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In a Vase on Monday, Ninth Anniversary: the Phoenix and the Carpet

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Cathy

Nine years ago, I began posting a vase of flowers or other material from my garden every Monday, in a bid to encourage myself to get into the habit of doing so. Encouraging others to join in if they chose … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Life More Sweet

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Cathy

Hath not old custom made this life more sweet (Shakespeare, As You Like It) In no way had I envisaged today’s vase, but my journey to the bottom of the garden, secateurs in hand, was cut short by the sweet … Continue reading →

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Six Signs of Spring on Saturday, and an Anniversary

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Cathy

I missed Six on Saturday last week, running out of time after an afternoon visit to Ashwood Nurseries and John’s Garden there, although in hindsight I could have cobbled something together from the few photos I had taken. You will … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Wanted, Dead or Alive!

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Cathy

Welcome to the 8th anniversary of In a Vase on Monday, a meme inadvertently started when I needed an incentive to pick things from the garden every week, a habit I had got out of some years previously due to … Continue reading →

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Still Fine at Nine

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Cathy

Today is the ninth anniversary of Rambling in the Garden – how on earth did that happen?! To mark the occasion, I have popped some blooms and foliage into the personalised vase that was handpainted for me by Elder Daughter … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday, 7th Anniversary: Still Life with Pine Cone, Rosehip and Moss

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Cathy

Welcome to the seventh anniversary of In a Vase on Monday! Who would have thought that those small beginnings back in November 2013, when I challenged myself to begin picking flowers from the garden on a regular basis, would lead … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: a Pink Point

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Cathy

I suppose this vase makes the point that, apart from dahlias, most of the plants still blooming in the garden at the beginning of November are pink – not that that’s a bad thing in my book! The starting point … Continue reading →

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Without An ‘Itch

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Cathy

Today is the 7th anniversary of Rambling Round the Garden… good grief! where have those seven years gone?! As far as blogging goes, they have flashed by without any hitches or itches, although after posting every day for the first … Continue reading →

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(Not) In a Vase on Monday: One, Two, Three, Four, Five…

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Cathy

… once I caught a fish alive…. In truth, it’s not something I have ever done (but I did once have to unhook a live fish from Elder Daughter’s fishing line and throw it back in the lake when ED … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Unashamed

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Cathy

Last week Joanna of Edinburgh Garden Diary posted an IAVOM featuring a collection of teeny vases and inkwells with single blooms, and I am afraid I have unashamedly pinched the idea to make the most of a selection of the … Continue reading →

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