{"id":2119,"date":"2014-04-23T23:28:47","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T22:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/?p=2119"},"modified":"2014-09-10T22:48:16","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T21:48:16","slug":"paradise-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/23\/paradise-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Paradise is a garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"48e5397a39c6ea4ae31e40d674b2fea7\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- july 2019 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9380921822254336\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9798147637\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Our Garden furniture has been looking rather tatty for a couple of years now so we decided to treat ourselves to new ones; a table, chairs and a parasol to afford shade or shelter according to the weather. Getting rid of the old ones presented a greater challenge than expected, we couldn\u2019t get the table down the side path; too wide, and it wouldn\u2019t go through the house either, same reason. The bolts too rusted to easily take apart we came up with a canny solution\u2026 wait till the neighbours went out, then passed the table over the fence, past the too narrow place, and back over the fence\u2026shhhh, don\u2019t tell. The new ones all fold up for easy storage, so we won\u2019t have that problem again.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2120\" style=\"width: 509px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6336.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2120\" alt=\"paradise in my own back yard\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6336.jpg\" width=\"509\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6336.jpg 509w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6336-238x300.jpg 238w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6336-150x188.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 85vw, 509px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">paradise in my own back yard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure what we planned to buy when we began looking but we did shop around before we bought, did we want rattan\u2026 no, too likely to get dirty given the secluded position under trees, did we want glass and steel\u2026Nope, too fancy and likely to rust in our damp climate. Wood then\u2026hmm, maybe, maybe not, which wood? What about mosaic topped and painted metal? We finally decided on wood, but teak, not a cheaper alternative and something which could be easily stored indoors for the winter to extend its potential life.  My Dearest insisted on an HUGE parasol, so that he can sit in the garden even when it\u2019s raining and not get wet. I have to say there is something wonderful about sitting in  our garden in the summer rain, paradise is a garden.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2121\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6361.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2121\" alt=\"chair before teak oil\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6361-194x300.jpg\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6361-194x300.jpg 194w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6361-150x231.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6361.jpg 415w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 85vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">chair before teak oil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Being teak, I decided to give the furniture a coat of teak oil to help preserve it, my Dearest having determined to have nothing whatever to do with any noxious substances, said that was my job\u2026as ever.<br \/>\nNext task making cushions to go on the furniture, we could have bought the cushions sold with the furniture, and I did like them very much, but I could not justify the expense, four small chair cushions and a bench cushion would have cost as much as 2 chairs! How much!!!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2122\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6362.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2122\" alt=\"and after\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6362-205x300.jpg\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6362-205x300.jpg 205w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6362-150x219.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6362.jpg 438w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 85vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">and after<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So off to town on Saturday for some upholstery foam, and to a local factory shop for suitable striped fabric, now all I need to do it cut the foam to fit, and cover with my chosen fabric.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2123\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6394.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2123\" alt=\"yet another job for me\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6394-205x300.jpg\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6394-205x300.jpg 205w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6394.jpg 439w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 85vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">yet another job for me<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With what&#8217;s left of the fabric I may make some more bunting or some softer scatter cushions. All told I think I will have saved \u00a340 or more, if I don&#8217;t cost in my time, but then I didn&#8217;t have anything else to spend my time on now did I?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2124\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2124\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6396.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2124\" alt=\"easy cut to fit\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6396.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6396.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6396-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6396-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6396-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">easy cut to fit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One thing I did find time for, down at the bottom of my street runs a little stream, and on the bank the City Council has planted the most beautiful cherry tree which is in full bloom, so on Saturday when the sun shone all day in a clear blue sky, I took the time to walk down to the stream with my camera.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2126\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2126\" style=\"width: 427px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6337.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2126\" alt=\"white cherry blossom\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6337.jpg\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6337.jpg 427w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6337-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1-IMG_6337-150x224.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 85vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">white cherry blossom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have to say there is something wonderful about sitting in  our garden in the summer rain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11,323,5,4,447],"tags":[814,791,809,978,790,813,400,811,812,810,344,808],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2119"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2176,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119\/revisions\/2176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}