1 It’s November 2nd and we still have colour in the garden. There are 17 blossoms on the Passiflora caerulea!
Passiflora caerulea
2 Lady Betty Balfour has six or seven flowers still as they scramble up through a fir tree.
Lady Betty Balfour Clematis
3 A beautiful though slightly scruffy butterfly landed on our window cill this morning, rested for several minutes and then fluttered away.
Painted Lady
1 Brought Kath’s jug out of the dishwasher today, reminded again of a beautiful friend and of how much I miss her. The jug comes out every time we have friends round for a meal so that Kath is there with us too…….
2 Heliotrope, Lavender and Verbena Bonariensis all still in flower and it’s only 4 weeks to Christmas! And there are four more Passion flowers.
3 Singing Christmas Carols with the Inglehearts, learning the alto part for ‘While Shepherds Watched’ but missing my friend and singing mentor Jean who is still not well.
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