I have been doing "Pattern Play", an online class with patterned paper as the theme.  Here is one effort.

I made a similar one for my mother with "MUM" written on it, but I have posted that already.  This paper is from Authentique and it's called "Gathering".

Obviously I am not a dedicated blogger.  The geese are fully grown and we have inherited some bantams from a friend who moved.  They are very funny and, I suspect, a little inbred.  Our little rooster was very happy to see them, but Gobbles (the turkey) is not keen.  One rooster jumped the fence and we couldn't get him back in, next morning he was just a little pile of feathers.  A salutory lesson to everyone else who now queue to get back in the yard after a day of scratching up the orchard.  I made a few cards for some friends, I have played some very bad bridge and some very good bridge, Tim has played some wonderful bridge and altogether we spend too much time on bridge.  We are also painting the outside of the house, have ripped up some very tacky slate near the front door and are ready to concrete that area.  So we haven't been doing nothing.  This wedding card didn't scan so well, but Shannon's grandmother was pleased with it.  Perhaps I might get to doing this more thatn once every 3 months when the cold weather comes.

It's almost Xmas and I have had no time for card making.  However we did have a wonderful cruise to New Zealand and a very relaxing holiday.  The geese have had 13 babies so we now have 21 geese, we have 1 large duckling and 4 little ones, still being cossetted in the little ones shed.  One hen is sitting on some eggs so we'll see what happens in a few weeks.  Here's a look at the goslings when they were little.

I have been so busy with my other life that nothing is happening here.  I have made a few cards and am now grandgoosemother to 13 goslings.  They are so cute and quite large considering they just came out of an egg.  Beryl Bantam had a disaster with her eggs but she has 2 chook eggs now so hopefully she won't run out of patience.  Quibbles (turkey hen) is sitting on eggs and I got some fertile ones from friends so hopefully she will hatch out something for her efforts.  I'm not sure Gobbles is fertile so we have a little insurance.

A lovely day today after all the terrible weather.  One of the ducks is sitting on eggs and the geese are still fighting.  A couple of cards for friends again.  I was experimenting with background techniques and it's only OK.  With some sun a chance to weed the asparagus bed so we can have some fresh for spring.... Roll on the sun.