The beds in the yard go grow grow grow...

Everything in the garden is growing so quickly at the moment, even though it is very dry. Unfortunately, the weeds are too :/ Nutgrass is the bane of my existence!!

Here are my garden beds Wednesday. 

These cucumbers and coming on wonderfully!

This one is the one I picked this afternoon.
It's tripled its size in a couple of days.

Coriander flowers in my Romanesco Broccoli (that's looking
a bit lacy thanks to the Cabbage Moth caterpillars)

Lots of spaces for lettuce to go in when my seedlings are
bigger, the celery in the middle is looking wonderful and
it will be picked more often now that my Chinese celery
has gone to seed.

Tomatoes, zucchini, capsicum and pepino

Zucchini, cucumber and various leafy greens
(and my pineapples next to the raised bed)

Lettuce, Asian greens, Rosellas, tomatoes
and pumpkins still to find homes

Plastic bags hanging off bamboo stakes protect my pots
from the brush turkey. 

Today's harvest, pepino, beans and cucumber

The pepino went into the fruit salad I had for dinner. The flavour was amazing!! Sort of like rockmelon crossed with a honeydew melon. Thankfully it's thriving so I'll be picking those as soon as more are ripe! Whilst I have a blueberry, orange tree  and fig tree, they are all slow to mature and aren't yielding much fruit at the moment. I've got Chinese Gooseberries to go in so they will add to the fruit side of things as well.

Mel aka OneCraftyMumma hosted a dishcloth swap recently (that's now finished) and below is the cloths that I made. These were so quick to whip up I can see myself doing lots more when holidays come around! I used this pattern off Ravelry, mixing it up a little with the colours. 

Time to relax and watch some tv for me now I think and read my new cookbook. Thanks for visiting!

Blythe Love, Crochet and Lazy Sundays

For quite a while now I've been wanting a Blythe doll. Yes, I know I'm 43 and I shouldn't be playing with dolls lol BUT for me, it's another extension of my creative side. I've ordered my first girl Lavender Hug, and I'm (impatiently) awaiting her arrival.

I never been a doll kind of girl. As a child I preferred the logic of Lego instead. Logic is where I felt safe. As an adult I have a lot more control over what situations I'm put into, so I find, although I still always fall back on logic, I don't mind the frivolous. My inner child had to grow up way too fast, so I don't mind indulging her now.

Of course I do wish I had those Barbies now, as Skipper is the same size and shape as Neo Blythe. Amusingly, Skipper was my favourite Barbie. (She had terrible hair though!! By the time she got to me she was already a teenager and her straight blonde hair was curly. I didn't give her a haircut though, only the one that would be worth a lot of money if I hadn't :/ I think her hair was animal hair of some kind because it was SO soft, which made it hard to style, so I cut it, then glued it down lol)

Today I'm spending the day crafting as it's rainy and quite dreary outside. I've got some new Kaaland Yarn that I've been wanting to make something with, just waiting for some ideas.

Kikuyu, Grape and an unnamed ball which I've called Licorice Allsort

I'm going to make a headband out of the Licorice Allsort and then maybe look for some Blythe patterns. I've found a really cute halter neck dress pattern already, which I may make this afternoon. At least I know with making something that small I'll be able to finish it in one (of my) sittings. I can see that my Blythe is going to end up looking like a tree hugging hippie and I'm happy about that! If you have any links for patterns on the web, crochet or sewing please share them with me!!

Have a wonderful Sunday and do something to make your inner child smile too :)