Morning Glory

Hello dear, kind people.

I wonder, are you a fabulous giver of gifts or are you, perhaps, a better receiver?

Some people just love getting presents & surprises, others are so clever at finding just the right thing for someone else. One of my best & most memorable gifts received, was... half a salami wrapped in tin foil from my friend Trish-perhaps 20 years ago! 

I loved it!

 It meant so much to me at the time.

A week or two ago, I left a little fairy stuck down to Nina's bedroom window sill, with the hope that she might open her curtains one morning & catch sight of a sweet little friend peering in.

Soon after that, Nina was grocery shopping with her mum when she spied the perfect gift for Auntry Catherine..

 Entirely delightful!
And the best part was the Nina made fairy wand....just for me!

 Just in case you're wondering...this is where you keep your fairy wand.

 In amongst the dust & the desiccation, there are magical things in the early autumn gardens.
Like quinces' bottoms.

Aren't quinces buttery beautiful.

 And there are ripe-o-clock blackbirds that are devouring the perfect fruit-wholly, one by one.

 I am rather taken with the vibrant presence of summer begonias at the moment. If you find the right spot for them they flower for months & months, right through to the first frosts. I want to try & label the corms this season before they finish flowering so that I will know what colours I have for next year.

Isn't sweetcorn so delicious & these days it's so sweet too.

I found some more of these vintage corn dishes last week- cute & colourful!

 My fabulous gathering friend Ruth & I have been selling her bulbs & my seeds on Trade me over the last month or so. What a joy it is to sell plants & seeds to people! In amidst the selling a lovely lady called Michelle came from just down the road to collect her purchases & we had such a great conversation. She told me how much she loved our parks & most especially Frimley Park & "The Rabbit Tree". It was about now I found this little rabbit book. The bunnies have their tails painted on each morning by mother rabbit.

 Receiving instructions before going out to play.

 So of course we needed to go & find the Rabbit Tree for ourselves-

 And so it goes that if you come along very softly right about dusk & then you wait patiently & very quietly...

 you just might see the rabbits come out to play.

 sshhh...

 I love to return to the St Luke's Church Fair each year out in Havelock North.

Stalls like the flower ladies are such a delight.

 I decided to be a little floral all by my self.

 This ensemble (double bass included)

 were just adorable & played the funnest old tunes.

 I was so thrilled to be able to buy this entirely hand worked tablecloth.

 The edging is all bobbin lace & must have taken an extraordinary amount of time to make.

When I pass this delightful signage on my way to work, it always makes me smile.

As my friend Kerry said.."It's like nourish...one leads to the other!"

Yes, indeed that's true.

We are doing quite well here this week. We're all ok.

Grateful for that.

"What's the story morning glory?"

Aren't they amazing...each flower unfurls like an umbrella each morning & tucks itself away again each dusk.

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Fresh glory in the morning, tucked in & protected each evening.
That'll do me, today.
Blessings & friendship to you!
Thanks so much for your visit.
Much love, Catherine