Parsley, Sage Rosemary and Thyme!

With the lovely sun putting in an appearance this past week it spurred me on to have a go at making a herbal wreath as I have quite a good collection growing about the garden. It looked and smelt really lovely as I was making it and after a couple of days left in the shed it had started to dry off nicely,as had the gorgeous faded hydrangea heads I had already picked. These will look lovely in an old vase when the days are getting darker and cooler and summer seems a million miles away. At last I have Sunflowers and the bees and other insects are busy making the most of them in these late summer days. When they have finished flowering I will cut them off with a portion of stem and hang them around the garden for the birds to feed on through the Autumn. On Bank Holiday Monday we had a really great day out with Mark and Emma on the boat up to Garstang where we stopped at the canal side pub for a lazy lunch before heading back. Everyone was happy and relaxed a...