FLOWER FRIDAY - TULIPS FROM MR. HCB

These are the tulips that Mr. HCB bought for me for Valentine’s Day - well, I bought them and suggested that they were from him - which is the nearest we get to being sentimental. However, our older son, Martyn, buys his wife flowers every week - but he certainly didn’t get that from his Father!

After reading on a friend's Blip that a “spoonful of sugar” helps to keep tulips looking good, I gave these a good spoonful so they have lasted well - and I have enjoyed their beauty on the kitchen windowsill - but of course, they will stay for sometime, as I do like tulips when they are past their best too.  This one is SOOC and of course, the tulips are my favourite colour, which is obviously why Mr. HCB chose them!! ;-) 

It’s another wet and dismal day, so I don’t think we will be going far, but I have plenty of little jobs I can do - if I feel so inclined - but if not, I will be reading the book I bought that goes with our Lent Home Group, “God on Mute - Engaging the Silence of Unanswered Prayer” by Pete Greig.  As the title says, the subject is that of unanswered prayer - and believe me, there has been a lot of that in my life - or perhaps, not so much unanswered but not answered in the way I would have liked.  Anyone relate to that?

Mr. HCB finished his 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle, which is part of a trio entitled “Getting Away From It All” which I will put in as an extra - the two 500 piece ones butt up to the larger 1,000 one, making a long puzzle, so I have made a collage, so that you can see how it works.

The daily telephone calls are going well and in fact, yesterday I spoke to our friend, Heidi, who is also a Blipper and who is going to borrow the puzzle when we are allowed to meet again and we can’t wait to see her.

“Sometimes the blessing 
     is in the prayer 
          not being answered.” 
Andrena Sawyer

P.S. If you are interested in learn more about Lent Home Group Study, and want to join in, you can find it here.