Another week has passed and I still haven't managed to get back to my sewing machine. I have been cross stitching in the evenings though, and I've finished the First Day of Christmas by Hello from Liz Mathews.
I still need to turn it into a 3D tree, but at the moment it's just waiting on the finishing pile. I love the linen I chose for this one - it's 32 count Wichelt linen in a lovely pale green.
Cyclone Gabrielle passed over New Zealand on Monday and Tuesday and the Hawke's Bay suffered terrible flooding (Napier, Hastings, Gisborne). Nearly 10,000 people are currently displaced from their homes, and 4,500 people are registered as missing. The devastation is terrible. Many people will never return to their homes, but they are just thankful to still be alive. The death toll is sure to rise.
We were very lucky in Wellington and were hardly affected at all by the cyclone. It's hard to believe there's so much destruction just 4 hours drive away.
Here's some photos from my garden this week.
Now it's time for the Peacock Party. Feel free to link up a recent blog post below.
Your flowers are beautiful! My amaryllis are blooming now so I have flowers too. Hope you find time to sew this week!
ReplyDeleteI cant now english but your Blog very nice by Claudi from Berlin
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are so beautiful, just what I need to see on a winters day here in the US.
ReplyDeleteNice to see those garden photos! Here it snowed all day yesterday and today we have very very cold temps. so I'm just dreaming of future gardens.
ReplyDeleteThanks for writing a little about the cyclone. My news sources are not covering it, so I'm very ignorant about what's happening. Glad your area was not hit. Your flowers are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteyour cross stitch is beautiful. I was just reading of the damage on another New Zealand blog -
ReplyDeleteoh your garden is so pretty...we just had about a foot of snow yesterday..hmmphhh ha
ReplyDeleteYour embroidery lokks great, and so also your garden. Gives me spring vibes, although we just got more snow here.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear of the devastation in New Zealand! It's apparent that cyclone damage can be as horrible as hurricane damage. I can't imagine how so many people are coping. Still, I'm glad you are safe, and continuing to appreciate life. Your flowers are beautiful, as is the Christmas stitchery you just completed. Keep making lovely things, and count your blessings.
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