Flowers in the house............

Linking in with Jane at smallbutcharming for Flowers in the House..............

I picked two small bunches of flowers today from the garden - dodging the showers - but there are quite a few pics, due to my new favourite App -

First, a 'pretty in pink' selection - ranunculus, tulip, hyacinth, hellebores, flowering currant, and a heuchera leaf -

 

Then I 'painted' a few pics, using Waterlogue - 

 

 

 

The second bunch of flowers are more Spring-like, channeling Easter I'd say, especially with green spot Bunny on the scene - daffodils, narcissi, a tulip, muscari, fritillaries and hellebores -

 

 

And some more 'paintings' - 

 

The flowers my daughters gave me for Mother's Day are still going strong - the freesias smell wonderful -

 

 

 

Hope you're having a good week!

 

How 'appy am I?

Well, the Black Dog (of depression) and I have been battling recently.............so I haven't been 'appy. But forced myself to get out of bed each day - even if I was crying - talked to people, went swimming, worked in the garden, tried to read, but couldn't concentrate........anyway, just today BD seems to be heading back to his kennel for a while, thank goodness. Just watched this video

And " 'appy' " ?  Well, it was a tenuous link, but I bought an App for my iPad today that I've been enjoying playing with - Waterlogue - changes your photos into a variety of painting styles. Not a new idea, I know, but it does it well and in an interesting way.  This (out of focus - windy day) pic of a Ranunculus -

became these -

And this crocus -

became these -

(Haven't done much else today - can you tell?!)  Pics of Archie, Tilly and Ruby were Apped -

Hours of fun, ha, ha! 

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It's been a bit quiet recently in the vintage shop where I have a unit, so I haven't been buying lots, but I did find this rather lovely little stool - with patterned velvet hexies -

It was only roughly finished off round the edges; I'll need to get some braid to cover it -

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Something that did cheer me up was that we have some frogspawn now in our little pond -

Off for a swim; have a good week!