I'M BACK!!

The last few weeks have flown by, what with Easter, colds, numerous Bank Holidays (thankyou Catherine and William!), more colds and lack of energy, blogging seems to have taken a backseat.

Here in England we had the hottest April and early May since records began, hardly any rain(very unusual for us!). The Spring flowers just seem a distant memory now, the daffs are now just sad and make the garden look so untidy. The tulips have gone too and all the usual summer flowers are already blooming. I dont usually do my Summer pots until mid May but everything has been so early that they have been planted up a few weeks now!    

I planted up this old Belfast sink with summer flowering pansies, pastel blues and yellows, so pretty! The sink itself was a real bargain, bought locally from a lady who was renovating her house, I don't think I would have got rid of this sink though!

I love planting up unusual containers, in the past have used old watering cans, wire baskets and old teapots!

I picked up this 1950's dolls pram at a local antique and craft shop, it just screamed out to me..."Take me home!!"...so I did! It is so like the pram I had as a little girl. I remember looking through the toy shop window in the small town I grew up in and wishing it was mine. Then HORROR!!! One day the pram had gone and  I was devastated!  A few weeks later on Christmas morning...yes my beautiful pram! My Mum had put the pram on layaway, she was obviously stronger than me because I don't think I could have let my daughter be so devastated! I am just too soft!! That was a wonderful Christmas!

These photos were taken a couple of weeks ago and the flowers have really bloomed madly. This year I am favouring blues and yellows together and also different shades of pink. I am eagerly awaiting my peonies to bloom, there are lots of buds so can't wait to see them in all their glory!

My daughter and I are still very busy organising her Reception at the end of July(so close now!). Our little Granddaughter had her fitting for her dress last week and she was amazing, holding her arms out straight like an aeroplane when told to so she could be measured! Obviously she is just like her Mummy!

I am currently reading the Kate McCann book about the abduction of her little daughter Madeleine four years ago in Portugal. I can only imagine how devastating and hopeless this must be for the McCanns. Could I just ask everyone going abroad on holiday this Summer to be aware and keep looking for this precious little girl.

TTFN. ANNEMARIE XXX