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Rachel's Journal

Rachel's Journal

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28 December 2011 23:09:29
Shelser's Centaurea

Shelser's Centaurea

Well, I had a great Christmas and got a load of super presents. The two younger boys bought presents properly this year, for the first time, so it was lovely to see what they chose.

Surprisingly not everything I got was gardening related and my book wish-list was ignored except by my teenage son, who got me The Bad Tempered Gardener from it. Were they trying to tell me something?

Besides the biggie of the camera and The Bad Tempered Gardener, I also got the following books...

Gardens of Europe by Charles Quest-Ritson

Orchid Fever by Eric Hansen

The Language of Flowers by Mandy Kirkby

Orchids, The Original Classic Edition, by James O'Brien (reproduction of a very old book)


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kitty kitty 28 December 2011 23:30:58

you done well rachel, happy reading


Jacinta Jacinta 29 December 2011 06:14:17

Nice lot!


Monkells Monkells 29 December 2011 09:54:32

Plenty to keep you busy Rachel while there isn't so much going on in the garden :-)


fran m fran m 29 December 2011 10:09:41

Dare I say, Zac was on the ball ............... LOL enjoy.

Sadly, my hints on the voucher for Johnstown fell on deaf ears. 


Rachel Rachel 29 December 2011 15:32:00

Oh dear, Poor Fran!


fran m fran m 29 December 2011 15:38:16

The funny thing was, the hints were for Maria's family Kris Kindle, where you buy for one person only, hints were not dropped, but thrown at, and to make it worse the in-law in question is ten minutes from Johnstown.

In-laws.............. who would have them ??????????

LOL 


Rachel Rachel 29 December 2011 15:50:58

H a ha


Clara Clara 29 December 2011 20:36:42

You did get nice gardening presents and of course you will enjoy every one of them .  I love the photo and must look and see if mine survived.

 

 

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kitty kitty 29 December 2011 22:01:20

ah poor fran, i am sure you will still manage to come away from johnstown with loads of stuff regardless


Keego Keego 29 December 2011 22:29:04

Great presents Rachel and sometimes it is nice when list is ignored as it shows a bit of effort went into selection - Ha Ha poor Fran sounds like just the kind of in law you don't want hope it was not socks!!


Kate & Graham Kate & Graham 29 December 2011 22:32:24

The Language of flowers is a beautiful book, Grahams daughter bought it for me 


Rachel Rachel 30 December 2011 23:01:06

Kate, the book I have is the 'The Language of Flowers A Miscellany'. It is not the novel called 'The Language of Flowers' but is an accompanying book to the novel. It explains the Victorian symbolism of various flowers and looks very interesting. Do you have the novel and/or this book?


Rachel Rachel 30 December 2011 23:03:04

Mary, you are right in many ways.

My favourite gardening book was not one I asked for but was a surprise present.


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