Spring in my step and the mending of a broken heart

Every year it takes me by surprise how much I love to be outside when the weather gets better. Yesterday we spent a couple of of happy hours in the garden. The much loved slide was washed. The playhouse was given a bit of a spring-clean. Dead leaves were cleared away from the beds and a little light pruning was done.  Ah how healthy and virtuous we all felt.

For Little B and me, the biggest delight is that the bulbs we planted in the Autumn have come up. We were very fearful that the very naughty squirrels had nabbed the all. Ha! not so. We wisely but long branches of holly on top of our pots and it seems in some small way it worked. We are thrilled. Every year, without fail I kick myself that we don’t plant more bulbs. What is it about Autumn that prevents us from taking more time to pop bulbs in. Perhaps weeks of dark and inclement weather.

So here we are the fruits of a little Autumn planning and the delight of Spring ensures that the first of the garden flowers can come indoors.

Can you spot this delightful little table. Well this new acquisition has made me feel a lot better. A couple of weeks ago, the sweet little round table we bought when we got engaged broke. A leg fell off, and the brake was so bad that we knew there was no way that it could be mended. The significance of this small pieces of furniture made its loss a very sad occurrence. To add to the injury, it was the table which was sat at my side of the sofa, a place where all my crochet accessories are laid during the evening. How I missed it.  For a few weeks I have scoured the internet for a replacement. But the astronomical cost has prevented me committing to any one solution.

On Saturday I felt I needed to resolve the nagging loss of the table and went to our local antiques market. Almost immediately I spotted this sweet round table and after enquiry I discovered I could buy it for about a quarter of the cost of any brand new replacement. Fabulous news and now this vintage find has a happy home in our house and I a place for my bits and pieces. Completely individual and very economical – happy days.