Hazy Days of Summer

 Basking in these summery days in the garden and then going out and about has inspired  me to think of a new children's book and the butterfly girl ( who has jumped to the bottom of the post unexpectedly ! ) is a sample drawing . Can't tell you the story ; suffice to say there are fairies in it ! I do have various projects like this sitting in the proverbial drawer - I get all excited about them and then other work takes over and I go off the boil ... one day I hope to get them out there ...
I think the fairies are fed up with being kept in a darkened place - cruel really when I come to think of it !

 One of the delights of summer is picking posies and bringing them in - choosing what piece of china will suit them best ... pansy and grannies bonnets in my good friend's Belen Gomez's Ric rac and
Roses jug.

 Daisies in Honiton ware ... must do a post with all my Honiton collection one day . I love their jolly decorative brushwork.

 A view from the kitchen door  ... on my way to go and pick ...

 A lovely day out in the Sussex village of Mayfield with another good friend and we chanced upon this
bank of  Erigeron ( also called Fleabane or Summer Starwort - we decided the latter was what we preferred ! ) and which I am very envious of as it will never settle in my garden as much as I try to encourage it to.

 A silvery shimmer on Shoreham beach ...

 And this wonderful mound of daisies .

 A walk on the Downs always does one's spirit good - this is taken from Kingston Ridge.

 A couple of water colour sketches from my summer sketch book

 In the meantime no opportunity to sail away like these two below, as in between flower arranging and jaunts out, I have joined Facebook in the hope it will direct more people to the blog and website . It has taken a bit of time to work it out as my computer seems to play up if I give it something new to do ( or is it me ?) No it isn't as it refuses to play Listen Again when I miss a Radio 4 programme and the computer man says that 6 years old is getting on a bit to expect it to keep up with things ... anyway please do go to my Facebook page Lesley Buckingham. I've yet to work out how to install a button to make that easier for you and to make separate page for Betty - it may be just the excuse I need to buy an i pad !