Glimpses of January

A lovely welcome to all you lovely lovelies♥ January has flown by with lazy day, after lazy day filled with gardening, flowers, books, stitching of pretty bags and hexies and quilts; catching up with friends, long country drives with many a stop at a cafe along the way; and so many more pleasurable summery pastimes. January is I think, my favourite month of the year. Why?? I don't know really; it is the culmination of many things. Perhaps it's because here downunder it has always been  summer holidays. Summer holidays bursting with  relaxed, carefree pursuits where there are no obligatory timetables, except perhaps ensuring you make it to the movie cinema at the specified time. Oh, there is too of course, the small matter of my birthday which always comes aknocking on my door singing to me ♫♪♪HAPPY BIRTHDAY♫♪♬ informing me that another number has been added to my years. Another year of skipping along my flower-lined path. Oh, and of course, January is when the garden is bursting with my favourite flowers of all flowers....the glorious hydrangeas. Yep, January is the month when those mop-headed beauties are in full bloom, making me smile at their blue loveliness. There have been many a happy snap of my carefree days of January. Care to take a peek??

So, January has ushered in February, the last month of summer, which is a wee bit sad. Wish oh wish I could grab summer and entice it to linger with me forever but that would be greedy of me. It will soon be the turn of all you lovelies way up there to enjoy the warmth and beauty of my favourite season. I suppose summer is needed to melt all those icicles which you have endured for a while. I must not be selfish. Summer will slowly fade away..........but not just yet. There is more warmth, sunshine and flowers to enjoy. Oh.....and hand quilting of my Floralicious Delight; even perhaps beginning to tart up my chaise lounge for which I have stitched the blue hexies, is to be enjoyed as well. Thank you for popping by and catching a 'few' glimpses of summer here at my little place. 'Tis Sunday here today and that of course means a little hand quilting love. Come to think of it, I just might spend this afternoon quilting. Yes indeedy, me thinks I will sit my gluteus maximus on any number of seats in the garden and whilst I happily stitch away, drink in all the summer blossoms. Thank you for the gift of your visit; each one of you lovelies always sprinkle joy to my day. Wishing you all a lovely, flowery kinda day♥

Until the next time.................

Linking up this week to Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching.