Wednesday 30 July 2014

I have Triffids growing in my garden VIII

Yucca Filamentosa


The second flowering

Friday 25 July 2014

A is for...................

Almonds


They are good for you!

I made Almond Cake, the recipe can be found here

The lAst letter - now whAt Are we going to do.................?

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Thursday 24 July 2014

I have Triffids growing in my garden VII

Yucca Filamentosa


Some of the petals are now dropping

Tuesday 22 July 2014

B is for................


Butterfly
Think a Gate Keeper Butterfly but please correct me if I'm wrong


Berries
Elderberries, I leave these for the birds, but next year I might make something with the flowers, but then I say that every year so watch this space


Blackberries
Hope they get fatter, then I will make pies and crumbles and jam


Oh look the first ripe one and its only July!


Bay
My bay tree was one twig in a pot and cost me ten pence because the sell-by date was up and that was when Somerfilelds went broke and was sold to Co-op a while ago now, at least  twelve years ago if not more!


Now it has a something nasty going on on lots of leaves, so it will have to be cut back this year

Linking with Alphabet Blogging

Wednesday 16 July 2014

I have Triffids growing in my garden VI

Yucca Filamentosa


Its certainly grown since Saturday! and last week!

Tuesday 15 July 2014

Monday 14 July 2014

C is for..................

Crafting

Recently I have been


Knitting


Embroidering


and making felt flowers

What have you been crafting...............?

Linking with Alphabet Blogging

Saturday 12 July 2014

I have Triffids growing in my garden V

I just couldn't resist but to post an extra post about my
Yucca Filamentosa



The first flower!

Thursday 10 July 2014

I have Triffids growing in my garden IV

Yucca Filamentosa


It keeps growing upwards, and outwards too

Monday 7 July 2014

Chinese Silk, Two Dolly Pegs and a Willing Husband!


A couple of years ago I was given a skein of Chinese silk.  Hands up who remembers winding a skein of wool into a ball?  Today I needed a thickish blue thread, this silk was ideal, but we hit a snag.  What do I do, chair or husband.........  Alex (husband) who also remembers winding knitting wool into a ball was willing to hold the skein for ten minutes while I wound the silk into a ball, but being silk its springy, it would not have stayed in a ball.  

DING! 


Dolly Pegs


Push them together to form a cross


Wind the silk round the pegs working into a ball

Friday 4 July 2014

D is for............................

DAISY


My Shasta Daisy is in bud, can't wait to see the large white blooms, with large yellow centres.  This is a large headed Daisy.  It is actually from stock that once belonged to my grandmother. Whenever our family moves house we always take part of the Daisy patch with us!  I hope our sons carry on the tradition!


Daisies that grow in the lawn


always get decapitated when the lawn is cut


they do grow again - but the same thing will happen again in a moment when we cut the grass again before it starts raining again.  But as they always do they will grow again.


I made a vintage style daisy brooch which is now for sale here

Thursday 3 July 2014

I have Triffids growing in my garden III

Yucca Filamentosa


Since last Wednesday 
(I forgot to do this yesterday)