Marigold and Daisy

Like two forlorn but very sweet orphans, Marigold and her sister Daisy, have been washed & fluffed, aired & coaxed, until at last they have settled in & found a home at our house. Some determined care & attention one fine shiny day this last week, did indeed do the trick. I came out one morning to find the Master Fluffer already on the mission of redemption for the day.

Our front porch gets wonderful winter sun..on a sunshiny day.

"I have a plan", declared the master Fluffer,"The girls..what are their names again?" "Daisy & Marigold", I said, "Since they are really quite pretty but they smell a little odd & besides both flowers are in the bouquets on the fabric itself." "Yes, well I have decided that I am going to madly shake Daisy & Marigold on the hour, every hour throughout this sunny day & see if that makes a difference to their demeanor"

Eventually, I wandered off to pick up the milk, return library books & other such important things. Right outside the library I found these sweet prunus blossoms. They routinely flower about now..I think they are "hope flowers"..pretty spring like blossoms that are sent to remind us that no winter really lasts that long after all.

When I got home I found one wee petal in my hair...

During an op shop "exchange" I found this little picture. I really rather bought it for the frame part. I love the heavy glass & scalloped edges & thought that I might pop a pretty rosey picture in to it, but, when I looked again I thought, oh no that actually is very sweet just as it is. A boy & his dog.

Clang, clang, clang there goes the bell again...

Master Fluffer is still on the job!

I found these two big old heart buttons recently..they will be just perfect for something.

I am amazed at how many fruits are orange at this time of the year. They must contain carotene, or some such thing, that we need to boost immunity right about now. We have lots & lots of delicious sweet persimmons. They are yummy & crisp & taste a bit like rock melon. One of their best qualities is that they don't oxidize like most fruit when cut, which means that they don't go brown. So they are great for a cheese board, fruit salad or in the lunch box (well, if I had one, a lunch box that is)

Master Fluffer works mostly afternoon shifts just now..which means he comes home just after 11.30 pm. I made him a pretty snack the other night..not too heavy to go to bed on..

The apples that I get from down St Andrew's road are a help yourself arrangement, with an honesty box & are truly tree ripened & juicy. My Sallies abacus is so helpful for counting bags (when needed) without losing track or having to pick up a pen.

I just love the embroidery on this lovely little afternoon tea cloth that I came across the other day. Best of all the same embroidery is in all four corners.

This kind of scarf could be worn winter or summer..great inspiration. I just love it, made all in lace like this. I am quite impressed that by using the embed button via Pinterest the picture retains all it's links, the source, my Pinterest homepage & Pinterest itself...very clever!

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Well, after all that ringing of bells & fiddling & fluffing the girls have been made "good". I haven't actually taken a long deep sniff but when I have been folding them & handling them there is no whiff at all!

 
Now they really are...

for all kinds of purposes. Come & take a pew...

I just love this thought! I guess that is precisely what the Master Fluffer managed to do. Such a simple thing, no expectation or pressure, just just go forth & make something good.

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One of the other bonuses, I am finding with Pinterest, is that of discovering new blogs & tutorials via the pinned pictures, that I may never have otherwise come across. At Stone Gable I found a lovely range of homely tutorials like this one for making a vintage linen hand towel in to a pretty pillow.

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And this one about the care & washing of vintage linen.

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I came to this blog via this gorgeous picture of pansy shortbread. If you follow the link you will find the recipe & instructions for the pansy bit. Aren't they just divine?!!

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With lots of sunshiny hugs & persimmony kisses 0X0X0X0X0
MUCH

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