Happy Birthday Gina, I love how well written your Blogs are and just how interesting too! I grow Hollyhocks here in Melbourne Aust. and particularly love a very pretty pale pink one with a white throat that a neighbour gave me.
Happy Birthday lovely Gina! No one talks about trees getting old - they just grow and flourish and we’re doing the same!
Oh, and I have had very little success with hollyhocks either - I had a couple of dark purple, almost black, once but they didn’t do very well. Maybe I’ll try gladdies!
Ah, happy birthday Gina. Hope you've had a lovely day. I love your thoughts on Hollyhocks. They do indeed appear to be both majestic and shabby at the same time! And as for the Victorian privy... so funny.
Happy Birthday to you, and to me! I loved your pen and ink of Dame Edna! And your research about hollyhocks taught me many things I didn’t know, so thank you for that. I associate the plants with cottage gardens and grandmothers. I admit to growing them myself in Maryland.
Have a fabulous birthday. You embody youth and vigor, Gina. Age is only a number. 😀
I’ve just had a visit with my grandchildren too, aged 8 and 5 and was told very clearly by the 8 year old that I was indeed very old when we had a hug. He hadn’t noticed when we were chasing round the garden playing sticky ball but the close up was the clincher 😂
I love the look of hollyhocks but have never tried growing them. My Stewart was equally lethal in the garden so I can feel your heartbreak. Have a lovely cakey day today xx
Happy birthday! I am the opposite, hollyhocks pop up here and there around the garden and yet every time i put in gladioli bulbs I have nothing to show for it!
Happy belated birthday from one 68 year old to another.
Thank you Valerie!
Happy birthday Gina xx
Thank you Lynda
You are 68 years young!🤗
Thank you lovely friend x
Happy Birthday Gina, I love how well written your Blogs are and just how interesting too! I grow Hollyhocks here in Melbourne Aust. and particularly love a very pretty pale pink one with a white throat that a neighbour gave me.
At age 81 I refuse to consider myself old!
Thank you Sue, what as lovely thing to say, it’s given me such a boost. You sound as though you are far from old!
My turn to say thank you!
Happy birthday
Thank you
Happy Birthday lovely Gina! No one talks about trees getting old - they just grow and flourish and we’re doing the same!
Oh, and I have had very little success with hollyhocks either - I had a couple of dark purple, almost black, once but they didn’t do very well. Maybe I’ll try gladdies!
Thank you lovely friend. I love the idea of growing and flourishing… as long as we can do it disgracefully!
Ah, happy birthday Gina. Hope you've had a lovely day. I love your thoughts on Hollyhocks. They do indeed appear to be both majestic and shabby at the same time! And as for the Victorian privy... so funny.
Thank you Annie. I loved the Victorian privy story too!
Happy Birthday! Hope you've had a really lovely day. Age is just a jumble of numbers 😊
Thank you Bronwyn
Happy Birthday, Gina. Wishing you a lovely day and a wonderful year full of adventures and creativity ❤️❤️
Thank you Catherina x
Happy Birthday! Hope you have a wonderful day!
Thank you Jan
Happy birthday!! I hope you have a lovely day - and please tell Stewart I’m seriously impressed with his new-found cake-making skills! 🍰🎈🎉
😂 not as impressed as me… although there was a lot of supervision! And thank you… I decided I wanted to go for a birthday walk but we got VERY wet!
One to remember anyway ☔️!!
Happy Birthday to you, and to me! I loved your pen and ink of Dame Edna! And your research about hollyhocks taught me many things I didn’t know, so thank you for that. I associate the plants with cottage gardens and grandmothers. I admit to growing them myself in Maryland.
Have a fabulous birthday. You embody youth and vigor, Gina. Age is only a number. 😀
A very happy birthday to you too Shelley and thank you! I will definitely try Hollyhocks again next year.
I’ve just had a visit with my grandchildren too, aged 8 and 5 and was told very clearly by the 8 year old that I was indeed very old when we had a hug. He hadn’t noticed when we were chasing round the garden playing sticky ball but the close up was the clincher 😂
I love the look of hollyhocks but have never tried growing them. My Stewart was equally lethal in the garden so I can feel your heartbreak. Have a lovely cakey day today xx
Out of the mouths of babes! Thank you for the good wishes Julie… and lovely to hear from you x
Happy birthday to you.
You don't look a day over fabulous. Enjoy whatever you do today, especially eating that cake.
Fiona.
Thank you Fiona. We got very wet on a walk this morning but are now back home in dry clothes and enjoying tea and cake!
Happy birthday! I am the opposite, hollyhocks pop up here and there around the garden and yet every time i put in gladioli bulbs I have nothing to show for it!
Thank you for the birthday wishes. I’m the same with foxgloves that self seed all over the place!
Happy Birthday! Mine is next week, I shall be 70 - and have been behaving disgracefully for at least 10 years now 🎂🍰🧁🥮🍥
I’m very pleased to hear you have been behaving badly… wishing you a very happy birthday for next week Kate