Saturday

In the garden ...

The gaura and verbena, photos 1 and 2, are exactly what I was expecting in terms of form and colour. The poppy in photo 3 however, is not. It was labelled as having scarlet flowers but this one is definitely orange so I will need to see how it looks amongst all the pinks and purples once it's in full bloom. I won't get rid of it but may need to find another place on the patio for it ... it is a poppy after all so will be beautiful in its own way. 

I didn't get to see Joy after all yesterday so we will reschedule our coffee date which gives me another entry in the diary to look forward to. Instead I spent the first part of the morning out in the garden for my daily walk, and then back indoors for a pleasant hour playing the piano and the flute. 

Today the forecast is for showers this morning but it should be dry this afternoon so if that's the case I will drive over to Somerset Lavender to take some photographs. I also want to buy another lavender plant to replace the remaining one that was moved from the front garden and which is looking a bit tatty and woody. They serve the best cheese scones in their café but I don't think they are back to serving food yet which is a shame. Revisiting the lavender farm is on my 'End of Lockdown Adventures' list so that'll be the first one ticked off. On the way home I might be able to tick off a second one as I'll pass by Farleigh Castle which is also on the list, so if tickets are still available I will finish off the afternoon in one of my favourite places.

If it's raining then it'll be another 'at home' afternoon and as good a time as any to make a start on the skirt. I've received an email from the pattern company with a revision to the downloaded pattern I purchased so before I do anything I need to work out what the changes are and reprint the pattern, or parts of it, if necessary.