I must say I have enjoyed my time off doing some serous house cleaning and intense gardening and having some time with family and friends, and done some knitting, but I know I need to work and what a disappointment to find out I have to work longer than my 60th birthday to get my pension, not on.
The garden is a riot of pinks and purple's and having lost a few things due to the cold spell we had last year have a few gaps giving an excuse to plant some different things. My gorgeous passion which grew as high as the back wall of the house is lost as to my olive tree, eucalyptus tree, lavenders, parts of some shrubs, chocolate cosmos and quite a few more.
As some herbs can be quite invasive we grow them in clay pots. They had been in there for some time and were pot bound and looking tatty. So with fresh compost replaced them with new or cuttings, they are coming on a treat.
The first poppy.
My lovely tree pony and this year have four blooms ( Roberts in the big house has 27 show off) and smells great.
The honeysuckle is a fantastic show and the smell in the evening is Divine, what with the sent of the lily of the valley also its lovely to sit out.
Your flowers are lovely. It is nice to have time off, but I'm sorry you can't retire at 60 as you planned.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty. I love that pink honeysuckle that is rambling along on your rooftop. As a girl my father built a huge arch way with iron (it was like a tunnel you could have driven your car under), he covered it in honeysuckle and hung a swing at one end of the gigantic arbor. Oh how I loved that swing. How I loved the smell as I rode through the sky and into the scent that floated up to heaven from our house.
ReplyDeletethank you for the memory, it has been ages since I thought of that play area.
(((hug)))
Kimmie
mama to 8
one homemade and 7 adopted