Honeysuckle and red Astilbes.

The Feast Day of Saint Ethelreda. Anglo Saxon name Aethelthryth.
Born c 636, Suffolk, England. Died June 23rd 679, Ely, England.
Status : Princess, Queen, Abbess.
Symbols: An Abbess holding a model of Ely Cathedral.
Patron Saint of Cambridge University, widows and invoked against neck and throat ailments.

The photo shows a healthy honeysuckle covering the trellis with lots of green leaves, but no flowers so far.
The red Astilbe has done very well.
I bought four more this year, including pink and cream. I gave one to my daughter Maria because she loves gardening too. She has a no dig veg plot, a magnolia, lavender, and several perennials. She bought a hammock and enjoys sitting there reading and relaxing. She works hard too.

I have had a fairly busy Monday. It is 22.2c indoors and 82f I the conservatory.

The cats needed their bowls cleaning and new soft food, biscuits and water.
I put the washing on then went to buy our Daily Mail. It was very windy with low dark grey clouds, but I got home in the dry.

After breakfast I went to the Co op with porridge oats, pasta and strawberry jam for the Church foodbank.

The Amazon Prime van brought a beautiful Christian gift. It was an acrylic butterfly with encouraging Bible verses on it. I then packaged it and posted it for a second cousin, Jean, in Feltham. She is very dear to me and needs cheering up.

The sun is shining now. Jasper and Hunter are being a bit confrontational in the garden. I best go see if I can stop a cat fight.

Enjoy Monday.

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