I’m not really sure what to say today, except that I feel incredibly sad.  The words “Worst Bush Fires in Australian History” keep swirling around my head, along with the death toll that keeps on rising (173 last count this morning). And I am also feeling grateful, all my relatives who live in Victoria are all safe and accounted for and are in no immediate danger.  It’s all so devastating, I cannot imagine what all the people who have lost homes and loved ones are going through.  

Ok, enough with the sad talk, I do have pics to share today of craft I have been working on…..

Firstly, my mum fell in love with the wrap-around skirt I made the other week, and asked me to make her one.  So, being the good daughter I obliged!  I added extra length to it, as I felt the skirt was a smidge to short for me, and mum is more modest than me.

Fabric is in the Daisy Chain line by Amy Butler, with contrasting solid by Moda.

I have also been working on a knitted vest for winter.

I am up to knitting the back, then I just have to knit the ribbing around the neck and arms.  I was really worried that it wouldn’t fit, but I was able to try it on when I switched from knitting it in the round to knitting it straight.

On the gardening front, we had a “natural disaster” destroy some of our plants.  I was able to photograph the evil entity in action!

I *wish* all he did was eat the plants!  But he also dug them up.  He managed to destroy 3 cucumbers, 2 tomato plants, and all our cos lettuce.  Little Monkey!!

Stacey