A sneaky peaky at my new book

My new book called Jessica's Garden

will be released later this year

It is a children's book

I thought I would show you a few of the 

lovely illustrations from the book

They were beautifully done by KJ Illustrations

situated in the USA

email Kurvi4kids@gmail.com

facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/Kalpartillustrations#

 I am so pleased with them

I will show you more as time passes

Jessica's Garden will be published by 

Strategic Book Publishers

The website for my first book

pictured below is

 sbpra.com/jeanetteodonnell

I am joining my usual linky parties

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I hope you are having a lovely week

xx jeanetteann

                                                

Indian Summer in Autumn & thrifty find & peak at house repairs

I think someone would have made this lovely little wall planter

Maybe at a pottery class

I think it is so nice.

I put a little bottle inside filled with water and a rose.

I think it could be used for planting something nice too.

It cost me $3 at Vinnies

We moved the Chinese Lantern tree from here as it suddenly 

started to die off.

We have given it a good prune and moved it to a more sheltered spot

We replaced it with another Hibiscus.

which is very different from our other 5

I think it's going to look amazing,withe the 2 new Salvias

behind the birdbath

Can you believe it's Autumn here in South Australia

and the temps are up in the high 20's and today 31 degrees

An Indian Summer means a very cold Winter ahead.

The Spring bulbs are coming up already. The garden

doesn't know what time of year it is. They think it's Spring.

like the Hibiscus and holly hocks still blooming

This Hibiscus starts off cream,then turns to apricot,then pink

It's very pretty

This one looks quite tropical

It was given to us by my cousin who was visiting from England

a few years ago. She has since passed from this life,so I call it Thelma's 

Hibiscus,as it reminds me of her,my dear cus. Happy and colourful

This one blooms profusely most of the year and is getting quite big.

Bali Sunset

a reminder of exotic holidays

This one is a very good flowerer too,covered in blooms most of the year

I love the pink Hollyhocks

We had a salt damp treatment on our house last year

After drying out we are now about to get the replastering done

It's a messy business inside and out.

The skirting boards had to come off. Hubby spent all day

getting just 2 walls of them removed

They were the original one's and our home is over 100yrs old

The nails were nearly a foot long.

I would like to have kept the nails,but they got all bent.

Hubby sanded down all the skirtings and is going to paint them

before putting them back

The plasterers will be here tomorrow and we have to wait

6 weeks before painting.

Lucky we are going on holidays for 2 of those weeks

The kitchen/dining room is a bit of a mess.

I don't mind living with it for a while, just to get it all finished

before we get too old to be bothered,or capable.

I hope you all are having a lovely pleasure filled week

I will be visiting my lovely friends at their linky parties

Links on my side bar.

xx jeanetteann

The garden is still producing in Autumn and table centrepiece

I changed the table centrepiece,using my new Ikea pots today,

faux lavender and a few other silk flowers including

some dried hydrangeas from the garden

I think I've changed my mind and prefer the white lace cloth

Less busy

I

I am still picking roses from the garden, even though it's Autumn

The weather has been so nice. 

The garden doesn't know it's Autumn,

it's too warm.

 I don't mind,as the next pictures show,the blooms keep coming.

We are going out tomorrow to get 2 more climbing roses

We have an old Cecile Brunner which is getting too big for our little

garden,so it has to go. We will replace it with an old fashioned

more gentle rose. I'm not sure which one yet.

We also have a beautiful large yellow rose which we planted 

next to the pergola.

 It was supposed to be a climber

It's been in 5 yrs and hasn't climbed yet. I think they had the wrong 

name on it.

So that has to also be moved. It's so pretty though,so we will put it somewhere else.

Lots of time in the garden this weekend. Love it.

I am joining some lovely linky parties this week

The links are on my side bar.

xx  jeanetteann

Freshening up the hallway & new finds

We decided the hallway needed freshening up,although

we are quite happy with the colours,it just looked a bit 

tired. I had been putting up pictures and photo's haphazardly

and it had gotten a little out of control.

The border was still in good order,and was quite expensive when we 

bought it 10yrs ago,so didn't want to replace it.

My hubby painted the Lemon Gelati,a Solver colour,above the border

and it was my job to painstakingly,with a tiny brush

paint around the scalloped border

The Sparkling Burgundy, a Wattle colour, below the dado rail,

was still quite good

so we left it.

We took all the pictures and photo's down,

so time for a rethink

Slowly we started rearranging them on the floor,

then up onto the walls

We left quite a few off the left hand side,as it 

was too crowded with mismatched ones

These are a few embroideries I completed a few years ago

Pink glass collection

Children and Grand children photo's

I had to include this picture as I love this series,I have a few more similar

in other rooms. Of cause I always include some cherubs somewhere

Our ancestors grouped together

A little Welcome cushion I embroidered

This light fitting was in the house when we bought it 18 yrs ago

I think it probably was an original to the home which is circa 1910,

an Edwardian Villa

Although it's quite nice,we really have been thinking about 

a nice crystal chandelier instead,which would give us more light.

Although we did put in a skylight,it's at night when visitors

come it seems a bit dark. We have 2 table lamps which help.

Not sure really, as we think this looks Edwardian

I suppose they had chandeliers in Edwardian times,what do you think?

More family photo's on our 1840 antique table

I had some pretty rose patterned fabric,so made a cover

(of cause with a ruffle) love ruffles,for the old chest by the entrance

It's only for a change really. I do love the chest so will probably

only leave it there for a short while.

The cushions I made. The one on the left I smocked

Before I go and join the linky parties around blog land,

I must show you 2 new little finds.

This delightful little pink glass birdie and pretty English Teacup

$3 the two. Bargain,just need to find its saucer,which shouldn't 

be hard,as it's the cups that are usually scarce.

I was happy to find out that I was featured by Deborah at Green Willow Pond

last week,I am very honoured, thank you Deborah

You will find all the links to the lovely blogs I follow and the linky parties

on my side bar. Definitely worth a peak.

I hope you have a fun week

xx jeanetteann

Thrifty finds,vintage pram & thingymajig.

I was extremely lucky to get this gorgeous vintage pram

given to my by a friend

It belonged to her as a child and her mother as a child before that

It's over 100yrs old

I love the worn wicker and wheels

It just shows how much it has been played with and enjoyed over the years

After giving it a good clean, I didn't want to change it much

so decided to make some covers for it

I made a white cover for the inside,a new mattress

and embroidered a babies vintage pillow case

I think my Sugar Britches porcelain doll I made and dressed

in a christening gown.(made from a vintage bridal train

looks lovely in the pram.

Now this is the thingymajig?I mentioned

I say that because I've no idea what it was meant for,

but I found it in the RSPCA charity shop for $2

For some strange reason I couldn't resist it.

I haven't painted it,it was already silver

I thought it would look good in the garden somewhere

I had these lovely pewter butterflies that are for clipping onto

and outdoor tablecloth when it's windy.

I clipped them onto the branches of the thingymajig

I just love when the sun shines on it and makes it sparkle

Whatever it was meant to be,I love it.

I hope your'e having a nice weekend

Join me for my usual linky parties

the links are on my side bar.

xx jeanetteann