Midhurst Magazine. Issue 31, Spring, April 2020. The 60th year edition.
Daffie Time: On Wordsworth’s Sister’s Frustration Sent in by Annie Atwell, Midhurst Garden Club The Midhurst Garden Club, unlike a lot of societies and clubs, is bucking the trend and its membership is increasing year by year. We had some enjoyable garden visits and listened to some very interesting speakers in 2019. We also had our first Garden Club Holiday to Suffolk and Essex with a highlight being a visit to the Beth Chatto Gardens. Another holiday is planned for 2021, this time to Staffordshire.
No, don’t get overwrought my dear, I’m coming. “I was out one day wandering Lonely as a cloud when Soft boiled egg, yes my dear, As usual, three minutes – As a cloud when all of a sudden Look, I said I’ll cook it. Just hold on will you – All right, I’m coming.
Our programme for 2020 includes a visit to Ramster Gardens in Surrey, the replanted and restored Leonardslee Gardens, Parham House and Wisley. We have an interesting number of speakers booked, covering a variety of horticultural themes such as Shakespeare’s Flowers and Plants; the hidden meanings of flowers depicted in art, etc.
“One day I was out for a walk When I saw this flock – It can’t be too hard, it had three minutes. Well put some butter on it. -This host of golden daffodils As I was out for a stroll one –
At our meeting on 9 March Ray Broughton, who has spent a lifetime in horticulture, gave a well-received talk on Daffodils and Spring Flowering Plants. It is 250 years since the birth of William Wordsworth and this year of celebration brings to mind a poem by Lynn Peters that explains why Dorothy Wordsworth is not as famous as her brother. Dorothy Wordsworth was an accomplished poet but her duties as housekeeper and companion to William Wordsworth frustrated her artistic endeavours.
“Oh you fancy a stroll, do you, Yes, all right William. I’m coming It’s on the peg. Under your hat. I’ll bring my pad, shall I, in case You want to jot something down?” Author: Lynn Peters Why Dorothy Wordsworth is not as famous as her brother and other poems, November 2018. Available:
“I wandered lonely as a ... They’re in the top-drawer William, Under your socks – I wandered lonely as a – No not that drawer, the top one. I wandered lonely by myself – Well wear the ones you can find,
Amazon.co.uk: Lynn Peters: 9781726498234: Books
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