Plant a tree in... ?

[Anyone take part in this campaign?]

While procrastinating (ironing? poetry homework? baking? decluttering the bedroom?) I found this:









Note the "escaped" seed!
These date from the point in the mid-nineties when we nearly moved to the south of France--and I found Provence at Easter too hot. ("The sun! It burnses!")
What do I do with the seeds? Are they viable? Ought I to be considering growing Sapin Bleu de Colorado in my back garden?

Knitting and Stitching 2017

Going backwards... I did get to Ally Pally for the Knitting and Stitching Show this year.

The regular lovely coachload. Reasonable journey down: especially the last bit through the back streets and red-brick houses near Ally Pally. We even passed this: Grand Designs: Haringey. Just a quick glimpse. I don't think from the TV I'd realised what a constricted site, on such a slope, but very fine.

The shopping at the show was mostly a disappointment: fewer small vendors, and some big ones missing, and my shopping list mainly unbought.

The exhibitions, and craftspeople on site, however, were glorious. So I spent more time looking. Hence I probably learned more and had a more useful experience.
( The rest is image heavy )