It's been awhile

Again. My health crashed pretty badly and we had a fair bit to do with the October Market and a couple of commissions. I got a diagnosis of a herniated disc pushing on my spinal cord in my neck and recently of Carpel Tunnel syndrome. Pain in my neck, shoulder, arm and hands has really limited my time on the computer and my migraines had been back to daily again. I've been told not to stop my handcraft/art though so at least I can keep creating.

I have been keeping up a bit more with our Facebook page and since I got my new phone I've been able to post photos on our Instagram again and post on our Twitter. These will probably be the best places to keep up to date with what's new for us.

We have finished many items since I last did a round up so I'll try and get the photos edited and posted but with our internet as slow as it is and sitting at the computer causing problems I'm not sure how long it will take.

For now I will share the photos I've managed to get to load on Instagram. Sorry for the low picture quality, My phone has never been good enough to have a decent camera. I hope to keep up to date with this blog more from now on.



Embroidery commission for a friend's niece. The power was off because of a storm so I sat in the doorway embroidering. Our house is pretty dark so doorway it was. I wish we had somewhere to comfortably sit in the front yard.


The little fuzz bucket, Dougall, after his summer haircut. Both dogs grow long hair over winter and we cut them short come spring.


And the big one, Pippin. Don't let the slightly worried face fool you, that was for the storm. He was ecstatic to have short hair again, bouncing all over the place. Excuse the feed bag of fleece in the background. There was nowhere else to put it.


The storm didn't last long


The roses on the fence are out and in the foreground you can see the Borrage and spinach


Sunset


Asparagus, feta and quinoa salad and an apple juice at The Wholefood Kitchen, Bathurst. We adore The Wholefood Kitchen. It's such a friendly place. The staff treat you like family and the food and coffee are excellent. Food is local and in season and amazing. It's right near the Bathurst Wholefood Co-Op too. We have coffee here most Wednesdays before I go to Hydrotherapy. We sit and work on what ever projects we're in the middle of. It's really worth a visit if you're in town. It's open Wednesday to Saturday from 8:30am to 2:30pm
49 William St Bathurst NSW 2795
(02) 6332 9327


The shawl Ruth was working on. Hopefully we'll get a full picture soon


We finally got around to trying Pizza Capers in Bathurst. So much of their menu is gluten free. It's fantastic to have this here as we don't have a Crust Pizza up here.
I've never lived anywhere that has as many Gluten Free options as Bathurst.


We shared a Bourbon BBQ Chicken pizza. It was a bit sweet for me but that's the style of pizza. Most importantly, I didn't get sick. We will definitely be going back.


More progress on the embroidery


Another storm


The front fence is covered in roses


Peach and nectarines with sugar ready to become jam


Orange and Elderflower jam from a friend


The garden. It's such a pretty time of year. It's full of ladybirds and butterflies and bees. Shame about the heat.
The darker rose on the far fence smells wonderful.


The result of the jam making. This one is such a beautiful colour.


The finished embroidery


Hipster Totoro. I was needle felting a big grey Totoro for a friend and then accidentally added a mustache.

kangaroos

One of my favourite things about Hill End is how pretty it is



We can see these guys out our kitchen window every day



It makes washing up during the day so much easier when you can watch a group of kangaroos eat and lounge around.

Foggy mornings

Art prints

Some of the postcard photography prints that will be available at the October long weekend markets in Hill End

A little reminder of Autum in Winter

One of the things I love about living in Hill End is Autumn. On the coast it's never much of a season. Summer runs late and then it's Winter. Here we get golden leaves and wood smoke and deliciously cool evenings.

Roses

One think I love most about photography is that flowers can last forvever.

Our little monsters

If you visit or live in Hill End I'm sure you'll probably end up with these guys shouting at you at some point.
Sorry.
They just get bored.

Dougall, the little one is probably telling you to get away from his yard like the grumpy young man he is.


But Pippin, the poodle, is probably just excited and wants to say hello.