Long Mizzle Garden

 Hello m' hot chocolates with marshmallows on the top, With the wintry frosts here, I have been taking comfort in granny blankets, good conversation, delicious food and early nights. Autumn with all its sweet nostalgia often passes too quickly. Before I immerse myself fully in the stark wintertide, let me share with your some recent bits n' bobs. Cornish Chough applique A visit to Helston's Museum of Cornish Life to see Grayson Perry's eight meter long 'Comfort Blanket'. Perry described it as "a portrait of Britain to wrap yourself up in, a giant banknote, things we love , and things we love to hate"     On the plus I could spot listed a nice cuppa tea, yorkshire pudding and curry.  On the negative (debatable) morris dancing, moaning and white van drivers.   An endearing photo (c.1910) showing the comfort of tea and a good natter with old friends -   What do you like to collect?  The late Mr John Brock of Coverack had a very fine collection of Black T...

 Hello m' pannenkoeks, We call it the 'Petting, Pancakes and Plants Place'. Officially it is the 'Wendron Plant Nursery and Pancake Barn', near Helston. We went during the half term holiday [ Warning: if you find kids annoying, don't go during the school holidays! ]. Well, it was an absolute hit with the kids and I - somewhere I could get my plant fix, the kids could feed some goats, laugh at some rogue chickens and attempt to pet a rabbit. I got a nice pot of tea, we all ate pancakes and there's even an outdoors play area. Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick. Yes. Goat Face, brother of Goat Beard - Dreaming of polytunnels (have I ever told you my idea of heaven is a polytunnel and a pot of tea?) - Succulents in hanging baskets (I will be ripping this idea off this summer) - Some more polytunnel dreaming, cacti, succulent propagation in action and a quick plant grab - Below are some Trachcarpus fortunei seedlings. Regular readers will know I have a trachy pal...