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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Flowers in the (English) house

A few flowery offerings to join in with Jane who is throwing her monthly flower party ... Check it all out HERE. Anyway, this is my first time joining in from another country as usually I am blogging from Australia. Above is a rose from my parents' garden.. My father very sweetly met me at Heathrow airport with it as a welcome gift. It smells divine.

I have arranged it with some herbs - mint and rosemary from the garden.




This lavender above sits in a bowl on my mantelpiece - also from the garden gathered and dried a couple of summers ago but the scent is still there.





Above to the left a dried seed head. Love the fragility of this in its natural beauty.







The lavender again in the centre with two faux artichokes (f'artichokes, perhaps??!!) in white terracotta pots each side. Have had them for ages but I still love them as much now as the day I bought them.


Shopping from Singapore post next time, promise. (Although have to say we did NOT go mad!)








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15 comments:

  1. flwrjaneSeptember 27, 2011 at 3:10 AM

    Sarah, Welcome! As always you innate sense of style and sense of humor shows through in every word f'artichokes for example and the way you can make a single rose look just right.

    Now, how about that shopping?

    xo jane

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  2. flowers on my tableSeptember 27, 2011 at 4:52 AM

    How lovely of your Dad to greet you with a rose. I adore your fartichokes! Love Linda x

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  3. That's Not My AgeSeptember 27, 2011 at 6:24 AM

    Welcome home. Your cottage is lovely, including the fartichokes & how sweet of your dad to meet you with a rose - ah!

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  4. JamesSeptember 27, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    Terrible pun, love it.

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  5. UnknownSeptember 27, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    Well i think they are very smartichokes!!

    I think your dad is adorable! Bx

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  6. Sydney Shop GirlSeptember 27, 2011 at 7:28 AM

    Hello S!

    I love the photos.

    Hope you are well and best wishes from Australia.

    SSG xxx

    Sydney Shop Girl blog

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  7. LPCSeptember 27, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Oh flowers and herbs together are so nice. And I love when I cut the lavender back and then sweep up the stems to the smell.

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  8. JenSeptember 27, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    I love the look of the rose with the rosemary--what a great idea!

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  9. the gardener's cottageSeptember 27, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    sarah are you glad to be home? love, love, love that delicate seed head and the lavender.

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  10. the fishermans cottageSeptember 27, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    Hi Sarah, what a lovely Rose, such a lovely combination with the herbs... loving all the textures too :) x

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  11. metteSeptember 28, 2011 at 12:06 AM

    In some post I commented, that I don´t like to have exotic flowers in my home.
    However, I don´t mind someone else having them. For someone else - due to where she/he lives- the flowers might not be exotic at all.
    And England is definitely a flower country.
    Therefore, I like your flower arrangement and all your small details.

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  12. Ms MapleSeptember 28, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    Hello, my dear! Glad you made it back home safely and have wasted no time posting us your lovely photos. Miss you heaps!!! S xxx

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  13. Fifi September 30, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    I hope you have a wonderful time catching up with your family. I noticed you went to Raffles too. I have never been but would love to have a cocktail there one day. Friends in England have been saying the weather has been great this week, so hope you get to enjoy the sunshine while you are there. Fifi

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  14. She Wore It WellOctober 3, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Aww gosh, your dad is a sweetie.

    I hear the weather has been insanely warm this time of year. No warmth in sight down here :(

    xx

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  15. Judith October 4, 2011 at 6:36 AM

    Are you glad to be back in the UK in your beautiful cottage? See you brought the hot weather with you. ida

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