FLOWERY GIFTS

                                       I RECEIVED THESE LOVELY GIFTS FROM
                                                       Barb  (click to see her latest post )
                                           Thank you so much, Barb--
                                                       and the burning question is
                                                                      will I be able to WAIT???

                                                AND.........they are squishy, too...;--*}}}

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My cactus is just about ready to burst into bloom....hopefully....

Last year it got to this point and the buds all dropped off...maybe I over-watered? I am
being stingy with the watering this year.....

AND a new Amaryllis has been added to the "Surprise Amaryllis" here:

  This is really a good North light window to bring them into budding...
                                         The red potted one is the new white....

                    I cut branches from our trees and stake them with fabric selvages....
                                  as they get pretty tall and floppy when in bloom....
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My new little fairy lights along my bare (I want to make a mantel cloth this year) mantel..

The photos are of my son and daughter and their children...along with a couple cards...

As you can tell, I am not really decorating much this year....just a few little things to
brighten up these gray afternoons...
we often sit here to have a late afternoon glass of wine....
and as it is just off the kitchen, I can keep a watchful eye on what's cooking...;)))

The picture above was a wedding gift for my MIL long ago; and it is from France...
we had it re-framed and we just love it...
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I did another bit of sewing on Butterfly this morning while the plumber
is replacing our shower faucet--(drip drip drip all night!!)

AND.................of course (!) he found no separate valve for shut off........
so,
 we are without water during his work on this..
and..................
He has to cut a piece of our wall out to reach the pipes....(oh noooo)

Isn't it always something??? 
I will be hanging some quilt over the new entry
door to the pipes, i guess...
perhaps my Butterfly will land there to keep
Georgie Porgie company--remember him?

He hangs in State over our toilette.....(I wasn't happy about the crooked blocks --but then
maybe they are pretty apt as a lot of politicians are...well, maybe a bit bent??) ;0000
The Sweetie Man loves it and insists on leaving him there...????

And so, my pretties, I leave you with wishes for a good sewing day....
hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse (1.5" block sewing-euse)