This morning I quickly made one of my favorite summer breakfasts, and ate in the garden. Our local markets have such beautiful Blackberries right now, ripe and so sweet. To make this delicious treat for yourself, just wash berries, place in bowl (I use my Cafe~au~lait bowls) Put some yoghurt in your little blender if you use the Bullet ( otherwise just mix together with a spoon) add some frozen Orange Juice Concentrate, mix well, and pour over the berries. So good, and good for you, too!
This was most likely the only ten minutes for relaxing I will get today. You know how it is when you have company, suddenly your cat knocks over something, you notice the kitchen floor really should be cleaned again, and dust seems to have multiplied overnight! So I will be marketing, cleaning and just generally sprucing up before they come.
The view in the garden, I love this old wheelbarrow planted with Ivy and Society Garlic. Sadly, the bottom has rusted out, so one of these days I'm expecting the whole thing to fall apart. But it's charming, and does a great job disguising a part of the lawn that just will not grow for some mysterious reason!
I leave you with this photograph of my Gingko, the biggest tree in our neighborhood. It is huge. This is for Nancy and Barbara, who wanted to know how big Gingko's really get. HUGE! This tree really belongs in a park, not our smallish California garden. But it's such a great tree, we would never get rid of it. Happy weekend, hope you have some beautiful weather to enjoy your own little piece of paradise.
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Your garden is beautiful!! I like that big Gingko, small garden or not, I think you are so right to leave it there. Here it's fashion to take all trees down and replace them for hydrangeas and boxwood, with two symetrical catalpa's and a hedge of taxus. That's it! Boooooooring!
Such pretty garden photos and that blackberry and yogurt treat looks so refreshing. I'll have to give that a try.
Such a delightful post to read and view! I have been picking and eating raspberries for breakfast in the garden! Your photo of the Ginko tree
reinforces to me thank goodness that I DID NOT plant one last year but instead chose a katsura!!
I would NOT have wanted that much shade in my garden!Thank you for showing me the tree!
Enjoy your weekend with company! hugs NG
Some of my fondest memories of childhood is collecting the gingko leaves from the tree in front of the gradeschool. It was huge then and now over 50 years later, it is still there and thriving...such beauty.
sharon
What a huge and pretty tree. That breakfast sounds yummy! I love blackberries.
Oh the berries look yummy!
Enjoy your time with your family.
Love that huge Gingko tree it is just beautiful. And your garden is stunning, your breakfast looks and sounds real good. Love they way you set your table very pretty and chic.
Have a great visit with you family, and have a great weekend.
Hugs;
Alaura
Your photos are so charming. I hope you have time to enjoy your beautiful yard this summer. Blackberries are so wonderful. I like to freeze lots of them and pull them out in the dark of winter to eat with yogurt.
I'll have to try it mixed with the orange concentrate. Sounds yummy.
Lorrie
Lidy! I am sending this over to my mom RIGHT NOW! She won't believe this! This should give her little ginkgo a lot to grow on and live up to! Go back to your company and enjoy them...we have no visitors this year, and it is probably just as well, as the house is in a shambles! Maybe next year we will have Michelle, Ioline, and Lecy back here from Belgium. Ciao for now, Nancy
I am so envious of that Gingko. I planted one in the late '70's when I lived 300 miles from here. I do not think it has survived......such a shame.
I had a huge Chinese Elm I had to cut down for an extension. It almost broke my heart but I have a good size seedling growing in my back corner. It only has to survive the fence removal.
Had a glorious variegated tulip tree but I fear out last few years of drought have killed it. There were a few branches holding in last year. They take 14 years to flower so I doubt it is any use planting a new one.
Lidy~Your garden is gorgeous & that wheelbarrel trick is the best! What a clever & beautiful way to disguise a bad spot! your table looks good enouogh to eat(not only the luscious blackberries!)Have fun with your company~:)chris
P.S. I have a garden client who also has a ginko tree & it's my favorite thing on her property. They are supposed to date back to pre-historic times I was told? I'll have to google this & find out! LOL!xo chris
Hi Lidy,
I think I am going to have to put you in my favorites list. You really have a lovely blog! I have to just enjoy your garden because it is soooooo hot here. Gardens don't last long in the heat. Love the Gingko tree!
~~Liz~~
I am heading to the grocery RIGHT NOW to pick up some yogurt and frozen oj to enjoy over my blackberries.
That looks SO DELICIOUS!!! And it's even better with the beautiful setting surrounding it. : )
Hope you have a wonderful time with your relatives! Such a lovely garden and awesome Ginko tree, Wow! AND I'm going to try your breakfast treat with the blackberries, sounds yummy!
Hugs, Sherry
Beautiful photos. Your have a lovely garden.
Hi Lidy!
What a delight to come back and read your inspiring words, you are a darling!
I hope you are having a wonderful summer!! Myself are enjoying just beeing Home again and some days I have to pinch myself :)
I will take time to enjoy your latest posts. In the meantime, have a lovely summer day!!
Hugs from Aina
How old is your gingko tree? They take a long time to get that big here in Australia. Bravo!
Such a lovely garden you have and great photos you take!
When the wheelbarrow gives out try lining it with chicken wire and then putting moss in so you can still have it hold in the plants for you. It's very cute.
Hugs,
Joanne
wow that tree is beautiful I still remember when I was in the sixth grade and had to do a leave collection and the Gingko was the only leaf that I could not find...that tree there is amazing..
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