A bunch of photos, in the main this time round, as I'm waiting for some photos from the Apple Day dance out by the Ouse Washes Mollie Dancers yesterday, at Gressenhall; I'll blog more next time.
The garden is looking pretty ropey at the moment - Jim has been round doing the autumn prune and tidy but what with the dratted leaves and the general bedraggledness of everything, it is not the prettiest of sights. However, on my way to the compost heap the other day I did notice there are a few blooms hanging on here and there.
And in the greenhouse, a profusion of green tomatoes and a few little brave red ones. Terrible summer has done for them, unfortunately. Green tomato chutney, anyone?
Such a shame. I'll try and encourage them with an apple or two, see if we can coax a little blush out of them.
On a different tack, I found myself shelling out £12 YIKES!!! for this chunky publication:
Now I'm not really into the vintage vibe too much, and have resisted the other new vintage-type mags. This one caught my eye though and there is quite a bit of interesting stuff in it; if you collect ephemera for collage and journalling as I do there is a fair amount here, and some interesting articles and photographs. It will certainly be a one-off for me. I did my usual sniffing and tutting in Smiths this morning having a quick flick through the outrageously priced Selvedge - I know it is rated by the textile cognoscenti but frankly it is really just an upmarket Mollie Makes at twice the price. There are a couple of good articles now and then, but I seldom find more than one item of interest just a lot of nice pictures. I shall get a lot out of 'Pretty Nostalgic' and it will be canibalised quite thoroughly, I can tell you!
Right, time to put this 'to bed' as they say before the BT engineer arrives (and he's cutting it pretty fine) to install the new hub for Infinity. He's already 3 days late, and only coming today (We hope) because Jim complained long and loud after being let down with no apology on Friday. How to run a business, eh?
To end on a good note...I am going to Bungay (provided I can find my way in the dark!) tomorrow to the Fisher Theatre to watch TRIETTE! Yes, they are supporting the Old Dance School, a really great folk band. I'm staying the night with Mollie friend Elin who is roadie-ing for Nick! Should be a great night. But there are still tickets if you fancy coming with us!!
I still have some pockets of colour in my garden, a couple of years ago I started to put an orange, red and yellow flowerbed together. It' really comes into its own at this time of the year, I need to do a bit of a reshuffle, and perhaps put some more plants in, that can be next years project! Enjoy your concert! Ada :)
ReplyDeleteOh Ada, every year we say we are going to attend to the 'continuity issue' as our garden kind of runs out at the ned of August, in the main. What do you put in that hangs around into the autumn? Lx
DeleteIf I lived a bit closer I would come to the gig- enjoy it anyway!
ReplyDeleteMy garden needs a good tidy up- the banana trees have reached a good height this year so may survive the winter withut me having to cut them right down. I am still on Egyptian time, caught the 'hanging about' bug that they seem to do so well! To be fair , got a stinking cold so have been a little idle trying to get rid of it- the hibiscus tea I brought back seems to be working wonders!
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Oh poor you, it's coming back to Blighty from hot foreign climes that does it every time - hope you are soon over it!Lx
DeleteYour flowers are still blooming pretty, and you still have tomatoes! Mine are long gone...
ReplyDeleteHi Dorothy - the reason they are still hanging around is because we hoped they might ripen! I think I am going to have to chutney them....though we aren't terribly fussed about chutney....!
DeleteI didn't realise until recently there were so many different types of morris dancers, until my son got involved, he's in the sticks and bells sort..... and loving it. You garden looks so lovely,even at the end of the season.
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Sorry Sue, for not replying sooner - I got ut of whack with blogging! Be aware these were carefully edited photos! The garden really looks past itself to be honest.
DeleteSo which side does your son dance with? I have friends who dance /play for both Morris and Mollie. i know purists like to keep them very seperate and can get a bit sniffy about Mollie Dancing, but hey, its fun! Life is too short to spend time debatingour differences instead of celebrating our wonderful varieties! Lx
My son dance, well ok, I once saw him joining in a maypole dance to make the numbers up..... he only plays the music :)Way of the Wyrd http://www.wayofthewyrd.com/and Bakanalia http://www.bakanalia.com/
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Ah, he's the muso! I will check them out. (we also serve who only stand and fiddle...or squeeze...or drum....!)
DeleteYour garden is still so lovely. Butchy and I just took a walk to the mailbox in the rain. Rain that I think might turn into snow, so on the way in, I picked my last small bouquet of zinnias. They will last a little longer in my kitchen window than outside, if the snow comes, LOL.
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely photos, thanks for sharing.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
Hi Connie, sorry being late in responding! Well, if you could see the whole garden you might not think so! Blimey! Snow, eh? We don't want any of that just yet, thank you very much! But I'm not enjoying the drizzley grey days we are having at the moment. Lx
DeleteThanks for your comment this week Lynne :) Yeah, we did have a little adventure from normality! There's so many knock on effects to the power going out now a days. My cordless phone didn't work. No computer, the lap top and mobile where out of charge and the freezer too! I did worry about that but luckily it was fine :)
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Ps your garden is looking better than mine, all my flowers are gone ;(
I hate feeling I've allowed myself to become dependent upon technology. It creeps up on us, doesn't it? I htink freezers are good for a few hours as long as you can resist the temptation to 'just check'! Lx
DeleteThose nasturtiums made me smile, nasturtiums always do. Such jolly flowers :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I'm not the only one who feels that way about Selvedge ... I've been known to describe it as little more than a catalogue for over priced craft goods. Do you know HandEye Lynne? ... great journal, though not cheap :)
Hi Annie, I love my nasturtiums, Jim plants them to attract the blackfly away from the salad stuff. TOTALLY agree with you on the Selvedge - I do wonder just ow many items they sell at those hugely exorbitant prices; no objection to makers making an honest living, but some rag dolls and pin cushions I venture to say, are grossly overpriced! Lx
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