We will soon be celebrating the third anniversary of moving into the house; where did that go??
A dear auntie of mine celebrated her 90th birthday this week; I hadn't realised she turned 80 yet!
We hit a milestone today on the stats for all time pageviews, topping 90,0000 since we began in January 2011. We could never have foreseen back then where the blog would take us as time went by; the wonderful friends we've made; the advice we've sought; the recipes we've found' a source for the seeds we wanted and a gift from the Isle of Man to boot!
Out dividing some perennials in the garden today, I was aware that for the first time we are in a position to give away plants because we are running out of space in the garden; it's not that long ago we were begging any specimens going to stock the newly created borders.
Some things in the garden try to trip us up in terms of time. The primroses are out in flower; is that late for 2013 or early for 2014? The advent rose hasn't stopped flowering for the last two years!
But one of our favourite trees today reminded us just what we are facing, all too fast...
Autumn is upon us and the colours are changing at a reasonable pace now.
The maple tree has supported my craft work each autumn/winter for the past three years, I've pressed the leaves and used them to make pictures, like this one above our hearth..
and to make paperweights to sell....
We'll watch the colour of the leaves changing and deepening again and we'll be out there collecting the best of the freshly fallen ones for me to press. thus preserving their shape and colour against the normal ravages of time.
It's perhaps a good job we can't preserve ourselves in a state of suspended animation. Change brings with it so many new opportunities and experiences which we'd miss if time could stand still for us.
So whilst time may be going too quickly, I suggest we celebrate it to the full!
2 comments:
You're right, we're hurtling into autumn at a terrifying rate.
I dread winter nowadays (must by my age) so feel an urgency to enjoy the good days of autumn - they've been few and far between here so far - it has rained every day since we got back from France.
Your picture and paperweights are beautiful.
Congratulations! 90 and 90,000 are both great achievements.
I love autumn for the wonderful colours and my birthday! ;o)
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