Sunday, May 12, 2024

Speaking of little gems...

 

Spotted suddenly in my garden just now, 
the delicate and pretty wild violet. 
Stopped me in my tracks and I just stared. 
Anyone who has seen the delightful movie Greenfingers with Clive Owen and Helen Mirren, will know the specific reference here. 
Do see it.
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Saturday, March 23, 2024

Awaiting Spring


I recently came across this little gem at home - you know, the way things seem to randomly "surface" in the routine activities of cleaning, sorting, tidying. Like an archaeological dig. It is a little booklet, around 2 x 3 inches, obviously meant for a toddler. Small book for small hands.  My mother gave it to me when we were still in England in 1965, two years before we crossed the ocean to Canada. I was 6 years old. I wish I had taken better care of it, and certainly a scan was in order for preservation's sake. 

This wee little jewel no doubt "germinated" my love of plants and flowers....over the years. 














 Happy Spring!🍀