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Friday already?

Watering the houseplants, most of them Monstera (aka cheeseplants) I came across this sad little specimen.  I think he's heading for the compost bin, don't you?  Thankfully the Monstera, snake plants (aka 'mother in law's tongue'!), spider plant and parlour palm are healthy enough.  I have to hold back from over-watering them as I think that's my most common mistake with indoor greenery. No chance of over-watering outside as the weather's dry, dry, dry!  Not a drop of rain, though I'm relishing the sunshine.   I'll do a quick round-up of my latest fabric postcards.  First of all, Wednesday's.  I'd acquired various sheer fabrics, and hadn't sewn with those before, so I thought I'd give it a go, but on a small scale.  Wednesday's postcard was more about learning how to handle such slippery, slinky fabrics as it was about the finished piece.  Just two differently patterned sheers and lines of simple running stitch.   My Thursday p...

Lessons learnt

Chives growing in a flower bed A carpet of Sweet Woodruff, and beyond that are perennial sunflowers.   It's Tuesday, about halfway through May.  My '31 days' fabric postcard challenge continues.  To be honest, today's postcard wasn't very satisfying, either to make or to look at.  But more of those grumblings later...    Here are some pictures from yesterday, the back garden looking green and lush.  So far this year I've had snowdrops, daffodils, tulips, bluebells and anemones.  Now, the march of the aliums begins.  All that vivid purple loveliness! They're going to look fabulous among the soft purples, pinks and creams of the foxgloves.   I have to admit, yesterday saw me do a detour into my local charity shop YET AGAIN!  Okay, I can justify my frequent spending as (a) upcycling clothes is a quick, cheap way to bulk out my fabric stash, (b) the money goes to charity, not a multinational supermarket's shareholders, and (c)...