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Meet me where the sky meets the sea

February 21, 2018 ~ thehousewiththebluedoor ~ Leave a comment

There's a small dog running along the beach in this photo, but it's silhouetted against the black ruched marks in the sand so you can't really see it. The Lincolnshire coast where this photograph was taken is a place where the vast skies meet the river then the sea and early in the morning and … Continue reading Meet me where the sky meets the sea

I would like my roses to meet you…

February 13, 2018 ~ thehousewiththebluedoor ~ Leave a comment

This is the bloom of a birthday girl rose, printed and overlaid with a handwritten beautiful quote I came across the other day. Roses as people, when I started to think about the concept, it seemed that plants as people or reminders of people was apt for my garden. The rose in this image was … Continue reading I would like my roses to meet you…

Cos I’m a rocket man…

February 9, 2018February 11, 2018 ~ thehousewiththebluedoor ~ Leave a comment

Last week at my son's school, it was space day. Never one to turn down a challenge to make something out of milk bottles I duly set to work with my spray paint and hot glue gun. I took this photograph of him with his rocket man backpack on and today I printed it out … Continue reading Cos I’m a rocket man…

Many things grow in a garden…

February 6, 2018February 26, 2018 ~ thehousewiththebluedoor ~ 2 Comments

I have set myself a task this month to create daily a garden quote. I have a lovely old book entitled A Gardener's Bouquet of Quotations. Even the title is evocative 'bouquet' not collection, 'quotations' not quotes. I picked it up last summer from a fabulous secondhand book shop in an old stables at Belton … Continue reading Many things grow in a garden…

Painted garden journal

February 4, 2018February 8, 2018 ~ thehousewiththebluedoor ~ Leave a comment

I wanted to take a break from writing this weekend, so started work on a project I've had in mind for a couple of weeks. I got the idea of an overarching branch from an Erte illustration I came across in an Art Deco book, and the rest was organic and painted as I went … Continue reading Painted garden journal

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