And so we have waited patiently for Spring, the wind has been so cold, but I have been lucky to have seen the sun, even if only for a few afternoons.All of which have finely allowed for my bulbs to bud up, they look ready to bloom anytime soon.The garden floods have drained away via a water pump and sump pool and although still resembling a paddy field ,more bulbs and plants are starting to break the surface.
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| Daffodils |
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| Gooseberry |
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| Tulips |
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| First garden pink! yah for pink..... |
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| Honeysuckle |
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| Signs of life |
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| One of the pear trees |
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| Blueberries |
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| Gooseberry |
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| Shoots breaking through the bog! |
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| My vine |
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| Repotted seedlings |
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| Strawberries. |
Of course not forgetting the green house. I repotted the seedlings last weekend and they don't appear to have gone into shock, am so far, very pleased with my eggbox flowerpots.Lets hope they last until the plants are ready for planting up in garden .
I was very happy to find strawberry plants in ALDI reduced to 99p for six on my weekly food shop, I do love ALDI and am always amazed at their quality products at affordable prices.I do already have over 20 strawberry plants growing in the garden ,but an extra 12 may give me enough fruit over for wine?, I will have to ask my friend Pete how many pounds of fruit I need to the bottle.
As I toured the garden this morning it was encouraging to see just how many of my fruit trees and plants were now starting to bud. The pear trees are the most advanced trees, the gooseberries and blueberries seem to be doing the best amongst the bushes to date.
And I am delighted to share that my grape vine which last Autumn seemed doomed ,has this week started to sprout, which I guess just goes to show that despite the loss of the poly tunnel, the exceptionally cold winter , what a little sunshine with love and attention can do...I will be over the moon if I get grapes this year [is that possible?] ,ok I will settle for long branches/boughs of leaves even if no fruit.But fruit would be lush ..
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| Moss stitch and cable |
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| New hair with ribbon. |
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| Sweater and skirt. |
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| And a flower for her coat. |
The epic keep my hands active knit continues, having now run out of expectant friends I have been knitting for me, yes you did read that right, I have added to my ballet wrap top I knittted earlier this year. So into my wool store I went and found a very soft chunky pale green and knitted a moss stitch oversized tanktop [nice old fashioned garment name that is ] and a yolk knitted multi pink /red keyhole sweater. I have not forgotten my knitted ragdoll, who now has a sweater and skirt added to her ensemble.
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| Yolk sweater with keyhole. |
I did manage one pair pink rainbow slippers for aged 6-12 months and finally I have today started on a lilac cable top ready for those imminent summer evenings.....drinking strawberry wine. And now that the temperature is going to be rising I will be swapping my knitting needles for sewing needles, with this in mind I picked up two helpful reference books this week.I look forward to perfectly fitting pyjama bottoms,swing skirts and sofa covers. All of which should keep me out of trouble for a few more weeks .........
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| Dolls coat. |
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| Latest sweater. |
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| Rainbow slippers |
This butterfly suit was knitted 18 years ago
This is my latest 'me' knit, I have not used a pattern, but have gone for a vintage 1940's afternoon tea shape. I have kept the styling simple, and used cable stitch and soft velvet ribbon for decoration and embellishment.The wool is a supersoft cotton.
