Took this photo in garden first thing this morning. It is a very unusual pale mauve primula, with multi headed flowers. Today is Ann's birthday ( her harrumphety eighth one) so we went off to Wisbech and took her mother out to lunch at the Oliver Twist at Guyhirn. Very good food made on the premises, and designed to feed fenland farming folk, so it is solid, hearty, and plentiful. Ann and Gran had roast turkey and I had steak and mushroom pie. Ann ate two thirds of hers, I ate about three quarters of mine, and Gran manfully waded through perhaps a third of hers before declaring herself beaten (she is, after all, in her hundredth year). The waitress cleared away and then bought back Gran's uneaten Turkey for her to take home (at Gran's request). I reckon it will keep her going for at least two days. On our way home we stopped off at Bury St. Edmund's and collected the new car, another Honda Jazz. If it performs as well as the last one we shall be well pleased. Must close and do some work. Good night all.
3 comments:
Hi Mike,
I believe that is a variety of drumhead primula, which usually have a full globe of tiny florets rather than that unusual circle of them as has yours. Very best wishes to Ann from us both, I do hope she liked the e-card.
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Carl'n'Jude.
Hi Carl, I think you're probably right about the primula, as it seems to be getting more spherical as more of the florets open. But there are lots more flowers coming out on it that look as if they plan to be flat circles of florets. I'll keep an eye on it, and perhaps post another picture later. Thanks, Mike.
Sorry, should have said. Yes, she loved the animated , musical birthday card. Many thanks, Mike.
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