sensible feet and a nice day out

NEWS FLASH  ☀ ☀ ☀ ☀ ☀  It is actually sunny outside!

Hello

Last weekend Mr Sweet and I braved the dreadfully wet weather

and visited the Hampton court palace flower show

On the journey it was raining heavens hardest

but we had already bought our tickets

so we were going rain or shine…and boy did it rain?

as my father-in-law says "it was raining stair-rods"

Luckily we didn’t actually get too wet

we both wore ‘sensible’ shoes

unlike some silly billies there, wearing flip-flops and stiletoes!

there was a LOT of mud

slippy slidy deep wet mud

we felt a little smug with our choice of footwear

(well I did anyway ;o)

 each time the heavens opened we were lucky enough to be in a marque

Clematis 'Viennetta'   you are on my wish list!

 

We enjoyed all of the little gardens

I love the way that they only have a tiny space

but manage to cram in so many gorgeous and interesting 

plants and features 

that you could look at them for hours

very clever.

A stunning agapanthus sculpture made from glass and metal...it was huge

 NEWS FLASH   ☂  ☂  ☂  ☂  ☂  It's now raining (again!)

There were so many b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l flowers and plants

I have been after a Ginkgo biloba for ages and I saw the most gorgeous one

It’s called ‘Troll’ which I though most appropriate for my fairytale obsession at the moment

So it just had to come home with us.

There was also a Country living marquee there which I didn’t expect

 in there we came across the most amazing and lovely artist

Sue Fenlon

her stand was breath-taking

So so SO pretty

she was telling us how she wanted her stand to look like a wild flower meadow

It really did

Just beautiful

we bought two stunning pictures from her

(my photos really don't do them justice, but trust me they are gorgeous)

I really wanted to say

“one of everything please”

(I would love to have seen Mr Sweet’s face if I had!)

It is so wonderful to have Sweet B home

we talk about crafty projects and girly stuff to our hearts content

Bliss.

She has been busy making lovely things

and one of those lovely things will be listed in my shop soon

(photos and packaging still to do)

I am hoping to tempt her into doing a guest blog post about it

what do you think?....she says she is too shy

 I told her how lovely you guys are

I have an appointment for an MRI scan later today, on my back

not looking forward to being stuck in a tube

I’m not good in enclosed spaces

I will have to get my mind calm and pretend to be elsewhere

perhaps in the fairytale wood

yes that's where I'll be.

It's typical really, but my back has been feeling quite good lately

I feel like a fraud.

As always...thank you thank you thank you for your comments

I just love reading them

 ♥

More soon

BIG love 

j x