The garden in July

The garden in July

The garden in July I took a few pictures of the garden this week. It’s been looking really good this year. I usually buy a basil plant and put it in a large pot, it lasts all summer. I’ve tried keeping one in the house over winter, but they really...
Changing silk flowers to suit the season

Changing silk flowers to suit the season

Changing silk flowers to suit the season I’ve blogged before about silk flowers, showing what I chose for both a spring and summer arrangement. I like to keep a large arrangement in my kitchen to brighten up the place. I have a base arrangement of plain green leaves...
A seasonal change over of my silk flower display

A seasonal change over of my silk flower display

A seasonal change over of my silk flower display I updated my silk flower arrangement today, to be used for the next three months. This is what it looked like before. A base foliage display, fixed in resin in the vase, white Ranunculus and three different shades of...
A bit of a walk and a day out in Alfriston

A bit of a walk and a day out in Alfriston

A bit of a walk and a day out in Alfriston Day out today. We pootled off down to Alfriston. I wanted to have a leisurely look around after visiting the village briefly on a WI garden group visit to Alfriston Clergy House recently. Cheekily, we parked in the massive...
Lots of vegetables, houses, birthdays and plants

Lots of vegetables, houses, birthdays and plants

Lots of vegetables, houses, birthdays and plants I have got SO much to tell you! Can’t believe it’s been a week again! Tuesday On Tuesday – the U3A cookery group came to my house and as last month, I got them to explore more recipes using lots of vegetables. We did...
Fresh flowers, and silk ones – a comparison

Fresh flowers, and silk ones – a comparison

Fresh flowers, and silk ones – a comparison Fresh flowers, and silk ones I like to have fresh flowers in the house. Not many, just the odd bunch. Last year, I bought a lovely display from Bloom, which makes high quality silk flowers. They are so realistic, that,...
Blooming fat demo’s

Blooming fat demo’s

Blooming fat demo’s Blooming fat demo’s? Well not quite! I’ve got three separate things to report and I was just playing with the title  Long lasting poinsettia In the middle of December, Mike and I were walking in Eastbourne. We had a little browse round the...
Flowers, more flowers, and exciting plans

Flowers, more flowers, and exciting plans

Flowers, more flowers, and exciting plans On Wednesday, we had our annual WI Christmas party. It was lovely! We all brought a plate of food to share. I was asked to hold a list of what people were bringing, as several years ago, we had far too many offerings with...