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[fjetret]

Under the floorboards there’s a deep well That leads to a spring that sprung up in hell That’s where old devils danced and kissed And made their blood pacts in the ancient myths

[fjetret]

His words are quiet like stains are On a table cloth washed in a river

[yuugami-tan]

happy birthday to a blessing™, aph norway

[danishfineapple]

"I think our daughter wants to go on a walk," he said. Through the kitchen window, their ball of energy could be seen bouncing at the edge of the path. "Why don't you take her? I have to finish inventory for the shop."

Mathias gave his love a playful frown and stuck his lower lip out in a pout. “But we’ll be all by our lonesome. We’ll miss you.”

[fjetret]

“You have each other.” Lukas kissed his cheek as he made his way past Mathias to put the kettle on. “I’ll be here when you return.” What he kept to himself was exactly what Mathias would be returning too, Lukas had quite the plan and just enough time to pull it off. 

[fjetret]

"You're so cute, you made me forget my pickup line!"

The sound of the familiar voice was welcome, if somewhat earlier than he’d expected his partner to be home. He turned, and rewarded the sweet words with a short, but tender, kiss. “You feel you still have to use them? We’re raising a child together, you don’t need to break the ice. Speaking of,” 

In a split second his face became stony. “Your daughter broke two of my pots and almost drowned one of my succulents,” as he spoke he put his hands on his hips in mock annoyance but it wasn’t long before his face softened. 

“But, she really enjoyed her day as my assistant, and she seems to have tired herself out.” He cast a glance to where the mischievous child had plonked herself down on the couch and promptly fallen into a deep sleep, snuggled under her favourite blankie. 

[fjetret]

Lukas stopped to pick up a colourful plush lion from the floor, lest she wake in the dark and have nothing for comfort against the strangely shaped shadows of her furniture. Then he joined his small family in their daughter’s room. 

The favourite toy was carefully slipped under the covers beside her, a friend to fight off bad dreams. “Sweet dreams, skatten min,” he leaned down to give her a loving kiss on the forehead. 

[danishfineapple]

Mathias followed suit, pressing a tender kiss of his own on her forehead. “May the gods watch over you and grant you nothing but sweet dreams.” He cooed this mantra to her every night, finding as much comfort in it himself as he hoped it gave her.  Warm blue eyes regarded his daughter and his partner. “I’m so lucky,” he whispered to the air. 

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day Monday 1 May 2017

Tulip Week (extended!) - a great plant combination of probably Tulipa ‘Brown Sugar’, the blue flowers of Myosotis (forget-me-not) and what I suspect is a variegated member of the brassica group. This type of imaginative plant association is typical of Great Dixter Garden, Sussex, U.K.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day Tuesday 25 April 2017

Tulip Week - a great display for tulip admirers at Pashley Manor, East Sussex, with flowers in vases in the marquee for detailed viewing and in the borders for appreciating their impact in the garden. It was great to be able to compare a range of white flowered cultivars.

Jill Raggett

[aureat]

[relative]

online garden here 

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day Saturday 22 April 2017

The upright, deciduous shrub Staphylea colchica (bladdernut) has been flowering for a month with small, white, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers in hanging clusters. In the summer there will be large, greenish-white, inflated fruit. This plant is easy to grow in any moist, well-drained soil in sun or semi-shade. I had a pink cultivar as ‘Plant of the Day’ on Sunday 26 March 2017 so that indicates how long they can be flowering.

Jill Raggett

[ellmovy]

gosh 

gotta draw em happy after sad fanfics

redbubble

[fjetret]

"Oo~ I've never been in here before-"

“Can I help you with anything?” Lukas asked, emerging from the back room with more bags of ginger tea.  In the middle of cold season it was a favourite for relieving sore throats, and he found it difficult to keep on shelf. 

[fjetret]

Hi, mister!

At the sound of her voice, he raised his head and turned to look at the child from where he was tending to the small garden adjacent to the house. Lukas couldn’t explain why, although it was mid-winter, all three kinds of flower he’d planted were in full bloom. In any case, the small girl would surely love one. 

“Hello, would you like a flower?” Absently he wondered if the girl was too old to make a good friend for Orla. But perhaps it would be good for her to have an older friend looking out for her. 

[myladyliechtenstein]

She gasped. Flowers were in bloom? But it would be snowing soon. “Do you think I could have that yellow one? I don’t want it to die, though…” She frowned worrying over the flower.

[fjetret]

Lukas used the gardening scissors to carefully snip the flower from the bush, he left enough of a stem to reach water even in a tall vase. 

“Flowers can only bloom for a short time. But, if you keep it in water, you'll have week to enjoy it,” he said, as he held it out to the girl.

[wuyox]

I saw you needed drawing ideas? So what about aph Norway? (Dennor if you're feeling jazzy ;0 )

i wouldn’t say jazzy but ye i’m up for it ;0

[fjetret]

"You're so cute, you made me forget my pickup line!"

The sound of the familiar voice was welcome, if somewhat earlier than he’d expected his partner to be home. He turned, and rewarded the sweet words with a short, but tender, kiss. “You feel you still have to use them? We’re raising a child together, you don’t need to break the ice. Speaking of,” 

In a split second his face became stony. “Your daughter broke two of my pots and almost drowned one of my succulents,” as he spoke he put his hands on his hips in mock annoyance but it wasn’t long before his face softened. 

“But, she really enjoyed her day as my assistant, and she seems to have tired herself out.” He cast a glance to where the mischievous child had plonked herself down on the couch and promptly fallen into a deep sleep, snuggled under her favourite blankie. 

[fjetret]

Lukas stopped to pick up a colourful plush lion from the floor, lest she wake in the dark and have nothing for comfort against the strangely shaped shadows of her furniture. Then he joined his small family in their daughter’s room. 

The favourite toy was carefully slipped under the covers beside her, a friend to fight off bad dreams. “Sweet dreams, skatten min,” he leaned down to give her a loving kiss on the forehead. 

[jillraggett]

Plants of the Day Sunday 16 April 2017

The British native Carpinus betulus (hornbeam) here is part of a coppiced woodland. This potentially large deciduous tree is being cut back to near the ground on a rotation to produce thinner timber rather than one major trunk. The new spring leaves were like green stained glass in the sunshine and in the undergrowth patches Anemone nemorosa (wood anemone,wood windflower) were growing in moist, humus-rich woodland soil while in the summer, when dormant, the Anemone will tolerate drier conditions.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day Tuesday 18 April 2017

A sweeping display of Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ (Siberian bugloss) with blue sprays of flowers held above large, heart-shaped silver leaves edged and veined with green. This herbaceous perennial grows best in moderately fertile, humus-rich soil that is moist but well-drained, with a cool site in full or partial shade.

Jill Raggett

[fjetret]

Hi, mister!

At the sound of her voice, he raised his head and turned to look at the child from where he was tending to the small garden adjacent to the house. Lukas couldn’t explain why, although it was mid-winter, all three kinds of flower he’d planted were in full bloom. In any case, the small girl would surely love one. 

“Hello, would you like a flower?” Absently he wondered if the girl was too old to make a good friend for Orla. But perhaps it would be good for her to have an older friend looking out for her.