Busy Bee Studio

Are you ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?

Yes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I'm ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .

I have hung out the flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

and decorated our front door wreath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I painted a plain white wooden heart with a union jack . . . . . . . . .

Do you like . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

I have my sherry glasses at the ready . . . . . . . . . . . .

Now I feel ready to toast the Queens diamond jubilee . . . . . . . .

How are you celebrating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

A bucket filled with a hydrangea . . . . . . . . . . .

Sometimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A simple thing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Like a vintage bucket  . . . . . . . . . filled with a hydrangea . . . . . .

Is all you need to take the rainy-day blues away . . . . . . . . . .

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Flower of the moment . . . . .. . . . . .

They are flowering in our orchard . . . . . . . . . . . .

alongside the meandering path . . . . . . . . . . .

They are placed in a sunny spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

in a pretty jug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Daffodils are my flower of the moment . . . . . . . . . .

A special treat . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Simple pleasures . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .

Dippy egg and soldiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Life doesn't get much better than that!!

All change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Never let it be said that I stand still . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Change is a foot in Bleach Green kitchen . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Now lets take my busiest time of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The time of year when I run around like a headless chicken . . . .

The perfect time to decided to decorate the kitchen . . . . . . . . . . ??????

Using . . . . . . . . . .  a little of my one weakness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Farrow and Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pavilion grey . . . . . . . . ..

In steps a gorgeous decorator in shining armour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Thanks Micheal !!!! . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I will show you all when it's done,

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Irregular choice shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for a bed of roses . . . . . . . . ?

 
I wanted to show you my new shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Inside it says  . . . . . . . . .  that if you choose this brand of shoes . .

Life will be a bed of roses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . ????

Sweet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I need some of that . . . . .

So I thought I'd give it a try . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
 
It's not about the shoes, you understand . . . . . .  .

It's about the bed of roses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
Gorgeous . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Buttercup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
I would like to introduce you to the latest member of our clan . . . . . . .

down here at the farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This is Buttercup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
She is a gorgeous little painting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on board

 only about 14cms square . . . . . but she is gorgeous . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
I found her in a little vintage shop in Pickering . . . . . . . . . .

and the man in the shop said that, his mother had painted her . . . . . .

Now I couldn't leave her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . could I ?

So now she stands quite happily on the butchers block in our kitchen.

 

Living the dream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
Living the dream . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Take an old silver ring . . . that nobody wants . . . . . . . . . . . .

from a bargain box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Then get it engraved  . . . . . . . . with something that makes you smile . . .  

I just love it . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . !!!!

Flower of the moment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
Just GORGEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Farrow and Ball . . . Lamp Room Grey . . . .

 
Take a pot of Farrow and Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lamp Room Grey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .

A couple of horrible orange plastic plant pots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
and a little bit of time . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

with a paintbrush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
Much better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

now all I need is some compost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
and a few red geraniums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ta dah  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
Looks like they cost a fortune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
and it has brightened up the terrace outside the Studio . . . . .

Good old Farrow and Ball . . . . . . where would I be without it?

 
Farrow and Ball may be my one weakness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .