Grand-baby B, promoted to Little Livewire, was hard to catch being still enough for me to take this photo of her ringlet.
A ringlet on Little Livewire
2 Heavy rain most of the day today but that lets me take some of my favourite photos – raindrops.
Raindrops on Nasturtium leaves – in the edible garden
3 The blue of the Borage flower is just lovely.
Borage flower in the edible garden
After singing with The Suitcases this morning, G kept Grand-Baby B happy by reading stories.
Story time in the cafe
2 We had fun playing in the rain.
Coming back in
We went next door to visit for a little while but left the wet watering cans on their doorstep to collect on the way back home. We bought the stripy kettle one when we were in Senegal for D&A’s wedding three years ago. For pictures of that fabulous event click here.
Watering Cans
Another glorious sunset last night.
Red sunset
2 The bees are loving our poppies.
Bee on a poppy
3 The Beret fits!
Beret on Grand-baby B
A beautifully sunny days threw up lots of pretty shadows.
Flower shadow
Table shadow
Three pairs of Sally-boots have now gone to their new owners with love.
Three pairs of Sally-boots
The early sun lit up the opening poppy making it truly vivid.
Opening Poppy
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We have some cherry tomato plants in a hanging basket and today I noticed a couple of tiny tomatoes!
Tiny Tumbling Red Tomatoess
I have just come home from singing with The Inglehearts and the lovely Mr S greeted me with, “You look happy!” and of course I am – I have just been singing and we finished with the rousing Bella Ciao. Click here for a version for you to listen to.
Driving home I heard one of my all time favourite poems, The Cloths of Heaven by W B Yeats, being read on BBC Radio 4.
Had I the heaven’s embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light;
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
W. B. Yeats
What a beautiful way to round off the day!
5th June
Honeysuckle
6th June I baked a cake to sell at a Ceilidh that was held last night to raise funds for a volunteering trip to Uganda.
Victoria Sponge to sell at the ceilidh
Beautiful hedgerow flowers for the tables
Today – the sun is shining and this Iris has bloomed.
Iris
1 Actually, I have always thought this teapot is ugly! I inherited it from my beautiful and wise Mum, who died 21 years ago today, and in whose family it was for years. There is a plate to stand it on or to serve the biscuits to go with the tea and the spout is the bigger fish swallowing a smaller fish. It made my Mum laugh and actually, today as I unwrapped it, I decided that I quite like it too!
2 It is good to see bees at the Lavender.
Bee on French Lavender
3 The White Poppies are beautiful underneath as well as from the top.
Poppy from underneath
I am taking a break from blogging for a little while. It won’t be for long as I shall find it hard! Stay well, stay safe, smile and be kind to everyone you meet as you never know what goes on in other lives.
This poem is for a good friend, Marilyn, whom I have met through blogging. I found this poem and read it every day for the years one of our baby twins was having heart operations, at 13 days, at 18 months and at 2 and a half. You’ll be glad to know he is in his 30s and thriving. It gave me comfort then and has given me comfort since. I suppose it is part of the philosophy behind my blog – find the beauty in every single day. For Marilyn and Bobby, with love and hope.
Look to this day
for it is life
the very life of life.
In its brief course lie all
the realities and truths of existence
the joy of growth
the splendor of action
the glory of power.For yesterday is but a memory
And tomorrow is only a vision.
But today well lived
makes every yesterday a memory of happiness
and every tomorrow a vision of hope.Look well, therefore, to this day.
– ancient Sanskrit poem –
2 The wind has dropped, the rain has stopped and Summer came in! So – I have put up my Festival flag.
Festival flag
3 Our salad tonight was our first from our Edible garden and was delicious.
Tonight’s salad
This sums up my day!
I need Vitamin Sea!
2 The rain finally stopped this afternoon and the winds have calmed down. Many plants have been beaten onto the ground and will need sunshine to lift their spirits. This Lupin has lived up to its name The Governor!
Lupin – The Governor
3 There are now a few Tradescantia flowers. This one is called Sweet Kate.
Tradescantia – Sweet Kate
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