Hello Dhaaarlings...
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| The first "Peace" rose of Spring. |
Princess here... remember me?
Last seen being chased (along with the Empress) by a humungous storm?
Well... I can finally put my feet up for a little while and have a spell of some long awaited rest and recovery time.
The debutant ball for my niece went off very well although the remake and finishing of the frock took longer than anticipated... given that the whole front of the bodice was pearl seed beads and apliqued lace... Which all had to be removed and then re sewn by hand!... Very very time consuming ... but then I knew it would be...
We had a lovely night at the ball... but then it was straight back home the next day and on to the next urgent project "The Wedding Dress".
Fitting... reworking patterns and re fitting seemed to be the order of the project.
All very time consuming and demanding.
The bride was delighted with the outcome as were her family which is the main thing. Along with alterations to the grooms suit.
I continued to sruggle on while fighting another dreaded lurgy.
The project was finally finished just in the nick of time with the gown being delivered at midnight the night before the wedding day!
So needless to say I now have some time to get back to health and recover.
I'm still waiting for a response from the theatre company and the longer it is taking the more focused I've become on not being available for next years production... 6 years of costuming has been a wondefully creative experience for me and I have loved every minute of working with the extremely tallented groups of teenagers over that time... but I cannot keep burning myself out in the process.. It has taken its toll on my health and I think that is what I need to be concentrating on for at least a little while.
So in celebration... a long awaited Spring has finally arrived and here are some lovely backyard bloomers for your enjoyment!
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| Double Delight with Mauve Flag Iris |
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| Pale Lemon and Mauve Flag Iris |
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| Purple and White Flag Iris |
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| Self sewn Violas |
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| More Self sewn Violas |
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| Daisy bush... Don't know it's proper name |
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| Lilac |
It has been a long awaited Spring... and still we have 2 days of warmth followed by a cold snap that makes me feel like we are back to winter.
We had Snow in the hills at the end of October which is almost unheard of!
Anyway Darlings... The Empress has just informed me that the bucket of scraps is full and needs to be emptied into the worm farm... So I must away...
Life goes on as usual...
Bottoms up Darlings...
