the bad gardener lucks out

Back in January I blogged about planting out garlic and onions much later than I intended. The ground was frozen solid and there were flurries of snow, so I really thought I might have arsed the whole thing up, but nature is more resilient than that. Despite my bad gardening, everything is finally coming up smelling of garlic...

ps: Those aren't weeds, I've companion planted the onion with carrots. I'm not that bad a gardener.

cut and print, hot of the presses

New art to adorn the walls; both presents for my 40th and things I shall treasure for life. The first, another Jonny Hannah print from the Cake and Ale Press, which adds to our mini collection of his work. This is a burning hand that I've had my eye on for some time and was generously given to me by the mother and sister ships.

The second is a gorgeous paper cut by Kathrine Anteney of the Red Hot Press, who exhibited at Winchester's lovely Everyman Cinema. Normally a printmaker, Katherine recreated this gorgeous East of England scene in finely detailed papercut. It reminded us of the swallows, house martins and coal black crows that swoop across our own fields. We fell in love with it and my best beloved very kindly bought it for me. Lucky girl...