Little Miss Maggie Rabbit

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Let me introduce you to

Miss Maggie Rabbit!

I made her for my youngest granddaughter's

third birthday in January.

Once I posted the parcel

I missed seeing her sitting on the couch,

she seemed to have become part of our family!

I have plans to make some friends

to keep Maggie company!

If you would like to make one too

you can buy the pattern or kit

from

Alicia of Posy Gets Cosy.

I'm linking to the following parties

Karen for Sunlit Sunday

Judith for Mosaic Monday

and

Stephanie for Roses of Inspiration.

Thank you for visiting and I so

appreciate your kind comments!

Take care and

be kind to one another

Merci à bientôt

Shane

My Favourite Tea Cups

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Today I'm sharing my beautiful blue

Spode Camille tea set 

handed down to me by my mother

you can see a previous post here

I'm joining Sandi's tea party at

Rose Chintz Cottage

to celebrate her five years of

Tea Time Tuesday!

I'm also joining my dear friend Stephanie
for her Tuesday party
Roses of Inspiration

and Jes for
The Art of Home Making Mondays

This is my favourite tea cup
because it holds so many

precious family memories of

time spent when friends popped in...

to enjoy a good old chin wag (chat)

catching up on each family's news

while sipping tea.

What could be nicer?!

Mother used these sweet cups every day

for both tea and coffee.

I've always loved the simple little flowers

that make up the pattern.

I can't remember what they are called...

maybe you can remind me!

A tea party wouldn't be any fun

without some friends to share

now would it?

I baked a gingerbread cake

and added crystallised ginger to the icing

which the bears love!

Do please pop over to
Sandi, Stephanie and Jes's blogs
and see what everyone is posting

it's fun!

 Thank you for visiting and I so

appreciate your kind comments!

Welcome

to my new followers.

Take care and

 be kind to one another

Merci à bientôt

Shane

In my summer garden

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I have two 'Bridal Bouquet' hydrangeas

in my garden.

In the beginning of summer they are white

starting off with tight buds

which develop into huge white mop heads.

Wonderful for picking.

This year we have had a particularly hot and 

very dry summer in NZ

and the flower heads have taken on

such pretty pastel colours - I love them.

This has never happened before,

I am aware their colour is effected by the

pH of the soil.

I'll let you know what happens next year.

The hydrangea above is Macrophylla

which has a pretty colour variation as well.

Do you grow hydrangeas in your garden

if so which variety?

They seem to thrive anywhere in my garden

one can't ask more than that!

I'm joining Karen for Sunlit Sunday

and

Judith for Mosaic Monday

Take care and

be kind to one another

Merci à bientôt

Shane