Tuesday, proved to be a lovely day. Hubby decided we'd drive to Warburton for lunch. He thought he'd take me to the Patchwork Teahouse, but low and behold they are closed on Tuesdays. We ate at a lovely little cafe instead and then went for a walk along the banks of the Upper Yarra River. Along the way we saw many ducks with ducklings and I'd actually remembered to take my camera for once. So below are a couple of photos of the day.
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| Mother duck and her two ducklings. |
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| Upper Yarra River at Warburton. |
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Iridescent blue dragon fly.
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On tuesday morning before we left I picked a small amount of produce from the veg patch. Having had only 19mls of rain since Xmas, we've had to water the vegetables most days to keep them going and we certainly aren't getting what we got last year. The rest of the garden is in a pretty sorry state. We've got at least 5 days of over 30deg to get through and it's not looking good. Total fire bans tomorrow as it is supposed to reach 38deg.
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| The produce for Tuesday. |
The last photo is just for fun, showing the little chest I bought many years ago in a small antique shop. Now I am wondering if it has come all the way from the UK by any chance. Atop are some of my rulers along with more in the basket. The tins hold some fancy threads and tapestry wool.
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Small chest on the floor in my studio.
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Wouldn't you just love to know the history of your chest of drawers. It reminds me of the type of thing drapers stores used to have for storing buttons, lace and the like many, many years ago.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lovely day out - lovely countryside.
ReplyDeleteGood grief, I see what you mean. That is absolutely the twin of my chest!
ReplyDeletePS: Management would like to know if you have any history about your chest?
ReplyDeleteSorry Bilbo, but I don't know and I bought it at a little antique shop in Nowra, NSW that didn't last long around 1995.
DeleteI'd love to know the history of some of my old furniture.
Mine came from the local auction house last Autumn, next time I am in town I will ask in the office if they know anything about it. We know of a LOT of folk from West Cumbria who have moved to Australia over the last 20 or 30 years - who knows, perhaps there is a connection :} Wouldn't that just be something?
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