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Mandala

I have to admit that Mandalas and Suncatchers are two of my most favourite sorts of makes.  

I have finally completed this Mandala (15 inch diameter) for my niece over in Point Vernon OZ. I was thinking that it would look good on a sideboard,coffee table or centre for a table 

This is from a free pattern called April Mandala by Ella  and you can download it from Raverlry.    I used  Cotton Yarn Katia Capri and Anchor Style and  hook Nº 3.

Found

Many thanks for all your help in finding out the name of this little plant that I bought. 

As you can see not such a scraggly looking plant anymore as it is doing very well on that shelf by my mini Christmas cactus.  

Thank you Ellie from Feltabulous ,  Julie from My Threadbear Life , Dee from Pointy Little sticks , Sparklingmerlot, and all of you.  I checked out your suggestions and I initially thought it came from the Coleus family as it has such lovely vibrantly coloured leaves,although I couldn't find one exactly like mine during my online search.Nevertheless I really thought as they are so varied in colours it must be one of the Coleus varieties

Finally it was Linda from Linda's Crafty Corner who found the exact plant and here you have it.  

Commonly known as the Friendship plant and it is from the nettle family... but it doesn't sting!

My blog mascot

As I haven't got a pet of my own I have decided after receiving permission from Lenny boy's Mum to make Lenny my blog mascot!   Congratulations Lenny you will be known throughout my blogworld 🐶 😀.His Mum has sent me some photos of him the first one being when he was a tiny little babe and the others much more recent.

Such a sweet little babe who would have thought he would grow up to be such a cheeky stubborn boy! Definitely a quick learner especially where buses are concerned.   

Do you remember in a recent post I told you about his obsession with buses and how he loves to hug the heater under the seat in the bus. Well his Mum had to apologise to someone on the bus the other day because Lenny decided that it doesn't matter if his Mum doesn't get hold of a seat + heater! He wiggles through and flops himself down beside anyone who is in a seat with a heater! 

One of his favourite haunts to let himself go is up Primly woods in Paignton. Do you notice he is grinning? You don't have to say smile please to Lenny.

Personal hygiene is very important to Lenny most particularly he loves being groomed. 

Yessss just right..."a little to the left please Mum"

and a good roll afterwards

"Whoopee!"  "I feel so good... watch me run!"

Just thought I would finish off with this photo that I took last weekend when we went on another short house hunting excursion.

More to follow in my next post 🌞

Replies to comments on my previous post completed⭐

Happy blogging

Amanda 🔆

This and That

Spring in this part of Spain
 

This is the avenue I cross over frequently to go to our small shopping centre in this neighbourhood. 

Incidentally my US followers may find that the name of this neighbourhood that we live in rather curious as it is called Florida Sur. 

I don’t usually take much notice of my surroundings when I am off to those shops as everything is so familiar but on my way back home I turned the corner back into this avenue and was struck at how lovely it looked,so green (it's been raining lots ☔) and the blossom on the trees makes the avenue look really colourful. 

ME FIRST ON!

Do you remember Lenny Boy? My sister's dog and how much he prefers to ride on the bus than walk! 

I posted about him here.

He is as lazy and cheeky as ever! My sister Nº 4 in the UK sent me this picture as he was waiting for the bus. He not only loves riding by bus but he likes to be the first on too. No way would he stand in the queue behind the young man who was waiting and first in the queue! My sister had to apologise to the young man and explain that Lenny is just making sure he does get on the bus and that he is the first on. When he gets on the bus he makes a beeline to the seat that has a heater and curls up by his human's feet.

I am cutting this post a little short as I have been having backache for the last couple of days and it gets painful to sit at my computer for long.  I woke up shivering with cold the other night and I think that is the cause of these aches and pains.   I am pretty sure it will go away soon.

happy blogging

Amanda 🌧