One of the poppies that Cindy gave me when we were still in Nelson and I brought it with me to be planted in my garden here in West Kelowna.
On my reading list today...what a wonderful way to spend part of the day. Going for a drive, working in the garden, walking with Jim and Cookie and having the time to look through my new magazines.
Our next door neighbours, Jeff and Kathy in Az. sent us this photo of our garden. The poor tree is broken, but I was planning to replace it anyways this fall..I guess it will be gone sooner than later...
Things are really coming along on the east wall, wonder what it will look like in 5 months when we go back. I has been over 100 degrees for the past few days down there, the plants will be growing at a fast pace with that kind of heat and being watered.
I can't stop sewing these bags...so much fun to make and now that I know how to make them, they turn out quite quickly!! 
My favourite and only child...Jeremy at his school's graduation ceremony.
Cindy (thank you darlin') sent me those photo of her lilacs in bloom. 
The newest sampler with just a few more finishing touches needed.
Where ever you are reading this from, I hope you are having a great day.
This hand stitched sampler will become part of the cover for a new journal. 
"This is heaven" says Cookie as she is enjoying her DQ ice cream.
It was a beautiful evening yesterday. We took Cookie on the golf cart and drove around our neighbourhood and after that headed to the Dairy Queen for the first ice cream of the season. 
Macropetala BlueBird clematis that is winding it's way over the retaining wall.
A few days ago I found this little nest with 5 eggs in it. 
Evergreen Geranium whose leaves are very fragrant.
Newest bag..
Thrift shop pillow cases brought home, washed and put to good use as the lining of the bag and the handles!!! 
Yesterday was all about sewing and being creative. 
It's all in the details. Handcrafted and sewn.
If you want to get a closer look, just click on the photo and it will become enlarged.
Details of the unfinished piece.
When I took this photo, the while glue was still wet where I glued the pearls onto the flowers. It dries clear and they add just a bit of bling. 
The teachers getting a bit of R&R at the Lagoon
The sights
The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called "truth."
This is a new piece of fabric I found yesterday at the "Thrift Store" They had a pile of brand new fabrics @ 50% off...Cindy would be proud. I think this is a winner to make one of the Market Bags...now to find something that will match for the front pockets!!
I found this vintage tea table cloth when Cindy was down last time.
Some of the fabric choices from my collection...who knows what I will come up with a color combination as I need 4 different colors to make the bag...stay tuned.
Only another gardener would understand the joy in this photo...A load of well rotted manure for the garden...this is true happiness!!!
When Cindy was down here in April, she bought this great fountain and has it on her deck outside her window...Doesn't it look beautiful?
I am sure in the hot summer it will be lovely and give the birds another place to drink
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Weather means more when you have a garden.
There's nothing like listening to a shower and thinking how it is soaking in around your green beans.
Marcelene Cox.
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By the time one is eighty, it is said, there is no longer a tug of war in the garden with the May flowers hauling like mad against the claims of the other months. All is at last in balance and all is serene. The gardener is usually dead, of course.
Henry Mitchell, The Essential Earthman, 1981
Sitting pretty on top of my journal, these are the paper flowers that I made. I took some old gardening books and used paper punches to make them. I also added some other small flowers to give it a fuller vintage look. Glittered the edges and added buttons to the centers. It fills this little vase that sits on my desk with these cheery blooms.
Shane and Laurie (Jim's daughter and son in law) sent us these photos of their recent trip to see Shane's family who live near the Tweed River on the Queensland and NSW border. They spent Anzac Day together (a really big deal in Australia). 
Other news: Cookie enjoyed her 15th birthday yesterday, Cindy is happy with the new load of cow manure for her garden...photo to follow....Shannon in back in Vancouver for a few weeks, Shirley is enjoying life on her boat, Frosso comes back from Cyprus at the end of May, Layne is in New York, Christa is enjoying her time in Mayook, and Jeremy & Julie leave with their students for a 10 day science field trip to Orlando, Florida tomorrow.
Happy Birthday dear Cookie May...Let's hope you have many more "Mother's Day Picnic's in you...
The picnic basket and the lunch spot on OK Lake at Naramata.
A beautiful sunny day and a wonderful way to spend "Mother's Day."
Added an Old vintage Chair that I am going to slipcover and moved one of the fabric units around to give my self more space when you enter.
Jim had built me this 2 sided unit on wheels when we were in Nelson and it has been such a good fit for both of my rooms. It holds nearly all of my fabric on both side. The other side is near my sewing machine.
Moved a cupboard out of the guest room and added some of my McCoy Pottery collection.
I have ordered the PDF file from Alicia Paulson on how to make this lovely Market Bag. Check out her blog posting of May 01, 2009 and see what others have made. Stay tuned...
This is the bag that my friend the wonderful seamstress, Alanna made and sent this photo to me.. Great colors...
Off to work, finally a bit warmer today and surley for Mother's day on Sunday it should be sunny, don't you think?
