LAVENDER..ROSES..FLOWERS..SPRING IN THE AIR!!

WELL IT WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS SINCE MY LAST POST..BUT IT WASNT REALLY SHOWING MUCH..
AS I AM STILL QUITE NEW TO THIS BLOGGING BUSINESS..I HAVE NOW FOUND THAT SOMETHING HAS CHANGED AND I CANNOT GET THE COLOUR FONT TO WORK..AMONGST OTHER THINGS..ANYWAY..I HAVE JUST WORKED OUT HOW TO TURN THE PHOTOS AROUND SO AS THEY ARE NOT AT AN ANGLE!!
AS SAID IN MY LAST POST..I HAVE BOUGHT A COUPLE OF LOVING PRINTS FROM GAIL MCCORMACK..AND A FEW OF YOU LOVELY LADIES HAVE ASKED ME TO SHOW WHICH ONES I PURCHASED..SO I HAVE INCLUDED A PHOTO OF THEM...
THEY ARE IN MY KITCHEN..NEXT TO MY WHITE HUTCH HOLDING CROCKERY IN THE TOP..AND SOME SHABBY FRENCH TIN SIGNS...THOSE FAUX GREEN APPLES & LEMONS IN THE GLASS JAR..HOW REAL DO THEY LO0K??

I HAVE ALSO PUT SOME DRIED LAVENDER AND ROSES THAT I HAD...IN A LITTLE GLASS JAR..
I JUST ADORE THE COLOUR OF THE ROSES IN THE GLASS NEXT TO THE LAVENDER..IT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PALE MAUVE..WITH CREAM TIPS..

I OFTEN BUY ROSES IF THEY ARE A BEAUTIFUL COLOUR..AND THEN HANG THEM UP TO DRY..AND PUT THEM SOMEWHERE AROUND THE HOUSE..

ONE PHOTO I HABVE INCLUDED IS OF SOME DRIED ROSES..IN A VINTAGE KETTLE TYPE TIN CONTAINER I PURCHASED FROM A LADY IN FRANCE..ON EBAY..AND IT SITS ON MY ANTIQUE HAT STAND AT THE TOP OF MY STAIRS LEADING UP TO MY KITCHEN..

I ALWAYS BUY LAVENDER WHEN IN SEASON....DRY IT..AND JUST HAVE IT IN CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE ....

I ALSO BOUGHT SOME LOVELY JONQUILS TODAY..AND PLACED THEM IN A LITTLE BLUE CONTAINER..AND THEY ARE SITTING RIGHT IN THE CORNER OF MY WINDOW IN THE KITCHEN..THEIR SMELL IS DIVINE..AND THEY ARE JUST SOO PRETTY..

AND WITH SPRING NOW IN MELBOURNE..I THOUGHT I WOULD SHOW YOU MY WONDERFUL LOT OF CLIVIAS...BRIGHT ORANGE FLOWERS..THEY HAVE ALL LITERALLY BLOOMED OVERNIGHT..AND THEY HIGHLIGHT THE ENTRANCE TO MY FRONT DOOR.I MUST SAY THESE ARE THE MOST RESILIANT FLOWER ON THIS PLANET!! AS WITH THE WATER RESTRICTIONS IN MELBOURNE..I AM ONLY ALLOWED TO WATER THE GARDEN TWO DAYS A WEEK AT THE HOURS BETWEEN 6-8AM..AND AS I NEVER HAVE TO GET UP THAT EARLY ANY MORE..THESE WONDERFUL PLANTS SURVIVE ON LITERALLY NO WATER AS IT NEVER RAINS IN MELBOURNE..AND TO MY DISGRACE I NEVER GET UP TO WATER!!

I CANNOT WAIT FOR SUNFLOWERS TO START TO APPEAR...AS THEY ALONG WITH LAVENDER AND OF COURSE ROSES...ARE MY FAVOURITE FLOWERS...

XX00 TO EVERYONE....ANDREA