Vintage linen and a spring garden

A recently purchased vintage linen with exquisite crocheted edge

is sprucing up the top of my microwave.

I love my eclectic display

and my african violet is so pretty when it flowers

Outside, spring has sprung and our lavender walk is blooming!

 

This corner of the garden has lavender, shrubs and bearded iris' that all flower in shades of purple

Our pretty climbing pink rose is full of buds and is growing over the arch quite quickly. Hubby now says he wishes he had bought 2 so the arch would be covered quicker. I think it will be complete by the end of summer.

Gordon likes to be photographed I'm sure.

This is his sister Edie, the best mouser in the street.

You would never know they are siblings as they look nothing alike.

Gordon is better friends with our scottish terrier than his sister, as she is a bit of a loner. She does however love my husband and I, just not other animals it would seem.

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Home again after spinal surgery.

 

So happy to see my little Scotty girl

 after being away from home for so long.

It's so wonderful to be home again, five weeks to the day.

How I have missed being in my own home and seeing my dear hubby and pets.

I had two vertabrae fused with titanium screws

and two new discs and bone grafts.

Last year I had one vertabrae receive the same treatment.

The healing is very different this time.

Less pain but less mobile.

Anyhow I'm hoping for the best and maintain my confidence.

Hopefully I will have less pain, more mobility and more freedom, as I have been mostly housebound for the last 19 years in varying degrees.

I may even be able to do some travel with my DH and hopefully even be able to drive myself around a little or a lot, I'll take either.

Thankyou to all who prayed for me.

I so appreciate it.

You are such gems!!!

 

 

 

My scottish terrier....Liza

My daughter and Liza

it's winter

as you can no doubt tell

and

Liza loves to be warm lap

on

a

cold night.

Believe it or not listening intently to a Scottish Piper's day at our local park.

Liza and a doll I had just made....she does not like cloth dolls.

Sitting on a re-cycled lap rug.

My daughter on her wedding day with Liza at back

and

her cousin Fraser

who we used to baby sit,

that

is

before

we moved house.

Myself, Liza, my DD, Fraser and DH on DD's wedding day.

Obviously there is food involved here...

Fraser in front

with

Liza behind.

Myself with Fraser and Liza

Fraser is a bit younger than Liza and 2kgs heavier.

He's a big lad.

Liza is quite small for a scotty.

She is 8kg

More food involved here, it's the only thing that gets her so interested

This was a joke...

My mother does not like dogs near her and certainly not touching her

My son just after leaving school, growing his hair with his new found freedom and he was lead guitar in an original band...and Liza having an after work cuddle.

Post Christmas...christmas lunch with friends.

My friend Jenny and her husband have been friends of ours for nearly 25 years now.

We met in Richmond, New South Wales.

Our husbands were both in the Royal Australian Air Force.

I was expecting my second child and we met over the back fence.

We were neighbours for nearly three years.

It's a friendship that has endured and blossomed through trials and tribulations.

After moving all around Australia they have settled now, about an hour's drive from us.

She and her husband regularly visit us.

I am still house bound and she is very loyal in her visits to me, especially as we don't just live around the corner.

We met up a few days after Christmas for lunch.

Roast turkey, plum pudding etc. All home made with my own blood sweat and tears.....the radio frequency ablation is either taking its time to work (2 weeks and counting now) or else it's not going to work at all.....here's REALLY hoping....

The weather is still behaving....it's not been hot at all...

THANK YOU LORD!

We exchanged gifts.

We know each other all too well.

She spoilt me this year.

The bird cage below...so sweet.

And for those who know me....vintage, scottish terriers, pansies, eiffel tower stuff...it does not take much to make me happy.

Cast iron scottish terrier

A little scotty lifting his leg..sorry he was so hard to photograph but I thought he was well worth a photo

A pansy nail file and some velvet flowers

A beautiful wrought iron bird cage and porcelain birdie

A tote bag bought in Paris

Vintage trim

Post christmas lunch setting

Our scottish terrier, Liza, would like to show you around our garden.

Bee on Lavender

Plum Blossoms

More Plum Blossoms

Goldfish pot with wire lid,

no more stolen goldfish...

To all you cats & birds, sorry...

NOT!

Hoping to replace these crooked

stepping pavers soon,

they were here when we bought

the house 2 yrs ago

Bought these Australian Magpie garden ornaments in Canberra a couple of years ago, they are made from pre-loved corrugated iron..I just love them & when we 1st got them our dog actually thought they were real...
funny story!

Our outdoor area,

Aussie rustic style.

Bench style seat made by DH

a couple of weeks ago.

We got this timber from the end

of the street where a neighbour

had dismantled an old cattle loading ramp.

Bird Cage with ornamental bird

I could never cage a bird, even feel guilty about this fake one being caged.

Hope you have enjoyed the tour

of our spring garden.

It's a lovely time of year.

Still cool days and cold nights

but all around

the plants are blooming.

We take full advantage of this type of weather because soon the long days will be hot & rapidly becoming hotter....

YUK!

So for now it's goodbye from us

and our scotty,

Liza.

The fruit of the spirit is in all goodness.

Ephesians 5:9



6 weeks today

Today marks 6 weeks since my TLIF (single level L5/6). I am now walking twice a day again. Hopefully last week's 4 day glitch will not be repeated. I am less than impressed with the fact that I cannot sit for very long, it is worse than before the surgery in fact.
However I can definitely walk much further and without pain so that really is a breakthrough. The full name of my operation is Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion and it was performed by a Brisbane Neurosurgeon.
I am itching to get back into some sewing, gardening, and/or papercrafting. It's getting very frustrating.

I still cannot bend or pick much of anything up, like for instance my scotty Liza, who weights 8 kg and who needs to be brushed regularly. I still can't wash up or do housework but do cook the evening meal with some help lifting heavy things. It is very cold atm but that is to be expected here on the Darling Downs in the middle of winter.

Well I caved in last night and put the heater on for one hour. It warmed the house quickly and stayed tolerable until I went to bed. I take 2 wheat bags to bed, one for my feet and one for my back. They are such a wonderful invention. I have had to let my Scotty sleep inside for the last 3 nights as well. Something I have never had to do before, it's just SO cold. Thankfully she does not need a toilet break during the wee small hours so all is well.
My niece is coming for a visit tomorrow, as her uni exams are over for the semester. Her bed is made up with an electric blanket as I'm sure she will need it.

We are going to spend some time going over current affairs etc in preparation for The 2011 Regional Showgirl Awards Dinner. This is the 2nd yr she has attended, this year as the Ipswich Miss Showgirl & last year for Marburg.