Linda

So sorry you have to deal with this nonsense! Hope she b*****s off and leaves you in peace!

The Dame Deborah James Rose is a white, floribunda rose named in honor of the late cancer campaigner, Dame Deborah James. It was introduced by The Harkness Rose Company. The rose features a subtle blush pink center and is known for its glossy, dark green foliage.

For #roseWednesday a beautiful variety named for a brave and beautiful woman, Dame Deborah James. 🌱
Our outing to Alperton yesterday was very special. At the cafe, I mentioned I used to teach at Alperton school. The cafe owner called his brother, a former pupil who remembered me! I left in 1988!

That was me!!!! I finally found a member of staff who took one look at me and took me through a staff exit before I had a complete meltdown.

Loud and clear!

Gorgeous dog! So sorry about your missed appointment.

Perfect!

If I had to choose, it would be the bottom right.

A street tree growing on a pavement in a residential neighbourhood. It has a gnarled trunk with lots of bumps

One of the street trees local to me. Most of the time I take them for granted but we are so lucky to have them and I have to remind myself to appreciate them. #thicktrunkTuesday 🌱
I am taking a friend to see the Hindu temple in Alperton and then we will have lunch at a restaurant nearby.

Two black and yellow wasps on Persicaria flowers. The leaves in the background are mottled maroon and green.

🌱 #magentaMonday. Luckily I don’t think we are going to be affected by the storm but might if we are lucky get some precious rain.
The photo is from Wisley’s Hilltop Wildlife garden yesterday.

A Rudbeckia or Cone flower with bright yellow petals and a brown raised centre or cone. On top of the cone is a bee collecting pollen.

Another Sunday with road closures and a poor weather forecast so I am not expecting my volunteering shift at Wisley’s Hilltop to be busy but I will be with lovely colleagues so I will enjoy it. The picture is from last Sunday. I will be on the lookout for more critters today. #SundayYellow 🌱

That looks easy and delicious. Thank you for posting. Now I need a couple of hours to spend on your website!

A collage of six photos from my tiny garden. The large pictures are a yellow Dahlia and the tiny yellow flowers of Bupleurum. The small pictures are mauve Tulbaghia, a butterfly on Lavender, Agapanthus and Rose ‘Flower Carpet White’

🌱 It was perfect gardening weather yesterday and I managed to make a good start to filling my green bin. My tiny garden gives me so much pleasure! It was filled with wildlife too.
#sixonSaturday
Off to London to visit the Summer Exhibition at the RA before it closes for another year.

White and fluffy, an unusual shaped flower against green leaves with serrated edges.

Looking a bit like a hairy caterpillar, a white Sanguisorba is my offering for #flowersonFriday 🌱
After yesterday’s rain, it’s going to be a good day to be in my tiny garden.

Thank you!

That brightened my morning. Hope you managed to detach yourself!

Part of a Sunflower with a bee collecting pollen.

There were so many critters to photograph in Wisley’s Hilltop gardens last Sunday! #insectThursday 🌱
Apparently there will be heavy rain all day so it will be an indoors day for me.

Signed

It has such a lovely scent as well.

A beautiful David Austin rose with petals of apricot orange.

Rosa ‘Lady of Shalott’ for #roseWednesday 🌱
I’m off to visit a fellow volunteer’s garden with the rest of the Sunday crew.

Good advice. Sorry about your friend. Stunning picture!

Still in the Berkshire countryside and spotted this for #thicktrunkTuesday in the garden of the Dundas Arms pub where we went for a late lunch. 🌱 Lovely setting on the bank of a canal and we watched boats gently drifting through the water.

What a lovely wish! I shall be slow stitching.

Blue sky with clouds, some fluffy and some looking almost like ribs!

It’s #BlueskyMonday with the addition of some interesting clouds. I’m off to the Lovely Lodge in the Berkshire countryside and it’s perfect weather, not too hot.

A bright yellow Evening Primrose flower against an out of focus green background. There are raindrops on the petals.

#SundayYellow 🌱 It’s a grey sky Sunday but dry and I am off to volunteer at Wisley’s Hilltop. There is a Fern and Carnivorous plant show in the Garden room so there might be some interesting enthusiasts visiting.

On my way!

I was prepared to do it as it is part of the wider brief to protect children.

A collage of six photos from my tiny garden. The two large ones are a bright red and a pure white rose. The small photos are the tiny pink flowers of Abelia , a bright orange Calendula, a purple Hydrangea and brown Hypericum berries.

#sixonSaturday from my tiny garden this week. 🌱 it has been a challenging growing season with high temperatures and very little rain so it has been interesting to see what has thrived.
I’m off to London to see the exhibition about gardening at the British Library.

I cope by shrinking my world to what I can manage, stitching, gardening, Wisley, WildEarth, Family and a small circle of friends. Bluesky provides interest and fabulous photos and about as much news as I can cope with. I hope you find your own way to finding peace and joy.

A beautiful Dahlia with dusky pink petals, darker in the centre. Each petal is spoon shaped but close together the whole flower is like a neat, round ball.

Isn’t this just perfect? My Dahlias at home have been really disappointing so this one is from Wisley for #flowersonFriday 🌱
A day of chores today but there will be stitching and gardening too.

A stunning picture! Thank you for posting it.