Oh deer

[callmemadam]

The other evening I was sitting admiring the way the late sun was lighting up the bright red new shoots of the rose which climbs into (and is probably killing) the mossed cottage tree. Today I saw that the whole lot had been sheared off. It didn't take any detective skills to know that a deer has been in the garden. Rats. Yesterday's rose opened out like this.



More oh dear. I finished the pair to the socks that have been about a year in the making and have unaccountably made the second one longer than the first. Duh!



I finished Case Histories and then thought yes, very good but if you want to read a gripping mystery story it's not as good as Robert Goddard. Oh dear.

Comments

[rosathome.livejournal.com]

I had exactly the same 'oh dear' moment with the pair of socks I finished a few weeks ago. They have a complicated cable repeat and it is very obvious that one leg has one more repeat than the other. Of course they are worked downwards, so I would have to undo a whole foot and heel to remedy this. These are socks I began in about September and I'm not sure I can face it. I might just wear them as they are...

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Second attempt at replying: LJ keeps losing my comments on my own blog. I'm not going to undo my socks, just wear them: only the feet will show. As for your cables, depends how much of a perfectionist you are:-)

[gghost.livejournal.com]

I love the color of your socks.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I like pink.

name that rose

[(Anonymous)]

Hi - your garden is lovely. I'm no expert but I wondered if the rose is 'Gertrude Jekyll'.

Re: name that rose

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I think you could be right about 'Gertrude Jekyll'. I shall be moving soon and leaving it behind but it's one I wouldn't mind having again.