I've been painting this week! Four spray cans of British Paint's Baby Blue and I've covered most of the ugly shed wall for around $24. One pleasant surprise has been how the blue reflects around the courtyard giving the feeling that a swimming pool is nearby!
The Sweet Peas are beginning to flower in the hanging basket on the left and there are lettuces in the basket below them...
Look at Bunny practicing for the nest Test Match...
A climbing rose on the side fence and the passion-fruit vine is starting to flower now...
and a cheesie, spinach quiche for tea...I froze a bit of left-over pastry from last week, baked it blind and then filled it with a mixture of chopped, cooked spinach, 5 eggs, 1/2 cup milk and 2T sour cream, 1/2 cup feta cheese and the special part is a big pinch of nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon of dried dill. Topped with grated cheddar cheese it served us 4 meals for very little cost...
and lastly I was delighted by this clever wall decor in St Remy on our August holiday...isn't it fab?
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Your kischy courtyard is looking great. I remember when you first started it it has come a long way since then.
ReplyDeletethank you! your seahorse is still there, near the bunny! xx
DeleteI love frangipani. Every time I see one it takes me back home. What colors do you have Sue?
ReplyDeleteI only have white with pink centres but a neighbour has a true pink and it's fragrance is even better than the whites <3
DeleteIt looks really pretty, Sue. The rose is a beautiful shade of red.
ReplyDeleteIt makes me so happy to sit out there and daydream xx
DeleteWow the court yard plants have really grown since you first posted photos. What a difference a bit of spray paint makes to the feel of the court yard! I to am enjoying watching my potted frangipani coming back into leaf and flower. Ruth
ReplyDeletethe frangipani is real symbol of hot summer nights for me, Ruth...and aren't they easy to grow from cutting? xx
DeleteLove your garden. Those blue lanterns must make a marvellous show. I like statues and gnomes and things hanging from our trees. Makes it interesting to the eye.
ReplyDeleteyes I love these little details and surprises as we look around at the plants...it's windy and wet now but that will save water! xx
Deletelove your little courtyard, the blue certainly freshens it all up, why don't you paint the fence as well?
ReplyDeletethanx for sharing
Your garden looks beautiful, that red rose is very special! I don't have roses but someday perhaps. The blue lanterns really adds interest!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love those blue lanterns and can picture their beauty at night. Like a secret garden especially with that little bunny. Gardens can be anything we want them to be really with a little imagination. Your courtyard is exciting and surprising - your own little oasis with lots of discoveries.
ReplyDeleteLove the kitschy courtyard! I hope you will post a picture when the Frangipani is leafed and flowered as it just sound exotic to me! I like the blue as well. In the midwest where much of my family lives it is traditional to put that color blue on the ceiling of a porch!
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