Katharine C: wreath-making at Peggy's

Photo credits:  Katharine C and Peggy R

I believe that the Garden Group's annual wreath-making morning was the last
holiday event for AWG members this year.  What fun it was.  The day was balmy
and our morning's work (both inside and outside in Peggy's garden) was enjoyable
and full of companiable chatter as we worked on our wreaths and festive table
decorations (the base of which was the reliable potato).

Mariannick and Leslie adding trimmings

 

People brought garden contributions - greens, rosemary, laurel,
souches (vines, for making the wreath circles)and baubles, ribbon trimmings, etc.  Peggy had saved hortensia (hydrangea) flowers that were a pretty addition to a finished wreath. 

Leslie's thrilled with her wreath, trimmed with hortensia

Katharine C stayed warm

Rosie kept warm also

Peggy set a very festive table for our delicious potluck lunch

A big thank you to Peggy who hosted this event, and gave us wonderful wine,  and to everyone who came and contributed tasty dishes to our lunch, including a set of delicious desserts.

Those present were (above photo):
Dalene, Katharine J, Rosie, Sue Rich, Robyn, Anne, Peggy (standing), Mariannick,  Martine M and Terri T (hidden), Sue Rey (standing), Leslie L and Maggie.

Around the table this way:  Martine, Mariannick, Terri, Leslie, Maggie, Dalene, Kath J (hidden), Rosie, Sue Rich (hidden), Robyn, Anne.

Peggy was able to make her wreath only after finishing her hospitality duties, and splendid it is below:

Maggie writes: 

Peggy in garden room surveying the clean-up project she'll have after we've all gone home

Leslie enjoying being creative

In from the outside for lunch

I was all set to make holiday decorations with the group at Peggy Rig's on Tuesday, 17 December, until I got an e-mail that morning asking me to represent AWG at the renaming of the MRI as Maison des Relations Internationales - Nelson MANDELA.  That meant I had to rearrange my plans to finish on Tuesday morning what I had intended to do after decorations and lunch at Peggy's. At least I arrived at Peggy's in time to take some photos of the lovely decorations, and to share in the delicious luncheon.  Unfortunately, I never did get around to making any decorations for my own house.  Fortunately Serge put some lights on the outdoor sapin I had already bought. 

     -m

Peggy and Sue Rich had gone out into the garrigue to bring back foliage; note those berries:  doesn't that mean a cold winter?