making me smile...

Hi all, just thought you might like to share in the nice things ive been appreciating this week...we've had Poppy's first ever sports day, she did really well and i was a very proud mummy watching her...she enjoyed it at first but quickly got tired as it was in the afternoon, she did have 12 races to take part in- and shes only in Reception class, so that was no surprise! I think the egg and spoon race was her best one, she didnt drop her egg once!


Other than that ive been enjoying the peace and quiet of home..this is the view i have out of my kitchen window, stright onto the maize field, its really coming up now so we're hoping for lots of rain, as it really could do with a good water!

Stinky cow parsley actually looks quite pretty lining our track!

Dog dog always comes along with mummy when im wandering around the farm....

And the two cats like to watch what im up to, Darcy is quite camoflaged sat here on our log pile!

Although in these photos it looks like quite a grey day, it was actually about 6pm on a really warm hazy evening, just the kind i love for a stroll through the fields.

Im so enjoying my fantastic front boder, in it are; Roses, mint, thyme, Poppy's, Salvias, Peonies, white french lavender, Hostas, sweet williams, Foxgloves, Geum, Geraniums, plus.....

This amazing hollyhock which im watching daily, waiting for it to burst open...

This year i also have some Phlox planted for the first time, this photo doesnt do it justice but its the most beautiful candy floss pinky white colour, i love it and cant wait for it to spread a bit more!
I adore the beauty of this french lavender, its doing really well this year, how lovely would it be to have a garden full of it?...

These stunning purple Anemone's have popped up from nowhere, so pretty, i had red ones earlier in the year too, i think they're one of my all time favourite flowers....

Ive had a huge clump of these daisies pop up too, for ages i hadnt a clue what the plant was(even with help from Clare at this gardens life!), i just looked like fennel, then they started popping open and Voila!

This stunning green tree fern has decided to pop up in the base of a potted Acer, im leaving it there thought a its zinginess makes me smile.

And finally, when im out there gardening on the patio, these two are sat in their favourite place in the front porch, watching me, and snuggling.

I hope youve enjoyed this little journey through the things im enjoying this week and id just like to say a huge thanks again to all of you who have left lovely cooments/contacted me personally, you're all so lovely xxxxxxxx