Although the temperature has, consequently, dropped a few degrees we are in the midst of a few days of cloudless blue skies, even at midday sending long shadows across the garden, for example the brick path, sporting a fresh set of weeds.
Camellias,
hebes.
and pansies do not flinch at the lower temperature.
This afternoon Jackie and I drove to The Firs in West End to join Danni, Andy, and Elizabeth in making adornments for the young people’s wedding in May.
160 strips of hessian have to be cut, sealed, and prepared for tying.
Jackie’s task was to cut ribbons and wrap them around serviettes containing cutlery.
The rest of us prepared the fabric strips.
Danni had an aide-memoire of the room size on the back of her hand;
Elizabeth demonstrated a certain amount of gentility with her little finger;
Jackie’s digits gave out a somewhat different message.
When we ran out of ribbon, Jackie and I went off to Hobbycraft to buy some more. As we disembarked back at The Firs, I asked my lady if she had the purchase. She replied that I had it……………….
We did an about turn and returned to the store where I recovered our little bag of goodies from the counter.
After this we all dined at Eastern Nights in Thornhill where we had a thoroughly enjoyable evening.