Well done Kate!
Whether one likes the Monarchy or is indifferent to it, I am sure all would want Kate to have a healthy baby!
I was thrilled to learn that she had a son, though would have been equally thrilled to hear she had had a daughter!
All went well and honestly, isn't that the most important thing?
For some of us of a certain age, we cannot help but think of another Mother 31 years ago...
I am sure Diana is very pleased....
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Since you all enjoyed the pictures from the Mount, thought I would share a few more pictures I took in the garden there:
I really feel that my house would be even better with a courtyard. With stone walls. Over which hydrangea could peek...
The walk through the woods to the Mount...
The grape shot. I must have been thinking of wine..
These reminded me of magic wands...
I loved the hostas garden, all waves of lavender flowers...
It reminded me of my own small version...
Is there any garden that is not bettered by stone steps? I can say that truthfully, since I do not have any and yet am desperate for some....
Lilies, looking very noble and upright...
The garden on the slope beside the house.
Grass steps! Divine!
The thing about making a beautiful garden is that it is a supreme act of love. You make something beautiful out of the wild, and unless you are so fortunate as to be a famous person (and thus have your gardens maintained after your death) or be followed by someone else who also loves a garden, you are acutely aware that all of your good deeds and care is but a fleeting moment in this time and place. Maybe that makes it all the sweeter?
Of course our gardens are constantly evolving anyway; things die, others suddenly pop up unexpectedly, we marvel at the daily changes. I love to visit gardens more than I love to visit the famous houses that go with them; somehow, for me, the garden is often the truest expression of the person within: do they like things simple? do they like things wild? do they like things orderly? Are they all slap-dash? Is there a grand design or is life just happening? It all makes me happy. And the gardens need not be fancy for me. I am even thrilled by a simple geranium in a pot on the steps or a mint pot on a deck in the big city. It is life and it is good.
A few pics from my own garden, which is SO much wilder these days...
So today we celebrate all life, don't we? The world's most famous baby; the baby born in some hut somewhere else that we will never know exists, but which is just as important; the life in nature.
Some days are good ones. Some days are not. But some days are also beautiful.
Have a great day and stay safe out there!
