Moses also wrote some of the Psalms. Here he prays about the brevity of life compared to God’s eternity. This is from Psalm 90:10,11,12 ‘ The days of our years are threescore years and ten (3×10+10=70); and if by reason of strength they are fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for itContinue reading “Winter stalks in a jug”
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…so I put them together.
‘And now living together is faith, hope, love but the greatest of these three is love.’ 1Corinthians 13:13 Seen + given + had = together I saw the arches of white and maroon brambles at Wisley A friend gave me a bunch of daffidols I had a vase from Cornwall and a pair of candleContinue reading “…so I put them together.”
From Dover to the garden
Here are two expressions of thankfulness one from the New Testament and one from the Old Testament. Paul speaking: ‘ Always keep praying. Always be thankful no matter what happens, for that is God’s will for you who belong to Jesus Christ.’ 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Then from the Psalms: ‘ Say thank you to theContinue reading “From Dover to the garden”
Plants
Plants Plants tumbling Plants on a march, right place, right plant,right place, right plant, fields of them. Plants with little soil, little care, but sea air and sun. A mug from Saint Albans Cathedral a gift from our son. Today it has Calendulas and a few stems of Oxalis (Bermuda buttercup) bright yellow and lemon.Continue reading “Plants”
Limoniastrum and Broad- leaved lavender with others
Jesus speaking: ‘ The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to make the broken hearted happy, to tell those who are held against their will to be enabled to get free, ( to preach deliverance to the captives)Continue reading “Limoniastrum and Broad- leaved lavender with others”
A bunch of vegetation
Peter is speaking: ‘The Lord is not slack according to His promise… but is longsuffering to us as He is not willing that any of us should die the second death but that we all should say sorry because the day of the Lord will come.’ 2Peter 3: 9,10 It is my custom to startContinue reading “A bunch of vegetation”
Chrysanthemums, oak leaves and Choisya ternata petals.
A Bible thought: Cast your cares on Jesus because He cares for you. Or as Sandy sees it ‘ be assertive and clear when you speak because He / Jesus cares. There is no need to be timid/shy just say it!’ This was how Peter saw it. The verse is in 1 Peter 5:7. AContinue reading “Chrysanthemums, oak leaves and Choisya ternata petals.”
Adding fern leaf yarrow and Gaillardia pulchella
The garden’s bright patches are provided by fern leaf yarrow and Gaillardia pulchella. Both are new this year to the garden. The one with its daisy-like vibrant red, orange yellow petals grows from seed in autumn needing moist conditions but once growing well its need for water is low. The other near this plant isContinue reading “Adding fern leaf yarrow and Gaillardia pulchella”
Choisya ternata and Asteraceae
The plants in the garden are at last getting good rain. It is going to rain all week. I am pleased. This morning I brought inside three stems of Choisya ternata/ Mexican Orange blossom and a few stems of Asteraceae/ Chrisanthemum. I wondered whether they would even go together. Here in Ruth the potter’s greenContinue reading “Choisya ternata and Asteraceae”
A Beswick jug of vegetation
I am so pleased with my find. A turquoise 1930s Beswick Art Deco Jug made in Stoke on Trent. It was under £20. The vegetation in the jug from our garden is: The hyacinth in the jug is from a number that has come back naturally this year. Hyacinth is a perennial, but with allContinue reading “A Beswick jug of vegetation”
Two twigs of Viburnum tinus
Looking closely It is how things come together that make one smile. A piece of cliff rock once washed over by the Atlantic Ocean when lying next to a Scandinavian pottery vase on my table looked good together. Then the Viburnum tinus that has struggled with disease is now really disease free this spring, soContinue reading “Two twigs of Viburnum tinus”
The first daffidol 2025!
Paul speaking: ‘ There is no temptation you have let take you that isn’t common to man/woman But God is faithful, who will not let you be tempted above what you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way of escape, that you will be able to bear it.‘ 1 Corinthians 10Continue reading “The first daffidol 2025!”