A books and gardens meme for Chelsea week

    

    As this is the week of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show (and I am glued to the television coverage), how about one of those daft bookish memes but with a gardening theme: using the titles of books you've read this year, complete the sentences as best you can, though of course you can tweak them a bit for a better fit. If you have a go at this, please leave a link to your post in the comments here so that we can all enjoy your efforts.

    Early this morning as I was Waiting for Sunrise, I stepped out of The Music Room into the garden and bent down to touch The Good Earth.

    As dawn broke and I took in my surroundings I noticed several things: The Sick Rose was struggling due to Secondhand Daylight, Little Bones had been dug up in The Corner That Held Them under the Lolly Willowes, but with help from A Kind Man and knowledge gleaned from A Year in the Village of Eternity, I was able to bury them with Lady Audley's Secret.

    Later, The Messenger of Athens popped in to take a cutting or two; You do not need another self-help book, he told me, but he pointed out that The Fountain Overflows.

    Taking a well-earned rest from the weeding and chatting over the wall with The Lewis Man from next door, I mentioned The French Lieutenant's Woman and remarked on The Company She Keeps, but then Falling Sideways, we said The Beginner's Goodbye and I went back to do a little light pruning.

    My garden was once The Legacy of Hartlepool Hall, but tending it is a joy and part of The Secret Intensity of Everyday Life.

Comments

[Sarah Salway]

Haha, love this! And my book is there. That makes me happy. Here's mine...

Early this morning as I was Sensing an Ending, I stepped out of The Yellow House into the garden and bent down to touch The Legacy.
As dawn broke and I took in my surroundings I noticed several things: The Soul of Kindness was struggling due to Rites of Passage, A Pair of Blue Eyes had been dug up under The Marriage Plot, but with help from A Slap and knowledge gleaned from The Song of Achilles , I was able to bury them with Sex amd Stravinsky.
Later, Florence and Giles popped in to take a cutting or two; Emotionally Weird, they told me, but they pointed out The Night Circus
Taking a well-earned rest from the weeding and chatting over the wall with The Most Beautiful Thing from next door, I mentioned Annabel and remarked on The Stranger’s Child but then, we said Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal and I went back to do a little light pruning.
My garden was once Foreign Bodies but tending it is a joy and part of Burying the Bones.

[Anji]

Wow!! I am inpressed with both of you.. At the moment my brain is just mush.

[Florence]

This was fun! Here's the link to mine:
http://www.missdarcyslibrary.wordpress.com/of-books-and-gardens

[Claire (The Captive Reader)]

I love fill-in-the-blank book memes and a garden-themed one is even more delightful than usual. Here is the link to my answers:
http://thecaptivereader.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/of-books-and-gardens/

[Rose]

One Day Gillespie and I will open the door on to the garden though The Fear Index will delay that moment....."That Woman!" I said as I dug over The Good Earth. She was the one who predicted The Plague of Doves that now descended upon the Nine Tailors as they tended the roses.....Can We Still be Friends In The Heat of The Day? I asked "there are far too many problem areas, certainly 50, at least 50 shades of grey" said The Great Gatsby. I turned my back on the lot of them, retreated to the kitchen and my very own moment of Boutique Baking

[m]

I've done mine!

[Danielle]

Always enjoy getting a peek at your reading! May have to borrow this myself!

[Harriet]

Great -- I'm off to try it now!

[Harriet]

...and here it is: http://harrietdevine.typepad.com/harriet_devines_blog/2012/05/garden-meme.html

[Karen]

What fun to read and do!

Here's mine:

http://thecurateseggblog.blogspot.co.uk/

[Belle]

Hi Cornflower,
What fun this was. I took a few liberties with the narrative. This is my first attempt at a meme and I didn't link my titles, but the posts can be found with a bit of sleuthing on the blog. Enjoy.

http://bellebookandcandle.blogspot.com/2012/05/garden-stroll.html

[michelle]

This was really fun, thanks for coming up with something like this!

Here's my link :

http://inkyfoot.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/a-garden-meme/

[Cornflower]

Such great versions!