Presents from my Mum

My mum visited a month or so ago and brought me a couple of tablecloths that I remember using at home.  They were the 'Good' tablecloths that we used when we had visitors for dinner.

This mustardy coloured one used to make my brother and I giggle, because it was made of Hemp!

The next couple of photos are of tablecloths I bought years ago, probably from Doncare in Templestowe - they used to be my favourite haunt and was close enough that I could go there every couple of days for a quick look.

The one with the Fruit Basket is a smaller cloth, great for breakfasts for one and has cute fruit embroidered all over it - this one is machine embroidered but I just loved it.

The second cloth is a full sized tablecloth with beautiful hand embroidered pansy like flowers in dusty pinks.

Unfortunately I don't use these cloths as often as I should - one day (when I find the time to iron them properly) I will take a photo of them on my table, so you can see just how beautiful they are.

I have been M.IA.

Wow, it has been a long time since I last updated my blog.  Too many hours working and not enough time to do the fun things at the moment.

I have been Op Shopping in the last few weeks, but have bought mostly clothes for winter.  I will take a few pictures of my treasures and post an update soon.