Mike, the plumber came today and made excellent progress on fitting the new bath and retiling the guest bathroom.
Jackie continued potting up plants for the cold frames and greenhouses.
I received a positive response from livelytwist, and began the second volume of the garden album bye mounting the sections on Phantom and Helicon Paths.
Today was wet, but the wind had dropped and the temperature still very warm. Raindrops clung to numerous plants, such as
snapdragons
and nasturtiums, which knew very well they should have succumbed limply to cold weather by now;
and the leaves of the red Japanese maple have been transformed into early Christmas lights.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s perfect pork paprika (‘Don’t ask for a recipe. I haven’t got one’), a special fried rice, followed by bananas sliced into vanilla and caramel ice cream with toffee sauce. Jackie drank sparkling water and I drank more of the Malbec.
Beautiful Christmas lights 🙂
Thank you, Sylvie
Love these two beautiful raindrop photos, Derrick! How delightful to see nature Christmas lights. 🙂
Thank you, Amy
I see beauty in rain; glad you captured it so well.
Thank you, Mary
I like the alliteration ‘perfect pork paprika’ also the fact that there isn’t a recipe!
Thank you, Pauline.
You have a cabbage tree (beyond the maple)?
Thank you, Bruce. We didn’t know that
Hey, Derrick! I love your raindrops and my father love your pork paprika 🙂
Thank you both, Monica
Beautiful raindrops on the nasturtium.
Thank you, John
Nicely “decorated” red Japanese maple, Derrick. Such a lovely natural beauty! 🙂
Your meal as always, sounded delicious. I have been sipping Malbec wine, lately, too.
Hope you are happy with new bathroom; I am sure Jackie will be glad to have it completed. Take care and have a lovely weekend D & J.
Thank you, Robin, from us both
Beautiful twinkling lights!!
Thank you, Mary
Beautiful natural fairy lights – how wonderful. That Pork Paprika looks good – must go and have a snack – its made me hungry
Thank you Sol
We had rain here today and I was unable to view it through the lens of the garden, so thank you for giving me your views! And that Japanese maple–Wow.
Thanks, Lisa. The tree is a good shape, isn’t it?
Your snapdragon enchants!
Thank you, Cynthia
I love that dewy look on plants – gets me every time! Pork paprika sounds scrumptious!
Thank you, Anna
Can’t get over those Christmas lights … And how is it possible that you folks still have snapdragons out, across the pond??
Jealous. 🙂
Thank you, Ashley. Freak mild weather due to change at the weekend.
Beautiful Christmas lights….
Thank you, Chitra
Yes, beautiful lights. Also loved Jackie’s response about the recipe. I often cook exactly the same way 😉
Thank you, Laurie
The food looks delicious. Yummy!
Early Christmas lights 🙂
Thank you, Timi
Gorgeous tree. We were going to ask for a recipe.
Thank you Mostly. 🙂