Paddy's garden

I am back from my week in Adelaide doing the Fibre Forum, a lovely week, very busy, very full on and I had fun with my design course.
I walked early every morning, or when I got to the school where it was held and wandered around the streets there. It was the school I left 50 years ago and have never been back. Very interesting to see what had been done and how it had changed.
I have put some of my samples up on my Back Valley seasons blog. (see links).
The lamp in Paddy's garden is on a lean, not my eyes this time, I sat looking back at her garage with a yellow banksia rose scrambling all over it, with roses infront and a hedge and small rock garden.
I have to say I had very little time to sketch on my actual walk as I had to be off early but I did do some and others I took photos.
I had my 67th birthday up there on Wednesday and we celebrated with champagne and take away chinese and phone calls from some of the family The first time I think that I havent had my birthday with John since I met him. The nicest thing was one of the girls in the class bringing in a lovely apple cake for us all to enjoy. The next day I had a celebratory lunch with a friend who turned 80 today and some other firends. Today a 70th Birthday celebration for another friend!! Along with a grand sons on Saturday it has been a week of birthdays.