I was pleased to come across a lovely big bunch of statice, which the lady said she had just picked that morning. I`ve hung it in the little bedroom window, to dry out, then I shall arrange it in the bowl and jug set in the bathroom.

When we lived in East Anglia you would always come across little tables outside cottage gateways, selling home made jam, bags of tomatoes, runner beans, pots of fresh cut flowers, and these for drying, I used to love stopping and seeing what they were selling, and you`d put your money in a jar. Since we`ve been living down here, I dont think we`ve come across one, which is a pity, I do miss them.