Apart from a small window of blue in the sky on Sunday morning, recent days have been dark, damp and dismal. So reflecting back to sunnier days and scenes from my garden last year, was a cheering little interlude that gives a reassuring promise of things to come.
How right you are Alice. When we bought the OPS the garden had been badly neglected over the years and was densely overgrown with waist high weeds. The landscaping of the garden was jolly hard work, we had to terrace it off to cope with the level of the ground that slopes down to a bank, which in turn, drops down to the footpath that runs alongside the little river. The blue summer house, tucked up the far corner of the garden, is a favourite retreat of mine, a lovely place to read, write, enjoy a glass of wine or simply have a snooze. We keep it heated, so its lovely at any time of year. Marion
I live in a small Welsh village which is situated in the southern tip of the Snowdonia National Park. Its an area of true outstanding natural beauty. We have the Cambrian mountains to the east of us and the coast of Cardigan Bay out to the west. My husband and I moved to Wales from The Cotswolds in England 19 years ago. We bought the old village Police Station, which we have worked tirelessly renovating ever since. You could say its a real labour of love. I have retired after working many years in the travel business, this now leaves me free to pursue the many things in life that I enjoy.
Few Easter decorations
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A few pictures of some decorating. Not a lot but enough. It's been very
crazy weather here as far as being very warm then turning very chilly and
in th...
Through the garden gate.........
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. . . . . . . on the first days of Spring.
Spring has arrived, its beauty already brightening up the landscape.
This Magnolia liliflora in the gar...
Color Comes To Town
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I know that spring is upon us, when the Redbud trees start giving out their
beautiful lavender-pink buds.
The redbud is a tree that is valued far more tha...
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Our 2018 Project
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Our 2018 project. We got there in the end! Living on a hill our garage
floor was two feet lower than the house. It has never been used as a garage
(too sm...
Happy New Year 2018!
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*In 2017 I discovered a new favorite thing which I love doing and this is
chalk lettering! *
*Here is to a happy and healthy new year 2018! *
*Cheers!*
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What a long time ago that last post was written!
There had been some intention to start again a few times but for different
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Jo's Birthday Blog Hop - 1971
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I know, I know, I'm late for the UK.......I can explain, migraine, camera
problems.......but I'm here.
1971 - did you give me that year on purpose, dear ...
So schnell…. / So fast….
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Die letzten Wochen waren so ausgefüllt und schnell vorbei, dass viele
Arbeiten im Garten auf der Strecke liegen blieben. Das Wetter wollte leider
auch nich...
I'm Back
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New Posts Coming January 2016!
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Critters in the garden
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As you know, I have a large garden in my backyard.
The cottage garden has a lot of variety, yet I have more of one particular
type of flower than any o...
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Well hello again. Seems like Blogger just keeps calling me back. I've
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A Cat Conundrum
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I’ve always loved cats.
No, really!
Smokey is the first one I remember. My parents had him when they got
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The dream is dead
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Greetings one and all! It is with a heavy heart that I must now bring this
blog to a close. I would like to offer heartfelt thanks to all of the good
eg...
The Hunting of the Salad
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Getting my salad together for February was quite an ordeal after that
prolonged spell of heavy frost. Gone were most of the plants that so amply
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As a Prelude .....
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...... to some of the magnificent gardens we visited yesterday at the
Bundanoon Garden Ramble, I thought I should post a few photos from my own
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3 comments:
What a gorgeous garden. Bet it didn't look like that when 'The Bill' lived there. It looks such a sunny little corner - so inviting to sit and relax.
How right you are Alice. When we bought the OPS the garden had been badly neglected over the years and was densely overgrown with waist high weeds. The landscaping of the garden was jolly hard work, we had to terrace it off to cope with the level of the ground that slopes down to a bank, which in turn, drops down to the footpath that runs alongside the little river.
The blue summer house, tucked up the far corner of the garden, is a favourite retreat of mine, a lovely place to read, write, enjoy a glass of wine or simply have a snooze. We keep it heated, so its lovely at any time of year. Marion
Ha ha @ "The Bill" Alice! :D
Your garden looks truly beautiful Marion, I do especially like the blue summerhouse, I'd love to sit there with you and have a glass of wine.
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