tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026836570304833522.post5534659338093184793..comments2024-02-27T01:02:31.797+13:00Comments on An angel in the garden: Washing an Elephant...Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377061243543771813noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026836570304833522.post-68201269207181242342013-09-11T19:59:17.327+12:002013-09-11T19:59:17.327+12:00Hello dear one,
Oh I am so glad about your tree ho...Hello dear one,<br />Oh I am so glad about your tree house plans.<br /> This was such a great tree house, only it was really quite tall which would be a tad scary if someone got a bit bolshy up there<br />& started pushing or some such thing! Look forward to see what you come up with.<br />Lucy is like having the cutest playhouse that you could ever dream of...just what I need to make life feel a whole lot better. <br />Yes, I have a spot down the back where the borage likes to self sow. It’s so cute...little blue stars.<br />Now is a perfect time to get your flowers sorted. Remember that it’s calendula that you want for the salads not the other sort of marigolds.<br />Also..you can eat violets, the flowers from broadbean & pea plants & wee pansies..like Johnny-jump-ups & even lilac (just learnt about that recently)<br />Wait there’s more!..the lovely blue rosemary flowers are tasty just now & thyme flowers are great too.<br />Have a great week. Hope you still have power!<br />Much love Catherine x0x0x Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377061243543771813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026836570304833522.post-69395530954336143812013-09-11T19:17:38.724+12:002013-09-11T19:17:38.724+12:00oh catherine, the photograph with the tree house, ...oh catherine, the photograph with the tree house, and the daffodils and the pond-heavenly! we're planning on building claudine a tree house in our old apple tree over the christmas hols, so i love seeing ones for inspiration. how lovely to have lucy as a little hideaway, and such a pretty one. i was excited to see what i think is borage atop you butter curls? i just got a borage plant and i am hoping to plant a little edible flower patch this spring, borgae, marigolds, nasternum (spelling?) just so i can make my salads pretty as well as tasty!<br />and the rug on your front porch, love it!<br />happy week lovely xMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387407423793099797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026836570304833522.post-52496066277448426622013-09-09T13:33:32.243+12:002013-09-09T13:33:32.243+12:00As always a very beautiful & relaxing post - j...As always a very beautiful & relaxing post - just what I needed this weekend. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305409125105992525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026836570304833522.post-36939360751354818052013-09-08T19:59:59.728+12:002013-09-08T19:59:59.728+12:00Hello Julie, thank you so much for your kindly wor...Hello Julie, thank you so much for your kindly words!<br />At least Lucy isn't going to trumpet mud all over herself when I've finished washing her! I had to climb to the top of the ladder on both sides & reach across with the broom to get to the middle.<br />It's funny when you don't actually know who you're trading with on TM but we did have a good deal of correspondence at that time. He broke his collar bone, I think. When he finally took the box in to work to pack it up & post it, it was apparently eyed up by many of his colleagues.<br />I think that you'll find that butter pats do a slightly different job to a curler. Last time I had a go with them I just got squashed butter everywhere! The curls are fun & easy to make & to spread. We used to make a box full at Port 'O' Call every morning.<br />Actually I have taken a pot of tea out to Lucy about 5.30 the last two days & done some more of my crochet for the dolly blanket while sipping hot tea... the sun was setting & day closing..so nice : ) And I didn't need a hottie to keep warm!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377061243543771813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026836570304833522.post-33380155397915441992013-09-08T18:26:43.366+12:002013-09-08T18:26:43.366+12:00Hello Catherine, your posts are always so beautifu...Hello Catherine, your posts are always so beautiful & I so look forward to them. Yes I can imagine Lucy is rather like washing an elephant. I adore your new chocolate box purchase - goodness that poor boy falling off his bike - I had visions of your box being squashed!!! I think that your porch looks like I could just perhaps sit in there with a good book & let the world go by ... it is so lovely & restful looking. Your scones you made for Rob look most tempting as does the afternoon tea in Lucy ... I have never done butter curls but I do have a pair of old butter patts somewhere to make them with. Yes I think with the warmer weather coming, you will take quite a few of your meals out to Lucy to enjoy. I am popping over to your other post now for a read - two posts, what a treat this week. Much love, Julie x0x0x0Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08301647145550214950noreply@blogger.com