.....Leave or Leaf.....

Decisions decisions....Will I go to the city today or wait till tomorrow.?

Yes, finally the time has come for this little overdue bundle of joy to get a little check up at the hospital  ( yes I know we have been meaning to go earlier but daughter No ! has herself procrastinated with very good reason) . I am to accompany my Daughter her Husband and her very dear friend and second Mum. (or is it her 3rd 4th or 5th she honestly has so many "Mums " in her life.)

The trouble with leaving is ....the leaves have piled up again, there is a swag of accounts to prepare for the 2oth of the month there are so many jobs i haven't finished and we have no idea when this little delight will arrive .

I could be in the city for a week.

There are many up sides though ....

I get to see my lovely Dad......

I can drive out to the sea and get a fix of the briny air and pick up little seaside treasures...

I can go harvest some sphagnum moss  for hanging baskets....

I can forget about the leaves for a while....

I can visit my friend and join in a Wednesday night Victoria meeting.....I have so enjoyed this new friendship which came about through losing a mutual darling friend.

Through our grief we have forged a lovely friendship.

My friend sent a  book swapbag she had lovingly made along with a notebook to keep record of our swaps. It is such a lovely thing to do. Our first swaps bought great delight.

I love the little Pot Pourri sachet . 

It is filled with lemon verbena.

Aloysia citrodora

..and as for the books  they are stunning. I especially love the Vintage Flowers.......

I got to last night and quickly whipped up two little glasses cases out of an old pillow case but they are  not finished ........dang and drat.............

So do I go or do I stay and finish them....

I think they can wait and be a nice little parcel in the mail to my friend........

I do so want to be with my daughter and my grandchildren ...the pull is too great .....

I would never forgive myself if I wasn't there to support her in this the most special time in her life ....

So dear followers I will send you all love and prosperity in all things and I will go get ready ........

For the Victoria meeting we need to bring two wee treasures.

I will share those at a later date because I want to surprise my friend.

I did find a treasure yesterday though.....

its an old Carltonware jam dish. 

It's been buried a long time so the dark staining will not come out even with bleach but I just love it...

The cheerful little flowers are so cute......

Don't forget to have a laugh today even if its just at yourself...........