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Mar. 23rd, 2007

life on mars, countrygirl, school stories, studygirl, evacuation, jeremy, rose, alan, Joni, tennis, knitting3, knitting, cats, corydalis, fryknits, magnolia, christmas, Alan, gertrude, Make do and mend, Girl's Own Annual, reading2, tea, Girl Guide Stories, easter, knitting2, daffodil, Barbara, books, garden journal, thinking, ispy, tulip, woman's magazine, cricket, stamps, Harry Potter books, bobby, food, reading, clematis, bill

Nice, red, tall, stiff

Contrary to certain miserable prognostications, the tulips I bought the other day are still standing up straight and giving pleasure. Fans of Adrian Mole will of course recognise my title as a quote from Barry Kent's prize winning poem from The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole.

Nice, red, tall stiff,
In a vase,
On a table,
In a room,
In our house.

'According to Henderson, Kent's poem shows Japanese cultural influences! How stupid can you get?
The nearest Barry Kent has got to Japanese culture is sitting on the pillion of a stolen Honda.'