forced rest

The last half of July has been quiet,

it has been a forced rest :

hardly any work has come out of my hands.

Pain high up in my back makes it hard to do any

felting, stitching, knitting, crochet ...

even cooking ..... (but Man is a great help !!!)

I have had backache before,

but most probably it was triggered this time

by all the heavy watering cans that brought my garden relief

in the HOT  SUMMER  DAYS !

(It's really too hot and too dry over here)

So the new necklace I had started earlier

is progressing  V E R Y     s..l..o..w..l..y 

Even sitting in a straight-back chair

I have to stop after one or two stitched beads ...

But

at last

Still need to make a closure.

*

Though it was most of the time too 

HOT

to come outside,

the garden was lovely in the morning these last few days.

Counting butterflies for the "Vlinderstichting"

for ten days, so they know in the end

a bit more, which butterflies go where ...

I was lucky :

a Swallowtail (Koninginnepage)

in our garden, a rare visitor !

(and I lucky, catching it like this !)

*

Despite the heat,

daughter has been very busy at her sewing machine !

the suit for Hiccup the Dragon rider

is nearly finished !

(and a little trolley bag will be transformed

into "Toothless" )

YES, she's góód !

:-)