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A September song in my vase on Monday

I have thrown everything I've got in the garden at my vase this week - well, nearly everything! The zinnias are for you, Cathy, to thank you for IAVOM, which we all enjoy preparing and posting, to start a new week in a flower-filled way! Have a good week everyone, and in such bewildering times (and it seems particularly so in the UK and the USA at the moment - with such incomprehensible people 'in charge'), may we all continue to enjoy our gardens and all the positivity and joy that they bring! Hooray!

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  1. Stasher7 September 2020 at 15:30

    So you too have thrown all your garden together, and why not? Your arrangement marks the season's abundance.

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    1. the running wave7 September 2020 at 16:12

      There is certainly an abundance of colour - not necessarily toning that well together, but by this time I am just glad to have pretty things to look at!! A

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  2. Kris Peterson7 September 2020 at 23:40

    The universe needs as much positivity as it can get right now, Amanda, so thanks for adding yours to the mix!

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    1. the running wave8 September 2020 at 07:19

      I do feel that those of us who are so fortunate to be blessed with good things - space, gardens, health, a lovely environment etc - have to embrace it all in order to balance out the rest.

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  3. Sally8 September 2020 at 01:34

    A colourful spread xx
    I hope you are all well - I must email you. xx

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  4. Eliza Waters8 September 2020 at 01:35

    So lovely! Bright and cheerful, your care in staging is evident, too. Perfect!

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    1. the running wave8 September 2020 at 07:21

      Thank you Eliza! Our dining table always seems to have pots and flowers encroaching on our dining space!! It's the way I like it! Lovely things to look at! A

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