Yesterday we went to a troc and I bought two lovely 19th century parasols .

Photographs of them later in the week.

In the afternoon it was back out into the garden.

In the grass under one the trees are my frittilaries - I just love them.

Each year I wait to see how many may come through, so far I've got 4 plants.

Last week I bought some bulbs that are in flower they will go in with the ones I've grown myself.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh did some wonderful water colours of flowers one of my favourites being the frittilary.

The sun is shining this morning so we're taking a day off and going off to the coast.