Everybody feels a little blue sometimes, don’t they? This summerhouse is enough to make your heart sink. It sits forlornly in the corner of a large and overgrown garden at Loughbrow House in Hexham. It wasn’t always like this but the owner is now aged 92, a proud, upright lady who loves and manages her garden to the best of her ability. It was opened for charity at the weekend and I’m sure lots of money was made. A highlight of the garden is the Lutyens inspired rill with grass topped bridges. Here’s a peep.
This week Patti is sharing a surreal shade of beautiful Blue in the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge.
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I love the composition with the sun rays shining hope on the sad little blue house. Many a good photo here. Especially love the close-ups of the garden angel. I hope the charity was successful
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The Open Gardens events are on every weekend in summer, Lisa, and they do a great job at fund raising. Thanks darlin xx
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What a lovely, peaceful garden, and how amazing that, at 92, the owner can still tend to it.
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She looked amazing Elaine and had an army of helpers to serve tea and cake xx
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That sounds like excellent organisation! 🙂
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still in better condition than our tree house!!
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Poor tree house! XX
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You’d be dismayed!
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How lovely that this elderly lady is fit enough at 92 to still be enjoying her garden and sharing the love with others.
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She looked so upright and in control, Carol! I need some of whatever she’s on! X
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She needs to bottleit!
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I dream a little house like this to make my crafts 😉🏕
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I don’t think it would cost much 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Find me the garden lol🤣
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Such a lovely colour and magnificent garden, Jo. So glad you were there for the charity. 🙂
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We go to quite a few over the summer, Lydia. It’s always a nice couple of hours. 🙂 🙂
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beautiful
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It’s wonderful that she’s still going strong! I hope I do that well 🙂 🙂
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The state of disrepair is disheartening. Is that her actual house or a shed? She needs some help but I’m glad she is still independent at that age.
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The big house is her home though I suspect she only lives in a fraction of it. It was a B&B at one time. She had an army of helpers at the Open Day so she’s not short of friends I’m glad to say x
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I love that little summerhouse! I think I’d like to take a large stack of books, a couple bottles of wine and just “hole away” for a bit. I have a bad case of “heat fatigue” and that’s brought on a mild malaise…I have NOTHING to complain about. I could just use a little hibernation. 🙂
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I was approaching that condition here in England, for the first time I can remember, when the heat was at its peak last month, Debbie. Totally enervated! It’s not a nice feeling, but here it doesn’t last. We’re decidedly fresh again and back to 16/17C, so I might take a flask of something hot to the summerhouse and join you. 🙂 🙂
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Blue in a cheerfully melancholy kind of way.
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That’s me! 🙂 🙂
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Ah, many times, that’s me also. Here’s to the moody (sweet) blues.
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The summer house does look a bit forlorn, but what a gem it must have been before! One of my favorite shades of blue.
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Duck egg blue. It’s a lovely colour. Enjoy Madagascar Lexie and give my love to Lisa xx
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A delightful garden Jo, and the summerhouse? – dilapidated but delightful, probably holds a lot of memories, and I think if it was done up to pristine condition it would lose its charm 😦
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Some day when it has a new owner things will change Eunice. It’s fine till then xx
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A lovely place to visit. I like the summer house
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It has character, doesn’t it, Brian? 🙂 🙂
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One of my favourite photos
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I imagine the forlorn looking walls of that summerhouse hold some enchanting memories. What a gorgeous garden and a remarkable woman. Thanks for sharing Jo. 🌿🌸 Hope you’re well. x
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Hi Miriam! I’m fine, thanks 🙂 🙂 Yes, I think it’s had a glorious past, and it’s still loved now. What more do you need?
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Exactly! 🙂
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summertime blues for the old summerhouse but still so attractive in its shabby chicness – love the grass bridges over the rill
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It’s a place with a lot of charm, Laura. 🙂 🙂
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I rather like the overgrown look and the wonky shed. 🙂 So romantic. I can imagine using it as warm weather painting studio. The gardens look like a lovely place to visit.
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It has a lot of charm, Suzanne. 🙂 🙂
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What a remarkable lady, gardening wears me out now never mind at 92!
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You could make the chutneys and jam though! I can’t even do that 🙂 🙂
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Of course you can, get yourself out an pick some blackberries buy a bag of sugar and boil it! x 🙂 x
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Suitably chastised 😦 😦
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Oh that lovely, lovely shade of duck-egg blue! How are you doing, Jo? 🙂 x
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That’s a hard one to answer, Dotty. I’d better not say blue 🙂 🙂 How about you?
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Hmm well, if you are blue might as well make it that lovely shade 😛 But I hope the feeling takes flight soon. I am good, Jo, thanks for asking. Excited about an upcoming weekend trip. Even though it be short, it should revive the senses. Since we are in the middle of August, are you not shifting base soon? xx
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End of September, we think, Dotty 🙂 🙂 A few hiccups…
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Is that why you are feeling despondent? Don’t worry…before you know September shall be knocking at your door and you will be in the arms of the Algarve. xx
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Thanks darlin! That’s a good thought xx
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Lovely garden, Jo, but that shed makes me sad, too. I can’t imagine how much work it is, even with a bit of help. What a woman!!
janet
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The garden is vast, Janet. Some has been left as wild meadow and the summer house is close to this area. I can only agree with you- what a woman! 🙂 🙂
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