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Bench for contemplating

~ Eva the Gardener ~ 1 Comment

For my inner eye, I could see this special bench long before it was built. The 80 year old pear tree… Hexagonal bench… View towards the lake… Cup of coffee in my hand… Summer leaves trembling in the faint breeze above my head… YES, this bench was a MUST.

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And one day the opportunity was there. A friends husband do carpenter work as a hobby, and today the whole family came over to build my dream bench.

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Really, P was super professional! He started out in the gloomy noon, with the rain hanging in the air.

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One afternoon later  the sun was shining and the bench was there.

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And of course we celebrated with a  Swedish “fika”! Coffee and homemade blackcurrants pie, a taste of summer 🙂

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Now the finishing job is mine: to paint the bench. But until then, I enjoy the view of it. I have a feeling this will be a favourite place of mine! And if you are inspired and want a bench of your own, P told me he would love to go to another country and build his special bench there (“Spain would be wonderful,” said the Swedish hobby carpenter).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Autumn – a time for creating

~ Eva the Gardener ~ 2 Comments

Closing down the garden, that could be a sad time. But my experience is that every season IMG_0512has its beauties and pleasures. The last few days have shown us magnificent weather with blue sky, bright yellow leaves of all kind of shades and a soft temperature. Yesterday I took a walk by the lake, admiring the huge trees by its side.

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Perhaps that walk got me going, because this morning, while the morning light was still at its IMG_0526best, I started making a wreath to put on our front door for the season.

I have this base structure made of willow I once made and that I can use with different components depending on the season, to make a wreath of the season. For October and November it felt right to use lichen and lingonberry leaves.

IMG_0527I put a piece of lichen and some lingonberry leaves together and bound them to the wreath with ordinary sewing thread. A few turns with the thread, and then a new “bouquet” of lichen and lingonberry leaves. Until the whole structure was completed.IMG_0529

To finish it off I tied a nice ribbon “With Love” at the top and put it on our front door. Hopefully a welcoming touch to every guest.IMG_0528