Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Blossom!


Life is too busy - lots of things to do in relation to the choir of which I'm chair, in preparation for a concert and, four weeks later, a Come & Sing (with catering). Also my other choir is having a concert in between these two events. Some tricky music! But lovely. Well, one piece is Britten's St Nicolas, which is less to my taste, though it has jolly bits. But otherwise Mozart, more Mozart and Purcell. 


The weather has often been beautiful, and I have much to do in the garden and not enough time. But look at my little cercis tree! It's almost too pink!


We had a day off from tasks on Saturday and went down with Daughter 1 to Selkirk in the Borders to see an exhibition by the (a?) Borders quilting group. It was great. Some of the quilts were quite modern, so more Britten than Mozart, but all were very impressive. 

I like this leaf. 


I like the colours of this one, though it's a bit exhausting to look at. Excuse my shadow.


One day I'd like to make some little houses, though with less orange. 


This was extremely impressive!


We had a little walk to see the nursing home where Mr L was born. It's now a clinic for young people with mental health problems. 


It has a lovely garden, though I doubt if these cherry trees were in it in May 1948, when he first came down those steps to start his life. 

 

9 comments:

  1. Beautiful pink trees! They can't be too pink for me. That last quilt was incredible! It was like a stained glass window. I like Mozart and Purcell--haven't heard of the other composer.

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  2. Beautiful blossoms and beautiful quilts - there is nothing quite like the bursting forth of spring!

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  3. I like the house quilt too, but I've seen far more interesting versions, with lots more detail, and quirky additions like a cat in the doorway etc. I'd only do one if there was no time pressure and I could have fun with it.

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    1. I think all the doorways have people or animals in them. Blame my bad photo!

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  4. Love the diamond quilt.

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  5. Your cercis is very pretty.

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  6. Whoops! The quilts are most impressive and inspiring, though I fear looking and marvelling is as far as I shall ever get with that particular craft.

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