About the woodlands I will go To see the (bluebells)

[callmemadam]

Only I couldn't. This morning I'd done a few essential things, I was in the car and I thought, 'Hang spring cleaning' and decided to go to a secret location wot I wot of to see the sheets of bluebells under the trees. I tramped round the edges of several fields, soaking the hems of my trousers, then when I reached the magical spot I found it was all fenced off with barbed wire. So I had to gaze through it at the beautiful cool blue depths beyond and the tempting little path through the middle, just like Alice trapped behind the door into the garden. How I hate the National Trust! How glad I am that we resigned our membership a few years ago when we disagreed with some batty policy decision. The bluebell walk must now be filed away under 'past pleasures'.

My little jaunt was far from wasted, though. The sun shone warmly and I was completely alone. I didn't see a living creature apart from lots of bunnies and a few cows in the distance. The only sound was birdsong. The hedges were full of Cow Parsley, Red Campion (a misnomer, since it is pink, and I was sorry not to see a white one for Margery Allingham's sake), primroses, violets and Sweet Woodruff. The pasture was yellow with dandelions. Truly, time out.

Afterthought. I was scanning this picture for a quite different purpose and thought it was appropriate. If I had got into the wood, I don't expect I would have found a baby.

Comments

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[minniemoll.livejournal.com]

Well, blow me down. I have a that very edition sitting on my bookcase upstairs, now I go to check. I must read some more KLO, I read the CP ones when I was young, and remember liking them, and I read Princess Elizabeth recently and enjoyed it a lot, especially the antique shop. I have quite a few nice thick editions, but as with so many of my books they sit on the shelf. Although I have found a way to read and knit at the same time, so maybe I'll get on better now ;)

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[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

I like KLO a lot and have nearly all her books, even the ones for younger children. I read the Children's Press ones when I was a child but had no idea until much later that they were cheapo reprints or that there were others. Yes! I love the antiques, too. I think she must have known quite a lot about them. Princess Elizabeth is one of my favourites; I don't know why it wasn't reprinted. Reading and knitting at the same time I cannot do, so I am full of admiration for your skill.

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[minniemoll.livejournal.com]

I didn't think that I could knit without looking until I tried when I started again in January - it's something of a leap of faith, a bit like riding a bike, but once you've done it it's easy. I can only do stocking stitch or a simple rib though, anything else I'm sure I'd mess up. Thickish wool helps too, I definitely can't do the kidsilk haze, and I'm not sure about the four ply, I've not tried that yet.