Aubretia.
Pieris japonica.
White saxifrage with various other things: drumstick primula, narcissus, euonymus.
We went to the Botanics today and they were very flowery too.
Three of the seven friends I meet up with on Mondays have been widowed in the last couple of years, and they've been struggling with the post-death bureaucracy that involves many passwords and "special words" and so on. And it occurred to me that my generation of widows (I'm 74) are maybe particularly penalised by all this. A few years ago, it was a case of filling in some forms. Now, it's much more complicated; just at the time when you're at your most vulnerable. A younger generation will be digital natives and find it easier. Of course, some of my contemporaries are really skilled with computers; but I would guess that most of them are like me - good at doing the things they do every day on the computer, but tending to rely on their husbands for the more complicated stuff.
Otherwise, we've had lucky lives, I'd be the first to admit. But this particular aspect is a hard one.
When my Pirate died last year I was thankful of the modern system that will "tell all"...in other words inform all the other official bodies instead of having to do the rounds...one good thing about doing it online to start with.
ReplyDeleteYour garden is looking definitely floriferous!!
Yes, that's true. I think it's mainly the complications of banks. But they're struggling.
DeleteYou have beautiful pinks and purples among your flowers! (no orange, unsurprisingly) In my group of school teacher friends, there are three of us who are widowed, and four divorced. One divorcee has re-married and several of us have partners (boyfriends if you will) but only one, the youngest in her early 50s is still married to the same guy. I remember the stress of doing paperwork for my husband's death and tangling with the bank, but it's mostly a blur. He had everything well-organized for me. My mom's estate has its tough and time-consuming aspects too. The FORMS!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers in your garden. Your pieris is very pretty. We have two, but they both have green foliage. Pretty, nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a close group of friends, being of a somewhat solitary nature, but four of my far-flung friends have been widowed in the last couple of years. Their husbands were my husband's friends and contemporaries. We almost dread the arrival of Christmas cards now.
You must have a beautiful garden with all those flowering plants. The tree is especially nice.
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