Some time ago the garden was full of yellow, now it’s full of blue and white. There are Camassia, Bluebells and lots of Forget-me-nots and the white blossom of the Choisya Ternata and the slightly pink tinged whites of apple blossom.
Just look at the first row sown and the others are starting. We love shallots even more than onions.
The first message to come through on my birthday (31/12/2025) was an invitation to Afternoon Tea at The Greenbank Hotel in Falmouth and this afternoon we went with our Dear and very generous friends to celebrate my birthday with a splendidly delicious afternoon tea and the most wonderful views. Enjoy the gallery and imagine our tastebud joy!
Thank you so much N&G – that was a wonderful afternoon with you two and what a truly lovely birthday present!
Bluebells on the way home
We froze Seville oranges in January so that we could make the marmalade when we had time. Today we have made several month’s worth! 
I also made the coffee cake for tomorrow’s market, the first this year.
My lovely Mr S just managed to catch the woodpecker as it was leaving the feeders. I love this photo of the wings in flight.
The sun shining through the front door at our Daughter’s house played rainbows all along the hall carpet.
On our last day together we all went out for breakfast and I had what was described on the menu as ‘Pancake with Fruit and Maple Syrup.’ It turned out to be four pancakes! However, they were so light and fluffy that I managed them all!
And now we are home after our trip to see LiveWire no 3 in her show, Legally Blonde, and to spend time with the family.
It’s good to see the Fritillaria Meleagris, Snake’s Head Fritillary, coming up again.
I called into one of my favourite shops, Cornish Health Store, today to top up my supply of chocolate gingers and was given a delightful freebie of a tiny lemon soap.
Closing the curtains this evening, my lovely Mr S spotted the sliver of moon through the winter tree branches.
We’ve had sunshine today and at Roots I sowed seeds and more seeds, 14 trays of between 100 and 250 seeds per tray, kale, red cabbage, cauliflower, Romanescue and more. There’ll be plenty of potting on to do over the next few weeks.
I do love a good pie – tonight, Chicken and Sweetcorn Pie
Happy St Patrick’s Day to all my Irish readers and a nod to my Irish heritage on my Father’s side.
I made some Fork Cookies this morning, so called because you flatten the ball of dough with the tines of a fork.I then dipped them in dark chocolate. They are scrummy!
Our tub of tulips is flowering already, seems quite early. I’m loving the delicacy of the green and pink bits.
Both the flowers below were presents, the pretty pale pink one from my dear friend and colleague Sharon, lost in 2024 and the deep pink primulas bought for us by LiveWires 5 and 6 who planted them for us in the allotment. We dug them up to bring them home once we gave up our tenancy.
Today after choir, we sang Harry Glasson’s Cornwall My Home in the courtyard to celebrate St Piran’s Day Here it is now, especially for my sister in Hawaii.
We have another Choir-Baby after many years of none and we are all delighted to have one year old S with us and clearly enjoying the singing.
After the courtyard singing
We had pasties for lunch to mark the day but I was enjoying it so much I forgot to take a photo until it was almost all gone.
It’s also World Book Day so happy days to all you readers and to all those who have dressed up for the day, especially LiveWire 3 who at almost 15 years old has gone to school as a very beautiful and tortured Lady Macbeth.
I only had two eggs so couldn’t make a cake for the volunteers at Roots so I made Choc Chip Cookies instead.
We followed a car with a bumper sticker that made us smile.
Our garden has bloomed in today’s very welcome sunshine.
There was a bitterly cold wind up at Roots today but the hardiest of the volunteers planted all the potatoes. A less hardy group of us planted tomato, aubergine, pepper, fennel and celery seeds. Others were transplanting the baby onion plants from seed trays into modules.
Amy among the rows of potatoes
There are more beautiful primroses in our front garden.
It’s Shrove Tuesday and this evening we’ve had savoury pancakes stuffed with ham and sweet corn followed by crêpes suzettes with the juice of ruby red blood oranges.
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