As many of you know, I recently house and pet sat for my
brother and his wife while they were away.
I visited them yesterday, and my dear sister-in-law gave me the
prettiest scarf and a bag for a thankyou gift.
I adore the colours in this scarf, and it is so light and
soft that I am sure it will be a pleasure to wear.
The jute bag, with a sweet penguin on the front (all the way
from Oamaru, where they watched the Little Blue penguins coming ashore in the
evening), is the perfect size
for my laptop, which will be marvellous whenever I take it out somewhere with
me.
We had heavy rain overnight and it is threatening again now
(mid-morning). We used to say that wet
weather was only any good for ducks – but I think the blackbirds love it
more!
The lawn was almost alive this morning, with several
blackbirds hopping around and feasting on all the worms that had come to the
surface because of the wet ground.
Blackbird heaven 😊
Margaret, xx
(The cross-stitch and bead lady, in the picture, was worked by
my mother several years ago – I know how long it took her to do, so it is
something I treasure)
