Above are the beautiful roses I received from Mike for Mother's Day, what a stunning colour.
On Saturday it was so warm and sunny that I was able to take myself out into the garden and sit, unusual for March. It was great just to feel the sun and listen to the birds. Him indoors busied himself in taking a dead tree down. I hate to see them go but it had turned brown and looked awful. We shall not put another in its place, just encourage the climbing roses along the top of the fence.
The Lavender plants arrived last week and they are now safely planted so the front garden does not look bare now. I am looking forward to seeing them bloom in the summer.
Becky came over for Mother's Day with flowers, a balloon and cards. Alas, the boys could not visit as they have both been away from school with illness. Becky did not want to risk them passing anything on to me. Once again it was a beautiful day and Becky and I sat outside and chatted and drank tea.
I am sharing another couple of photos with you. The first one is myself holding Mike's flowers and in the second I am shown with Becky's flowers and balloon:-
The new tree I ordered for the front garden will be arriving on Thursday afternoon. It might well have to stay in its container in a sheltered spot for the time being as a report in the newspaper this morning said that winter is returning and the weekend is going to be bitter with possible snow. I am even more glad now that I spent two days outside.
The wind is very cold today and the sky is darkening all the time, it could be we will get some more rain. It came down so hard yesterday afternoon but at least it watered in the new plants.
I have let most of you know that I shall not be changing my internet provider after all. Oh, the hassle I have had cancelling, it is still not sorted and believe me, the rudeness I have encountered since I told them we had changed our minds has made me so glad we decided not to go with them.
I have spent nearly all morning on the phone to them and British Telecom trying to get things sorted out.
Well, my beloved will be back from Tesco shortly and I know he would like a nice cup of tea waiting for him so I am off to get that done.
Wishing each and every one of you a good week.
I've never seen roses quite that color. They say winter is returning to us this weekend, too!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had great weather for your special day. I'm like you and will sit out in the sun whenever I get the chance. March days are always like that..spring one moment winter the next. I put the layers on and then take them off. I hope you get all those internet woes taken care of and be done with them. Customer service can be so aggrivating. 'On Ya'-ma
ReplyDeletethe roses are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteyou look happy & so pretty in pics.
seems you had a lovely mothers day, i'm so glad.
it's 70's & sunny here for a week, then rainy & 30's the next. even have a forecast of possible snow this coming wkend!!!
have a good week.
huggies...
What a stunning colour! Glad you had such a lovely Mother's Day. Eileen x
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you had a great Mother's Day. Your pictures are great. To bad the weather has turned cold on you all again. The weather people are saying rain here for the next four days starting today. As much as five inches in all with the possibility of strong storms. Hugs, Helen
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day to you. The flowers are absolutely beautiful. I love the color of the roses. We have those here on rare occassion. You look so pretty holding your flowers and so very happy too. So glad you were able to enjoy the garden and sun for a bit. Our weather here has become cold again also. They say a big warm up by the end of the week. I sure hope so. Hope your weather warms up soon. ((((hugs))))
ReplyDeleteLove ya,
Cindy xoxoxoxoxox
What beautiful roses, I love the colors. We are also expecting a brief return to winter this week, darn. It wont last long though.
ReplyDeletewhen you said you were going to talk talk i thought,poor you,lol.i know several who came back to aol,we swear about it,but talk talk worse.lovely flowers jeannette,hope spring soon really is her,take care,love mort xx
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day. The roses and flowers are wonderful! Winter still here too.
ReplyDeleteSeems like you all go through what we go through with the weather...teases us a bit and then turns sharply cold and grey. Right now here in Tennessee, USA we have a sunny day, light thin clouds. It's 73.2. Wow. WHY AM I HERE on the PC. lol
ReplyDeleteHi Jeannette, What lovely flowers. I also got flowers for Mother`s day and they take pride of place on the sideboard. The wind is very cool here but luckily the sun has been warm so its not too bad at the moment. It is however, forecast to rain this evening so we`ll just have to wait and see what happens. I`ve been doing a lot of gardening myself since the weather has been so good so I hope it only rains at night! :o)
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Sandra xxxx
Happy Mother's Day! Your roses are stunning. I'm glad the day was pleasant and that you were able to spend time outside the last couple of days. Thank you for your kind comment on my blog. I'd always thought spin the bottle was a more grown-up/prohibited game as well, but learned something new that day. Blessings, Penny
ReplyDeleteThere you are! Thanks for posting the link in FB! Beautiful roses and pictures as always!
ReplyDeleteJeannette those Roses are beautiful ~ glad you enjoyed Mothers Day ~ Ally x
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had one special Mothers Day your way. The flowers are beautiful from Hubby and Becky and family.Loved the orange roses, would fit in with my color decoy if you'd like to send them my way. Hang in there, don't let those internet folks get to you, they drive us all nuts when we have to contact them about something....I've learned what real patience and angry control is all about when dealing with them. Have a great day your way.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely your roses are. I do hope they last for a wee while, they are such a bright colour. Yes it has been a lovely week here in Wiltshire as well. Mary and I have been taking the chance to get out and about we went up to Marlborough on Tuesday last and it so lovely to be out without big thick jackets on. Even if the cold days do come again they won't last so long now that spring has really arrived.
ReplyDeleteLook after yourself.
Much Love Sybil xx
Lovely flowers Jeannette ! That's two bad that the boys are sick & couldn't visit with you on Mother's Day. Hope they are back to 100% soon. I've been checking out my lavender plants. I was brutal when I pruned them last fall so I hope they come back. Meanwhile, once it warms up I'm going to spread some California poppy seeds in the lavender bed just incase I've murdered them. Have a good week. Linda in Washington
ReplyDeleteTwo exquisite bouquets, different from one another. Your yard sounds as though it will be lovely. I can't quite place what lavender looks like in my mind, but I must take my camera out to photograph some bougainvillea the next few days which is blooming now in Phoenix in all its glory everywhere. This is our most ubiquitous flower. My Grandma King was the only Mormon I knew who had to have her spot of tea. Nobody will let me drink tea. Doc prefers coffee and makes it for me, so I can't change my morning drink!
ReplyDeletethe flowers are beautiful!!!! thx for sharing
ReplyDeleteI love the picture of you with the roses! lovely!
ReplyDeleteThe flowers look great the Roses inparticular are such a lovely colour. Sorry about the hassle with Talk Talk must say Tiscali were very helpful and I did it all online,and the money I've saved has been great the last 2 bills not even totalling £40 that's phone and internet and no line rental, anyway I hope you work it out.
ReplyDeleteTake care
Yasmin
xx
PS you have lost weight.
Jeannette, What a gorgeous bouquet.
ReplyDeleteJust stopping in for a cup o tea..
Still enjoying this Tucson weather....Our youngest and baby are coming to visit for a few days to get out of the snow in Calgary.
Not sure where we will all fit in the trailer but we will manage.
Blessings,
ALBERTA Lori
Hi Jeannette glad you enjoyed Mothers Day with your lovely flowers and balloon .Shame the boys were ill.The weather has gone back to winter ..soon be April along with the showers...love and hugs ..Jeanxx
ReplyDeleteyou loook great Jeanette!! have you lost weight?? i think you have!!
ReplyDeletelovely gifts...
What struck mwe on the pic of you with those beautiful roses.... how like you Nathan is ,and the flowers and the ballon also lovely ,terebly cold out isnt it ,we even had hail stones earlier keep warm ..love Jan xx
ReplyDeleteWow, your roses are a stunning color! I hope you had a nice Mother's Day. I can't wait to see your garden in summertime. You have the most beautiful flowers and trees, Jeannette. I hope you are well this week. Sending hugs and prayers. Love, Val xox
ReplyDeleteHi Jeanette. Very unusual color of roses and sooo pretty. I love lavendar! Hopefully this will make it on here this time :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Mom's Day! Love the flowers, gorgeous as the lady holding them!
ReplyDeleteThe roses are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day a little late... :)
A belated Happy Mothers Day!! the flowers are lovely; I cannot wait to plant the seeds and plants I have, saved a couple of geraniums from last year here in the house, they are growing beautifully again.
ReplyDeleteAll the best
Happy Mother's Day to you... what a wonderful joy to be a mother... I love the roses and the color... your spring planting activity is very inspiring to me. We have put a few things in our veggie garden and then rain came on and off the past few days and has been hard to get back to the garden. Have a nice cup of tea... if you were here I would put on a tea kettle and make you a nice hot cup of tea. Much hugs,
ReplyDeleteLisa in Kentucky
I'm glad you had such great flowers for Mother's Day, a week ago now. The weekend has turned out very cold, so hope your tree is OK. Have a great week, ending March.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen orange roses. They are beautiful. mark
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