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Category Archives: Out and about
Orchidelirium and getting out of the cold
I’ve never been sure whether I like orchids or not, possibly because they look so artificial in all their frivolous splendour. In fact it took me several visits to my sister’s house before I realised that her glorious, perpetually-flowering specimen … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday – Snowdrops at Chippenham Park
Posted in Out and about, Winter, Wordless
Tagged Cambridgeshire, canal, Chippenham Park, Gardening, Gardens, Photography, snowdrops, Woodland
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Wordless Wednesday – Hot stuff
Posted in Out and about, Uncategorized, Winter, Wordless
Tagged Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, Cornus, Gardening, Gardens, National Trust, Photography, Winter Walk
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Honfleur and the window displays
Last week we had our windows replaced and luckily the weather wasn’t too cold or wet, otherwise the dog and I would have been quite miserable, huddled in the one useable room. To prepare for the job, it took me … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Out and about, Whimsy
Tagged cheeses, Honfleur, Normandy, Patisserie, Photography, Salts, Window displays
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Fullers Mill Garden, West Stow, Suffolk
I started a draft for this post back in August, immediately after visiting Fullers Mill Gardens for the first time. However, since I’d recently written about a couple of other water gardens I though it better to wait a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about
Tagged Bernard Tickner, Fullers Mill Garden, Gardening, Gardens, Lackford lakes, Lilies, Perennial Charity, Photography, Water garden
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