RAIN AND CACTUS

Thank you all for your lovely comments on my previous post.  I really appreciate you kind thoughts and good wishes.  
Yes, I've been Missing in Action for a couple of weeks...

the dreadful lurgy which has overcome half the population of Australia has made its mark - I am still bone weary much of the time!

This flu is so rampant, it is becoming fashionable.

I have good days, followed by bad (exhausted) days.

On a good day, I spent one hour making two cushions:

Then I had a good lie down...

Despite doctor's orders, you can't go on cancelling out of things forever,

so we took my father (almost 95) to look at a plant nursery:

He really enjoyed it..

and the coffee and cake at the little cafe, too.

I told him he will be 95 in a few weeks, and he shook his head and said

"It's hard to believe it".

Next thing you know we'll be planning his 100th!

It rained for 24 hours last week, after months of dry.

It was cold too, so chocolate was mandatory.

This lorikeet looked so miserable -

he'd probably never seen rain before in his life...

 I decided to try this pattern, about 2 months ago.

I used a fine pink cotton lawn, with gray flaps and cuffs, and black jersey for the collar stand and front tab.  

I really struggled with this.  Despite making a toile, I think every bit of it was unpicked at least once, and nothing seemed to fit properly.

Put it on to take a 'finished' photo, and decided the sleeves were too full.

Maybe a kimono style sleeve, with a cuff, is a bad idea.

Sewing to relax is good therapy, but not when things go awry...

I need to sew something Really Simple, to unwind, before I tackle the sleeves again.

I never met a succulent I didn't love for the garden -

and then I found cactus love in fabric...and this will become a cool summer dress.

I amused myself stitching a little cactus on the vintage denim jacket which lovely D gave to me...

Have we been playing too much cowboy Lego, do you think?

Stay well...

XXXX