Four seasons and a progress report

Hello Again!

Such strange weather we're having!!! Beautiful sunsets, gusty winds, rolling thunder, heavy rain and a sudden hail storm!!!
All in one single day!!!!!

It started with a really crisp, clear Autumn morning with not a cloud in sight.....

... the birds stayed a little later and the game, well, they also came just a little later than usual for a drink...(usually they dead on time)

The rest of the day was warm, lazy and windless,  'till early afternoon when suddenly and without the usual built up to a storm warnings....

... this monster came rolling in!!!  Just look at the sky above this monster, no real storm clouds!!! But it got D-a-r-k really quickly and we could actually hear the hail coming.....

... The sound was deafening!!! You can actually see the size of the hailstones in these photo's!!!  Luckily we suffered just a little wind damage, but this same storm caused huge damage and flash flooding elsewhere in the country!!! ...

....And about 2 hours later we were blessed with this incredible sunset!!! Unreal!!!!...

...You can still see some rain in the background....

...I think the moisture in the air washed....

...all the sunset colors together....

...to make these beautiful soft and washed....

                     ....  sunset colors....!!!!!!!!

         ... as if there hadn't been a storm with rain,                                                winds, hail or thunder!!!!!

....and that night it got really cold, not wintery cold, just crispy cold!!! Cold enough to grab a blanket....
And this is the reason for my progress report...
This blanket is making me so happy at the moment!!!!! It's so nice to cosy up in front of the telly and just work it....

I love the way the colors fit together......

...Soft, easy and flow-y....I love crocheting the blocks together into long strips of color....

   ...and then crocheting the strips together......

...and with a warm fuzzy feeling, you watch and feel your blanket grow...

...Slowly but surely!!!! But it's still a way to go!!!  For now though, I'm just loving this blanket!!!   And I love to look at it and think "I made it !!!!!!!!"

Are you loving what you're making?

See you again soon, dear Bloggy friends!!!
Love
AMarie

Crochet Flowers and Buttons

Hello again!

Do you remember this photo???

And this one?

  Tah-dah!!!!!!!!! From Drab To Fab.....

                                     

Just love this little corner.  It's always cool with the gentle jingle of the wind chimes and a trickle of water Aanndd it's right under my kitchen window so it has the added smell of brewing coffee!!!  The perfect place for a little bit of hooky while watching the birds bath!

Last Sunday we were blessed with the very rare occasion of a rainy day!! Yep, it's true!! We did!!!  It rained on and off all day.
So we watched some DVD's and I started a new project while Miss Molly treated me to a wonderful and relaxing pedicure.

Just look how many granny squares I made..!!

All made from leftovers from previous projects but I think I'm gonna have to go and buy some more!!! Yippee!!!  I love it !!!
So I'm off now.  Hope you're keeping warm, cosy and flue FREE up there in the north and cool and fresh down in the south
See you soon
Love
AMarie

Life is good!

Hi to you all

Yes, I went shopping and I loved it!!! (doesn't matter if the basket is too small.. actually, correction!!! it will never be too small!!!!)

and I couldn't wait to do something, and this was so quick and easy...                

Before .....

And After..........

Tah-Dah !!!!!.......

I love the way yarn can transform something so simple and turn it into an eye-popping feature on your table.

Never will serviettes and condiments look the same......

(I loved my tah-dah moment)

Really LOOVED it!!!!  

Its been about 3 weeks since we had our first rain and really you cannot believe the difference it has made to our little world.  It almost feels like a new place and it even feels a little tropical (Ye, not really, after all, we do life on the fringes of the Kalahari Desert!) but we haven't had rain for so long, that we have forgotten what it use to be like.

A wonderful lazy summer day hide out to watch........

.....  dragonflies dance over the water.....

 ... the reflection of the clouds on the water....           

  ... new life starting .............

   ... tadpoles ...

 .... in various stages of life....

 ..... by the millions.....

 ....... weaver birds nesting .....

.....a gentle breeze blowing through the  leafy canopy...

and a promise of more ....

...wonderful,  wonderful, life creating juice...

  ... a strange sight in the desert, there aren't very many around...

..... a round stone washed open by the rain.....

and flowers popped up everywhere....

and lovely greenery every where....

even the not so real had a wash and looked clean and fresh??? really???  OK.. new!!!!

I love the gentle tinkle of a wind-chime....

A message to everyone....

A lovely cool, quiete place to ponder the wonders of nature...

 ....while a little nap is always in order...

And I am extremely happy to report that our newest edition to our donkey herd is doing much, much better...

   .....   Still very thin....

   .... but she'll get there... 

And so my friends, life is really really good and happy in my little corner of the world!!!!!!!!!!! and it's only 1 more day to Xmas.  

Still have a lot to do. tra-la-la-la-la...

Wishing you and your loved ones a very Merry Xmas and I will see you soon.

Love

Amarie