Picked the first of the white lilac today, the scent is pervading the kitchen, mingling with the aroma of just baked coffee sponge cake and caraway cake........... A lot of people are superstitious about bringing lilac into the house, viewing it as a portent of a death in the family - my paternal grandmother held this view. Not one of the superstitions I am careful about, being seduced by its thick , heavy perfume and perfect flowers.......... Also nice in the garden and at their best are the granny bonnets or aquilegias; I love them all, the fancy hybrids, the little wild-looking ones, the self-seeded ones, all of them.
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