Thank you Amanda

Last week Amanda out in Spain...   Crafty in the Med ...     happened to ask whether I would like her to send me some peppermint teabags. So to cut a long story short we agreed a little swap.  My parcel from Amanda arrived this morning and just look at what I found when I opened it. It's bigger than my photo implies and will look lovely on my craft room wall.

 

I was only expecting a few teabags and Amanda sent me absolutely loads of two different types. There are some Tilia (linden blossom) ones and some absolutely delicious peppermint ones. I haven't tried the Tilia ones yet but they smell gorgeous.There's also some cross stitch fabric which I intend to put to very good use when the urge to cross stitch comes over me again

The weather forecast got it completely wrong.  We were expecting it to be really cold but it's been a properly warm gardening day. Tony and I rehashed one of the front garden borders and then I spent the afternoon pottering around the garden while Tony painted a large crate and put up the little bird house.. I moved my 'Fatsia Japonica from a large planter in the vegetable plot and put it into a large pot near the table and chairs.  It's lovely to see the garden starting to show colour and it won't be long before it's ablaze with spring bulbs. It surprises me every year as I always forget what we have added to the garden each summer. It happens when the displays in the garden centre call me like a Siren to the rocks.

The garden pond 

It's the first time I have ever managed to grow Aubretia

Apple tree against the fence.

My beautiful Camellia. Bought for me by my friend Marian

This hyacinth has popped up in my garlic planter...
 I must have pushed it in there last year when I emptied some pots

Beautifully fragrant Tulip