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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: Gather Ye Rosebuds

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Cathy

Gather ye Rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles today, Tomorrow will be dying. Robert Herrick: ‘To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time’, 1648 My vase today is simple but poignant: … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday, for Dorris

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Cathy

I was responding to comments on IAVOM last Monday when an email popped into my inbox, alerting me to a new post on Dig With Dorris; entitled ‘In Memory of Rebecca Barker’, fear gripped my heart, as without reading further … 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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In a Vase on Monday: a Close Shave for a 4th Anniversary

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Cathy

Four years and 208 vases ago, IAVOM began and has since grown to the popular meme is today. I started the weekly vase as an incentive to myself so its popularity has exceeded any expectations I might have had. These … Continue reading →

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Good Heavens to Murgatroyd!

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Cathy

I was (unusually) at a loose end earlier today, awaiting a delayed delivery, so decided to tackle one of my inside winter jobs, updating my snowdrop list and map. My kind and generous friend Anna of Green Tapestry had shared … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Pink Parfait

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Cathy

I tried a couple of different containers for this week’s IAVOM offering before settling on this one and immediately knew it would work well as the blooms splayed out perfectly, seemingly complementing the curves of the vase itself. I would … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: #156

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Cathy

There was no way of knowing three years ago just how much of an institution IAVOM would become, starting as it did as an incentive just for myself to pick material for a vase on a regular basis, with the … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Blogging Friends

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Cathy

The variety of colours in the garden continues to increase as June progresses but the majority of blooms are still on the pastel spectrum, leaving nasturtium, geum and wallflower Cheiranthus allionii to pave the way for a flaming summer in … Continue reading →

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999,999 and Counting…?

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Cathy

Although we got back from our Outer Hebridean trip on Monday evening things are nowhere near back to ‘normal’ as we were due at Renishaw Hall on Tuesday in my blogging capacity (more soon – well, soonish) and yesterday the … Continue reading →

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