While working on our Australia photo/scrap book, I got a bit sidetracked! But I did get that mission accomplished! Out of our over 3,000 photos, I ended up with slightly less than 300 in the book. On the right page is my summary of our visit to Ayers Rock Resort. On the following page I…
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Changing Gears: Documenting Australia
First of all, thank you to everyone who attended my How to Ice Dye Fabric webinar yesterday. We had lots of good questions and it was so much fun for me to share LIVE one of my obsessions. I’ve been pretty much knee deep in that preparation and other artsy stuff (and gardening) this last…
Read MoreSunday stroll around Happy Acres
It’s a great Sunday morning to take a stroll around our little piece of the world. The hostas still look good in the front. The deer don’t seem to bother these. All of the others we have to spray. And another one They also are on the Bee Balm. This threadleaf coreopsis you will see…
Read MoreEverything is growing up!
I took this picture of one of our beds of lavender recently and was amazed at how much it has grown. But then to look back at the pictures from two years back – Oh my! Two years ago it looked like this: And then last year: Last year everything was early so I was…
Read MoreAnother Sunday Stroll
Yesterday morning was a great time to work in the yard and also get some pictures of our work in progress. It was warm but overcast – perfect for pictures. The blueberries are really doing great this year. Can’t wait until they ripen. I’ve been in the process of moving some of my favorite irises…
Read MoreStop Three: Uluru
This is a continuation of our recent trip to Australia. From Sydney we flew to Uluru. I’ve seen Ayers Rock in pictures, but to see it in person is pretty unbelievable. We spent the first evening watching the rock change colors as the sun set. After dark we were bussed to an area for a…
Read MoreStop Two: Sydney Part 2
We booked a tour of the Blue Mountains on our last day in Sydney. It started with a stop at the Sydney Olympic Park. Then we were off to Featherdale Wildlife Park. Then to Scenic World where we rode the railway and the cableway, and walked through the rainforest before climbing aboard on a rivercat…
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This was our second stop on our Bucket List tour of Australia. Pictures and info on our first stop at Melbourne can be found here and here. So we were on to Sydney where we stayed in a Bed and Breakfast or what they called a Boutique Hotel in Potts Point, a semi-short walk to…
Read MoreOrchid Escape: Girls Day Out
Yesterday I joined three friends/fellow master gardeners for a girls day out at the Orchid Escape in Amazonia at the Evansville Mesker Zoo & Botanical Garden. If you are in the area, the Orchid Escape will be going on through March 16. In addition to the hundreds of orchids, it sure felt good to walk…
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