stitching in the car...

The Project...

Just out of curiosity, do you stitch when you're travelling in the car?

Mr E and I are off on adventures every week and we tend to travel either far, or farther...never near. 

Hours in the car are perfect opportunities for doing a little fun stitching; not the Elefantz Designs kind of stitching, but the "I'm making this for me" kind of stitching.

Here's what's coming together during road trips at the moment...

I've just finished the fifth block of a 2011 BOM that was shared by Michelle May (Raspberry Rabbits)...

It's called "Sentimental Journey" and is a series of 12 inspirational quotes...

Michelle's original blocks were quite large so I reduced them by 50% to stitch mine...

I'm using some old 2009 Tilda fabric from my stash to bring all the blocks together in a pocketed wall hanging when they're finished, but also Tilda threads, Tilda buttons and Tilda ribbons (gifted a few years back by a dear friend overseas)...

Five blocks down, seven to go!

The Garden...

It's been neglected. My poor potted herbs have been dying. With my torn patella tendon keeping me almost immobile for two months I've been unable to get up and down the stairs to tend them...

...but it's about 90% healed now so I've donned my Garden-nurse cap and begun to administer love and care once more.

The parsley smiled at me today...

...and our chilles are bursting forth in bright red dresses.

Fortunately some plants are sturdy and can diligently attend to themselves when I'm absent.

Look how big the pineapple plant is now!

Mr E planted the top of a pineapple for me back in January and it's thriving beyond my expectations. My foot is in the pic so you can see just how enormous the plant has grown. Another year and we'll have a pineapple...

Three weeks left of the tropical winter, so beautiful right now...

... and mango season is coming because the mango trees are in bloom.

By Christmas the roadside stalls will be selling bountiful buckets of freshly picked mangoes for just $10...

But you know, no matter winter or summer, it's always green in my tropical garden!

Have a wonderful weekend wherever you are, and whatever season you're in right now - for all seasons have their own beauty.

I'm off to prepare tomorrow's picnic baskets because another new adventure awaits us!

PS: If you'd like an inspired read check out this excellent blog post from Mr E...

hugs