Throwout Thursday

Minimalisation Monday didn't quite happen this week, but Throwout Thursday did, today. Two insulated cups, an iPad stand (I think it is), a blue star candle holder, which I like, but I'm not a fan of candles so I never use it, a candle in a little pot which someone gave me, but see above, and two little embroidered pictures in wool which I found out too late that Daughter 1 would have liked to have. I like them too, but they'd been in a drawer for years and I'm trying to be ruthless. Their mounts had got a bit discoloured and what are the chances that I would have replaced them? Sorry, Daughter 1. 

We didn't actually throw any of this out. We took it to a charity shop. Someone will love them, let's hope. 

 

Flowers, music and cakes

It's been a busy few weeks... well, months... well, years... but anyway, we carved out a day last week to visit Dawyck Botanic Gardens. We've been there in snowdrop season and in autumn colours season, but have never managed to go at rhododendron and azalea time before. It was sensational. 

They don't photograph well, but there were drifts of bluebells everywhere. 

The flowers were just perfect. 

This is the house whose garden it used to be. Rather nice!

And the mecanopsis!

So beautiful. 

It's otherwise been all about the music recently. I've had two concerts, with my two choirs, a fortnight apart, in the same church. One featured Benjamin Britten, not my favourite though he has his moments, but the second, last Saturday, was all Mozart - the Requiem plus some shorter pieces. Just sublime. 

Now - concentrate - the first choir - the one I'm chair of - is also doing Mozart's Requiem, this Saturday, but as a Come and Sing for charity. People buy tickets and are lent a score and are fed tea, coffee and cakes. This takes a lot of organising (about 150 tickets sold so far) and of course I'm doing a lot of it. I'm rather looking forward to its being over.

So my poor garden is somewhat neglected, and the quilt for Mr L hasn't been touched for quite a few weeks. I need to get my life back!