I'm sorry folks that I haven't written much lately, but every day seems to be the same to me. I can't believe it that it's over seven months since I last left this house!!!! I'm not trying to win a contest on who can stay indoors for the longest time, but I can't geet out of the house without a car and my car has given up the ghost - last year!!! Of course I can't get someone to take me places, because the social distance can't be kept in a car!!!! I watch the live web-cam on Westward Ho! so at least I can see the sea, just can't hear it or smell it - but it's better than nothing.

My view out the window has changed these last few days - the vivid orange carpet of the mombretia has vanished, leaving just the odd little orange flower on its own - poor little thing!!! So now the Japanese Anemone has started flourishing!!! I love this flower, it's so delicate and it graces the garden wherever it is.





As you can see - this is the clump of anemones I can see from my lounge. There are many similar clumps, but they are in various parts of the garden and drive.







They are really gorgeous flowers aren't they? The colours and the design of the flower - I do love them. As I said earlier, there is the odd orange mombretia plant which has the last flower, clinging on for dear life......





The purple loosestrife has been flowering since March - so that's another plant I'm happy to have in my garden. There is also the Himalayan honeysuckle which is still flowering, and has done since March too. It's an amazing plant - with its large dark red flowers, hanging down.......



When I do look out the window, especially on a lovely sunny day - which today was - cold but sunny, I can see that the apple tree is fully laden with fruit. So much so that the branch is now hanging downwards with the weight of the apples....







When Emily comes on Tuesday, I'm going to ask her if she could pick a few so I can freeze them. They look as if they're ripe enough to be picked. I don't know what the apples are like up the driveway, because I haven't been there for a few weeks. I've had loads of apple crumbles and apple sauce - I'm going to have to think of other things to make with all these apples. Anne came round the other day with some windfalls from her tree for me - so now I have even more!!!!!!

I do hope you are all staying safe - there are secondary spikes of this virus all over the world. Mandi hasn't left her home for a couple of weeks now, because the area is completely overrun with holiday makers who have come from the cities where the virus is rampant. Same thing here - the beaches are crowded with tourists and they aren't keeping their distance neither - nor wear masks - and they're the ones who complain about being in lockdown. So are we fed up - but with them coming to our area, means we are kept indoors for our safety!!!!!

Okay I'm not going to start moaning again - just take care folks and keep healthy.