Tag Archives: flowers

Today’s walks: 1st July

Posted on July 1, 2018 by

Hubby and I were up pretty early, though he’s always pottering about way before I surface. I was hot and sticky, so had a shower before breakfast, then thought as it was the start of a new month, why not … Continue reading →

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Smells to walk by………….

Posted on June 22, 2018 by

No, it’s nothing nasty, just an array of aromas walking round The New Avenue with so many gardens in full flower. Just across the way is a ‘dwarf’ lilac bush, except there is nothing small about it as it cascades … Continue reading →

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It’s not a special day

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

Just an I love you Day Aren’t they lovely?

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The Ancient Mariner

Posted on September 8, 2017 by

I love roses, and when I was first married, my Dad gave us a red rose standard for the garden. The ex-to-be dug a hexagonal bed for it, and it stood pride of place in the centre of our front … Continue reading →

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How does your garden grow?

Posted on June 16, 2017 by

I am not a gardener which was once proved when I dug up some lovely blue flowers on a verge for my Mum to be told they were weeds, albeit very pretty ones. Trying to grow veg as a kid … Continue reading →

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Gotta look after the bees

Posted on June 3, 2017 by

I’ve written before about bees. You can read my offerings here, here and here. Today we were coming out of a shop in town and Hubby noticed a tired drone on the tiled entrance. Rather than leave it there to … Continue reading →

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Just one more sniff, honest!

Posted on February 25, 2017 by

I’ve said before that her Ladyship likes to smell the flowers on our walks. It’s a fact of life (and sometimes annoyance) that dogs like to sniff, especially when on the search for that perfect blade of grass to grace … Continue reading →

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It’s probably a hormone thing

Posted on November 5, 2016 by

I’m feeling a bit weepy today. Overwhelmed even. Looking in our pigeon-hole this morning on the way out to walk the dog, we had a notification from the office that we had a parcel. We haven’t ordered anything, so when … Continue reading →

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Wet Sunday

Posted on July 10, 2016 by

According to the internet weather site last night, we are in for showers throughout the day. Yet in the media, this weekend was meant to be a scorcher. Well I suppose it is……………. somewhere else. Looking out across our bow, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Walk Observations

Posted on February 28, 2016 by

Maggie and I did the figure of eight route on our own this morning. It was interesting to see the number of lawns that have had their first haircuts of the year, and I remembered us putting it off as … Continue reading →

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