The garden has been at its best the last few weeks, but hard work as needing a lot of water.
Sunday was a good opportunity to give my car a good run... so I took an early morning drive over to Bexhill on Sea to catch the Gatsby event A leisurely hour and a quarter run to recharge batteries (the car and mine!).
It was also a perfect chance to meet Vintage Vix who had brought her Kinky Melons vintage stall along and was offering some fabulous preloved vintage wares.
We have followed each others blogs for a few years and chatted by email about India, so I felt like I was meeting up with a long lost friend :)
She looks like a most beautiful red admiral butterfly, petite and delicate, dressed and accessorised in fabulous vintage in my favourite colour (orange).
We had a lovely chat and sat in the sun for a while before I headed back, taking in a breezy walk along the beach and then drove the scenic route home.
Lovely to meet you at last Vix and Jon and hope to do so again!
Bexhill On Sea has a lovely
sandy beach when the tide is
out.
yesterday afternoon on my return home my younger son came on a woodland walk, we picked wild lilac and I left it out in the garden in a vase for the butterflies and bees to visit. The woods yesterday were beautiful, the wild flowers are above our heads along the footpaths and we were lucky to see a young stoat on the path ahead looking surprised, then shortly after that a deer, she was there for a second, poised and smelling the air and then gone in a flash.
Today has been really lovely, I started with a 40 length swim this morning at the gym, a 10 minute sauna and then home for lunch in the garden, followed by some gardening (digging out borders with overgrown bushes ready for replanting) ... then I brought my lilac flowers in for a spot of painting....
I noticed plenty of blackberries and elderberry forming so made a note of the best spots. Hoping to return and pick lots of berries later in the Summer to make flavoured gin- can't wait - I love the picking more than anything else I think!
I'm working the next few days so will be visiting your blogs for a catch up at the end of the week. How was your weekend?
Sunday was a good opportunity to give my car a good run... so I took an early morning drive over to Bexhill on Sea to catch the Gatsby event A leisurely hour and a quarter run to recharge batteries (the car and mine!).
It was also a perfect chance to meet Vintage Vix who had brought her Kinky Melons vintage stall along and was offering some fabulous preloved vintage wares.
We have followed each others blogs for a few years and chatted by email about India, so I felt like I was meeting up with a long lost friend :)
She looks like a most beautiful red admiral butterfly, petite and delicate, dressed and accessorised in fabulous vintage in my favourite colour (orange).
We had a lovely chat and sat in the sun for a while before I headed back, taking in a breezy walk along the beach and then drove the scenic route home.
Lovely to meet you at last Vix and Jon and hope to do so again!
Bexhill On Sea has a lovely
sandy beach when the tide is
out.
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| Bexhill on Sea |
yesterday afternoon on my return home my younger son came on a woodland walk, we picked wild lilac and I left it out in the garden in a vase for the butterflies and bees to visit. The woods yesterday were beautiful, the wild flowers are above our heads along the footpaths and we were lucky to see a young stoat on the path ahead looking surprised, then shortly after that a deer, she was there for a second, poised and smelling the air and then gone in a flash.
Today has been really lovely, I started with a 40 length swim this morning at the gym, a 10 minute sauna and then home for lunch in the garden, followed by some gardening (digging out borders with overgrown bushes ready for replanting) ... then I brought my lilac flowers in for a spot of painting....
I noticed plenty of blackberries and elderberry forming so made a note of the best spots. Hoping to return and pick lots of berries later in the Summer to make flavoured gin- can't wait - I love the picking more than anything else I think!
I'm working the next few days so will be visiting your blogs for a catch up at the end of the week. How was your weekend?
Your garden is looking glorious and so vibrant. I wish mine was looking as colourful.
ReplyDeleteWildflowers are in abundance just now and butterflies are everywhere. The lilac is so pretty and I love your painting.
Bexhill looks lovely and it must have been wonderful to have the opportunity to meet up with Vix and Jon. She comes across as so warm and friendly on her blog.
I've been keeping a close eye on the blackberries here too. I'll be making flavoured vodka with mine. X
Your painting is beautiful, Betty.
ReplyDeleteThat's brill that you met Vix! So jealous! Great that you drove there too. Well done Betty. We're just getting the temps here now that you seem to have had for a while before us! Lovely lilac painting too. My lilac tree will bloom again soon since I painstakingly deadheaded last week!!Have a great week, Betty. Speak soon hopefully.ps your skirt looks great on you.xx
ReplyDeleteGlorious colours in your garden and what a lovely painting.
ReplyDeleteA lovely post Betty. How wonderful to meet a fellow blogger. Your garden is looking so pretty. We have had some nice fine winter days here too so I have been outside working. Your lilac painting is gorgeous - I have a small lilac & am hoping I might get some flowers this year. Have a lovely week Betty xx
ReplyDeleteamazing trip you made dear Betty :)
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are absolutely DELIGHTFUL AND ENCHANTING !
hard to move eyes from them your garden is blooming on peak indeed :)
you and your blogger friend look fabulous in your outfits !
outside views are stunning
so glad you got your son with you for a while such relief for a mom i believe :)
best of luck for your swimming and gym my friend
stay cool
hugs!
Love your painting! Love the Bexhill by Sea plant truck. So cool!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a joy it was to meet your gorgeous self on Sunday, you're even lovelier and more gorgeous in real life and it did feel like we'd been friends for years.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely your plants are, no wonder you've been inspired to capture them for posterity! xxx
Your painting is lovely!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI got envious when you mentioned you went for a swim...I wish I could swim around here, but the lakes are chalk full of boats lately, it's not very safe. The flowers look beautiful and I LOVE that old fashioned car photo! :)
Que lindas flores e pinturas. Tenha uma boa semana. Cumprimentos.
ReplyDeleteHi Betty, it's been a while since your last visit. I'm thankful that you dropped by and left a comment.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to meet a blogger friend in person. I know the feeling as I met one of mine some years ago. You both look so at ease, barefoot by the sea. It will make a wonderful memory for both of you.
Your flowers are beautiful and so is your painting. Enjoy the rest of the summer. It's going fast.
Hugs, Julia
Such a lovely post.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing your photographs, beautiful colours in the garden … and your painting is very nice.
Happy August Wishes - the year passes by so quickly!
All the best Jan