tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945700857896725562024-02-07T06:11:17.501+00:00Renaissance Little Green BookWhere we talk about our eco-principles. Recycle. Reuse. Clean Naturally. Garden with Wildlife and Chickens in mind.Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-52386790145466295352012-07-11T23:10:00.004+01:002012-07-11T23:10:30.951+01:00Fame at last - The Orchard Tea Room<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We interrupt this Blogging hiatus to boast about one of our dog 's being chosen to appear on the website of The Orchard Tearoom.<br />
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Jake the greyhound likes nothing better than going for a walk in an orchard and we rather like tea and cake so when we were asked if he'd like to appear on the website of a new tea room we jumped at the chance.<br />
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I mean who could resist afternoon tea in an orchard setting?<br />
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(They use vintage china too!)<br />
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Do pop over to the website and take a look at the gorgeous photographs- <a href="http://www.theorchardtearoom.co.uk/">theorchardtearoom.co.uk </a>and there's a blog to follow <a href="http://theorchardtearoom.blogspot.co.uk/">http://theorchardtearoom.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br />
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<br />Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-38920270291063473292011-12-28T21:13:00.001+00:002011-12-28T21:15:51.454+00:00Succulent Container Gardens<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhY0gA4aazvB1kXoZiatUBD0GuZYZTqd4kS_muzj2OY28WcpB-fntuDDMhNdz68gwvnGWS2JGkzIvuGa9Mrqkk3x6WFwjLlzWxKeFz1_n8V4Vi6-CUfZWqElphVuhT-erAvWiBY14NkUA/s1600/succulents-planter-urn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhY0gA4aazvB1kXoZiatUBD0GuZYZTqd4kS_muzj2OY28WcpB-fntuDDMhNdz68gwvnGWS2JGkzIvuGa9Mrqkk3x6WFwjLlzWxKeFz1_n8V4Vi6-CUfZWqElphVuhT-erAvWiBY14NkUA/s400/succulents-planter-urn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691290524487655362" border="0" /></a>Some Spring time planting inspiration from the <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2010/01/when-author-and-la-at-home-contributor-debra-lee-baldwin-said-i-could-excerpt-part-of-her-new-book-succulent-container-gar.html">LA Times</a>, like the idea of planting up a dis-used / damaged bird bath.Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-62494658841217350832011-12-22T04:25:00.002+00:002011-12-22T04:30:26.837+00:00Enamel kettle & pot planters - Inspirational Recyclying<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6vhyphenhyphen6zX1WlZSsQhxaIsDInEnPbFlImzELhMxvUknmoFrRMztSvK3cJDUzA3HWtsocB_vuMm7tw4JN1E7REQD8oGKhp5EByLGK5jE8KqSsm36f_0al6SJui-loFd6aLE5NRmpBh5VLRnD/s1600/recycled-kettles-planters.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 339px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6vhyphenhyphen6zX1WlZSsQhxaIsDInEnPbFlImzELhMxvUknmoFrRMztSvK3cJDUzA3HWtsocB_vuMm7tw4JN1E7REQD8oGKhp5EByLGK5jE8KqSsm36f_0al6SJui-loFd6aLE5NRmpBh5VLRnD/s400/recycled-kettles-planters.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688804642537605074" border="0" /></a>Great idea for all that rusty enamel wear, plant it and hang it from the wall!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Image via </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://elinepellinkhof.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-12-02T08:47:00-08:00&max-results=30">Eline Pellinkhof</a></span>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-70182319363936512372011-10-05T23:54:00.004+01:002011-10-05T23:58:24.693+01:00Recycled Treehouse - inspirational recycling<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcqIHgIneJU2hLZuBQ-mdtfcTcJdO8d_Q72beqtMuRNSGFMXffnKL32cJDz6V89To7hWTrAQlQKr5DqTriT2_6KBDP82M9kFSru_DiqN44i7xAugRCDlyVGqS1zAqyJ3lK_BNmuvvK0EF/s1600/awsome-treehouse.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660145393539464178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcqIHgIneJU2hLZuBQ-mdtfcTcJdO8d_Q72beqtMuRNSGFMXffnKL32cJDz6V89To7hWTrAQlQKr5DqTriT2_6KBDP82M9kFSru_DiqN44i7xAugRCDlyVGqS1zAqyJ3lK_BNmuvvK0EF/s400/awsome-treehouse.jpg" border="0" /></a> Found this brilliant treehouse made form recycled timber over at <a href="http://essentialcuriosities.blogspot.com/2011/10/i-want-to-move-into-this-awesome.html">Essential Curiosities</a> who in turn found it via Tumbr, sadly neither of us know anything about it. But isn't it great?<br /><br /><br /><div></div>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-46468569247096090802011-10-05T08:30:00.002+01:002011-10-05T08:33:50.189+01:00Bird Box Window Box<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQh6tCrzM_ze-fUuFZjAfEfqLiPWY_UWMMXM57LATuNjLREjd8FVnrYFE1OREWk0Qx8BT_08rV-7gRf9tJNxbyiX10BjSnTDYJSln-yBfVasBovVvnbAMehXd01ad_oBOvH8OUWLpAYdzl/s1600/bird-b0x-window-box"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659907408983461202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQh6tCrzM_ze-fUuFZjAfEfqLiPWY_UWMMXM57LATuNjLREjd8FVnrYFE1OREWk0Qx8BT_08rV-7gRf9tJNxbyiX10BjSnTDYJSln-yBfVasBovVvnbAMehXd01ad_oBOvH8OUWLpAYdzl/s400/bird-b0x-window-box" border="0" /></a> Love the idea of this bird box window box combination, one could say it kills two birds with one stone but maybe that isn't such an appropriate saying here. Anyway it's available to purchase from <a href="http://www.thebalconygardener.com/shop/home/bird-box-window-box/">The Balcony Gardener </a>in taupe or white for £95.<br /><br /><div></div>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-52287093467692796162011-10-03T07:58:00.002+01:002011-10-03T08:04:31.639+01:00Recycled Pallet Shelves<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Mt9xePLAPupf658ZfnmAC0PG0srC2AX6MfN6YyRVbc6FxU4SjlPNgJ_eQr2DFf7xd5Q7pLVwt7SVBwJgk6X8uGW7T5TUiNwhHGe1E52laXp0PW0qAQtig2lvRopgROSxWTOBSdXHZmaY/s1600/pallet-recycling.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659157062248457074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Mt9xePLAPupf658ZfnmAC0PG0srC2AX6MfN6YyRVbc6FxU4SjlPNgJ_eQr2DFf7xd5Q7pLVwt7SVBwJgk6X8uGW7T5TUiNwhHGe1E52laXp0PW0qAQtig2lvRopgROSxWTOBSdXHZmaY/s400/pallet-recycling.jpg" border="0" /></a> Amazing what can be done with an old pallet isn't it?<br />At least I think they are made from a sawn off pallet to make a very simple set of hanging shelves, though I'm thinking that a bottom must have been put in each one so that does require a little woodworking skill.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Image via Tumbr<br /></em></span>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-36817070268727453302011-10-02T09:06:00.004+01:002011-10-02T09:09:55.917+01:00Beautiful succulent hanging basket<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi543flBeTMOuwyE-HmBbsI6-VjrcOlCYbY0sl2zluZXr7POEyuWjGW0BcdQBUi2p3ORKox1IATAsPY21CzZp9kWz2Cr_7cysuYdll2k-OrhFonO9zgFe-xpVwpTLDFmKhtvOpFoZt7tnhP/s1600/succulent-basket.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658803605516091442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi543flBeTMOuwyE-HmBbsI6-VjrcOlCYbY0sl2zluZXr7POEyuWjGW0BcdQBUi2p3ORKox1IATAsPY21CzZp9kWz2Cr_7cysuYdll2k-OrhFonO9zgFe-xpVwpTLDFmKhtvOpFoZt7tnhP/s400/succulent-basket.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Love the planting of this hanging basket, I have a string of pearls plant myself but of course it would never survive our British winters outside. You've probably guessed by now that I seem to have a thing about succulents.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><em>Image via tumbr<br /><br /></em></div><br /><div></div>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-86893876751928767202011-05-04T08:54:00.004+01:002011-05-04T09:00:31.188+01:00Hanging Tin Can Planters - inspirational recyclying<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAV2bhdGg7A7dh4jve0v9h9PTTy9cAsxBWNQ2PzYQ7GUMX7hnxNfYly9KlFJgIXC7I4Uz7jJejEqMtN9ydRAn89SsBuTfg0IvZdJdmHm0fKKCAUQQ-ZWL55RpUPn69uedxyj0C3N6hqpC4/s1600/a+tin+wall+garden.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602766683723164450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 389px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAV2bhdGg7A7dh4jve0v9h9PTTy9cAsxBWNQ2PzYQ7GUMX7hnxNfYly9KlFJgIXC7I4Uz7jJejEqMtN9ydRAn89SsBuTfg0IvZdJdmHm0fKKCAUQQ-ZWL55RpUPn69uedxyj0C3N6hqpC4/s400/a+tin+wall+garden.jpg" border="0" /></a> Another brilliant recyclying idea for a hanging garden this time using tin cans found at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happy_sleepy/827459378/in/photostream">Happy Sleepy's Flickr </a><br />Instructions in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happy_sleepy/827459378/in/photostream">photostream<br /><br /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-25351356095655740432011-04-17T09:08:00.003+01:002011-04-17T09:12:19.446+01:00Recycled bottle bird feeder - Inspirational Recyclying you can do yourself<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCvIRvSpplVk47dDIISgz-zRYQY08h7WFlK5LgnchGSUeRAYv9-HFnXbaLgOu9J-46emfGgc4CZFAsE0d79kk7OCitWWMDqVV4xlCIL6qR8UpFVL6Fqu6H3pvpGAqa3WA2PjSf1fUTkVa/s1600/diy-bird-feed-from-recycled-bottle-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596461816585703426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 384px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCvIRvSpplVk47dDIISgz-zRYQY08h7WFlK5LgnchGSUeRAYv9-HFnXbaLgOu9J-46emfGgc4CZFAsE0d79kk7OCitWWMDqVV4xlCIL6qR8UpFVL6Fqu6H3pvpGAqa3WA2PjSf1fUTkVa/s400/diy-bird-feed-from-recycled-bottle-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><div></div><br /><p>This recycled bottle bird feeder looks quite stylish don't you think?</p><br /><p>Instructions at <a href="http://www.shelterness.com/diy-bird-feeder-from-a-recycled-bottle/">Shelterness</a></p>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-75495248506994771412011-04-08T08:43:00.002+01:002011-04-08T08:47:37.370+01:00Platic Pop Bottle Cloches - Inspirational Recycling<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMj-jz45ZjmnDKZA6mZOEsQgm9RWYGPZtHbp6tmlm9crpwZjOfUahpjMTrYuKxAGphb2pv7xd0Xh03ppBjBBHAZ83plJsYxpQ3FszpWpVRgCxrvjBnGWDWI24fnTrb90o6oMIXJQs8G8Mf/s1600/plastic+bottles+recycled+as+cloches.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593115703759874338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMj-jz45ZjmnDKZA6mZOEsQgm9RWYGPZtHbp6tmlm9crpwZjOfUahpjMTrYuKxAGphb2pv7xd0Xh03ppBjBBHAZ83plJsYxpQ3FszpWpVRgCxrvjBnGWDWI24fnTrb90o6oMIXJQs8G8Mf/s400/plastic+bottles+recycled+as+cloches.bmp" border="0" /></a> <br /><div></div>I suppose we all know that plastic 2 litre pop bottles can be used as mini cloches but rarely have I seen them looking so good as in this photograph. Maybe it's the sheer mass of bottles standing in a row, maybe it's the photographers eye for a good shot.Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-58695176343641631372011-04-05T10:25:00.003+01:002011-04-05T10:28:26.375+01:00Recycled Shoe Tidy Planter - Inspirational Recycling<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzttC4qJdKEHcrLeFnrM15mPUyGuCHkh1DvH9g2zH_P0nuRHy_1J82F9BTIiuU6qb2r9e4lTBaROcexwKBlTzFlByjZDwA547KCSch3pF1Aw1pFb9QBNa1ktdpYRQ2vHrYzj2ohWsqjnQl/s1600/recycled+shoe+tidy+planter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592028284610597186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzttC4qJdKEHcrLeFnrM15mPUyGuCHkh1DvH9g2zH_P0nuRHy_1J82F9BTIiuU6qb2r9e4lTBaROcexwKBlTzFlByjZDwA547KCSch3pF1Aw1pFb9QBNa1ktdpYRQ2vHrYzj2ohWsqjnQl/s400/recycled+shoe+tidy+planter.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><div></div><br /><p>Brilliant!</p><br /><p>I think something like this would make a great herb garden hanging close to the kitchen door. Actually you could just pop those pots of culinary herbs from the supermarket into one of these if you aren't inclined to grow your own.</p><br /><p><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Found via </span></em><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.vtwonen.nl');" href="http://www.vtwonen.nl/" target="_blank"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">vt wonen</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span></em></p>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-82014495860245310092011-04-01T22:51:00.004+01:002011-04-01T22:58:05.515+01:00Recycled Pallet Shelving - Inspirational Recycling<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhK3mUFQTuD7XXADf9GvnoTOydHAye4kNKMQ-VNlV0nGS7TWR5LYPGa0sD1QWMkYXgbgtk4jAzGVGaGbTOCMogUvEdAhJFwc1DEwjyMEjG28DPzDclE0Q4j0S-GT894jTd77cfz3rgT7O6/s1600/pallet+shelving.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590737107655914818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhK3mUFQTuD7XXADf9GvnoTOydHAye4kNKMQ-VNlV0nGS7TWR5LYPGa0sD1QWMkYXgbgtk4jAzGVGaGbTOCMogUvEdAhJFwc1DEwjyMEjG28DPzDclE0Q4j0S-GT894jTd77cfz3rgT7O6/s400/pallet+shelving.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><div>Whoever would have thought that pallet shelving could be this simple or this smart, great idea for an outdoor summer event.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Found via </span></em><a href="http://www.blogger.com/dddmacc502.wordpress.com/category/family/page/2/"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Green for Less</span></em></a></div>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-89255077600377995962011-03-20T09:41:00.003+00:002011-03-20T09:47:35.332+00:00How to make a simple succulent arrangement - tutorial from Porrige<a href="http://porridge.typepad.com/porridge/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586095111129774690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHycaXJRhSdVqLG6ET-uc9TGxpRHRgfEeh2tx9iqTM3PHD38hSC3lbExM6Kmb9MzppLTwXTtU2-pd9sMNG-LHohtvI2FEO4gO5wvaqn6txPYZgf4HXuHa0dJY27whSGP54RYojk4VVjzu/s400/simple+succulent+arrangement.bmp" border="0" />Porrige</a> has a lovely tutorial for making a floral arrangement using succulents from the garden<br /><br />"everything for my bouquet was found in my front yard. now before you think that i have this awesome garden on my doorstep, i don't. to give you some perspective nathan has said that our yard is like the secret garden---before they fixed it up"<br /><br />Go take a look and be inspired. <a href="http://porridge.typepad.com/porridge/2011/03/how-to-make-a-simple-succulent-arrangement.html">Porrige</a><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-6584470437732630382011-03-17T22:23:00.003+00:002011-03-17T22:25:58.432+00:00Planting Spring Bulbs in Cake Tins - Inspirational Recyclying<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2DgQKDIdBbK38HtCHotZubGCRkkzOiHmnUPcm2Plch8co34rVK6w9zyEnSKZdJYATdXdYSOJZIeyy3jFRIRRA0Sik0ZSUPH0SubLRujWqzGaRYpAHJiWnV4VOLbtvYGOTXQViJXMMr75/s1600/spring+bulbs+in+cake+tin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585178388575752914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 289px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2DgQKDIdBbK38HtCHotZubGCRkkzOiHmnUPcm2Plch8co34rVK6w9zyEnSKZdJYATdXdYSOJZIeyy3jFRIRRA0Sik0ZSUPH0SubLRujWqzGaRYpAHJiWnV4VOLbtvYGOTXQViJXMMr75/s400/spring+bulbs+in+cake+tin.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>Don't those spring bulbs look great in the springform cake tin?</p><p>I just wonder if I'd rather have chocolate cake....</p>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-90196334664215195972011-03-02T22:30:00.002+00:002011-03-02T22:39:15.907+00:00I BELIEVE NOTHING<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrzGpeGtKXwUw7SVYIUfJ-6RYyLknDm7R8aPEFWyGGnFxtGupBn13kbGo8Ak38rffVerogRNEN62IlSE_W4ASZsR0A5FC7qSTYPruHsI6ZzwLZoBvpnnYqXdRdZj_bwIxuWsJ07ae5OH2/s1600/bare+branches.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579615699073780130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrzGpeGtKXwUw7SVYIUfJ-6RYyLknDm7R8aPEFWyGGnFxtGupBn13kbGo8Ak38rffVerogRNEN62IlSE_W4ASZsR0A5FC7qSTYPruHsI6ZzwLZoBvpnnYqXdRdZj_bwIxuWsJ07ae5OH2/s320/bare+branches.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I BELIEVE NOTHING </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I believe nothing – what need</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Surrounded as I am with marvels of what is,</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">This familiar room, books, shabby carpet on the floor,</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Autumn yellow jasmine, chrysanthemums, my mother’s flower,</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Earth-scent of memories, daily miracles,</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Yet media-people ask, “Is there a God?”</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">What does the word mean</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">To the fish in his ocean, birds</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">In his skies, and stars?</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I only know that when I turn in sleep</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Into the invisible, it seems</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I am upheld by love, and what seems is</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Inexplicable here and now of joy and sorrow,</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">This inexhaustible, untidy world -</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I would not have it otherwise.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><em>by Kathleen Raine </em><br /></div>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-32481034739917056262011-02-18T00:06:00.003+00:002011-02-18T00:10:43.532+00:00Snowdrops<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_J1DfhzgcD2u8ZMSDNOpov31juQRbnwZmym3NBRAtQv1x4tDgXqCQfp5jRLauxNifNhjrP8xvH4ULzwLOmugggnzTXIow0zY8He2Dedw07V4dhCvC2RaxVufboJk0yXv4uHEEjOod3TQ/s1600/snowdrops+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574814550236692210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_J1DfhzgcD2u8ZMSDNOpov31juQRbnwZmym3NBRAtQv1x4tDgXqCQfp5jRLauxNifNhjrP8xvH4ULzwLOmugggnzTXIow0zY8He2Dedw07V4dhCvC2RaxVufboJk0yXv4uHEEjOod3TQ/s320/snowdrops+1.JPG" border="0" /></a> Today was the perfect day for a walk through the snowdrops,</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMEUNWoCJsxW7FzvArzZcdOo67zDPb6GoBVOj9gE7B_LQ8lkiFXUSnylbyhN5K5iVBJEf22XVx93b2PZNnnncotBkpO750cBiwlfyWY2sOktyoXE0pnoEThKcDDvdHHe2U-jFDNGQdD1t/s1600/snowdrops.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574814547794918914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMEUNWoCJsxW7FzvArzZcdOo67zDPb6GoBVOj9gE7B_LQ8lkiFXUSnylbyhN5K5iVBJEf22XVx93b2PZNnnncotBkpO750cBiwlfyWY2sOktyoXE0pnoEThKcDDvdHHe2U-jFDNGQdD1t/s320/snowdrops.JPG" border="0" /></a> the sun was shining and the sky was blue and new life was erupting everywhere.<br /><br /></div>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-1348421669626676082010-08-25T09:14:00.004+01:002010-08-25T09:23:29.424+01:00One Small Mouse<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRTP5QMIfB4pUnT622qLoRGKandcgpeOuPBThmM65j0Jwri8oUcbiwh7DOxqdR2gNjRdRUUSQ9Y3-iTM4MRGKBNvPQtiZ9jFJlA9IuR9t2hJpTforLUJHvfG9t0KdL39loUjqj33IIJ7_/s1600/Fox_cub_with_ted.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509258118482941906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRTP5QMIfB4pUnT622qLoRGKandcgpeOuPBThmM65j0Jwri8oUcbiwh7DOxqdR2gNjRdRUUSQ9Y3-iTM4MRGKBNvPQtiZ9jFJlA9IuR9t2hJpTforLUJHvfG9t0KdL39loUjqj33IIJ7_/s320/Fox_cub_with_ted.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo by Serena Cowdy</span></em></div><div></div><div>Just discovered a wonderful blog doing very good work -</div><div> </div><div></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.onesmallmouse.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">One Small Mouse</span></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div></div><div><strong>"One Small Mouse unites people who care about animals with the causes that need their help.</strong> </div><div></div><div>Britain is known as a nation of animal lovers - and that's something to be very proud of.</div><div></div><div>But at the moment, times are really tough. Many people can no longer afford to give money to charity - and at the same time, more and more animals are being abandoned by owners who feel they can no longer afford to look after them.</div><div><br />The good news is, there's plenty you can do to help - even if you're as poor as a church mouse. In every post, we'll highlight one small thing you can do to help pets and wildlife in need.</div><div><br />It could be as simple as giving your old newspapers to your local pet rescue, counting the birds in your back garden or re-tweeting an urgent re-homing request.</div><div></div><div>We want to show you that you don't need to be rich to help good causes - there are many ways to give that won't leave you out of pocket.</div><div></div><div>On his own, one small mouse can't do very much. But if every small mouse helps once in a while, we really can make a huge difference. When it comes to mouseketeers, it really is a case of 'one fur all and all fur one'!"</div><div></div><div>Do take a look - <a href="http://www.onesmallmouse.com/">One Small Mouse</a></div>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-23555527174592439052010-08-16T09:49:00.003+01:002010-08-16T09:55:18.240+01:00Inspirational Recycling - Succulents in Kitchen Pots<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIuaiBJNm3fKS6-LFU_-q3P7mtswFMwepTS6t1IMX1vZzzzMO32yvVdi2k6FPOcqpRZmxl5uBRB6lj3n-hieftgCpfAlqf3Stn77gqnywJ5-LDSwZVzkRskcNO6w0P0iEMiXWfRKZChmp/s1600/succulents+in+kitchen+pots.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505927676471578674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIuaiBJNm3fKS6-LFU_-q3P7mtswFMwepTS6t1IMX1vZzzzMO32yvVdi2k6FPOcqpRZmxl5uBRB6lj3n-hieftgCpfAlqf3Stn77gqnywJ5-LDSwZVzkRskcNO6w0P0iEMiXWfRKZChmp/s320/succulents+in+kitchen+pots.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgEniWEP5FV-yATLAWG5O5KfhrHneoeD43plFMzvpJtBndwrePOJ3YFLz-C7S_snKNgIKBNNZN_gJ_dOAC1yxAnby5e7xHENIqHTs9TmhU00gC7HS50mVw44zd4UJjzXZ4PZrB8927xbq/s1600/plants+in+kitchen+pots.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505927666531852402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgEniWEP5FV-yATLAWG5O5KfhrHneoeD43plFMzvpJtBndwrePOJ3YFLz-C7S_snKNgIKBNNZN_gJ_dOAC1yxAnby5e7xHENIqHTs9TmhU00gC7HS50mVw44zd4UJjzXZ4PZrB8927xbq/s320/plants+in+kitchen+pots.bmp" border="0" /></a> Found via <a href="http://www.bohemianhellhole.com/bohemian_hellhole/">Bohemian Hellhole </a></div><div align="center">These planters were for sale somewhere in Seattle at the weekend, nice idea, </div><div align="center">reminds me a bit of our own <a href="http://renaissance.typepad.com/renaissance_newsletter/things-to-make-do/page/2/">Aloes in mugs</a><br /><br /></div><div></div>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-32401468850143677582010-08-09T09:09:00.003+01:002010-08-09T09:20:03.772+01:00Arum italicum Pictum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7CmD1UjfW53XI0WIJ6V6pVpO6z63NUEdTJy3dL9qX9H7b37AhR9IfBDMpVPtXgRtLSeAAvlA1N0OoM1gyrgWJWRcTDa_gBSBaN1AEiqzJ4F6ixkNhbezx4w-sMEQ78M_Sov863-7nQAC/s1600/004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503319848985403122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7CmD1UjfW53XI0WIJ6V6pVpO6z63NUEdTJy3dL9qX9H7b37AhR9IfBDMpVPtXgRtLSeAAvlA1N0OoM1gyrgWJWRcTDa_gBSBaN1AEiqzJ4F6ixkNhbezx4w-sMEQ78M_Sov863-7nQAC/s320/004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p><em>"This beautiful and interesting herbaceous foliage plant turns the normal seasons of the year upside down. The exciting leaves start to unfold in autumn, and grow larger all through the winter and spring, reaching as much as a foot in length. They are shaped like an arrowhead, dark green heavily marbled with very pale green, and waved at the edges. The pale green flowers, which are short and inconspicuous, consist of a spike cloaked in a spathe (a large enfolding bract) like those of the wild arum, lords and ladies, of the hedgerows. By mid-summer, flowers and leaves have disappeared underground, but in early autumn, spikes of bright red, poisonous berries shoot up like danger signals before the leaf cycle starts afresh."</em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:78%;">(Extract from The Best Plants for Your Garden by Anne Scott-James)</span></em></p><p>Although not a flower this is our <a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/">Today's Flowers</a> post, I'm sure you'll agree that the berries are stunning.</p>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-50548079765060766762010-07-27T11:48:00.003+01:002010-07-27T11:51:09.549+01:00The Village Show<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QuFApJXIaVHY1mDksinnANgNyuDWV7xDZYtZhGS3U2R_8jcPA1M6lVUeu-utvMFxeWaGCB0YEpXKl1Tt8NVBRRpx3hWjA7nVW9LKCaszamsvJ6Bhsa7BPgEiOETqm9sv0rHf8nvAJlce/s1600/the+village+show+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498536341063345650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QuFApJXIaVHY1mDksinnANgNyuDWV7xDZYtZhGS3U2R_8jcPA1M6lVUeu-utvMFxeWaGCB0YEpXKl1Tt8NVBRRpx3hWjA7nVW9LKCaszamsvJ6Bhsa7BPgEiOETqm9sv0rHf8nvAJlce/s320/the+village+show+013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />I took over a hundred photographs at the village show, many of which I've now uploaded to <a href="http://renaissance.typepad.com/life/">Renaissance Life</a> for you to view, if you so wish. Pop over and you'll find lots of heavy horses as well as vintage cars and sheepdogs.Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-58493892515960087822010-07-26T08:10:00.004+01:002010-07-26T08:25:23.369+01:00Today's Flower - Poppy<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcSkBK-rVI3mMXUM3-hzGVuhwlUe4HLbEd0yaEaM-Rdba5GJNUQXxM9-SsFaGEhB-D-RVsvlSuonCCUonZwGyU6ugtWsV6ThvQel89ygVy6dTHlp8QwVECbhyphenhyphenoSuFt9ePPMbzHWtR0XZC/s1600/pink+poppy.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498109055157710114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcSkBK-rVI3mMXUM3-hzGVuhwlUe4HLbEd0yaEaM-Rdba5GJNUQXxM9-SsFaGEhB-D-RVsvlSuonCCUonZwGyU6ugtWsV6ThvQel89ygVy6dTHlp8QwVECbhyphenhyphenoSuFt9ePPMbzHWtR0XZC/s320/pink+poppy.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is our <a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/">Today's Flower</a> post - Oriental Poppy</div><p><br />The Oriental Poppy is native to the Caucasus, northeastern Turkey, and northern Iran orginally a scarlet orange colour selective breeding in the 19th century has created a range of colors from clean white with black blotches through clear true pinks and salmon pinks to a deep maroon.<br />After flowering the foliage dies away entirely, which allows their survival in the summer drought their native lands. So ideal for the UK this summer! </p><p><em>For more about us, what we are doing, the Renaissance Newsletter, our other blogs and our shop, please visit </em><a href="http://renaissanceshop.co.uk/"><em>Renaissance.</em></a><br /></p>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-73069134387296962812010-07-15T12:23:00.001+01:002010-07-15T12:24:21.939+01:00St Swithun's dayAfter the drought along comes the rain, and on St Swithun's ...<br /><br /><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">St Swithun's day if thou dost rain<br />For forty days it will remain,<br />St Swithun's day if thou be fair,<br />For forty days 'twill rain no more.</span></strong></em></div>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-91621178011652974262010-07-14T21:56:00.002+01:002010-07-14T21:57:48.826+01:00Recycled Reclaimed Potting Shed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKziEDU5HDldyoE24ZSNwb9hghyphenhyphengzxZCv_h6pJGub20wP4hayNj23BrCqOgXhpkfN36rv_DIhon9AKh3vDWY9zdTJZPWKvMBkCpLe5BzdneztUndGR-bJ5GcnnodOWyBZwYotcmIhY6mw/s1600/avoca+recycled+reclaimed+potting+shed.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493868862439036578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKziEDU5HDldyoE24ZSNwb9hghyphenhyphengzxZCv_h6pJGub20wP4hayNj23BrCqOgXhpkfN36rv_DIhon9AKh3vDWY9zdTJZPWKvMBkCpLe5BzdneztUndGR-bJ5GcnnodOWyBZwYotcmIhY6mw/s320/avoca+recycled+reclaimed+potting+shed.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p align="center">by <a href="http://www.avoca.ie/home/">Avoca</a></p>Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-51707775917673910972010-07-11T21:39:00.003+01:002011-03-02T22:39:58.190+00:00What to tell the bees<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77qT6h9rbBI63wxed1r84_vSMyjxRT_SQd21Hy5AG-_zM-pFZUssx1QbJVqHjPtcnXzoF_x1byUz6JSl_dorvNXukDJnrgYpXftXO36AQqkr_PtI0T5Ym9IlJtrsKljkajWsukVRtAUrR/s1600/006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492752783313817298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77qT6h9rbBI63wxed1r84_vSMyjxRT_SQd21Hy5AG-_zM-pFZUssx1QbJVqHjPtcnXzoF_x1byUz6JSl_dorvNXukDJnrgYpXftXO36AQqkr_PtI0T5Ym9IlJtrsKljkajWsukVRtAUrR/s320/006.JPG" border="0" /></a> I've left the privet hedge unclipped this year to enable it to flower,<br />the bees are enjoying it and I'm enjoying the sweet perfume though I do believe certain people in the nieghbourhood think it unkempt.<br /><br />This is our <a href="http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/">Today's Flower</a> post and it also gives me an excuse to post a favourite poem:<br /><br />I have told the bees<br />He is gone from us;<br />I have given up gossamer prayers.<br />Carry roses, pacasandra, azaleas<br />The birch and dogwood to listen;<br />Send the song of his memories back to him.<br />He tends his garden<br />And remembers now,<br />Whispering his story on the wings of the bees.<br /><br />~Julie FerioliRenaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694570085789672556.post-512040448543366542010-07-06T09:25:00.003+01:002010-07-06T09:27:29.299+01:00The Continental Market<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsWOACUsD4VEwCJNHYtaop9O0SkULM0rLI1sVFCkAeFbqPpPrPanHr5_hbyHHE7Jpbor4xoT8mI39UjfszYjH5ZggO8xSui-KBDsYWHUmh-P40B-yCDUmJ8nmh0VqVZuxJByCREHgzFDw/s1600/continental+market+028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490706570306283986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsWOACUsD4VEwCJNHYtaop9O0SkULM0rLI1sVFCkAeFbqPpPrPanHr5_hbyHHE7Jpbor4xoT8mI39UjfszYjH5ZggO8xSui-KBDsYWHUmh-P40B-yCDUmJ8nmh0VqVZuxJByCREHgzFDw/s320/continental+market+028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />We'd rather have home grown but we stumbled upon a continental market in town the other day and took some photographs to share, you can find them at <a href="http://renaissance.typepad.com/life/2010/07/the-continental-market.html#tp">Renaissance Life</a>, if you're interested that is.Renaissancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09662416461920533616noreply@blogger.com1