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Summer brings expecations of balmy evenings sitting outdoors in the garden sipping refreshing drinks wearing loose clothing and enjoying the peace – all very well for most but consider those with less regular working patterns – seasonal workers may be required to stay on to satisfy customer demands at tourist attractions, IT technicians who work long into the night running system updates sweltering in server rooms installing financial software so essential treasury management system will be effective next day.

Folks who return home after dark should plant white flowers (or salmon pink, which also shows up well in the dark) around their walkway and front steps. Planters or beds near a deck or porch where folk sit after dark can be planted with salmon pink, white, or silvery foliage plants. All this can be done on a small scale, to add great pleasure to evenings at home, without planting a full garden for evenings.

Don’t forget Evening Primrose (Oenothera).

The common Evening primrose (yellow) makes a delightful evening flower display. It is a tall biennial and looks like a weed (in some places it IS a weed), but a whirl of new bright yellow blossoms opens on every plant every evening just after sunset – you can watch them POP open in a few seconds.

The blooms have a rich dark scent of musk and fresh ground black pepper, a strong draw to their pollinator of choice, ghost-like hawk moths the size of hummingbirds.

Come morning the flowers will shrivel, unless the day is cool and overcast…

But evening will bring a fresh new round, and will do so for two months or more.

Artificial Christmas Tree

Artificial Christmas trees, with their beautiful and realistic appearance, variety and convenience and ease of use are clearly the best choice this Christmas, and every Christmas because they can be happily reused Christmas after Christmas. Artificial Christmas trees don’t dry out and become dangerous tinder, a fire waiting to happen, don’t stain your carpet or hard-wood floors because you’ve accidentally over-watered, don’t make your allergies flare up and come in an amazing variety of shapes, colours, sizes and prices.

Decorate this Interactive Christmas Tree

Happy Holidays to all and to all an artificial Christmas Tree!

Natural Christmas Tree

Natural Christmas trees, with their beautiful appearance, variety and convenience and ease of use are clearly the best choice this Christmas, and every Christmas because they can be happily recycled. Properly cared-for Christmas trees don’t dry out and become dangerous tinder, a fire waiting to happen, don’t stain your carpet or hard-wood floors because you’ve accidentally over-watered, don’t make your allergies flare up and come in an amazing variety of shapes, colours, sizes and prices.

Happy Holidays to one and to all a real Christmas Tree!

The no nonsense true Brit Dave Smith has accepted the offer to help promote Skane in Sweden as a holiday destination. Dave has the opportunity to explore Skane a region in the south of Sweden. Here Dave narates his promotional video for visit Sweden (uncensored)

Visit Sweden – Skane Arts

“Oh classic – I see what you’re doing here. Blurring the lines between art and architecture – well done on that.

“Got a little coffee shop on site too? Selling some swedish pastries, maybe a few locally sourced fruit juices in glass bottles yeah.”

I could hardly believe my ears when Dave exclaims:

“Its hardly a f”in’ cornish pasty though is it?”

Dave continues by adding his own inspiration and passion for performance art  – hooking his fingers into the waistaband of his shorts he continues…

“Here you are – I feel a bit of art coming on . . . I call it the land of the midday moon – how does that fit into your modern asthetic?”

Listen to Dave – discover Skåne’s inspiring art and architecture for yourself

The land of the midday moon

Visit Sweden – the land of the midday moon

Time was when a young ruffian sprayed aerosol car paint on someone elses property he was called a vandal and if caught felt the full force of the law in return for his mindless acts of wanton destruction.

These days however in the wake of Banksy and his chums kids and adults who should know better are expressing their feelings on the walls of buildings and structures – all in the name of art.

Street Art Comes to Life 3D – is it Banksy?

My only regret is that I didn’t waste a day of my life to visit the Banksy Vs Bristol Museum earlier so that a full expose of the shameful organisation and lack of exhibits could be reported sooner and hopefully save many others the trouble of discovering that Banksy Vs Bristol Museum is a crap exhibition.

Banksy Vs Bristol Museum

If the acceptance of  street art wasn’t enough the powers that be at Bristol Museum activley encouraged Banksy to show his work during the summer at what has to be awarded the honour of  “Banksy at Bristol Museum – Possibly the Worst Exhibition – Ever”.

In an event titled Banksy Vs Bristol Museum which wrongly suggests that hooligans had infiltrated the otherwise conservative city museum and managed to disruptively sneak in an assortment of thought provoking, inspirational, hilarious exhibits amongst the regular display.

Although the BBC reported the secret stunt (cunning stunt) the illusion that the renegade street artist had broken into the establishment of the  Bristol Museum is a pathetic attempt at adding a certain irony to the event.

Bristol Museum – Banksy – Crap Exhibition

The people of Bristol must be incandescent with rage at the utter failure of the staging of this crap exhibition of Banksy in a dreadfully inadequate venue.  It could be that the organiniers primary aim was to get more footfall in the Museum – hosting a small selection of Banksy art it was merely a roose to get mugs to wander around a stale exhibition space and look at the museum’s regular exhibits whilst trying to “discover” what jolly jape the Banksy prankster had included amongst them.

What do you actually get to see?

Even when you discover the rogue works you have little chance of fully viewing the works due to the crowds waving a sea of digital cameras in front of the exhibits.

Bristol Museum Opening Times

With no regard to the immense popularity of the exhibition the Bristol Museum resolved to keep its normal opening hours – a lazy 10:00 am start closing at a respectable 17:00 – plenty of time to change out of uniform and be home ready for the 6 O’clock news

The only effective demonstration of the museum to handle the volume of visitors was shown at 16:00 when attendants began to close sections of the museum in order to completely evacuate and shut the doors promptly at 5pm

Conclusion – don’t go there – visit a real cultural event such as a day trip to Trago Mills and watch the following videos:

Videos of Banksy Art Work

Banksy vs Bristol Museum from Butterfly on Vimeo.

BANKSY ART EXHIBITION – DISAPPOINTING!

If you’re thinking about ordering a bouquet of flowers as a gift for a loved one, you can make it even more special by choosing flowers that have a relevant meaning. Ever productive guest writer Floral De-Signs explains what flowers mean.

Attaching meanings to certain flowers is believed to have developed in Turkey during the seventeenth century, but it became an extremely popular practice in the UK during the reign of Queen Victoria and was known as “florography”. The Victorians produced many flower dictionaries giving meanings for different types of flowers.

There isn’t a universally agreed set of meanings for different flowers today, but here are some examples of flowers and the meanings commonly attached to them.

Whether you are looking for a gift for a particular occasion or just want to treat someone you love, sending someone a bouquet of flowers is sure to brighten up their day. Ordering flowers with an appropriate meaning will add an extra something special to your gift.

Roses

Roses are frequently associated with love and are popular flowers to give to loved ones on Valentine’s Day, although they are perfect for any occasion. However, roses are available in a range of colours and each of these is associated with a different meaning. Whilst red roses are traditional symbols of love and therefore traditional valentines flowers, deep crimson roses are often associated with mourning. Light pink roses are usually associated with perfect happiness, whereas dark pink roses mean “thank you”. A yellow rose can represent friendship, whilst an orange rose is a symbol of fascination.
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White roses traditionally represent innocence and purity, but presenting your loved one with a bouquet that consists of red and white roses traditionally means that you are sending a message that the two of you are united.

Mixed roses traditionally mean “You’re everything to me”, making a bouquet of mixed roses the perfect gift for a parent, child or partner.

Now there are reports of blue roses – we have still yet to find any verifyable meaning of blue roses – perhaps they are for smurf lovers

Tulips

As with roses, tulips come in a wide range of colours. Traditionally tulips represent love and passion, with red tulips representing a declaration of love, white tulips representing that the bouquet giver is worthy of the recipient and yellow tulips meaning either that there is sunshine in the recipient’s smile or that the person giving the flowers is hopelessly in love with the person receiving them, depending upon the source used.

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Lilies

The lily is another popular choice of flower and, as with flowers such as roses and tulips, a lily’s meaning depends upon its colour. White lilies traditionally represent sweetness, innocence and purity, so they are perfectly suited for inclusion in a bouquet to celebrate the birth of a new baby, whilst yellow lilies send the message that you are “walking on air”. Tiger lilies traditionally represent prosperity.

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Elderflowers

The popular bush blooms in May and June – an opportunity to remember to link to the ever popular how to make elderflower champagne page.

A popular belief held in some cultures – Elderflowers ward off evil influences and give protection from witches. If an elder tree was cut down, a spirit known as the Elder Mother would be released and take her revenge. The tree could only safely be chopped when singing a chant to the Elder Mother

Carnations

The general meaning for carnations is devoted love, particularly in respect of a woman, so a bouquet of carnations is a great gift to buy your mother on Mother’s Day, on her birthday or just as a treat. Different coloured carnations also have their own meanings. Pink carnations say that you will never forget the recipient, whereas red carnations can either represent admiration or send the message “My heart aches for you”. White carnations represent sweetness, innocence and pure love.

Peonies

Peonies are available in several shades, including pink, peach and white, but whichever colour you choose, peonies traditionally represent prosperity, luxury and a happy marriage, making them the perfect choice for a wedding or anniversary gift.

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