Hope you all had a nice weekend, and the sun shone his little socks off for you!
Just look at my magnificent Flag Iris growing 'great guns' in the pond - the pond is a tad overgrown and a bit 'wild' but I'm sure its good for the wildlife.
The front of the cottage - a wonderful show of Turks cap Lilly's bobbing away in the breeze. The scent is lovely and wafts into the house when I open the windows to let the warm fresh, summery air in.
Tin bath is 'up and running' - thanks to the efforts of Hubby P one evening its now in place in the greenhouse, looking like a very effective deepbed to grow all manner of lovely crops.
I planted it up with some seedling/plug lettuces given to me by a kindly friend, and a couple of sweet pepper plants. lots of seed too, but of course they are not showing yet - hopefully we will have beetroot, radish, and a few carrots - the radish are just showing today, amazingly fast germination.
These are my Tomatillo's - first time I have grown them, anyone know anything about them? I really don't know what to expect - it was a bit of a 'Oh yes - sure, I'll give them a go!' sort of a buy! They were cheap and cheerful!
This weeks project!
Sorting out my sewing corner - it was a bit of a shambles.
First of all I cleaned out my 'bits' tray - this old money/cash drawer (I lined it with the colourful felt) holds all the sewing bits and bobs - pins, scissors, tape measure etc and all the 'stuff ' a crafter collects - 'useful stuff ' - bits of ribbon, odd buttons, colourful scraps of paper - you know the sort of things. Well it had all got a bit out of hand - so a sort out was in order.
I planted it up with some seedling/plug lettuces given to me by a kindly friend, and a couple of sweet pepper plants. lots of seed too, but of course they are not showing yet - hopefully we will have beetroot, radish, and a few carrots - the radish are just showing today, amazingly fast germination.
These are my Tomatillo's - first time I have grown them, anyone know anything about them? I really don't know what to expect - it was a bit of a 'Oh yes - sure, I'll give them a go!' sort of a buy! They were cheap and cheerful!
This weeks project!
Sorting out my sewing corner - it was a bit of a shambles.
First of all I cleaned out my 'bits' tray - this old money/cash drawer (I lined it with the colourful felt) holds all the sewing bits and bobs - pins, scissors, tape measure etc and all the 'stuff ' a crafter collects - 'useful stuff ' - bits of ribbon, odd buttons, colourful scraps of paper - you know the sort of things. Well it had all got a bit out of hand - so a sort out was in order.
Now I found this at the car boot sale on Tuesday - don't you just love hessian - is it the smell? the texture? just something so 'rustic' about it!
Its a kind of folding screen/display board thingy, I thought it would be ideal in the wall behind my sewing machine and other 'clutter'. I could use it to pin up all the random bits and pieces that usually get heaped up on the money/cash drawer and lost.
My turning out and tidying turned up this rather lovely chart from a vintage copy of Womens Own - how great is that - just love the colours and pretty border designs.
Its a kind of folding screen/display board thingy, I thought it would be ideal in the wall behind my sewing machine and other 'clutter'. I could use it to pin up all the random bits and pieces that usually get heaped up on the money/cash drawer and lost.
My turning out and tidying turned up this rather lovely chart from a vintage copy of Womens Own - how great is that - just love the colours and pretty border designs.
It looks so well on the hessian.
So all is tidy again - for a while.
So all is tidy again - for a while.
It my even inspire me to sew - that's if the sun goes in and I cant play out!
xxx That's all for now xxx take care xxx
First of all, I adore your tub garden! I want one! Yes, we get tomatillas here in California in the late summer. They are tart, and have a sharp flavor, are green, and have a sort of papery cover, which is discarded before eating. Very good in Mexican cooking.
ReplyDeleteI think the bath tub is fantastic - I'm off to find something similar!
ReplyDeleteThe garden is looking good! Isn't it fun planting and growing flowers and vegetables?!
ReplyDeleteWell done on tidying your sewing corner...that is another job I need to tackle...funny, I seem to recall doing it only the other day!
Your garden is looking lovely. I esp like the Turks cap lilys growing in your front garden. A name to remember so that I can pick one up if I'm lucky enough to see it.
ReplyDeleteI love hessian it always reminds me of art class at school, we used to have hessian display boards.
ReplyDeleteTwiggy x
~Love how nicely your greenhouse produce is coming along ! And tomatillo's ? LOVE them ! The ones I get here are about the size of a lemon. They have this funky paper like outer "skin". It's sort of papery thin. But just pop that off and you have what looks like a small green tomato ! I just chop them, add a little onion or some other salsa type ingredient... wonderful on scrambled eggs ! I know there are others ways to prepare them, but mine never last that long.
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Oooo thanks so much for all the info on Tomatillo's - cant say we see them in the shops here. The little papery lanterns are forming on the plants - I guess the fruits will form inside them. Cant wait to taste them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful thing the web is - how else would I meet such nice people - and from all corners of the world!
Vicky x
Hello - we met on Sunday at the Mona boot sale. I am now back home in south east England. Love your blog and feel you are a friend.
ReplyDeleteI have just done a blog about the antiques centre I am in - and you are the link between all the pictures. http://pilgrimsantiquesweststreetdorking.blogspot.com/
I do this once a week. I do something on my own blog every day. It saves writing an email about the days doings for several people!
http://grandma-p-ramblings.blogspot.com/
There are ususally lots of photos because it is a passion of both husband and me.
Hope you might enjoy dipping in every now and then.
Best wishes,
Paula.
Lovely post yet again.
ReplyDeleteI missed the car boots when we were in Anglesey on the last bh......I do love the Mona one and the small one on the field....think its Benlech?
Anyway I always follow your blog as you are on my blogs home page... Which I have so nelgelcted.
Anyway back well and truly into blogland and will share all my bargain finds. Take care Heather x