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| I walk around the lake most days. Unfortunately I have a hip problem, so I am a bit limited as to how far I can go. Still, it's wonderful to get out and check out the progress of the plants. |
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| Reflections, like inky spiders. |
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| Solomon's Seal growing wild. |
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| Beech hedge and bracken. I started to look at textures today while I was out. I love drawing, and wild free sketching- so I was quite excited by the way the 'weave' was developing here. |
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| Toad-Flax is so sweet. It loves our stone walls. This bit is under one of the cottages. There is a flight of stone steps that leads to a 'cave' or kind of cellar where wine bottles, and all the jars of preserves were stored. I went down to the 'cave' today and collected a few jars. Gradually I am putting them in the dishwasher and reusing them. |
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| More Honeysuckle or Woodbine.As I child I lived next to a wonderful house that was called Woodbine. It was a tiny brick cottage with a couple who were my great freinds.They were quite elderly, and I was still at Primary school. They had a market garden, and sold cut flowers. |
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| Cloud and showers |
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| Wild Gooseberiies growing above a great stone. |
Just like my hedge! What preserve are you making?
ReplyDeleteWell, to be honest, the jars get filled by anything, like buttons, seeds, cottons, I am a bit of magpie. The jars are something in themselves. Some are wonderful emerald green.
ReplyDeleteI did make a quantity of marmalade recently as it's hard to come by in France. Its so easy and delicious, normally, I would never think to bother but I will keep trying out different variations of citrus marmalade.
I made bean chutney as I grew lots last year too many to eat fresh. This year I want to look at storing a lot more though. I have 10 Blackcurrant bushes so jam is on the cards and Rhubarb here a delicacy so I'd like to make some rhubarb for later. I spotted a woman in the supermarket buying jars full of Rhubarb compote so I have been thinking about this ever since.
What about you?
Love the reflections... x
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