Friday, 29 May 2015

Five on Friday


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Our new garden continues to delight me. As one plant finishes, something lovely is waiting to take its place. 
I love the soft pastel shades of this iris.
 I think alliums are becoming one of my favourite flowers. Such an explosion of colour for so little effort. Just throw a few bulbs down in autumn!
The seat was broken on this old wooden bench and it was beyond repair. Rather than throw it away, I gave it a coat of paint and now it's a great support for a clematis montana.
Recently I offered to make a cake for a special occasion. Considering I'd never iced a square cake like this before, I was surprised myself at how well it turned out.  Many thanks to a brilliant little tutorial I found on youtube. (The topper was bought on-line).
And here are the happy couple..... my Mum and Dad enjoying a small family party in their honour!

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11 comments:

  1. Lyn29 May 2015 at 03:04

    Congratulations to your mum and dad and I love the idea of using the old bench as a plant support!
    xxx

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  2. Anonymous29 May 2015 at 13:11

    Such beautiful photographs. I love what you've done with the bench. X

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  3. Amy at love made my home29 May 2015 at 13:54

    Congratulations to your Mum and Dad!!! How wonderful to be celebrating such an anniversary. Your garden looks beautiful, gosh that iris is such a stunning colour. Love the re use of the bench as well, that is a lovely idea and a great feature! Thank you so much for joining in. I hope that you have a great weekend! xx

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  4. Lisa from @intotheglade29 May 2015 at 14:01

    Oh congratulations to your parents, what a beautiful cake to celebrate! I bet they were delighted. Your garden is looking beautiful as well, I am taking your advice and popping to the garden centre tomorrow for May's visit. I have planted clematis and was hoping for flowers like yours but although it is growing, it hasn't flowered. Have a lovely weekend, fingers crossed for some sun xx

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  5. September Violets29 May 2015 at 18:04

    Happy Anniversary to your mom & dad!! Wow! 60 years of marriage is a wonderful feat. I love the photo of them cutting their cake just like you do at your wedding ;)
    The clematis growing through the bench is such a good idea! I love this so much, and the colours of the bench and flower look so good together. Have a great weekend!
    Wendy

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  6. Lilly's Mom29 May 2015 at 22:32

    What a brilliant idea to use the bench as a trellis! It's really beautiful. Congrats to your dear Mom & Dad. The cake is lovely and I'm sure it tasted yummy, too. My best to you :)

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  7. linda29 May 2015 at 23:29

    Your garden is looking lovely, I love alliums too but for some reason they won't grow in my garden. The cake looks amazing, Happy Anniversary to your mum and dad! :)

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  8. Crimson Kettle30 May 2015 at 00:46

    Congratulations to your Mum and Dad. Your bench looks great :-)

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  9. Mrs Tiggywinkle30 May 2015 at 15:03

    Beautiful photos, Kathy - that iris almost blew me away. Fab cake, too - and what a lovely thing to celebrate. Hope you are enjoying the weekend. x

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  10. Sandra31 May 2015 at 08:43

    beautiful iris, I think they have been lovely this year - have had some stunning ones outside my window I've been meaning to photograph but just haven't had time and today a persistent downpour looks to have finished them off! Lovely special celebration to your mum and dad - thats some achievement! xx

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  11. snoopydogknits7 June 2015 at 11:09

    Love the clematis wandering over the bench! Perfect! Pretty impressive cake too! Ros

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