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| I love this Rose book..My daughter Nina bought it for me..It is well written . I have learnt a lot from it. |
I like to keep most of my books divided into groups..Fiction,non fiction,classics,hobby books,Porcelain antiques,art and gardening ,amongst some. My art and garden books I like to change around on my side table once in a while, along with the book that i am reading at the time. I always find something that i didnt see before in the art and garden books. I have a weakness for lovely books.
These last few days, i have been doing a few things here and there.
As its time to prune the rose bushes, with clippers in hand i bravely started this morning, to cut away old dead wood and prepare the bushes for compost and winter feed. I had once again been reading my rose book to check over methods again.
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| my water colour roses |
Roses are a very special bush. It has taken me over 6 years, to really understand them and how to get a better rose . I talk to them and nurture them. It seems to work. They love food..and a spray to keep them healthy.
One of the things i did this last week, was to finish off this water colour of the roses in my garden.. When learning, I was told..less is more.. So I tried to keep it soft.
Water colour painting is new to me. I went on a workshop to Greece two years ago.. and fell in love with the method..but its not easy. I have painted a few water colours since then.. and hope to get better as time goes by.
A few of my water colour painting books.   |
| Last of the summer roses.. sitting in my favorite little teapot |
