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Erica
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There's not much flowering in the garden these days, but there is this shrub – I'm not sure what it is, maybe a kind of manuka, or Erica?

I spent a rainy afternoon recently embroidery small sprigs of this mystery plant onto linen, which was quite a pleasing activity. I usually like to listen to the radio or podcasts while I stitch, but recently I've discovered the lazy but fun habit of watching clips of various things on YouTube such as knitting podcasts and food shows. I came across this recipe for lemon pavlova while I was working on this embroidery, and now I can't stop thinking about it – I might have to give it a try this weekend! I really can't think of a more delicious pudding than lemony meringue.

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Here's a favourite song by the UK band Blur: Good Song. Enjoy the rest of your week!

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12 responses to “a plant called erica”

  1. Monica Avatar

    Just gorgeous. Too gorgeous.

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  2. Daffodil Angel Avatar
    Daffodil Angel

    Love Nigells’s shows….could eat this pav now at 6.36am.

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  3. Sally Avatar
    Sally

    The embroidered flowers on the moody grey are stunning, even better than the real flowers. The lighting, the music, the close ups and the red mixer help to make that look the best pavlova ever. Now I’m wondering what excuse I have for making one. There’s a 5 year old granddaughter’s birthday coming up but I suspect lemon is not going to cut the mustard (or curd) for a 5 year old.

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  4. Karen Avatar
    Karen

    Love your embroidery, Melissa. Cheers from Newcastle NSW

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  5. Lina Avatar
    Lina

    Hi! I think we have that bush here. Maybe is this one:
    http://mariasimonaeneljardin.blogspot.com.co/2012/05/diosma-coleonema-album.html
    If it’s the same you run hands through it and the smell is delicious! (Do it like you would with rosemary plant) for us is a good luck plant the coloquial name is Diosme that comes from Dios me de= May God provide to me. So it is kept for abundance.
    Love the embroidery!

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  6. tinyhappy Avatar

    hi lina,
    thank you – thats exactly right! very interesting to read a bit more about it 🙂 i love the name too XX

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  7. tinyhappy Avatar

    thank you, karen!
    m

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  8. tinyhappy Avatar

    thank you sally! i completely agree with you re the pavlova video. its all too tempting! hope you can find an opportunity to make (and eat!) it soon. XX

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  9. tinyhappy Avatar

    haha – me too! ; )

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  10. tinyhappy Avatar

    thank you monica!
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  11. muenzeeins Avatar

    lovely embroidery! as for the lemony pavlova miam miam 🙂 and i love this blur song, reminds me to dig out the cd out of the cupboard and listen to it again :)…

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  12. Meg Avatar

    Such sweet little stitches, Melissa. Very pretty! Meg:)

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