All from my garden: Pheasant Berries, Kaffir Lily, Achillea, Phygelia and Marigold.
I was having a clear out and came across this amazing quartz crystal I bought many years ago in my hippy dippy days!
Joining Cathy for In a Vase on Monday.
All from my garden: Pheasant Berries, Kaffir Lily, Achillea, Phygelia and Marigold.
I was having a clear out and came across this amazing quartz crystal I bought many years ago in my hippy dippy days!
Joining Cathy for In a Vase on Monday.
Joining Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for In a Vase on Monday.
Schizostylis (Kaffir lily, Hesperantha), Cuckoo Pint (arum) leaves and self sown Antirrhinum
In an orange charity shop vase and little square vase from Chive
Joining Cee’s Flower of the Day.
The vases were filled to be put in the spare bedroom, getting ready for my sister to come from London to stay for the weekend.
She was coming to celebrate our Mum’s 89th birthday, so I thought I would add a photo of a wonderful family gathering we had about 20 years ago.
Our Mum has dementia. She wasn’t really aware that her 3 daughters, one granddaughter and 3 great-grandchildren were there. However, she seemed to enjoy the attention, she smiled when we sang Happy Birthday.
I said, “Mum it is your birthday today, how old do you think you are?”
She seemed to be thinking for a while and then said “Ummm ….. 25”
Here’s a picture of my beautiful Mum, when she was about 19.
She opened the cards the children had made for her and enjoyed eating the cake. The chef at her Care Home put so much thought and creativity into the cake inspired by a teddy bear Mum has.
We were all amazed when he carried it in with the candles lit. It was delicious.
Little Miss M particularly loved eating the ears!
So here is the thing, yesterday, 21 January 2015, my husband was diagnosed with kidney cancer. This is the new journey it takes us on.
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