tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90982798023194944872024-03-27T18:41:02.151+00:00Freshwinds GardenJen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.comBlogger754125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-15985764680566451052024-03-27T18:40:00.001+00:002024-03-27T18:40:10.872+00:00Flumpies, Fairies and Gnomes<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Things have been hotting up, as the first yurters are due at the weekend. Tim and Anne are trundling round the campsite getting everything shipshape. We have been trying to neaten things in the garden. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did a bit of strimming. The log seats are in situ. The fairy garden is done. The gnome home is done. I have added some new bunting and some gnome heads.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5cukJ8WGfHuMlu7tjIvM6E1fBrDhg6JhG5GzUGpsgbPqBQA6RC-jjZ4_Vd4lJh3tdjFKrIZ7InyxHbAC1wRM4NWXHbCVRHRBmnmDsMsPazt1HOQhyA0kc77SSDYHPKFByiQ29OOHDX8sMPrCrbwDZCsZIn1D6d26UnauGc6kCntC5A5ytntdFr6GJcw/s3426/20240325_122328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="3426" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5cukJ8WGfHuMlu7tjIvM6E1fBrDhg6JhG5GzUGpsgbPqBQA6RC-jjZ4_Vd4lJh3tdjFKrIZ7InyxHbAC1wRM4NWXHbCVRHRBmnmDsMsPazt1HOQhyA0kc77SSDYHPKFByiQ29OOHDX8sMPrCrbwDZCsZIn1D6d26UnauGc6kCntC5A5ytntdFr6GJcw/w400-h217/20240325_122328.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2srhyphenhyphenUazNNj4NUQiUZdx1eL39BnhfNEwTnqrPEY8obsBKRpxZXoAb-7bYgPBNhBZuB_6xiLy9rPmNIzgM4220sBBjPJuZKzTAncqfMEznbGZUwbvtR5QrPUnpFqWxJ5tmNPq8xGwTdzAOJCft9GY_xpiMBb-6BYiNbX4AKitTd_8IjmCafyTGFWc0Mes/s4000/20240325_122336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2srhyphenhyphenUazNNj4NUQiUZdx1eL39BnhfNEwTnqrPEY8obsBKRpxZXoAb-7bYgPBNhBZuB_6xiLy9rPmNIzgM4220sBBjPJuZKzTAncqfMEznbGZUwbvtR5QrPUnpFqWxJ5tmNPq8xGwTdzAOJCft9GY_xpiMBb-6BYiNbX4AKitTd_8IjmCafyTGFWc0Mes/s320/20240325_122336.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I have also been creating some new gnomes for the stumpery. They will peep out from hollow logs and in between ferns. This afternoon I have just given them a bit of waterproofing spray which I hope may make them last a bit longer outdoors.</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSpDXlJYncFUUs0ZjoujBHAwSIlfaB6IfBv_zdpiiEchoOhph6xFuSbxN8f7r6MX2TiFhME_r4Y470hCCMxGtwIFetbquI5wOp08wGaCayon2ykoOU-gzb6xQhlvmaNulARhTU0wt3abF6bjIpY32XLxNOol5H-4o4J4kOaPoA_y4EdQ2qg3VgK6FYAI/s1868/20240322_104216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1832" data-original-width="1868" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSpDXlJYncFUUs0ZjoujBHAwSIlfaB6IfBv_zdpiiEchoOhph6xFuSbxN8f7r6MX2TiFhME_r4Y470hCCMxGtwIFetbquI5wOp08wGaCayon2ykoOU-gzb6xQhlvmaNulARhTU0wt3abF6bjIpY32XLxNOol5H-4o4J4kOaPoA_y4EdQ2qg3VgK6FYAI/s320/20240322_104216.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Next to the gnome home where they store their treasure in a log cave, there is a fairy cave of larger proportions.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have created some new sitting fairies to go in there.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kcMBq2KvzkX6FYc8oWhuHa483mUeZItw3_gr6_x_9Cg83jQfToo54dS5c4MJspgipsmGgmhVWilKqUzB8tW-UEsDakuC60QInXGMBxjlIeGDIQLIJFPKhn4b7v53N0TF4Y4wIBiSKtzxRM_xsGVHiAHnREiIKXp1yBywy6KMWq1OD2Y2QISoLsaqEZ0/s3892/20240327_082427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="3892" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kcMBq2KvzkX6FYc8oWhuHa483mUeZItw3_gr6_x_9Cg83jQfToo54dS5c4MJspgipsmGgmhVWilKqUzB8tW-UEsDakuC60QInXGMBxjlIeGDIQLIJFPKhn4b7v53N0TF4Y4wIBiSKtzxRM_xsGVHiAHnREiIKXp1yBywy6KMWq1OD2Y2QISoLsaqEZ0/w640-h242/20240327_082427.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Some of them have got such funny little faces but they will all be happy in their new home. They too have been waterproofed for longer life. The fairy cave will be my next job.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">The middle flower bed is done .... hooray. Steve had to break up the matted roots for me with a spade. They now have well rotted manure spread around. One more flowerbed to go. They have been very hard work.<br /><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtMfB8IXr1jfFn53UFphhrsBWGVnvLq_7lbU7jnf48XWfz30gPUjRbXnmftAIKJY2eecbqog5g08TLT2ZTLATnj2LYb249C1TvCRG0xxt7jDxJV8egUcNjqjqUkCw9ktJaZ_s29eguZGVS3gP1QQsvOsjh1hNnTnQZbqqt4mB_DxOyGoYEUEytl3JT5s/s4000/20240323_122225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtMfB8IXr1jfFn53UFphhrsBWGVnvLq_7lbU7jnf48XWfz30gPUjRbXnmftAIKJY2eecbqog5g08TLT2ZTLATnj2LYb249C1TvCRG0xxt7jDxJV8egUcNjqjqUkCw9ktJaZ_s29eguZGVS3gP1QQsvOsjh1hNnTnQZbqqt4mB_DxOyGoYEUEytl3JT5s/w186-h400/20240323_122225.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">The split plum branch is smothered in blossom. How can I prune it off. I am thinking of sealing the crack with duct tape.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIKI_M6GikKzZ8mbvSNkJ-fRcQm9IfojxJ2SZ7_2QtidbBaNPBfWISOuHgMPPnHY0foc5ODpWIzj3cbk_PQfoPGzBAHVkvf94cFWa3nSHxiHzfMB7wkhForFHZ8AOPB8-Llrkru70MVKa2slRnhZZoMBnCjiiUo5qoFSheGWYj8vg5GGyGsja4g_Qfog/s2972/20240323_122333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2972" data-original-width="1022" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIKI_M6GikKzZ8mbvSNkJ-fRcQm9IfojxJ2SZ7_2QtidbBaNPBfWISOuHgMPPnHY0foc5ODpWIzj3cbk_PQfoPGzBAHVkvf94cFWa3nSHxiHzfMB7wkhForFHZ8AOPB8-Llrkru70MVKa2slRnhZZoMBnCjiiUo5qoFSheGWYj8vg5GGyGsja4g_Qfog/w138-h400/20240323_122333.jpg" width="138" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">We harvested our first rhubarb. Goodness me it was lovely. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3y4l43g3W5gqsb2zSKq-jneGm3g1OyJn8qBoZg-EpRMCYngse51XqNrHvfMrmC1iNUl6Kj98sYliKCkBx4zA9PnboDs3mZAwpc1-VC144B3CY3s5N1N2AFP-R5zWtsYBQ3oCi16hwGNDMhxEiVNNMXPVDFd_hdeG92eEGcgE4VqUUbZi6ZgZANJJJr0/s4000/20240323_122253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3y4l43g3W5gqsb2zSKq-jneGm3g1OyJn8qBoZg-EpRMCYngse51XqNrHvfMrmC1iNUl6Kj98sYliKCkBx4zA9PnboDs3mZAwpc1-VC144B3CY3s5N1N2AFP-R5zWtsYBQ3oCi16hwGNDMhxEiVNNMXPVDFd_hdeG92eEGcgE4VqUUbZi6ZgZANJJJr0/s320/20240323_122253.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I have been turning the huge soft pompoms into all kinds of creatures.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9J2Wnj9jEYoKsurcz7V7rgSOnTfUZyitiOceyjL90RQjZ9OwuRLo811qcFcbEktiH0U8cMWuLG4bVOwcrBwm80RLN1Tu3buLaikrmN-y5KyGbbheJZMvIgi_isyCngofpVaywfgnt69Ark5Uk9cZlEgSd3CsY4AQ3bC_cO_7eFEWNLQ1Z7z9O3m5a1gw/s4000/20240326_182129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9J2Wnj9jEYoKsurcz7V7rgSOnTfUZyitiOceyjL90RQjZ9OwuRLo811qcFcbEktiH0U8cMWuLG4bVOwcrBwm80RLN1Tu3buLaikrmN-y5KyGbbheJZMvIgi_isyCngofpVaywfgnt69Ark5Uk9cZlEgSd3CsY4AQ3bC_cO_7eFEWNLQ1Z7z9O3m5a1gw/s320/20240326_182129.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Flumpies<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9nweVRDt-YTwJvXvARw_l6rjptRuxYbhUVt36xe8QyeAH97iNeP6Gl-jfDT70tFAkG8H3WV86zv0VZ-6xkI39ZjwKMUw3oslNl2K-hic7_Hhdebw6Qg5fGBt53wp_k3UCoovKWp4dYdY64P-w4D17hPoPb3E_zeUYr5AZirs6M2hu_XkZhCE_ENEFs8/s4000/20240326_182201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9nweVRDt-YTwJvXvARw_l6rjptRuxYbhUVt36xe8QyeAH97iNeP6Gl-jfDT70tFAkG8H3WV86zv0VZ-6xkI39ZjwKMUw3oslNl2K-hic7_Hhdebw6Qg5fGBt53wp_k3UCoovKWp4dYdY64P-w4D17hPoPb3E_zeUYr5AZirs6M2hu_XkZhCE_ENEFs8/s320/20240326_182201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Hedgehogs<br /> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Still 6 to go so watch this space.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">HAPPY EASTER to everyone.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTXSpakdj9PqQysFCE0UIuPkdHvIalcQoWNVPWuQGEHO7IAoRnsTywR94MjN9wtfStJC0MR7HXE4hOoNEhz8-eh-zcxlczJg83fcMHLwNyExDrClitzZL4Qs2AysK-fFsXCZ1S4UjWSIna2L75O4ECvWcKUC1LH6MCU63hDw5tdtsU4yYllPCuL4xKFw/s4000/20240313_142854%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTXSpakdj9PqQysFCE0UIuPkdHvIalcQoWNVPWuQGEHO7IAoRnsTywR94MjN9wtfStJC0MR7HXE4hOoNEhz8-eh-zcxlczJg83fcMHLwNyExDrClitzZL4Qs2AysK-fFsXCZ1S4UjWSIna2L75O4ECvWcKUC1LH6MCU63hDw5tdtsU4yYllPCuL4xKFw/w400-h186/20240313_142854%5B1%5D.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-51222115040774291942024-03-14T20:53:00.001+00:002024-03-14T20:56:50.994+00:00The Return of Gandalf<div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Gandalf has returned. Hooray.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is so nice to have him back again. He suits our garden down to the ground.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was very excited as we loaded the components into the car. It was such a lovely day that we were able to assemble him outside the polytunnel.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now this scarecrow has had several incarnatons. This will be the third.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">(Once he was Doctor Who. Once he was a pirate.) <br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a bonus that we did not have to construct a new body.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Iag0XWrimSthKXru09oWafinDGrUhH2CEXRe8txB8ub9Vw0qxb-tq6-GtHIUoh2bA2YlFCT3gIxsJflNz8tLM1F9RHQUIl00jUYDIjRwUzdQqbvFDyU4ayb4lwRh2rBohE0ki2UfEwsi5qeSKSSO0e3PZMK4FOfFVVMwi4TaxtPHFUfgVT84G72LtfE/s4000/20240303_114408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Iag0XWrimSthKXru09oWafinDGrUhH2CEXRe8txB8ub9Vw0qxb-tq6-GtHIUoh2bA2YlFCT3gIxsJflNz8tLM1F9RHQUIl00jUYDIjRwUzdQqbvFDyU4ayb4lwRh2rBohE0ki2UfEwsi5qeSKSSO0e3PZMK4FOfFVVMwi4TaxtPHFUfgVT84G72LtfE/w186-h400/20240303_114408.jpg" width="186" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I had to dress him before the head went on. The arms are jointed so dressing is easier. I still struggled.</span><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENq_S5VM8eoqc68fylAXEWM7hT8HWiVAroDHM59x4fBkJrg24vU2EVOxyjybNeMcW-Qi_blU_qORbAei180OijaDfSPYzPrPDHewITCSJM47IK7qML9Ona8dVuZg3ZZhytmw2BaHaCQSGSoqhGcgNNv5EvqKKRIYLv19KOUSRuSuuFB7bMDi2LZPULUg/s4000/20240314_104018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENq_S5VM8eoqc68fylAXEWM7hT8HWiVAroDHM59x4fBkJrg24vU2EVOxyjybNeMcW-Qi_blU_qORbAei180OijaDfSPYzPrPDHewITCSJM47IK7qML9Ona8dVuZg3ZZhytmw2BaHaCQSGSoqhGcgNNv5EvqKKRIYLv19KOUSRuSuuFB7bMDi2LZPULUg/s320/20240314_104018.jpg" width="149" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzN0M4Yeh-EySRGMRKlVKFkjxp-_5a-cMwnZteb7WDTO6Wy3s-PdYsslWMQouWwF1zNmWgz33BNsTyKi7slrlbVQYEBDUTc-UHckmuz6w9uE4p6vFXky9FkTS_ju8RomlkEgRrJdfpGiWyro3GgfkziOxNpVTAunjJOu3RL3k-d4IM6SlS51YuB12bQYM/s4000/20240314_104607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzN0M4Yeh-EySRGMRKlVKFkjxp-_5a-cMwnZteb7WDTO6Wy3s-PdYsslWMQouWwF1zNmWgz33BNsTyKi7slrlbVQYEBDUTc-UHckmuz6w9uE4p6vFXky9FkTS_ju8RomlkEgRrJdfpGiWyro3GgfkziOxNpVTAunjJOu3RL3k-d4IM6SlS51YuB12bQYM/s320/20240314_104607.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQw12tZibZJ-s08wD7W7M42dibFiyOUigE8cY3kAg5dxG8k4e9daqxsrTyC8OuF2yr2Sdf_Ox-5BOLgIw6tE951c-A_EcalQ_txHPbW5802ZHeHnV3MaxzQ0UNtkmxypy3_e9vgmyi2HPlxeDoCOPSCUa3qvvJDWvz6TlUnLaWUg4Ay7dXkdJ38AHpZPo/s4000/20240314_104905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQw12tZibZJ-s08wD7W7M42dibFiyOUigE8cY3kAg5dxG8k4e9daqxsrTyC8OuF2yr2Sdf_Ox-5BOLgIw6tE951c-A_EcalQ_txHPbW5802ZHeHnV3MaxzQ0UNtkmxypy3_e9vgmyi2HPlxeDoCOPSCUa3qvvJDWvz6TlUnLaWUg4Ay7dXkdJ38AHpZPo/s320/20240314_104905.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gdHl3M_sSQMBa2LkDEj-hfovorukaDmbzFDmweUvLOE4dOOJKAZ6ZYEczbUbsu9R60oqhC-OupB18R0p7iIkH6ljaXktcrz_keI2gTQcNTY-MToTB2ek1ZjGn5SjfQz0RFh72Bl7Ra8NsAvmnPORIioGCluDKs73xEudITy_ojg-6koBFLRzIXAh7Fw/s4000/20240314_105010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gdHl3M_sSQMBa2LkDEj-hfovorukaDmbzFDmweUvLOE4dOOJKAZ6ZYEczbUbsu9R60oqhC-OupB18R0p7iIkH6ljaXktcrz_keI2gTQcNTY-MToTB2ek1ZjGn5SjfQz0RFh72Bl7Ra8NsAvmnPORIioGCluDKs73xEudITy_ojg-6koBFLRzIXAh7Fw/s320/20240314_105010.jpg" width="149" /></a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">At this stage he was ready for his head. Steve screwed it on after adjusting slightly.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYhhl94AYqVyp6EJurPqX48F-o-bf0cBAHNN4bg1rJw2vyxNvyBWSW8jH9P6ubTJNdfZjdG3GBu-EqpK6JdaSHL8D8PMbEP9jVsGipIOhfKJxi7e5crSfzKkQCG-rSKjMAHSj3rhs9gV0OC-CbK-Bc9TvIxzyUwqlfmENN3iFuOhcA9u8SP5WW9f8DD4/s4000/20240314_105148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYhhl94AYqVyp6EJurPqX48F-o-bf0cBAHNN4bg1rJw2vyxNvyBWSW8jH9P6ubTJNdfZjdG3GBu-EqpK6JdaSHL8D8PMbEP9jVsGipIOhfKJxi7e5crSfzKkQCG-rSKjMAHSj3rhs9gV0OC-CbK-Bc9TvIxzyUwqlfmENN3iFuOhcA9u8SP5WW9f8DD4/s320/20240314_105148.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">After this, I decided that the arms were out of proportion, so Steve was able to elongate them at the wrist.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I padded out the chest and shoulders with old stuffing from sofa cushions, to balance out the whole look.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anne bought a beautiful Celtic brooch which I attached to the bag. It was a perfect touch.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqJMTcNwXyX8gPKBDwLqLYbQg0MT1ZuRmaPh5efFYqu4aDuKQIz5GzBD8yGt4WgiwV_Ms8y3NYBc8ozjVAtQB0YKRCqI3ACWrdBaWJPYvMclCi-daAHWLR704rk87j0WFN-3Lq9ujQpSOHFTfe9eT39plXG5yIHbhk8zjiIGEyi3-o4-Y5yqAuGZC8aI/s4000/20240314_120848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqJMTcNwXyX8gPKBDwLqLYbQg0MT1ZuRmaPh5efFYqu4aDuKQIz5GzBD8yGt4WgiwV_Ms8y3NYBc8ozjVAtQB0YKRCqI3ACWrdBaWJPYvMclCi-daAHWLR704rk87j0WFN-3Lq9ujQpSOHFTfe9eT39plXG5yIHbhk8zjiIGEyi3-o4-Y5yqAuGZC8aI/s320/20240314_120848.jpg" width="149" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Finally I sewed on a cloak across his shoulders and trimmed his beard just a tad.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQrVYCGC6Z0s6UVIj08X0A00emPX9aTN-lanSG8mnkw9Pb-QrO-ovo0YZAjf9O3N6DMQ2YfMo8P-h2hlqTB3x2JFTQUo1JlNXqs0t69gId02AbWhkIp351PpcVhniqlKUaw1KmqEOyR-LamsoqXxGPSa8GqNKiv6K-tE9PoV3TRFa4sTsVH62NWFAxCU/s3154/20240314_120841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3154" data-original-width="1587" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQrVYCGC6Z0s6UVIj08X0A00emPX9aTN-lanSG8mnkw9Pb-QrO-ovo0YZAjf9O3N6DMQ2YfMo8P-h2hlqTB3x2JFTQUo1JlNXqs0t69gId02AbWhkIp351PpcVhniqlKUaw1KmqEOyR-LamsoqXxGPSa8GqNKiv6K-tE9PoV3TRFa4sTsVH62NWFAxCU/w201-h400/20240314_120841.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Now he is ready to grace us with his presence in the garden but for now he will guard the polytunnel for us.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NcjyePMk1b26_C8fokxzuGCBFkKEeGOhZv_m6engBVt6ATDLMyxjvyALMWO_NYbuXrkmG7x4BJXXvtcM8uX3NVu_Fcp_w4jM5zD41gtfjfCv4dtbQahCvuglz68SqkOk30oSalWJOPBTb3ZXUHui3rGA8er8r7cj0HQqevyWdvvDSPfx4s68OU50KJA/s3626/20240314_121403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3626" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NcjyePMk1b26_C8fokxzuGCBFkKEeGOhZv_m6engBVt6ATDLMyxjvyALMWO_NYbuXrkmG7x4BJXXvtcM8uX3NVu_Fcp_w4jM5zD41gtfjfCv4dtbQahCvuglz68SqkOk30oSalWJOPBTb3ZXUHui3rGA8er8r7cj0HQqevyWdvvDSPfx4s68OU50KJA/w206-h400/20240314_121403.jpg" width="206" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome back Mr Gandalf.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogGgVUeYpASHjkpuIUfrNpXCmhzGW9sXw3iAw4Kil-Fmv-A-oPYhkCc4NMEOY4w_YVXlP_CJGkOi2SSlWXNDOmdsbYTkLxcVVFU2jXODhtp7z4_nXPkA7-0TlI7UhZWWq3xu7hV-NgoZKCtnu9h_3yvQVw3jdTA3qCFoFAYOZR2Y0qcYz5st6j2ln4Z8/s3372/20240314_120941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3372" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogGgVUeYpASHjkpuIUfrNpXCmhzGW9sXw3iAw4Kil-Fmv-A-oPYhkCc4NMEOY4w_YVXlP_CJGkOi2SSlWXNDOmdsbYTkLxcVVFU2jXODhtp7z4_nXPkA7-0TlI7UhZWWq3xu7hV-NgoZKCtnu9h_3yvQVw3jdTA3qCFoFAYOZR2Y0qcYz5st6j2ln4Z8/w221-h400/20240314_120941.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-43022676723743107262024-03-03T19:49:00.002+00:002024-03-03T19:51:58.185+00:00Fluffy Flowers and Hippie Scarecrows<div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Seed sowing has begun in earnest and Steve has managed to get some onions in today despite the previous wet weather. <br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKNtHogdMC0dJYeqcY8Tsu1Q5z0D-767cSyR_qz1UoDOTsKIzuEfHKT-18fcolBU0vXKD26JXNIKUzcM9zpASXeR4nmv_YvMjEZwkft4SMnp8HXp8vqIFzp6-wQwoP3acOUEOi4fD2MEXuy1s9JNRRV54ym3FIdh-FtOwErt46bO7YBNOtgRMgHmL2VQ/s4000/20240303_114534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKNtHogdMC0dJYeqcY8Tsu1Q5z0D-767cSyR_qz1UoDOTsKIzuEfHKT-18fcolBU0vXKD26JXNIKUzcM9zpASXeR4nmv_YvMjEZwkft4SMnp8HXp8vqIFzp6-wQwoP3acOUEOi4fD2MEXuy1s9JNRRV54ym3FIdh-FtOwErt46bO7YBNOtgRMgHmL2VQ/w186-h400/20240303_114534.jpg" width="186" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">So far in the flower department, we have sown sweetpeas, calendula, cornflowers, cosmos and ageratum. In the veggie department we have sown lettuce, spinach, sprouts, peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today I have done quite a bit of rearranging in both greenhouses at home to make more space .</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was lovely in the garden today. The birdsong was amazing. We dismantled the pirate scarecrow as he is going to become Gandalf. He needs a new head. His lower regions have drooped so we hope to hoist his trousers up a bit higher. Once Gandalf`s long grey gown is on, they won`t be seen.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3KZk3ch_ZkaipmP3_i75ysSpClfveJ3rlbmImhBYA8q8_8kA7ZgtQZxwTPdfYYYkZtkgJYCMCE5mNe_XI4W56Ibn03yBzENkYyGZK9IK2_8PDEX7LcU1S1C259_Se6CYLNL8x3pOwDCfcCn3inbkblKtV1FZU45wtLuCdwyEngl8nBiuScfh7cDlTz0/s4000/20240303_114408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3KZk3ch_ZkaipmP3_i75ysSpClfveJ3rlbmImhBYA8q8_8kA7ZgtQZxwTPdfYYYkZtkgJYCMCE5mNe_XI4W56Ibn03yBzENkYyGZK9IK2_8PDEX7LcU1S1C259_Se6CYLNL8x3pOwDCfcCn3inbkblKtV1FZU45wtLuCdwyEngl8nBiuScfh7cDlTz0/w186-h400/20240303_114408.jpg" width="186" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Then Paula and I weeded the tiny fairy garden, recreated the path with sand, glitter and glass pebbles and covered a few bare areas with moss. </span><br /></div></div><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7G4-s4tsrN8vsTFezEbVykQmFDv2ruxV2aU30uogaAxxUfxjLDrG5lrEZAefdjvEyboPGpRbYjeCPwpXKhfIGTwdoy3t-HScBROK-CHcnj27ppurLWWSOmie5A7DCPiuDRcl4V3a7k6-uCmjoLZIhBjvZSoqfRsplAEEixn0ZIxu8f9JAYRhiXftndfU/s2411/20240303_114753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2411" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7G4-s4tsrN8vsTFezEbVykQmFDv2ruxV2aU30uogaAxxUfxjLDrG5lrEZAefdjvEyboPGpRbYjeCPwpXKhfIGTwdoy3t-HScBROK-CHcnj27ppurLWWSOmie5A7DCPiuDRcl4V3a7k6-uCmjoLZIhBjvZSoqfRsplAEEixn0ZIxu8f9JAYRhiXftndfU/s320/20240303_114753.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I have been checking all the fairy garden components. Most are fine for another year.</span><br /></div><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvjs0OkNWiTE_KYFqVxhKc5OmU0opS_9_4m6jpusP4Ynete4UdmCnjGJmP6xnLgkMbQM0jKD7swL-uM7Iu_7ZgDi6veNMFaWVE-q-Q2XrKE-bTUIa1WmWK_PPcftn25i9iOHLQVe5hyWfmev3kT9whQ3fzuYzuctfypCX7dcAdFQz-Q1DNIyL6FlQDkw/s4000/20240303_114426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvjs0OkNWiTE_KYFqVxhKc5OmU0opS_9_4m6jpusP4Ynete4UdmCnjGJmP6xnLgkMbQM0jKD7swL-uM7Iu_7ZgDi6veNMFaWVE-q-Q2XrKE-bTUIa1WmWK_PPcftn25i9iOHLQVe5hyWfmev3kT9whQ3fzuYzuctfypCX7dcAdFQz-Q1DNIyL6FlQDkw/w400-h186/20240303_114426.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">The hippie scarecrow got a new waistcoat.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIDoLjxUlwkQOeOPfsJtcXD4MVKxo4-8rQa4AJGoy7_koQfjwTxzp-6Nf-DUtxCIoxOk6XgrDThYBJUOTMcPh4-ILnqOuVo_DanwaD_XnAcGci9aXskRGarxbEZ9oNOZk1YFKiP74lJnd84z7CG8XDoqBNHxKvtP1S5HymuWBB8vF1wbWjczHuNNQmDI/s4000/20240303_114443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIDoLjxUlwkQOeOPfsJtcXD4MVKxo4-8rQa4AJGoy7_koQfjwTxzp-6Nf-DUtxCIoxOk6XgrDThYBJUOTMcPh4-ILnqOuVo_DanwaD_XnAcGci9aXskRGarxbEZ9oNOZk1YFKiP74lJnd84z7CG8XDoqBNHxKvtP1S5HymuWBB8vF1wbWjczHuNNQmDI/w186-h400/20240303_114443.jpg" width="186" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wooden toadstools have had a lick of red paint.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxlM_maQQGxVndpUyl7ropzA-71tkmK2XSR4orXMhwLN5xD3YUIq08SXMAk_REA3wWgyJ9ESZhvFhH0RisSzfmjcUyGP61_BM2Ynf-OGdumZhlwb5pGxxGNqwqUvSsTesvTL5ox88SWdEEIZKmLl60x-2juBZDsaPM5XVhxWiCe9CcBHjT66r1DThaxI/s2863/20240303_114450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2863" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxlM_maQQGxVndpUyl7ropzA-71tkmK2XSR4orXMhwLN5xD3YUIq08SXMAk_REA3wWgyJ9ESZhvFhH0RisSzfmjcUyGP61_BM2Ynf-OGdumZhlwb5pGxxGNqwqUvSsTesvTL5ox88SWdEEIZKmLl60x-2juBZDsaPM5XVhxWiCe9CcBHjT66r1DThaxI/s320/20240303_114450.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">See what you can spot in this picture. It must be getting warmer.</span><br /></div><div><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKP0xI7nt_mG1LASTEQ1Ch9BdBl83R_6nrI2yCIWshjKuLUddU5A-BfKhTJRvc4jKbgjxZiZGsfMoNZu6dSjz26p53ibMtLfpTM79CiAfqbQ0uw5aeG02f_xx_xCit8mfCYQbHy7hdemjFk-93pamejMhCney8WZ5tmKzTqh2dKBJFkTbbZiFGf1sn2ZA/s4000/20240303_115014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKP0xI7nt_mG1LASTEQ1Ch9BdBl83R_6nrI2yCIWshjKuLUddU5A-BfKhTJRvc4jKbgjxZiZGsfMoNZu6dSjz26p53ibMtLfpTM79CiAfqbQ0uw5aeG02f_xx_xCit8mfCYQbHy7hdemjFk-93pamejMhCney8WZ5tmKzTqh2dKBJFkTbbZiFGf1sn2ZA/s320/20240303_115014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I woke up a few days ago with lots of crafty ideas. I have three boxes of fluffy wool in the loft and I had been puzzling over what to make. It is not easy to knit up or crochet with.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Someone gave me this huge pompom maker so I made massive pompoms. They may be future hedgehogs or a furbie type of creature. They are soft and cuddly.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6LFGhcM6kWKKTIewZb29AlMvTmMZzwWoon7lrResYuPLqi9ioMAfKqm5z8JMBWEynYhwwPk9hgOQfB8ZcOJc6kpRSaOWJS-mS0dIp2XOdvtONpTmzfcpk59XhoAanyb6uawxhoic3f9hmisdMgeSTS1pAWd8QiSBHJnUuaSja5iXoBMkv30ILW6Fbtk/s2150/20240303_184030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="2150" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6LFGhcM6kWKKTIewZb29AlMvTmMZzwWoon7lrResYuPLqi9ioMAfKqm5z8JMBWEynYhwwPk9hgOQfB8ZcOJc6kpRSaOWJS-mS0dIp2XOdvtONpTmzfcpk59XhoAanyb6uawxhoic3f9hmisdMgeSTS1pAWd8QiSBHJnUuaSja5iXoBMkv30ILW6Fbtk/s320/20240303_184030.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprod8xPuJuOwfnCaHmT-8EZHSwAxJwrMNWKxY2PMQu_mfWcZzTUI1KooBsWN-au9Pz1ustLwkMCPcCOzZdX1vTqGFSwUxxTQI3mFVilbg_QrSnbFgrASKVM-aNGA-z-aZszKNQ1grMyatn2VqdiWqEqaT3rmCr4qR7AcWB3Mn7oNULgpLu2uvyrCRxgk/s1901/20240303_181108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprod8xPuJuOwfnCaHmT-8EZHSwAxJwrMNWKxY2PMQu_mfWcZzTUI1KooBsWN-au9Pz1ustLwkMCPcCOzZdX1vTqGFSwUxxTQI3mFVilbg_QrSnbFgrASKVM-aNGA-z-aZszKNQ1grMyatn2VqdiWqEqaT3rmCr4qR7AcWB3Mn7oNULgpLu2uvyrCRxgk/s320/20240303_181108.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I`ve also had a flower loom for some time and I`ve never used it. I tried some fluffy flowers, was pleased with the results and ended up making 45. I shall be stringing them together with leaves or decorating bags.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_lH0hvkx3RTn2lYoFamNiV-1hEorCbnWNrrYZaaAa9H3BIbO_MzG__trqn0hH35M09ljzkWdfe3vzY-ySNUGtqsXF1A1SfdjNlDzH-zPRoRNuz9pMlYqqcFU9I_TzZKtEyZ834FU2IqjZ4m_GLeycZ1VrmDeWF8AmPw2UZOFwt34ChsVIwDB1DC7WCY/s1941/20240303_181641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1941" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_lH0hvkx3RTn2lYoFamNiV-1hEorCbnWNrrYZaaAa9H3BIbO_MzG__trqn0hH35M09ljzkWdfe3vzY-ySNUGtqsXF1A1SfdjNlDzH-zPRoRNuz9pMlYqqcFU9I_TzZKtEyZ834FU2IqjZ4m_GLeycZ1VrmDeWF8AmPw2UZOFwt34ChsVIwDB1DC7WCY/s320/20240303_181641.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrrJ4j7xpz9FURil4K6m7liq3FKyu32etSHV1nd-LNRVu67kO-t31u9BDRy7ZJhSbVQfr25ppztqhoC0y7U6vUtrTeHHjcgc0c9nbRM6AbSVWPJI-G1VF20qCJoE-PtVx8oE-0um_tZYy9L5w7csvLeuTbz1ArI9dLP2R1P0YMQQ6gIZTWkqIhnuqna8/s2697/20240303_181934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="2697" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrrJ4j7xpz9FURil4K6m7liq3FKyu32etSHV1nd-LNRVu67kO-t31u9BDRy7ZJhSbVQfr25ppztqhoC0y7U6vUtrTeHHjcgc0c9nbRM6AbSVWPJI-G1VF20qCJoE-PtVx8oE-0um_tZYy9L5w7csvLeuTbz1ArI9dLP2R1P0YMQQ6gIZTWkqIhnuqna8/s320/20240303_181934.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here is the flower loom. Up until now this craft has never appealed to me. But once I began I could not stop.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I`m glad I did not throw it away.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYSmO9NAgcG-YzKOpWlTuICTCIGC1UjTMIYfLISiN9voNDr3-pVzIhGw_CZqm4Ev98uC0qn4qSAARctQBIU_Wcll_vz7aA9gJkkX0oTJnNSmURK5OchfcWwwGQVweOQVdIPVPc46oJJUpXEvSGlOWWZWQN3y8I2EZB7EivQwlr_y8MF2wRXJhrMm_FOg/s2185/20240303_184044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="2185" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYSmO9NAgcG-YzKOpWlTuICTCIGC1UjTMIYfLISiN9voNDr3-pVzIhGw_CZqm4Ev98uC0qn4qSAARctQBIU_Wcll_vz7aA9gJkkX0oTJnNSmURK5OchfcWwwGQVweOQVdIPVPc46oJJUpXEvSGlOWWZWQN3y8I2EZB7EivQwlr_y8MF2wRXJhrMm_FOg/s320/20240303_184044.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Spring days to everyone.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyn4seIH9LiwHocL9wi1uBzoG0jvzPwKsf1cR_hepGNaYjR9sJYEhM1azej6ce-mJ6vjvhFjtF7jGph7o4mVlPaLj_h_Nv8O5-E5I8zZVQPq9mPmQ6jRwYoF90YdeEXZdmGjMXjt6_AlIK5gUo92WyoijIBrOquq0a6CLiXkCx5dyzzLjFObr3o2-Wi6Y/s1594/20240303_115715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1594" data-original-width="1558" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyn4seIH9LiwHocL9wi1uBzoG0jvzPwKsf1cR_hepGNaYjR9sJYEhM1azej6ce-mJ6vjvhFjtF7jGph7o4mVlPaLj_h_Nv8O5-E5I8zZVQPq9mPmQ6jRwYoF90YdeEXZdmGjMXjt6_AlIK5gUo92WyoijIBrOquq0a6CLiXkCx5dyzzLjFObr3o2-Wi6Y/s320/20240303_115715.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /></div>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-85391019093526654222024-02-22T17:32:00.002+00:002024-02-22T17:33:40.953+00:00And Sow it Begins<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Some people will think we are mad sowing seeds when the weather is so foul, but we did. We just wanted to get started.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Over breakfast we both sorted through our seeds to see what should go in. Steve chose parsnip which he put straight into the ground and broad beans which went into newspaper pots. Last year we lost them all when they went in the ground. Mice \I suppose. I chose these ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLJALYYJV8USH_KMMF2-3KMG6stFeD2KZszS0Iq1UYYIsN5xglpfHb_iXeXXCpFEo_yNb6FvXVD_Kx75bRt7JGTpKiWkSb62ikT7P6IT2CznjSEb5ZNUFzhSXTdE-yQb8LCjkcHCQ5VIMORJVvLUKg-19EC8rG7Y9PFW0KVZBtpK8zcls1TognHHS_U0/s1410/20240220_112444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="1410" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLJALYYJV8USH_KMMF2-3KMG6stFeD2KZszS0Iq1UYYIsN5xglpfHb_iXeXXCpFEo_yNb6FvXVD_Kx75bRt7JGTpKiWkSb62ikT7P6IT2CznjSEb5ZNUFzhSXTdE-yQb8LCjkcHCQ5VIMORJVvLUKg-19EC8rG7Y9PFW0KVZBtpK8zcls1TognHHS_U0/s320/20240220_112444.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">..... the propagator was ready.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91Oqh3TEI3UGh7Ye9-e36P1QANKh2WMplH9X3j84IgO9gErxSkszuNAbfcQKe-LfXq3r8Rnx49kirlYDvLZZIuvze6RvpQbdXpYev3ElAuWRNl8XSlGsckiRIpitUHYTPtQCuzs-bs5GJ8J4dG6DMFav5LliGUwRw6-Jhx0yrnbqVbbl1orIn3TqNyzc/s4000/20240212_133401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91Oqh3TEI3UGh7Ye9-e36P1QANKh2WMplH9X3j84IgO9gErxSkszuNAbfcQKe-LfXq3r8Rnx49kirlYDvLZZIuvze6RvpQbdXpYev3ElAuWRNl8XSlGsckiRIpitUHYTPtQCuzs-bs5GJ8J4dG6DMFav5LliGUwRw6-Jhx0yrnbqVbbl1orIn3TqNyzc/w186-h400/20240212_133401.jpg" width="186" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">It was a very good feeling to get my hands in soil. This year I am using John Innes seed mixed with multi-purpose compost. When I prick things out, there is going to be a significant amount of ordinary garden soil for the microbe content.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NFEiljpQDVLHh3JEGOH-TB2dc8LitopNUE-t8mwVrM_E3BJwz7GvX9xlv0RyeNXKtIJng_3NzYKgEgIHBYYJ4MlRCp3bmv_vSmc_Ozp87W-J6qcBYnvwAB7oi9rfI3MxO0q6hXFypn6E0eCZj9O8jhEkkI7HTAp56QNcBndpJnxZ0iFRw0xQGUIwHRA/s2774/20240220_114356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="2774" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NFEiljpQDVLHh3JEGOH-TB2dc8LitopNUE-t8mwVrM_E3BJwz7GvX9xlv0RyeNXKtIJng_3NzYKgEgIHBYYJ4MlRCp3bmv_vSmc_Ozp87W-J6qcBYnvwAB7oi9rfI3MxO0q6hXFypn6E0eCZj9O8jhEkkI7HTAp56QNcBndpJnxZ0iFRw0xQGUIwHRA/s320/20240220_114356.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; 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font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMb33YPQPrFp6jjwq9KDsTnYHYdnaRPc-LVwGy3eXR0zj1eH5ou86ViskS9r88g9-RCyPDN26WnZqYTJnhEbJ9aJSWoXKUdgcUEr2KmBKoiJMD8FtaZz9oVjDdxZNguaPAwjGv469TfOpjbBRxok92quD40sVYZfZ5exDEs2xD3LdZf2HLAT7yPA02GJ8/s3178/20240220_102422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3178" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMb33YPQPrFp6jjwq9KDsTnYHYdnaRPc-LVwGy3eXR0zj1eH5ou86ViskS9r88g9-RCyPDN26WnZqYTJnhEbJ9aJSWoXKUdgcUEr2KmBKoiJMD8FtaZz9oVjDdxZNguaPAwjGv469TfOpjbBRxok92quD40sVYZfZ5exDEs2xD3LdZf2HLAT7yPA02GJ8/s320/20240220_102422.jpg" width="188" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Just a few more packets to go.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglzQpAVjIMOFNc-xBTe6vT2ArhrA9XgCe7aUZtv9c7UizHiy4mksjOIoXDel7PBwSf4GTM7ppQorNaXMNlmOWBZgp8WMLTXcXYBqOq-d2o5Q8S8Uv-i6lLJXi9Np2kDY2CR331RDFe8JzIPNrE1HVAKkLqwqSH7VOOIbI6aHgsAN43hBWMeYo7PW4n7Y/s2669/20240220_112347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2669" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglzQpAVjIMOFNc-xBTe6vT2ArhrA9XgCe7aUZtv9c7UizHiy4mksjOIoXDel7PBwSf4GTM7ppQorNaXMNlmOWBZgp8WMLTXcXYBqOq-d2o5Q8S8Uv-i6lLJXi9Np2kDY2CR331RDFe8JzIPNrE1HVAKkLqwqSH7VOOIbI6aHgsAN43hBWMeYo7PW4n7Y/s320/20240220_112347.jpg" width="224" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is an exciting start to the planting year.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-11512464668454421272024-02-17T13:18:00.002+00:002024-02-17T13:19:38.407+00:00Blue Sheep, Bunnies and Bunting<div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Well here we are more than halfway through February, with Valentine`s Day under our belts, literally.</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdkLfbkPQ2QRbH9kJBm6MJ6MtzxoXRqPcb4ILxmwcCMJ-Q_HRSb8gOiHqyifWvvNkIwbMqKiEac8ntywfcStXb0rmGMMSaRrlk8VaEvtKT2Exnva_90YFV2riY8YkVOoJAx03K3iMHUs1qhW_eD2TMclt5-J5CumcEaiR2tQetRFHO2W1W3n6YeC6nNw/s2757/20240214_142909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="2757" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdkLfbkPQ2QRbH9kJBm6MJ6MtzxoXRqPcb4ILxmwcCMJ-Q_HRSb8gOiHqyifWvvNkIwbMqKiEac8ntywfcStXb0rmGMMSaRrlk8VaEvtKT2Exnva_90YFV2riY8YkVOoJAx03K3iMHUs1qhW_eD2TMclt5-J5CumcEaiR2tQetRFHO2W1W3n6YeC6nNw/s320/20240214_142909.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">It was a wet, miserable day and having exchanged cards and books, I decided we needed an extra treat .... what better than fresh almond biscuits, with our afternoon teabreak, still warm from the oven.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I have been busy using a lot of the crafty bits posted on a previous entry. The boxes are somewhat depleted through my crafting endeavors. And I am not finished yet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I used a very spring mix of coloured fabrics for Easter bunting.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I had a roll of yellow gingham ribbon which was perfect for the bias strip but I have hardly made a dent in the roll.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVa70oKNWsX3nwGa-0pupCLofCMq73NFLDRML9lk9lYilo9hIaskmOjMPd9XDAzs0bf1_zZgKVRuWAp9IaZGf-HoUZTL_T3wkZQCG9BmIjEzCsUXw0_GLqcM4M47ea2WPbK_PpzNZM1k5KPpI-qMPhDr1asHZyujm1H1A8AqYlU6vyguLVDp9b2kSbNIA/s1908/20240217_103342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="1908" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVa70oKNWsX3nwGa-0pupCLofCMq73NFLDRML9lk9lYilo9hIaskmOjMPd9XDAzs0bf1_zZgKVRuWAp9IaZGf-HoUZTL_T3wkZQCG9BmIjEzCsUXw0_GLqcM4M47ea2WPbK_PpzNZM1k5KPpI-qMPhDr1asHZyujm1H1A8AqYlU6vyguLVDp9b2kSbNIA/s320/20240217_103342.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NpiuaVGUjClIB87Ed4Dz_mlrMcyoWtkZxAZO0OSTlVF-G1y8E57tPjKEV77cpEyQEyg0uroPLcPywNBeJf5H3viMFfqSXHe0o-6ZQNNuZY1UsXUHGjCuHcea2zkGi-M24KxWowtwjN68l0KkkWo550jVThQzZ3Jjx2I4Pj7dna0CNQckzA_qfqxM_kM/s2415/20240217_103540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="2415" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NpiuaVGUjClIB87Ed4Dz_mlrMcyoWtkZxAZO0OSTlVF-G1y8E57tPjKEV77cpEyQEyg0uroPLcPywNBeJf5H3viMFfqSXHe0o-6ZQNNuZY1UsXUHGjCuHcea2zkGi-M24KxWowtwjN68l0KkkWo550jVThQzZ3Jjx2I4Pj7dna0CNQckzA_qfqxM_kM/s320/20240217_103540.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can`t wait to use some of this in my Easter displays.<br /> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I`ve had some very soft blue baby wool for some time and thought it was time to use it up.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I`m not sure the concept of blue sheep works so well but </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">hey ho, here they are. I think they look a little peculiar.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmiG2ICONCC_Drr-mYhnxP4SuP66JzhIyC1oWD2cqKXAgIkPHV0q6KMNHIyc1ls0xp9x2CPL3yw4OMODKbeIaIuZL8tVdy9iIYCBdf2ngO_NpX39FeHlr3GMMnRKpmAloNL3EhJptaivZuGtmEPC0xYisburWt97ohNaUFwxoqtiMtONUXMGwGusLzgvk/s2665/20240217_103018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="2665" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmiG2ICONCC_Drr-mYhnxP4SuP66JzhIyC1oWD2cqKXAgIkPHV0q6KMNHIyc1ls0xp9x2CPL3yw4OMODKbeIaIuZL8tVdy9iIYCBdf2ngO_NpX39FeHlr3GMMnRKpmAloNL3EhJptaivZuGtmEPC0xYisburWt97ohNaUFwxoqtiMtONUXMGwGusLzgvk/s320/20240217_103018.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">These Easter owls are made from tapestry wool, given to me many years ago. I`ve chosen the wools to match and complement each other.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEM10EuBPGjCtkx07_sF07zV4AaXP2iGIt0LA0zeFrNxYIygIWGeZofeYY-lY3KnlAo8TeOuW7QUzDs7Lnkz28DsS97-fxYtzUjllH1yg1bqeU93tK8PJI6ZUn9c-_Uk9MhN7NJJg0SjW89Xj7FueiFcCcrNBKjJHfmF7UhXVyb_QdPYBmrmGF86qI4Pc/s2366/20240217_102936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="2366" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEM10EuBPGjCtkx07_sF07zV4AaXP2iGIt0LA0zeFrNxYIygIWGeZofeYY-lY3KnlAo8TeOuW7QUzDs7Lnkz28DsS97-fxYtzUjllH1yg1bqeU93tK8PJI6ZUn9c-_Uk9MhN7NJJg0SjW89Xj7FueiFcCcrNBKjJHfmF7UhXVyb_QdPYBmrmGF86qI4Pc/s320/20240217_102936.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">And these Easter chicks were made with scraps of wool and ends of balls, keeping to the colour theme.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxfnGXbCwGZBVQhHsbOpUR-UklB9zDETwrPCDcEbBUUf3j4dPz9_wxuXrYi8_B-8O2MRDSm3n2fYLOuTDmLbCnMi9ffH-ZDWOc3_YYUJlbPTEDYZuQC4y-eV65wAMKb2SS_DgpwfqbmtXb7Cq1Noq1pe4MMwuaa2nWFL1ifLIlS6c0-qJ-20F3jHJQ6M/s2791/20240217_102912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="2791" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxfnGXbCwGZBVQhHsbOpUR-UklB9zDETwrPCDcEbBUUf3j4dPz9_wxuXrYi8_B-8O2MRDSm3n2fYLOuTDmLbCnMi9ffH-ZDWOc3_YYUJlbPTEDYZuQC4y-eV65wAMKb2SS_DgpwfqbmtXb7Cq1Noq1pe4MMwuaa2nWFL1ifLIlS6c0-qJ-20F3jHJQ6M/s320/20240217_102912.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I use a set of pompom makers which means a lot can be made very quickly.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Who remembers cutting circles from Cornflakes boxes and spending whole winter afternoons making one pompom?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was always a lot of excitiement and a certain amount of trepidation as you cut into it, because they sometimes fell apart before you could tie the wool round.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I still get that feeling now and love making multi-coloured ones.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had some bobbly wool to use up as I don`t</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> like to knit or crochet with it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I made larger bunnies. I used a stiffer felt sheet for the ears and purchased pompoms for the features. The eyes are also tiny pompoms, as it can be quite difficult to set bead eyes in pompoms securely.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7IOqcPbF9iQyIBnTvKQmIhvmD_vHY_ydfoE6hX02Sq8xlDq8llBQeiq_NypSHmNKby4sdDIICMLkT2eGQsSnYNseXS1wo5bDPIV2vcMKWzCOClC_NCutBMtlsfYZ9zwPUm5a6BpnXfYMSQEiUbgvV9Hg-h3I5C-Pmy0eFPQGnxkEEqgY14j-ZuGz7T0/s1959/20240217_102726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1685" data-original-width="1959" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7IOqcPbF9iQyIBnTvKQmIhvmD_vHY_ydfoE6hX02Sq8xlDq8llBQeiq_NypSHmNKby4sdDIICMLkT2eGQsSnYNseXS1wo5bDPIV2vcMKWzCOClC_NCutBMtlsfYZ9zwPUm5a6BpnXfYMSQEiUbgvV9Hg-h3I5C-Pmy0eFPQGnxkEEqgY14j-ZuGz7T0/s320/20240217_102726.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQu2jZG6nM0f85jHukN2hjuItcgymguiXDqMFYj5jN04Q6w6_78kjcNksKaKH8rw-U6n6DQqywAcr2oPTcVQsSc_Mj_aXkOpau6queK0SdlwKp6zu-nLkWABt43Xca_AVFlAbf0-DGR-Oc5oP5lJ-UkMNyg2OXlRMuO-ulRnGVsWSfYiH67OFQXoyT_g/s2375/20240217_102709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="2375" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQu2jZG6nM0f85jHukN2hjuItcgymguiXDqMFYj5jN04Q6w6_78kjcNksKaKH8rw-U6n6DQqywAcr2oPTcVQsSc_Mj_aXkOpau6queK0SdlwKp6zu-nLkWABt43Xca_AVFlAbf0-DGR-Oc5oP5lJ-UkMNyg2OXlRMuO-ulRnGVsWSfYiH67OFQXoyT_g/s320/20240217_102709.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And there are the inevitable fairies. Again I used the stiffer felt sheets for them. So easy to cut out. And can be sewn by machine. These are mostly hand-sewn.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnoPi33FixzkSLL1FPkYNjeQmiFeTZXnPeitZWEpWacRlxoln930Xkx931u-tO1kYNtI_OPhSL7gT93ZNv_PMVTacrr6Ny3zKTfSEtYX5TzhN86q5ZUdm-JKSq2Ky7vdGIrSFLCK41NO9CUoayN3bnTvuI-ad1u7hxtumXz9Kp2WGgO0OSFvaViVlXkM/s2590/20240217_102823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1493" data-original-width="2590" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnoPi33FixzkSLL1FPkYNjeQmiFeTZXnPeitZWEpWacRlxoln930Xkx931u-tO1kYNtI_OPhSL7gT93ZNv_PMVTacrr6Ny3zKTfSEtYX5TzhN86q5ZUdm-JKSq2Ky7vdGIrSFLCK41NO9CUoayN3bnTvuI-ad1u7hxtumXz9Kp2WGgO0OSFvaViVlXkM/s320/20240217_102823.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">And an odd little assortment of experiments, some work, some don`t. But it`s fun trying.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_xnHd5OXYVS091uMKpGcEaRbSxofAUIbrnMTMviXT0hVtBwV58sEhXrUyH84uWcA79tONZbd4Ze1MAosAVbbOSxhDdfR02aGv7MNBmqi4OYGjy6ktFCAxOfVi_yXfwCdv1RLvEELhRpJm0I-7f17CJMh5ZpkFNcOHl_HL49nRDq4Q3WfypA96CAl8eA/s2919/20240217_102648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1732" data-original-width="2919" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_xnHd5OXYVS091uMKpGcEaRbSxofAUIbrnMTMviXT0hVtBwV58sEhXrUyH84uWcA79tONZbd4Ze1MAosAVbbOSxhDdfR02aGv7MNBmqi4OYGjy6ktFCAxOfVi_yXfwCdv1RLvEELhRpJm0I-7f17CJMh5ZpkFNcOHl_HL49nRDq4Q3WfypA96CAl8eA/s320/20240217_102648.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">This year the crochet eggs are in multi-coloured wool.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Z8Uu-Eh4-c4xgOaYhHsQbN3mJcF0pvjUAOw46dUr4fC8sB00ffOYrE1vxEb9nnV6AN4DrUta7T6Nfa03XjNsxZEJxW1u4N_CrgJctr9jKbbSl_9QENC-qIrQ7pKhWBHSIzAXS9uoA9abHvTXY2GpAxclj9X8533W1Ak7TtRO8PemwfzICVkxHqhpOTo/s3599/20240217_103150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="3599" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Z8Uu-Eh4-c4xgOaYhHsQbN3mJcF0pvjUAOw46dUr4fC8sB00ffOYrE1vxEb9nnV6AN4DrUta7T6Nfa03XjNsxZEJxW1u4N_CrgJctr9jKbbSl_9QENC-qIrQ7pKhWBHSIzAXS9uoA9abHvTXY2GpAxclj9X8533W1Ak7TtRO8PemwfzICVkxHqhpOTo/s320/20240217_103150.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And on one day this week, with the first butterfly and numerous bumble bees </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">spotted</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">, with the propagator set up and the sun shining, I did find the urge to begin the seed planting very soon.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span><br /></div><br />Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-54654017176392444812024-02-04T19:13:00.003+00:002024-02-04T19:13:47.175+00:00Keeping Warm and Keeping Fit<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Lots of things to be excited about, though maybe some people may not agree!!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Tim has brought us a fabulous load of well-rotted horse manure.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">It is easy to lift and great for spreading </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">even though we have had to remove a few nettle roots.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> It`s full of worms. We`ve got loads spread already.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRa0HnrlXDmRpzR55Q4q-fcydw1YfLoIzVMG5Inl5Gpv0Lnm8BVqFqAR4_LnzwqJ4LeD_3JYNyvSUItDVFHISDZwgGO6FJqjrYabO-my-K_DuoJXusAh5hL1ODuRhr41BEQnQEjmipDrlnyLFwc2QzoXxXYKze4cKWVPIx1GwdeqAI741seVcM-AyRts/s4000/20240204_111113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRa0HnrlXDmRpzR55Q4q-fcydw1YfLoIzVMG5Inl5Gpv0Lnm8BVqFqAR4_LnzwqJ4LeD_3JYNyvSUItDVFHISDZwgGO6FJqjrYabO-my-K_DuoJXusAh5hL1ODuRhr41BEQnQEjmipDrlnyLFwc2QzoXxXYKze4cKWVPIx1GwdeqAI741seVcM-AyRts/w186-h400/20240204_111113.jpg" width="186" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And as we drove into the main yard we espied a huge new pile of bark chippings.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Oh my cup brimmeth over.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cRvlkLNzUm6yAGzxBYQzgapuymvLrjd32ihFreuVXRYToUnOb7TugHfVFTG8uYXDRK9Ob7J8UfhuWeKQxERwQ31nmRtWz_JqJt2lEOLBDccm1ShAms1q622MTCei3KbRM7f8Qhr1ZJ0c0ms6uyhEE6NNV64fgsVC-BawRuBfi-53QqV140KQdj1sDpw/s4000/20240204_120810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cRvlkLNzUm6yAGzxBYQzgapuymvLrjd32ihFreuVXRYToUnOb7TugHfVFTG8uYXDRK9Ob7J8UfhuWeKQxERwQ31nmRtWz_JqJt2lEOLBDccm1ShAms1q622MTCei3KbRM7f8Qhr1ZJ0c0ms6uyhEE6NNV64fgsVC-BawRuBfi-53QqV140KQdj1sDpw/w400-h187/20240204_120810.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">And its a great time of the year to do all this barrowing, keeping warm, keeping fit and feeling satisfied.</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today Steve did part of the polytunnel .....</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-gLWQhUiuLlqqJ1d-Q5dqpoVZa63HpB1-xipK40BQ3vGIAewCJXnDu5whrBdloWtAuO-oy1JlARiFN7BsNwIhuWZQ2OdUN6zwRSAzndtyhqbFj_xHUvPUxW40LM1ZH1WihbezEkhP_Y7i0rF523DwMOW6XTbIHncxpzcvkH3hHz_WuIQ44a-XPUBb5s/s4000/20240204_120256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-gLWQhUiuLlqqJ1d-Q5dqpoVZa63HpB1-xipK40BQ3vGIAewCJXnDu5whrBdloWtAuO-oy1JlARiFN7BsNwIhuWZQ2OdUN6zwRSAzndtyhqbFj_xHUvPUxW40LM1ZH1WihbezEkhP_Y7i0rF523DwMOW6XTbIHncxpzcvkH3hHz_WuIQ44a-XPUBb5s/w400-h186/20240204_120256.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">..... I did the rhubarb and part of the fruit net which needs a little more weeding.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1-moXkBwzUxekuMLBnjQev7X_9y7w1Z1gTtm4mwOeFamuc6lSnVnwq0iBBFsq11rzKAk7gOOw43wrTGxUcHeP_C2U2hGdITOY1VcuHa8020MNah1agGGAVlNeYPaIUjM_PA-cTGj4bffh9ECZl0v__K8H3Wr9KAxJROl6DFudFJ_iI1LxvjgcY5fhbM/s4000/20240204_111211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1-moXkBwzUxekuMLBnjQev7X_9y7w1Z1gTtm4mwOeFamuc6lSnVnwq0iBBFsq11rzKAk7gOOw43wrTGxUcHeP_C2U2hGdITOY1VcuHa8020MNah1agGGAVlNeYPaIUjM_PA-cTGj4bffh9ECZl0v__K8H3Wr9KAxJROl6DFudFJ_iI1LxvjgcY5fhbM/w186-h400/20240204_111211.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmHMjf-c5XTSmdA7DRxpV3mWs-e2_tqSQ6fVkRJKB8GFV2lO7t0GyoWTzDD-X9zw2_DrQlxg01R-VFI-hI6Ok07QBZvawcO_Acqw0yKy4jH3kcHnkeCazFqe9pI5YxR8J_wRA3BSUGGvF2JvckHGXwiQ6pw38ji9nAT9w7govRWfBtufs3Kiyt_EJCeI/s4000/20240204_111143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmHMjf-c5XTSmdA7DRxpV3mWs-e2_tqSQ6fVkRJKB8GFV2lO7t0GyoWTzDD-X9zw2_DrQlxg01R-VFI-hI6Ok07QBZvawcO_Acqw0yKy4jH3kcHnkeCazFqe9pI5YxR8J_wRA3BSUGGvF2JvckHGXwiQ6pw38ji9nAT9w7govRWfBtufs3Kiyt_EJCeI/w186-h400/20240204_111143.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have made a start on the veggie beds and begun the annual decisions about what is going where.</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEqzY_hafMkPuqawaX-rY-fLFvdOequQNisNJPr_N8oXqyxXj29FE3ROFCGyNwJWccRLgyr90W4zqZn3jrYkgd7-VDUJsjS9ai_6rI8K-x94G4oyDhNb7rocdSGarb10byMpkqUXKjh2eeLEbkp4Oq_8v2OJK2ZY3-vUWymAG1Ly9qLpUCXLpcv1IC-c/s4000/20240204_111156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEqzY_hafMkPuqawaX-rY-fLFvdOequQNisNJPr_N8oXqyxXj29FE3ROFCGyNwJWccRLgyr90W4zqZn3jrYkgd7-VDUJsjS9ai_6rI8K-x94G4oyDhNb7rocdSGarb10byMpkqUXKjh2eeLEbkp4Oq_8v2OJK2ZY3-vUWymAG1Ly9qLpUCXLpcv1IC-c/w400-h186/20240204_111156.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxzpjkr6kUDBlNvcL-YmmICghtDZsrHM6tfMpjnzqSnrnMz0dXk_0GwiTP_csxmHMQo2dKDIlB7jbIuXWjuHJojsoyNOcYAte4xirD6O1-mNAsZVG7cGco47tbRtYNX03ykZhLHo9dmk-FyawO8hQ4xmKKTpcEFRBprdXXtRUMXBY8P-R60hQwEhG_80/s4000/20240204_115942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxzpjkr6kUDBlNvcL-YmmICghtDZsrHM6tfMpjnzqSnrnMz0dXk_0GwiTP_csxmHMQo2dKDIlB7jbIuXWjuHJojsoyNOcYAte4xirD6O1-mNAsZVG7cGco47tbRtYNX03ykZhLHo9dmk-FyawO8hQ4xmKKTpcEFRBprdXXtRUMXBY8P-R60hQwEhG_80/w186-h400/20240204_115942.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I have nearly completed the first flowerbed.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrFaylo-LcTht7DFBsUzsEGJjprEtLwJpcUIpfFyEb_ifC743KXDucAkpQ5mm-fNQTuYSLdYW_Z9eWdLniBjWeiFXK-cFQWPuKaejRy8GlIKl0hQ5uE4faUX3ZbT8-AkhrNsu4H5XKWBayPct7GkXgfMN6h5rhdwA1wiahKaimYCeVQOSfgxCOeaSEJg/s4000/20240204_120026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrFaylo-LcTht7DFBsUzsEGJjprEtLwJpcUIpfFyEb_ifC743KXDucAkpQ5mm-fNQTuYSLdYW_Z9eWdLniBjWeiFXK-cFQWPuKaejRy8GlIKl0hQ5uE4faUX3ZbT8-AkhrNsu4H5XKWBayPct7GkXgfMN6h5rhdwA1wiahKaimYCeVQOSfgxCOeaSEJg/w186-h400/20240204_120026.jpg" width="186" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The second one is waiting!! It is a challenge.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-G9RgaQLXM3e8g5tl5ZQ6Vpil_U5hnNWG_O1DGpuy8gHWCeMO9NkB3iZLCbK7qBEYUDVQVa8ZPOlx6kwdg2z06gzzWnAng93K5h9ASWVw7lGU3IVkooU2Q67GgcaVJAP3FxMxFKrxT_WU_ZcRb-y4Kg9a8Ofe-OULtMARrCAX0INv0UsF7NbumUczSqg/s4000/20240204_120143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-G9RgaQLXM3e8g5tl5ZQ6Vpil_U5hnNWG_O1DGpuy8gHWCeMO9NkB3iZLCbK7qBEYUDVQVa8ZPOlx6kwdg2z06gzzWnAng93K5h9ASWVw7lGU3IVkooU2Q67GgcaVJAP3FxMxFKrxT_WU_ZcRb-y4Kg9a8Ofe-OULtMARrCAX0INv0UsF7NbumUczSqg/w400-h186/20240204_120143.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">So much moss. A good mulch of manure will help. Firstly I need to remove a great deal of the over-powering Michaelmus daisy.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Elsewhere around the garden, the winter honeysuckle smells sweet. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDVTBOtKC7wYd3UvCGEZDrplfIwbRzX19jMMRhf11xsi3ICbCkO7NPypVvMAajxJo7regUhPaYS8zbxqthJuxA6wdnex2RYF7cvtdjttoJNtSY-3_2_W3H_BBqacghF9IHkes7q7qKBGpbIgt3otmL5380sLcOobXwIVWKXMH3aYkEhvgblGNm9Sikio/s2762/20240204_120054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2762" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDVTBOtKC7wYd3UvCGEZDrplfIwbRzX19jMMRhf11xsi3ICbCkO7NPypVvMAajxJo7regUhPaYS8zbxqthJuxA6wdnex2RYF7cvtdjttoJNtSY-3_2_W3H_BBqacghF9IHkes7q7qKBGpbIgt3otmL5380sLcOobXwIVWKXMH3aYkEhvgblGNm9Sikio/s320/20240204_120054.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The broad beans in the polytunnel are doing well.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukfqqQKDubCx2Z8kt-OxnT-HsZENr8Z2YJ99wpsOEHZFFZEXDLf05mgyttdpC63r0QK-XT-Jw0MPmxAaEYPgFI8Kw7Kb5ZM9BB5Xl2iVN2u-7L6thbgDz8FDcPIavSKEHWRq183j1wVxakyuEeIAuj7VSN2UAucJ2PxAmiE6zaqPvBcP33lnjg15za1s/s4000/20240204_120312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukfqqQKDubCx2Z8kt-OxnT-HsZENr8Z2YJ99wpsOEHZFFZEXDLf05mgyttdpC63r0QK-XT-Jw0MPmxAaEYPgFI8Kw7Kb5ZM9BB5Xl2iVN2u-7L6thbgDz8FDcPIavSKEHWRq183j1wVxakyuEeIAuj7VSN2UAucJ2PxAmiE6zaqPvBcP33lnjg15za1s/w186-h400/20240204_120312.jpg" width="186" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">And finally <br />Steve discovered a nest of mice under carpeting. They soon scurried off.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLCqrpx40Ru0op_bzXWtujWpOTBOJcLw-Wwy8DT1FmniBhfkKF2qrJdSlAd5a0gXodmkCBrGwiyJpmy4yrCA6Gpu93MdL5jHekQoopNbEBK3wpWU5wUqKAbyOKvyqKf2v951ipWBUz5FirWEYF0IU8kX8BaSY6sS6BoOCwLWJFzarjjfgu4DzoyJS6Cg/s4000/20240204_111041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLCqrpx40Ru0op_bzXWtujWpOTBOJcLw-Wwy8DT1FmniBhfkKF2qrJdSlAd5a0gXodmkCBrGwiyJpmy4yrCA6Gpu93MdL5jHekQoopNbEBK3wpWU5wUqKAbyOKvyqKf2v951ipWBUz5FirWEYF0IU8kX8BaSY6sS6BoOCwLWJFzarjjfgu4DzoyJS6Cg/w186-h400/20240204_111041.jpg" width="186" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Altogether a great start to February. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /></p>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-28557187168457794732024-01-31T20:20:00.000+00:002024-01-31T20:20:05.124+00:00Colours of Spring<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> I spotted the first snowdrop today. They are not easy to capture in a photo. But such a welcome sight.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We did the bird count for RSPB from our garden last Sunday. We got 10 varieties with which we were very pleased. It is a bit annoying, however when the nuthatch, which has gobbled up all the fat balls for weeks, chooses not to come on that day at that particular hour. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We have had quite a few days in the garden throughout January, so plenty of jobs getting done. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Our own insect hotel is as complete as it can be. Today we added hessian tubes full of thin logs, sheeps wool, pine cones and hay. Steve drilled holes in a solid piece of wood. We squeezed it all in, using a rubber mallet in some cases. We hope to fill gaps with straw.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXK3cC_8ufD5ZCstqRPpH8L8FlrwQRqYznAU4JblW6jsAaqEC3pqqTimzlVxpUZI6Vbsxyg48cU4g6L7Re24eiqjXi2Ob9YdCQaEsa04JZR9bWfEg50HcaWKW4Menwd_79eBm8lhTQqCA6QEGQoKToNc5laDsy1HzUImay0JBE_i27UL78uI4-8SsgxV4/s1944/20240131_143924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="1944" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXK3cC_8ufD5ZCstqRPpH8L8FlrwQRqYznAU4JblW6jsAaqEC3pqqTimzlVxpUZI6Vbsxyg48cU4g6L7Re24eiqjXi2Ob9YdCQaEsa04JZR9bWfEg50HcaWKW4Menwd_79eBm8lhTQqCA6QEGQoKToNc5laDsy1HzUImay0JBE_i27UL78uI4-8SsgxV4/s320/20240131_143924.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I have had more ideas to decorate with pyrographed pictures and possibly a label at the top. Later in the year there will be a sedum roof added.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I decided to gather a lot of Easter related crafts materials in one place. I did this at Christmas too. I find it very inspiring.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I wondered if I was jumping the gun a bit but as a crafter, I have to be thinking ahead.<br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohyphenhyphenTCYyWEclvt5iwiiapCNaop1qJHZslxUeaSPmQlDffI1Vmd0olvq5dK-GO7KzEKVrznrD6IYpgdTi4oHIBqHVm8qyMAjWbaX2uqZO8qi1DFav3wciBQTjdIgu4zP7K6k1eRrmM94C3lU9o1LQPBlR2ZnX181JvSPoyhRIG7aWiE3ETMl4vOuWa-nVM/s1920/20240129_134636%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohyphenhyphenTCYyWEclvt5iwiiapCNaop1qJHZslxUeaSPmQlDffI1Vmd0olvq5dK-GO7KzEKVrznrD6IYpgdTi4oHIBqHVm8qyMAjWbaX2uqZO8qi1DFav3wciBQTjdIgu4zP7K6k1eRrmM94C3lU9o1LQPBlR2ZnX181JvSPoyhRIG7aWiE3ETMl4vOuWa-nVM/s320/20240129_134636%5B1%5D.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18Dc3qJHVsQ9kE_VQLn9XScNuaiXiqae0f0Kzu5SA9lSIS3QVN5uhXPC7rwQ1lQvm99siNRvzsbTnYSVrgzwgMOfiZwUcUelPSBpDgCypI66NeN34VsUhaLsRv2l4qvQO9_mdWTAtXt5QevaZYhPiZcGbc6MrhalqdkWA-Vpx4wCehAjHUqfMiwMeGhQ/s2467/20240129_134642%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2467" data-original-width="1529" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18Dc3qJHVsQ9kE_VQLn9XScNuaiXiqae0f0Kzu5SA9lSIS3QVN5uhXPC7rwQ1lQvm99siNRvzsbTnYSVrgzwgMOfiZwUcUelPSBpDgCypI66NeN34VsUhaLsRv2l4qvQO9_mdWTAtXt5QevaZYhPiZcGbc6MrhalqdkWA-Vpx4wCehAjHUqfMiwMeGhQ/s320/20240129_134642%5B1%5D.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWsO_ygc3C04SwTw_VRcwUrfThjkmzTpcJeUtSs8EYFM3EbyxHsD9V52GLcm5G9PHblU58EknxeHiDvrb9BBQCUFnNmmtEbQRPaVZyLS1eOWfYhS9CWpNuxVBnlhBbr71FmK5ZMbY0G31GpiukLqdcRSU3EVOht1tP3R0zEHQPMeWeMT6oLy5DwV3FgI/s2985/20240129_134647%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2985" data-original-width="1562" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWsO_ygc3C04SwTw_VRcwUrfThjkmzTpcJeUtSs8EYFM3EbyxHsD9V52GLcm5G9PHblU58EknxeHiDvrb9BBQCUFnNmmtEbQRPaVZyLS1eOWfYhS9CWpNuxVBnlhBbr71FmK5ZMbY0G31GpiukLqdcRSU3EVOht1tP3R0zEHQPMeWeMT6oLy5DwV3FgI/s320/20240129_134647%5B1%5D.jpg" width="167" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTo3EuIDqI6tCrtOBApkR8N1DfuJf1_lg_dckhLswMkpjAQnmSN8JaNkIMh7CY-CHmhkC45cRragkeZXngrU4enlLj45uDWvQd73gRx6-tlTFAg-1w8zq1X7QX6DWKipeG88C8SZyGRkkPp2hVlIALzMOKhInswWD4AEhbYmNC9NBR-yNQE-EVwjY1bc/s2471/20240129_134656%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="2471" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTo3EuIDqI6tCrtOBApkR8N1DfuJf1_lg_dckhLswMkpjAQnmSN8JaNkIMh7CY-CHmhkC45cRragkeZXngrU4enlLj45uDWvQd73gRx6-tlTFAg-1w8zq1X7QX6DWKipeG88C8SZyGRkkPp2hVlIALzMOKhInswWD4AEhbYmNC9NBR-yNQE-EVwjY1bc/s320/20240129_134656%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">What to make? That is the question. So many choices.</span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">On one miserable, cold day I did wash lots of used labels.</span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">They have been used over and over again for years.</span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYCPmvgRiIs-EieaWFCJKX7oCd_-sW9k3mqr4KKgARnv6dYNkqEOMTlA_HSzq72rkP4Mox_LMVnQ-i7yGKCXCeKtoTGLkg9d8CW6zGWp2suqYOfiP1sS1w-7pE3fR7CxW31YA4QZJDqLERAS30PpezXDcewiBp_0f93a3EyHBl0_2i2M3JOKPVax49Co/s2829/20240129_103602%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="2829" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYCPmvgRiIs-EieaWFCJKX7oCd_-sW9k3mqr4KKgARnv6dYNkqEOMTlA_HSzq72rkP4Mox_LMVnQ-i7yGKCXCeKtoTGLkg9d8CW6zGWp2suqYOfiP1sS1w-7pE3fR7CxW31YA4QZJDqLERAS30PpezXDcewiBp_0f93a3EyHBl0_2i2M3JOKPVax49Co/s320/20240129_103602%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I am a bit obsessive about my labels I suppose.</span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHmIKsOlcLBlBzyZB4XdCTN3Xrt_jkj_VTLktGpRv5H-nPYXAxpRzL2eS6-nVdXlZRHf6Hx9UCKA2NOSq5kl5aHdDTUM-kjcqgI1sHP84ayWo_12PnEEqp7UsmgsclhhQIhQErHs0w7QQMu8gncELzF9rM4zeVKUbFNZ-qgO8duIWw2dd7ieon0FMzb0/s2616/20240129_114125%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2616" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHmIKsOlcLBlBzyZB4XdCTN3Xrt_jkj_VTLktGpRv5H-nPYXAxpRzL2eS6-nVdXlZRHf6Hx9UCKA2NOSq5kl5aHdDTUM-kjcqgI1sHP84ayWo_12PnEEqp7UsmgsclhhQIhQErHs0w7QQMu8gncELzF9rM4zeVKUbFNZ-qgO8duIWw2dd7ieon0FMzb0/s320/20240129_114125%5B1%5D.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today my new wellies came in the post. Oh I am pleased. But I chose the old ones to wear in the garden in the afternoon, because I didn`t want to get the new ones dirty.</span></span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Odd logic I know!!! </span></span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuebDgVto9oB4lRYs5F1H0DiV3cruq95itHmbuMJ9bVCssdbOyBFXqevbHKYKFbFKBD6UlgL82vnHR3GgzTU_kBd67GKYmMWOtsMszDkGn6CeXiWAoP00kPvIrHrKPZpWvwpWp-xmBnsxdV7xsSwBAxA-mLNzDb8NMU4NuyLNRWVg-V-_v4bqX6s4d9I/s4000/20240131_110348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuebDgVto9oB4lRYs5F1H0DiV3cruq95itHmbuMJ9bVCssdbOyBFXqevbHKYKFbFKBD6UlgL82vnHR3GgzTU_kBd67GKYmMWOtsMszDkGn6CeXiWAoP00kPvIrHrKPZpWvwpWp-xmBnsxdV7xsSwBAxA-mLNzDb8NMU4NuyLNRWVg-V-_v4bqX6s4d9I/s320/20240131_110348.jpg" width="149" /></a></div> </span></span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">And the pots of spring colour are now in situ.</span></span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkVohh1RwZLOOaN7ACivW2EX1TI0-rtIZyV6-g9kRW-eOOVbQpwSM-c5grvKcrw0F33eq4yIpTdfrFLcY5Cm9fQYnwIHLefPWS1DMnObvGSRkp3U4UcLUqYhSybtSJYb8uwn4RIbqDmoYtBhiWpV3ygZ7j9hODFwsuVdpH3kV8kT-edxhP0vzl0zRkmk/s2197/primroses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="2197" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkVohh1RwZLOOaN7ACivW2EX1TI0-rtIZyV6-g9kRW-eOOVbQpwSM-c5grvKcrw0F33eq4yIpTdfrFLcY5Cm9fQYnwIHLefPWS1DMnObvGSRkp3U4UcLUqYhSybtSJYb8uwn4RIbqDmoYtBhiWpV3ygZ7j9hODFwsuVdpH3kV8kT-edxhP0vzl0zRkmk/w400-h340/primroses.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><br /><br /></div>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-86952989940494078072024-01-24T20:45:00.003+00:002024-01-24T20:45:32.897+00:00Ribbons Galore and Tiny Teds<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">As I do my annual sort out, I am inundated by many ideas that I want to try and in the end they all bank up, or I have several projects on the go at once.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">There have been quite a few indoor days, so I decided to go through my ribbon and braid drawers.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiUgZy6MEXbS0i_piXNjZrqArrncaN3TyDnSNu2h6CVLQuQkRoekMotatEeC3Hs0Dyx5PG3JyxHKdy30fSH16_5AH3F3Z5-CPowo6ZYQu9HwQbbZ_nrL5EgCIrtDsLagpz4xRY5uoC5Qwaajgc2Mt4XhVSFeL_I-H-HoZTMuivkQQPsCNn9DeeMEY0ok/s1899/20240124_162712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1899" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiUgZy6MEXbS0i_piXNjZrqArrncaN3TyDnSNu2h6CVLQuQkRoekMotatEeC3Hs0Dyx5PG3JyxHKdy30fSH16_5AH3F3Z5-CPowo6ZYQu9HwQbbZ_nrL5EgCIrtDsLagpz4xRY5uoC5Qwaajgc2Mt4XhVSFeL_I-H-HoZTMuivkQQPsCNn9DeeMEY0ok/s320/20240124_162712.jpg" width="315" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">As you can see I have rather a lot. So I have decided to make some ribbon wavers. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The grosgrain ribbon from my brother, has been very useful for the bunting. I have used up lots of fabric scraps to make this colourful mini-bunting.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskW6X1b1u107_Qwlup_Oxzpib-MFiRHfiT0kwKrZohuj1JI7_jhyagGWdOPhZP6pqcyOfqtsS1-SDnVJ9tGSxhLOAzruIhJhMzhDdxykZyx3bWtWqc4N34GKj3nWiJ2Vr7UgAXqN0U5MOSddFzmuVtAEWQw1fKgLH_6PuoYzp614kZQAVhYl2ZIq7nf0/s1794/20240124_162546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="1794" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskW6X1b1u107_Qwlup_Oxzpib-MFiRHfiT0kwKrZohuj1JI7_jhyagGWdOPhZP6pqcyOfqtsS1-SDnVJ9tGSxhLOAzruIhJhMzhDdxykZyx3bWtWqc4N34GKj3nWiJ2Vr7UgAXqN0U5MOSddFzmuVtAEWQw1fKgLH_6PuoYzp614kZQAVhYl2ZIq7nf0/s320/20240124_162546.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7PG-5CTx78m5LlHZe0Ixz7-fx0cU1hIiaWSryer2uRajNKMV10seBq1xlm_uEd2_sOpun3I86kRuOqmS1t5XXS_sPBHjdzXoo9Nx7KfZJlY4SjOmvyAwETjFR6eTssU0-Pyegl9S8gdC8z5HC-PcIluxqM49WOt0IpfLF04m0YnutfP2dBlDnYhF5nQ/s2077/20240124_162344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2077" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7PG-5CTx78m5LlHZe0Ixz7-fx0cU1hIiaWSryer2uRajNKMV10seBq1xlm_uEd2_sOpun3I86kRuOqmS1t5XXS_sPBHjdzXoo9Nx7KfZJlY4SjOmvyAwETjFR6eTssU0-Pyegl9S8gdC8z5HC-PcIluxqM49WOt0IpfLF04m0YnutfP2dBlDnYhF5nQ/s320/20240124_162344.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjREc9CuOsU4aBcBxXnZn-rxnu_TX-DVCubW_zrEh5h3fPreCGYaR2EZRNg3c8zamNtuqgFZZ6ZtW0Lc-ZjdFmUupZpBbn-sfhxGMgzymqNIRYiqfzOk0TkmtXi-HCDssIkW-S0ydu0TyzYjgeK8VvDSfZiwqOSGZDNG6BJDTIRkI7jpQmaDz1dFm21o/s1939/20240124_162141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1939" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjREc9CuOsU4aBcBxXnZn-rxnu_TX-DVCubW_zrEh5h3fPreCGYaR2EZRNg3c8zamNtuqgFZZ6ZtW0Lc-ZjdFmUupZpBbn-sfhxGMgzymqNIRYiqfzOk0TkmtXi-HCDssIkW-S0ydu0TyzYjgeK8VvDSfZiwqOSGZDNG6BJDTIRkI7jpQmaDz1dFm21o/s320/20240124_162141.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I find it very satisfying to use up my scraps like this.</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was keen to make little teddies to go in the patchwork bags. My first pattern did not work but this little one did work as long as I used felt.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnp1lfulejNcOeJivFSd_auRCwQaTSVZSqVPiKEFg-_0XGwLZLTSbUbGBM50JB4LjCyySHAbM2IHumVibm4ARJf6s7b5eoDHkCcLt0bS7Qqnr-N5LQckdWpQlXZH9yzvhE3SC7DlmhA36iExhhKtUUkTs-NV4wTPamEUPl0GEQOBs8oO05sAUOiJwDn4/s3344/20240117_094340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="3344" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnp1lfulejNcOeJivFSd_auRCwQaTSVZSqVPiKEFg-_0XGwLZLTSbUbGBM50JB4LjCyySHAbM2IHumVibm4ARJf6s7b5eoDHkCcLt0bS7Qqnr-N5LQckdWpQlXZH9yzvhE3SC7DlmhA36iExhhKtUUkTs-NV4wTPamEUPl0GEQOBs8oO05sAUOiJwDn4/w400-h122/20240117_094340.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">I persevered with the much smaller t.shirt teddies. I had to sew slowly on my machine in order to get round the tight corners.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here they are.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIx11v_VXgFBofpgQ9QfVAJZRy-B-xUtq98faHIklLanUpKtZRlURbA7LbQMqrZ0lf-wCEGB1CCJY1YK_MKz9zTZqK7Uan_qN-lC61Ak9gk0SgZTRP75eJa0I8luF4X15MkrlofxzEvhVHEu6fqiUMa-SNVcVUKqXpa4HoyB944840PbiY3N3120rAeGA/s2040/20240123_094925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="2040" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIx11v_VXgFBofpgQ9QfVAJZRy-B-xUtq98faHIklLanUpKtZRlURbA7LbQMqrZ0lf-wCEGB1CCJY1YK_MKz9zTZqK7Uan_qN-lC61Ak9gk0SgZTRP75eJa0I8luF4X15MkrlofxzEvhVHEu6fqiUMa-SNVcVUKqXpa4HoyB944840PbiY3N3120rAeGA/w400-h308/20240123_094925.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">They will fit in the patchwork bags as well.</span><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also had some lovely soft Winnie the Pooh fabric so I made more tiny bags.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4iWdbNzwKXcAwC-Yr1xsJq-Ic4jSvUgFbtzgeNYQ97VWlb-7U2dgZkwzkuEvf0Mm3sCJOfxMYfM0Bu6t4CtTIb5mg11OO1LkWBHpUsmIUTg6IkaLZRiB2_jK-AMMOl-QLZJuYFBqciF5ZqGMQKn5i16QFYrTUwD8PooDBa47xC4bYNCW8P9zNpFhHE7E/s2144/20240124_161655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2144" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4iWdbNzwKXcAwC-Yr1xsJq-Ic4jSvUgFbtzgeNYQ97VWlb-7U2dgZkwzkuEvf0Mm3sCJOfxMYfM0Bu6t4CtTIb5mg11OO1LkWBHpUsmIUTg6IkaLZRiB2_jK-AMMOl-QLZJuYFBqciF5ZqGMQKn5i16QFYrTUwD8PooDBa47xC4bYNCW8P9zNpFhHE7E/s320/20240124_161655.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Now I am now making amigurami Pooh bears to go in them.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMgL5GJzd-vIYFrjro0yHuHs_rxkqdcw0JytESC4SEiT1pb1qftS8zsWdIAXMEAPvfltPezXd7SdL6qVHG1h6Hqal3MSMHX8lOd0KpCISDDZFMKx9hwAF0OpguXUpELwz4ZE5toC-Wnl8ce8hnzTZPEn_m4R03qQWYH_88rWq7JZTtHQDaoIK0tDQTG4/s1941/bears2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1561" data-original-width="1941" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMgL5GJzd-vIYFrjro0yHuHs_rxkqdcw0JytESC4SEiT1pb1qftS8zsWdIAXMEAPvfltPezXd7SdL6qVHG1h6Hqal3MSMHX8lOd0KpCISDDZFMKx9hwAF0OpguXUpELwz4ZE5toC-Wnl8ce8hnzTZPEn_m4R03qQWYH_88rWq7JZTtHQDaoIK0tDQTG4/s320/bears2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzl4zDpN02roAH_WRt6VUQwDe33Jdp1mqhpUNg297TV4kRzSitHj6OEqffVfW5vyq0t0-jl6ulNGkgxH2bIq7Z1KA8QoimDIX4vLIvZPoyPkJTqFCq1pIQj9tHrpoO6Bz_QsE5ZUFj5scqayTc4wLEUXNukNuAZlUZiIHT0RWC9fUfO1NoqM_kEMv0aF8/s2790/bears.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="2790" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzl4zDpN02roAH_WRt6VUQwDe33Jdp1mqhpUNg297TV4kRzSitHj6OEqffVfW5vyq0t0-jl6ulNGkgxH2bIq7Z1KA8QoimDIX4vLIvZPoyPkJTqFCq1pIQj9tHrpoO6Bz_QsE5ZUFj5scqayTc4wLEUXNukNuAZlUZiIHT0RWC9fUfO1NoqM_kEMv0aF8/w400-h268/bears.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Coming up is the school Valentine disco so I usually find something to make to raise funds. This year it is bookmarks, made from scraps of ribbon and braid after my sort out. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNrT-RHkoQIy0JcOqXUvPzStwkGACbU0MlqdZwZ4dDJ0T_mIYgCq9uoDCj7bPBYEkHyfyzcMo5TL6UkpBNSJ9gCvzyNWIBU-8eAyrzRuKjax6y6KPzrF8pibrPYZV9VRxk4epphyTd1DkEmTiwH0uzCzdL-RfcGSjDnf3UcBYbsmbGl65g9NDG3d0w54/s2548/20240124_193154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1770" data-original-width="2548" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNrT-RHkoQIy0JcOqXUvPzStwkGACbU0MlqdZwZ4dDJ0T_mIYgCq9uoDCj7bPBYEkHyfyzcMo5TL6UkpBNSJ9gCvzyNWIBU-8eAyrzRuKjax6y6KPzrF8pibrPYZV9VRxk4epphyTd1DkEmTiwH0uzCzdL-RfcGSjDnf3UcBYbsmbGl65g9NDG3d0w54/s320/20240124_193154.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSSVMNRVQvBCjdjWosx4XsMREJ1JedfU-YKaQecdGApckVHnixMIMIXFimqEtEtLzJHFrPx-k4qWO_sGFG-NVcmubNapn1m3LyLL1AAH_AMvBmov9ZhWOSt2invjL6cuz57H3kDQA5gW3w5H8JAqlHjhkhLxsOYpZXOip2h2J_psUAdbTMi8jECXk9V8/s3078/20240124_193257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1797" data-original-width="3078" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSSVMNRVQvBCjdjWosx4XsMREJ1JedfU-YKaQecdGApckVHnixMIMIXFimqEtEtLzJHFrPx-k4qWO_sGFG-NVcmubNapn1m3LyLL1AAH_AMvBmov9ZhWOSt2invjL6cuz57H3kDQA5gW3w5H8JAqlHjhkhLxsOYpZXOip2h2J_psUAdbTMi8jECXk9V8/s320/20240124_193257.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I hope the children will find them attractive.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">When we have managed time outdoors, I have been filling the insect hotel on our front bank. Steve has made me a wonderful curved roof on which I hope to plant sedum later in the spring. <br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkAoNry0V9-ggTd-SZi_p1iyZ5hLKybJ-G8lcxfMEIwNNcos7JAkaOw-eap_KBBolEFxWeC93GczVobIIJBzJ7kL5NYlKUyK5r_c608aodJ7JL3Xnm3oxmfdZuuUomBTU8wPXj4NA1UUUktm92iX5jyKNgQS9OvoVmD1HNsNkCjXBoFUH70Bb6ndd6Vo/s2274/20240124_145153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="2274" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkAoNry0V9-ggTd-SZi_p1iyZ5hLKybJ-G8lcxfMEIwNNcos7JAkaOw-eap_KBBolEFxWeC93GczVobIIJBzJ7kL5NYlKUyK5r_c608aodJ7JL3Xnm3oxmfdZuuUomBTU8wPXj4NA1UUUktm92iX5jyKNgQS9OvoVmD1HNsNkCjXBoFUH70Bb6ndd6Vo/s320/20240124_145153.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />All in all a very creative January and its not over yet. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /></p>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-8760526501350004322024-01-14T19:16:00.002+00:002024-01-16T17:04:35.019+00:00Creating a Scarecrow Head<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can`t believe January is halfway through. We have had walks on the beach, muddy walks in the wood and we`ve even had a few visits to the garden.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are trying to get a rotten elder trunk out. We even bought a new trenching spade to help. Steve has been sawing roots but we`re still not there.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uQoA6V88irAwB0YeKadFqUelTejtz3PRkuawq1-ULE3xj01AhVtfQPCjTdF2E8-99fj-wVWzzTJAmm-KVGTqWSjNgcQzmt2W7y_6ebXHj_T_bXcOgdjiyT7PmJtdO4mgZPaHq16JlhL_js6tYV4YIFHbMxlnBsZqNsJ8xsvXirTp5HA0oh0fPjkBuQ4/s4000/20240113_113637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uQoA6V88irAwB0YeKadFqUelTejtz3PRkuawq1-ULE3xj01AhVtfQPCjTdF2E8-99fj-wVWzzTJAmm-KVGTqWSjNgcQzmt2W7y_6ebXHj_T_bXcOgdjiyT7PmJtdO4mgZPaHq16JlhL_js6tYV4YIFHbMxlnBsZqNsJ8xsvXirTp5HA0oh0fPjkBuQ4/w186-h400/20240113_113637.jpg" width="186" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I`ve been taking out nettle roots all along the orchard fence and under the guinea pig hutch foundations. Nettles are a very successful plant in so many ways.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgpVdtNt7IKAay4bR0QYZLMuVD0OVtvVe71MEVJu7FSXH2S2_ZeLM7MmlFE7fZ5WdfHFKiJZCHY3_1zw-879NKhB9DUnmZjTlO0_CJFfIo2JSTywVsshz12lqiAOdqY_805KYku2Utdo06VpYpZgTrWU3o3wpwKH2rSujWshHN-rpzi5BnPsXWQqfbD0/s4000/20240113_113556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgpVdtNt7IKAay4bR0QYZLMuVD0OVtvVe71MEVJu7FSXH2S2_ZeLM7MmlFE7fZ5WdfHFKiJZCHY3_1zw-879NKhB9DUnmZjTlO0_CJFfIo2JSTywVsshz12lqiAOdqY_805KYku2Utdo06VpYpZgTrWU3o3wpwKH2rSujWshHN-rpzi5BnPsXWQqfbD0/w186-h400/20240113_113556.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the scarecrow waiting for its reincarnation. I found plenty of suitable clothes in the loft. Recently I was given some slightly stretchy flesh coloured fabric. This has proved perfect for scarecrow head making. Several layers anyway.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbcRv_Yjt-YUe25iT9MGlAuI5bN9p1HvBuuxqEwPWUh-4s8P9VbqpTPHhXl-7W5z2CT5D80pVsccq5i9OsyPcgPHhZMChtYl5SEWoJIOGSjw7Gqou2-X8NbddUbMRcNGVvaHrQS_bmmGl5-ZtZa9kG1mS2dqkxuxzNih9sz0odb97TStEvlG1gB2aSO0/s2779/20240113_141424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2779" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbcRv_Yjt-YUe25iT9MGlAuI5bN9p1HvBuuxqEwPWUh-4s8P9VbqpTPHhXl-7W5z2CT5D80pVsccq5i9OsyPcgPHhZMChtYl5SEWoJIOGSjw7Gqou2-X8NbddUbMRcNGVvaHrQS_bmmGl5-ZtZa9kG1mS2dqkxuxzNih9sz0odb97TStEvlG1gB2aSO0/w269-h400/20240113_141424.jpg" width="269" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is how I made the head<br /> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADSdCVImKpAV0I3NU5_CI0QL5Dp0koSlxC80eQzFtp0R7OEQA-mK-hJUbf7isQg7f6mdP4dkeOMugbpHch_ZijM0VaygkpVO7qLda2O5rHed8RaqICCmXzJg6-JbYyImZ3eYmrwySRS479sc01pgvwLsQHrHJ5U_MqYak0EJxfFgxwZx-I50DcbMqW_c/s4000/20240114_151420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADSdCVImKpAV0I3NU5_CI0QL5Dp0koSlxC80eQzFtp0R7OEQA-mK-hJUbf7isQg7f6mdP4dkeOMugbpHch_ZijM0VaygkpVO7qLda2O5rHed8RaqICCmXzJg6-JbYyImZ3eYmrwySRS479sc01pgvwLsQHrHJ5U_MqYak0EJxfFgxwZx-I50DcbMqW_c/s4000/20240114_151420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi100K4s5_1gheVRAuzCwTw40olGtNUIZP8DZLQGaMV-0hMth3UAWFvEbSQB4mPaS0Zn6zOLRxvwRIyd97lcE2RQdLRoepH4A_4cUFdd9sZAKzMD9azjtKNnTktII0VUOqLm5u4YLNBb5Bb1GaxlNbUoejvG8W8_jxEpuFt4-5VLWAm5guJMupEBAPCUBM/s2336/20240113_141444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2336" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi100K4s5_1gheVRAuzCwTw40olGtNUIZP8DZLQGaMV-0hMth3UAWFvEbSQB4mPaS0Zn6zOLRxvwRIyd97lcE2RQdLRoepH4A_4cUFdd9sZAKzMD9azjtKNnTktII0VUOqLm5u4YLNBb5Bb1GaxlNbUoejvG8W8_jxEpuFt4-5VLWAm5guJMupEBAPCUBM/s320/20240113_141444.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I used three layers and sewed it into a tube.<br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzXDxgbw8nWhlsy4z9qbAzzfWvACTsgaQzvBxjlHP_U8oEHEcAvTjQsIeU1krkgoqbq4PXjK7n0X1Ie5USBKg3drMhoUBNqMOIcQoSuxzq_XvTMDSTaDKO5EpMIgRAx_LMTJlsbuIPWUJH4ZL_iD3-CWM8kh438lk4FIhXW2VjcX5ezxvFrQIQQ-K4ys/s3286/20240113_142512.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="3286" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzXDxgbw8nWhlsy4z9qbAzzfWvACTsgaQzvBxjlHP_U8oEHEcAvTjQsIeU1krkgoqbq4PXjK7n0X1Ie5USBKg3drMhoUBNqMOIcQoSuxzq_XvTMDSTaDKO5EpMIgRAx_LMTJlsbuIPWUJH4ZL_iD3-CWM8kh438lk4FIhXW2VjcX5ezxvFrQIQQ-K4ys/s320/20240113_142512.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I tied it at the top and then stuffed it.</span></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtQpvqbCXJM3rJvq-DPhsAwPfzhnqLqkFVFIA3sbH9KpdJLY6EtP91zMIqm9OyfGooLRyO5oe7KWdHNHRNbGRxYVJzh5bwHyZ6O7qAtYWyPs2WAoFZOuF0hyF5NVN36G-J9MY1z5B5Ji_BA3SH-Ftqzz2YKTEGEMyLJgSIt-PnVsW6HHgY7RBMLxVtt4/s3401/20240113_154138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3401" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtQpvqbCXJM3rJvq-DPhsAwPfzhnqLqkFVFIA3sbH9KpdJLY6EtP91zMIqm9OyfGooLRyO5oe7KWdHNHRNbGRxYVJzh5bwHyZ6O7qAtYWyPs2WAoFZOuF0hyF5NVN36G-J9MY1z5B5Ji_BA3SH-Ftqzz2YKTEGEMyLJgSIt-PnVsW6HHgY7RBMLxVtt4/s320/20240113_154138.jpg" width="176" /></a></div></div><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next I put the pre-drilled stake inside, stuffed round it and added button eyes.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fJlW8Rk53SywKLjlSGp1Ar3GqevEVGy1-m8Pm0WhYJESS6gzD4I7KVwZ6wz-eOW33jeDTqsb8ytABN2yOuCYmvr1xiGQ9k545HZbZ5etgWjtksumHrYBcb8ELT-sJXhDqxZpHYWy0S2gRqiIMozfVNJjWODp9UV_RfKS34OTVVnU8HwIcvnUMniMbf4/s3191/20240113_160723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3191" data-original-width="1660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fJlW8Rk53SywKLjlSGp1Ar3GqevEVGy1-m8Pm0WhYJESS6gzD4I7KVwZ6wz-eOW33jeDTqsb8ytABN2yOuCYmvr1xiGQ9k545HZbZ5etgWjtksumHrYBcb8ELT-sJXhDqxZpHYWy0S2gRqiIMozfVNJjWODp9UV_RfKS34OTVVnU8HwIcvnUMniMbf4/s320/20240113_160723.jpg" width="166" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I tried to get a bit of shaping into the face but I could not manage any deepness to the eyes to form sockets. I haven`t got a long enough needle. The mouth was embroidered in chain stitch.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2ENh3l0dwdqGbjuZz1bPfOAKbvtd3aNHqRDtjml0fx3Eg9Tgb_jD050inTjPOHuH1pL7ZDZKyvo8Fusi9s4e5HjVnS-hLy_uPBPL-nu_yuajhMquXCvetLf35R912Fe0SNPdgL1LffpP6yJlGnZV096foPT0cI2C5gg7vFyIXaIQjyAdBfoGumsTTFs/s4000/20240113_161438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2ENh3l0dwdqGbjuZz1bPfOAKbvtd3aNHqRDtjml0fx3Eg9Tgb_jD050inTjPOHuH1pL7ZDZKyvo8Fusi9s4e5HjVnS-hLy_uPBPL-nu_yuajhMquXCvetLf35R912Fe0SNPdgL1LffpP6yJlGnZV096foPT0cI2C5gg7vFyIXaIQjyAdBfoGumsTTFs/w400-h186/20240113_161438.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I had very thick wool in the loft. I made a wig which I tied in bunches and added a floppy sunhat with a huge flower.</span></span><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORNqEvQ1YVPHk4cIFKfmdOst3KmoWS_i2JAc5knYOEJpoi0rEfJ4TsqtbbyOm73_XZ_n1dM2K9yXudwNGp6QJaA_gg6qgvH_FeAGHkX57OqxBCH7o3xOl_xmZDbXbKDFx6z_oRSIYMAHk3bn265sDMkh0ksiFy7uPzWmGLrAguBVxoIbCRniymwbh744/s4000/20240114_151420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORNqEvQ1YVPHk4cIFKfmdOst3KmoWS_i2JAc5knYOEJpoi0rEfJ4TsqtbbyOm73_XZ_n1dM2K9yXudwNGp6QJaA_gg6qgvH_FeAGHkX57OqxBCH7o3xOl_xmZDbXbKDFx6z_oRSIYMAHk3bn265sDMkh0ksiFy7uPzWmGLrAguBVxoIbCRniymwbh744/w298-h640/20240114_151420.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">When she is dressed I will add a photo here. She`s going to be a bright, happy addition to the garden.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmdZGyL66EoYc5GZiPpPLzFAn0T6vNWC7mfdWgX7gEu6LAHi6KyRaqchuy7BKEhNhfV-PV5fvW0MqpVD4z59y6_kF40VljYFF14n6iix1c0HRur85s7EcnogWoaMMPg0iYxVng_nNDEGQ3x_428WtIAwm1i7sZAVTahJzWjh4l493ujffpWBsiEa9zdE/s4000/20240115_113652%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmdZGyL66EoYc5GZiPpPLzFAn0T6vNWC7mfdWgX7gEu6LAHi6KyRaqchuy7BKEhNhfV-PV5fvW0MqpVD4z59y6_kF40VljYFF14n6iix1c0HRur85s7EcnogWoaMMPg0iYxVng_nNDEGQ3x_428WtIAwm1i7sZAVTahJzWjh4l493ujffpWBsiEa9zdE/w186-h400/20240115_113652%5B1%5D.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /> </span><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Other craft I have been involved in ....</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAc27IyZAYBoGN8tKu_cnh3jAxUDuScMtR7pjLvLLoJu5Z-vBBlmQMMOMyUIDIz_80Tt_CCz2-a1NPREE6Vhp_fTzmZWjDumlDOuzZmOt84ufS-snGdgqzUVLwwpGIcnnB2nrFQqXldEbxFUSER-xR24AMHMhHM8xOyugzvtyc2eSoFatHEHK-U2ZV-o/s1834/20240113_091403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="1771" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAc27IyZAYBoGN8tKu_cnh3jAxUDuScMtR7pjLvLLoJu5Z-vBBlmQMMOMyUIDIz_80Tt_CCz2-a1NPREE6Vhp_fTzmZWjDumlDOuzZmOt84ufS-snGdgqzUVLwwpGIcnnB2nrFQqXldEbxFUSER-xR24AMHMhHM8xOyugzvtyc2eSoFatHEHK-U2ZV-o/s320/20240113_091403.jpg" width="309" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">My other January jobs have been honing down my knitting needle collection, sorting my crochet hooks and trying out some tiny teddies.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wonder if we`re going to get any of the snow that`s being forecast.<br /> </span><br /></span><br /></p></div>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-11557019895851970522024-01-05T23:02:00.003+00:002024-01-05T23:02:38.722+00:00First Soggy Footing<div><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We made our first visit to Freshwinds Garden this year. Good job we had wellies on. Every step was a squelch and we tried not to step in the same place twice.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The strong gusty winds have played havoc.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The lovely round cob shed door is going to need extensive repairs. It has blown open and bent its hinges and one piece has broken off. Its not an easy job.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii36DUwV_NbDOWy1sh3_YhhVSI-cQ4bUfBll9OIIVEcONxErValPGOGvDUleMqAWetHiTWs431vn4H69Zp0bZdGtB-x_S8erDtuBjlxvYJv-l6mWuPWEZK7Jp-My838yMR42sw-xNcTTKU94iLO4zuCeUvOHQxFzVWbKD47ADriynuyjp9T1IKGAC3BZs/s4000/20240105_115443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii36DUwV_NbDOWy1sh3_YhhVSI-cQ4bUfBll9OIIVEcONxErValPGOGvDUleMqAWetHiTWs431vn4H69Zp0bZdGtB-x_S8erDtuBjlxvYJv-l6mWuPWEZK7Jp-My838yMR42sw-xNcTTKU94iLO4zuCeUvOHQxFzVWbKD47ADriynuyjp9T1IKGAC3BZs/w400-h186/20240105_115443.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The water barrel which was full, blew off its stand which I can hardly believe.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The guinea pig home blew right off its brick and paving base. Luckily they are spending the winter in a stable.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> Again unbelievable.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpaVvECufCQdxruAHVm2m7D3AJZ9ekCu8rG-HFZg4iF75gV18_-sAsptlVQ0BN5x9QSEni_oGtSQQGKq-uorjbkdPsHq88YF5LB0G9iZ-6Bq3saVwnsI26cQHRIFjHDVoytHlpivh6BnHD_EgqP9oc1_X2V-uVcZEAy5EhU0DQR__Lfc4GL-nvwWFNUk/s4000/20240105_115212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpaVvECufCQdxruAHVm2m7D3AJZ9ekCu8rG-HFZg4iF75gV18_-sAsptlVQ0BN5x9QSEni_oGtSQQGKq-uorjbkdPsHq88YF5LB0G9iZ-6Bq3saVwnsI26cQHRIFjHDVoytHlpivh6BnHD_EgqP9oc1_X2V-uVcZEAy5EhU0DQR__Lfc4GL-nvwWFNUk/w400-h186/20240105_115212.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The covering over the sprouts was blown right off. Steve soon had that back in place. Here it is looking like a ghostly dragon.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1Qs8eC1dri5Uk0irnOMLXi5ImaD88VERD7RLoXJQvvzjlLZWT2Niojb7lbaBaBVP2gbJlPSshtanOqFT8DV48-EFEHNPsXEV4TXYh45p5Bh06EOQTvE1_eEe5INUwFlE_Lt4ucdIYf0gHjPnF-61ZNw2y-fCZJvUOwGTPm8iWOz4XPW_LGNLkkzyzgg/s4000/20240105_115145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1Qs8eC1dri5Uk0irnOMLXi5ImaD88VERD7RLoXJQvvzjlLZWT2Niojb7lbaBaBVP2gbJlPSshtanOqFT8DV48-EFEHNPsXEV4TXYh45p5Bh06EOQTvE1_eEe5INUwFlE_Lt4ucdIYf0gHjPnF-61ZNw2y-fCZJvUOwGTPm8iWOz4XPW_LGNLkkzyzgg/w400-h186/20240105_115145.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I set to and carried on with my bramble clearing and I got to the end of the path. We found Wood Ear fungi on the elder. We will cut it right down and hope that some new shoots emerge. It will be a good chance to get rid of the nettles entangled in its roots.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyBPsZy8r-kQVWAKvB4anvfQ1_hSQmMfKMcMcbGJeL89kMsf49FWplDaV1DXY06V6DDqjbBuh51vXkFJLQ4RRCXUMLlxUWIEFRPjvFYiIKKTmsMzaSPb_kVvqaDMti2rruRPfXSx14-5HsyEA4N5n6Ap6DdpmVyV27OWPgVN4yeqOdu18TgyuwRQcKhU/s4000/20240105_115243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyBPsZy8r-kQVWAKvB4anvfQ1_hSQmMfKMcMcbGJeL89kMsf49FWplDaV1DXY06V6DDqjbBuh51vXkFJLQ4RRCXUMLlxUWIEFRPjvFYiIKKTmsMzaSPb_kVvqaDMti2rruRPfXSx14-5HsyEA4N5n6Ap6DdpmVyV27OWPgVN4yeqOdu18TgyuwRQcKhU/w186-h400/20240105_115243.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4d4hNBrKEmzoxTwWoRDgrZiYgMLEhXv1YSY32u-BNScp-UpR-_5COlOXOQCaLZdD9hhPnzJzWuZtCoN98UmmZWYmnpjliPCDsw8ZMQuxzP_nX7Au3BYwOpv2pjGW2yFD-D4Hii_2bZ4S1a30fLdu8V_EkdYV_YOSOZ5ibUp29EXti3sFRmu84eK_I0U/s3254/20240105_115257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3254" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4d4hNBrKEmzoxTwWoRDgrZiYgMLEhXv1YSY32u-BNScp-UpR-_5COlOXOQCaLZdD9hhPnzJzWuZtCoN98UmmZWYmnpjliPCDsw8ZMQuxzP_nX7Au3BYwOpv2pjGW2yFD-D4Hii_2bZ4S1a30fLdu8V_EkdYV_YOSOZ5ibUp29EXti3sFRmu84eK_I0U/w230-h400/20240105_115257.jpg" width="230" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Tim and Anne must have worked hard over the holiday. They added the new logs round the pond ..... which is very full. So plenty more seats for pond observation.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1A5461aMtyPPTl1H2401-Eo3ddds21C4fxy6BC4mdeQlPv_08fxW4gsFLEVdJ8fBBhkW1SM6osXEbNCiyosk-BU05B-rklmsGDqOXCE2g9r-m8VUYof-fcP_I3lBj4Q-h3a5s9x0N-yn2ChWvFflKzj_2z4yVUisQlgyYFnG5g8xiyX0k5uUQHuVCBFs/s4000/20240105_115732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1A5461aMtyPPTl1H2401-Eo3ddds21C4fxy6BC4mdeQlPv_08fxW4gsFLEVdJ8fBBhkW1SM6osXEbNCiyosk-BU05B-rklmsGDqOXCE2g9r-m8VUYof-fcP_I3lBj4Q-h3a5s9x0N-yn2ChWvFflKzj_2z4yVUisQlgyYFnG5g8xiyX0k5uUQHuVCBFs/w186-h400/20240105_115732.jpg" width="186" /></a></div>We had our teabreak in the warmer polytunnel where the cushions (unusually) were a little damp and the broad beans were doing well.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDFqC4BCSjvR88uHDTfoHeC8l2CZXI2x1U6PZiTNj38zZY4IsgZ0J73b09VwBcDY2Fi8Yjlf5_E82n4sRkmVb7zIP_GnZ2sOFusx_qCZVVq9cyXEa5keInHV68ZD7wtyxY3X4dC7u-83AYZ0aOsfI8NCeSnKBoTsJdVluSfcRQvfGDSqyn-RENs6Ek3I/s4000/20240105_115555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDFqC4BCSjvR88uHDTfoHeC8l2CZXI2x1U6PZiTNj38zZY4IsgZ0J73b09VwBcDY2Fi8Yjlf5_E82n4sRkmVb7zIP_GnZ2sOFusx_qCZVVq9cyXEa5keInHV68ZD7wtyxY3X4dC7u-83AYZ0aOsfI8NCeSnKBoTsJdVluSfcRQvfGDSqyn-RENs6Ek3I/w186-h400/20240105_115555.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I crept round the stable wall to see if I could take some pictures of the new baby guinea pigs but Anne was there sorting the feed and they remained hidden in the straw. There are seven girls and two boys and they will all be in the orchard run in 2024.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did get a nice photo of the donkeys under shelter. They came to me for a treat. Unfortunately I did not have an apple.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefDXYBeJvs-Bpdi7lldqk79VqjjMT2pn0-AcA1tQODUBGNA3gs6HJhAKrVOHg1Od_jW7192R9fqoJkX9JhTGjq-AwbN0akRG_xflWpJS2yvdmsKs5IuwkyF_vsJ3AN2LQvMTASN1BYEIQXceZWCTJLaEZ9_wezhyphenhyphen6UwX2zNswEbAZ9_qk04ul1KPuWIg/s4000/20240105_115818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefDXYBeJvs-Bpdi7lldqk79VqjjMT2pn0-AcA1tQODUBGNA3gs6HJhAKrVOHg1Od_jW7192R9fqoJkX9JhTGjq-AwbN0akRG_xflWpJS2yvdmsKs5IuwkyF_vsJ3AN2LQvMTASN1BYEIQXceZWCTJLaEZ9_wezhyphenhyphen6UwX2zNswEbAZ9_qk04ul1KPuWIg/w400-h186/20240105_115818.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>At home, after lunch we had a visit from my brother and he brought me a stash of grosgrain ribbon from the sales. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was a happy bunny.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTHVQinjZ8Eoge_OWvoV2TjhUv2nh7PMNEDEwPSLhpPfkPh0iIjDgVyYvO6jfSpcCWNz0u84_9Q000dSHctf1J0dhY8QvoaoqCulr_SbXMxuHAgSm3WmzHVWly3oDi3vTvZVIT-xQuzwEmKxPU6HOXxCMRkzLBWXkjCbjIYhK_bleTE1k2U9ANduaD9Y/s2604/20240105_155128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTHVQinjZ8Eoge_OWvoV2TjhUv2nh7PMNEDEwPSLhpPfkPh0iIjDgVyYvO6jfSpcCWNz0u84_9Q000dSHctf1J0dhY8QvoaoqCulr_SbXMxuHAgSm3WmzHVWly3oDi3vTvZVIT-xQuzwEmKxPU6HOXxCMRkzLBWXkjCbjIYhK_bleTE1k2U9ANduaD9Y/w288-h400/20240105_155128.jpg" width="288" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Happy New Year everyone.</b></span><br /></span><br /></div><br />Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-58982565976368790682023-12-30T19:52:00.003+00:002023-12-30T19:55:38.418+00:00Garden Review 2023 Part 2<div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <b>Freshwinds Garden Review 2023 Part 2</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>August</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">The summer months were delightful, with many visitors, a dinosaur/fairy day and plenty of great harvesting.<b> <br /></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGgSOB5hkx3rbiujoEFEFloUnsCu8zakBl8qNyXTL9x2kCqDVmtGBVCYcB1C-iE-DvqlFE2VWiVyyZKzehPYukA229qJdfHXku2X4RmwKxmvTLHu0A1eZebJ_KU2oHOrZEOASAf8wMSItJLaD-smgc_xlzWL67Ooz7wvWgMRdfYzQeIv-16Fv2J77ggI/s4000/aug1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGgSOB5hkx3rbiujoEFEFloUnsCu8zakBl8qNyXTL9x2kCqDVmtGBVCYcB1C-iE-DvqlFE2VWiVyyZKzehPYukA229qJdfHXku2X4RmwKxmvTLHu0A1eZebJ_KU2oHOrZEOASAf8wMSItJLaD-smgc_xlzWL67Ooz7wvWgMRdfYzQeIv-16Fv2J77ggI/s320/aug1.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">A garden ready for an incredible number of visitors for our open day. It was actually in July. We raised over £400 for charity.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzC143FdgbRvHIoBc9rzEAWOY_4gT1L20TrdD6mNDwcp-vrydbtizA8mXhkX4DDTOc5XrDVoSRAMuEQc5TXUUVKhDEhfZPdCLhKPK_nMD6blS-yZ0lzf-1qtV92KwJE1CEaqb5avS1XSX_PMNRsIcyV_rAunkR_2tyG8nQlzS4Hyfc1xn8L2e7G1sNAWA/s4000/aug2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzC143FdgbRvHIoBc9rzEAWOY_4gT1L20TrdD6mNDwcp-vrydbtizA8mXhkX4DDTOc5XrDVoSRAMuEQc5TXUUVKhDEhfZPdCLhKPK_nMD6blS-yZ0lzf-1qtV92KwJE1CEaqb5avS1XSX_PMNRsIcyV_rAunkR_2tyG8nQlzS4Hyfc1xn8L2e7G1sNAWA/s320/aug2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></b>The polytunnel was overflowing with abundance.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEYHgH5DMyDOf7BJugYC-QQbsrgq7exkY6EwCFZjDCRZiG2cfDjfEBYKDHeAhrDpfPU7wAMm_2CmJCj92LPpjoHmen5NdtxIiuB3g20HVjs82Jki3jboWyMGuRGYhkiTEt9vyA3ne7DKnd08stGKeTbaZSDSCSO3E5-Jwv7vj_-PIw-AFFlO5P_a7GQY/s4000/aug3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEYHgH5DMyDOf7BJugYC-QQbsrgq7exkY6EwCFZjDCRZiG2cfDjfEBYKDHeAhrDpfPU7wAMm_2CmJCj92LPpjoHmen5NdtxIiuB3g20HVjs82Jki3jboWyMGuRGYhkiTEt9vyA3ne7DKnd08stGKeTbaZSDSCSO3E5-Jwv7vj_-PIw-AFFlO5P_a7GQY/s320/aug3.jpg" width="180" /></a></div></b>Some paths were almost impassable.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUl7-IfgYqrdebm0UzG2-brjE_PMX7C6sKkn19f1pyTBtXv1hud6aczPeMFzFGgUf_OyW8QRSxCZkhp7K_dKrOgQn8tNdnpltLZukSc8cDcTLBoCTzlbO76l8V5JXosTyHi0tpskb4VqcAbYV7WkXAYjYXHo0Iw-3nYTB0Jq7ljR733Hzjvw0M4sEFng/s4000/aug4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUl7-IfgYqrdebm0UzG2-brjE_PMX7C6sKkn19f1pyTBtXv1hud6aczPeMFzFGgUf_OyW8QRSxCZkhp7K_dKrOgQn8tNdnpltLZukSc8cDcTLBoCTzlbO76l8V5JXosTyHi0tpskb4VqcAbYV7WkXAYjYXHo0Iw-3nYTB0Jq7ljR733Hzjvw0M4sEFng/s320/aug4.jpg" width="149" /></a></div></b>The veggies kept coming.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkd7es0rsCRLFVXLEufwU7DkvcV40zM8V2SslE7twSbISrSaXrFXSi7eLpYa3posBUqJ69mRF_oUF-d24eJgLflGQIi13f1FLhTdEhTrlwPNW8gsuCken0oxwZR0Fsi4oriBVIj0rf-vR0YKUeXucCc8t4mkr_YeHy5Qd2zF0FowFNE1lu5chvZ1mmi9o/s4000/aug5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkd7es0rsCRLFVXLEufwU7DkvcV40zM8V2SslE7twSbISrSaXrFXSi7eLpYa3posBUqJ69mRF_oUF-d24eJgLflGQIi13f1FLhTdEhTrlwPNW8gsuCken0oxwZR0Fsi4oriBVIj0rf-vR0YKUeXucCc8t4mkr_YeHy5Qd2zF0FowFNE1lu5chvZ1mmi9o/s320/aug5.jpg" width="149" /></a></div></b>We had some help from my nephews.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="2729" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kFw3ovovRyH0p_9FkzZ0vnelBPDdzTA81uwKaXiOBjE9ZYptvWkp_Koe6mogqAaMhWdw7mCux54BywOCxgt4I4HBlO3aG-xnuNfUEmBfR33xpJ68BhBkCIThduQ9QhUHpxq2rgvXXUjhV9KPmmtoIGZM4Cf07SztIXrxIB16hKcf4UL22hmzajx503c/s320/aug7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></b>The crafts trolley was also very popular with campers.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><b>September</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><b> </b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6u8P8eB4-fLpRZvRHZpJUOncca5RfNGAxddF6zeIh1Z9X1a2xl4A_XGCU-V3n0x63pO7LncPSRqPpo4l-ivaaCoqfGGGCmVx0ilfhHLqqU0GlTGYgB10DDHyQpeWsjRWAyKbSGGC4SNJYLLOzFIr3Me5aM6O-CYxbYchJvszXSzhVrmropc-ac036qg/s4000/sept6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6u8P8eB4-fLpRZvRHZpJUOncca5RfNGAxddF6zeIh1Z9X1a2xl4A_XGCU-V3n0x63pO7LncPSRqPpo4l-ivaaCoqfGGGCmVx0ilfhHLqqU0GlTGYgB10DDHyQpeWsjRWAyKbSGGC4SNJYLLOzFIr3Me5aM6O-CYxbYchJvszXSzhVrmropc-ac036qg/s320/sept6.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We began to bring things indoors.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WK5GqMljD5DHVoMwlLPw1rZ5kJoqbOlkj5_qNyfexL4bd_JCE3wE3OAS4qbELGr97DbxJw1ICI2SHniyhyphenhyphen5fJ8b1mKT1jbPVwViO-4qoYMQI9hoHfsdxlmKkcReXK367c4-5KAWmD2QNEn10pf0mW0tb12TTCCcB9Ow63phIRM-iGs_QdaFbnrzG7yY/s4000/sep2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WK5GqMljD5DHVoMwlLPw1rZ5kJoqbOlkj5_qNyfexL4bd_JCE3wE3OAS4qbELGr97DbxJw1ICI2SHniyhyphenhyphen5fJ8b1mKT1jbPVwViO-4qoYMQI9hoHfsdxlmKkcReXK367c4-5KAWmD2QNEn10pf0mW0tb12TTCCcB9Ow63phIRM-iGs_QdaFbnrzG7yY/s320/sep2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I had my first carriage ride with Anne, Hollie and Willow the shire horse. It was delightful.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQIvlxQ2Xiuq-nKvUQnKi5Jz7Lc9a3Wwho6w8To4UBiEdBgmK9TbsDxs2xiU26VgPGvGVgcoAt6_n335GEHHmnrrICeWrMzjffeOX4Y9dcJwb9Z3fGy1WaE24bQiV33SfLdULamIo5muZrvgZmwdXDl7IdC5-E1x9WdrehkisKkmimKr7aafk1419Jv4/s4000/sept3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2180" data-original-width="4000" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQIvlxQ2Xiuq-nKvUQnKi5Jz7Lc9a3Wwho6w8To4UBiEdBgmK9TbsDxs2xiU26VgPGvGVgcoAt6_n335GEHHmnrrICeWrMzjffeOX4Y9dcJwb9Z3fGy1WaE24bQiV33SfLdULamIo5muZrvgZmwdXDl7IdC5-E1x9WdrehkisKkmimKr7aafk1419Jv4/s320/sept3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>People were astounded by these sunflowers.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELWsL95Y9YxM2J1yKAeNX8QgQtBR9F-ZLYo0_NMqpCj0r-2vOVs8lLAOoWz5VopAMX_idYgq4oW70Z8KCotba8SBgbEbR9uk1M3yay0I0ZRsyDcElwKJQCvyWee-vpOkXHCFI7hBoNXLIfzD6zKoHNOT5lQmbE7bNBQlESHddORrj5nX9yKEI0Oik8Jc/s4000/sept4.jpg" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1851" data-original-width="4000" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELWsL95Y9YxM2J1yKAeNX8QgQtBR9F-ZLYo0_NMqpCj0r-2vOVs8lLAOoWz5VopAMX_idYgq4oW70Z8KCotba8SBgbEbR9uk1M3yay0I0ZRsyDcElwKJQCvyWee-vpOkXHCFI7hBoNXLIfzD6zKoHNOT5lQmbE7bNBQlESHddORrj5nX9yKEI0Oik8Jc/s320/sept4.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>The sunflowers were spectacular.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsTTPqItRZxaKOrj0ptPKv5sDpSAsMANWOz8T8nrUKz_fMaMAqFZF_Y36KloPHIWtXyA0pX_TcUn2uneY0ZihwrmtP2E6giduNAfBMyfCYRviEGIvlSxVBGXta0hitolYYCKbFv1jSyMN3PRmbHdTu-SSlIHgj4IbAeQI7ZdEKZBjoY1rxrGz1YAv13E/s4000/sept1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2755" data-original-width="4000" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsTTPqItRZxaKOrj0ptPKv5sDpSAsMANWOz8T8nrUKz_fMaMAqFZF_Y36KloPHIWtXyA0pX_TcUn2uneY0ZihwrmtP2E6giduNAfBMyfCYRviEGIvlSxVBGXta0hitolYYCKbFv1jSyMN3PRmbHdTu-SSlIHgj4IbAeQI7ZdEKZBjoY1rxrGz1YAv13E/s320/sept1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We bunched up amazing dahlias to sell at the coffee morning.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><b>October</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmKxkGzMwZyc59QLt75jUZH1UUyo5EoBktnU5qi47I0Gq7OkwMTybRGP3Gxzt3G8yFyqpm92016dPAESCApAkm5wHEnY3QbNf4NNqk-w5D2c205LYlRfjuBIrM-3d4Y9dbswjlJGON2jfRaKORIwCVu28KS4crgVd__5S-4Mwew0i1lMlOhZceHuqV7E/s4000/oct1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmKxkGzMwZyc59QLt75jUZH1UUyo5EoBktnU5qi47I0Gq7OkwMTybRGP3Gxzt3G8yFyqpm92016dPAESCApAkm5wHEnY3QbNf4NNqk-w5D2c205LYlRfjuBIrM-3d4Y9dbswjlJGON2jfRaKORIwCVu28KS4crgVd__5S-4Mwew0i1lMlOhZceHuqV7E/s320/oct1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></b> Warm days</span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span> continued</span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76VdpQCf5ovdjO_hfcat7V_lDX_STUgHFMpA5tbps3FlCFKDiAG4YyFTO06f796h_8gsbdjCKd7NYZJM7PUSipAhhAkccI38R_ikGyBKbzumtE22CfT-J9sxVakeAyy-9HTA5yiWV6tdUJhK4WMOuR0dCYqs4B4wMhXn4H9lFMWQtrFidDTLWTv3nU6s/s4000/oct2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76VdpQCf5ovdjO_hfcat7V_lDX_STUgHFMpA5tbps3FlCFKDiAG4YyFTO06f796h_8gsbdjCKd7NYZJM7PUSipAhhAkccI38R_ikGyBKbzumtE22CfT-J9sxVakeAyy-9HTA5yiWV6tdUJhK4WMOuR0dCYqs4B4wMhXn4H9lFMWQtrFidDTLWTv3nU6s/s320/oct2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>A scarecrow that needs a make-over in spring was brought in from the cold. Poor old soul.<b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsW8lRh8i6MEqTu71uUO_9E-rPKBNxjhsUL7JNjjlgU9zCmATV4wAVJ08mcP_97781ob-GOhtQzuVu2KljI6HYoTjOQdTxPV1P_6ZBCFGH9mBoVXS6RuoqiUtrf_dNGBmHw3nYMsKyJBVLWTg5rR3UPInX0E7wLr_G3lcNvFo_xcujv2-EZ5s6J-1muM/s2938/oct3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2493" data-original-width="2938" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsW8lRh8i6MEqTu71uUO_9E-rPKBNxjhsUL7JNjjlgU9zCmATV4wAVJ08mcP_97781ob-GOhtQzuVu2KljI6HYoTjOQdTxPV1P_6ZBCFGH9mBoVXS6RuoqiUtrf_dNGBmHw3nYMsKyJBVLWTg5rR3UPInX0E7wLr_G3lcNvFo_xcujv2-EZ5s6J-1muM/s320/oct3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></b>The home-saved seeds were stored in home-made packets. This year I used old wallpaper.<b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrV7rtqpvTau2UzQyoinCSif8lPQndL0GOomyvxK4ltuFMgTs9g7BSbh8C5HUFEmd2RjjlRBWIWi8ii-izksij9q8Wa0wR9UyHHbMURygokdfQyaEzd6kIVaEzsBAJUn9swqBLlU4ymwEjGSxcqUWEpdnEiW_yve7tlom_P2m0PMjIG-XfJVJfN7gjMKg/s3384/oct4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3384" data-original-width="2608" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrV7rtqpvTau2UzQyoinCSif8lPQndL0GOomyvxK4ltuFMgTs9g7BSbh8C5HUFEmd2RjjlRBWIWi8ii-izksij9q8Wa0wR9UyHHbMURygokdfQyaEzd6kIVaEzsBAJUn9swqBLlU4ymwEjGSxcqUWEpdnEiW_yve7tlom_P2m0PMjIG-XfJVJfN7gjMKg/s320/oct4.jpg" width="247" /></a></div></b>The pumpkin harvest was brilliant.<b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUvP37BMnpxYPn1mJY8Vmk6bgNk_Je-SYWcmjMHuvxNoLBmLwOmzVpymEuWObxqvkP6ij7wK9TUsaDoTodMDqwO0IUosfd3pH279x2qtliv0zz9V6NQPX3jytxFlvDa8GWtfh_9n51vj3zWam-8T-NagkQ5NVaf90vL5bekU2fbZJz0f6Zotj9LTz9bA/s4000/oct6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUvP37BMnpxYPn1mJY8Vmk6bgNk_Je-SYWcmjMHuvxNoLBmLwOmzVpymEuWObxqvkP6ij7wK9TUsaDoTodMDqwO0IUosfd3pH279x2qtliv0zz9V6NQPX3jytxFlvDa8GWtfh_9n51vj3zWam-8T-NagkQ5NVaf90vL5bekU2fbZJz0f6Zotj9LTz9bA/s320/oct6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></b>We were given some huge log slices to replace the seating by the pond. The present ones have been in situ for over 10 years. <br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32CbW9NY8JqhjYgnQrC3wOSia7t3L4QN-NT8s3Ai8mWjFx6KIpOErHJmAT6X25Xfl_eiPzI2Ly_YgS3djzY4oBwH05MDs4n_q4j6c_rqYOTvIOwk1xK6TGEFtVU6KS1cdhkFO7L2HFdu1vuXJeWH5sHqqah7y1lU5efMuwxBYOwsNRIUZ-yFk-qfTfCM/s4000/oct5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32CbW9NY8JqhjYgnQrC3wOSia7t3L4QN-NT8s3Ai8mWjFx6KIpOErHJmAT6X25Xfl_eiPzI2Ly_YgS3djzY4oBwH05MDs4n_q4j6c_rqYOTvIOwk1xK6TGEFtVU6KS1cdhkFO7L2HFdu1vuXJeWH5sHqqah7y1lU5efMuwxBYOwsNRIUZ-yFk-qfTfCM/s320/oct5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></b><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>And the sun shone.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span><b>November <br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBTPBiVts3R6yn3cmtV6_EGFSI2BLusnOugifTSiM4xy1eVFWUiijEK_kuTKjv0E81ei_kp57ysH3p14xXPDO_SIzjOUcuGYBYS5QScWtKGR0m1xVgzHURv9aBDvQKkbzT3jSXMscNfTkmXRhlJQYX-2pIfKxQy7KwIUlwwYXYk0nSMQGhIJK5pYZ8E0/s4000/nov2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBTPBiVts3R6yn3cmtV6_EGFSI2BLusnOugifTSiM4xy1eVFWUiijEK_kuTKjv0E81ei_kp57ysH3p14xXPDO_SIzjOUcuGYBYS5QScWtKGR0m1xVgzHURv9aBDvQKkbzT3jSXMscNfTkmXRhlJQYX-2pIfKxQy7KwIUlwwYXYk0nSMQGhIJK5pYZ8E0/s320/nov2.jpg" width="149" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnDgJ0916yk9RdexIVc3A2R3hOBj7aNm0M9GAlIJ7r_omOONA7utCJiuT_xQrdHXdbTbXZUs0MCKhN1mRl1E_47K6nujU9v4WkFazJHEvl2u42xYOp6YeTJgkZwg-AufeD0WRt2RjkOnuX1Lm-Qix7633jH5WG4KiNw3KS7p8niJ_ba-aKpIru-1u-6w/s4000/nov1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnDgJ0916yk9RdexIVc3A2R3hOBj7aNm0M9GAlIJ7r_omOONA7utCJiuT_xQrdHXdbTbXZUs0MCKhN1mRl1E_47K6nujU9v4WkFazJHEvl2u42xYOp6YeTJgkZwg-AufeD0WRt2RjkOnuX1Lm-Qix7633jH5WG4KiNw3KS7p8niJ_ba-aKpIru-1u-6w/s320/nov1.jpg" width="149" /></a></div></b><b><br /></b><span><span>Some beds were cleared</span><span>. Toadstools were slow to appear.<b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vTNdDMMHbjOvAzqFDiFeP1XzHW7p487BD6-qBXj2POPo-JNFv8lTsIOnbRrA0NlXWpGFYfbziLrA0MXLqOXYGaNHzGd2iRDtM8lgb8C_DV9Hr15amvpTsjzRSL0oi1Fry3xRuyj7-2Ifu5GjbHmyiyOJADD0jhOl1mtwk2Nk3NQu9pgG1i0OvuhZJIE/s4000/nov3.jpg" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vTNdDMMHbjOvAzqFDiFeP1XzHW7p487BD6-qBXj2POPo-JNFv8lTsIOnbRrA0NlXWpGFYfbziLrA0MXLqOXYGaNHzGd2iRDtM8lgb8C_DV9Hr15amvpTsjzRSL0oi1Fry3xRuyj7-2Ifu5GjbHmyiyOJADD0jhOl1mtwk2Nk3NQu9pgG1i0OvuhZJIE/s320/nov3.jpg" width="149" /></a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>The last of an incredible harvest of peppers were picked. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span>None were pickled but some were frozen. There were plenty of stuffed pepper meals. </span><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTaP9PzQPSEKqYNGarFPf7q0lpyIbKswIAl4b_2U8G-F3vr3qk3DYPCXHYoL6pdQXkMa7l8qT2lQnw5ZOHbHin2SYuXQxAeyLNgpZHuc6NjJDY_cNoDqIwWxpkTD_eC9mhzuzIwKGnu3vpIaJBEilNQgxwGqQzw-DvJ6HwcHNysErokl1p_EshLIIZi4/s4000/nov4.jpg" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTaP9PzQPSEKqYNGarFPf7q0lpyIbKswIAl4b_2U8G-F3vr3qk3DYPCXHYoL6pdQXkMa7l8qT2lQnw5ZOHbHin2SYuXQxAeyLNgpZHuc6NjJDY_cNoDqIwWxpkTD_eC9mhzuzIwKGnu3vpIaJBEilNQgxwGqQzw-DvJ6HwcHNysErokl1p_EshLIIZi4/s320/nov4.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Some beds still needed clearing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>December </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0zS6BC8ZZ3Ec-r8TWHK919k9u6qcTFPQw7bnrlF1NV4CHTXsDEnIhiiZ-WB-CZdPzCP8OLPC6XOZAv_v00YMW05FtjmcBjigEm1dUZgnRtGSxQjn2dEhMK26Kk1RLkGlBdoN4yCJESGC3gQt9fAZ_rwQH6MnJNIXaOOT7avh-Z64Nm72HThrkpOGGQRg/s2659/dec1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="2659" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0zS6BC8ZZ3Ec-r8TWHK919k9u6qcTFPQw7bnrlF1NV4CHTXsDEnIhiiZ-WB-CZdPzCP8OLPC6XOZAv_v00YMW05FtjmcBjigEm1dUZgnRtGSxQjn2dEhMK26Kk1RLkGlBdoN4yCJESGC3gQt9fAZ_rwQH6MnJNIXaOOT7avh-Z64Nm72HThrkpOGGQRg/s320/dec1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></b>The guinea pigs had babies ..... ten in all. And such pretty colours.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Uks0iL_csNkSBE55AhzFhu6jalZ2bp_02dwu8MOIV_sOTwwwFOsJJ3YOwpAhSFvWf3gwJFBtZAPe9S7A000hae8FapVk-vkl4nGsiXsHmnGutjFI-gzeQrGH3oiNq4MMspYvvSzJlcOeX_OssbO7-P2XvCmQOJqOY7c37WG603PmBfk24S_UkQcqUVQ/s2918/dec4.jpg" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="2918" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Uks0iL_csNkSBE55AhzFhu6jalZ2bp_02dwu8MOIV_sOTwwwFOsJJ3YOwpAhSFvWf3gwJFBtZAPe9S7A000hae8FapVk-vkl4nGsiXsHmnGutjFI-gzeQrGH3oiNq4MMspYvvSzJlcOeX_OssbO7-P2XvCmQOJqOY7c37WG603PmBfk24S_UkQcqUVQ/s320/dec4.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b>We held our second wreath making workshop and had a great time.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wGfmG4dsDcYpKo_t1Mx7GxfpJavXebdLy6DmZCsgeu9z56yXHcreKvl3tjd7XHK6mUA7gvJjjb4oRU_QFsk_FTzfoAvwKD1oTtqyDXAIDEL9AAYy36COZ3u8ufhfHvCgKGIZZVFrWlywJj6pDV2syycjF2qCOfexYhNfn5hZGdTspfOq6tlTKi3B7Us/s3534/dec3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1527" data-original-width="3534" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wGfmG4dsDcYpKo_t1Mx7GxfpJavXebdLy6DmZCsgeu9z56yXHcreKvl3tjd7XHK6mUA7gvJjjb4oRU_QFsk_FTzfoAvwKD1oTtqyDXAIDEL9AAYy36COZ3u8ufhfHvCgKGIZZVFrWlywJj6pDV2syycjF2qCOfexYhNfn5hZGdTspfOq6tlTKi3B7Us/s320/dec3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></b>In the evening it was Carols in the Barn .... another successful fund-raising for Farm Africa .... £400 was collected.<b><br /><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmDVkbfSHjlh6Cej7eE5bPywAawO6cQFv78PkRvDfNDAJjzKr4rP5lrD391WnPMnnoG0RlwZg9_3RyF8IAagG1uWR6POI-E58XBhQlpZHU6qbr_D1nabjPHEf_RqYfJPBUgCBmDJwStf5H3jpr04YkzXTo8AD9jcg71xuXfUTej3VYfYVqPo_95qbBsk/s4000/20231221_114840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmDVkbfSHjlh6Cej7eE5bPywAawO6cQFv78PkRvDfNDAJjzKr4rP5lrD391WnPMnnoG0RlwZg9_3RyF8IAagG1uWR6POI-E58XBhQlpZHU6qbr_D1nabjPHEf_RqYfJPBUgCBmDJwStf5H3jpr04YkzXTo8AD9jcg71xuXfUTej3VYfYVqPo_95qbBsk/s320/20231221_114840.jpg" width="149" /></a></div>A lovely sausage sizzle was held to round off the season. The fire-pit was at last christened.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgXIDDAbL1soCbTQsrMKpG5KCW1L1ilQzNjsonnUBjZJ-aZbbe0RPjTbUgU600J0emmcbLU8sVrHWDHbzmxseXsyuBYmwjGWTNut6XQ0M-PwuRgt88R4g8vioq0pW26JrWvXk2ioI8UwxWzFy4E_zqLuK7Z_VozZIugU9P0nIPoMHPepTa5LPih-yISA/s2495/dec2.jpg" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="2495" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgXIDDAbL1soCbTQsrMKpG5KCW1L1ilQzNjsonnUBjZJ-aZbbe0RPjTbUgU600J0emmcbLU8sVrHWDHbzmxseXsyuBYmwjGWTNut6XQ0M-PwuRgt88R4g8vioq0pW26JrWvXk2ioI8UwxWzFy4E_zqLuK7Z_VozZIugU9P0nIPoMHPepTa5LPih-yISA/s320/dec2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And finally a fairy-light carriage ride through the village as the sun set in glorious pinks, with Colada, mince pies and chocs courtesy of Anne and Hollie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And Hollie at last got her carriage blanket which I promised her all year. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>A perfect end to a perfect garden year.<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></div><br /></div></div></div>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-55756090760140146202023-12-30T13:40:00.002+00:002023-12-30T13:46:41.493+00:00Garden Review 2023 Part 1<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Freshwinds Garden Review 2023 Part 1 <br /></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">As I look through my 500 plus photos from the garden, I can`t help but think I could choose any number of themes to run through my review. What I have chosen is quite random but I hope you enjoy it.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Overall we have had a very good year, peppered with family times, sausage sizzles, a lot of laughs and plenty of fun. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">And some hard work. <br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>January</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaqs3qRqdzzxA0a9nFWQOoPrdML1FuSZC9LOoMh5pXpaX_Rpmxcyx-Wp78OCvOaXBmUDaQSSN1j2LLREfGzr6MUCUMXf3wHprAqFIxWl1iWP5t3DljCcWyix1R9spZPSc4BFAIezvR_DzRPZqWZLvgaxmtWMCyqWuxyKKmISBQ3XGaGQLf4rEeb6zO2A/s4000/jan1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaqs3qRqdzzxA0a9nFWQOoPrdML1FuSZC9LOoMh5pXpaX_Rpmxcyx-Wp78OCvOaXBmUDaQSSN1j2LLREfGzr6MUCUMXf3wHprAqFIxWl1iWP5t3DljCcWyix1R9spZPSc4BFAIezvR_DzRPZqWZLvgaxmtWMCyqWuxyKKmISBQ3XGaGQLf4rEeb6zO2A/s320/jan1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQ0YqbuDtgj9HPKrW88Ej0Hl5KXtvihVExrqN3mFy9AejUytEmDhCAvt6WtD0yJQ5Qy9NaP1qlr9BO9eGgFbDLLyK_hB0kegq8Jrv35bhw7cNWcgChXzsjqtm7t6DL12jk71c6bJDQQ3NEp-9Ul-Z-Jeue5LuWJDS4g36H2ZHJevccPQ0Bd7VYVg8O8I/s4000/jan2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQ0YqbuDtgj9HPKrW88Ej0Hl5KXtvihVExrqN3mFy9AejUytEmDhCAvt6WtD0yJQ5Qy9NaP1qlr9BO9eGgFbDLLyK_hB0kegq8Jrv35bhw7cNWcgChXzsjqtm7t6DL12jk71c6bJDQQ3NEp-9Ul-Z-Jeue5LuWJDS4g36H2ZHJevccPQ0Bd7VYVg8O8I/s320/jan2.jpg" width="149" /></a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The damson tree which has grown out of all proportion to our tiny orchard, had to go. It has shaded all the other tiny trees. I was sad about it as the damsons were great but the other trees have benefited from more light.</span></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFMsLTgR1ioPSWbkzvFupaIyRsyQ2v3mi1zGsBDmHyG3KU667ys3ZaOjyZx4cjivlOr79z5_wLg5yTfS2awzIjDEXbIWpyNbvxNMgUhiPR_G7enWRvkIiMW_kB2d69vngMEV2C3qhsusvyt58TztMRMPhbJ18g3EOzGm1X2F9hT-CET5v9Se5KOn58dA/s4000/jan3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFMsLTgR1ioPSWbkzvFupaIyRsyQ2v3mi1zGsBDmHyG3KU667ys3ZaOjyZx4cjivlOr79z5_wLg5yTfS2awzIjDEXbIWpyNbvxNMgUhiPR_G7enWRvkIiMW_kB2d69vngMEV2C3qhsusvyt58TztMRMPhbJ18g3EOzGm1X2F9hT-CET5v9Se5KOn58dA/s320/jan3.jpg" width="149" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>February</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrjIQff0RxLTYbBu6-ClL7KbDReHd4a6cUAzvyyou_11qMdEqiqTRyLvpH7ntRZRZDCrt1jMlJJTO0hfiZMUDh3W8i8cN4CiGOP6azek9bsNQy4njfdryYts1FtzkhlfHenn6wxFetVYvad5Wl3VdtvRMaZ7ByLsdXrlsqnAJQl9jdBT1DQNv29F-aTU/s4000/feb1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrjIQff0RxLTYbBu6-ClL7KbDReHd4a6cUAzvyyou_11qMdEqiqTRyLvpH7ntRZRZDCrt1jMlJJTO0hfiZMUDh3W8i8cN4CiGOP6azek9bsNQy4njfdryYts1FtzkhlfHenn6wxFetVYvad5Wl3VdtvRMaZ7ByLsdXrlsqnAJQl9jdBT1DQNv29F-aTU/s320/feb1.jpg" width="149" /></a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The bees were out early exploring the nesting boxes. </span><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3NKERXwUruJw3oSdwWQ9X-Ydz1WywCELxU4HQIuK8JMLo8alkX86QEng3kcDsd0OZpgiXm337JCsb_pwY17_BzJ9g8qNsss4f3TNC8OBcl1U6IIgISa_VvzAOKPT6ypbQlmyZ9so_OA-y6Ma521pJ7HiLSuzb2MVNtFnXgnTjqLxMHEm1ySgJSyT8BQ/s4000/feb2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3NKERXwUruJw3oSdwWQ9X-Ydz1WywCELxU4HQIuK8JMLo8alkX86QEng3kcDsd0OZpgiXm337JCsb_pwY17_BzJ9g8qNsss4f3TNC8OBcl1U6IIgISa_VvzAOKPT6ypbQlmyZ9so_OA-y6Ma521pJ7HiLSuzb2MVNtFnXgnTjqLxMHEm1ySgJSyT8BQ/s320/feb2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></b></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-weight: normal;">The pots of daffodils were a welcome sight.</span></b></span><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3vYYdgMKPCxTzGbAdEoiu7CZP8d95tWM4Thptejq9OwLpj25rvk0tT1quw832goWe9CcM136SAbs4CXpFPaqlfYOwPMiwczslMTe6xyKkyvffyY89XJDs85anGVubb1Y280-f34uELjPPZ9njZpD8AScWFZv9iFrS0AApeUidB73_j1HtRZbnkWGKjI/s4000/feb3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3vYYdgMKPCxTzGbAdEoiu7CZP8d95tWM4Thptejq9OwLpj25rvk0tT1quw832goWe9CcM136SAbs4CXpFPaqlfYOwPMiwczslMTe6xyKkyvffyY89XJDs85anGVubb1Y280-f34uELjPPZ9njZpD8AScWFZv9iFrS0AApeUidB73_j1HtRZbnkWGKjI/s320/feb3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></b></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This flowerbed had an overhaul.</span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>March</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdHu99Z9QQeO-rGVjNvETJF5aCnzFIG6DDjAkE0Y_-wxYWb188LAjlNSlvfZpf57aqipxqAbNWvvKAVlN0RvMLP0KL_XtiObKUX6GEy5Y-SQldtzKl2jmPR5d9r0kzA7TD1dFkE_90J23BB3i3eqgURHMlk6zBGb14Jr6Fhm2sBwtAXFZwidzXWmenYg/s4000/mar1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdHu99Z9QQeO-rGVjNvETJF5aCnzFIG6DDjAkE0Y_-wxYWb188LAjlNSlvfZpf57aqipxqAbNWvvKAVlN0RvMLP0KL_XtiObKUX6GEy5Y-SQldtzKl2jmPR5d9r0kzA7TD1dFkE_90J23BB3i3eqgURHMlk6zBGb14Jr6Fhm2sBwtAXFZwidzXWmenYg/s320/mar1.jpg" width="240" /></a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The tortoises came out of hibernation. Oh how they are loved by visitors.</span><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclOez1zN1ynddqWq6YGk-5tMrUGiUoVeBOJsb0fiMCv3DKSyg-NZ4Xj3LaqbMXrT77fOZwFbnSFmIQe-smXPN_z2BQ-Ay8P2vyWxwUkskELHk9VeAmUWoLAh3OlfcZlX8aBSnWOCTmNCQOaP8wPbZccjPPqi7dVAP7iRTzAi37RKDEGnRyOit4q0aJ0E/s4000/mar2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclOez1zN1ynddqWq6YGk-5tMrUGiUoVeBOJsb0fiMCv3DKSyg-NZ4Xj3LaqbMXrT77fOZwFbnSFmIQe-smXPN_z2BQ-Ay8P2vyWxwUkskELHk9VeAmUWoLAh3OlfcZlX8aBSnWOCTmNCQOaP8wPbZccjPPqi7dVAP7iRTzAi37RKDEGnRyOit4q0aJ0E/s320/mar2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlu5XISaeCi7RYR4BxmG6oAxevsbR51q0vz8cpBNOz4frza-D-ek8kS_HaIcuTKlcgq1sJTm3emoKgic-q39l45AlfUoD_ym7la5xCz18Qz6p6PPAAZ8lDCa5M1BrkDxHT3X4GSVZOtWiu2cJnUjqcj0FWCdh1zg6sVvp4iskXxTxKDSeCg-8p8V_zrKI/s4000/apr1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlu5XISaeCi7RYR4BxmG6oAxevsbR51q0vz8cpBNOz4frza-D-ek8kS_HaIcuTKlcgq1sJTm3emoKgic-q39l45AlfUoD_ym7la5xCz18Qz6p6PPAAZ8lDCa5M1BrkDxHT3X4GSVZOtWiu2cJnUjqcj0FWCdh1zg6sVvp4iskXxTxKDSeCg-8p8V_zrKI/s320/apr1.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The fairies came out from hibernation.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnngA9aOx0TLdkd-ykgUTOUOhXsMIPQ9TkrQ5SxEaBZW3l7bh0S32tF5RohEm4hNdhLpsUBmkhJom3byxNu_obinvRfYuyyntY5lGdX864Wf9Bfs1x046tauBnRuko-gAKbkGgnAprIf7NkUCVE85SVzcGGNMIi5OHcBAsvb4e-99m1v4Rs05_T8fYMY4/s320/july2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></b></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A new set of willow fairies moved in at the entrance.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAZDLNJMBU7unIArfQAWQn2y3AYD39Ge2CHRnXDOk1WVG8HL3N3rPXFRx5E26-7wMgAiYcrWTE_YlqCeHszd3qHRZI13OkvVml7x8K8IcyxfjYN49e3C4nvASNKbyDu3VIsys-Iu3PNBH5IeSbVoCevXKD0IPppgVdDxktUOMNRqC-oX4RAmvOV8Suik/s4000/july4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAZDLNJMBU7unIArfQAWQn2y3AYD39Ge2CHRnXDOk1WVG8HL3N3rPXFRx5E26-7wMgAiYcrWTE_YlqCeHszd3qHRZI13OkvVml7x8K8IcyxfjYN49e3C4nvASNKbyDu3VIsys-Iu3PNBH5IeSbVoCevXKD0IPppgVdDxktUOMNRqC-oX4RAmvOV8Suik/s320/july4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></b>Couer de Bue tomatoes on their way to a bumper harvest.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLCEu4gOyDpewucPE3rkDxQ2ydz3W7R1e_lOuaYOBAj_NMK5XrVkHkPZmIAjYhfFjG6O2iu55JAo7wpujisrG2o518OTE7IqwS0oAjrEscJ0hVhiNddCxSdxBQko21hHTSxy2qGVMMFn-0mw0gfYYdtfoDUeld2_j_0pO31IcWkhOUuPlAIUAfzy3zfg/s4000/july5.jpg" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLCEu4gOyDpewucPE3rkDxQ2ydz3W7R1e_lOuaYOBAj_NMK5XrVkHkPZmIAjYhfFjG6O2iu55JAo7wpujisrG2o518OTE7IqwS0oAjrEscJ0hVhiNddCxSdxBQko21hHTSxy2qGVMMFn-0mw0gfYYdtfoDUeld2_j_0pO31IcWkhOUuPlAIUAfzy3zfg/s320/july5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The more roomy area near the polytunnel was a great success.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7dazmU3QKlorDKE2YIxyi7_lvToxRJLzhzYxPxzQnvsksE7RDbJLZyhi7aANBC1wsY6_06tFXIHIFkZ8zHo2VKDsjE2a5JTi5fiK5RkXa5XD2GyOIxR9vlnj-LJmUOlSVHlmUPUb2PhJ-0YlRjLJVX88DVsUilQJ6Ka7Gv6zlofw7kcRlZLLRBnhICA/s4000/july6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7dazmU3QKlorDKE2YIxyi7_lvToxRJLzhzYxPxzQnvsksE7RDbJLZyhi7aANBC1wsY6_06tFXIHIFkZ8zHo2VKDsjE2a5JTi5fiK5RkXa5XD2GyOIxR9vlnj-LJmUOlSVHlmUPUb2PhJ-0YlRjLJVX88DVsUilQJ6Ka7Gv6zlofw7kcRlZLLRBnhICA/s320/july6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></b>And we built a new fernery to replace the so-called herb garden. It is in shadow a lot of the time so much more suited to ferns and moss.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">End of part 1. <br /> <br /><br /> <b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b><br /> </span></span><br /></p></div>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-13692374454740938652023-12-25T20:28:00.002+00:002023-12-25T20:28:35.150+00:00Pett in the Pink<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">On Thursday Hollie and Anne invited me on a Christmas carriage ride, along with Jan and Julie. It was a mild late afternoon with the most incredible pink sky. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Hollie picked us up outside the house. We heard the gentle clopping of Willow as she came up the lane. The carriage was lit with twinkly lights and festive decorations.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHlcKc3ieICXGrvoTfyzaGnZlIIsFu4tR5mjW93pJh_swMo39i1A2aieggvr3drVxcsgrqIdSJrLH3xiOSHlUkIS5ml2yKoCXcHr4_K4UQt4jPGpkz9mzIY0kECOfTibEpAsgT-CuLavxVJsQM-8tuAyJcTbtvLl2EbAFsNKx0i62WqSpOQZk_5qRZnI/s546/Screenshot_20231221_164013_WhatsApp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="546" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHlcKc3ieICXGrvoTfyzaGnZlIIsFu4tR5mjW93pJh_swMo39i1A2aieggvr3drVxcsgrqIdSJrLH3xiOSHlUkIS5ml2yKoCXcHr4_K4UQt4jPGpkz9mzIY0kECOfTibEpAsgT-CuLavxVJsQM-8tuAyJcTbtvLl2EbAFsNKx0i62WqSpOQZk_5qRZnI/s320/Screenshot_20231221_164013_WhatsApp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We drove up to the main road, pulling out carefully from the lane, with Anne in full Christmas gear of white flowing beard and red hat, checking on traffic.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Many people waved from houses along the way, called out from cars and took photos. I think we were quite a sight especially as it became dusk.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The sky was an incredible pink with trees outlined and pretty lights in many gardens.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iW-Ks4SA7j1sS4QS1L24nwP1bGaT2DJLVpPnwhQvgV1oNTIgQOlqxRnVuX8XvIXyZ47R9hI1rrO5-nCeVPdStS_Uk2jdqHOHhiTqom1YHag9FvWlxCRiMjiQ_g5FpqJeZEsZgSsysu28xD2t_GBVKcIH3eWMd3F2FWYEV0ENNTO1q5pUitVPCFjVyvg/s1416/20231221_162021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="1416" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iW-Ks4SA7j1sS4QS1L24nwP1bGaT2DJLVpPnwhQvgV1oNTIgQOlqxRnVuX8XvIXyZ47R9hI1rrO5-nCeVPdStS_Uk2jdqHOHhiTqom1YHag9FvWlxCRiMjiQ_g5FpqJeZEsZgSsysu28xD2t_GBVKcIH3eWMd3F2FWYEV0ENNTO1q5pUitVPCFjVyvg/s320/20231221_162021.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Willow went just a little faster when we made the return journey. And with colada, mince pies and chocs to imbibe, we were a very happy group.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_IFBt7jzOz3Om2EmYFbTP_Wq-LI9KglXx4bR2qOCj247hyphenhyphenjI60WM8RyKYsHotF-RUJ6Hrc3t0oMGkQS5N_DZdImDa_DWiZO1N8H_l2tuWoNmeUWH5y9i8wNDqJabadMPfZRu9jFylZJYPJloXawtGqYYfZAjAhyphenhyphen6l4TWaP0LquQrbQSwHYxjLHg1-MM/s4000/20231221_162213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_IFBt7jzOz3Om2EmYFbTP_Wq-LI9KglXx4bR2qOCj247hyphenhyphenjI60WM8RyKYsHotF-RUJ6Hrc3t0oMGkQS5N_DZdImDa_DWiZO1N8H_l2tuWoNmeUWH5y9i8wNDqJabadMPfZRu9jFylZJYPJloXawtGqYYfZAjAhyphenhyphen6l4TWaP0LquQrbQSwHYxjLHg1-MM/s320/20231221_162213.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqN7_6UeotFScQOER9RSJCTQ9s9t2N0noUQdTfIXlyIXUxzznJUVSpX7eMFU8HOj0ZtzItpZC5xzj8PqNUXLPu_NwDfatnwdLPxuXEaTuYRJYijm9g9qRACXWIXWQm9FRKA0hEvLK2VfPdNwVEIqGfPxVTA_uLIika0_5ApXXcIg1_RxdCsezvFjqcrc/s4000/20231221_162316.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqN7_6UeotFScQOER9RSJCTQ9s9t2N0noUQdTfIXlyIXUxzznJUVSpX7eMFU8HOj0ZtzItpZC5xzj8PqNUXLPu_NwDfatnwdLPxuXEaTuYRJYijm9g9qRACXWIXWQm9FRKA0hEvLK2VfPdNwVEIqGfPxVTA_uLIika0_5ApXXcIg1_RxdCsezvFjqcrc/s320/20231221_162316.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">It was a really lovely way to spend the late afternoon.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgmjXkasXhWxarP3205d3oAGleVl1Du1tas9VaoO0wDtU1Xn_J7c85Otneoe2I-5Ngk4B7yC3CjIiZ-WUfaoeYpIU3XdPe-wwSk7ql2IeMJbEATVw6Poqk3_ToYrkP2yfYzr0OeUL05qjHeGtYaclylmwEH-F2bg6dgcZqNlTnuFp0AqW8Ot33ezuRgg/s3374/20231221_163032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="3374" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgmjXkasXhWxarP3205d3oAGleVl1Du1tas9VaoO0wDtU1Xn_J7c85Otneoe2I-5Ngk4B7yC3CjIiZ-WUfaoeYpIU3XdPe-wwSk7ql2IeMJbEATVw6Poqk3_ToYrkP2yfYzr0OeUL05qjHeGtYaclylmwEH-F2bg6dgcZqNlTnuFp0AqW8Ot33ezuRgg/s320/20231221_163032.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Thank you Hollie and Anne for the mobile picnic.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Delightful.<br /><br /></span></p>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-87468285523334077282023-12-19T15:19:00.000+00:002023-12-19T15:19:02.331+00:00Eight Eager Wreath-Makers<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Picture a cosy Valley View yurt, with a vista of green from the decking, lined with old carpet.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Picture a lovely log fire in the burner inside. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Picture a groaning double trellis table with every imaginable winter greenery you can wish for.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And not forgetting the brimming baskets of </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">"fripperies" ( showy ornamentation)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Picture eight eager wreath-makers ready for the off ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">..... and you have a bright Saturday morning of wreath-making in mid-December, as arranged in December 2022.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCilX5VaxGQpoJwp_6S1ezO0X6tM-oLVWbElKVsD9XgN13KezyeQxDOWvv3hPzE-CyJ2ZMlel8YKs2dtvUfhg9YY02ki962EMaj_9bs8Zc__80LNbMQd6NFnxRm0QJ1n5v_bXu1NFvSFsYeFdOc9ExbgVWsqlVyc6Pnf-YrPG60oZYLpCwfqsiVyFK6PI/s2965/20231216_113502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="2965" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCilX5VaxGQpoJwp_6S1ezO0X6tM-oLVWbElKVsD9XgN13KezyeQxDOWvv3hPzE-CyJ2ZMlel8YKs2dtvUfhg9YY02ki962EMaj_9bs8Zc__80LNbMQd6NFnxRm0QJ1n5v_bXu1NFvSFsYeFdOc9ExbgVWsqlVyc6Pnf-YrPG60oZYLpCwfqsiVyFK6PI/w400-h226/20231216_113502.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Everybody soon dove into the greenery, though Anne was a bit later, having marshalled part of the Pudding Run through the muddy farm paths. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We had a quick recap of skills required and off we went.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The results were quirky, individual, stunning and satisfying.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Some people astounded themselves with their own results.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCKe2Rs3jwF-sw8X7heGjOaKA_uj9G_56yCGOT5DjLHSBgR8kG3AeSqFl1ZHtJlVMdcBmFLV7tz6rZUCR-LHOY-Wf6Jth-nIjMIGKhkQiY9uOqfDYoF2WEh_Wemj7VnCjixyvGVm8RXEu3qsaA-2KKDXRzZrhuXYzLdAcqXmTGpJdilsWR1GtCOCunLA/s2084/20231216_114740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="442" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirNWzJLNRLeHeTBAowgadyBuuM3mQFh8_Mgjo1ipfSHuUone9yA2CKaZJFca32ZYR6gGtQ89ATHNZSsMKUl__FyBLpCwdnwrMYL3Q4GUpPeik2b3nFdnTu7m2FOZkmlzTKTizSH1Ao3X8yjI3LoQI8EJ2GwEiNNEC-owd4LuO3Ymjsylz3T2MIsjnwsQ/s320/Screenshot_20231216_150556_WhatsApp%5B1%5D.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We had teabreaks with lovely gingerbread from Prague, thanks to Hollie B.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We had delicious home-made soup thanks to Jan and Julie.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaETT2l7-MW6PM39ijT1UrkBhc3pNDE2auUN9f-tjm20Z0JTXtVyix-zFP0lArzaT5yOCQi_eQWkcqglBNEXa6bG-sGIyfuJi3ofhN-O6t84bQMAteRVT1FQs3UaJh1CE-glJmfBqeiHyMyEG8bGdYUqg5RNQdtgF_jKJFXlUuMXNXnlwA8Q4t1nGC9ZM/s4000/20231216_121838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">We even managed to sit outside for lunch.</span><br /></div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The completed wreaths made a splendid sight lined up along the decking.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CNlKSKFIxaPl86wvvF7QOaP15oC6m-7qIVaGlh8qW3Qay6B_y3EGF-MuxXlnlBYRQkL6X-Rt8r_ozCo-Kvi9xkcsfjr1oIU-0mC8__w8sBSfz70e43HlhjTxBkS2qnTYrjN7MiqO5O1XSTTWuDR-2xnQX_5HpUW89uDMvK5QTmEgyQI3QYjIV8ft2CE/s2868/20231216_120739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1669" data-original-width="2868" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CNlKSKFIxaPl86wvvF7QOaP15oC6m-7qIVaGlh8qW3Qay6B_y3EGF-MuxXlnlBYRQkL6X-Rt8r_ozCo-Kvi9xkcsfjr1oIU-0mC8__w8sBSfz70e43HlhjTxBkS2qnTYrjN7MiqO5O1XSTTWuDR-2xnQX_5HpUW89uDMvK5QTmEgyQI3QYjIV8ft2CE/w400-h233/20231216_120739.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And here we all are at the end of a splendid morning.<br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeV5raVFmyFAb9F5OEL-yWNzJTiMCcUb-J1xfX4vhTu_mFGAUEhswqfsVwD6Xr8g4OZLp8YdopahultN9jRaTcMS5YHyVJNqqEqtEQ2BJbJmi24wafWLc_vH5pZ_pIq7CmeSx7QIwnFI-iLuoFe9XN03KCxXNB0mHuCy4zjux4WiPs_6gt-Tsa9fcmjM/s2918/20231216_120909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="2918" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeV5raVFmyFAb9F5OEL-yWNzJTiMCcUb-J1xfX4vhTu_mFGAUEhswqfsVwD6Xr8g4OZLp8YdopahultN9jRaTcMS5YHyVJNqqEqtEQ2BJbJmi24wafWLc_vH5pZ_pIq7CmeSx7QIwnFI-iLuoFe9XN03KCxXNB0mHuCy4zjux4WiPs_6gt-Tsa9fcmjM/w640-h410/20231216_120909.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And yes that is Julie, hiding at the front.</span><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Many thanks to Anne for hosting and providing tea and rolls.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I hope we can do it again. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span> <br /></p></div>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-51054256308627721892023-11-30T20:22:00.000+00:002023-11-30T20:24:42.901+00:00Piling on the Layers<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">It is much much colder. I don`t mind at all. I like the weather to be seasonal though I am not averse to summer going on a bit longer. We have had a couple of quite heavy frosts. The layers are piling on for chilly gardening days.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">There`s plenty of barrowing going on .... chipped bark. We`ve renewed it all round our sitting area and along several paths. It is well and truly spruced up. And it keeps us warm.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI7Si0gcTjV0nMyRtJnmfz10BSwCcJuIhnhnUEMYFyzkmTVwsVEoC03fBrrUYK5M-AETbVPlm1SvMTrhxKLt24cPXOhT7C1mslUd6zQSh_W9b431-VdGeAMwr1ZLkDtO6W6goTYhqt-ReOgQL5CggtwKQn_GD6DYx2sSReJfn_foxMBK_lplQVIBnlZw/s4000/20231130_120040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI7Si0gcTjV0nMyRtJnmfz10BSwCcJuIhnhnUEMYFyzkmTVwsVEoC03fBrrUYK5M-AETbVPlm1SvMTrhxKLt24cPXOhT7C1mslUd6zQSh_W9b431-VdGeAMwr1ZLkDtO6W6goTYhqt-ReOgQL5CggtwKQn_GD6DYx2sSReJfn_foxMBK_lplQVIBnlZw/w186-h400/20231130_120040.jpg" width="186" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We even got a chance to start clearing the big raised bed. Forgetmenots have seeded everywhere so I have transferred some into the shrub bed where rabbits have decimated the wallflower plants I put in a while ago.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GvO-xt1k9m_-IiwltVNZFKkEQF5-_pimJKInDK6BKTir3PiofFzMbU2jwIMxpBzG7qaXEKJvo1j9ZG0ZU37Ek-Bn39YPQAVbbNyQ7UmmkydcG1_3BNovqO-WO5s7fR6hrFoMvKKuOlOfxcJBgJ-yKg3AuaM0yFsGu0T8C6GjbSJTy3F5EiekxeQ3KVw/s4000/20231130_120130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GvO-xt1k9m_-IiwltVNZFKkEQF5-_pimJKInDK6BKTir3PiofFzMbU2jwIMxpBzG7qaXEKJvo1j9ZG0ZU37Ek-Bn39YPQAVbbNyQ7UmmkydcG1_3BNovqO-WO5s7fR6hrFoMvKKuOlOfxcJBgJ-yKg3AuaM0yFsGu0T8C6GjbSJTy3F5EiekxeQ3KVw/w186-h400/20231130_120130.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_2vSYa_Sw52C4-p76Aqp7Td85V6WKJp542WxAtiojrfT6mfriPt8unecHG6wlHakovE0g-tkygWBFYyn3lxxI2Jv6wodwQr_yCyuWhdqbHslzBeysdbGrhp0OKDI6O0acMQutW93wvNMzvYdztWzezXv3uylC78AJrLbBoIbMO8PGvfu4WEASvzmbXI/s4000/20231130_120236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_2vSYa_Sw52C4-p76Aqp7Td85V6WKJp542WxAtiojrfT6mfriPt8unecHG6wlHakovE0g-tkygWBFYyn3lxxI2Jv6wodwQr_yCyuWhdqbHslzBeysdbGrhp0OKDI6O0acMQutW93wvNMzvYdztWzezXv3uylC78AJrLbBoIbMO8PGvfu4WEASvzmbXI/w186-h400/20231130_120236.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The next big job will be this bit of path alongside the raised bed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">It is full of brambles, nettles and deadly nightshade.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFI3RWnbrigo-8PbgItBMcqu9_X2wIl1ve3q-vxjy28QHFamuWwxhI-GMts-lW6uNwdOQ-_fYRTaHux0sbOvdJSbQmMkLpNmDTcEauJYhUpRAilzhqhB9dYabnCWXeYEyy-YeGMKDJ49tvXgv03JI7mcuMTKm_qEgiL9ApVXI7KdxDEikzPwXonqCqdQ/s4000/20231130_120143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFI3RWnbrigo-8PbgItBMcqu9_X2wIl1ve3q-vxjy28QHFamuWwxhI-GMts-lW6uNwdOQ-_fYRTaHux0sbOvdJSbQmMkLpNmDTcEauJYhUpRAilzhqhB9dYabnCWXeYEyy-YeGMKDJ49tvXgv03JI7mcuMTKm_qEgiL9ApVXI7KdxDEikzPwXonqCqdQ/w186-h400/20231130_120143.jpg" width="186" /></a></div></span><h1><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">It was cleared this time last year!!!</span></h1><h1><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Yesterday I had a table at a craft fair at the Five Villages Home Association in the next village. It is a very friendly affair with a lovely Christmasy atmosphere.<br /></span></h1><h1><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">My sister came to help and my brother played carols. We were in the sun filled lounge and it was delightful.</span></h1><h1><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">I sold a lot of my Christmas crafts and had a nice time chatting to residents and visitors.</span></h1><h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoX3OEK_ZDDJJu3WMhzXa6lWEoI8q6ftmtvJb1zROp8RXdsK8ayULVPM7BJuRCX4nHXyeAg2dzv2xftoHxHH-P7pl7nosmt-NbSzxFA_yCsD5sOhPBhicNKFCEHsGMeVJg7fEAcKF_OcUGyBoiRXT-S1m3JS1HpOsGOT2MYzkaNhKvdL9H1phmMf6PPUw/s1080/Screenshot_20231129_174504_WhatsApp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="1080" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoX3OEK_ZDDJJu3WMhzXa6lWEoI8q6ftmtvJb1zROp8RXdsK8ayULVPM7BJuRCX4nHXyeAg2dzv2xftoHxHH-P7pl7nosmt-NbSzxFA_yCsD5sOhPBhicNKFCEHsGMeVJg7fEAcKF_OcUGyBoiRXT-S1m3JS1HpOsGOT2MYzkaNhKvdL9H1phmMf6PPUw/w400-h283/Screenshot_20231129_174504_WhatsApp.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjot0MeW-QBJTAiggAChnbIQ7qCCYj-Upp4t6DrBEpPwx5zglT5mYLBdaA_ayF57JPGxZuxuB95s9B4Zy2o2wwMBa1SiZJEAcLCyKYST3JBnSIf3AHLv4nHEucJHDAOVOf1i2n3sM9z4DL21EqZs6_5ycbW507cgHo2y4g655PtIcG39wdkYow8KT_GW9E/s2858/20231129_114802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2858" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjot0MeW-QBJTAiggAChnbIQ7qCCYj-Upp4t6DrBEpPwx5zglT5mYLBdaA_ayF57JPGxZuxuB95s9B4Zy2o2wwMBa1SiZJEAcLCyKYST3JBnSIf3AHLv4nHEucJHDAOVOf1i2n3sM9z4DL21EqZs6_5ycbW507cgHo2y4g655PtIcG39wdkYow8KT_GW9E/w261-h400/20231129_114802.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpQvxb8nM6CAaozhrV16IE5sYK7NuitdyJNHhtRsaeIN5m9eCINjNzrrsxyRfA5n5jlSf70KUhBsu2Prn8zrm7eB29T7mAclli2vWcO48k1byAoB3xWef49M25bkncacx6HJwjuqZZQV08sCUz5t80Do40f47ZxotjrSOH4VG9T5K-VZIiqQTAx1I4S8/s2802/20231129_114810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2802" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpQvxb8nM6CAaozhrV16IE5sYK7NuitdyJNHhtRsaeIN5m9eCINjNzrrsxyRfA5n5jlSf70KUhBsu2Prn8zrm7eB29T7mAclli2vWcO48k1byAoB3xWef49M25bkncacx6HJwjuqZZQV08sCUz5t80Do40f47ZxotjrSOH4VG9T5K-VZIiqQTAx1I4S8/w266-h400/20231129_114810.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I have begun my round of wreath making. I use the willow from the garden which I wove earlier in the autumn. We are running the wreath making day again this year. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I am looking forward to it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><h1><br /></h1><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span><br /></div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span> <br /></p></div>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-34861941785880973362023-11-12T18:02:00.000+00:002023-11-12T18:02:26.724+00:00Willow and the Woven Poppies<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Today is Remembrance Sunday and we are all thinking of what our families did during the wars.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Yesterday Hollie decorated the horse and carriage for a ride through the village. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I missed her on the way up the lane but luckily heard the unmistakable sound of Willow`s hooves on the road and dashed out just in time.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Well both horse and carriage looked splendid and it was a beautiful day to boot.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Here are some of Hollie`s photos from the ride.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszqFfSMqRg64rfO8BRNkq224RuZ0OiM81oPlL6_bwIOlSN64s5EFaQIQB98r90TFC29G6TLV-hsLgJZwPW9hniRicbPtqHwllCjMMC6a_vzuYivpHgfYAWve-xigqJbesfWsRFb60HpYkcpCKuBnEK81u_s6LQsytv-gZGRWVx85Ay70O0UmYkmjbjFc/s1362/Screenshot_20231112_154001_WhatsApp%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszqFfSMqRg64rfO8BRNkq224RuZ0OiM81oPlL6_bwIOlSN64s5EFaQIQB98r90TFC29G6TLV-hsLgJZwPW9hniRicbPtqHwllCjMMC6a_vzuYivpHgfYAWve-xigqJbesfWsRFb60HpYkcpCKuBnEK81u_s6LQsytv-gZGRWVx85Ay70O0UmYkmjbjFc/s320/Screenshot_20231112_154001_WhatsApp%5B1%5D.jpg" width="254" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Driving up the lane in bright sunlight.</span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZy6NT6-Mfoj0uQ8mHyyW9_9duRVlJYsKJM_flBIrCHLLzVFE7t1DBm27Q3N1UvZ61UsmkxfCHAlhkZniJ-KcUKykrzwEvsoGgp_FEgG7gFT7V6RP13Kqp1t5fuzU8-lXrOCBmMOVhsXdkOv7xZ6SASlXuRy6zSuMHnI8pz7UF6f_vsV7PzuBVvtqfj4w/s1439/Screenshot_20231112_153921_WhatsApp%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZy6NT6-Mfoj0uQ8mHyyW9_9duRVlJYsKJM_flBIrCHLLzVFE7t1DBm27Q3N1UvZ61UsmkxfCHAlhkZniJ-KcUKykrzwEvsoGgp_FEgG7gFT7V6RP13Kqp1t5fuzU8-lXrOCBmMOVhsXdkOv7xZ6SASlXuRy6zSuMHnI8pz7UF6f_vsV7PzuBVvtqfj4w/s320/Screenshot_20231112_153921_WhatsApp%5B1%5D.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Outside Pett Church. You can see the crochet poppies in the background.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigO0s5fmeWAXkYhPLBENe108vBBwQpeANW8vQmqjfs3STYKRoHeLBW0kKv0879adjjZHWYYuWPirO9Zy-P5xdV7iYfTj4Oj092Q3dRQCi3eEnvL4PNIXhdNUcKh3joRQVf037k8timTkM4NJ6Ty_53XLydZ9cDWasWBkx42VIQMSMiGbWbygQfgqK2POM/s479/Screenshot_20231112_154215_WhatsApp%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="479" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigO0s5fmeWAXkYhPLBENe108vBBwQpeANW8vQmqjfs3STYKRoHeLBW0kKv0879adjjZHWYYuWPirO9Zy-P5xdV7iYfTj4Oj092Q3dRQCi3eEnvL4PNIXhdNUcKh3joRQVf037k8timTkM4NJ6Ty_53XLydZ9cDWasWBkx42VIQMSMiGbWbygQfgqK2POM/s320/Screenshot_20231112_154215_WhatsApp%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Just look at the work Hollie put in to the intricate plaiting and weaving with poppies, on Willow`s mane.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiKuyUAwlsPPq9s7U-tLZcFl8LMV6hlGQGQHYHWPEYPhZunU5fTrSZv_SIEGQz0N937Uh3OICj8V8K_82TYl7YonqBvbdvPRbUYFCdYgZRDb0YPVd1Rn3c77zMJmieDBMaT4-C58xM6QkHLIb-lsaPpl0c1pBRV_nUG5VRWGKqN4UWahnhb3V4DiTzc4/s352/Screenshot_20231112_154410_WhatsApp%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiKuyUAwlsPPq9s7U-tLZcFl8LMV6hlGQGQHYHWPEYPhZunU5fTrSZv_SIEGQz0N937Uh3OICj8V8K_82TYl7YonqBvbdvPRbUYFCdYgZRDb0YPVd1Rn3c77zMJmieDBMaT4-C58xM6QkHLIb-lsaPpl0c1pBRV_nUG5VRWGKqN4UWahnhb3V4DiTzc4/s320/Screenshot_20231112_154410_WhatsApp%5B1%5D.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><br /></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7QvA1iRh0EiBhYE1E1Ps-Ul3U1EeRzDU2BMsVEAVDbaL9H51boa_7eM-7UvQCi-2nSRRxuQB5I1zK01h0LuMR0_Sd2UdNOU0a4vcnL3O2Rlh9MowVXN3Ug8qtEbc9GJloX4djInE2zNDNV7e1qwG3PlFZNwkLjSzZY1tpkin1w7L1JvoEzoZbK_78lY/s951/Screenshot_20231112_154335_WhatsApp%5B2%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="951" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7QvA1iRh0EiBhYE1E1Ps-Ul3U1EeRzDU2BMsVEAVDbaL9H51boa_7eM-7UvQCi-2nSRRxuQB5I1zK01h0LuMR0_Sd2UdNOU0a4vcnL3O2Rlh9MowVXN3Ug8qtEbc9GJloX4djInE2zNDNV7e1qwG3PlFZNwkLjSzZY1tpkin1w7L1JvoEzoZbK_78lY/s320/Screenshot_20231112_154335_WhatsApp%5B2%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Then they came back down the lane where I was very glad to have caught them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNWRhaBs37eFwR3xfns2F9vulK3Na-I57AGv10Yv9hK5ieqtY3hO3076E_Dcj8oqSdMkMTffFlt01EvwcJo7jaCBpDVrT68IPp_H9g3mkMtvvQU676iUBoP42VmyuOY4vYHJasF8Lmun_c6HTBJfUinWsD1n20WnUKpVcCou_hAZpw851eyNodVzPxXw/s902/Screenshot_20231112_154627_WhatsApp%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="582" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNWRhaBs37eFwR3xfns2F9vulK3Na-I57AGv10Yv9hK5ieqtY3hO3076E_Dcj8oqSdMkMTffFlt01EvwcJo7jaCBpDVrT68IPp_H9g3mkMtvvQU676iUBoP42VmyuOY4vYHJasF8Lmun_c6HTBJfUinWsD1n20WnUKpVcCou_hAZpw851eyNodVzPxXw/s320/Screenshot_20231112_154627_WhatsApp%5B1%5D.jpg" width="206" /></a></div>And so back to the farm.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHKk4K94DuJgSus6XJoo06VeFVZ5apL3Ii_apzunETCXD3lwF_v-t9j6gMV2MwidAZBo26HKCXdIi-EIZurZbQ7fhRL0fgKBHzCIE8-6aX7gezFiD2HcofLkKmS771OD62EmF7UlJsIumOn4Dx28G72I7cDkJepey0WJqycx7b_viYI_vvYamw0biKz8/s826/Screenshot_20231112_154533_WhatsApp%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="826" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHKk4K94DuJgSus6XJoo06VeFVZ5apL3Ii_apzunETCXD3lwF_v-t9j6gMV2MwidAZBo26HKCXdIi-EIZurZbQ7fhRL0fgKBHzCIE8-6aX7gezFiD2HcofLkKmS771OD62EmF7UlJsIumOn4Dx28G72I7cDkJepey0WJqycx7b_viYI_vvYamw0biKz8/s320/Screenshot_20231112_154533_WhatsApp%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a great sight and I hope it was enjoyed by villagers along the way. A lovely way to remember.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well done Hollie and your helpers. </span></span><br /></div>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-24692225343324990692023-11-08T22:13:00.000+00:002023-11-12T17:41:01.542+00:00Snow Babies and Furbies<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh it`s been one of those days.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Persistent rain. A bit chilly.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">But I did go out for tea and cakes with Anne and Hollie at Tictoc which was very pleasant.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the afternoon I lit a cosy fire earlier than usual and settled down right in front to sort through the next boxes of my extensive wool stock. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkmk-vwiKSc8XBEsxM3Qzy15I4Dm0ckst964L4kG1jSw7BqlLGqj8IJDuj7WfYNI3WR_UHAyaUpAssditn8Kh5E7-wUgCRAMdZAJ7bssNAiPcw3kbY_pwBdtuBuG4Hmy7iIGjJxYW1k6__8APlvbrxg-NKk72JyAuXolxAJK1PkTdAxdTB85edBhHzBI/s4000/20231108_140220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkmk-vwiKSc8XBEsxM3Qzy15I4Dm0ckst964L4kG1jSw7BqlLGqj8IJDuj7WfYNI3WR_UHAyaUpAssditn8Kh5E7-wUgCRAMdZAJ7bssNAiPcw3kbY_pwBdtuBuG4Hmy7iIGjJxYW1k6__8APlvbrxg-NKk72JyAuXolxAJK1PkTdAxdTB85edBhHzBI/s320/20231108_140220.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQ6M0ajUTTEKQOW0qWjROeaqd4a8DVVwZ3Rp89D1jwf5HA6HsMSf888I5yU0obXiJpFU0p_BtYmr0nwAKpWVIb4lGKQcnEVk1vM-e_IFVhzLcljt4Uc5jyQAV6TQJxrcFG2J-eDfXvl4qDXvwA1Hg7kirURYuJvdYa1BGv47GIIgTUxZX0-lq4cNMbKM/s4000/20231108_140227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQ6M0ajUTTEKQOW0qWjROeaqd4a8DVVwZ3Rp89D1jwf5HA6HsMSf888I5yU0obXiJpFU0p_BtYmr0nwAKpWVIb4lGKQcnEVk1vM-e_IFVhzLcljt4Uc5jyQAV6TQJxrcFG2J-eDfXvl4qDXvwA1Hg7kirURYuJvdYa1BGv47GIIgTUxZX0-lq4cNMbKM/w400-h300/20231108_140227.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Coming up soon are some Christmas craft fairs so I am working towards those. One is mostly geared to children at my nephews' school so lots of smaller child-friendly things.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Christmas worry worms and Furbie type creatures. The latter trying to use up some coloured fur. I don't seem to use as much as I used to.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vgTMYk8cKyz3U_rkr6Rkhx0Ql-uIewhadrsoijoLpdQJdOiLUI0b4RUidtXdjpzEWCB7eE_9KjUYz3YY4wVi6D9klc2ZqH430ZDNt-P7zWoirVcqJgd-aiAVSD_MYHshyYOWp6c5y5tags3SOvC2BUkFfG7qEJNPTaLT2MhZPplSDrBsUfRr2AsTYCo/s3883/20231108_175450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="3883" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vgTMYk8cKyz3U_rkr6Rkhx0Ql-uIewhadrsoijoLpdQJdOiLUI0b4RUidtXdjpzEWCB7eE_9KjUYz3YY4wVi6D9klc2ZqH430ZDNt-P7zWoirVcqJgd-aiAVSD_MYHshyYOWp6c5y5tags3SOvC2BUkFfG7qEJNPTaLT2MhZPplSDrBsUfRr2AsTYCo/s320/20231108_175450.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghz3lSSFtbNGNookKGoHSuc__0MZ1e3dw6ue7-K04PN_5Sm-it_afWUi1hNBJ33IF22D9-E2Bx-21geCQPuhrQCUq_m106aqcuXqtOKsvSoYI9m89CoZpiEtFI174JsyBzaWcXMtE1N4UZ1r3tlB4_uxG6TDWpPtk93x5S7MW2vxn8n6OMx3S7T6pdU4g/s2112/20231108_180424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1665" data-original-width="2112" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghz3lSSFtbNGNookKGoHSuc__0MZ1e3dw6ue7-K04PN_5Sm-it_afWUi1hNBJ33IF22D9-E2Bx-21geCQPuhrQCUq_m106aqcuXqtOKsvSoYI9m89CoZpiEtFI174JsyBzaWcXMtE1N4UZ1r3tlB4_uxG6TDWpPtk93x5S7MW2vxn8n6OMx3S7T6pdU4g/s320/20231108_180424.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The usual beaded fairies in red, gold and silver.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yGyARSozh1MeSXmv3gKa3f4LygkrU6tWcRPtceTkQMi_G_DZAXMWd9khotITIrAYKbcz0D34urx6wkCI1V5rqPExwWjWNxVK9bhKxSWve6y92YcMzSFeOCpgsxCEu55zUSEjkHg-fl0TC_ByTC-nr0LYvLeCIg4ZIPJ9C5ik7Th3VlQ0486UYM1jZxE/s3310/20231108_180307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1588" data-original-width="3310" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yGyARSozh1MeSXmv3gKa3f4LygkrU6tWcRPtceTkQMi_G_DZAXMWd9khotITIrAYKbcz0D34urx6wkCI1V5rqPExwWjWNxVK9bhKxSWve6y92YcMzSFeOCpgsxCEu55zUSEjkHg-fl0TC_ByTC-nr0LYvLeCIg4ZIPJ9C5ik7Th3VlQ0486UYM1jZxE/s320/20231108_180307.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CbhznMeCCia0okXyCRcE6h5BExQ4W87zdIklkcFdof22kI0nBJrBixqhQ_v4Q5rMhW7-VFGG6ODavnwRwIx75jOt1FNJNY5ybGak3WeCM9v0OU2lGRU3twBRDl__Nt9kYzNVYfmhqxvzK1q1tetIHz-NAA07xTKP1p2zBsF6aCE6sdumUSuFO_L1oqE/s3180/20231108_180212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Some time ago a friend gave me some Christmas patches so I decided to use them for little button purses.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">It has taken me quite a few seasons to decide how to use them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhec8Hf9pv8wGkNoFAuBXMjunwKj7rttCNX9ovZem7qVvkGo1M0tnJZ_V_mXitMFyQ8ij1fufJ-VcRvdWkZy3nO1Ig2QPdXqLkJoa7EhC3z21J0WhoyvLc1XKYU4TmCs14bahIgbFrV_3voOdrN7ruXya2YuIATuqeaBthtxjUC2cHhjFihIBb_RmXocr4/s2197/20231108_180345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2197" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhec8Hf9pv8wGkNoFAuBXMjunwKj7rttCNX9ovZem7qVvkGo1M0tnJZ_V_mXitMFyQ8ij1fufJ-VcRvdWkZy3nO1Ig2QPdXqLkJoa7EhC3z21J0WhoyvLc1XKYU4TmCs14bahIgbFrV_3voOdrN7ruXya2YuIATuqeaBthtxjUC2cHhjFihIBb_RmXocr4/s320/20231108_180345.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Having been sorting through my boxes and boxes of wool, I was inspired to make these tiny elves. The first set are snow babies holding an ice crystal each.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGVEtPM0dACntjulIFezkMrwgcLkMj6_46V7s5LY6MRigklhVAsbraPxTTVr1p8rWnQirDp5bk91bwdqzVgHc0zuq_ciy02XI1i7CGJ3RF4xfHZxbZVJ6izLZiEWYSlbb-UtIoc6fUVSCEZ6RDnx6eQlEC-9pZtGDKRIkCX_z5NXVka_txp4HfuEu8wQ/s2012/20231108_175537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="2012" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGVEtPM0dACntjulIFezkMrwgcLkMj6_46V7s5LY6MRigklhVAsbraPxTTVr1p8rWnQirDp5bk91bwdqzVgHc0zuq_ciy02XI1i7CGJ3RF4xfHZxbZVJ6izLZiEWYSlbb-UtIoc6fUVSCEZ6RDnx6eQlEC-9pZtGDKRIkCX_z5NXVka_txp4HfuEu8wQ/s320/20231108_175537.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The next ones are green but I loved doing ones with multi-coloured wool the most.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETowFIRi0z_Po_Ce7FDAt0Xq5k3QRA0PxVY5gx8cahIMaPAHY4fu4NtFJiQWhSKTw7ZWxiXc5IrRb17T5w2LsAkNwQGefXo0jNaqe7rHi3Ggrg-VKw3qZKk5XR6pnZikYj4p8BPlayj5nAgMeBWWzjNvdbU1rK1v3GzN1A5qs6ej3cKx2DmiDFWf5DwM/s2492/20231108_175603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="2492" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETowFIRi0z_Po_Ce7FDAt0Xq5k3QRA0PxVY5gx8cahIMaPAHY4fu4NtFJiQWhSKTw7ZWxiXc5IrRb17T5w2LsAkNwQGefXo0jNaqe7rHi3Ggrg-VKw3qZKk5XR6pnZikYj4p8BPlayj5nAgMeBWWzjNvdbU1rK1v3GzN1A5qs6ej3cKx2DmiDFWf5DwM/s320/20231108_175603.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And of course it gave me a chance to use the tiniest buttons that I recently purchased on line.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Sprouts went down well last year. So here are a few more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiguQqdW_7qQKxrDuNvqMYtC_Z-mG3e5XXgzv7i7W98ACh7vePZxH5YPUTAgQJo6_pAZXjWNsSSWZAZkM37UWNOlbi-SiQveD5NZGwAS7B9hguFDpZsM0hmpMBvz1zyIK08e6p93zyx-KIxT_zlX8d4jVNYGOsXSPdNJQIpI9YMgNAMsOa1QiCzyvBJw/s1854/20231108_175953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1652" data-original-width="1854" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiguQqdW_7qQKxrDuNvqMYtC_Z-mG3e5XXgzv7i7W98ACh7vePZxH5YPUTAgQJo6_pAZXjWNsSSWZAZkM37UWNOlbi-SiQveD5NZGwAS7B9hguFDpZsM0hmpMBvz1zyIK08e6p93zyx-KIxT_zlX8d4jVNYGOsXSPdNJQIpI9YMgNAMsOa1QiCzyvBJw/s320/20231108_175953.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Next year one of my nephews will be going on a residential trip so this teddy with his Christmas patchwork blanket has been made to raise funds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJoDIpVBdcN0svZ_8ENo0xEldlKj5rg817-7gHj-g6K9FRUJMd_buTkNQbd9g3yNc1zxbIzKmX9TjSeLwFcgmUB9AsJGHhpYozkDaBFWZeTuSV_XpCRqr1FXNnVzbyP8rz0itiWRU9WxrmRtqKNrHR1bPLzwi1jSL9CchlLixSQ22Wlxd2EpKTMZPJec/s3499/20231030_075049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3499" data-original-width="2283" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJoDIpVBdcN0svZ_8ENo0xEldlKj5rg817-7gHj-g6K9FRUJMd_buTkNQbd9g3yNc1zxbIzKmX9TjSeLwFcgmUB9AsJGHhpYozkDaBFWZeTuSV_XpCRqr1FXNnVzbyP8rz0itiWRU9WxrmRtqKNrHR1bPLzwi1jSL9CchlLixSQ22Wlxd2EpKTMZPJec/s320/20231030_075049.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I love all the Christmas crafting but there's not much room on the sofa.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-35578515847374970832023-11-01T21:33:00.004+00:002023-11-01T21:36:30.545+00:00Inkcaps and Bailing Buckets<div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Someone told me today that we have had 8 inches of rain in three days. This does not surprise me. We have needed home-made siphons and bailing buckets to get rid of the rising water. The ground is so saturated it can`t take any more.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some homes in the village have been flooded and Hastings town centre is flooded for the second time this year. This is what comes of building a shopping centre on the old harbour.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Build on the rock and not upon the sand."</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKdwrZBDMHFB-177jr7F1zWfwYLUYPiHguqnHEToXMWuYynIyfEa64sRn4MxH8ZFkmbBOlGJ1m424vLr_BIGyN6d4JCAwC1-4BsLTnn98z_dfVLjRKic1EuHcUQuqzhHu8IM3guUAPfrN_DLwALXnL8Qb9JgEf4z8I79O-IlbzT9sCh11NSYfNuAjSF4/s4000/20231031_120759%5B1%5D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKdwrZBDMHFB-177jr7F1zWfwYLUYPiHguqnHEToXMWuYynIyfEa64sRn4MxH8ZFkmbBOlGJ1m424vLr_BIGyN6d4JCAwC1-4BsLTnn98z_dfVLjRKic1EuHcUQuqzhHu8IM3guUAPfrN_DLwALXnL8Qb9JgEf4z8I79O-IlbzT9sCh11NSYfNuAjSF4/s320/20231031_120759%5B1%5D.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On our visit to the garden, I had begun to clear another flowerbed when there was an almighty downpour. We hastily retreated to the polytunnel where we were nearly deafened by the noise of the rain on the roof. </span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83skikjlPQyH_55SdHiVru00NpDb25tdNriPbJdW7s2P8dwgAghYpvoGLuIIfpZXgn5SWgbc6eCUamNQwBUwAfBu6SxiOpB9CWlMOgFDVsxBn4Sm4r6qry-x4FCl-qoX8WbxW9CWKSGFS79PgYDrJSY8AxntCg6zon0R0f6yeNt90sf5bq88PqlU9jRg/s2656/20231031_111654.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2346" data-original-width="2656" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83skikjlPQyH_55SdHiVru00NpDb25tdNriPbJdW7s2P8dwgAghYpvoGLuIIfpZXgn5SWgbc6eCUamNQwBUwAfBu6SxiOpB9CWlMOgFDVsxBn4Sm4r6qry-x4FCl-qoX8WbxW9CWKSGFS79PgYDrJSY8AxntCg6zon0R0f6yeNt90sf5bq88PqlU9jRg/s320/20231031_111654.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">In between there was glorious sunshine. I even saw a butterfly.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR8BsVt1wo6mAU_4rCWFR0uD4wdZaVm84b2tmGfvQGr7ERoPWyQ_h0dCvbmkVvHvwO9Tebe75dx3g6W8gL6CeFXvaLuz16jMjNF0hjX8o2HKGUh3o1e6kXxin0llmkAms5OgX_1ve9EmZfrUwHR8hSirY81876ZkPkZhi3AMczRY_ZU8Sn811AnkNMrpQ/s4000/20231031_115839.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR8BsVt1wo6mAU_4rCWFR0uD4wdZaVm84b2tmGfvQGr7ERoPWyQ_h0dCvbmkVvHvwO9Tebe75dx3g6W8gL6CeFXvaLuz16jMjNF0hjX8o2HKGUh3o1e6kXxin0llmkAms5OgX_1ve9EmZfrUwHR8hSirY81876ZkPkZhi3AMczRY_ZU8Sn811AnkNMrpQ/s320/20231031_115839.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The ground was squelching underfoot, raindrops were dripping from the cobshed roof but the sky was as blue as blue.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrLyvxhP9Nb-hBfasI6aP6weNpOsvcpOxEaioNuXp9rijDVyZhs2Y97UZzjSJk2QsTkn21iUNSw2nn1uNjAr3TtN05ORaOszXxWUmOPnGbeQVNYLDwHpBuMS_V5NjCWDCh73Mb2pQ_oVJcgbVNgh8_db_4kmkJTLDAZSKAnU9rvrWDhsyACr_7hgtOBQ/s2992/20231031_120454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrLyvxhP9Nb-hBfasI6aP6weNpOsvcpOxEaioNuXp9rijDVyZhs2Y97UZzjSJk2QsTkn21iUNSw2nn1uNjAr3TtN05ORaOszXxWUmOPnGbeQVNYLDwHpBuMS_V5NjCWDCh73Mb2pQ_oVJcgbVNgh8_db_4kmkJTLDAZSKAnU9rvrWDhsyACr_7hgtOBQ/s320/20231031_120454.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6xEvsKjb6ckHcaxr0eUjLbOTTWzCiMWiOUwB2V7jgxWSoQh3cDHYRcOelNV-SASVIW6bBPDMT3ZgJeusRZoLVuHYVuXRdW6jxDOf9Cakyff5merltEg_SR6cYfb9T0ZZA-aSH0lenpzj3kUoR5P0pIjkQDiayvFl91M4CiXjFC4yJrjUWmAcPkkMOYk/s4000/20231031_120211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6xEvsKjb6ckHcaxr0eUjLbOTTWzCiMWiOUwB2V7jgxWSoQh3cDHYRcOelNV-SASVIW6bBPDMT3ZgJeusRZoLVuHYVuXRdW6jxDOf9Cakyff5merltEg_SR6cYfb9T0ZZA-aSH0lenpzj3kUoR5P0pIjkQDiayvFl91M4CiXjFC4yJrjUWmAcPkkMOYk/s320/20231031_120211.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The fungi is starting to make its presence felt. I think this is an ink cap with its own little hat.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyr1dfa1QZGmh_p_Qd6u_pSlTg1qc7HsoKu8kQ2fFYsS0nwunNlI_QX72NADFdjZ8zA7vS781hHSXITFX4xXYplQWQ38t0X1Eqpk5FHtZbdiufmT_DtUZtQyqgJJsxeYG6RMdfom4fP7j_72liwRQkVquv_-drtC0uy4i0IzmbgVwPeWJqAR6OmFs8_V4/s4000/20231031_120653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyr1dfa1QZGmh_p_Qd6u_pSlTg1qc7HsoKu8kQ2fFYsS0nwunNlI_QX72NADFdjZ8zA7vS781hHSXITFX4xXYplQWQ38t0X1Eqpk5FHtZbdiufmT_DtUZtQyqgJJsxeYG6RMdfom4fP7j_72liwRQkVquv_-drtC0uy4i0IzmbgVwPeWJqAR6OmFs8_V4/s320/20231031_120653.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Calendula, clary and echium are providing the very last bit of colour.<br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrv54QTQiJ0xWi-vgxAOGZpjcWokmRYWb64z3o-OQrLlt8xFiqivSSjRixAuDpxv-6jMuAT-GrqRTF1PyEtKEfik0DaxjVx8spVHnntDOFh0LUeZQqj8l8FoI3oHUedVCdTrpw9D0dZhXtkIvJd4unwinIFl6hanJqBEW-zY2vI0C-8JTxzmO_hCGIBY4/s2994/20231031_120124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2994" data-original-width="2490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrv54QTQiJ0xWi-vgxAOGZpjcWokmRYWb64z3o-OQrLlt8xFiqivSSjRixAuDpxv-6jMuAT-GrqRTF1PyEtKEfik0DaxjVx8spVHnntDOFh0LUeZQqj8l8FoI3oHUedVCdTrpw9D0dZhXtkIvJd4unwinIFl6hanJqBEW-zY2vI0C-8JTxzmO_hCGIBY4/s320/20231031_120124.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G16rW9kt-gUEkJoy-MuhTjlW-BTE_pYyI-n6-pPkRakdTSzrNKNZK8OPaHHSTRVZ0IHs8XDDcsslAR4FL6jt91js-rZVZhm3lOBbIoIAIb2fABT9Z-vCJcFTLNMbbnFNKXptpME0O4XXc7vVy9kGdbuM5-PrAEUCgyOpnqiunNxIyFtdB1sb8OVHMM0/s3108/20231031_120109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3108" data-original-width="2632" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G16rW9kt-gUEkJoy-MuhTjlW-BTE_pYyI-n6-pPkRakdTSzrNKNZK8OPaHHSTRVZ0IHs8XDDcsslAR4FL6jt91js-rZVZhm3lOBbIoIAIb2fABT9Z-vCJcFTLNMbbnFNKXptpME0O4XXc7vVy9kGdbuM5-PrAEUCgyOpnqiunNxIyFtdB1sb8OVHMM0/s320/20231031_120109.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDcFCmONLFYMl2w3i0Jf24g11gDczg070ipGP6h2js853bS0zGEuj-0Q3j7-LZAq0gW3UyZqN6TchNh2lJNzONDQ1pcHYmttqL5PBkIH-lgbmFGfXDMJkn6FbBbEsz51GM_i52JJqXHHi-jBkcmEllHazmJh-lTNOoil09Gj43frtpMduJ-lS6Z7BFsc/s4000/20231031_120014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDcFCmONLFYMl2w3i0Jf24g11gDczg070ipGP6h2js853bS0zGEuj-0Q3j7-LZAq0gW3UyZqN6TchNh2lJNzONDQ1pcHYmttqL5PBkIH-lgbmFGfXDMJkn6FbBbEsz51GM_i52JJqXHHi-jBkcmEllHazmJh-lTNOoil09Gj43frtpMduJ-lS6Z7BFsc/s320/20231031_120014.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Even the dahlias are hanging on.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We are expecting 60 mph winds tomorrow so I don`t think much will be left.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnx_XRlpwjXhppv840a6VC6P4qxS1g7vD1mT7mWxc0m13-FiBoh_NIvMp3YTlSzW837jfq3yNux-0tFU1LaldxYD97bxfIORk2TSgKOHCCdbaWvGtytVzYym-t3avB6VjHzanCrHfU1zdQk8LIM8hAES_XdUphfU1__zB1bQttzvMMUX2gF3mACdtqA4/s4000/20231031_115919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnx_XRlpwjXhppv840a6VC6P4qxS1g7vD1mT7mWxc0m13-FiBoh_NIvMp3YTlSzW837jfq3yNux-0tFU1LaldxYD97bxfIORk2TSgKOHCCdbaWvGtytVzYym-t3avB6VjHzanCrHfU1zdQk8LIM8hAES_XdUphfU1__zB1bQttzvMMUX2gF3mACdtqA4/s320/20231031_115919.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">At home I have cut my dahlias down and they will be lifted but at the garden, I will be leaving the tubers in the ground. I have already been searching out new ones on-line for next year.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">There is still so much to do at the garden and we will make the most of any sunny days.<br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoi8AhK-rFgUzZP3Rdj1lB_fLopFFA0OiHOHgKollqb4xosyTnW6BMU6jLGXmYCbdFL3zVtKlxrBsgAKhQnnxqE4-2ZWD4p2fDY4wm6N9Tv66LI0rEWzecXFaNAXV5uIS88U7m904RvQj9ioIG0l3qHz0Rn66OwAW3Hg-z_84ejQnXqplaIUVkxo5QKdQ/s4000/20231031_120310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoi8AhK-rFgUzZP3Rdj1lB_fLopFFA0OiHOHgKollqb4xosyTnW6BMU6jLGXmYCbdFL3zVtKlxrBsgAKhQnnxqE4-2ZWD4p2fDY4wm6N9Tv66LI0rEWzecXFaNAXV5uIS88U7m904RvQj9ioIG0l3qHz0Rn66OwAW3Hg-z_84ejQnXqplaIUVkxo5QKdQ/s320/20231031_120310.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><br /><p></p>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-82362494163702756062023-10-23T21:57:00.002+00:002023-10-23T21:57:31.963+00:00Golden Ootober<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh the beauty of a warm, late October day .... not a breath of wind, buzzards mewing overhead, cheeky robins by our side, bees basking in golden sunshine.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was glorious.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDF2xPiWPm2A1lTs1_PB1oMBDDM5iDngEoyztvwVHUK2EjYd3iDI9AEx9sWaG9pdTEACJxRV6c56N1lvJQJypjxCLhTlzU7A-04dxfrkrhAqwraKLGnBX6XDV0B899lJrcBGz8w2DWjRjwQYll7FpFXrl9UX39afa6T1DlQUfO6DQfESYSNRQWlRlA_Jo/s3292/20231022_095435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3292" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDF2xPiWPm2A1lTs1_PB1oMBDDM5iDngEoyztvwVHUK2EjYd3iDI9AEx9sWaG9pdTEACJxRV6c56N1lvJQJypjxCLhTlzU7A-04dxfrkrhAqwraKLGnBX6XDV0B899lJrcBGz8w2DWjRjwQYll7FpFXrl9UX39afa6T1DlQUfO6DQfESYSNRQWlRlA_Jo/s320/20231022_095435.jpg" width="292" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> It was a day to sit and enjoy, but there is still such a lot to do.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">We took our welcome teabreak here later.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwG3m-DwMX2BF-LLtJE-ULOuCjhgm3xTuF0i5aNVFwiBt7pjqePJl-sVDehMW2iW8nqqwGjHIuDGH3TSXiCfK1h1ZX17OKVyBloYFcZTH5_ZOVaugkIAeUW64GzlPwDwE-yr2fS-bl7u4lI-zjHsvVXwZveiV-76dzTXFCbwf8DJ27ohm88o0GerZZLg/s4000/20231022_095006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwG3m-DwMX2BF-LLtJE-ULOuCjhgm3xTuF0i5aNVFwiBt7pjqePJl-sVDehMW2iW8nqqwGjHIuDGH3TSXiCfK1h1ZX17OKVyBloYFcZTH5_ZOVaugkIAeUW64GzlPwDwE-yr2fS-bl7u4lI-zjHsvVXwZveiV-76dzTXFCbwf8DJ27ohm88o0GerZZLg/s320/20231022_095006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">My main aim was to tackle this flowerbed. Luckily it was in the sun. The grass was dewy so it was a wellie day.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdEiLvIA4fPV3vItaCKyrHO7WW5H9fPRKFdv-w8_-n1nekwl1z7eL0Jc0JbXnvXrSGl0ldK2rnE2tkcPKzWEEDzwHKDGxk2sQ3gSqck7p_FDYeNzHwNFg6mRnGrliA_p3Wx99fkekOi-zFhRjktINMcUrQ_o46W9LE8XBPsV_wWk3D1I7x5SXO0ZUqL4/s4000/20231022_095221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdEiLvIA4fPV3vItaCKyrHO7WW5H9fPRKFdv-w8_-n1nekwl1z7eL0Jc0JbXnvXrSGl0ldK2rnE2tkcPKzWEEDzwHKDGxk2sQ3gSqck7p_FDYeNzHwNFg6mRnGrliA_p3Wx99fkekOi-zFhRjktINMcUrQ_o46W9LE8XBPsV_wWk3D1I7x5SXO0ZUqL4/s320/20231022_095221.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">It was mostly Michaelmus daisy to cut back and everlasting sweetpeas, but as I cut, I found no end of interesting plants covered by the thugs of the border. After the clearing there will have to be a lot of thinning. Four beds to go yet.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VxT1CWEJCa1HF47jIOdriwfsmHdlCGwd6FseBBecn7ljm8HlMyKYcewkRvKK_mGyKnrFr0UXNSM34o1gZUl0EarDPLKgVNRJXK72hyphenhypheni4KZWMFWLTdI_-LZ3dIjpA0CkxCu8G6P3x0uL29zuoedavgtRpN84uRBKac0bqG19X1yFDsOrGRKefObSPLTs/s4000/20231022_121011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VxT1CWEJCa1HF47jIOdriwfsmHdlCGwd6FseBBecn7ljm8HlMyKYcewkRvKK_mGyKnrFr0UXNSM34o1gZUl0EarDPLKgVNRJXK72hyphenhypheni4KZWMFWLTdI_-LZ3dIjpA0CkxCu8G6P3x0uL29zuoedavgtRpN84uRBKac0bqG19X1yFDsOrGRKefObSPLTs/s320/20231022_121011.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I just had time to continue with the shrubbery which looks very different, fronted by home-grown wallflowers.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV41c9pYk7Q6Yk4hf8vVogkyIuJybqHuKrU_0PjCVXuHN3fSTpqZOcJW8y6nUidggN5oIxP-tr1oXeu4YI26vWc81k-e2w2mOZCwFS21pKGsDdrANU_ibCQh31SC7HNdVj5jqG53WLPFTDoQ88vqgN1ajABopo28AtAQSZid-6OsOtQa9oux-PRvKYnGc/s4000/20231022_121037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV41c9pYk7Q6Yk4hf8vVogkyIuJybqHuKrU_0PjCVXuHN3fSTpqZOcJW8y6nUidggN5oIxP-tr1oXeu4YI26vWc81k-e2w2mOZCwFS21pKGsDdrANU_ibCQh31SC7HNdVj5jqG53WLPFTDoQ88vqgN1ajABopo28AtAQSZid-6OsOtQa9oux-PRvKYnGc/s320/20231022_121037.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I have cut back the forsythia quite hard as well as my Mum`s lilac. The latter has sent out myriads of runners. I thinned out many perenniels .... Michaelmus daisy, grasses, lychnis and helianthus. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had to stake the wallflowers with short canes as they were a bit floppy and I have pinched out the tops. </span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">The dahlias are managing to hang on, though they have taken a battering. They are like bright jewels in the sunlight.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlcco9X08BiWNkI0P3jkZHDkpPmnJA9q1VS-uYlU2JtVkQd3nKS-Y73yhL0ZAze_RQCbg8Dz6SC3I6gWAniGDPot1wMmDsZHAUaZlKgv0hR1OMk6nhm4c49Nt9CC_UvdRWtw-jxkoqeCObk4sNo95Zusmto9Att0eTKKxasxdbchCP1Fz64dvfgoSUjI/s320/20231022_095032.jpg" width="240" /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqt3ewqm3GTEyw5VkcjPBP01RUb5ad406cl_kmWJ7ypgmkLIbzZD2WE1GYP3GQqBxzGRLNf_7zQpqYKFiTIorGQWOK-SkC3BMVw8TZhas8qJwvepmFy5DSca4SG07DEA3LlFptOdI4F5Clu3RhbRK5_rf2iBbJzcWkJ1zKxY2Ael_2LUoXvOvMsXEKyEU/s3392/20231022_095055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3392" data-original-width="2313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqt3ewqm3GTEyw5VkcjPBP01RUb5ad406cl_kmWJ7ypgmkLIbzZD2WE1GYP3GQqBxzGRLNf_7zQpqYKFiTIorGQWOK-SkC3BMVw8TZhas8qJwvepmFy5DSca4SG07DEA3LlFptOdI4F5Clu3RhbRK5_rf2iBbJzcWkJ1zKxY2Ael_2LUoXvOvMsXEKyEU/s320/20231022_095055.jpg" width="218" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9Xs_C7lR2azWztxQO4ywyN1zdTWgLeKhlev-xYv2oD_ZMRUwd7ehKP6jqm2s4ku0_GPYVR_4GWlPotXFELXCFrQI4YslNV46LszpEuOxRwONSrNjEYKyPtvZnblkQFatXYZPa7sryYNPTV0uENHTKmlOo1-y3b5K7p-3hH5zhVYsewjJeeQgxMGZIVU/s4000/20231022_095207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9Xs_C7lR2azWztxQO4ywyN1zdTWgLeKhlev-xYv2oD_ZMRUwd7ehKP6jqm2s4ku0_GPYVR_4GWlPotXFELXCFrQI4YslNV46LszpEuOxRwONSrNjEYKyPtvZnblkQFatXYZPa7sryYNPTV0uENHTKmlOo1-y3b5K7p-3hH5zhVYsewjJeeQgxMGZIVU/s320/20231022_095207.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsRU7UrY2-HqQOgOMMQBUB9az77nor13GkrdRO3q3hbQGs1eVjMzP0CiUHkuvjgqqEh0cyIOByKPWdZEiTpmtlmQrPbpbSiv3S_ju0eDeA-M8YPAWr02fPBnOVPDcbIr5wgPY1_eGuv-FUv61IHPnEk3HJo9P1ZiW1UbI4KkDGMmK_7zuXGm90BKAG4M/s3363/20231022_095539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3363" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsRU7UrY2-HqQOgOMMQBUB9az77nor13GkrdRO3q3hbQGs1eVjMzP0CiUHkuvjgqqEh0cyIOByKPWdZEiTpmtlmQrPbpbSiv3S_ju0eDeA-M8YPAWr02fPBnOVPDcbIr5wgPY1_eGuv-FUv61IHPnEk3HJo9P1ZiW1UbI4KkDGMmK_7zuXGm90BKAG4M/s320/20231022_095539.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steve has dug out the second compost heap and spread it all around. He also sowed broad beans in the polytunnel.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have taken a closer look at the insect hotel for a few ideas. <br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QiW42-_EH6skLcIiXtJxmA77pbb-gcBud5EkmctvhXNv4HeiaobjpCiX412yLasNTLRBti8yXgzaA11jH9bl2yG3rAGTHX7OZ6ptSD7lc05jjcCbFDo40iyEBufixzmxDyfw52CFS2CfB3dxRyAFkxeG4-dz8-ZMlfImhmzTMzVNxLP-a1Tt7LhCdAg/s3445/20231022_095141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2445" data-original-width="3445" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QiW42-_EH6skLcIiXtJxmA77pbb-gcBud5EkmctvhXNv4HeiaobjpCiX412yLasNTLRBti8yXgzaA11jH9bl2yG3rAGTHX7OZ6ptSD7lc05jjcCbFDo40iyEBufixzmxDyfw52CFS2CfB3dxRyAFkxeG4-dz8-ZMlfImhmzTMzVNxLP-a1Tt7LhCdAg/s320/20231022_095141.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Tim`s brother Nick has delivered some huge logs from elsewhere on the farm. The ones in the background by the pond have been in situ for over 10 years and are gradually sinking. Its going to be a hard job to move all of them.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DrKFMj0T7kaRqh28kDW9V0bUgr8VYScYwHFFrdYB8GKwqe3FF5wi2NOUOnRF-7p9eThoMrFxnZu_TgUFq3X4PIZVio87TAjlsO2JvOwnWWhQKfylpIKam2qZtytOfabDz5avqsrcz_r48MZIg0s5DKypJz7AduTD3yhoyZqbnyZRRqhNoxGf4okgcIM/s3144/20231022_095351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="3144" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DrKFMj0T7kaRqh28kDW9V0bUgr8VYScYwHFFrdYB8GKwqe3FF5wi2NOUOnRF-7p9eThoMrFxnZu_TgUFq3X4PIZVio87TAjlsO2JvOwnWWhQKfylpIKam2qZtytOfabDz5avqsrcz_r48MZIg0s5DKypJz7AduTD3yhoyZqbnyZRRqhNoxGf4okgcIM/s320/20231022_095351.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">It was a very delightfully, productive morning.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQufzSYzooKwpN-RGAfIz3QlWKF5FTLxQMvZiIbiJje4zNdWpHHds1u-3zcbuMnzHVmcXcch61eOd4xSfn0VJT9xe9NDkwv6K6KBfQBOPCLlyN5P-uQelodJLcazbvyWZI3a8Lc9Dn4bFPyT825bSICouV4jqrf5sTdDj3dqqLoPUAKnDzdBYat5HDgok/s4000/20231022_095112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQufzSYzooKwpN-RGAfIz3QlWKF5FTLxQMvZiIbiJje4zNdWpHHds1u-3zcbuMnzHVmcXcch61eOd4xSfn0VJT9xe9NDkwv6K6KBfQBOPCLlyN5P-uQelodJLcazbvyWZI3a8Lc9Dn4bFPyT825bSICouV4jqrf5sTdDj3dqqLoPUAKnDzdBYat5HDgok/w400-h300/20231022_095112.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlcco9X08BiWNkI0P3jkZHDkpPmnJA9q1VS-uYlU2JtVkQd3nKS-Y73yhL0ZAze_RQCbg8Dz6SC3I6gWAniGDPot1wMmDsZHAUaZlKgv0hR1OMk6nhm4c49Nt9CC_UvdRWtw-jxkoqeCObk4sNo95Zusmto9Att0eTKKxasxdbchCP1Fz64dvfgoSUjI/s4000/20231022_095032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">.</a></div><br />Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-72719083811566905512023-10-17T20:21:00.002+00:002023-10-17T20:38:38.584+00:00Spooky Craft and Colourful Cosmos<div><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">One week ago we were in shorts and vest tops. This week I am seriously considering a warmer vest and the fire has been lit in the evenings.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We have had our first frost. Dahlia leaves are partially blackened. Things are beginning to look tatty. But there is still so much colour.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The cosmos are startling in the autumn sunshine.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1x5pnKcCf7fFXHXWkzzTpFmEj0yW_dTcqYDtCIAbKhRqmGaUAS00-EXU5M2VTDg-ogZFXNkZbaotAvU0inTkN-KEqHp1ToW38DjlphizDmYClUYTHqFbtepVvj3JpxuwXLLPeXCa9Qw7EHqABOc_LzoBAtDYNCZlA645Iq9yAOu1RedvjiZQfHbpI1c/s3374/20231017_165700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3374" data-original-width="2676" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1x5pnKcCf7fFXHXWkzzTpFmEj0yW_dTcqYDtCIAbKhRqmGaUAS00-EXU5M2VTDg-ogZFXNkZbaotAvU0inTkN-KEqHp1ToW38DjlphizDmYClUYTHqFbtepVvj3JpxuwXLLPeXCa9Qw7EHqABOc_LzoBAtDYNCZlA645Iq9yAOu1RedvjiZQfHbpI1c/s320/20231017_165700.jpg" width="254" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAMVtf1LgCw0G4mULyyH7VbG45USx-5pyPt-EkLdlSlE2H65OEG6VZKRo0dSAvzOcq-QaDWNGyTAWGl8U-55-3kVgcGgkbe9cyQdSCHv-k-LBFeQ9qjdT_vVJnuE8NjH7HH8LwJR03Hxo8VOQulHFbXWbtMg6HOB_R5VVuRaUp62WysSv9fSEz8qaqKk/s2986/20231017_153728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2986" data-original-width="2281" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAMVtf1LgCw0G4mULyyH7VbG45USx-5pyPt-EkLdlSlE2H65OEG6VZKRo0dSAvzOcq-QaDWNGyTAWGl8U-55-3kVgcGgkbe9cyQdSCHv-k-LBFeQ9qjdT_vVJnuE8NjH7HH8LwJR03Hxo8VOQulHFbXWbtMg6HOB_R5VVuRaUp62WysSv9fSEz8qaqKk/s320/20231017_153728.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGL5TALXZeXFt-0MPgIp6rSTemBNJ4bmT5abdKkMd5XX1eK-_YIRGGzqSObvgvMH0B-DNKlqfXUBFdG3y2hxm9YTzZ8XDi945rgYMWeg_duYDFdtjzhP_gncXnGiU_A29tUmB15sg9HUGVFk0pM5s02XHC7aKNWh3tQLH0qfOuYzlsx0FW6p8tsAMfW8/s2444/20231017_153621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="2444" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGL5TALXZeXFt-0MPgIp6rSTemBNJ4bmT5abdKkMd5XX1eK-_YIRGGzqSObvgvMH0B-DNKlqfXUBFdG3y2hxm9YTzZ8XDi945rgYMWeg_duYDFdtjzhP_gncXnGiU_A29tUmB15sg9HUGVFk0pM5s02XHC7aKNWh3tQLH0qfOuYzlsx0FW6p8tsAMfW8/s320/20231017_153621.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> <br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Harvesting continues with the most incredible peppers I have ever grown.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasxNHL44h-UT2md3tzEzWP-Bcttuvs2sfVungRydhexmNAwAR5K3B3_aH12XwBnsPvKBcUfp155e01hrh8dpDK_rk7KuunPr9UtMBKHzLbQl_2cydRQnRdCyUn3Ypwxs8BF9jJA6EG1-DZrFUm9PF7jfMnRbUy0sY1Xuw5d7nKv0Ha4K0cNUvBaQ7zWo/s4000/20231009_122456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasxNHL44h-UT2md3tzEzWP-Bcttuvs2sfVungRydhexmNAwAR5K3B3_aH12XwBnsPvKBcUfp155e01hrh8dpDK_rk7KuunPr9UtMBKHzLbQl_2cydRQnRdCyUn3Ypwxs8BF9jJA6EG1-DZrFUm9PF7jfMnRbUy0sY1Xuw5d7nKv0Ha4K0cNUvBaQ7zWo/s320/20231009_122456.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We've picked the Fiesta apples and the quince.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaixE4hocDarrKdDWvZm1iKOSwi_WV1sjSJbvGnRzp13hgi6-PIvGUFo5hUBCdEYPWwrCyMla6ZLd25ssS7WHpyilDLbphSyTXxpqFjpI_Q9pQp2KVMbJRaRssqcT5W9q7cIKcVACHMcHamxo2vBMPzrJEfChJyvHHO-SdayYr6LL1MrDLhEx_zpV5FmI/s4000/20231017_164840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaixE4hocDarrKdDWvZm1iKOSwi_WV1sjSJbvGnRzp13hgi6-PIvGUFo5hUBCdEYPWwrCyMla6ZLd25ssS7WHpyilDLbphSyTXxpqFjpI_Q9pQp2KVMbJRaRssqcT5W9q7cIKcVACHMcHamxo2vBMPzrJEfChJyvHHO-SdayYr6LL1MrDLhEx_zpV5FmI/s320/20231017_164840.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">And plenty more to share with the children in the family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVyucj1i8TGE-pDXFu9sEYYiebkoydxKmWCtltGYqloFhfcvMWr-kgS_ZLyJAbSOSgWdZzmkmVNuZMDBUF1L2oU-FOoFhM0ZKKpXg-5gCUv_tBKN-ooLyox9l7Vyo8PCND4jhVYIaAh8l-hWdQoTgqNrYqRGMwD39pH6k_uiyjSccmpTutxUAoExONOY/s3384/20231017_165008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3384" data-original-width="2608" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVyucj1i8TGE-pDXFu9sEYYiebkoydxKmWCtltGYqloFhfcvMWr-kgS_ZLyJAbSOSgWdZzmkmVNuZMDBUF1L2oU-FOoFhM0ZKKpXg-5gCUv_tBKN-ooLyox9l7Vyo8PCND4jhVYIaAh8l-hWdQoTgqNrYqRGMwD39pH6k_uiyjSccmpTutxUAoExONOY/s320/20231017_165008.jpg" width="247" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">In the greenhouse we also have chillies and beans drying off.<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYqz37f9eOLWrBgI4E_qxk6wbfthF_bZ86FoT0VXox1Nw-aqpITjJdUVRRP6hXMgFsKuPw-ksxFqLrWsIeUEv-s-3x_QZttMfsERSIvg6ovFIXajChB3q97FR1RyzGzDqgMFttiOTMWEd5-fJk51fsomhy1CYUjYaALq7Svtf7-Xjml4eiB6TnFPXKz8/s3000/20231017_165012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2797" data-original-width="3000" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYqz37f9eOLWrBgI4E_qxk6wbfthF_bZ86FoT0VXox1Nw-aqpITjJdUVRRP6hXMgFsKuPw-ksxFqLrWsIeUEv-s-3x_QZttMfsERSIvg6ovFIXajChB3q97FR1RyzGzDqgMFttiOTMWEd5-fJk51fsomhy1CYUjYaALq7Svtf7-Xjml4eiB6TnFPXKz8/s320/20231017_165012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvgdMzLYEANqK5PSQQ1txRPSlhNmRSDSnN6ifW95PtLupEBcfaiUWkh4zExB91cU8XYZb26JVPN-7W0gnxR0FN6ea0HXd-3MyZ28x682ICbLTc4_1eFp2l8reNDekc4SZ_VaJVel62fs2As7vy4v8uDJ9xtQQFhfXMooiiUXaui5jbtxb6HMSNPdOomc/s3074/20231017_165055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="2875" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvgdMzLYEANqK5PSQQ1txRPSlhNmRSDSnN6ifW95PtLupEBcfaiUWkh4zExB91cU8XYZb26JVPN-7W0gnxR0FN6ea0HXd-3MyZ28x682ICbLTc4_1eFp2l8reNDekc4SZ_VaJVel62fs2As7vy4v8uDJ9xtQQFhfXMooiiUXaui5jbtxb6HMSNPdOomc/s320/20231017_165055.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">With Hallowe'en fast approaching I have turned to some seasonal crafting.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKioQQG-Dfm3EBsuyz9qBYs8ykLOcsYQnmu-GWDHhbtjA4BbBkXn5CvAzgy-iP9PgT7sngQH2K6wEh6Ee01-EW4Y822dys5ilt6xrliSdWttCriX9Nj4DzmeJVb7tROHJO1LtZl6ympIpx61x9fR6e014AiaEM3xWyFz_yFJvSPwkh45_mZG0VX02IlCQ/s2838/20231017_195935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2531" data-original-width="2838" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKioQQG-Dfm3EBsuyz9qBYs8ykLOcsYQnmu-GWDHhbtjA4BbBkXn5CvAzgy-iP9PgT7sngQH2K6wEh6Ee01-EW4Y822dys5ilt6xrliSdWttCriX9Nj4DzmeJVb7tROHJO1LtZl6ympIpx61x9fR6e014AiaEM3xWyFz_yFJvSPwkh45_mZG0VX02IlCQ/s320/20231017_195935.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HO1Jx_GBCm33kIqUOHMBGkGNxcmdTK7FLqusP29QxgeVW1N2V7D-Bq_f26hctGnMPku99z1AwYgNeRfPR3zOi8E2MITZbDUVqDag1ycJmvR2kXCxS4qvwrEZ6Igo0wwP38X2-aZuMniV_Jtuuu8Oj-d9NUJlZUxIv9GqOOdLGFZpIHStijPuBXRDlr0/s4000/20231017_200147.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HO1Jx_GBCm33kIqUOHMBGkGNxcmdTK7FLqusP29QxgeVW1N2V7D-Bq_f26hctGnMPku99z1AwYgNeRfPR3zOi8E2MITZbDUVqDag1ycJmvR2kXCxS4qvwrEZ6Igo0wwP38X2-aZuMniV_Jtuuu8Oj-d9NUJlZUxIv9GqOOdLGFZpIHStijPuBXRDlr0/s320/20231017_200147.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Today we began a new insect hotel in our own garden. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">More later.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /> </span></div><p></p>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-4167566080949836542023-10-07T19:39:00.003+00:002023-10-07T19:39:56.635+00:00Wicked<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I felt wicked yesterday when I deprived the bumblebees of a nectar source but I just had to get on and plant up some of the wallflowers. This meant clearing the tatty plants of the tithonia even though the flowers were still blooming about 8 feet up. Why have they grown so tall this year?</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkM53bS_Ng00Q61KP7ePan3S5eHPsNm8_Y6SodVPZOiqKA8IT9fh0K6yr2j01deb8EcZq5d_knqruAjxApxs19F-Drq1zAehFa2SuYDTQuX0nwK7S0Ja5yHc02EPBaNRmM6jVeT-neUq-8nMgAwoYQMsYGiqk1bFMg2vYb5metXo5GPX622xleZsbyyI/s3166/20231006_152803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3166" data-original-width="2737" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkM53bS_Ng00Q61KP7ePan3S5eHPsNm8_Y6SodVPZOiqKA8IT9fh0K6yr2j01deb8EcZq5d_knqruAjxApxs19F-Drq1zAehFa2SuYDTQuX0nwK7S0Ja5yHc02EPBaNRmM6jVeT-neUq-8nMgAwoYQMsYGiqk1bFMg2vYb5metXo5GPX622xleZsbyyI/s320/20231006_152803.jpg" width="277" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">They have made a very welcome splash of colour in a vase at home. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpKOHnW-W9xSXyQYjV1riLLVN-bSksbYo6vcKTz4IT5bX3OxJjuchTVNHJQhW31g25nAoEXRgYJmq6sn5EP0NMjHdfryMDBBck6jCrxjyOP0bKH6vEIqgo1npGxckdTCN9JlliILVkXObh5TfjjS4JXEC2tx0v2Lh57HLj4JJd1PbI42Xpim2bbGwQ94/s1819/20231006_172037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1819" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpKOHnW-W9xSXyQYjV1riLLVN-bSksbYo6vcKTz4IT5bX3OxJjuchTVNHJQhW31g25nAoEXRgYJmq6sn5EP0NMjHdfryMDBBck6jCrxjyOP0bKH6vEIqgo1npGxckdTCN9JlliILVkXObh5TfjjS4JXEC2tx0v2Lh57HLj4JJd1PbI42Xpim2bbGwQ94/s320/20231006_172037.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wallflowers are good plants but they are looking a little sorry for themselves. I did pinch out the tops and I may stake them later. The ground is sooo dry. At the back I`ve put a row of hollyhocks.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrbqsq0xvnnMD9xzuoumwcBw2uF98no2Zdkm4FUHSJABdl45jdzXtnl7fXfPvRJx0TJ2o57u2NuYr3a5Y4TweQCGVD5qCYGBeX-uAwTCYZmwXkJMZ57k43ax1i9bfg-wWA7hiewihQKfW8Yme2Rd5b83MDlT1pvl3kQD2mAhO-Do6qz7PWpG7MTIgxco/s3379/20231006_151358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3379" data-original-width="2735" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrbqsq0xvnnMD9xzuoumwcBw2uF98no2Zdkm4FUHSJABdl45jdzXtnl7fXfPvRJx0TJ2o57u2NuYr3a5Y4TweQCGVD5qCYGBeX-uAwTCYZmwXkJMZ57k43ax1i9bfg-wWA7hiewihQKfW8Yme2Rd5b83MDlT1pvl3kQD2mAhO-Do6qz7PWpG7MTIgxco/s320/20231006_151358.jpg" width="259" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our teabreak view is completely different.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOMQqBJHwRFdEEKD0o_-RA0sSQPyw9oIDIldHO-T5INtnD38Dj9AaSHFURQdE6_puO7DbYz09gid8dVkoV-BmkeFmDyEWUDEgfGYeWAzUS_Tv44XrN70GqJRT4nbnRpmfC7H55OhbAX3a2OBCnwxe9tr1ypXbtP229NjEUQR383-8hIP0gqLfYreFPos/s4000/20231006_142021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOMQqBJHwRFdEEKD0o_-RA0sSQPyw9oIDIldHO-T5INtnD38Dj9AaSHFURQdE6_puO7DbYz09gid8dVkoV-BmkeFmDyEWUDEgfGYeWAzUS_Tv44XrN70GqJRT4nbnRpmfC7H55OhbAX3a2OBCnwxe9tr1ypXbtP229NjEUQR383-8hIP0gqLfYreFPos/s320/20231006_142021.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The last two scarecrows came in. One will last another year. She looks quite happy.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjze_no4EQF7BgrI4wjd050aI6Ihx9_QJXGbQVi05_4wm2d1JVxGD-sf7NETDH3BZjrT3BcbUM55o_wnFMpyq2uirklIRa0SmPI3Lypzd-kun9aRBj8HwULpjCR0N_0xLQYVLU5m4ykIy3bvDoSMyLApugKS5YwMhFSSD7BarEu-4hes4MJU1-GigRPmhQ/s4000/20231006_152012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjze_no4EQF7BgrI4wjd050aI6Ihx9_QJXGbQVi05_4wm2d1JVxGD-sf7NETDH3BZjrT3BcbUM55o_wnFMpyq2uirklIRa0SmPI3Lypzd-kun9aRBj8HwULpjCR0N_0xLQYVLU5m4ykIy3bvDoSMyLApugKS5YwMhFSSD7BarEu-4hes4MJU1-GigRPmhQ/s320/20231006_152012.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">But one is needing a new head for next year.</span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">The fading is quite remarkable. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicK7XsuG-r4rTFNjP938jYZk5S75f5OxMlscRTz221Kd9JPRsZy8L3nzAIZkyQNACobbsmccpW45wg0VX80gcrEZl3kRATgaPfNkrCiCO_85x7HXPdigwLUhUCgWe_y5mYAUVOkhLCkJLMn0lMJzBZJpFkk_zOe21CFFoZ43chQl2EgtGZSjnNIqDkbeQ/s4000/20231006_152328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicK7XsuG-r4rTFNjP938jYZk5S75f5OxMlscRTz221Kd9JPRsZy8L3nzAIZkyQNACobbsmccpW45wg0VX80gcrEZl3kRATgaPfNkrCiCO_85x7HXPdigwLUhUCgWe_y5mYAUVOkhLCkJLMn0lMJzBZJpFkk_zOe21CFFoZ43chQl2EgtGZSjnNIqDkbeQ/s320/20231006_152328.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">They will be spending their winter in the polytunnel which is looking very colourful. Many of the fairies are indoors now and hanging out amongst the bunches of drying statice.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNGPynv66QmEeAbWV9S_H0QVRpj72LN5kuwFGb06hMveQ9GwfbwHK5fi5GzpQVQ-0BZOvSTPSUEUx7D2_BQX8MNc2ZOnv-8bzoetGfTc1Nm4MJSqjfkMvgLUsw18qZeBn3hhyphenhyphenvG2ksEyp6POxPf0952hsB8r4qcJL_dJ4V2_MkeTEuVLF0K3tRM5UFfE/s4000/20231006_151518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1899" data-original-width="4000" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNGPynv66QmEeAbWV9S_H0QVRpj72LN5kuwFGb06hMveQ9GwfbwHK5fi5GzpQVQ-0BZOvSTPSUEUx7D2_BQX8MNc2ZOnv-8bzoetGfTc1Nm4MJSqjfkMvgLUsw18qZeBn3hhyphenhyphenvG2ksEyp6POxPf0952hsB8r4qcJL_dJ4V2_MkeTEuVLF0K3tRM5UFfE/w400-h190/20231006_151518.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">The phacelia is fully open ....</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMjVJgsmBMAHgHvyQ7Fn7axBtfaklKqCVqSZoIDa_-1eo2s91Rp14vndjpHvJVbs2ZUzSWf4tEK-wv6lmX7pcVQPFHwlz-A4G8i7mjdRbpDLswO-1NgrsI9iTr7XQMxoUywJvREhZnCYyxSXUtc2OchuR09Y3J2UwAuapcVjl5tne7k_Eq0_qhKCzKrY/s4000/20231006_151845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMjVJgsmBMAHgHvyQ7Fn7axBtfaklKqCVqSZoIDa_-1eo2s91Rp14vndjpHvJVbs2ZUzSWf4tEK-wv6lmX7pcVQPFHwlz-A4G8i7mjdRbpDLswO-1NgrsI9iTr7XQMxoUywJvREhZnCYyxSXUtc2OchuR09Y3J2UwAuapcVjl5tne7k_Eq0_qhKCzKrY/s320/20231006_151845.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">......and even annual poppies are making a come-back.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf80myDSCo_icIj6HlJBktyZbX09hOpQlNm4N7jxjZI9efonXk5mAEAfwGIEn-ej7CAp2KxdrxMchphdExCJXMfLX5iMg1g8bEuGeUbWvjVRMyIHexZWY3f99b_Erf8CSsS_WTfmBfnWQEpNL_LkMbA56Wp3N4mujD3q0BWCRdfl8q8ql9WxWoHCH5Rgs/s4000/20231006_152959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf80myDSCo_icIj6HlJBktyZbX09hOpQlNm4N7jxjZI9efonXk5mAEAfwGIEn-ej7CAp2KxdrxMchphdExCJXMfLX5iMg1g8bEuGeUbWvjVRMyIHexZWY3f99b_Erf8CSsS_WTfmBfnWQEpNL_LkMbA56Wp3N4mujD3q0BWCRdfl8q8ql9WxWoHCH5Rgs/s320/20231006_152959.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steve was busy emptying the first compost heap and then he began to move the next lot over. All hard work. I used some of our lovely home-made compost on the wallflower bed.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">The weather is amazing. We are still in shorts and slapping on the suntan lotion. Even so, autumn jobs have to be done.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ls4LgJFwm2UkqYlR0EypHOnRxHGj0j9lk6aV9AWAlKtVbJU6MRkhGpWoV1EZpDTJZGwd8iSosX-wf549anbtWrBebvpnfsD6GWIRAgZT-1KZ-W_rqPEtsTOwZ58fhuGXowOiEVmXA3rGzhCYM-XeSqQSEEVBXJyPjEz7r_AMPMmi3JR6hkOXsbw2DgM/s4000/20231006_151710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ls4LgJFwm2UkqYlR0EypHOnRxHGj0j9lk6aV9AWAlKtVbJU6MRkhGpWoV1EZpDTJZGwd8iSosX-wf549anbtWrBebvpnfsD6GWIRAgZT-1KZ-W_rqPEtsTOwZ58fhuGXowOiEVmXA3rGzhCYM-XeSqQSEEVBXJyPjEz7r_AMPMmi3JR6hkOXsbw2DgM/w400-h300/20231006_151710.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><br /></span><br /></p>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-39820627544388520392023-09-26T19:43:00.001+00:002023-09-26T19:44:46.958+00:00Still Standing<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">During our week away Anne looked after the polytunnel for us. Unfortunately there were strong winds. Our own garden lost most of the sunflowers and hollyhocks, some in full flower but at Freshwinds Garden they have survived, almost.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi113aNdBfD_r-qW5atgJi9FgAk9TW1FAwKRADJUQ-VN-BS6F2hgxizvOKH-9GiwfVGShryYQrQWBResbADw6L01SmN-0XrZXE2dtKyrOcQfA6ZIv8dJPR4--n9CEic4eANAQqpc2WVeh7aga1FbwNcLfW_J-0VIZuwt3ihfmZNNLWYPwykgIQLgi9tT8c/s4000/20230925_111329%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi113aNdBfD_r-qW5atgJi9FgAk9TW1FAwKRADJUQ-VN-BS6F2hgxizvOKH-9GiwfVGShryYQrQWBResbADw6L01SmN-0XrZXE2dtKyrOcQfA6ZIv8dJPR4--n9CEic4eANAQqpc2WVeh7aga1FbwNcLfW_J-0VIZuwt3ihfmZNNLWYPwykgIQLgi9tT8c/s320/20230925_111329%5B1%5D.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> I did come home with a huge bunch.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqbW4o2sDIAiDItIP1QJ00x4ml-1i6_vBc_a-E8Jy94AnfCml5Krla3Rej_G3EAnkH1eLzdYFTvVFZyVJff2E45LCMifoC53rp4vvCwC5m28re3RA2iEgKA-SxUwQss9L8G9YiGJN5td0fioqOQZeEWR1ET882wU9igu37rm8dgVQ1Z6z2FnsThv41Aw/s1992/20230925_114018%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1516" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqbW4o2sDIAiDItIP1QJ00x4ml-1i6_vBc_a-E8Jy94AnfCml5Krla3Rej_G3EAnkH1eLzdYFTvVFZyVJff2E45LCMifoC53rp4vvCwC5m28re3RA2iEgKA-SxUwQss9L8G9YiGJN5td0fioqOQZeEWR1ET882wU9igu37rm8dgVQ1Z6z2FnsThv41Aw/s320/20230925_114018%5B1%5D.jpg" width="244" /></a></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">But the poor dahlias had been flattened in places and looked very sorry for themselves.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some paths were inpassable with bright yellow helianthus bowed down to the ground and nevertheless covered in bees, self-seeded borage going wild and deep orange tithonia leaning at 45 degrees. So that was a priority, but not before a long chat with Anne in the warm sunshine. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix21Da8XAoXCO-D561BZwQo01hXGDaTc3kUYXBz-oZ_YEQp9fMHA7q3-7X2ZDToeCiBymPG2LCZ7DtK8_UOjcy1J65n_8kxcbbPD0aUE24IYHGx0e4dpUU3UhWAD8j0H2-d5Hns0iBCkdgnAp-71f0JVvVisOSJEJYIFXttpDBKc2AOCOkcGAcf2ori9g/s4000/20230925_111446%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix21Da8XAoXCO-D561BZwQo01hXGDaTc3kUYXBz-oZ_YEQp9fMHA7q3-7X2ZDToeCiBymPG2LCZ7DtK8_UOjcy1J65n_8kxcbbPD0aUE24IYHGx0e4dpUU3UhWAD8j0H2-d5Hns0iBCkdgnAp-71f0JVvVisOSJEJYIFXttpDBKc2AOCOkcGAcf2ori9g/s320/20230925_111446%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Michaelmus daisy was beautiful as always attracting so many insects, including a tatty Peacock butterfly.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEweJEln-DqQJ1hkRiJlDrPQpumff18hlOk3tkAfyXOPOTvUDeN0kwnTdJcbDVJ0jwBnCEGM6wtFx9qT0OIcSjXe43V2PIirarhM9wtc0lftPN27Xbx398sTLMiLcqjPAbEo0BGlR9GLWGHa9pRwwXWITAAHa3mZygq-4lc2MrAawfi5OMR1RxdWF5IY/s4000/20230925_111457%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEweJEln-DqQJ1hkRiJlDrPQpumff18hlOk3tkAfyXOPOTvUDeN0kwnTdJcbDVJ0jwBnCEGM6wtFx9qT0OIcSjXe43V2PIirarhM9wtc0lftPN27Xbx398sTLMiLcqjPAbEo0BGlR9GLWGHa9pRwwXWITAAHa3mZygq-4lc2MrAawfi5OMR1RxdWF5IY/s4000/20230925_111457%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDstaKOMTeBOSVp1X9dX45HRWI1K9y8zIQG-5031NF_3CqlV6rEghCxDTkze3-f0yJvT_H7AbNJVRo41PSDb6jQIpP1nh8zaotT5BcDd7O3AQg6oo-evYjIpFyDhHL3w58y1tula8H7W-BDI8EfAJkqaIRaP__4rru4BfMFZu-YA3Z7skHvK7rH0E8DX8/s4000/20230925_111314%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDstaKOMTeBOSVp1X9dX45HRWI1K9y8zIQG-5031NF_3CqlV6rEghCxDTkze3-f0yJvT_H7AbNJVRo41PSDb6jQIpP1nh8zaotT5BcDd7O3AQg6oo-evYjIpFyDhHL3w58y1tula8H7W-BDI8EfAJkqaIRaP__4rru4BfMFZu-YA3Z7skHvK7rH0E8DX8/s320/20230925_111314%5B1%5D.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEweJEln-DqQJ1hkRiJlDrPQpumff18hlOk3tkAfyXOPOTvUDeN0kwnTdJcbDVJ0jwBnCEGM6wtFx9qT0OIcSjXe43V2PIirarhM9wtc0lftPN27Xbx398sTLMiLcqjPAbEo0BGlR9GLWGHa9pRwwXWITAAHa3mZygq-4lc2MrAawfi5OMR1RxdWF5IY/s320/20230925_111457%5B1%5D.jpg" width="240" /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">As we assessed the damage, a group of campers came through on their way home, complimenting us on the beautiful garden and saying it was a lovely place to be. Sometimes we need to heed these comments and look with different eyes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">The pirate scarecrow was indoors. He must have fallen in the high winds. But two remain. It won`t be long before they go inside for the winter months.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAok8-VO57ncr9AbBG7CnQigoeKA_clbDszp0GocuGq7dq1delWxUB4CWW1lf1CNcjiKrMsFrnd1EuAQ60o3kHib4OC1scz5ZagNwLIU6kV7UXVIJ8DOg8-YS498CsOP9YfY2Ibw70utwj7GYSxua2nrn52rLovfpzgVGmqXOoOsFnQyexB-TxhK8d2GY/s4000/20230925_111604(0)%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAok8-VO57ncr9AbBG7CnQigoeKA_clbDszp0GocuGq7dq1delWxUB4CWW1lf1CNcjiKrMsFrnd1EuAQ60o3kHib4OC1scz5ZagNwLIU6kV7UXVIJ8DOg8-YS498CsOP9YfY2Ibw70utwj7GYSxua2nrn52rLovfpzgVGmqXOoOsFnQyexB-TxhK8d2GY/s320/20230925_111604(0)%5B1%5D.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>We enjoyed a very warm teabreak as I tied more colourful bunches of statice and laid helichrysum flowers to dry.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were loaded up with tomatoes, courgettes, red peppers and beans. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjVA_zoiv9MsR8pelCOQ3Ro-wepvcMLDAZFbW3vq0UdCUs-nY9fUmE4nhfeF6uLrkyX4tPJLC2jeLajkkncoFER4sGfSHk0S6AoG7txz1iK3lICiTeZG5BBdKe7RHvouHlod-isXK4rXUgUePoIIEDzRnddjrlfb6vW8F2WIlKryg-9u8JPLlq5-6MlU/s4000/20230925_112233%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjVA_zoiv9MsR8pelCOQ3Ro-wepvcMLDAZFbW3vq0UdCUs-nY9fUmE4nhfeF6uLrkyX4tPJLC2jeLajkkncoFER4sGfSHk0S6AoG7txz1iK3lICiTeZG5BBdKe7RHvouHlod-isXK4rXUgUePoIIEDzRnddjrlfb6vW8F2WIlKryg-9u8JPLlq5-6MlU/s320/20230925_112233%5B1%5D.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-30210470428439611132023-09-25T21:40:00.000+00:002023-09-25T21:40:13.477+00:00Pink Sunrises and Rickety Rails<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">At long long last we have returned to the Greek Islands, Lefkada to be precise, after a four year break. We couldn`t have asked for a better week. It was hot hot hot. We were mightily glad of our lovely shaded areas.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">The villa was truly beautiful with views of Nidri town and the further islands, once owned by the Onassis family. From our hilltop home we could watch the pink sunrise.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SUGu35fWmcp9EZDjNvPzL-yTscHJ1A2kO30VDBSDkLL1Zhza5ovTZXACXJMdxIOg9CXK8BZh7mO23PMAT5FB07voZS3Mm_diila6T2UM35HcXE-SgDRohhS1zER9IvMIAGlCE1mPUrYP1uzZRA-vZF_wRmtDoQQrZ7nP115nslcP6RGQqT1bVFf0GaY/s4000/20230924_071810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SUGu35fWmcp9EZDjNvPzL-yTscHJ1A2kO30VDBSDkLL1Zhza5ovTZXACXJMdxIOg9CXK8BZh7mO23PMAT5FB07voZS3Mm_diila6T2UM35HcXE-SgDRohhS1zER9IvMIAGlCE1mPUrYP1uzZRA-vZF_wRmtDoQQrZ7nP115nslcP6RGQqT1bVFf0GaY/w400-h300/20230924_071810.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzF943LJ2dozb3z_sJ6okn7My1GW4uwc-tJ4sUUdtEagHbA5sTzvxqbjZt4ehdsWUo0A9momyDujSgXjcJWlV6ffEHw3zBGGB_q6qEgoE5kXJMSYfU8UdLpHvzd9dTa7qJYhPvOG2d--4DbLjkkHy_Ksbp9YCtRn6ZneZJVMjr5mg7212plEbtNeJBJbs/s4000/20230924_071905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzF943LJ2dozb3z_sJ6okn7My1GW4uwc-tJ4sUUdtEagHbA5sTzvxqbjZt4ehdsWUo0A9momyDujSgXjcJWlV6ffEHw3zBGGB_q6qEgoE5kXJMSYfU8UdLpHvzd9dTa7qJYhPvOG2d--4DbLjkkHy_Ksbp9YCtRn6ZneZJVMjr5mg7212plEbtNeJBJbs/w400-h300/20230924_071905.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">And the sparkling seas.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsaqlkwCzQWuJLxJGmjuyJ4zrKF1PTyF5euqfBth5lpeAYbd6qMFrE8p_B25_ILeXvVSpIHBQqXLfITHkWnJDg-DUuEMGOK2bFOujtV1BOoU4bo_x5xsWnrbevYFcJuYquVRgUvFkLHKci6M1vWuVqJFeOP1PKxdvnYFxgJ52Q0WCewujv-_YfDd0Y0w/s4000/20230923_092750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsaqlkwCzQWuJLxJGmjuyJ4zrKF1PTyF5euqfBth5lpeAYbd6qMFrE8p_B25_ILeXvVSpIHBQqXLfITHkWnJDg-DUuEMGOK2bFOujtV1BOoU4bo_x5xsWnrbevYFcJuYquVRgUvFkLHKci6M1vWuVqJFeOP1PKxdvnYFxgJ52Q0WCewujv-_YfDd0Y0w/w400-h300/20230923_092750.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">We watched the ferry to Meganissi and the smaller boats going in and out as well as white-sailed yachts. In the afternoon we could watch parasailing around the bays.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYXmfjBhh-aQPEyYQpAT_lDvwmHEm7wfZjMTjv79lgKyfKP1wsqTVNsQp79kbRGF_r8oic2NoiTeJgGxagTYwpnibBLKwkCExEby9GBfpDlMbVrpQhccvLxoju0DRD44R33PCCkwJ6WNHBKQ2tMdAEu6RPJeCzXzMfoV1k2ZsP_aXLFzVSqE1Ubg38YE/s4000/20230917_171414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYXmfjBhh-aQPEyYQpAT_lDvwmHEm7wfZjMTjv79lgKyfKP1wsqTVNsQp79kbRGF_r8oic2NoiTeJgGxagTYwpnibBLKwkCExEby9GBfpDlMbVrpQhccvLxoju0DRD44R33PCCkwJ6WNHBKQ2tMdAEu6RPJeCzXzMfoV1k2ZsP_aXLFzVSqE1Ubg38YE/w400-h300/20230917_171414.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSzK49k7ey5lPeBaRt8G23GkJP2bhG_KOLvQL0HxJ4TCRlsL6GT8C6enjQqMPbPZaNzm0m7Qj0f5Z2dN3fnga1nzBV4PhBf5Q-3LZ09lhxTTqNb5xtD3A9rINrmJVKVDal9_mThZKCyxY1xAg1A6rCg3lMMr2rvk5kzfu6sQydE-ASkibb2udxktADhw/s4000/20230917_180114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSzK49k7ey5lPeBaRt8G23GkJP2bhG_KOLvQL0HxJ4TCRlsL6GT8C6enjQqMPbPZaNzm0m7Qj0f5Z2dN3fnga1nzBV4PhBf5Q-3LZ09lhxTTqNb5xtD3A9rINrmJVKVDal9_mThZKCyxY1xAg1A6rCg3lMMr2rvk5kzfu6sQydE-ASkibb2udxktADhw/s320/20230917_180114.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSHcBW3H6aAnqA7RJlL-WqBm-w0YKQx7KpT8hfICvOMYwltuPkGL6s8jtL69livNy_aH4EheJDMq6XDrtO5HMsZcWhCe2GBafQ9AJ4Z47YHzHM4jv0tWFkD7hRyvn9CTSA9LwHuB_4bBhVsYO1cE8psG3Jf9V3I_v5tiuBgxRr3OHKdemrVWaPVaCG0g/s4000/20230917_180122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSHcBW3H6aAnqA7RJlL-WqBm-w0YKQx7KpT8hfICvOMYwltuPkGL6s8jtL69livNy_aH4EheJDMq6XDrtO5HMsZcWhCe2GBafQ9AJ4Z47YHzHM4jv0tWFkD7hRyvn9CTSA9LwHuB_4bBhVsYO1cE8psG3Jf9V3I_v5tiuBgxRr3OHKdemrVWaPVaCG0g/s320/20230917_180122.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> We had a warm, turquoise pool and my sister and I stepped up the lengths throughout the week, with her beating me by a long chalk!!! </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZ6G5LtUcfj0VQfLX7TkQ5QCtEJTo9GQLUodr1mnK_MViYsHaJGgBn3b5HJeKLJdCJpU_UsTVHriCsUYGi4gELltGUnpY2Z3he_d2hegV4cpVMac632DVD7xfFrxVOj2tr4PMleaF3-5Czu53OzueW8_hZsKIF9KUicmdyhZv70mvNrLHrFkyKm0gUA4/s4000/20230921_180839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZ6G5LtUcfj0VQfLX7TkQ5QCtEJTo9GQLUodr1mnK_MViYsHaJGgBn3b5HJeKLJdCJpU_UsTVHriCsUYGi4gELltGUnpY2Z3he_d2hegV4cpVMac632DVD7xfFrxVOj2tr4PMleaF3-5Czu53OzueW8_hZsKIF9KUicmdyhZv70mvNrLHrFkyKm0gUA4/w300-h400/20230921_180839.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwVv8lGZ3l4W_zak8Zm3DKv-rXqQXyyvTitWvSxDk_XcPWUbNggoJwOlbHsVKBMErN4HnU3qmKpN3CqwpuyQjHZ1xfcyQQoIrJSwieqWZXJQegS1Rd05H_N6fVIIHxVKS-LSgs1j7pSApifwQonU8E7qtrDIgFbZruFtEtD8crTNmvRRPGRPTEX1VwK0/s4000/20230920_162456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwVv8lGZ3l4W_zak8Zm3DKv-rXqQXyyvTitWvSxDk_XcPWUbNggoJwOlbHsVKBMErN4HnU3qmKpN3CqwpuyQjHZ1xfcyQQoIrJSwieqWZXJQegS1Rd05H_N6fVIIHxVKS-LSgs1j7pSApifwQonU8E7qtrDIgFbZruFtEtD8crTNmvRRPGRPTEX1VwK0/s320/20230920_162456.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had a wonderful shower to wash off the chlorine. And it had a great view.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSSF-CmkkevZ7XsQktaVPNpxL9SwqypWTf5wToXoUYCPh4Cmq863DGz53TWcHaE7KXT1nS_Ei2czl63F5WVQu9SwgRTxeZrX4E_5wYR8iGZ6i86AjUf1JIy4Kcum8PC7hX55Illsyt1PXxZDQLSbiLP6lt_b8UnBDpu9vibpLBGqp4Jr4SK7lkTekeQo/s4000/20230923_175140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSSF-CmkkevZ7XsQktaVPNpxL9SwqypWTf5wToXoUYCPh4Cmq863DGz53TWcHaE7KXT1nS_Ei2czl63F5WVQu9SwgRTxeZrX4E_5wYR8iGZ6i86AjUf1JIy4Kcum8PC7hX55Illsyt1PXxZDQLSbiLP6lt_b8UnBDpu9vibpLBGqp4Jr4SK7lkTekeQo/s320/20230923_175140.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Our exploration of the nearest beaches turned up one not very good and one just up our street; the latter reached by steep concrete steps, very narrow, backed by vegetation and with sea like a millpond. The water was very clear and it was possible to see the many tiny fish, some of which gave a nip every now and again.It certainly encouraged plenty of movement in the water, adding to our swimming targets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had lovely simple lunches on our terrific terrace.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpT3rh2b_IBD0eSUsYDhwyHfxG5UUz6DHewXsb9t4IMs32-My-ju7yVHr8BLhtbdCx8mfqoGGgwJMg9m1XRsNsDse-vTytn2jMXj7kFnclSdnjVC7SOFYDFATyO_X-Yt2Bf5aPbA_eGxil_lKqLubjTLc0BssbLpyaQNRpOaKGzCnVANVr1GFGRd3BFk/s4000/20230922_131342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2605" data-original-width="4000" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpT3rh2b_IBD0eSUsYDhwyHfxG5UUz6DHewXsb9t4IMs32-My-ju7yVHr8BLhtbdCx8mfqoGGgwJMg9m1XRsNsDse-vTytn2jMXj7kFnclSdnjVC7SOFYDFATyO_X-Yt2Bf5aPbA_eGxil_lKqLubjTLc0BssbLpyaQNRpOaKGzCnVANVr1GFGRd3BFk/s320/20230922_131342.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-Afrd8sKIv0Kfng-k1Beeo5olTYXZbrSQy2Oc2r7xg1IkYYvjPVUb_cXRgLBLJIOedq3e_DmnLJaD6K01pzwJK3shdF20Y1hjuPziA2oGjnI0aKgHL4u-G9IysaTrmmcRAMto8E0_PlLqatdTBn6MSrzuJO_3i7doG36F7XSj1Xvv6ygPV3D3tHrmUw/s4000/20230922_131746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-Afrd8sKIv0Kfng-k1Beeo5olTYXZbrSQy2Oc2r7xg1IkYYvjPVUb_cXRgLBLJIOedq3e_DmnLJaD6K01pzwJK3shdF20Y1hjuPziA2oGjnI0aKgHL4u-G9IysaTrmmcRAMto8E0_PlLqatdTBn6MSrzuJO_3i7doG36F7XSj1Xvv6ygPV3D3tHrmUw/s320/20230922_131746.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Then we lazed the afternoons away, crafting, reading interspersed with bouts of swimming.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I always love to craft on holiday and I made up a pack of felt llamas. Here is the finished result, hung on a cycad.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPecGu-SRYC_lyW7jkIDq8rKl53jtADif8Mi40ejQCUhPdaQS4gA698iZUd281lGHr2hceUVxBFTgGBGW8jyV7f_QJVDESfFODgGLUL7BGFVwEsZqg-2hjhTc49LLBxYf0hdjn2j5Ozc_fEBd1P_SmOZM5OyujvMvaz6nLLPkK4iUSIa6y5bzqSPVymk/s4000/20230922_141514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPecGu-SRYC_lyW7jkIDq8rKl53jtADif8Mi40ejQCUhPdaQS4gA698iZUd281lGHr2hceUVxBFTgGBGW8jyV7f_QJVDESfFODgGLUL7BGFVwEsZqg-2hjhTc49LLBxYf0hdjn2j5Ozc_fEBd1P_SmOZM5OyujvMvaz6nLLPkK4iUSIa6y5bzqSPVymk/w300-h400/20230922_141514.jpg" width="300" /></a></div> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the evenings we walked down the hill to the restaurants enjoying shrubs which I have never seen before .... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-J5teAwJnqYGo9cU2KxJA4BWK6EGKdliJYDkse_BoRKgUpVyRVrqlDctls7aUCi4mcuWFAnH-BIo7e5Gwr-8jHOtdk20PUnW_dGI16J9cUwnWRCsa9qBbZnZuOXhitChxz9i8YgwFMeaL1ocfId77lSAi-0tBzv8REix3AYoHJ7qwD3hE2vucZi-fiEs/s4000/20230921_125753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-J5teAwJnqYGo9cU2KxJA4BWK6EGKdliJYDkse_BoRKgUpVyRVrqlDctls7aUCi4mcuWFAnH-BIo7e5Gwr-8jHOtdk20PUnW_dGI16J9cUwnWRCsa9qBbZnZuOXhitChxz9i8YgwFMeaL1ocfId77lSAi-0tBzv8REix3AYoHJ7qwD3hE2vucZi-fiEs/s320/20230921_125753.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3fk0YZ_MNruQEna9lpEpEXb7605xx-2Fr7knXlbMkLEoE7MtJXTXEwI689XZ810KDxtCQojVh_iOT2AC4SUipi16k_jD1J1NuOpKgKXYSUVr87uXKMN9rqwwSigeiBaMZcTCfUT1yQI_UyZJdjfdcHLXk5fR2O36G57yacsqS-av_QdVNudx7BfIQNw/s3132/20230921_125811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3132" data-original-width="2497" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3fk0YZ_MNruQEna9lpEpEXb7605xx-2Fr7knXlbMkLEoE7MtJXTXEwI689XZ810KDxtCQojVh_iOT2AC4SUipi16k_jD1J1NuOpKgKXYSUVr87uXKMN9rqwwSigeiBaMZcTCfUT1yQI_UyZJdjfdcHLXk5fR2O36G57yacsqS-av_QdVNudx7BfIQNw/s320/20230921_125811.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">...... Duranta Repens.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">..... and encountering a horse and rider galloping along the main road accompanied by a moped!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Past the scrawny blond dog who barked at us the first nght but thereafter wagged its tail whenever we spoke to it. After our first interaction, which must have been observed, a sign appeared next day saying in English, "Do not feed the dog."<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The walk was 25 minutes each way. On the first evening I wondered how I I was going to do this for seven days and it would be true to say that I had aching calves for two days. I felt like an old lady (well I suppose I am!!!) hobbling up the steps and hanging on to the rickety rail.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsgK61vz7y8qz5nDXOa96-T-XzMXOoG8avMjHGZ9CrNU9WBjYCwmVcQx1zfnqEfiv9zueWSrUN2EhVX0j7dKetBB_FGWSjM5K5o-p46LwYuWqkemtStbnHU9BA87y5T3EBKR2OAWidWLFuVJygksQKJEexjRf7wAqaTy783x4N5uZL3NFsa0QYvMFtxc/s4000/20230923_181604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsgK61vz7y8qz5nDXOa96-T-XzMXOoG8avMjHGZ9CrNU9WBjYCwmVcQx1zfnqEfiv9zueWSrUN2EhVX0j7dKetBB_FGWSjM5K5o-p46LwYuWqkemtStbnHU9BA87y5T3EBKR2OAWidWLFuVJygksQKJEexjRf7wAqaTy783x4N5uZL3NFsa0QYvMFtxc/s320/20230923_181604.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">But then it began to get easier. By the end of the week we weren`t exactly running up the hill but we did find our fitness levels improving.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHH8lAgLOcI9AW0tr-b06XoH8iu-2ZlOirP1o73bQXh8n2-ojH3VqX4wsWvX-hAbhSVcKlVwj0O6_Z-6Q-R4MbQn3Pi78IPiv4TJanD4UWmuRI8yWbm9ckQu3zlaaod4PZYgI5LoIEj8_mXWwBdobGRx6PdybP_b2WV2ZJCSfs8QtgQd6tVbEczcniWc/s3000/20230917_200806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2161" data-original-width="3000" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHH8lAgLOcI9AW0tr-b06XoH8iu-2ZlOirP1o73bQXh8n2-ojH3VqX4wsWvX-hAbhSVcKlVwj0O6_Z-6Q-R4MbQn3Pi78IPiv4TJanD4UWmuRI8yWbm9ckQu3zlaaod4PZYgI5LoIEj8_mXWwBdobGRx6PdybP_b2WV2ZJCSfs8QtgQd6tVbEczcniWc/s320/20230917_200806.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Oh how I love the Greek food. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The ambience of the restaurants, so hard to describe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The lovely waiters, friendly, happy in their work, sharing their glee when the young and beautiful come to eat. Saving the blue Indian wrap left behind the night before. The warmth of the evening, the savouring of the aromas, the sea lapping nearby and the Scops owl calling in the pine trees above.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is stuffed red peppers. The filling ..... crumbly feta cheese.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One had gone before I remembered to take a photo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZOtd_zFThToe3ZjxhvtpDugs7bdkVtTjOSLl5Aiev6UtUC2SStL0ZSnCmee37RB8kVpcXJ35-rUzKOsh4y_J0eeAU1IS_U8EFXYD3N1ApnrgBmpzhIHoAkvdot73j_QUPWcZajAaR4T87zPWTbSlO7wwTjHiD-zo_WlI6cssM8Tlf0zBXH_P3DkcKLo/s4000/20230921_202723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZOtd_zFThToe3ZjxhvtpDugs7bdkVtTjOSLl5Aiev6UtUC2SStL0ZSnCmee37RB8kVpcXJ35-rUzKOsh4y_J0eeAU1IS_U8EFXYD3N1ApnrgBmpzhIHoAkvdot73j_QUPWcZajAaR4T87zPWTbSlO7wwTjHiD-zo_WlI6cssM8Tlf0zBXH_P3DkcKLo/s320/20230921_202723.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Here is Paula`s salad which she shared with me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1MWk1_BrJboFJjEHJrJvC51xHtOwGU9gOLdauXmX5gSFoT810PeYPwM7g9ZQqnQ5jO93NyU58XF_E27GCE9syQhTv2B6Fdqocmx_T1XxP4DGnqnwhajJxQsukWP46kCFt-eps8z0E4ZgEtKfv5GJIj8N56dEpiS19S7byN6CmK40uMMJ81tWDSnnyFk/s4000/20230921_202730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1MWk1_BrJboFJjEHJrJvC51xHtOwGU9gOLdauXmX5gSFoT810PeYPwM7g9ZQqnQ5jO93NyU58XF_E27GCE9syQhTv2B6Fdqocmx_T1XxP4DGnqnwhajJxQsukWP46kCFt-eps8z0E4ZgEtKfv5GJIj8N56dEpiS19S7byN6CmK40uMMJ81tWDSnnyFk/s320/20230921_202730.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the way home an orange tinged moon accompanying us. The sky so clear I managed to get a fairly good picture.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAN2dkiQlCq9dorFM2K9bq1IMCUIUtwlaj48_j-UIlut6IRDs1JN9ibBVQgDK0W74zvTNz74LLs6DMQ-mE9DNS1KUB5LToNYWUvyV0ZOj4wxhFgHAXVM_Gd_FjZ4pymPXoppz3txe7b6O4HLJpAx95fxB4Lj_azJRWU6fpHZfZ70xe45TqMnfGfiUoRJw/s1502/20230922_221712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1233" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAN2dkiQlCq9dorFM2K9bq1IMCUIUtwlaj48_j-UIlut6IRDs1JN9ibBVQgDK0W74zvTNz74LLs6DMQ-mE9DNS1KUB5LToNYWUvyV0ZOj4wxhFgHAXVM_Gd_FjZ4pymPXoppz3txe7b6O4HLJpAx95fxB4Lj_azJRWU6fpHZfZ70xe45TqMnfGfiUoRJw/s320/20230922_221712.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Passing the tall white eremurus, glowing in our torchlight. And the old ruined windmill with its gaping doorway.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgLEXbPPkpnKe0aL2YPtDA9vBKvB26VyBD6z7oig1tfexaYFJ2tnbA2iU6tYcrOQWYo-yW_EBmYys4X_jLauDC2b65hC9UbvYK_B1BclHoL_EHLVtJ1ImOzmzHJmqiqyxaLPzoIqszhSqSU3dA7lC5HRex0HNRl0tZzmcjHqtdhZKKE79GyBnPXlwAXs/s3820/20230919_214718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3820" data-original-width="1155" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgLEXbPPkpnKe0aL2YPtDA9vBKvB26VyBD6z7oig1tfexaYFJ2tnbA2iU6tYcrOQWYo-yW_EBmYys4X_jLauDC2b65hC9UbvYK_B1BclHoL_EHLVtJ1ImOzmzHJmqiqyxaLPzoIqszhSqSU3dA7lC5HRex0HNRl0tZzmcjHqtdhZKKE79GyBnPXlwAXs/w121-h400/20230919_214718.jpg" width="121" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And so back to the villa for a nightcap .... ouzo!! And to enjoy the nightime views.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpBiL3EhB3lZ210yUfT9_UstdU0yV2u4WRbzBA9Glq-1_KMS0xTF7jYUpfSxmP1Pp_mFA2cpoiVUpoRNIlL2_04XpfYUxRlzN--PWuQ5Je2tGRlxINk01FoQKrDhGHWzuoBUvf-LBph-xSjPqUu7vMch9mp1i8w6Tt5-KeN_6RwP3zFp5XCr7CYRG7hk/s4000/20230919_225011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpBiL3EhB3lZ210yUfT9_UstdU0yV2u4WRbzBA9Glq-1_KMS0xTF7jYUpfSxmP1Pp_mFA2cpoiVUpoRNIlL2_04XpfYUxRlzN--PWuQ5Je2tGRlxINk01FoQKrDhGHWzuoBUvf-LBph-xSjPqUu7vMch9mp1i8w6Tt5-KeN_6RwP3zFp5XCr7CYRG7hk/w400-h300/20230919_225011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">We are home now but what memories we have made.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><br /><p></p>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-14956151236161384722023-09-12T19:41:00.002+00:002023-09-12T19:41:56.685+00:00Sunflower Heaven<div><div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">This post is all about late colour. And what a range of colour we still have. Summer has continued with baking hot days, delightful swims in the sea for 6 days running and birthday parties in the garden. And long may it last. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Monty Don said that Tithonia haven`t done so well this year but ours have been fine though they took a while to get going.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMo-kMFz8JX3xonD2CYg84cAyGRsVCQ5iXbL47un5nZRiJOqDvzc_w7mReDzCljCijtbaYGh95UgWb_iqX64cLuaIw4JX2fEuHVOY-ChFw7mG0Zay4byezY6IaT-tF1307vqhSovU7dMbKnvKa4TaF2wvAHg-zniUhYeMh7Gjlo8QfACDRM28xWELsBRc/s4000/20230909_110639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMo-kMFz8JX3xonD2CYg84cAyGRsVCQ5iXbL47un5nZRiJOqDvzc_w7mReDzCljCijtbaYGh95UgWb_iqX64cLuaIw4JX2fEuHVOY-ChFw7mG0Zay4byezY6IaT-tF1307vqhSovU7dMbKnvKa4TaF2wvAHg-zniUhYeMh7Gjlo8QfACDRM28xWELsBRc/s320/20230909_110639.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sunflowers are amazing. Many have seeded themselves. We just let them do their own thing. You never know what you are going to get. But many I have grown from seed.<br /> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIbgcZ9KekJm79yOFcnVb5rA65Lm3YVm6G7_LkGDfoCc0ETVU0a0nBNc8VD1dHxW-U1Kw_5VHCRL5Bq3QvykrCY1NlgW0UN4DoNiL4_gz9ksBPOuK0LSftKe0H0SF7jfcfiRfDDkuQf70_4E_tIO6B4hHrxEa3JCoVitEGdy0KqOdV3fLx9RKoTy3mGM/s4000/20230909_110727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2180" data-original-width="4000" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIbgcZ9KekJm79yOFcnVb5rA65Lm3YVm6G7_LkGDfoCc0ETVU0a0nBNc8VD1dHxW-U1Kw_5VHCRL5Bq3QvykrCY1NlgW0UN4DoNiL4_gz9ksBPOuK0LSftKe0H0SF7jfcfiRfDDkuQf70_4E_tIO6B4hHrxEa3JCoVitEGdy0KqOdV3fLx9RKoTy3mGM/w400-h217/20230909_110727.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LF4JrwSP_beJEYI8DaVIZx112xE7IMo5KwdM6U3lOkoZuViBvwSZ_Q1_TFN3dK-EhnsHgs88GvNIjsfRuuCs4G2LL0Bj5sZSsbb2DQiWZ7YQi8uZPXI25teWW_VdsRwEatRgvvgeuPRbGLdfG_aifUzbRxvFtJkZAKvdUTWFgeGcntrCBjU_ld_LD4k/s4000/20230909_110808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LF4JrwSP_beJEYI8DaVIZx112xE7IMo5KwdM6U3lOkoZuViBvwSZ_Q1_TFN3dK-EhnsHgs88GvNIjsfRuuCs4G2LL0Bj5sZSsbb2DQiWZ7YQi8uZPXI25teWW_VdsRwEatRgvvgeuPRbGLdfG_aifUzbRxvFtJkZAKvdUTWFgeGcntrCBjU_ld_LD4k/s320/20230909_110808.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VUtarJ6fun6SW3veJvrXQHkvRI5dVaeXdif0Ku68mnOhi9Mq-cs-AwujCxoCegTsj3n3AGXHU4VaYle_apQXuL8MHG3fh7VSuZy6WMtJWo5eu4xOusYMUJFTtwzPotMkWR5qtoJBqoOnsrq-C-AzrLvP30BXJZd3ozWIBC99khAFnLUaeNz_KgpkeqY/s4000/20230909_110858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VUtarJ6fun6SW3veJvrXQHkvRI5dVaeXdif0Ku68mnOhi9Mq-cs-AwujCxoCegTsj3n3AGXHU4VaYle_apQXuL8MHG3fh7VSuZy6WMtJWo5eu4xOusYMUJFTtwzPotMkWR5qtoJBqoOnsrq-C-AzrLvP30BXJZd3ozWIBC99khAFnLUaeNz_KgpkeqY/s320/20230909_110858.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOf_lm-AyniwumGlNZK9yegiqMvBTFUx22Fa77owqMuhkqka4YyCGbX5cdwEz3QrlHkQWp6bsAOXi1JbGvO7tQL6suMfgsCV8R1qXJ11cF6wIOwe4HLkzW8Tgt8FXj7ocpIs3szMaZ_gB_4uwT-2cNMo7QDNJZqVyCDUOcaCBSC7ryos3uUd1WNWPQbQ/s4000/20230909_110843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOf_lm-AyniwumGlNZK9yegiqMvBTFUx22Fa77owqMuhkqka4YyCGbX5cdwEz3QrlHkQWp6bsAOXi1JbGvO7tQL6suMfgsCV8R1qXJ11cF6wIOwe4HLkzW8Tgt8FXj7ocpIs3szMaZ_gB_4uwT-2cNMo7QDNJZqVyCDUOcaCBSC7ryos3uUd1WNWPQbQ/s320/20230909_110843.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBkdJRsVnrw-h4UhwffpFmex__0FfQYbxFpSoNzUnUfWkAhsgjmxOu6TLFn3_Z8tDMn8G4Lm93Yt1ic8YfmN3lDKkb5YY6_Cfs3xhJXxJXd_CpN1FHfRCRDpAcMYN0MxtWNDvCBWGkThmu_1UmYCg8EYGT8niA2bt7aoteqR2RevRud-DfYkqmsighIk/s4000/20230909_110824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1851" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBkdJRsVnrw-h4UhwffpFmex__0FfQYbxFpSoNzUnUfWkAhsgjmxOu6TLFn3_Z8tDMn8G4Lm93Yt1ic8YfmN3lDKkb5YY6_Cfs3xhJXxJXd_CpN1FHfRCRDpAcMYN0MxtWNDvCBWGkThmu_1UmYCg8EYGT8niA2bt7aoteqR2RevRud-DfYkqmsighIk/w640-h296/20230909_110824.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Some of these plants have about 50 heads on them.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am worried about wind in the forecast and for that reason I try to deadhead to keep the weight down. But it is impossible to reach some of them (the polytunnel is 8 feet so you can work that out) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkjishVybW0dRc1LMmzOAahk7d06YkVo6LUTnpnGzq-vtk1sXOIZg4o2cDoG-AhjSLxlDSCFoOMDBXc5FuIY1LcGpt8_HVJVOpX0CEOEOM6nM5T6deawHSSeo3Kc3XmfuavemggUNf2k1N2EI0pFG5DauP-PxO7FuDB_LgytL7vdIfIdAYurheBrwu08/s4000/20230909_111016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkjishVybW0dRc1LMmzOAahk7d06YkVo6LUTnpnGzq-vtk1sXOIZg4o2cDoG-AhjSLxlDSCFoOMDBXc5FuIY1LcGpt8_HVJVOpX0CEOEOM6nM5T6deawHSSeo3Kc3XmfuavemggUNf2k1N2EI0pFG5DauP-PxO7FuDB_LgytL7vdIfIdAYurheBrwu08/s320/20230909_111016.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIctBv9Mirshr_S0yi6-Y9mBHZki36ciBG8vqr6L4My4cXi1sDt56DYhrHpZeL_YdWaGUlLLC41rHO0X55txysLdqYRY1JqQtVD1RkrOt2zOFoeZRaRiyICyRJZyWoLuecqs3gh0Y9OwQkPLtCAAq6TuVWPBEVwBLA9u20mt74gbGa0bcPJDcb3O8CRw0/s4000/20230909_111035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIctBv9Mirshr_S0yi6-Y9mBHZki36ciBG8vqr6L4My4cXi1sDt56DYhrHpZeL_YdWaGUlLLC41rHO0X55txysLdqYRY1JqQtVD1RkrOt2zOFoeZRaRiyICyRJZyWoLuecqs3gh0Y9OwQkPLtCAAq6TuVWPBEVwBLA9u20mt74gbGa0bcPJDcb3O8CRw0/s320/20230909_111035.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Some are tall and some are small. But what ever size they are, they have been superb this year.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">The green manure phacelia is about to flower. This can be dug back into the ground. Some rogue rapeseed is flowering even earlier.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVFhKuysTyNpqxxmL-Zr_unXasnObQTbKlAIY_7sZQ6VB03Xm0HEQ3-b99jlWT9LSAqW4MdGIkBd8v0urUcs-8smNVgEF6o-LvidYdjz08Z_wIJEDVI-3r8xIWMk81w7dhYrkVg6nUahPdRoVR4zZbxH2l8UhRMo3KCCM84YqT4jnxVrLEPcCurUYhKw/s4000/20230909_111125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVFhKuysTyNpqxxmL-Zr_unXasnObQTbKlAIY_7sZQ6VB03Xm0HEQ3-b99jlWT9LSAqW4MdGIkBd8v0urUcs-8smNVgEF6o-LvidYdjz08Z_wIJEDVI-3r8xIWMk81w7dhYrkVg6nUahPdRoVR4zZbxH2l8UhRMo3KCCM84YqT4jnxVrLEPcCurUYhKw/w300-h400/20230909_111125.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is an early flower. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3npqqiCYM36Rn_xSbqKHyxHR9iWzAX4JOM21FKPRoDuQWtxJ3X98IujjrM8eUrw1VLGYxy7oTYJH7bsSXKScuh93HO9bVrEM1h004C7dhFzWL4OTXENpxY_7mEQBhxPPScrA5ttoHdap1YQ8LdwsiI_xIPILWn9NyO_E79MD2MJtYcGXDMbtVL3I3sSo/s1928/20230909_111118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1928" data-original-width="1391" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3npqqiCYM36Rn_xSbqKHyxHR9iWzAX4JOM21FKPRoDuQWtxJ3X98IujjrM8eUrw1VLGYxy7oTYJH7bsSXKScuh93HO9bVrEM1h004C7dhFzWL4OTXENpxY_7mEQBhxPPScrA5ttoHdap1YQ8LdwsiI_xIPILWn9NyO_E79MD2MJtYcGXDMbtVL3I3sSo/w289-h400/20230909_111118.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Annuals are making a last minute show. I am still picking bunches of beautiful statice and bright helichrysum flowers .... all drying in the polytunnel. Some bunches are for sale on the craft stall, to cheer you up in the winter months. They hold their colour well.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_iePKus8KD0mQ0iKya7APC5OMmF_une_KN-eaUPZnT3wDc2jsMd2somXysw4AxtVgzQV6VpmuuRcx8i_y8V2uKFx7YrpXZCNJP78ctcOIRC3L3alP__G3GZyvxV7RB6uP6GOCHYo1CLHyf-6glZp3qDhqHZxkXSkN6x81-tGJFMstQyBvIRqZHkrnkw/s4000/20230909_111105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_iePKus8KD0mQ0iKya7APC5OMmF_une_KN-eaUPZnT3wDc2jsMd2somXysw4AxtVgzQV6VpmuuRcx8i_y8V2uKFx7YrpXZCNJP78ctcOIRC3L3alP__G3GZyvxV7RB6uP6GOCHYo1CLHyf-6glZp3qDhqHZxkXSkN6x81-tGJFMstQyBvIRqZHkrnkw/s320/20230909_111105.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLErVbtaifsrS3S4YatPr6tTQj_z3rqisj6eO3YZQMMPDn9ayNA9e3Y9P3YIlASKNJogF8WxiMS3d2YPwD7ktZfgWtXb59RoW0q6lg2u5cfEnSD6W_fD5A_e0B3KM0eJfb47iJvN0l_1bMwcR9uWDnQoD5m48jtI-nMmnOYpgcrjRSvCtiPn5TcOjb44/s4000/20230909_110631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLErVbtaifsrS3S4YatPr6tTQj_z3rqisj6eO3YZQMMPDn9ayNA9e3Y9P3YIlASKNJogF8WxiMS3d2YPwD7ktZfgWtXb59RoW0q6lg2u5cfEnSD6W_fD5A_e0B3KM0eJfb47iJvN0l_1bMwcR9uWDnQoD5m48jtI-nMmnOYpgcrjRSvCtiPn5TcOjb44/s320/20230909_110631.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">This incredible rose is having a very welcome second showing.</span></span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2VSu83w9ny1nuY8rHzejD0wAvyfJu_T6Fll1Rdita3uNszUALg_eAhutuNceDm9i_5i2tedK_A-GMLguAuUDBi-wO2-GqeBlNf33WiElEgpWZXK-PXi4bgoQzUPeFNL0O75tf6bSvH3pRXndpS_PKqBvZoLVmO5TbO6Qh7SBtjLraO_Gcfc0i6UN8mo/s3206/20230909_111135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3206" data-original-width="2405" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2VSu83w9ny1nuY8rHzejD0wAvyfJu_T6Fll1Rdita3uNszUALg_eAhutuNceDm9i_5i2tedK_A-GMLguAuUDBi-wO2-GqeBlNf33WiElEgpWZXK-PXi4bgoQzUPeFNL0O75tf6bSvH3pRXndpS_PKqBvZoLVmO5TbO6Qh7SBtjLraO_Gcfc0i6UN8mo/s320/20230909_111135.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtJJrl1qsG1U2iOwIJ8HI33VcwNTEtVtewG08yJHF-PfYX6v0FOADNbEso0wt0Lb75n6mpeidtCD4yNAJz7C8d-GRHTEqCNPA7r8QLwjxnnm-xjufbWozouoZcSNePD3om9BhRXxe5WAW8E71MzCn-YIChYKOliEkrfimr25HoqLFDeMmT1dTbhs0FTw/s4000/20230909_110558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtJJrl1qsG1U2iOwIJ8HI33VcwNTEtVtewG08yJHF-PfYX6v0FOADNbEso0wt0Lb75n6mpeidtCD4yNAJz7C8d-GRHTEqCNPA7r8QLwjxnnm-xjufbWozouoZcSNePD3om9BhRXxe5WAW8E71MzCn-YIChYKOliEkrfimr25HoqLFDeMmT1dTbhs0FTw/s320/20230909_110558.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cooker and eating apples. When I am picking the apples I have to be careful not to tread on the guinea pigs which run free in the mini-orchard. They like to nibble on the fallen fruit.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNO1rnOeypNK6JratGR17ZnzwzApmvU648yeTNJjam2Gv6l3nP5lNSHV8jLr3TARPHKjrMJ5pil9NxxzwJlgm_x2OLAekwEbzAuyxkGPiykbX1GFLg688ps7m7zIbbAO3oAee-CW9y8kLnKm3nUK1GlFEmENnIPT5ddi5aCpifGmUgS8-Kbpi3nezXP2I/s4000/20230909_110708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNO1rnOeypNK6JratGR17ZnzwzApmvU648yeTNJjam2Gv6l3nP5lNSHV8jLr3TARPHKjrMJ5pil9NxxzwJlgm_x2OLAekwEbzAuyxkGPiykbX1GFLg688ps7m7zIbbAO3oAee-CW9y8kLnKm3nUK1GlFEmENnIPT5ddi5aCpifGmUgS8-Kbpi3nezXP2I/s320/20230909_110708.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I am pleased to report that the sedum plant I raised from a cutting has taken away really well.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">The fabulous frogs are active in the rather over-grown pond. They plop into the depths as soon as they see my shadow. The secret is to creep up as low as possible.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WqsonU6YQcixLTbmILaoTNhYf3GTqoqDNN82_vd2sZY-AnfbRyXYTMibvdZsjBIOC3besnKNFncMmgZuYIYbYVyF9ni1TAyCtaCwTmquR1AofbgFo7118dBI_oLRJekb8nXUqX3qZ0dUkc3asOMgMQvfvI_PbLb35X0MXaS1V86ylyb05QREcNXnPJE/s4000/20230909_111247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WqsonU6YQcixLTbmILaoTNhYf3GTqoqDNN82_vd2sZY-AnfbRyXYTMibvdZsjBIOC3besnKNFncMmgZuYIYbYVyF9ni1TAyCtaCwTmquR1AofbgFo7118dBI_oLRJekb8nXUqX3qZ0dUkc3asOMgMQvfvI_PbLb35X0MXaS1V86ylyb05QREcNXnPJE/w300-h400/20230909_111247.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">If you are quiet and unseen you may catch a tantalising glimpse.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0a8Z4tdtlRftw78HvM3TPH6ZS39c-OHJZCG4LAFmBnqzSNj70ILPF8Wyoi3t5vHFzQnoQZGGSwCPP4GTwr-3p589wMS8OacEudHcxtZbGwmnxewqIRSxBW5dMisSVqAWapdXLjOmdRLG1e-xCJADpfWyQ-uJcILfn--nThlfQw4Vja2cEYeSOgYWDDmQ/s1505/20230909_111314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="1398" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0a8Z4tdtlRftw78HvM3TPH6ZS39c-OHJZCG4LAFmBnqzSNj70ILPF8Wyoi3t5vHFzQnoQZGGSwCPP4GTwr-3p589wMS8OacEudHcxtZbGwmnxewqIRSxBW5dMisSVqAWapdXLjOmdRLG1e-xCJADpfWyQ-uJcILfn--nThlfQw4Vja2cEYeSOgYWDDmQ/w371-h400/20230909_111314.jpg" width="371" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFH9f2CzoI4sEEBptgJy3dKQ--nYFQXHTd-gvwgpYqRMsS6HXASHFD5J-uKtxKyLLyQylKASt0d4kAtHpht_txcbKwqQXUs4BfMuyY-bV_bK0gMJ50cxo4Curz_NxDCrZ1FlJ3PNgMi80dOPFEQ8-PbM3I8daSYCkT-05PU1Zic9TYKgMSWGw6u0ccsEc/s3551/20230909_111406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3551" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFH9f2CzoI4sEEBptgJy3dKQ--nYFQXHTd-gvwgpYqRMsS6HXASHFD5J-uKtxKyLLyQylKASt0d4kAtHpht_txcbKwqQXUs4BfMuyY-bV_bK0gMJ50cxo4Curz_NxDCrZ1FlJ3PNgMi80dOPFEQ8-PbM3I8daSYCkT-05PU1Zic9TYKgMSWGw6u0ccsEc/w338-h400/20230909_111406.jpg" width="338" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy happy days.</span><br /></span></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098279802319494487.post-44141128523025229632023-09-07T19:47:00.000+00:002023-09-07T19:47:04.654+00:00A Morning Ride<div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Oh I had a treat and a half today. I was invited to go for a ride with Hollie and Anne, Willow the Shire horse and the carriage. They picked me up outside the house.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOQ6RtrfHGAk20t2IVERcr404mELVUnCwjUkfOmq-SJEtgIFFrPC6DLL1TTFl7TxH1Re8svZ_5UxBXV2XkxFP3ywYZuYrgCPk_zfghM03jBET0R-cmhNPbm6psw_erl5fHVfhn9Mz7Xp6dAX3vGd_kqiudW_iEfnHQ2xRjk6nUDP_5AFKkolTHm1MRAA/s1080/Screenshot_20230907_193839_WhatsApp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1080" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOQ6RtrfHGAk20t2IVERcr404mELVUnCwjUkfOmq-SJEtgIFFrPC6DLL1TTFl7TxH1Re8svZ_5UxBXV2XkxFP3ywYZuYrgCPk_zfghM03jBET0R-cmhNPbm6psw_erl5fHVfhn9Mz7Xp6dAX3vGd_kqiudW_iEfnHQ2xRjk6nUDP_5AFKkolTHm1MRAA/w400-h223/Screenshot_20230907_193839_WhatsApp.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And off we went up the lane at a very stately pace. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKr63Z_C9KOFFt6mwykgxHugdhvCgNWiscjOQfey0lVt2F5DJrppxrQx-zB-pNdD0vhOpBHj8bf2Qx04xPYtOTIBKvKUlyNh_wr1qAPFcI9RVm0_F9taTvQWcaznC5BxHpwkLvhxWpJLkdoCruwLo21iZNdKxBxFYkOhJPShRTpP4qGCDdQ6lvoH5N7Os/s611/Screenshot_20230907_193739_WhatsApp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="611" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKr63Z_C9KOFFt6mwykgxHugdhvCgNWiscjOQfey0lVt2F5DJrppxrQx-zB-pNdD0vhOpBHj8bf2Qx04xPYtOTIBKvKUlyNh_wr1qAPFcI9RVm0_F9taTvQWcaznC5BxHpwkLvhxWpJLkdoCruwLo21iZNdKxBxFYkOhJPShRTpP4qGCDdQ6lvoH5N7Os/s320/Screenshot_20230907_193739_WhatsApp.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Willow has been training for 6 weeks and Hollie has been taking her out each day. We often hear her clip clopping by. My sister Paula said she could hear us from her garden which is just across the field.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Well it was pretty high up and we got a good view into everyone`s gardens and across the fields and hedges.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">It was a perfect day. Lots of people calling from their cars as they passed .... "what a pleasure to see" etc and lots of greetings from villagers.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The carriage definitely has a feel-good factor.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We picked up a passenger, another Anne, for a short ride .... she was striding off to Pett Level for a swim. We dropped her off at Pannel Lane.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvIKQyIJLG4rVJ2ie9WvILCNuAzDGA84reM98hSCe5voYD5HwHQ2AR00lVmNuOYKZNuSiVjpQmKwXecjYcuX1_BSm7VnRnmQwxJRTVJL3vS7RXJBnfYte5BYeOin9fgdKMy6or0Vq6lyAivdQ9UZZR0Pua6unsG33BQ8TVOICAOPOiV95U6DtSfxivYA/s885/Screenshot_20230907_115508_WhatsApp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="885" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvIKQyIJLG4rVJ2ie9WvILCNuAzDGA84reM98hSCe5voYD5HwHQ2AR00lVmNuOYKZNuSiVjpQmKwXecjYcuX1_BSm7VnRnmQwxJRTVJL3vS7RXJBnfYte5BYeOin9fgdKMy6or0Vq6lyAivdQ9UZZR0Pua6unsG33BQ8TVOICAOPOiV95U6DtSfxivYA/s320/Screenshot_20230907_115508_WhatsApp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the lane the blackberries were hanging thick and ripe, the chestnuts were pale green and the hawthorn was a rich red. We passed the tall willow trees being grown to make cricket bats and Hollie executed a perfect turn near the stream.</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiDGvPpTWc1j_mDqv_h-4GD2oqB_mD4V1y4aW5GFuz7G80pTar80oZ0vt7Zo_uAOTGpStR2nx-QEhWf3f7Rzx_n6NhpZI30gsHQDjqoLfjIc-eD83dqjwkhFWZ56xphrckboV65RcX5QwYdENCyRb0WtTl1yJGNaPHrBN6Lfu1EMkQ9BuWvkrYvzaYAc/s4000/20230907_104754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiDGvPpTWc1j_mDqv_h-4GD2oqB_mD4V1y4aW5GFuz7G80pTar80oZ0vt7Zo_uAOTGpStR2nx-QEhWf3f7Rzx_n6NhpZI30gsHQDjqoLfjIc-eD83dqjwkhFWZ56xphrckboV65RcX5QwYdENCyRb0WtTl1yJGNaPHrBN6Lfu1EMkQ9BuWvkrYvzaYAc/s320/20230907_104754.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">The pace was restful, the sound of the hooves mesmerising and the early autumn countryside glorious in baking sunshine.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was particularly lovely in the shady parts of the lane where Willow made a sterling effort up the hills.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCQfbk-IAN-5QAH726xMckn7kmPfrUWZCpqZgnTSi_1rcn25jGHJSSWU0shlvOwro0UjARAW1GOxGeNj769WIcARK1FBENlENTljYhz3FbaUpvI1f-Fds536LwvuJZwh_XKIvvkhYX4VeDjIAPlZ8cCKquaAJvb1VzTkTgvxP3dWdDwbbvalETcZZV2Y/s4000/20230907_104430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCQfbk-IAN-5QAH726xMckn7kmPfrUWZCpqZgnTSi_1rcn25jGHJSSWU0shlvOwro0UjARAW1GOxGeNj769WIcARK1FBENlENTljYhz3FbaUpvI1f-Fds536LwvuJZwh_XKIvvkhYX4VeDjIAPlZ8cCKquaAJvb1VzTkTgvxP3dWdDwbbvalETcZZV2Y/s320/20230907_104430.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />After a bit of a haul, where Anne nobly alighted and pushed, in order to help Willow, we stopped for very welcome refreshments which was a lovely surprise .... juice and fruit cake. Perfect.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIs4lTKqdGyfEuF5huBfm4ufzLMuXLz6J2VbDgdUN4Sj9jyODK_LhPfb4uZOKEaS6cFfqhu04LG4ct4Hwae_FH-S0eBNac2vYmMPkhQTC3hk6DCOMXy_jhFjks6JXcOEC3ZPepLmen3wolGAhBRbU9DSfW655DFF5XttRaA6ZkB6rdRbqRdJvw6QyJt0Q/s7296/20230907_105757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="7296" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIs4lTKqdGyfEuF5huBfm4ufzLMuXLz6J2VbDgdUN4Sj9jyODK_LhPfb4uZOKEaS6cFfqhu04LG4ct4Hwae_FH-S0eBNac2vYmMPkhQTC3hk6DCOMXy_jhFjks6JXcOEC3ZPepLmen3wolGAhBRbU9DSfW655DFF5XttRaA6ZkB6rdRbqRdJvw6QyJt0Q/s320/20230907_105757.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzq4G1MIrSVO_XhzP8fhBqZKQS40SPQSY5_D4xtd_SH5V3hEiX7HoQ55GJ2Du3e7CBVI0d7enAFlQ1mEsShmLapD4MZRU8HTOveam5xjRUuyBCChKwDDilg1e-J9KdJMfatfQxxEn34R8YQjQ9On9DAGc2Fo7I39PJ5epSCTigDm06nxFvRBeh23hGzw/s1753/Screenshot_20230907_100009_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1753" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzq4G1MIrSVO_XhzP8fhBqZKQS40SPQSY5_D4xtd_SH5V3hEiX7HoQ55GJ2Du3e7CBVI0d7enAFlQ1mEsShmLapD4MZRU8HTOveam5xjRUuyBCChKwDDilg1e-J9KdJMfatfQxxEn34R8YQjQ9On9DAGc2Fo7I39PJ5epSCTigDm06nxFvRBeh23hGzw/s320/Screenshot_20230907_100009_Gallery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">This is me at about one year old in my special seat with my Dad, delivering logs </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">to customers in Fairlight, </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">with our horse Jim and the cart. </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I remember it well and the giggling between me and Dad when the horse did a pooh. I was pretty close to the tail.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Hollie, Anne and of course Willow for a lovely morning ride.<br /></span></span></div>Jen Gristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04022932333908986379noreply@blogger.com3