COLLECTING

I seem to be on this mission of collecting components for jewellery making. I can't resist buying some things every time I'm in a bead or craft shop. Have to stop, or I'll need to open a shop. My stash is getting ridiculous. What I'm not finding though, are unusual lamp work glass beads. I'm going to have to go on a search. I also want to order some sari silk. I'm so wary of ordering over the Internet. Must use Rich's Blue Bean card and get done with it.

I finished the brown button necklace, which was an order and have decided to let Denise choose which one she wants. The one in cream and brons was done a whole ago.

The choice of brown buttons.

The finished necklace.

Denise's choice.

Forget spring, we've gone straight into summer with temperatures of 30 degrees. Our spring/summer garden is poor. I never planted any bulbs or spring flowering annuals. All we've got is what came up from last year. I managed to pick some flowers for the vase.

I love daffodils and always buy them as soon as I see at the florists. I've tried rather unsuccessfully to grow daffodils, they grow but don't seem to want to flower. Here's my first spring purchase.

As I complained about before, it takes me ages to insert images. Becky sits by me patiently while I'm at the PC. Note that casual stance.

My section of the study. I'm told it's a disaster and when am I going to tidy up.

I have loads of disasters waiting to be sorted out. I'm totally lacking in the organised department at the moment. Not like me really, I was always so together, now I'm all over the place. Feel like I need to be a hermit. Or do we need a holiday, not a good day today.  Maybe I'll just read!!!!!!!!!!!

Isn't she just too beautiful. I've got three of this potters plates; goblets and an oil burner. I adore her plates and bowls featuring woman's faces. The faces seem to be saying something? She's hanging in the dining room near the vintage fishing rods and the Bass Richard caught fly fishing years ago.