I use the term loosely here. I don’t really have a garden. We live in an apartment in Brisbane and all we have is a small garden bed filled with a Monstera and some ferns and several pots. Bugs have eaten all my basil, my parsley is just about finished, so it is looking a bit sad – except for this gorgeous thing which popped up overnight.
so delicate and pretty
they open quite quickly
I love those little orange bits dancing around the edges
I wish they lasted longer
I leave today for Italy. I am flying via Dubai where I am planning some wadi bashing. Hopefully there will be photos. I then have a brief stop in gorgeous Milan, where spring should be in the shop windows, while I freeze looking at them.
I am excited about being in Bagni di Lucca again for a few months. I am hoping for at least one snowfall before spring comes and I am anticipating the arrival of the daffodils, bluebells, magnolias, wisteria etc, etc (some of those on my Italian balcony). I plan to visit some of my favourite places and discover a few new ones – there will be regular reports. I hope you come along for the ride.
Buon viaggio (I’m taking a wild guess at that)!
We’ll be touch, through the beauty of cyberspace.
By: Richard Tulloch on January 29, 2011
at 8:11 pm
Grazie for your wild guess ( correct). I look forward to my newest adventure.
By: bagnidilucca on January 29, 2011
at 8:14 pm
Deb, it’s so beautiful! What is it? Have a great trip, look forward to reading your adventures!
By: Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial on January 29, 2011
at 8:12 pm
I don’t really know, but it is very lovely. They just pop up occasionally and last for a couple of days.
By: bagnidilucca on January 29, 2011
at 8:15 pm
Hey Deb. Sorry to hear about the water damage at your place, looks like it was a big task. Thoughts are with you.
The trip sounds wonderful! Was wondering if you could email me the name of that little hotel in Milan?
Mike
By: Mike on January 29, 2011
at 9:05 pm
It is called The Best Hotel in Milan. It is good value.
By: bagnidilucca on January 29, 2011
at 10:42 pm
Speak to you soon Deb. Stay safe!
By: Moira Drexler on January 29, 2011
at 9:13 pm
Hey Deb, Have a great trip!
The plant in your picture is called a Spider Lily. I used to love them as a little kid, and was convinced the fairies in our garden lived around the big clumps of them growing under the tap at the side of the house. I would sit and chat to them occasionally to see if I could entice them out. It didn’t work….they must be very shy. LOL.
Have a lovely time, I’ll be watching this space. xx
By: Liz Golding on January 29, 2011
at 10:24 pm
Lovely lily!!! Looking forward to your posts from beyond Brisbane!!
By: Deb @ thirtyminutes on January 29, 2011
at 10:41 pm
Are you kidding? I can’t wait for you to get back to Italy to do more blog posts! Reading your posts transports me for a few minutes, e mi piace molto 🙂
Stunning flower, it does look like something a fairy would be perched on top of, dangling her little fairy legs…
By: cityhippyfarmgirl on January 29, 2011
at 10:49 pm
Bon voyage!
By: joanna on January 30, 2011
at 12:00 am
Hi Deb,
Looking forward to the Bagni Di Lucca posts. Can’t wait.
Cheers Judy
By: Judy on January 30, 2011
at 12:34 am
Beautiful pictures, I’ve never seen a flower like that!
Have a safe trip back to Italy – I’m looking forward to reading your future posts!
By: James on January 30, 2011
at 12:45 am
Hello Deb,
I remember the Spider lilies as a child at the base of our enormous common mango trees. Look forward to some great posts from Italy.
Regards,
Helen
By: Helen on January 30, 2011
at 4:09 am
Safe travels Deb and your garden looks beautiful!
By: Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella on January 30, 2011
at 10:02 am
Safe trip Deb, looking forward to more of your Italian adventures 🙂
By: Anna Johnston on January 30, 2011
at 2:13 pm
Safe travels and I look forward to hearing all about your time in Bagni di Lucca and eventually meeting you!
By: paninigirl on January 30, 2011
at 6:34 pm
What is the name of that flower? It’s amazing. It will be fun having you here in Italy…following your story as it unfolds. You’ve go the forecast right…actually perfect: Spring in the windows, freezing outside. These are the “giorni della merla”…the supposedly coldest days of the year. Buon viaggio!
By: The Daily Cure on January 30, 2011
at 6:58 pm
beautiful, very beautiful flower!!
By: Fragolina on January 31, 2011
at 8:50 am
Have a good (and safe) trip, I’m looking forward to your posts from Italy!
By: Journey Photographic on January 31, 2011
at 12:54 pm
Tanti saluti to all Bagni di Lucchesi from us. Won’t be too long before we are back also.
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at 5:01 pm
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