Wandering through photos to find the churches of Whitby I chanced upon a folder that showed the garden in Normanby. The first photo is of a rose called 'Jam and Jerusalem'. It just loved blackspot and it had to give up the ghost because of its unsightly leaves. The name presumably comes from the colours pink and yellow.
The next two photos are of Paul working in the studio at Kyoto. He sits surrounded by scrolls, 10 years of his life devoted to an apprenticeship that was measured by the maturing of a special glue in a large pot, which you stirred once a year. The Making of Aged Paste. As he would say himself, rather pridefully, but I forgave him that, there was but a handful of people in England who could do his job as a conservator.
But back to flowers and bantams: I never named my hens, these two cost £20 quid apiece, joined us for coffee in the morning and roamed the garden happily with either Lucy in tow or my feral kitten, Green Eyes who attached herself to them.
Lovely garden photos and memories.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Jam and Jerusalem was named for the WI
Could well be Sue, it is their famous refrain after all.
DeleteThe colour photos, assuming they are early digital photos, are quite clear photos for their time. My earliest from about 2004 are not as good.
ReplyDeleteNo 2015 Andrew. But I am not the most brilliant with a camera.
DeleteLovely memories, Thelma. Your Paul led an amazing life, didn't he? Did you visit Japan with him?
ReplyDeleteNo I never went to Japan Ellen, the crowds rather put me off.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks idyllic. I can only hope to achieve the same look.
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