This morning Jackie and I finished the ironing before she drove me to
Hair Design for a haircut, after which we shopped at Lidl’s store opposite.
I continued reading Doctor Zhivago this afternoon.
Leaves were silhouetted against the sky as twilight approached
while we enjoyed a glass of wine on the decking with views of
owls, ferns, busy lizzies, fuchsia Delta’s Sarah and Compassion rose.
This evening we all dined on baked gammon; piquant cauliflower cheese; creamy mashed potatoes; crunchy carrots and firm cauliflower, with which Jackie drank Chilean Reserve Privada Sauvignon Blanc 2022 and I drank more of the La Vieille Ferme.
Looking good 🙂
Thank you very much, Sherry
You look great, Derrick, I envy your full head of hair! I use a shaver every evening to take whats left down to almost gone. ???? Put a bowl of buttery, peppered mashed potatoes in front of me and I will be in Heaven! ????
Thanks very much, John
Sounds like you had a good day!
Thanks very much, Liz. And a good night’s sleep 🙂
You’re welcome, Derrick. A good night’s sleep is always welcome.
You are both looking lovely and relaxed. Love the drinks in the garden. I’ll be around directly.
Thanks very much, Pat. Red or white?
Great haircut, and how lovely to sit out in your garden.
I was thinking of you reading Dr. Zhivago, and I think I remember from your Knight’s Tale series that your great aunt(?) was in Russia when the revolution broke out?
Yes, I remember that, too! Was it Derrick’s Aunt Evelyn? (But I could be wrong about her name.)
As Gwen says, you got the name right, Carolyn
My memory isn’t what it used to be…so I’m glad I got her name right. 🙂
Miss Evelyn Knight – born in England in 1882 – was Derrick’s great-aunt, and his story inspired me to do a series of eight blog posts on her later exodus, that from Estonia in WWII. Fascinating family!! Starting here: https://garrulousgwendoline.wordpress.com/2021/08/20/riga-exodus/.
Thanks for linking this, Gwen
No, I was thinking about the Russian Revolution and WWI, not WWII, so this post (maybe some before and after, too). Derrick’s family has seen it all!
https://derrickjknight.com/2021/08/05/a-knights-tale-10-after-the-revolution/
Thank you for this link, too, Merril
You’re welcome, Derrick. 🙂
Yes, that’s it. Quite the adventure. And the follow up adventure for the sisters to get out of Estonia and that area by crossing the continent through Russia to Hong Kong and beyond is also remarkable!
Yes–quite an amazing family story. It could be a movie!
Thank you very much, Merril. Yes – your memory is right. Gwen’s series amplifies the story.
You’re welcome, Derrick. I’m pleased I remembered correctly.
Sharp haircut, Derrick.
Thank you very much, Bridget
Sounds like an absolutely perfect day!
Thank you very much, RR
Derrick’s smile, Jackie’s smile (Yes, I see those smiling eyes! 🙂 ), and the owls, bring me such joy! 🙂 Thank you! Beautiful photos, all of them!
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
“…twilight drops her curtain down, and pins it with a star…” – Lucy Maud Montgomery (one of my fave authors)
Thank you very much, Carolyn. That is a lovely quotation. X
You’re welcome!
Looking good, Derrick. As we say in Massachusetts, “That haircut is way smahht.”
Cheers
Julie
Thanks very much, Julie
Happy new haircut! Sounds like a relaxed end to a good day.
Thanks very much, Sue
Fantastic photos of leaves against the sky. The owls and the lovely roses are heartwarming, as is Jackie’s shining smile.
Thank you very much, Dolly. I used my 600mm lens to reach the roses on the far side of the garden. You know why 🙂
Stylish clip.
Thanks a lot, Tootlepedal
Snazzy hair cut! Love those owls.
Thanks very much, Laurie
I adore the Owls Derrick …we are in need of some wise owls these days …
“In Need of a Wise Owl”
I’ve been searching the planet for our wisest owl
One that doesn’t droop his jowl, nor scowl
Are you the clever owl who will lead our world
Perched there stoically with wings furled
The statesman of our ancient forests
And guardian of our forgotten promises
Wisdom radiates from your knowing eyes
What do you observe from your throne in the sky
Are we honest enough, are we even worthy?
Have we enough modesty, are we even earthly?
A wonderful comment, Ivor. I do hope you will publish it on your site. Thanks very much
It’s an oldie but a goodie
You, sir, have a fine head of hair! And I am ridiculously pleased to hear of you enjoying the gardens…
Thank you so much, Dale
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Apologies. I have no idea why there are ??? as a comment. Please feel free to remove them because they do not belong there!!
Don’t worry. Some emoji’s don’t work. The colon closing bracket 🙂 does.
But I didn’t intentionally put anything!! Haha!
WP gremlin
They do keep us on our toes!
Though I don’t cut hair, I bet yours is fun to work on with its gleaming strands. Sounds like a lovely view and pleasant day.
Thanks very much, JoAnna
Who is that handsome young man?
And who is that gorgeous lady? – I can’t see her smile.
Beautiful photos.
Thank you so much from each of us, Chrissy
It sounds like a beautiful, peaceful day there. Love to you both!
Thank you very much, Lavinia XX
You look marvelous, Derrick! Great cut!
Thanks very much, Jill
You both have wonderful smiles.
Thank you very much, Alys 🙂 🙂
I probably mentioned the film already, but when you finish the book of Dr Zhivago. it might be worth an afternoon watching an absolute masterpiece on DVD!
Thanks a lot, John
Great haircut!
Thanks very much, Sheree
Whoa, there’s a good-looking fella under all that hair!
Sounds like a wonderful evening.
Thanks a lot, GP
sounds like a wonderful afternoon, Derrick! happy and relaxed photo 🙂
Thank you very much, Wilma
Nice haircut. When are they going to finish it?
🙂 Thanks a lot, Andrew
Nice haircut; and also nice to still have hair to bother to have it cut.
Good haircut. Seriously.
Thank you very much, Val
You’ve still got it.
Thank you so much, Gary
Looking mighty handsome, Derrick! You’re blessed to have such a nice head of hair ????????❤️ Also, I love those fuchsias! We had them in our yard when we lived in the SF Bay Area.
I did not put all those question marks in there. Don’t ask me how that happened!
Thank you very much, Jan X
Thanks very much, Jan X
Keep smiling both of you.
Thank you so much, Rupali
What a beautiful day and a wonderful view 🙂
Thank you very much, Ribana
I really appreciate your appreciation of roses, fuschias, owls, sky, light, mashed potatoes, silhouettes, your wife, your readers, wine, and haircuts. Your blog is a song of love for your “one wild and precious life”. Thank you for sharing it.
Very much appreciated, Rachel
A great picture of you, Derrick
Thanks very much, Robbie
Nice haircut. There’s nothing better than celebrating your gardening hard labour with a glass of wine on a summer’s evening.
Thank you very much, Lindsey
The new hair cut suits you.
Thanks very much, Geeta