Time to update you all on the veg patch and as it has rained pretty consistently whilst I've been on holiday I had nothing much to worry about. My mange tout has grown rather spectacularly - if a little wildly - but it is the darn slugs that are now my biggest problem - any suggestions on natural repellents would be greatly appreciated. The other good news is that we've picked our first crop of vegetables, only radishes were ready and admittedly it wasn't a bumper haul but it is a start.
We have displayed them here on a rather lovely Villeroy & Boch plate that we found in a local brocante in France last week. At Clementine & Bloom we are regular treasure hunters - or as the men in our family would put it 'hoarders' - we have been sifting through second-hand objects others had cast aside in the hope of finding treasure for many years. France used to be an excellent place for this, and I emphasis the word used to. Whilst we are all aware that economies are suffering and I'm sure some smart fellow will tell us it's because of exchange rates, but French prices have hit the roof, so much so that in recent years we have often left the brocantes and depot ventes of the French countryside dejected and empty handed. But not this time, this time I had myself a bargain - 19 plates, 9 pasta bowls, 2 side plates, a large serving bowl and a gravy jug all in this lovely sage green with a gold rim and the best bit - a snip at €25.00!
We loved the colours in this photograph so much that we thought it would make a great inspirational colour palette - the first is bright and summery, the second is darker and more subdued.
If these colours inspire you we would love to see what you come up with.
Great to see the fruits of someone elses veg patch! I got really excited as my raspberries were going pink, unfortunately by this morning they had all been eaten by birds grrrr!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's so annoying, we are thinking nets and eggshells to guard our few precious vegetables!
Delete