Weekly Winners :

An orange rose from a bunch I bought for the vase ...




... a 'World of Fun' was 'opened up' ....

... all pieces of wood the same size ...

... and a box of 'doubles' to add to the dimensions ....

All tumbled out onto the floor ...

... and construction began ...

... will the plane fit in the garage too ? ...

The other day I took Bradley and Connor to see our friends' puppies ... remember the Jack Russell puppies from five weeks ago when they were just two days old ...

.. and had cute little pink noses and paws ...

Look how they've grown ....

.. now have cute little black noses and little fat tummies ...

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There was a little girl
who had a little curl ...

... that wasn't on the dollies in a 'barrow ...

She ate icecream in a house ...

.... and watched Ariel swim about ...

... ummmm . .. is he going to 'kiss de girl' ?? (Erin watching The Little Mermaid!)

A Lourie basking in the morning sunshine ...


... "I won't look at you if you won't look at me ... "

Football is on everyone's lips .. er .. shirts .. with the World Cup Soccer looming in a few months ...

... with the South African flag on the back ...

... and on ... ???? ...

... her 'ears' ... !!!

Oh .. hum ... roses from my garden again ...

... thisIceberg rose is called Brilliant ....

... and this Iceberg rose is called Burgundy .. a rich deep velvety burgundy colour ...

And what's this ? ... Smarties ... but take note ... 'No artificial colours' ... which make Smarties rather dull ...

... and what do I do with Smarties .. dull or not ... ??

... put them on a 'Granny's Speciality birthday cake' !!!!

Happy 40th Birthday to our SIL, Lance !

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"Raindrops on roses .."

.. and whiskers on kittens ... "....

No kittens .. no whiskers ... only raindrops on roses ...

.. same rose .. different angle ..

... another angle ..

.. and another ...

An opening bud ....

... from a different angle ..

A tighter bud ...


.. from a different angle ..

.. one more bud .. all from the one rose bush : Queen Elizabeth

I planted a 'Queen Elizabeth' rose bush in my garden 30 years ago .. as time passed, trees grew, the shade changed and I eventually had to take out the original roses. This is a 'newish' bush - it's in it's second season ... flourishing nicely ...

Have two rose bushes (name unknown) with these red tight-open flowers ...

... they show up orangey in photo but they're red .. believe me !!! The first bush was grown from a cutting brought from the grounds of the complex where my Mum and Dad lived for a while ... I then grew another bush from another cutting .. successfully !!! Transplanted both bushes two years ago and they are now also flourishing !!

Bradley ... deep in thought ... 'what are you doing .. ?'

"... 'ta daa' .... a tower .. nearly as tall as my brother ..."

Not much photographic variety for my contributions to Weekly Winners ...

... sooo ... I'll add the wine I've been drinking this week .. from the Lourensford Wine Estate on the slopes of the Helderberg Mountains, Somerset West .. which I happen to have a photo of ... taken during my December trip last year ..

Their flagship cab/shiraz blend ... "black cherry, hint tobacco, classy feel and flavours with supportive oak for fine-grained dry finish" !!! It's rather yummy ... !! Photo taken yesterday .. on my garden bench !!

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Weekly Winners : 17 - 23 Jan

Focus on a flower ..... in particular ... a rose

'Garden and Home' rose

... unfolding ...

... until it opened fully ...

... with a new bud close-by ... repeating nature's wonder ...

Another of nature's wonders ..... grey rain clouds hanging overhead for days and days now ...

... and heavy rain showers everyday ....

... and beads of raindrops on window panes ...

Now .. what would a Weekly Winners be without a littlie or two ... just one today ...

... with his mommy in typical pose !!!

"Mommy ... maammy ... maaammmeeeee ..."!

A little blurred ... no .. a lot blurred but just thought I'd share !!!!

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