Dreaming of blue skies...

The rain is pouring down again. Grey skies.

Stuck inside. School holidays.

It was only a few days ago were at the Greenwich Baths in Sydney.

...Elsa dancing in a 'new' dress...

...Hugo's toes in the sand...

sigh, dreaming of those blue skies today..

Good things about winter :: mail order plants

The dormant perennials I ordered from here arrived in the mail today.  Dahlias along with some salvias.  I've never grown many flowers before, so I'm a bit unsure. Especially dahlias as you're supposed to dig them up and store them over winter.   Sounds a bit scary.  But I'm keen to grow some cutting flowers for the house so we'll see how we go. These little pots of dirt with a stick in them will hopefully grow into the stunning Bishop of Llandaff.  Couldn't post those out in summer!

Good things about winter::cinnamon scrolls

I love the smell of sugary spice wafting from the oven when we bake these.  So delicious, I have to try really hard not to eat them all!

Good things about winter :: diamond dust

Thinking about and documenting the good things that makes winter special. A project to keep those winter blues away.

Jack Frost scatters diamond dust on the fence: glittering in the morning sun.