Our lovely Hippeastrum “Cape Horn” has been outside all winter, and evidently came to no harm
It was another beautiful Spring day today, and the chilly wind of earlier this week had completely dropped - so, obviously I spent most of it in the extensive gardens here at Dolores Delargo Towers. The last of the summer annuals-filled window-boxes and a wall pot are done. I moved-on a few more plants in little pots into bigger ones, then began the task of tackling the moth-eaten overwintered large-leaf salvia collection, which have all exhausted the soil they were in. More tomorrow, no doubt - and then hopefully everything will be ready for the summer "jungle" display. Once we get back from Spain, It will be time to do the "Tetris" task of placing the gazillions of pots into the best location for them to thrive and look their best [of course, everything's covered in a coat of flowers and detritus from the bastard weed trees at the moment; there's not a season when they don't give us grief]...
Meanwhile, sad news - Mademoiselle Evy Lenton, lead singer of the camp-as-tits one-hit-wonders La Belle Époque has donned her last glittery jacket and ascended the dry-ice strewn staircase to Fabulon, at - gulp - the age of 80.
It's obvious what to play in tribute, of course, really, since they only ever had one hit:
Love it!
RIP, Évelyne "Evy" Lenton (born Evelyn Verrecchia, 16th December 1945 - 22nd April 2026)
Those women could not have been any less prepared if they were all unconscious. Did they come up with that choreography in the cab coming over to the gig?
ReplyDeleteI'm so jealous of your beautiful hippiastrum. I can't have any kind of lilly because they're poisonous to cats and mine would chomp down on it enthusiastically the moment I turn my back.
Ha! They were really tacky - it's the startled look on Evy's face when she realises she's on camera that cracks me up.
DeleteHippeastrum are beautiful, and even though they are not actually lilies, they are indeed toxic to animals. I may feed some to next door's yapping Pomeranian. Jx
Sad news but still a fab way to start a Sunday.
ReplyDelete"Bad is bad
I'm mad, I feel so sad
It's fine, it's fine
I bet I found peace of mind, oh, oh"
They don't write lyrics like that any more. Jx
DeleteI loved that song, but watching them perform I can understand why they were one-hit wonders. I remember a friend in Italy who spoke not a word of English always singing the song... over and over and over. (But dancing better than Belle Epoque.)
ReplyDeleteThey were never destined to be megastars, were they? I can understand the song becoming an "earworm", however... Jx
DeleteI've got one in bloom too, yours looks bigger than mine.
ReplyDeleteI don't like to brag... 😜 Jx
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