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September 15th. - This is the month of quiet days, crimson creepers, and blackberries; of mellow afternoons in the ripening garden; of tea u...

16th May - Elizabeth and her German Garden '-oh, those lilac bushes! They are all out to-day, and the garden is drenched with scent. I h...

Elizabeth and her German Garden begins on the 7th May and within this day we have this quote. No wonder I have so many quotes from this book...

Alongside blossom I think tulips are the other flower that heralds spring for me. 'The spring boxes for the verandah steps have been fil...

After yesterday's post on painful love let's end Virago Week with our hope for, our experience of a stronger love. 'Christopher ...

"The garden is the place I go to for refuge and shelter, not the house..... out there blessings crowd round me at every step - it is th...

'When I got to the library I came to a standstill, - ah, the dear room, what happy times I have spent rummaging amongst the books, makin...

Somewhere I read a post about 'Elizabeth and her German Garden' and being a great fan of Elizabeth von Arnim I tucked it away in my ...

So the last day of April and our last Enchanted April quote. 'It had been funny and delightful, that little interlude of admiration... ...

'Beauty made you love, and love made you beautiful.' Elizabeth von Arnim The Enchanted April Some beautiful pictures for today. An ...

Have you read this novel? Oh it is Enchanting. It's uplifting and brimming with life. It gives one hope that things will get better. It...