We went on a bit of a pilgrimage today to find the new statue of Millicent Fawcett, Leader of the Suffragists, in Parliament Square, the only statue to a female among eleven men!
Millicent Fawcett
The detail on the statue is fabulous – the fabric and folds of her coat, her leather boots, her jewellery and the stitching effect on her banner…
Boots
Banner
Face and jewellery
There was a beautiful border of bee laden Lavender just nearby.
Lavender
Another of my heroes was in the square – Nelson Mandela, again with intricate detail in the bronze.
Nelson Mandela
valeriedavies
June 13, 2018 at 3:25 am
What a strong beautiful face Millicent Fawcett had/has…wonderful rendering of her person…
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mybeautfulthings
June 15, 2018 at 8:10 pm
Isn’t it? Quite inspiring and after seeing the play, The Cause, the other evening and marching, it all felt so powerful and pertinent. 🙂
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saymber
June 13, 2018 at 12:11 am
Thank you for sharing this. I love lavender and it’s so lovely in its natural state. Great pictures of the statues – so much detail!
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Arkenaten
June 12, 2018 at 7:01 pm
These statues are truly splendid.
Love the lavender. I have loads of it in the garden and take cuttings to plant every year.
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mybeautfulthings
June 15, 2018 at 8:01 pm
I love Lavender too but haven’t been successful with cuttings. They seem to dampen off and I gave up a few years ago. I buy new each year, reasoning that they only cost the same as a bunch of flowers and last all season! 🙂
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Arkenaten
June 15, 2018 at 8:09 pm
I take 20 or 30 cuttings and plant them in pots with ordinary potting soil.
I usually get around a 40 -50% success rate; some of which I give away the others I will plant out.
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mybeautfulthings
June 15, 2018 at 8:11 pm
Pity you can’t send some my way! 🙂
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mybeautfulthings
June 15, 2018 at 8:12 pm
Do you have a greenhouse or cold frame that you keep them in? 🙂
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Arkenaten
June 15, 2018 at 8:21 pm
I used to put them in our shed, which has windows, but I didn’t think there was enough light so now I keep them outside, and move them around the garden depending on the temperature.
It’s almost winter down here but still sunny. I have eight cuttings on the go at the moment and they are all hanging in there!
If there’s any frost forecast than I’ll move them inside.
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mybeautfulthings
June 15, 2018 at 9:19 pm
Thank you. I will try that this coming year. 🙂
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utesmile
June 12, 2018 at 6:55 pm
I haven’t been there for a while, I didn’t know they are there! My lavender blooms too in the garden!
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mybeautfulthings
June 15, 2018 at 8:02 pm
WE have French lavender but I really prefer the simple English lavender and will revert to that next year. Do go and visit Millicent – she is amazing! 🙂
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