In A Vase On Monday

Hello Everyone,

I haven't posted a vase on Monday for some time but here's a quick, very quick, share of today's one.

I admit this is  one I prepared earlier. The rainy weather hasn't been kind to my roses. It's so sad. Buds have been balling or the petals have just been reduced to sad brown wilted unloveliness. However, a bit of judicious deadheading and a day of sunshine here and there has helped revive a few including this Amber Queen.

I've teamed her up with Lady's Mantle, alchemilla mollis, and lysmachia 'Firecracker'.

The foliage of Firecracker - the leaves are a great colour and it has pretty little yellow flowers. It's an invasive plant that pops up everywhere, often where it's not wanted. 

I won't be around to comment for much of the day. We're off to Edinburgh - taking our niece for a check-up at the Royal Infirmary there so no chance of doing any nostalgic sightseeing. I hope to catch up with Cathy's meme, In A Vase On Monday, later, or even it might be tomorrow depending on how late it is by the time we get home.

Friday Smiles

Hello Everyone ....

... and I hope you've had a very happy Friday wherever you are and whatever the weather. We've had rain but as long as it isn't raining at Wimbledon I'm happy.

I'm still sorting through the photos I took on holiday so no shortage of smiles here. I'll share a few, just a few, of the many photos taken on our visit to Dundee but first I just have to show you this lovely photo of my youngest great-grandchild, Lacie.

She has a wee squint in one of her eyes so needs to wear glasses for a while. Doesn't she look cute?

Now on to our visit to Dundee. There's so much to see I'm having difficulty deciding what to leave out.

Tay Road Bridge

Tay Rail Bridge

Our first stop was down by the waterfront to see the two bridges, one road, one rail, that cross the River Tay. Both are pretty impressive. The road bridge is, at 1.4 miles (2,250 metres) long, is one of the longest in Europe. The rail bridge replaced the ill-fated original which collapsed during a violent storm on 28 December 1879, sending a passenger train into the water below with the loss of 59 lives. 

RRS Discovery

RRS Discovery

Next we visited Discovery Point where RRS Discovery, the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in Britain, is moored.

It was designed for Antartic research and was the ship that took Scott and Shackleton on their first expedition. Unfortunately for us, the ship was closed due to essential conservation work but the exhibition was open and we found that very informative and interesting. 

We also discovered this little fellow at the entrance to the exhibition.

V&A Museum - side view

V&A Museum - front view

A new Victoria & Albert Museum Of Design is being built down at the waterfront too. It is the first ever design museum to be built in the UK outside London and it is enormous. I'm looking forward to visiting it when it opens next year.

There's so much more I could show you but I'm sure there are better things you would rather be doing. However, I'll leave you with these photos of my DH and I enjoying a refreshing coffee break outside in the wonderful sunshine that blessed our week away.

I wish you all a wonderful weekend. 

WOYWW 422

Hello Fellow Deskers, Followers and All,

Here we are on the first week in July, at the start of Wimbledon fortnight, and it's Wednesday. That's the day we join our Head Desker Julia for the weekly reveal on What's On Your Desk - here's what mine looks like this morning.

Plenty on it - the usual stuff plus a layout in progress - but really not a lot going on. I'm finding it hard to settle back in the old routine since returning from our holiday. It was only a week but it sure has thrown my 'biorhythms' out of kilter. Anyway, as you can see, there's a pile of papers, a box of scalpels, another pile of washi tape - one of which I've used on the layout, and the usual stash of pens, pencils, inks, etc., etc. Oh, and the computer screen which is, as always now, pushed to the back of the desk.

It's a dull, dreich, day here so no going out to play in the garden which means no distractions, apart from the aforementioned Wimbledon, so I plan to visit more desks and leave more comments than is my usual - well, that's the plan. (If there is an award for the worst WOYWWer, I must be the top candidate!)

That's it for me this week. Brief, just as Julia likes it. Take care everyone and ...

Happy Crafting!