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am enthusiastic amateur costume maker....endlessly fascinated by everything but excel at nothing 🤣
am enthusiastic amateur costume maker....endlessly fascinated by everything but excel at nothing 🤣
Crocosima and everlasting pea
September 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Crocosima and everlasting pea
Finally - trimmed lavender and still 2 swallows on the wire - there was a third but it flew off
September 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Finally - trimmed lavender and still 2 swallows on the wire - there was a third but it flew off
Now it's haymaking!
August 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Now it's haymaking!
The swallows are gathering.....
August 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The swallows are gathering.....
Isle of Bute from Largs...last night's sunset
August 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Isle of Bute from Largs...last night's sunset
Our view of Arran..
August 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Our view of Arran..
Evening - through the garden gate....
August 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Evening - through the garden gate....
And it's a wrap 🪻🪻🪻🪻! Our final cut and distillation of lavender oil for this very challenging year (weather wise)
August 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
And it's a wrap 🪻🪻🪻🪻! Our final cut and distillation of lavender oil for this very challenging year (weather wise)
Distilling our lavender over the next few days
July 31, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Distilling our lavender over the next few days
Gorgeous orange regale lily
July 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Gorgeous orange regale lily
Mostly white butterflies this year
July 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Mostly white butterflies this year
We may have only had a very small crop of lavender this year (drought etc) but the colour and smell of the dried bunches is divine!
July 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We may have only had a very small crop of lavender this year (drought etc) but the colour and smell of the dried bunches is divine!
Loch Long, Loch Goil, Knock Hill from the deck of the glorious Waverley yesterday
July 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Loch Long, Loch Goil, Knock Hill from the deck of the glorious Waverley yesterday
After a VERY HOT few days, cooler weather has come... hopefully with some rain - getting very dry here
July 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
After a VERY HOT few days, cooler weather has come... hopefully with some rain - getting very dry here
Lavandin in full flower - my favourite is Edelweiss for its little white star like flowers
July 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Lavandin in full flower - my favourite is Edelweiss for its little white star like flowers
Lavender 'Olympic' - beautiful colour and dries well. Today I cut our crop for dried bunches.
July 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Lavender 'Olympic' - beautiful colour and dries well. Today I cut our crop for dried bunches.
Lavenders ahoy! Melissa Lilac, Little Lottie and Melissa - all from my lavender collection
July 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Lavenders ahoy! Melissa Lilac, Little Lottie and Melissa - all from my lavender collection
2025 vintage elderflower cordial
June 26, 2025 at 9:24 AM
2025 vintage elderflower cordial
Charles de Mills - this year is spectacular for roses!
June 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Charles de Mills - this year is spectacular for roses!
Elderflower cordial in the making
June 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Elderflower cordial in the making
Lavender on midsummer's eve
June 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Lavender on midsummer's eve
Making elderflower cordial - nearly blown away by Gusty wind and showers...thought this was midsummer!!
June 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Making elderflower cordial - nearly blown away by Gusty wind and showers...thought this was midsummer!!
Fresh lavender bunches for drying in the barn
June 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Fresh lavender bunches for drying in the barn
Rose 'Desdemona' - lovely fresh apple scent
June 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Rose 'Desdemona' - lovely fresh apple scent
Weeding weeding and more weeding! When lavenders are not cropped for oil distillation or dried flowers it's very easy to forget to prune at the right time
June 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Weeding weeding and more weeding! When lavenders are not cropped for oil distillation or dried flowers it's very easy to forget to prune at the right time