Happy Easter Monday

   The crochet crew at Bodkins treated our village to a bit of woolly whimsy and colour this weekend.  I  am learning to appreciate the very long weekend that is the British Easter holiday. It starts on Friday (aka Good Friday) and continues through Easter Monday, by which time I am feeling over-chocolated and despairing…

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Come, Spring

  We really needed the sunshiny beauty that was yesterday. I loved every minute of my walk through our neighbourhood. Spring was busting out, and all of nature seemed to be reaching for the heavens.

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Bold Blooms

This happiest of colour combinations makes my heart sing! These spring beauties are in a neighbour’s front garden,  and I walk past as often as possible at this time of year.

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Spring from the Inside Out

Feels like rain,  smells like rain… My walk today was short and damp, and I found the brightest colour waiting for me here at home.  The knitted vase was a gift from a creative new knitter.

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Greeting Spring

Even the cars are blinking and batting their eyelashes in our lovely early spring sunshine. It’s cold outside, but oh-so-pretty!

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