Flour on your apron

Plum trees in your garden

Blossoming rosemary

And berry red lipstick

Almond cake with sugared apple icing

Sheltering under a tree when it’s hailing

Eating fresh bread straight from the bread board

Picking blackberries and making them into jam

Hail stones when it’s sunny

Butter and pear cake made for a picnic

Poppy print dresses that float around your knees

Lines of jars filled with paint brushes

Nettle stings cured by a dock leaf

Hot chocolate with bread and honey

Dumplings and stew for tea

Polaroid’s on the fridge

Lemon bon bons sold by the quarter

Oddly matched tea cups piled up high

Cuckooing and chiming on the hour

April showers when we want sun

Paint laid thick on an ancient palette

Treacle coloured coffee

Julie Andrews singing

High heels and dressing up

Washing drying on the line

Trips to the seaside just for a 99

Blackberry jam with soda bread and butter

Splashing in puddles with my wellies on

Buttermilk and orange blossom ice cream

Tea with scones and raspberries

Secret clubs and homemade dens

Music boxes and pink ballerinas

Being safe and dry under my umbrella

Table set and ready for tea.