I had meant to post this yesterday, but the day did not go to plan, never mind it now doubles up as a multi-functional post, two memes in one.
In true Scrap Happy Style I made Mr M a card out of old used teabags and some of the old wire fencing he brought for me to play with.
Each element, a symbol of members of his family. The heart with gold kisses represents my daughter – her name means ‘beloved’. My two Granddaughters’ names are represented by the fern leaf print and the ‘pearl’ and my Grandson’s by the red beads.
In the Chive vase are a couple of Robin’s Pincushions found on a wild rose in my garden
and the wonderfully shiny hips reminding me of the school nature table, when each year in primary school we seemed to do something about hips and haws.
I was standing at the kitchen sink wondering what to put in a vase today and saw these 3 right in front of me on my windowsill – odd bits and pieces, picked up at various times as I wander round the garden and a cutting from a succulent house plant.
On the left, in a Chive vase, is a perennial white wallflower, grown from seed harvested from a friend’s garden. The scent at dusk is divine.
My sister and I were amazed and delighted to be photographed for the Chelsea Flower show magazine and website when we were on the Chive Stand in 2016
I didn’t take the name of the photographer, so I can’t credit her, but she took the photo because our colours matched the stand. 🙂
Oh, that was such a special day. A day on which I was so excited to meet Dorris!
The feather is from the guinea fowl who often visit from a neighbour across the field.
One on my roof one frosty morning in March
Strange creatures! Making strange noises ……..
and there is a pigeon nesting in my bay tree, constantly cooing all day
Sparrows are nesting in the cotoneaster and under the tiles on my garage roof, twiitering away …….
I have had to get the tinsel out to stop them from eating my salad leaves
April and May are my favourite months in garden
It is all very sensual and sexy out there!
This year I am missing the Brompton Stocks and wallflowers which provided so much colour last year, but my new long border (see the the beginnings of it here) still gives me huge amounts of pleasure as it wakes up in the warmer weather.
I am joining Cathy and her happy band of gardeners from around the world for this week’s In a Vase on Monday, pop along over there for a mass of floral delights.
Also joining in with Cee’s Flower of the Day with my very favourite scented Iris, smelling so sweetly of pear drops
I wonder if the moss will grow on the pebbles.
Ravelry
Wild Daffodil 
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