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A Photo a Day in June …. June 19th
19 days ago a very kind neighbour gave me some seed peas. I carefully planted them in two long planters and protected them from the birds and squirrels with netting ……also given to me by the kind neighbour. … Continue reading
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Day 39 of 100 Pleats ……. Highland Fling
Day 39 of the 100 Pleats in 100 Days Challenge ……….the challenge set by the marvellous people at StoneBridge Hair Accessories…………….. and we’ve gone ‘North of the Border’ ! To achieve this style I made a French pleat in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Kidnapped', 100 pleats challenge, forests, gardening, hair, hair styles, logging, Scotland, Stone Bridge Hair Accessories, trees
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Mountains Out Of Molehills …….. Day 70 of 100
I’m afraid this is not a post about uplift bras or ‘chicken-fillet’ breast enhancements …..sorry if that has disappointed you …. hehe ! No, this is a post about gardening. Well ….sort of. You see, I took delivery of … Continue reading
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Tagged garden centres, gardening, humour, moles, plants, poetry
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Failing to Prepare ? ………. Day 23 of 100
Every year, in early May, a Gardener’s Mart is held in the Village Hall. This is a lovely, friendly little event. Gardeners from all around the area gather together and each one has a stall where they sell any surplus … Continue reading
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Tagged delphiniums, east Yorkshire, garden tubs, gardening, lavatera, mallow, plants, preparation, Skidby village, Yorkshire Wolds
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A Bit of a Mixed Bag ……….. Day 22 of 100
I’m not really feeling ‘in the mood’ today. I have a few thing on my mind and my health is also giving me cause for concern. I can’t seem to concentrate and I have SO much to do ….so this … Continue reading
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Tagged birthdays, counting your blessings, ennui, families, gardening, grass, ill health, mowing the lawn, plane crash, sisters, tragedy
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A Photo a Day for 100 Days ………….. Day 14
14 of 100 Today’s photo is of a ‘fairy ring’ or ‘elf circle’ in the garden, next-door. It is a ring or, actually, a semi-circle, of darker green grass, peppered with mushrooms. I find these rings fascinating ………….no matter how … Continue reading
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Frosty with a risk of snowballs ………… ( Day 17 0f NaBloPoMo )
The TV weather-girl cheerfully forecasts SNOW in some areas of the UK next week ! Well, I’m not sure I believe that we will wake up to a blanket of the old “deep and crisp and even“, but I’m certain that the … Continue reading
