This is my beautiful peony I brought from my old garden four years ago and this is the first summer it has flowered since I dug it up in Autumn 2004. She is beautiful and frilly and pink and fluffy!Today we were up early and drove down to Lincolnshire to the RAF Waddington Air Show. It was hot!!
We got down to Lincoln in one and a half hours and then spent the next hour stuck in traffic hardly moving-good job I took my crochet.
This is my ripple pattern, not sure what I am going to do with it yet I am just happily hooking away!We arrived and parked by 12 noon and had a wonderful afternoon watching the air displays and looking at the aircraft on the ground. I even found a small craft tent and bought a small lavender drawer scenter in a pretty fabric and tied with a ribbon.
I took loads of photographs and videos (some just of the sky!) but my favourite were the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight when a Lancaster (the big one) a hurricane and a spitfire flew in formation on a fly past. They each then did a little air display and then landed. Hubby was excited to see on the itinerary the only flying Vulcan still in existence but although it was there it was grounded because of some safety checks. He was sooooooo disappointed, poor thing.We did see a Typhoon which was very loud and fast and the Red Arrows were fantastic. I got a little sun burnt despite piling on the suncream so need to take a cool shower and put on my Jim jams and slippers. Night Night.
I have not forgotten my tag from Micheala but things have been a bit hectic around here and I promise to post it during next week.
The peony was worth the wait wasn't it? Your crochet looks lovely. I love looking at the cool colours - very calming! The pictures of the planes up in the clouds are great - very dramatic! x
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ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you enjoyed your dahlia!
Your peony looks great!
I'm curious to see your crochet finished!
Have a lovely Sunday!
What Gorgeous Peonies. I think that they are more beautiful because they dont last long - so you do have to appreciate them whilst they are out. I know someone who went to the airshow. xxx
ReplyDeleteI love peonies, I only have a red one and it always rains on it the moment its at its best and it gets ruined! I posted your giveaway today so it should be with you soon. Glad you enjoyed the pics of Trevarno, that black necked swan is still on the prowl and came racing over to me when I was taking photos of the ducklings. Was his ugly duck friend there too? Jane xxx love the photo of you on the beach.
ReplyDeleteI love peonies too! We always smile when they come into flower because it reminds us of when our son (aged about 3 at the time) wanted a gardening job so we set him off, bucket in hand, to dead head all the daffodils. He did a great job but, unfortunately, he also "live" headed every other flower in the garden, including all the buds on my peonies!! Long car journeys and traffic hold ups are no problem when there's knitting or crochet to be done!! Rebecca x
ReplyDeleteLovely crochet... I must try that ripple pattern sometime. Do you know of a basic online pattern for it?
ReplyDeleteThe BBMF Lancaster flew really low over Manchester city centre one day last summer when I was out getting my lunch - it was SO exciting! It did a circuit at about 300ft. My husband who works at the airport saw it from the control tower with his binoculars. Amazing sound and sight.
your ripple looks lovely -- I've literally just finished a little blanket too. It;s our airshow in a few weeks time and hopefully this years will be better than last years as due to fog no planes could take off :-(
ReplyDeletegreat blog and great items :)
ReplyDeleteUntil a year ago today i lived at RAF Waddington and i loved the build up to airshow weekend, we got to see all the planes arriving, it was an exciting place to be, and, maybe one day we will go back hopefully to the same house and wonderful garden, i love your crochet and it has made my fingers itch to get out hooks and yarn and make......
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