Notes From The Garden

Hello.

all done up in make-do 'greenhouses'

Oh the 'bluebells' are out! Well these are actually grape Hyacinth I believe, but there certainly are bluebells about, out in the woods. There are some lovely ones on the way to my beloved's house, which I walk often, but however taken with their beauty, I'm sometimes just overcome with a sense of self-consciousness which prevents me from pausing a moment by the roadside, in full view of passing traffic in order to photograph them; and so you'll have to do with my imitations from the back garden. :)

 I recently bought some seeds to have a go at growing some of my own flowers and veg. I'm still living with my parents and so the garden is mostly the product of my mothers handiwork, but I wanted to have a go myself and so when, one day the other week, she was buying seeds, I decided I would take a few sachets too.

 We sowed a few at Jamie's house and they are already sprouting- tiny little green shoots, it's very exciting to see! I sowed some back here at home too, and the rest just went in today in some new compost.

 So we're waiting patiently for: Love-In-A-Mist, Forget-Me-Nots, Lettuce, Carrots, Pumpkins, Sunflowers, Tomatoes and mixed summer flowers.

I can't wait to see them start coming along!

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Otherwise, this week has been spent singing (Our teacher is really pleased with the progress we're making on Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'); playing at open mic (you can see the photos on Facebook!) and, yesterday, digging on the beach on a day out with the Cubs in the wind and the rain, before snuggling up back at home to watch the Eurovision.

 Well done Denmark :)

Reading Again

Hey Ho :)

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It's been a while since I had my nose in a good book. Recently I went to a car boot sale (it's got to be one of the best things about Saturdays and Bank Holidays!) and having successfully avoided buying more dresses- I reckon I'm now at that stage where I can legitimately claim to have 'too many' lucky me!- I came across a box full of classic literature and decided that a few volumes would be 

a much more worthwhile investment.

(I stand corrected- my memory failed me terribly!
Jane Eyre is by Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights is by Emily Bronte
tut, tut Heidi!)

New Song

Hello There!

I've been working on a few new songs recently, for an Ep I'm making.

This is the latest one to be fully completed. 

You can hear the others here.
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I don't have the most sophisticated recording equipment 

but I get by and any little 'imperfections' caused by the apparatus I think can add a bit of character. 

I sometimes find that things coming out a bit grainy or not exactly like I first imagined, works well; and I often end up doing something I never even thought of before, 

by accident, and it sounding great.

Enjoy :)

Heidi- V

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Friday's Poem and Other Stories

Good Evening :)

This post will be a bit of a 'hotch-botch' tonight, but hotch-botches are good things so it's all ok ;)

 I thought I'd share with you a few pics of the donkeys I see sometimes on my morning 'walkies' with the dog, but I was only sufficiently pleased with one of said 'pics' to post it! I can assure you though, all three of them  (the donkeys that is) are adorable :) I've been in love with the creatures ever since I had a summer job helping with donkey rides at the seaside as a little girl.

Some other recent photos which came out half-decent-ish :)

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2

this plucky little rose was in full bloom in December

The sun absolutely illuminating the town across the bay

I chose the best (in my own humble opinion) of my ever growing collection of 'inspiration-snaps' to post here tonight. The ones with the most atmosphere. Most of these weren't actually even taken with 'photography' as such, in mind, it was more a matter of 'oh that's pretty/ interesting/' and 'snap!' :) I'm especially fond of the silhouetted trees against that mucky-looking sky :)

 '1' and '2' were taken this morning on a very windy morning stroll. The sun was shining so brightly, and then all of a sudden the wind whipped-up the clouds and it went all half grey-half golden, it was exciting :)

 But to the crux of the matter and today's poem. Having almost completed my week, I think I've done ok. I was more pleased with some than I was with others but it's all experience and I have stuck to my deadlines (so far!) I couldn't keep it up much longer than a week at the moment I don't think, but it may well be something that reoccurs from time to time, we'll see :) Well here goes for this evening:

Tired This Evening

'Tired this evening,

Got nothing to say,

Not easy,

Thinking of new things each day.

Weary this evening,

Been doing so much,

Writing and snapping,

And singing and such.

Always got so many,

Things on the go,

It's the best way to live life,

I find, don't you know.

Making, creating,

My own 'show and tell',

And hopefully others,

Will like it as well.

But time to recharge,

As I put me to bed,

So many ideas,

Floating 'round in my head.

And tomorrow will dawn,

I will wake up and then,

I will start the whole journey,

All over again!'

But a girl's still gotta keep house! And even cleaning deserves to be photo-documented sometimes ;)

Heidi-V 

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Tuesday's Poem

Hi there :)

Sorry it's late in the day, but it is still the day, so here we go:

Tuesday's Poem

'Tuesday's poem is not very long,

Not very wonderful, not full of wit,

But as Tuesday needs a poem, and must have its song,

Then this little ditty surely will be it.

Tuesday's poem is the second I'll write,

With a feel of its namesake, not new but not old,

To me it means two more days less, when at night,

I count down 'till you're hand I can hold.

Tuesday's a blue day, not sad but in hue,

A beautiful sky undisturbed as in May,

I think of the days all in colour, do you?

And with that swift thought I will up and away.

Up like a kite in the cool springtime breeze,

Tumbling over the warm golden sunshine,

Up in the air feeling careless and free,

Until I return to the one I call mine.'

Goodnight :)

A Poem a Day

A poem a day

'A poem a day is a beautiful way,

To pass the time lingering between us,

Few words on a page, and I'll mean all I say,

For the words on the page will mean our love.

The pencil on paper, the ink pen on leaf,

Or most probably type on a screen,

But sure as it is,  albeit keyboard inks thief,

They'll be the prettiest letters you've seen.

So fret not nor pine for me, as I'll be right here,

In writing, each day, long as I might,

To love you oh and to comfort you dear,

Before you know, I'll be holding you tight.'

Hey there :)

So This week I thought I'd endeavour to write and post a poem each day, starting today, until Sunday. 

 Now I'm not professing to be much of a poet at all, but nevertheless, I'd like to practise and by way of posting a few littles ditties on here, I think I may improve. Besides it's fun!

 The one above I wrote a few days ago and is a kind of introduction, and the one below I have written just today, enjoy :)

The Mountains are Beautiful Today

'The mountains are beautiful, through the mist and the haze,

Their golden- red hue in the distance,

The fresh air is humid,  in my early morn's daze,

But the mountains are beautiful today.

The sunshine's arriving, after a dull and dense start,

Brightening our afternoon's prospects,

As the day slowly wakes up, I return from the park,

And the days occupations begin.

Work starts today, it's all go, go, pay, pay,

But the mountains remind to keep clam,

And when duties abound, the time passes away,

Quicker than ever it did before.

And the mountains are beautiful today,

And the mountains are beautiful,

Today.'