Description
Listen: a blackbird sings from the hedge. Somewhere a gate creaks. The afternoon heat has settled over the garden like a quilt, and the bench beneath the chestnut tree sits empty except for a straw hat and a spotted scarf, abandoned in a hurry. Whoever left them was called away mid-chapter, perhaps by a knock at the door or a kettle boiling over. The red poppies along the path nod in the breeze, keeping the secret.
This little scene is all about the pleasure of slow summer days. It makes a lovely gift for a gardener, a reader who escapes to the garden with a novel, a friend who has just planted her first poppies or a mother who deserves an afternoon off. Display it on a sunroom windowsill, a potting shed shelf or a bedside table, where it can be a reminder to sit down, put the hat aside and simply breathe.
Inside and out
- By Diez (DZ), whose Limoges studio favors bright, joyful color
- A straw hat and a polka-dot scarf rest on a garden bench
- Red poppies bloom along the front
- The clasp is shaped like a bronze bow
- A small red flower is painted inside
- Hand-painted in Limoges, France, with a hinged lid; pre-owned, from a private collection
An invitation to linger in the garden a little longer.
