Monday 16 December 2019

In a Vase on Monday - All is calm

Who said it had to be a vase?  Cathy is leading us, with a Christmassy theme beyond a vase, and I shall be dipping in to see what other arrangements, and musings are being shared.

The Christmas Tree is up, decorations complete....

In a Vase on Monday is a calm affair.  We have had rain, rain and winds, but the Monday is calm, damp and cold.


Fuchsia Hawkshead surving the few odd days of frost and dank weather, sitting in a pretty bowl on a wood trivet from Angela Morley bought yesterday during our visit to Cider/Art Open Day.  This round table has now been moved to the corner of the conservatory, and will be used to gather some of plants...so the arrangement is moved to


the centre of our large table where we sit for our meals in the conservatory, now joined by a pretty leaf from Geranium clarkei 'Kashmir Purple'.
One of the books we read and talked about at book club lastweek was  Turbulence by David Szalay.  Yes I would recommend this.  Very clever structure and an insight into people's lives, almost like a series of short stories liked with a clever device.  Ironic that the title is the opposite of calm, something that I have just realised.



The main book has such a long waiting list at the library that I did not get it in time: The Salt Path.  I found everyone's views about facets of the book interesting, but have decided to pass on this and carry on with the next book: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce.

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  1. AlisonC16 December 2019 at 12:31

    Pretty. The Fuchsia is perfect for draping over the bowl. Lovely trivet too.

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  2. the running wave16 December 2019 at 13:58

    You will really enjoy The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry! Great Christmas time reading!! I love your bowl of fuchsias, and really love the bowl! For a number of reasons I didn't manage a vase this week but did a hasty post this morning, with some different floral images!! Amanda https://therunningwave.blogspot.com/2019/12/a-substitute-vase-on-monday.html

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    1. Stasher16 December 2019 at 21:26

      Will check out your post Amanda. Hope my book turns up at the library soon, everyone has had positive comments about it.

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  3. Cathy16 December 2019 at 17:05

    Oh this has a Japanese feel to it, Noelle, definitely a calm and peaceful ambience to it. Hakshead is such a beautiful fuchsia - how tall does it grow? I wonder if I have space for it? I am always interested in your reading matter so have made a note of these

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    1. Stasher16 December 2019 at 21:24

      I think Hawkshead would grow fairly tall. The shrub left unpruned last year has now reached about 90cm. The smaller one from a cutting which was easy, taken last year is just about 30cm high. Both will get the chop next spring, and be kept lower, just because of where they are.

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  4. Kris Peterson16 December 2019 at 17:18

    I'm amazed that your 'Hawkshead' fuchsia is still blooming, Noelle. Mine is not and looks sad. I always appreciate your book recommendations. I'm currently reading "Notes on an Exhibition" by Patrick Gale, which I think was one of those you highlighted in an earlier post.

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    1. Stasher16 December 2019 at 21:20

      The garden is well sheltered which is why I think the fuchsias are holding up well. It must have been someone else who recommended that one, but having read an intro to it on the web, will look out for this one.

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  5. Magpie Sue16 December 2019 at 18:48

    I'm enjoying the minimalist "vases" this week!

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  6. Eliza Waters16 December 2019 at 22:48

    A perfect Zen creation - nicely done, Noelle!

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