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Saturday 26 March 2016

Easter already !







A busy few weeks here one way or another.  My dear brother in law is still very ill 10 days after heart surgery and my sweet sister too , awaiting a big operation soon .  This is when living here seems quiet far away as they live some distance from us , probably a 7 or 8 hour drive away.  If I am needed I would probably go by train.  Thankfully they have their family nearby and I am
texted and e mailed updates daily if not more.

Little man has had a chesty cold and been off school and what with him and Dextie I seem to have a
permanent shadow !  Not that I am complaining, but not much sewing or anything really getting done.
I have done quite a bit of cutting out though . The craft fair was cancelled through lack of people wanting to take part.  I am not surprised really considering the poor attendance back at Christmas .  I have however offered to make some little bits for the school garden fund raising project.  You may remember back in December a local shop approached me?  Well I have popped in and had a chat but I have decided I really do not have the time to do this on a regular basis.  I would need to be more committed than I would like and life throws things at you at times without warning and I would hate my hobby to be a chore.  The lady was so lovely though and said if I do get some makes together at any time to pop in and we have left it at that.

Do you like yellow?  I must admit I do like it but don't use it much on any projects.  Whilst picking out fabric from the stash in the suitcase I realised I did have a few fat quarters so dug them out and
will try to use them up.  Whilst I was looking at the colours I realised I am not a orange or dark colour person either ...... funny what colours attract one person but not another.......   When I read blogs , I love looking at colour combinations people choose.  I could play happily for hours if I
had the time , putting colour combinations together......





My usual crafting mess!
My "new" scissors by the way have been 
great.  No more blisters 
on the old thumb area so one problem solved.


Last week our handy man turned up with a noisey compressor.  After lifting the top soil off the mole hills into nearby tubs he set to.

From this






To this

and then again to  the next morning, mole back again with 3 new molehills !

We need to source a "mole man" .  The garden is being ruined by this rodent and although I am told it will start all over again within months of this one being caught , when a new mole will no doubt take up residency , we really need to do something.  The first two years we did have the odd one or two but Chris counted 29! before he started work .  He has reseeded the lawn but to be honest I am thinking that is just wishful thinking.


The back garden however is beginning to show signs at last of Spring

hellebore 





I just adore this blue
I bought this last year in a supermarket
and when it finished just
popped it in a pot outside ,
I was delighted to see it's return 




pots in need of a good tidy
but new growth on the climbers 
(Told you I have a permanent shadow!) 



Our garden has small banks around the boundary 
and they are now filled with yellow
and pink primulas that self
seed everywhere here.
No signs of any " forget me nots " yet



these I didn't get around to planting 
last year 
I hid them under the garden bench
and am so surprised 
they haven't been got at
by the slugs and snails 



A couple of the apple trees 
now in bud




High winds and rain here this morning
I shouldn't be surprised 
it is a bank holiday weekend in 
Wales after all!



18 comments:

  1. We are promised your Welsh weather here in Hampshire, but the ground is dry, and like your hubby mine has put down grass seed. My fav colour will always be green, but I have tried to mix up the fat quarters I buy.

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    1. I like green to, but pastels are my favourite at the moment , must be a spring thing

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  2. I am thinking you know my favorite color. ;)
    Yes, you definitely need to get rid of the mole. You will otherwise just keep going round and round battling it out!

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    1. Have left messages for the "mole man" still waiting for him to get back to us

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  3. How do you get rid of moles there? Sorry to hear about your brother and sister, wishing them both a speedy recovery. We have a dear friend here who has been in the ICU unit for a week, he seems to be getting better though thankfully. I hope Little man's nasty cold goes away soon so he will feel better. Spring is here too and everything is budding out. Lots of wind and some late frosts though.

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  4. if you keep your eye line above the grass... and mole hills then you wont see them! LOL X lovely to see colour coming back into the gardens .. despite the nasty weather xx

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  5. The weather is rotten here too, on the East coast of England. Hope all goes well for your sister and brother in law. A pleasure to see signs of Spring and all the regrowth in the garden.

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    1. A bit more colour very day and little fat mummy birds busy nest building is always lovely too

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  6. I'd love real distinct seasons. I've been weeding and planting the winter vege garden this weekend - think I must have killed around 50 slugs/snails last night alone! thinking of you family/son.

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    1. Thank you honey, snails and slugs galore here..they just love the damp here.

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  7. So sorry to hear about your brother and sister....hope they get well soon. Moles are pesky little things, aren't they? We have the same problem on our farm. Don't know how DH will get rid of them, but I know he'll give it his best effort. Love the pictures of your garden. I'm looking forward to spring and some greenery - and we're almost there! Take care, my friend.
    xxx

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    1. How your trip and going well and bringing you much happiness.xx

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  8. Lovely primulas. BTW have you posted photos of your Stationery Swap Stash somewhere? I don't have an Instagram account or Facebook etc so just on my blog.x

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    1. I'm a bit behind , but hope to post this week.xx

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  9. Hope your family members recover soon, it's hard when you're far away, but at least they keep you informed of their progress. It's great to see the Garden coming to life, isn't it, even though the moles keep appearing! I have them here as well....grrr.... Looking forward to seeing your stationary swap goodies! :)

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  10. Hope your family members recover soon, it's hard when you're far away, but at least they keep you informed of their progress. It's great to see the Garden coming to life, isn't it, even though the moles keep appearing! I have them here as well....grrr.... Looking forward to seeing your stationary swap goodies! :)

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