Tea In The Garden

Come in, come in!

Sit with me in the garden and chat a while.

I have stories galore..

Of fun and laughs, nyummy foods, adventures and excitements!

I'll make you some tea, or coffee if you prefer.

Let's find some sweet and savoury treats in the kitchen and bring them to our little table in the back garden.

Spring has burst all around.

Plants of all kinds are reaching for the wispy clouds drifting by.

The birds dart from tree to tree, chasing each other through the leaves, singing their songs.. or yelling at each other, hehe.

My kitty-puss has come to see who is visiting, normally shy but today she must be a bit dazed by the sun and lets you give her ear a rub before she stretches out under the shade of our table.

The bees are too busy for relaxing and chatting.

They know the poppies will not be around much longer.

Lets keep out of their way, enjoy our yummy refreshments and let the tales begin!

I have more pictures to share!

I have been so busy, just like the bees in the poppies.

My heart is so full of spring magic, I have been painting nothing but butterflies!

With sparkle of course, and stars to take you away, dreaming.

My good friend has the butterfly bug in her heart too, and asked me to do something special for a Christmas gift for her friend.

I had the most fun using my new and updated art supplies.

Jewel~tone colours leap from the page.

I love the sentiment and what each piece represents. 

Its such an honour to be able to do requests like these. 

So thank you, my friends, who believe in my scribbles an support my hearts dreams.

There are delicious yarn threads on the go too!

I've told my boys I would make them each a crocheted blanket.

Son1 has only just decided on a design.

Son2 has asked for a simple camouflage coloured blanket but do you think I can find any of the right type of wool? Uh~uh. So the search continues!

And Son3 drew up his own design, a zigzag rainbow blanket. We worked out a few things, bought the yarn pack, arranged the colour order (omitting the pinks) and Im off again, weaving threads.

I didn't get much of a start going because Boof woke up the morning after the boys went to the city to spend time with their dad and said, "lets go for a holiday and have a look at the jewellers"!

A spontaneous trip? I'M IN!!

A spontaneous trip to have a look for an engagement/commitment ring? IS THIS REAL??

We have always talked and joked about a ring.

We are happy to not get married but I guess I wanted to feel the official commitment.

I tell ya, clothes were thrown in a case and we were out the door in no time at all!

We stayed in a beautiful little flat in a family friends backyard.

It was heaven to sit on that porch overlooking their vegie garden, listening to the birds and warming in the sun.

We visited the local brewery and ate the most delicious pizza!

I soaked up oodles of inspiration from Boof's parents garden.

We even saw a wild turtle!

On my Dad's birthday as a tribute, I donated blood for my first time.

The staff were so lovely and it went very well.

They knew Boof was waiting in the car for me so gave me extra snacks to share with him when I left.

We also went back to the jewellers and decided on a ring, I'll share a picture when it has been made and I recieve it.

I know its not a traditional engagement but romance isn't really Boof's style, and I'm okay with that.

So its official, Boof and I are best friends forever!!!

This beautiful garden is at the primary school across the road from where we stayed.

We had an amazing cooked breakfast at Boof's Mum and Dad's.

Vegan pancakes, fried mushrooms and tomatoes.

It was sooooo good!

Then back in the car for the 5 hour drive home.

I don't like goodbyes and I love that town so much, but I was very much missing my pooch and kitty~puss.

It has been a whirlwind of magical excitement over the last week but I am glad to be home, in my own space, surrounded by my little bits of happy.

I can't wait for the boys to get home tomorrow night.

I hope you enjoyed your tea and treats in the garden.

Did you notice the rose blossoms and dahlias starting to emerge?

Thank you for listening to the tales of my adventures and sharing my excitement.

Come back soooon so we can do it again 🤍🤍🤍