Make It Monday 23rd September 2024

​Good morning!

The sun was shining, but it's clouded over in the last half hour. There's still a breeze though, so I'm praying that clothesline full of wet washing will dry before it rains. 

Last week was rather busy and looking back, lots of things were accomplished.

Making
I made nine card kits for a shoebox swap.
I put together nine little gifts for friends.
I made five happy mail cards and sent them out.
I crocheted two dishcloths for a gift. 

Baking
I volunteered to take morning and afternoon tea for the weekend. I made banana bread, date muffins, vanilla cupcakes and ANZAC slice and doubled each recipe so I could leave some for Wayne and the boys and to freeze for this week's lunchboxes. 

I made tortillas for a meal, and froze some.

Sewing
Every day something was cut out and pinned ready to sew this week. There are pot holders, jar openers, dusters, a couple of aprons and hanging tea towels. I will be doing a little market in a few weeks, so I'm building up stocks to have a nice variety of things for folk to buy.

Growing
The rhubarb that Lacey keeps digging up is growing again. This rhubarb is indestructible. I just stood and smiled when I saw it standing tall, well about 20cm high, in the pot. 

The second pear tree is full of blossom; I'm hoping for at least a couple of pears this year. 

The raspberries have woken up and are full of leaves and standing tall in the berry bed. Looking forward to lots of lovely fresh raspberries this summer.