Blooming

I thought i would share a couple of pictures from the garden today as it is looking quite lovely. I never would have expected it to look so established in just a few months-we only started sorting it out in earnest at the beginning of spring. Almost all of these plants are brought from our previous house, either frog splitting established plants, taking cuttings or digging up volunteers,i have actually bought only a handful. One of which is this passion flower, one of my favourites and a plant that never survived, let alone thrived in the slightly damper, darker climate of cwmgors. We always joke that Swansea is tropical, but its only a half joke as the weather is so much better here. 

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I made that skirt I talked about in my last post. I broke my no spend rule to buy some elastic, after I made the waistband on the skirt with elastic I had and found that it just stretched out. My sewing machine also sends to have gone dicky.. Again. Only on the zigzag stitches this time, if anyone has any ideas. Otherwise that will have to go back into the shop next month. I am almost prepared to cut my losses with it and buy a new one. 

Anyway, I am pleased with the skirt and thrilled I didn't give the curtain away. It was only a small panel from our old bathroom so butchered a cotton skirt I had that I didn't really like the cut of to make the bands at the top and bottom. 

 A mum at the school gave me a book of knitting patterns for children's bits and bobs yesterday. It doesn't have many things in likely to make, but a couple of sweet cardigans, and a Sweater Vest I have started on. It is fortuitous timing actually as I think I should give my hands a rest from crochet, and knitting is a little softer on my joints.

Groove on.