Lavender

This is our best lavender bush, and it's not in the official lavender bed.

Poppies - not weeds

Lots of unwanted growth appears among the vegetables, but we don't weed out the poppies.

Piazza Navona

(Nothing to do with Cross Cottage, but we've had a holiday in Italy). We spent our last evening in Italy here in Piazza Navona.

Santa Maria degli Angeli

Here's the view back to Santa Maria degli Angeli, where we were staying, from Assisi. The original little church of St Francis (12C) is inside the huge church (18C) you can see in the distance.

Assisi

Here we see Assisi as we walked there from St Maria degli Angeli, where we were staying.

Cardinal de Richelieu

The roses are doing much better this year. This one is particularly wonderful.