Stood on the patio is a planter and these crocus have appeared in it. We didn't set them and so I can only assume that they have self set. They are a beautiful purple striped variety and there are no more like this anywhere in the garden.
Saturday, 11 March 2017
Day 69 - March 10th
Stood on the patio is a planter and these crocus have appeared in it. We didn't set them and so I can only assume that they have self set. They are a beautiful purple striped variety and there are no more like this anywhere in the garden.
Day 67 - March 8th
Christopher has to go on a work training course for a few days so today he was provided with a rather nice Jaguar XF loan car.
Day 66 - March 7th
Hyacinths in Mum & Dad's garden are flowering. The hyacinths in my garden are not so advanced and aren't likely to start flowering for a week or more.
Day 65 - March 6th
Spring is definitely on its way when the blossom starts appearing in the hedgerows.
Day 64 - March 5th
Outside a large property int eh High Road, these miniature tulips have been set. They are the first tulips I've seen growing outside this year.
Day 62 - March 3rd
Steven is coming home today for a few days so a chocolate cake has been made. This should last a few days!
Day 61 - March 2nd
Today I ate my first Hot Cross Bun of the season. These came from a Bedfordshire Bakery and were delicious.
Day 60 - March 1st (Ash Wednesday)
Regular readers of my blog will know that in our family on Ash Wednesday we traditionally eat 'Bedfordshire Donuts'. The job of making the donuts falls to my Mum and so today a plate of delicious freshly cooked donuts were delivered to us which we enjoyed during the day.
Day 59 - February 28th (Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day)
Today was Shrove Tuesday so this evening pancakes were cooked and eaten with traditional lemon and sugar.
Day 58 - February 27th
At 7am this morning Lara realised she hadn't done some homework, so with the help of Millie she quickly did it before leaving for school.
Day 57 - February 26th
Beneath a shrub in the back garden, the violets are flowering. I love how all the flowers burst into life in spring.
Day 56 - February 25th
The blue/purple crocus in Mum & Dad's garden are tall and thin and look like little spears poking out of the ground,
Day 55 - February 24th
The spring crocus are now flowering. This yellow variety in my Mum & Dad's garden add a real splash of colour.
Day 52 - February 21st
We have a section of the garden near the greenhouse where any indoor pots of spring flowering bulbs, that have finished flowering, are planted - daffodils, hyacinths, etc .. These 'Tet-a-Tete' dwarf Narcissus bought a couple of years ago and then transferred to the garden are now flowering.
Day 51 - February 20th
I spent some time this afternoon watching out of the bedroom window as tree surgeons scaled the large tree behind our house to cut it back. Its a good job the work wasn't planned for later in the week as Storm Doris is forecast to hit us and I'm sure no one would want to be climbing trees when she does.
Day 50 - February 19th
When I was at school (many years ago) we all had to make an apron in our needlework classes which we would later use in our cookery classes. The aprons were made of gingham cotton fabric and we decorated the squares with cross stitch. How times have changed! In Lara's needlework classes this term she made a cable tidy for keeping the cable on her earbuds tidy.
Day 49 - February 18th
After seeing the snowdrops in the churchyard earlier in the month, the snowdrops in my Mum & Dad's garden are now in full bloom. They are a bigger variety than those in the churchyard but just as pretty.
Day 48 - February 17th
Part of this evening was spent at the Out of Hours GP Service at Lister Hospital after Wayne's Dad had a small health scare. Nothing serious and he was seen and we back home again very quickly.
Day 45 - February 14th
Today's Valentine's Day. We exchanged cards and presents. The red carnations Wayne bought me a few days ago are still looking lovely.
Day 44 - February 13th
Inspire by images found on the internet, Lara's been painting another canvas.
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