Thursday 18 August 2011

Gloomsville


The sun has not shone today.
For various reasons it has been
gloomy without and within.
Some days are like that.

A horrid letter from a solicitor didn't help.
The infirmities and indignities of old age (not mine)
have been a sad concern.
I have a painful swollen gland on one side only of my neck.
But on the bright side:
my friend's son got the A level grades he needed,
O and I have made two nice meals and had a walk in the woods,
and for the first time
I have succeeded in growing these
Heavenly Blue Ipomea.







12 comments:

  1. Hope the clouds part soon Lucille. Congrats for your friends son. And congrats to on growing the beauiful blue Ipomea

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  2. Some days are better than others and often a small sleep helps almost as much as heavenly blue. I hope you will be writing a horrid letter back.

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  3. I think that is the most beautiful shade of blue I've ever seen. could look at it forever.

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  4. If you've got to feel blue, the shade of that flower is an elegant way of going about it..

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  5. Hoping tomorrow will be brighter and sunnier.

    Congratulations on successfully growing the beautiful Ipomea, truly magnificant.

    Helen xx

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  6. See - that's three things! For both our sakes, I hope that we can find another three good things today . . . Chin up, as they say (and I am sure that Lucille the House Captain would certainly concur).

    Pomona x

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  7. Sorry to hear your gloomy news, but lovely to see your Ipomea. I have always found them fickle to grow outside, but had brilliant ones inside a porch at one house we lived in.

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  8. The moral high ground, in response to a mean-spirited letter, is a good place to aim for and can be very satisfying.

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  9. I came to visit because I saw your beautiful ipomea - we have them in various colours (self-seeding madly all round the garden, which we love) but not quite that shade of blue. So sorry that the day was not been so bright and shiny for you. I hope today finds you on the mend!

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  10. I hope all the nastiness went away and that the sun is shining upon you today. Gorgeous Ipomoea, I used to grow them too.

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  11. Those are a bright side indeed.

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  12. its always good to find a brighter side on pants days.

    I have just found your blog and am loving it. Looking forward to reading through and catching up x

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