A long weekend

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom".
- Marcel Proust

Hello there!

MY what a long time it's been since I typed here! (I must have been very busy, or having lots of fun* - you know what they say about time flying...)

It's getting dark outside, which means the end of our deliciously long weekend must be looming.

I was lucky to spend some of my weekend with old friends, and some of it with my wonderful family. It can be challenging to find oneself in the same room with the important people in our lives (sometimes even the same state or country is a challenge!!!), and five days off was a great opportunity to make that happen. What a luxury!

Our kitchen was decorated with some amazing pink water lilies, and I took great delight in watching them open... and close... and open... and close... all weekend. If you've popped into the shop and walked out with a bunch of these gorgeous flowers, you will have heard me tell you that they have attitude. Total attitude. To the extent that they seem to open and close on a whim: some days they open, some days they close, some days some will open, some days they'll only open 'til 4... yep, these are flowers with an attitude problem. It was a bit lovely to be able to watch them do their thing!

I hope you had a wonderful break, celebrating what the first half of the break means to you and yours, and of course remembering those who gave (and those who give) so much for our country.

Enjoy what's left of this long weekend, and have a fabulous (short) week! Looking forward to typing soon (I have some exciting news from the shop to come in a few days! Yay!).

Charlie. x.




* I've been very busy, and I've been having lots of fun too!