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[kiwimade64]

morning ladies We have a real pea souper this morning, hopefully the fog will clear soon.

Families, eh, Jan. Good luck to your sister shoveling the silt into bags. That would get old real fast.

My grandmother married 'the other side of the tracks' and from what I believe, came from a reasonably wealthy family. She was loving and kind and we all adored her. I remember Mum telling us the story of flooding in Timaru and the floods went through the wool scourer, then through the house. They lost everything. Anything fabric just fell apart in your hands thanks to the wool scouring business. We never heard a raised voice from my grandmother or grandfather and us grandkids were just spoilt rotten lol. She had eight kids

I'm going to keep going with the garden. Leave it for two weeks and the trifods take over. The lavenders have done their dash. They have been in the garden for six years and are now past their prime. The compost bin is going to smell divine by the time I've finished. Then, by the time the dahlias and salvias have finished, it will be an easy prune. I need MrK's chainsaw. The climbing hydrangea has died It was old too, one of the last original plants in the garden.

One more leaf to do for the stumpwork and a teeny bit more embroidery on the base picture. I'm very happy with the way the leaves have worked out. The first couple aren't the best, but you can see the improvement in the others. Putting it all together is going to be fun. Thank goodness I have a good sturdy leather thimble

Happy crafting