broderie

weekly happenings

back from hobart on tuesday night, on wednesday i did some chores that were outstanding from closing down my shop and then i did some things around the house, enjoyed the beautiful sun and now enjoying the lovely rain in melbourne. i will share a few bits with you here.

i made these little books while i was in hobart, great fun!

when opened right out they look like a star

i also, with camera in hand, wandered the garden. they may not be photographically superb pictures, but i loved the colour and the pattern.

and this for you auntie jean

auntie jean lives in hobart, she is my last auntie on my mothers side of the family. this is a photo of my brother and i with her taken many years ago. you can see that mum made things last, i was still wearing my baby bathers!!!!!!!

wedding day

i am posting this photo because of the comment from trish and my answer to her! i hope that more of you maybe interested, it is my mum and dad on their wedding day in 1936, a bit out there for so long ago really.

some pictures of my mum with dad

here is one when she was young doing some 'sewing'.

for mothers day

from this little book 'A HOUSEWIFE'S POEMS' by Elsie Pearson.

'I am a Mother'

I am a mother

And there is no other

To take my place.

Would i be worthy of the name

To turn my face

Away from all responsibility, away

From all the homely tasks that fill my day?

To leave my babies to another's care,

Pretending they will never miss me there

In our small home?

Wherever i would roam

I'd leave my heart, my faithful heart behind;

And this i know, no happiness i'd find

In thus neglecting all i truly love.

Career? ah, no, i pray to God above

To help me do my life work patiently,

And guard the little lives He gave to me.

this is a little vintage book, with vintage verse of 'vintage thoughts' !

happy mothers day to all and to those of us who have lost our mum's let's just remember them!

may 1st

i felt as if i was 'away with the birds' today!

changing calendars and just looking around the house

my friend margaret is at the airport at the the moment waiting the call to board a plane to singapore leaving at 1.00am. her first venture overseas and she is heading for paris and london, so this page was very appropiate!

also been reading some of the verse out of this little book today

i have borrowed it to read, it was sharon's. i have just returned from hobart again. i will share some of the verses with you along the way.

and this is deidre's door stop in the process of being made and finished. looks wonderful, i think.

don't wipe the dishes

these most attractive cushions were made by marlene n for her sister, wendy. the 'w' is cross stitched on some linen, but the cushions are made by our expert maker upper!!!! beautiful linen teatowels and braid were used to complete the finished look, which is very gorgeous.

a big thankyou

thanks to jenny,judy,gina,trish and mitali, the AMITIE girls, for helping me have so many happy moments in the shop. i wish you well and i will of course, still visit. all the 'special' help you have given me recently has been much appreciated.

also a big thankyou to lyn, who has always been a great supporter over all the years. we together, will move on to other things, thanks for being so reliable and just doing all that extra 'stuff ' to make my life and commitments possible. those that have left us would also say, thankyou, you know who i mean!

and from me, that is me fading into the distance behind the ribbons, cheers and thanks to all !!! and watch the blog, after i have had a rest and renewed my energy, i am sure that those of you who love what i do and how i do it will be interested!!!

last day in the shop

thanks to everyone who made the last day in my 'broderie' retail shop such a happy one. gail bett and all the saturday stitching girls, who have been together for years, were with me at the end. we have had lots of fun over the years and good friendships have been made. i will just share with you some of the photos taken yesterday.

they were all very busy, sewing, talking, talking and sewing and solving the problems of the world!

two more days

thanks to so many of you who have been in touch to wish me luck. the shop 'broderie' will cease to exist, but i will still keep the blog and play with that a little more than i do now. i will give you 'little looks' into what i am doing, for those of you who are interested!

i will not just slip under the doona and stay there!