hortensia

Gardens and nurseries

Last week was spent in Dumfries and Galloway; not somewhere I've been to before, but I did know that there are many lovely gardens and nurseries round about. The cottage was lovely - though no mains electricity or anything; the windmill and the rayburn were wonderful and kept us warm and cosy and well fed all week long.

 
Because the rain always stopped for us as we left the cottage, the gardens and nurseries were a joy to visit - too many to talk about them all, but a couple yielded some plants I've been looking for and others that I didn't know I needed.

 
I didn't find one of these stunning Alstromeria to buy, but I'll definitely be looking out for it.

 

Of course, this only explains the last week; before that? Well, there have been lots of things going on - family visiting from Australia, gardening etc.  But really? Just very preoccupied with what's coming up this week: another major op but one which I hope is just as successful as the last and will mean being fully mobile again.

Wish me luck.

P x

Make with me, Bake with me

Mencap is running a great campaign just now - please take a look at the link.  I haven't yet decided what I'm going to do - but let's face it, making and baking are no strangers in this house, so there will definitely be something happening!

(Click on either of the pictures, or the Mencap link to take you direct to their campaign page - some great ideas.)

Will post more soon.

P xx

Pinks on the table

 
Sometimes a view through a door just captures a moment.

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Flowers from May

 
It has been a strange few weeks; lots happening in the garden, but a serious lack of activity in the workroom.

 
It's not that I'm unhappy about that - the garden is a fantastic place to be just now - but I'm starting to feel the pull of fabrics waiting to be made into satchels, shoppers and knitting bags.

 
The only indoor activity has been some knitting, and it has been .... not straight forward.  I found the perfect pattern for a small person's cardigan, only it was in French. We'll judge the outcome of the quality of my French translation in a couple of days.

 
But today there is some shredding to do, some planting and some digging.  A perfect way to start the month of June.

P x