New Find

I found this gorgeous tin this morning at the garden centre. It's perfect for the bench.

We are just about to start our own composting, so this was a great motivator to get us going.

Even the girls were excited, and because they already have vege gardens at school and know all about compost, they told me what can go into the bin!

And plenty of more gardening books from the library today! Fun and interesting to look through.

The end of autumn

Gordon loves to snuggle up in a small space

The end of another season (my favourite) is here

the mornings and nights have a chill in the air

Winter veges plants have been planted

there are late flowering rose buds

time to dust off the heater

hot chocolates with marshmallows

snuggled up in bed with a good book

Early morning sunshine filters through

We nearly lost this peacherine tree in windy wild weather. We are happy it looks like it is recovering.

Simple Fun

The girls raced in the door yesterday and saw a container on the table and immediately asked what it was for. I said it's for all the buttons. We use buttons for craft, and of course sewing back on clothing.

They sat there for ages sorting, picking out favourites and setting them aside, chatting away. They didn't even ask for afternoon tea for a good half hour.

After they had sorted about half the buttons, they had to stop and get ready for swimming lessons. They do love swimming, but today they were happy to sit and sort buttons. They ended up finishing when we got home.

I remember my Mum having a button bag. It was green and lived in a draw in the dining room. I recall as a small girl often asking my Mum if I could play with the button bag. Such fond memories.