Summer in the garden

I have been looking after this flower filled garden for 2 weeks, it has been lovely to have a garden outside the back door, instead of a bicycle ride away. My friend has filled her garden with such unusual and beautiful plants and lots of delicious tomatoes. And a sure sign that Autumn is on its way - lots of spiders.

Desk Thursday

Content the exhibition I am taking part in opened in Aldeburgh tonight, I could not get there because of industrial action on the trains. Instead I started stitching a quilt which I began 3 years ago with a glass of wine and listening to the the latest cd by Regina Spektor, Far. The flowers and the cd were presents for my birthday. Beautiful colours and the sweet peas smell gorgeous!

For desk thursday on flickr.

Allotment

Yellow

Foxgloves

Waiting to be planted

Where the wild things are

Red toenails and forget-me-nots

My friend Rik Snowley used to paint his toenails red in the Summer. One of his many little eccentricities which we loved him for.

More from the allotment

Allotment

7am

From the heart...

These beautiful flowers came from a fabulous new flower stall in Putney which opened yesterday called From the heart... The stall is located in the courtyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin next to Putney Bridge and will be open for business on Fridays. The church is the site of the Putney Debates of 1647.

Blooming flowers!

The flowers are blooming down on the allotment. It was a beautiful day.

Forget-Me-Nots

Forget-Me-Nots have taken over the allotment!

On the allotment

A perfect end to the day - a visit to my sister's allotment with my family. Nature goes wild !

Felt vessels

These vessels are made from a flat piece of felt which has been cut into a circle and then gathered with running stitches. They were a present for my sister, she has used a glass inside to hold the flowers. They were photographed on her balcony. My sister always has lots of flowers inside and outside. This is another Latvijan tradition - to have fresh cut flowers in the home and to always give flowers when you visit friends.