Tuesday, 10 June 2014

Such a Perfect Day


Louise, Elaine and Kay plot a route to see the best gardens
In my dreams my garden looks like Margaret's!
Sunday was my idea of a PERFECT DAY.  For a start, the weather was ideal - one good thing about our miserable English weather is that we sure do appreciate a hot, sunny day.  My good friend Jill lives in Danbury, Essex and each year they raise money for a local hospice by organising an Open Gardens day.  Jill would only raise eyebrows if she opened up her garden to the public, but she cooks a mean bacon butty, and they were selling faster than hot cakes, although the cakes were pretty popular too.  The gardens were stunning: from a dinky little plot that was home to 160 different roses to the spectacular manor complete with swimming pool, at least two ponds and three summer houses.  Personally I was inspired by Margaret's English country garden.  The free hop-
on hop-off buses stopped for lunch and so we had to while away some time in The Rodney public house.   Back home, later in the evening I enjoyed a family meal in my own garden.  Not a cardigan in sight all day!

I've been humming Lou Reed's Perfect Day ever since - click on the link below if you fancy a sentimental musical moment of your own
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN90xB7DswE

Life is good - I think I am reaping what I've sewn. 

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