Ducks in Canberra

I have arrived back in Darwin after spending two and a bit weeks in Canberra, ostensibly to make curtains for downstairs at my daughter and son-in-law's house, but of course to travel with a duck and take photos with the Canberra cousin - Chris.  

100% Gorgeous travelled with me and liked hanging out upstairs with Chris Duck. They both enjoyed coming downstairs and watching three very good games of mahjong and then there was some time spent hanging out in the garden.

My son-in-law has worked very hard to keep the garden alive during the drought conditions that Canberra is still under, as this quite large pumpkin will testify to.  It still is one of the great pleasures in life to prepare a meal with vegetables and herbs picked fresh from the garden - zucchini, apple cucumbers, tomatoes, figs, oregano, rosemary, basil etc.  Pasta with a sauce of fresh tomatoes roughly chopped and cooked with grated zucchini and fresh herbs - wonderful

ducks with necklaces

How does time fly past so quickly?  What happened to January 2010?  While I am asking that question, what happened to most of 2009?  One thing I have been playing with over the last few weeks is beads.  The big ducks were getting cross with being ignored - excepting being shifted from the top of the washing machine to the top of the toilet seat and back again when laundry is happening.  The only way I could appease them was to take their photos with necklaces so they could feel included with what I have been amusing myself with apart from them.

Here I will give a plug for the website I have placed the necklaces on - Madeit.  My creations are under the Aqua Goddess Creations name.   http://www.madeit.com.au/aquagoddesscreations    While you are there, check out other goodies.  Everything is hand made in Australia and there are lovely things for gifts or to spoil yourself.

Until next time, which might be coming from Canberra......