Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Soppily Sentimental

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I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times …
In life after life, in age after age, forever.
My spellbound heart has made and remade the necklace of songs,
That you take as a gift; wear round your neck in your many forms,
In life after life, in age after age, forever.


After a seemingly unshake-offable buggy thing ...
... and being bed bound for nearly two weeks
I seem to be on the mend and getting back to some sort of normality.
The garden has bloomed profusely in my absence


Including the pesky bindweed that I had tried so diligently to keep on top of.
It is absolutely enchanting right now.



Lush and green ...



... shimmering in sunbeams … 
... yes, we have had sun.



Buzzing with insects ... 
... and rich in birdsong
An utter joy to be in.


Before the lurgy thingy though I was busy making.
Being a hopeless romantic ...
... soppily sentimental ...
... regularly moved by a few simple words ...
... a gentle touch ...
... a heart shaped stone ...


... random collections that mean everything to one person ...
... and nothing to another.



I love absolutely anything to do with roses ...



... you sort of get the picture ...
I just love a little soppiness.

Remember these?


Miniature vintage cylinder boxes holding the tiniest wax matches?


… made into teeny keepsakes for someone special.


Covered with snippets of old letters and ephemera.


Holding within a message.






Backed with a patchwork of vintage fabric ...


… and topped with vintage letters ...
... is an embroidered message.


Rolled snugly inside the box.



Waiting to be unveiled
By that special someone




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