happy weekend!

have a happy weekend !

it's my birthday tomorrow! it's my sister jutta's birthday today! we are the same age for one day in the year!

i delivered her my gift today and she couldn't resist showing me one of her presents to me,

a fabulous genuine 1950's blue polka dot sun umbrella,

she knows me so well, i LOVE polka dots, their so cheery, in fact i am wearing a bright red polka dot as i write this!

don't you love the inside of an old fashioned yellow rose blooming in my garden and as for the little bird!

the pear and apple birds are a work in progress, i'll show you the finished results next week!

till then...!

i just received a question about the bird from,www.jenniferakkermans.com

it's made out of a combination of stiff dried brush, cut down feathers and very thinly sliced bark segments, lovely isn't it,

if you live in New Zealand, they are available at the California garden centers.