Lasting and versatile blue loveliness...

We have really struck gold with our next-door neighbours. Not only are they lovely people, they also have a walnut tree in their garden, whose branches stretch far into our garden, letting us enjoy their shade, their foliage and their fallen fruit. But today's entry is not about the lovely walnut tree, it is about the gorgeous blue loveliness growing in their front garden, having gone slightly berserk and overflowing through the iron fence onto the pavement. Best of all, our neighbours do not mind my helping myself to some of this seductively scented blue joy...

First a modest photograph, then a wreath, a small bouquet wrapped in a vine leaf, and now, the most recent usage: small lavender-filled mini cushions in pure linen, onto which I transferred the photo (mirrored on the fabric, as it was transferred with the "iron-on" method). With Christmas around the corner, I think I have got at least one stocking sorted...

Nature is fantastic and I am grateful to it for nurturing such a beautiful, versatile and health-promoting plant in its palm. Not to mention leaving in our house the most spectacular scent...

Heavenly scented greetings to you all!