Showing posts with label Flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flowers. Show all posts

Wednesday, 9 October 2013

A Rose Between Two Thorns

Ever heard of an English Rose?  Apparently they are delicate and pretty and ladylike with pale skin and rosy cheeks.... FH says some days I could almost pass for one but it's not often... hmmm well! 

It's not the kinda English Rose I like anyhow!

The best kinda roses are those that's good for eating ;-)  All Summer long I have had my beady eye on the blooming marvellous rose bush on the wrong side of the fence.  It was a wedding present many moons ago when FH tempted MH with a life less ordinary (sounds like she promised and delivered!).

For many long hours I have stared at it, hoping that the fence will somehow move just enough for me to reach over and munch on the delicate morsels.

For rose bushes are divine to eat!  All those tasty greens and lovely petals are fit for a Queen.... a Mule Queen especially!




Finally the fence was removed when the flowers had gone and I was set to 'work' by FH.  "Prune Away"she said!  So off I set. My job is a very important one... every year I trim back the rose bush and it keeps it all healthy and happy, every year it comes back bigger and stronger than before.  Why do a job yourself human when a mule can do it better?  And I enjoy it!  


I started out with the easy leaves and then moved on to the thorny bits.... have no fear Muleteers those thorns are no match for Queen Rose Mule.

So I pulled a bit....


And chomped a bit....


And tamed that thorny rose - gee that tasted good :-) Roses always bring a smile to a girl's face!


Gardening is such hard work.  I nearly fell asleep with all the excitement.
Have no fear Queen Rose Mule will finish the job (with gusto) tomorrow.


Til then this rose between two thorns bids you a thornless good evening and remember.... pruning jobs undertaken, no job too big or small - I'll eat them all :-)



Sunday, 7 July 2013

An English Country Garden

Hot, hot, hot!  The sun is shining the birds are tweeting and we Muleteers have been busy with a very English pastime... gardening!

Our version of gardening is.... well eating...  We have been tasting all the lovely morsels and gazing longlingly at those on the other side of the fence.  Care to join us for a wander through our wildlife meadow?





So... How many sweet kinds of flowers grow in an English Country Garden?

We'll tell you now of some we know...... here goes!

Yarrow is tasty and grows everywhere - yum!


Then there's Cat's Ear


That got Catanian's ear.... she likes gardening too.


This is Selfheal.  A plant that used to be taken to soothe sore throats and other such ailments.


I wonder if it soothes itchy feet?


Then there's Red Clover.  Good for the ground but we're not that keen on eating it... pretty though!


Some lovely Red Campion which made The Mini's ears prick up - his favourite to eat!


Then there's Sheep's Sorrel and our favourite grass 'Yorkshire Fog', so pretty when it blows in the breeze and so tasty too!


Dragon heard rumour of the grass and trotted to see where it all was....



Hmmm seems that someone ate it all in here!  Who would that be Dragon??


Then there is the plantain which is starting to look a little tired, it has finished it's busy seeding and thinks it's time for a rest....


Catanian agrees!  Trust Queen Cat to find the shady spot.... all that's missing is someone to fan her with palm leaves and feed her fresh shrimp... hmmmm!


Gosh all that gardening is messy business... time for a bath...


... and a little lie down!


Hope you've had a nice sunny weekend friends, we're exhausted with all that gardening (eating hehe).  Have a good week :-) xxx