Christmas Present – Tulip – Amazing Grace

A new variety from Farmer Gracy, these were some of the bulbs given to me by Sean and Deb in December. I had no idea until I looked them up what these tulips would look like. They are similar to peony in shape and colour. They are tucked up now in a new pot with some nice new compost. My sort of Christmas present. You can’t beat spring bulbs for new hope and a promise of beautiful things to come.

Today is new years day 2025. It feels so futuristic to me and the blink of an eye since 1956, when I wrote my name in my pristine rough book at the local grammar school. A massive thing for me as my parents weren’t well off and uniform and equipment were a bit out of our reach. I was desperate to go to that school though and I shall never know what a struggle it was for them to get my things together but as always they didn’t let me down. That school, those times, my family and the world I grew up in made me who I am today.

This is my eightieth year and although there have been some ups and downs I’m still here and reasonably healthy. The world is a very different place for my grandchildren to grow up in and I do worry about them.