This morning, fearing for the garden during the very heavy storm we are due to experience tomorrow, Jackie wandered around our plot with her camera in order to record such an unusual array of blooms for this time of the year.
First, she had to pander to Nugget who was convinced that his fans would like to admire his back view.
Tete-a-tetes and irises were doing well,
as were snowdrops, primulas, and bergenias.
We hope a variety of camellias will survive.
The autumn sculpture has sprouted lichen curls to blend with his mottled skin.
Dragons and hellebores are hoping for the best.
Daphne odorata marginata,
wood anemones,
crocuses,
pulmonarias,
and euphorbias all add their splashes of colour which we hope will not be watered down.
For lunch we joined Mum and Elizabeth at Woodpeckers, Colton Care home.
It is my sister’s birthday.
She complimented our mother on
enjoying lasagna which is ‘foreign food’ to someone of her generation. The others also chose lasagna; my choice was cod in parsley sauce. We all enjoyed lemon tart with cream or ice cream.
After the meal Elizabeth drove Mum on a trip into the forest while we
left the birthday present on the Pilley doorstep.
A little later the two ladies arrived at our house to finish the afternoon with tea and Victoria sponge.
Jackie and I dined this evening from bowls of Hordle Chinese Take Away’s delicious fare on trays on our laps while watching recordings of the afternoon’s Six Nations rugby Internationals between Wales and Ireland and between England and Scotland. The second match took place in swirling gales and lashing rain such that neither side deserved to lose. It is a wonder that anyone could play at all. I drank Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018.
