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Saturday sunshine

A little crochet in the garden, granny squares are so portable. And a lovely summer project, you can join them together later when the weather is cooler.


sunny granny squares


A little plaque that my friends Bianca and Maurice bought for me






Moss with his leg shaved, poor baby. He's doing really well and mooching about and hasn't murmered once. Two pain killers a day and waiting for his referral for hydrotherapy, which luckily is only a few miles from our house. Back to the vet in 2 weeks for his check up. He's getting even more fuss than normal. I took him to Pets at Home after the vet check up on Sat. He chose his new toy! The only problem now is stopping him from licking where he was shaved, must be very uncomfortable for him.


Moss the Lion

Ladies Mantle and Lidl carnation combo this weekend and the sun pouring into the dining room early evening, I love the sun in this room.

sunshine and flowers


Ladies Mantle cut from the front garden. It's giving me lots of flowers stems to use in the house. And they were free plants from babies from my larger plant in the back garden. And that's much of my weekend. Pottering, trips to the vet and a spot of crochet.

my favourite plant

Comments

mamasmercantile said…
Sounds like a good weekend, pottering and crochet a great combination. Hope Moss is back to his normal self soon.
Poor Moss, I hope he gets his appointment soon. Granny squares are the ideal portable craft aren't they, I've started taking them round to my mums when I visit x
Unknown said…
Enjoyed looking at your blog,one comment to make,I always always sew in the ends as I crochet I think I would lose the will to finish a project if I left them all til the end lol.
Reginas Cottage said…
hello,
it sounds after a lovely weekend.love lady mantels ,too. your flower arrangement looks beautiful.
wish you a nice week,
regina

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