Back at last!

Well, it's hard to start again,since several blog posts have disappeared into thin air. I think Blogsy is somewhat lacking.

Where to start. Spring is springing. Spent lots of yesterday in the garden...There is such a lot to do. The greenhouse is useful for starting seedlings, but a couple of hot days and everything dies.

So unlike Ireland...

Italian parsley is everywhere. I remember planting it to combat weeds. Now it has become a weed... A student gave me some sum choy seeds,which I have just planted .They are like pak choy but nicer.

I went to see Mum last week. She was well. Don't you think?

This was taken near her place. She lives near a cute little village, though her walking is getting slower now, so she really needs to go with someone, as the traffic conditions are quite scary for someone who thinks any green light means go...

Here is the avocado with buds coming out. The tree got really waterlogged during our extra wet winter, and I wondered if it would survive. Though the leaves are stressed the new growth has burst forth in a Gerald Manley Hopkins sort of flush... ( not sure about the spelling of his name- I just remember a sprinkling of his poems!)

I moved a fig tree in the winter, and it seems fine. They are hardy but this winter was so wet I wondered if the tree would survive. It was in a spot that was too shady for the fruit to ripen, so it is in full sun now.

G1 was down in the holidays. He enjoyed a stint in the sink- here is the proof.

His cousin, G2 was also down, but this was taken in her yard. What a delight to watch them thrive!

I've been trying to make a quiet book. It has tested my resolve, as it is slow to blanket stitch little bits. This is a sock matching page, not yet complete. There are magnets sewn into the socks, so each can be matched to its mate. I enjoy making it- we'll see if the kids enjoy playing with it. I found the pattern on a great site called "imagine your life " where an enthusiastic and talented young mum puts up patterns of interesting books she makes for her little boy.

Here is the orchid Katie gave me. They are such beautiful plants. One day I would like to learn about them...

Well I hesitate to write more because my last few blogs vanished completely. I will leave this up for a week or so, and then add another post .

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