Yesterday, was a trip ten minutes up the wind-y windy road to Sassafras and the beautiful blue Dandenongs to some lovely jollities. Well, the beautiful blue Dandenongs were not blue. It was the bleak midwinter Dandenongs, the coldest place in Melbourne, at the time of the winter solstice. At the bottom of the hill, Upper Gully was overcast and cloudy but clear. Sassafras was in a shroud of thick pea soup fog. With village shops and Miss Marple's presence in the main street, it could have provided the atmosphere for an Agatha Christie novel.
However, back to the jollities. Miss Eagle was there to meet Brownie of Bwca Dysthymia - who has been sojourning for a few weeks at Kalorama - and that well known amateur thinker, JahTeh of CopperWitch at The House of Coffee who had visited from the Inner East to survey the mountain tops. The conversation was wide ranging, the laughs were plentiful and the getting to know two fellow bloggers a warm and joyful experience. Luvved ya, gals!
And the clever CopperWitch had brought a gift of her own making. This delightful work of art, embroidered in the teeniest, tinyiest stitches mounted on velvet. Note the mounted deep blue gemstones on either side. And all mounted on a beautiful, beribboned cushion.
What a delight!
And, next door to the House of Coffee, at Antiques at Sassafras, Miss Eagle made a purchase. You will recall, dear Reader, Miss E's recent visit to Sassafras. She remarked - and photographed - at the time on the Paris rubber stamps. She resolved on this visit to bring them home with her if they were still available. They were there. Now they are here at the Trad Pad. Herself thinks they are wonderful. Gift wrapping and carding will have a Parisian flavour for quite a while, methinks. 
6 comments:
Thank goodness for cold weather otherwise we might have been tempted to go out walking and not talked so much.
I can't take a decent photograph to save myself so thank you for making the brooch look so good.
Les brics et bracs de Sassyfras was indeed a deluxe boutique.
French paper & french envelopes for making french letters, wire tours de Eiffel .... quel de bonne time we had.
thank you !
It looks like you three mischief makers had a really good time. You ARE mischief makers aren't you?
That brooch and the presentation are stunning.
Darla - celebrating the Summer Solstice in her part of the world.
Darla, we hit it off - and I think there are strong undercurrents of mischief there. Are you suggesting puckish behaviour Who? Us?
Sounds like a wonderful time, even though it was so bitterly cold.
Have a brilliant week.
Take care, Meow
I love those Paris stamps!
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