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Scarlet, Yellow and Rain

The flowers on the first stem of the Amaryllis have finished and the second stem is so top heavy we’ve had to put it on the floor to lean against the arm of the chair! It is still remarkably lovely six weeks after planting. I’m hoping there’s at least another week of loveliness in it.

The Tête à Tête miniature daffodils are appearing all over the garden. I love the ones in the monkey planter.

Photo from 2018

I’ve been browsing again  through an old paperback about life in Cornwall 100 years ago and was amused by the description of the wet weather in Cornwall – plus ça change!

From “Exploring Cornwall 100 Years Ago” Selected and Edited by Stuart D. Ludlum

 

 

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Victorian Cornwall and One Narcissi

Today I came across a delightful little book that I inherited and that I have not looked at closely enough before. It is full of quirky comments and charming line drawings. The preface explains that this was the impressions of an American in Victorian times visiting Cornwall. .

I love the description of the never-ending rain and mizzle. Plus ca change!

What a lovely description!  The original article was by William H Rideing and first published in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine in 1881.

The relentless rain has beaten down our first multi-headed narcissus so I have brought it in. It’s much daintier than the photo suggests and it  has the loveliest scent.

 
 

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