New Terrace

You may remember this little balcony that came with the house. Here we are summer '07, my mates cosily kenneled in, barely room to set a glass of wine down on the crazy paving, and no access from balcony to garden.


We've fixed all that! At last we can spread out. It may look a bit stark at the moment, but with some planting, the new terrace is sure to become part of both house and garden in no time. You can now walk out from either door of the living room. I can't wait to sleep here some swelteringly hot summer night.

Blossoms

The garden's been rather neglected due to the building works, but just the same, spring has sprung. For friends who ask, what have you got in your garden, the answer is loads! (Some day I'll know more names). These photos were taken on a grey day, but still they make me long to be there. Sadly I have work commitments in London, so will miss the lilacs and the wisteria this year. There were lilacs all the way up the driveway at the house where I grew up. I love them, but their thrill is short-lived. This year I'll see them only in pictures. Thank you Henny, and of course, leave it to a Dutch girl to find the only 2 tulips still existing, for now, in the garden.