We celebrated by making crowns for our very own May queens. The maidens washed their faces in the morning dew. Even the young master gave it a try. Couldn’t notice any difference in the snail, but maybe you have to be a snail to notice! We made garden goddesses as […]
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Gardens, children and taking time
Briefly this morning the sun came out. I was almost fooled into putting out the washing. I spotted AJ’s miniature alpine garden from two years ago (this year’s miniature garden), which she had transplanted into an alpine trough. She sees it as very much her garden. She pulls out weeds […]
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May Day Well Dressing
I love May Day. As a child, I remember being taken to a local village to watch the Maypole dancing. I so wanted to be one of the girls dancing. They wore beautiful dresses that swished as they danced. Their dancing wove intricate patterns around the pole. In and out. […]
Read moreMy lion tamer
I’ve often wondered why a dandelion is called a dandelion. Without much thought, I’ve assumed it the yellow shaggy mane. After a bit of research it seems that it probably originated from the french for lions tooth (dent de lion) because of the ragged tooth shape petals. The list of […]
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