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 […]
Read moreEnding off the day in the garden
During the week, our time together as a family is limited. During the day there is school and work. The time between the end of school and bedtime becomes more precious. For a while today, the children and I were in the same part of the garden Each of us […]
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