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A vase on Monday - little sweeties

It's been a pretty bleak weekend, for a number of reasons, so I have found the pretty colours of a few primrose plants in the garden particularly cheering.  There are a couple of frilly scented geranium leaves, left over from last summer, in my little old Devon violet vase as well.  I thought the painted strip of collage worked quite well with last week's vase, so here it features again!

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  1. Oh your little Devon violet vase is perfect for these little beauties in their candy colours - sweeties indeed!

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  2. Have just discovered your blog - lovely to see a bit of southern Scotland. I moved from Edinburgh last year (after 33 years) back up to Speyside where I grew up. Didn't realise how much I would miss the landscapes down there! These are gorgeous flowers. So heartening to see a bit of spring colour.

    (I'm not blogging any more - have decamped to Instagram as @occasionalscotland)

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    1. Welcome to the running wave Linda! And thank you for your message. I will visit you on Instagram where I would love to post my photos but can't work out how to transfer them from iPhoto to Instagram on my laptop! I am not sure it is possible! My granddaughter reliably informs me that I can do it all on my phone, but that's not where my photos are - so it hasn't happened yet! A

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