals drying in the Sleepout

Strawflowers drying in baskets

Poppy heads drying in the sun


Finally, a couple of snaps from around the garden as late summer kicks in & things are still struggling along ...

I remembered photographing this barrel of petunias in early spring

I must've fed it something it liked . . .

I hope you all have a great weekend, where-ever you are in the world & whatever you are doing 

take care - I am off to make clothes for a boy golly :-)

(the Mr has kindly pointed out I have more than enough girl gollies now !!!)

thanks so much for stopping by & for your comments that you leave me - you have no idea how they brighten my day :-)

Love/hugs/ friendship,

Julie Xox