I had a lovely day, someone at work had baked me a victoria sponge which we all ate when I got there and then the people I am staying with had made me a cake last night as well! Lucky and well fed man yesterday.
Last weekend, when I was home, my mum came with a beautiful rose to plant in the garden for my birthday present. It was a David Austen Tess of the D'Urbevilles rose, which is a beautiful crimson English rose, with a scent. It was such a healthy looking specimin and we put it in the ground straight away as the weather was so nice.
I think that this is one of the nicest presents I could ever have received, something that will be around for years and years hopefully and something that I will remember that my mum gave me for my 39th birthday, in the year I moved to the house. I absolutely love roses and have planted 4 including this one, since I arrived, one climber which seems to have taken and has started growing. This is a Zepherine Drouhin and should provide deep pink/red flowers.
Also a yellow rose bush, Golden Wedding I think that it was called, which I have planted at the front and should produce yellow roses:
There is a 4th which I didn't photograph because it isn't doing very well - it was a very cheap one from lidl and I think that in this instance I am getting what I paid for because it looks like a tiny dead twig at the moment, still, you never know, it may take and surprise us all.
Today I have a day off and I plan on doing very little. I would love to be gardening, but that is not to be. I will go for a walk later as the weather seems very nice.
I hope you are all enjoying your weekend, what are you up to?
Gardening and watching the weather anxiously as I have washing on the line for the first time this week and grey clouds are a-coming!
ReplyDeleteHope the grey clouds didn't come completely!
DeleteI know it's late but happy birthday for yesterday. I absolutely adore roses. I am unsure of their names but I just love their form and scent as well as the colours. My gran used to grow them, for the same reasons I think. I have had mine for years and I love to draw them. One day I may put my drawings on here. xxx
ReplyDeleteYes do!
DeleteI love roses too - we bought a rose called 'Silver Wedding' for our 25th wedding anniversary 3 years ago. It's at the allotment and has done really well but I'm planning on bringing it home, along with my Dad's rose which he planted in 1977 and which has accompanied me to my other houses and needs to be here with me. I'm cooking up a storm today - coffee and walnut buns, vanilla buns, flapjack, swiss roll, bread, chili, shepherd's pie, lots of vege mince and veg pies for KL. When that's done I have a lot of things to list on ebay.J's at the allotment planting more potatoes and onions and loads of peas that we've been waiting to get into the ground. Have a lovely weekend and enjoy your walk.
ReplyDeleteI think roses are such a great gift, for anyone, but especially people who like to garden. The smell in your kitchen must have been amazing yesterday.
DeleteThanks for sharing the roses with us, I've been charity shop shopping for men's shirts to be recycled into quilts, drying the laundry outside and off out for a walk xx Froogs xxx
ReplyDeleteI've said it before, nothing like drying laundry outside is there.
DeleteHi there Dan my weekend so far is not off to a good start. I've been laid on the sofa not feeling too good. But on the plus side there's murder she wrote on tv lol. love the roses .
ReplyDeleteLisa x
Hope you are feeling better. But you can't go wrong if Jessica Fletcher is solving a murder, nice way to spend an afternoon.
DeleteBeen visiting a local farmersmarket to stock up on venison shanks, then spend a lovely morning with my neighbour and friend. We went to a local organic farm to get some nice eggs and had a lovely cup of tea with coffee cake in their farm shop. Back home to do some laundry and to bake a rhubarb cake for our weekend. Went for a lovely dinner with DB at a local polish restaurant. Had a great day.
ReplyDeleteRhubarb cake sounds lovely, never had it.
Deletewhat am I up to?
ReplyDeletewatching that Celebrity opera conductor programme on bbc2
did you catch it?
I did catch it, although I am one behind, so only watched the first one. It was surprisingly good, because I fully expected to hate it. Thankfully, they have real top quality professionals to judge and mentor them rather than another z list celebrity with scant knowledge like La Jenkins. Makes a difference.
DeleteAh, roses, such a beautiful flower (and when they are fragrant, amazing). What a thoughtful gift from your Mom. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteI am glad she brought me a fragrant one. Can't wait to see a flower.
DeleteRoses certainly are something to celebrate, especially the fragrant ones. I picked a small assortment of them from my garden yesterday, one of my most favorite things to do, and am enjoying them on the kitchen window sill. And thank you for the birthday wish, that was so sweet of you!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, I hope you had a lovely day.
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