Christmas in pictures........Australian style

Saturday the 14th of September

The day looked promising......sunny, still and clear; not warm, but hey, it IS early Spring and even though the first few days of the new season were unseasonably warm, this is more normal. The day made the decision for me - I decided to go for a fairly long bike ride.

The river looked exceptional - mirror-calm and still.

I stopped at the Rosevears pub for a breather and a spot of lunch and encountered my sister and brother-in-law and some of their friends there as well, enjoying the beautiful afternoon in the newly renovated indoor/outdoor area.

When I got home after cycling about 35 kilometers, I still had enough energy to get into the garden to plant more vegetables.

I earned this!

Whew!!

Well...........It's done and dusted for another year - we had a family gathering for Christmas here in my studio, which cleans up reasonably well to be used as a dining hall for a crowd. Here they all are - sans moi - I took the picture. It's taken me a full day to recover, but as I write this I'm starting to feel human again!

And now I can post a picture of this very pink trio, which was made as a special Christmas order, so I had to keep it under wraps! Pink is not really a colour I use much at all, but I had lots of fun making these.

OK.........nose back to the grindstone today - I had lots of orders that came in just before Christmas, so I need to get them ready to post.

Hope you all had a safe and wonderful Christmas with family and friends!

I'm looking forward to sharing more of my world with you in 2012.

Merry Christmas!

To all who stop by and visit in the next little while, may I wish you a safe and happy Christmas with family and friends and all wonderful things in 2009.

I am spending the next few days with family and will probably not be online at all ..........but I will be back very soon with new work and things to share.

With heartfelt best wishes,

Susie