JUST BITS!

March seems to be galloping on by at a very quick pace.  Before we know, it will be April and really into Autumn as our clocks go back on Sunday.

A bit of catching up in this post on the garden, craft, oh and a little shopping. (needed!!).

GARDEN.

Julia's Rose with lots of buds & a few flowers on Saturday afternoon.

Next day after it being so hot, so many out & some nearly gone over very quickly.

A closeuip of flower & bud.
She is an unusual colour & more so in autumn & I've grown her in most of my gardens.

A closeup of Fiona's Wish which smells heavenly & very sweet.
I only have 3 roses in this garden, which we've planted, but the soil is so hard & poor I wonder how they survive.

The steps awaiting some concreting and so much wider than they were.  Now the weather is cooling (a little), we should be able to make a start on them.  One step at a time.

OK, roundup of garden done.  I must put on some photos of above steps, as they were when we moved here.  Slowly, slowly we go.

I forgot about this photo of a small stick sort of beastie we found under the blueberry netting.
He hopped on my hand & I took him for a walk over to the garden, where he hopped off onto our mesh on the verandah.

CRAFT.

I've done two more blocks for the little quilt I've named after Miss AL.

Four of these.

Four of these also.

I know!
I am keeping you guessing.

SHOPPING.

Off to Spotlight we headed yesterday to purchase either a flannelette sheet or fabric for my large design wall, which I made ages ago & has been a complete disaster.  In the end I bought 2.2 metre, & should be able to cover the 2 pieces of thin board & this time know that the blocks will actually cling to it.  I have a small board with a lightweight batting that is very old & great, but doesn't fit a larger quilt, when I'm working on it.  The lightweight batting I purchased for the big one has never worked, so , hopefully this one is a success.

But what else hopped into the bag?  A ruler I'd never seen before, which is to use on jelly roll strips,
a large stitch counter to go on thicker needles when I'm knitting and a magazine.  I'm not sure whether they were having a sale or what, as I'd noted the prices of each thing & when she rang them up, the ruler was was cheaper, as was the fabric & the magazine is marked as $9.99, but scanned as $7. so I definitely came away with a few bargains.

This lot came from IKEA.  It is not too far from where we were and I love wandering around & looking at all their little room settings and gathering up ideas.  Hubby hates it, but indulges me every so often.  I could have bought lots more, but I'd been looking for candles when the Photo Hunt words came up & couldn't find any, so when I found these pink ones, I couldn't resist.
The clock was all of $2.49 (only plastic), which I intend to pretty up & hang in the sewing room, so hubby can have his old one back in the woodworking shed.
The little pot is just pretty & once again I couldn't resist.

That was just a quick catchup and I'll be back with more at the end of the week,as I'm joining in with Joy from Days filled with Joy and her monthly FINISHING STITCHES.  Trying to beat the UFO pile down and for me, stash busting as well.
Take care all & enjoy the rest of the week.
Huggles Susan.