Brain Cactus

I have not had luck with growing cacti or succulents. I tend to kill them off by over watering. Cannot restraint myself from watering them each day and the lack of sun in my balcony does not help either. I would love to grow this. Saw this at the gardens in the flower dome. 

Maureen, I heard you. 

Mammillaria elongata 'Cristata'

JS Doily VI

It is finally done. It took several weeks with months of inactivity in between. May I say that it is quite pretty. It is not perfect as I posted earlier that there were some mistakes in earlier rounds but it did not affect the latter rounds. I am glad I decided to complete it instead of giving up.

The pattern is from Jan Stawasz in his book Tatting Theory and Patterns on page 83. Tatted in Lizbeth Size 40 threads in Coral Splash Col. 188 and Terra Cotta Col. 673.

Today is my mom's birthday. She celebrates her 77th. Happy Birthday Mom. This doily is dedicated to you.

My Other Obsession

Plump Pigeons

They lined up in a row for me.

Now all I need to do is make them face the camera.

Unfinished Edging Completed

When I first started tatting edgings, I often did not know what it would end up as, so I would leave it unfinished. 

I found this one which I tatted years back. I no longer have any of the pink thread so I unpicked some rings and chains and joined it to the beginning. But not before I found some mistakes. There are still mistakes if you bother to look closely. I could edge or border a small oval pillow with it. The thread is Venus Size 40 in a dusty pink and a dark plum.

A Green Japanese Meal

These were exhibits in the recent Garden Festival. A table set with plants mainly succulents and other plants - Fittonia, Selaginella, Lithops, Pilea etc.

Care for some sushi, ramen, udon or soba anyone?

Carved Jade Earrings - Green and Lavender

Very light colours but the carvings are quite neatly done. The lady showed me several pieces of jade and there were some with bird carvings too. Pretty, but unfortunately I did not want to spend too much. The second photo shows the other side of the jade. The jump rings and ear hooks are 14K gold-filled.

Lunch At Home

Wolfberry bread from Duke Bakery with chicken breast and dijonnaise, and a salad. 

Favourite Landscape Garden

What I love about this is the plant colour scheme. 

Different shades of purple, lilac, pink and rust.

The lounging pod blends perfectly into a 'wild' landscape.

There are wild orchids with pretty blooms near the waterfall feature.

It won the Best Outdoor Lighting Award but I did not get a chance to see it at night.

This was my favourite landscape garden at the Singapore Garden Festival 2016.

Jade Silver Threaders

Some prefer silver to gold. Another mismatched jade stone colours, one in light green and the other in pale white. Connected with 925 silver jump rings to the 925 silver threaders. Simple and easy to wear.