About Miriam Rogers

Hi, I have been married to Paul for what seems like forever & that's the way I want it to stay. We have a son, now 21 and a Greyhound who is bonkers. I play with paper and glue, I love flowers! and anything that I can hang from anywhere with ribbon. If you need me I can be found in the garden with my camera or in my craft room, come in through the gate, I'll make you a coffee or if it's after 6 you can join me in a glass or wine, or e-mail me. Housework is low on my 'to do' list.

5 in 5

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Miriam Rogers

on the 15th April

I took some pictures of the blossom and the weeds in my garden this morning, for Sandie at itchifingers. Each month, on the 5th, she takes pictures for 5 minutes and posts 5 of them on her blog.
I have ALOT of weeds in my garden, here are 5 of them.
I will save the blossom, which is still closed, for Helena’s Pairs meme. In fact it was Helena who prompted me to go and look at the weeds in my garden this morning.

Weeds are, apparently, any plant in the wrong place! I prefer to think that weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. (A.A. Milne) They certainly make for interesting and beautiful close up pictures.
I have also been using pictures of dandelions and celandine in some digital art pictures which I am contributing to on Instagram. The 100 days project info is here.

Herb Robert In traditional herbalism, Herb Robert was used as a remedy for toothache and nosebleeds. There are so many articles on this plants medicinal qualities that I’ll let you find it yourself. For me, I’ll just enjoy the picture.

Bittercress. Bitters when added regularly to the diet improve the digestion. They act as a kind of preventative medicine by activating your bodys natural detoxification mechanisms. Bitters stimulate the release of digestive juices, aid in liver detoxification, and help regulate blood sugars.
Even though the last bit interests me, I still don’t fancy it.

Lesser Celendine. Culpeper recommended it as a cure for haemorroids (he called it pilewort)

Dandelion. Culpeper said it is “very effectual for the obstructions of the liver, gall and spleen” I’m honestly not sure that I would know if any of these bits of me were blocked. I’ll stick with my GP.

Daisy. Culpeper wrote that the Daisy is ‘excellent good for wounds in the breast’

I knew my Culpeper Herbal would come in useful one day.

Thank you Sandie.

Pairs Week Fifteen

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Miriam Rogers

A right Pair!

Linking to Helena

Black and White Sunday

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Miriam Rogers

“Paint the flying spirit of the bird rather than its feathers.”
Robert Henri

Me in March

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Miriam Rogers

March came and went, well, like a March hare really

March is such a strange month for me.

On the down side March is a month full of anniversaries that I find hard to ignore.
Mum, Dad, Grandmother, Grandfather, Nephew and Brother all passed away in March.

On the up side in March we had St. Patricks Day, Mothering Sunday, the first day of Spring, the clocks went forward and the kerb sides are awash with spring bulbs which brightens up the world around me. The mornings are lighter; the birds are nest building and singing later into the evening. We had some lovely weather and some great days out in March.
We only have one family birthday to celebrate this month: Happy Birthday Simon J.

I am always pleased to see the last day of the month if I’m honest. I will ring my brother or he will ring me today to say Hi, we made it! And this year we have a lovely family Easter to look forward to.
I have also been page folding during March but that’s for another post.

It’s April 9th today, that’s one quarter of the year gone already! Happy Days. Easter has come and gone and left us some fabulous weather. I hope it’s good for you too.