Apologies for the break in transmission
Posted by Fiona Nevile in Cottage tales | 14 comments
Photo: View of the herbaceous border
Yesterday morning I pottered downstairs to fetch a cup of tea and befuddled with sleep had forgotten that the sitting room had been cleaned and cleared. It was a wonderful shock.
Yes, Jean and I are still sorting and clearing. We’ve moved into the garden now. Smart Wife used to ‘clean’ her tiny Chelsea garden – and now I understand what she means.
Little piles of pots seem to breed into bigger piles of pots. Shaggy hedging and lawn edging make a garden look messy. Stray bags of compost have attracted other bags. Weeds have popped up in unexpected places.
But the recent rain has greened the grass and the dahlias are stunning. I’m thrilled with the extended herbaceous cutting borders.
Many apologies for the break in transmission but all waking hours have been spent polishing inside and out. As this afternoon Lynn Keddie is coming to photograph the garden. The Wednesday shoot begins at 6 am. Last October she photographed the kitchen garden – this visit she has the run of the entire garden.
The photo above is what Lynn will see when she opens the back door today.
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Oh gosh, all that clearing must be so cathartic for you. I always feel better for a good clear out – as you mentioned before, whether it be of those pots malingering in the garden, or in my case, the pile of old kiddy toys and shoes waiting to be disposed of in a ‘humane’ way. Then I feel you can quite literally appreciate the woods for the trees and the treasured beautiful items that remain, like your wondeful garden above. Perfect. :o)
Good to have you back Fiona. We do worry about you, you know. Enjoy the photoshoot and bask in the glory of a beautiful garden.
All the best with the photoshoot and don’t overdo it too much or we will seriously miss your posts 😀
I was getting worried that you had got stuck under a pile of stuff! Good to know that you are making inroads to the mess.
Very pretty!
Is she taking pictures for a book, perhaps? I hope you’ll post the pictures like last year.
Was just about to leave a message myself saying, sorry I havn’t checked in for a few days – Have I missed much?? LOL
Looks lovely! You should be proud.
That looks beautiful
There’s nowhere quite like an English garden.
Well done you!
Looking good Fiona- a bloody good tidy is lovely, well done!
That photo shoot has been a good catalyst for you to sort things out – I’m like that too, it takes something special to make me bite the bullet and have a good clear up!
And the great thing is… you and Danny get to enjoy your lovely cottage and garden every day!
Hoping you get some early morning sun tomorrow.
Celia
PS did you get that sudden strong wind/tornado yesterday at about 5pm?