Friday 19 July 2013

Floral Friday


I understand from Jo's blog ( Jozart)  that today is Feelgood Friday. And I do! I love this hot weather - yes, I know it's too much for some people, and there have been some terrible fires. However, I have been waiting over a year for this and I'm blummin' well going to enjoy it! And this weekened I will NOT be paradin' meself around wearin' a funny hat and makin' a noise in Furrin Parts, for a change. No, just me, myself and I,  Jim finding HIMself in an open field neath blistering sunny skies instead for the weekend. I hope you have something planned that is pleasing to you, whether you are chillin' out or doing something interesting but perspiration-inducing!

Speaking of funny hats, I had a good chuckle earlier this week reading Cathy's blog (Potter Jotter) Her name is Cathy Daniel, and she had used some of the lovely ceramic tiles she makes, to come up with a few anagrams of her name. This was especially for me:


Isn't that clever? If you want to see what the equally clever other anagrams were, pop over and check out her blog. Thanks Cathy, this is just great!

So, mooching round the garden doing some garden tasks this morning (ahem) I thought I'd bring some of the loveliness indoors, and set about with the secateurs (well, the kitchen scissors, actually.)

 
                                                           The moody, shady shot.



                     I am probably the world's worst flower arranger but I think they look pretty.

So after a quick nip into town - I see Sainsbury's car park was half empty even at 10 o'clock when I left, so much for the obscenely expensive new parking ticket machines which seek to curb all the millions of pounds the council is losing with people sharing their unused tickets! One poor lady couldn't see to key in her reg. number how ridiculous, someone needs shooting on the council. I put heaven knows what reg. number, I nearly always get my letters back to front, and I know I missed the letter off the end. So I am awaiting any minute the Knock on the Door from some Jobsworth or other.

Anyway, too nice a day to rant. So when I got home, quick bit of house work. (Yes, I do on occasion get the feather duster and vacuum cleaner out!) then it was me for the garden.

And this is what I spent the afternoon doing.



                                                        Materials and tools at the ready.



                                   Embroidery in progress on the Big Cushion.

And the reason for the Big Basket of Felt, seen above :


The Little Cushion, or a pin cushion to be precise. The grey looking blanket background is actually quite a nice green but the colour leached out in the sun.

So there you have it. A short post about what's made me happy today. Oh, and one other thing did too, but you can't see that - a phone call from a very tired chap in a field in Worcestershire! Hope you had a Fell Good Friday too!

16 comments:

  1. Just my kind of floral arrangements I much prefer a few flowers in a jug to all that clever stuff - much more natural and pretty. Love your felt embroidery especially the little pin cushion - do you felt your own fabrics or buy felt ready made? Whatever it looks lovely.

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    1. I can't do the 'clever stuff', gave up the idea very early on. I have felted blankets, and I have a couple waiting dyeing /felting. But I mostly use ready prepared stuff to be honest. Lx.

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  2. Such pretty flowers Lynne and they look gorgeous in those lovely jugs. A good afternoon in the garden by the look of your cushions.
    Patricia x

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    1. I love those two jugs, Patricia, and they do look nice, don't they? And yes, it was a lovely laid-back-yet-productive afternoon! Lx

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  3. love your jugs of pretty flowers and your lovely sewing
    Tilly

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    1. Thank you Tilly, I used to collect jugs, but have given up now - you can't go on can you? And I'm loving stitching this felt/felted blanket.

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  4. Flower arranging , I feel, is often determine by the shape of the stems. Well that is my excuse and I prefer to say that my arrangements are 'organic' in style. Love the cushion.

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    1. Thank you! I just vcan't do the 'proper' stuff, and I like the natural loo.! by the way I shall be down your Mum's way soon, nearly time for the Burwell Bash again! Yippeee!.

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  5. Sounds like the best kind of weekend ... productive but with restful and recreational bits.

    And Cathy's right, it is a nice hat, lady :)

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    1. Hi Annie, yes, it has been lovely. As you say, quite productive, but at my own speed, one or two things HAD to be done, other than that it has been a purely sybaritic few days.

      I was cogitating about the difference a comma makes! lx

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  6. The flowers look beautiful Lynne and that's a gorgeous jug. I was taxi-ing kids around all day today but in between 1 drop off and a pick up I took myself to a cafe for coffee & cake, that made of happy & I haven't told a single person - only you!

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    1. Shhhh! Your secret is safe with me, Jay! And why not, it's those little treats we sneak in now and then which keep us happy and able to deal with the 'stuff'!

      My Mister is home now after 4 days away and it's good to just sit and natter (he's now in the shower!) but my time 'on my tod' has been very peaceful, I won't knock it. Lx

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  7. Hi Lynne, How lovely of you to stop by. It's nice to meet another Lynne (with the correct spelling). I did notice you on Annie's comment page (because of the way you spell your name), and meant to come over and have a look, but I had to hand the computer over.
    Well it looks all so jolly here, I need a closer look. I love your stitching by the way.

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    1. Hi again, Lynne! I think it's brilliant the way one link leads you to another - you can always click away if it doesn't please you, but I have come across some lovely blogs - your own included - and met some great folks all through blogging.

      And thanks, I'm not a precise stitcher, but I do enjoy what I do.

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  8. Ha! I use the kitchen scissors too! Lovely flowers - I find that greeny yellow frilly plant whose wonderful name I just can't bring to the front of my mind, makes a great backdrop for any flowers. I have been bringing bucket loads of it in this year. Glad to hear those Mollies give you time off once in a while! xCathy

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    1. Cathy I think you mean Ladies Mantle or Alchemilia Mollis . It's brilliant for frothing about in a jug of flowers - makes my attempts look half reasonable!

      Yes, a few weeks respite before Towersey Festival at the end of August, One can only speculate what this weird weather will be like then! Lx

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