Camellias
Climbing Hydrangea
Lonely Daffodil
16th March My back garden is now cleared of rubble from the demolition of the greenhouse . It.s nearly 20years since the greenhouse was put up, so seeing the original space again, I must admit the garden does look better. A change is as good as a rest, so they say and I am going to enjoy my little oasis..
People say the British are always discussing the weather, well it seems we do. Its warm and sunny for this time of year and believe this we are in the middle of a drought. Threats of a hose pipe ban and many other water restrictions are mainly down in the south east where unfortunately most of UK crops are grown .
Seen some pink and white blossom on trees and lots of greenery. We will soon be cutting the grass and pottering about in the gardens again, hope we don’t get a hose pipe ban up North. What always gives me a lift at this time of year time, is the sight of ….
`a host of golden daffodils beside the lake beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze`.
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But Horticulturalists are saying we have a shortage of daffodils this year especially for Mothers Day, due to the extensive cold weather which has delayed their growth.. Today I only have a single daffodil in my garden lots of shoots but no bright yellow heads. No crocus or snowdrops either this year, where I usually have a fair display. Still there is life returning to the garden my camellia has blossoms and there are a few other welcome changes that tell me Spring has Sprung.
I went to the movies last month with some firends to see Woman in Black, featuring Daniel Radcliffe, a very scary film. It was good, I enjoyed it because I didn’t know the story, but some in our party had seen the play and were disappointed with the film. I don’t think you should be too judgemental after seeing a play or even reading the book on any movie, as they are all different interpretations of a story and stories often lead to individual representation. I thought Daniel played the part well, its odd to see him so grown up after so many years as Harry Potter.
Received a welcome phone call from our holiday representative that we now will be flying direct Manchester to Nice in July, instead of via Heathrow. This is great news because last year due to bad weather over the Atlantic I missed my connections in Philadelphia and I was re-routed via LAX. Consequently I was hours late arriving in Bakersfield, fortunately I have wonderful friends who where prepared to sit and wait for me, David and Leslie you are stars.
This week my youngest son has moved house and now resides back in Harrogate. They are now in walking distance of the Hospital where they both work, plus the school and the town centre, so all in all a good move. Drove up on Mothering Sunday in warm sunshine, I really enjoy the drive through Skipton and over the North Yorkshire Moors especially in sunshine to spend time with my family again. My eldest grandson had an accident last weekend playing football, poor boy broke his nose. I didn’t get to see him this visit, but I was glad really as I did not want see him injured, two black eyes and swollen nose. I can imagine it though, boy it must hurt…
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Bye for now.
