Two additions to Viv's room

I call it Viv's room, after my late aunt who bequeathed me most of the antique furniture in it.

The other day I followed up a Facebook advertisement and bought an old radio.

I gave it a polish and it now graces the cedar pedestal table in the corner of the room.

In the other corner, I've installed a restored hall table/washstand, on which stands a doll reflecting rural life in Provence.

I found the table in poor condition, missing its lower front legs, a shelf and a top.

But it had potential ...

I liked the proportions

I took the lower legs off a discarded table and attached them

To the right of the picture, on the window ledge, is my father's name plate which he had on his bank desk for many years. 

Behind that is the original wooden sign "Lonehand". 

This was the name my grandfather gave to the dairy farm he carved out of the Queensland scrub in the early 1900's.

A closer look at the old doll

I love old pieces which bring to the house so much character and history.

sunrise over Ellesmere

It was more than a fleeting moment.

But it would not last long.

Up early now, as the winter falters and the weather warms.

I'm building two more raised beds in my potager (vegetable garden).

It is exciting to resume work in the garden.