This week has been a bit unsettling. First we had some more news about my Mother-in-law. A worrying time but we have been assured that she should recover well. Then I developed a very bad migraine - possibly a reaction to the worry and stress. I thankfully don't get them very often but when I do they can be quite severe. It is such a shame that this week has been so horrible as we had a great weekend.
The foundations of Place Mill, on Christchurch Quay are over 1,000 years old - it is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
On Sunday we spent some time at the allotment. Our fruit bushes are developing well and we should have some blackcurrants, raspberries and blackberries this year. In the afternoon we went to look at a garden nearby which was open under the National Gardens Scheme. This is a great way of a raising money for charity. People open their gardens to the public for a few days each summer and the entrance money is donated to their chosen charity, in this case Cancer Research, which is a cause very close to my heart. The garden was absolutely stunning. Then we wandered home and I made a meal of fresh pasta and the first of our own homegrown broad beans and asparagus.
Our rather overgrown herb patch. I have promised my Other half that I will help him sort it out!
The beautiful garden opened under the National Gardens Scheme.
This weekend is a Bank Holiday so I am looking forward to spending an extra day with my Other Half. The weather forecast does not seem very promising so I am planning to do a lot of beading. The City & Guilds Summer Exhibition is looming and I want to finish my passionflower vase in time for it. Hopefully I will post some progress photos next week.
2 comments:
i'm sorry for your not fun week, and i hope her treatment has her better really soon.
the open garden project sounds lovely, i must tell my mum about it. your photos are so lovely too, and your herb garden reminds me of ours - do you have a cat? i find that since ours developed a love for lazing under the rosemary bush and sage she never has flees, with no chemical drops. ace stuff.
hope your rest of long weekend is relaxing for you. all the best
your allotment is lovely! and your talk of broad beans and asparagus has made me hungry...hope your mum in law feels better soon :)
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