New Header

 

 

Yes, I have changed my header image. It seemed more appropriate to have a new image that better reflected our current reality. And while I loved my chicken painting that was my original image, but since we no longer have chickens and despite planning to have them again somewhere in our future, I felt it was time for a change.

 

I took this photo while out on an early morning walk two weeks ago, watching the sun rise over Princess Royal Harbour. You might be able to see just the slightest hint of the first light as it touches the rocks on Mount Melville. And how convenient that the flock of birds decided to fly past at that very moment!

The beautiful sunny weather of the past week has been replaced with cooler, rainy and windy patches - perfect for a spot of knitting - as if I need any excuse!

Hope you are having a great weekend.

Sam xx

Green Pool

 

Today we had another glorious Autumn morning - no sign of the promised thunderstorm,  and I had the day to myself. Yeehaw!

 

It didn't take me long to throw my bathers and camera in the car. I was SO excited as I hurtled towards Denmark (that's the town on the South Coast of WA, not the country....)

 

And once I got there, to Green Pool at Williams Bay on the other side of Denmark, it was divine! I was at the beach, the sun was out (most of the time), and I had hours to myself to take photos and swim until I had to head home to collect the kids from school.

 

Ahhh! A brilliant day!

 

 

Sam xx

 

 

PS Sorry about not posting for over a week - my computer needed debugging.

 

 

Book Chat on Instagram

Last month's bookchat winners - from instagram.com/kimpearsoninteriordesigner#

 

I love a good read, and I love being a part of a book club, but I never thought of starting a book club on instagram.

 

But somebody did!

 

Kim Pearson* thought of it and mentioned it on instagram. Julie Gibbs, Penguin publisher, read Kim's comment, got in contact, and they now run instagrambookchat on their instagram pages as well as on facebook.

 

Check it out - they are announcing the topic for April on Saturday and there are always bookish giveaways to be won!

 

http://www.facebook.com/instagrambookchat

 

Happy reading!!

 

Sam xx

 

 

* Kim Pearson is my talented and very clever sister. You had better believe I have a personal interest in mentioning her!! :)

Rainbow Creatures

 

For a supposedly small garden we have a surprising amount of birdlife around our home; silver eye finches, blue wrens, seagulls (not so exotic), pelicans soaring above our heads.....

 

and "Rainbow Birds".

 

I think it is a rainbow lorikeet that flew into our window this morning. It lay stunned and winded on the path for a few minutes, turned itself upright, sat quietly for a few more minutes while it gathered its senses, and then, suddenly, flew away.

 

All of this was witnessed by the girls who had run into the front room to see what caused the "bang" on the window. The suspenseful moments of "will he, won't he" were accompanied by my running commentary about what was happening and what the positive and negative outcomes might be. Phew!! I am soooo glad the rainbow bird survived! 

 

 

And there are other rainbow creatures hiding in our garden - Miss E took this photo of her newly completed Rainbow Doggie as she frolicked among the foliage. Awwww! Miss E often sneaks away with my phone for her covert photo shoots. I must admit, I do love to check out the images which magically appear on my phone from one day to the next! 

 

Rainbow creatures on the rainbow coast.

pattern:: Muffin the Puppy
yarn:: assorted 4ply yarns from my stash
needle:: 3mm

A rainbow puppy sister for her birthday doggie.

 

Sam xx

New Knitting

 

I couldn't help myself - I loved the other shawl I made so much, I just HAD to cast on another Line Break shawl, once again in the lusciously beautiful Madeline Tosh Merino Light, but this time in the Charcoal colour way.

 

I was sad to see the last one go, but I am delighted it has been so enthusiastically welcomed into its new home. That it is so appreciated makes me feel good!

 

Ahhh. I do love a new project.

 

 

What projects are you undertaking at the moment?

Do you have a gorgeous yarn that you would recommend?

 

 

Happy weekending!

 

Sam xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Beach

 

Wow! The weather has been amazing here these last few days, although I'm told by the locals that this should be its last hurrah before it gets cold and stays that way for winter. That's why I'm trying to get in as many image gathering opportunities as I can while the weather is good.

 

With that in mind, today I picked up my Mother in Law on the way to Two Peoples Bay where there is the most divine little beach called...well, Little Beach! It's not always the safest of beaches - some poor fellow lost his life here a few weeks ago - but today it was utterly gorgeous.

That's my MiL on the beach in her new red hat. It was good to have her company for this outing; doubly so, for she brought a picnic lunch for us to share!

 

Perfect.

 

 

Sam xx

Easter Outings

 

If we weren't painting the front room* this Easter weekend, then we were playing with friends, new and old**, eating chocolate, or spending time at the beach.

 

I gotta tell you, I've been thoroughly enjoying this landscape painting, material collecting, research caper! And while the weather holds, I am planning some more field trips this week. Yippee!

 

Hoping that you have all had a wonderful weekend.

 

 

Sam xx

 

 

* It looks amazing! Shame about the furniture.

** Loooved seeing friends from our old Mundaring stomping ground.