On my mind - A winner

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I have been entering in a few giveaways lately, and was successful in winning these lovely Christmas fabric pieces from Robyn @ Stitchin' time.

Thank you Robyn, they are just lovely. I am thinking of making a table runner with the fabric just in time for Christmas...

I am also a winner on another matter. My visit to the Breast Clinic yesterday has proved to be a happy one, having been cleared from having any signs of breast cancer. Today I feel so relieved and have promised myself to keep eating healthy and exercising. Now that my shoulder is improving I am able to resume my exercise regime...

It's a happy day for me :)

Hope your day is a happy one too!

On My Mind - What to do?

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There are a couple of things on my mind today,

and this is one of them.

We have this area of lawn, that I refuse to water anymore. Our water bill has sky rocketed lately costing way too much to keep on watering just for looks. This is basically the only area that is green around here in Summer and it is always refreshing. We have another lawn area around the clothes line that also needs to be replaced with something else, that is not getting watered either.

The powers that be forget that we live in a very dry area with very little rain and we are punished for trying to keep things alive. Other areas get rain once a week or fortnight, we get not a drop for months....I have been carting rain water to the laundry for our washing and the kitchen for our dishes as the house is not connected up to the rain water tanks yet. We need to get a plumber in to do some work...

Anyway getting back to this area. We are thinking of paving this and closing it in as an area to sit under and relax...Fake lawn is not an option because it gets too hot and cant be walked on. Our swimming pool is located just to the left.

I suggested putting more veggie beds up there, but I dont think hubby liked that idea..."how many veggies do you need?" was his response. I figure if you are going to water it may as well be something edible hey? I have already replaced my inedible pot plants with herbs...

What's on your mind today?

On My Mind - Feeling Cosy

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On my mind today is this tea cosy.

I am running late for this post today, but I finally got to finish my tea cosy tonight...it has been a busy day.

I was taught to knit by my Mother and crochet by my Grandmother. I dont consider myself much of a knitter but I have had all these leftover balls of wool lying around, so thought I might seek out some of my crafty talents and put the wool to use.

I went on the web to track down some lovely knitting patterns to follow. The one I used is a mixture of two different patterns. I could not work out how to do the flowers so in the end I just figured out my own pattern to use. I am pleased with the results, the cosy is knitted and the flowers are crocheted.

I found a couple of vintage tea cosy patterns in a magazine that I have here, dating back to 1958. So I think I might try making these on my next attempt. I also found one with chickens on it, so have been fiddling around knitting tiny chickens...

On My Mind - Lavender Cleaner

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On my mind is this pretty Lavender Cleaner. I am pleased with how it turned out, with it's lovely smell and colour, and I cant wait to try it around the home...

Just a jar of vinegar with lavender flowers and stems added.

Recipe can be found here

On My Mind - Surgery

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On my mind today is a visit to this hospital next Tuesday

for Day Surgery on my shoulder...

I have been having trouble with a shoulder impingement/frozen shoulder for twelve months now. It is very restrictive so hopefully surgery is going to fix or at least make it a lot better, so I can use it more. I can't lift my arm higher than shoulder level. Apparently this is a common problem. I have tried a cortisone injection which helped a little with the pain but I haven't tried any physio because I am thinking the end result would be the same, and I would still end up with surgery.

On My Mind - The Garden

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I am thinking about my garden today.

Getting prepared for the fast approaching Spring.

I am waiting for hubby to put a couple more beds in the garden for me...

The garden is looking a bit bare at the moment.

I had a good crop of broccoli this year, without any bugs!

The sugar peas and spring onions are doing okay,

as is the silver beet so I have planted some more...

The garlic has been slow to take off, hopefully the warm weather will get them going.

My dwarf beans have suffered from the nasty frosts that we have had this year, and there is more frosts coming early next week...I do cover them but they have still been burned.

The capsicum bushes have been pruned ready for this years crop. I have been thinking about pulling these out and starting some fresh plants growing. This will be the fourth year from them...

And I want to try growing potatoes in a bag, I have been doing some research about this the past few days.

What is on your mind?

On My Mind

A collection of simple living books...

On my mind today has been concern for

the upcoming recession/depression that may be coming soon, and I want to be prepared if it were to happen.

We have no debt other than a small mortgage.

We have never been believers in credit cards so have not incurred debt with those.

We pay cash for all our purchases, if we dont have the money we go without, it is that simple.

So,

on with the stockpile...

I have a large cupboard to clean out this weekend to store some necessities in.

My list is ready...

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On My Mind - Wishful Thinking

Wishing we were hitting the road

in our newly purchased caravan...

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