I put the hyacinth bulbs in water in our Victorian bulb glasses today. They are very late and are now in a dark cupboard but I don’t know if they will work, certainly not in time for Christmas but maybe in time for my birthday.
A Great Spotted Woodpecker visited us today. 
I love words as regular readers will know. This one, from the Middle Ages, is the past participle of forswinke which means “exhausted from physical exertion.” That’s been me for the last couple of weeks!
utesmile
November 23, 2025 at 4:53 pm
My Grandmother had glasses like that for the bulbs , but I don’t know where they ended up 🙁
mybeautfulthings
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 pm
The coloured ones were my Mum’s and maybe my Granny’s The plain ones are modern. I really hope they work for me! 🙂
nrhatch
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 pm
Once those bulbs work their magic, your home will smell swell!
mybeautfulthings
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 pm
It will! 🙂