Flowers and Stitching

I love being surrounded by flowers and plants and the month of May was an exceptional month for them in different forms.

Our granddaughter arrived on my birthday with a bouquet of flowers that had been bought by her on behalf of her cousin and his girlfriend who live far away in Berkshire.  She thought I would like a bright selection.

Our granddaughter and her boyfriend also brought us these orchids.  Aren't they a gorgeous colour?

From our daughter-in-law I received this cushion that she had made decorated with crocheted flowers. The embroidered panel had once been given to her by my late mother and it was thoughtful of her to incorporate it into the design of the cushion. 

Above, if you look closely you'll see Bobby, our granddaughter's first soft toy dog.  Because of much cuddling the top of his head had become worn and his eye needed a few stitches to secure it in place.  She asked me to do a few repairs on him.

I darned the delicate net fabric covering the soft material and stitched on his eye. (Before and after photos). When our granddaughter comes to collect Bobby I'm sure she'll be pleased with the result and also happy to have him back with her again. 

Here is the embroidered tablecloth that I showed you in my last blog post.  Now I shall start another project as I have two different tapestry pieces to work on.

May has been a good month for rhododendrons and these are the ones under the birch trees in the local park.  It was a damp day.  When I came out of the library I found that there was drizzly rain so I didn't stay long to take photos.

This little robin came and landed at my feet.

Yesterday our eldest grandson and family came to visit on their way up to see the other grandma who lives further north in York.  The sun was shining and after lunch we had a lovely time in the garden.  No photos of the family this time, but instead a photo of the pot plant (a bromeliad) that they gave us.  We were also given a stand for the mobile phone that we can use when we do face-to-face phone calls.

Thank you for your visit.  I hope you have a lovely June.  I understand that it's officially Summertime!

Tulip Time and Other Happenings In The Garden

 

Here are a few mosaics to share with you as Mr P and I enjoy the sunny weather and the garden.  Mr P hasn't stopped gardening even though the bout of shingles is still bothering him somewhat.  Usually mornings are the best time for him to be outside in the fresh air and sunshine.  The new greenhouse is becoming a good place to be as he prepares the soil for growing some tomatoes and keeping his cuttings and other seedlings until he can plant them out.  There's still room next to the greenhouse to have a small raised bed for other vegetables. (The covered yard - not shown today - is also full of plants and seedlings in pots and it's another area we both appreciate because of the warmth and shelter it provides when there's a chill in the air).

A robin is flitting in and out of the garden and a blackbird has made a nest in the hedge.  I like to go out early in the morning and walk around the garden and to my surprise I saw the mother blackbird sitting on her nest and as there's a male blackbird hovering around it's good to see the activity high up in this quiet spot between next door neighbours' fence and our cedar hedge.

Finally, I'm never without flowers to display in the front living room window thanks to the thoughtfulness of members of our family.  I love white flowers so this pot of chrysanthemums was much appreciated as a gift from our local grandson.  Chrysanthemums in particular seem to last a long time.

Thank you for coming by.  I hope you have a very good weekend whatever you're doing.  As ever I'll catch up with you soon.  

Robin

This friendly robin visited our third oldest 

grandson who spends a lot of time down by the local lake.