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In a Vase on Monday: Oddments

Posted on November 25, 2019 by

On this grey, damp and drizzly Monday, a day that many people in the UK would consider to be a typical November one, contenders for a vase were few and far between and the result really is a collection of … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Much Too Strong for Phantasie

Posted on November 18, 2019 by

Dear love, for nothing less than thee Would I have broke this happy dreame; It was a theame For reason, much too strong for phantasie, Therefore thou wak’d’st me wisely; yet My dream thou brok’st not, but continued’st it.from ‘The … Continue reading →

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Six Years of In a Vase on Monday: Wotcher Shortie!

Posted on November 11, 2019 by

Welcome to the sixth anniversary of In a Vase on Monday! Approximately 312 vases later, the meme seems to be as popular as ever amongst both vase makers and vase viewers, irreversably changing both the viewpoints and habits of many … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Clara, Dorothy and Phyllis Come to Tea

Posted on November 4, 2019 by

I am sure I have brought other lovelies to tea on a previous Monday morning, but today it is the turn of Dahlia ‘Dorothy Rose’, Chrysanthemum ‘Clara Curtis’ and Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’, nipped at their heels by Antirrhinum ‘Liberty Classic … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Not Fade Away

Posted on October 28, 2019 by

Just a quick vase from me today, and a straight copy of a posy I gave to a friend a few days ago: a spent hydrangea head and 3 sprigs of Persicaria ‘Red Dragon’, the green, red and pink markings … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Oranges and Lemons, the Uncut Version

Posted on October 14, 2019 by

Quite clearly, today’s blooms HAVE been cut but, having cut them and popped them into the zinc ice bucket that I usually stand flowers in before they are arranged, I decided they looked attractive as they were, just randomly plonked … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Beyond Rubies

Posted on September 30, 2019 by

The deep, deep colour of Sedum/Telephinium ‘Purple Emperor’, far darker and richer than this picture suggests, had been calling me from the kitchen windows so was my first port of call when choosing blooms for today’s vase. Joining it were … Continue reading →

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