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IMG_5378 These are the Primulas I bought last year, before I planted them in a pot............ These photographs must have been taken March time................ IMG_5379 They look so perfect, don't they? .................. Someone once said to me that Primulas are old-fashioned, (I don't think it was meant in an approving way)................ I personally love old fashioned.............. I'm an extremely old fashioned gal myself................... IMG_5380 To me, the phrase 'old fashioned', implies something quaint. And you either like quaint old fashioned or ........... it's not your cup of tea.................I'm thinking of all the good implications for the phrase............... Now I'm thinking I may have opened up a can of worms................. I think I've just used a couple of old fashioned phrases, haven't I ?!

Posted on January 28, 2009 |

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Joanna

They ae so lovely and sunny, its hard not to smile. How is the paw?

Posted by: Joanna | January 28, 2009 at 08:46 PM

kitschen pink

When it comes to fashion I'm with Oscar Wilde. Your Primroses are beautiful. Spring primroses will always be beautiful. t.xx

Posted by: kitschen pink | January 28, 2009 at 10:31 PM

bakeandsewblog

My mum adores primroses and so do I. They are so dainty, cheerful and full of the joys of spring. Beautiful

Posted by: bakeandsewblog | January 29, 2009 at 06:11 AM

driftwood

I think the new word for old fashioned is vintage, and everyone is into vintage!!!

Posted by: driftwood | January 29, 2009 at 09:18 AM

Cat

Some of our primroses are still flowering from last year - they seem to be the only flower that will grow in one of our beds - so we tend to go a little overboard and cram in as many as we can. A little dash of old-fashioned is always nice. See you anon! C x

Posted by: Cat | January 29, 2009 at 11:11 AM

kathleen watson

I love your paintings, they remind me very much of Charles Rennie Macintosh's watercolours. I particularly like his paintings of pinks and cyclamen. I love your daffodils and tete a tetes - they're my favourite flowers!

Posted by: kathleen watson | January 30, 2009 at 08:45 PM

michelle

primroses will always be beautiful, no matter how 'old fashioned' they may be,they always make me smile.:)
i have a little patch of wild ones which come up each sping...i then know summer is on its way.

Posted by: michelle | January 31, 2009 at 11:32 AM

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