Blooming Lovely Quiz

[birdie73]

Clues are mainly cryptic & anagrams leading to flowers.
10 Willie's Sister
18 Descend Half A Mountain
Thanks in advance for any help given.

[grasscarp]

18 Snowdrop

[birdie73]

Thank you grasscarp for your prompt helpful answer.

[quinie]

Hi,grasscarp, I was thinking snowdrop but snow wasn't half of Snowdon. Any it's nearly half!!!

[grasscarp]

Yeah, but I am just on a high for getting a thank you. rare these days!

[quinie]

I agree, grasscarp. birdie73 always appreciates any help she gets. It may sound petty but I've struck one or two off my answering list. It's nice to get a thank you.

[grasscarp]

I see that irises is in willie's sister, but it leaves over Sitwell!

[birdie73]

Thanks grasscarp & quinie for your interest shown & like you I also like appreciation if I try & help, I've been round the mulberry bush with Willie's sister.Shakespeare.Just William even Sweet William but so far the answer evades me. Thanks again.

[mazie]

10 Could it be Sweet Williams sister...if so, maybe Sweet Cicely ???

[grasscarp]

There was a famous golfer called Willie Anderson who had a sister Daisy. It is mentioned on this website
http://www.northberwick.org.uk/anderson.html
third paragraph from the end

[birdie73]

Thanks once again grasscarp, how on earth did you find that?
Thanks also mazie for your help I had wondered about that myself. Now I'm in a quandry aren't I. ?.
Anyway thanks once again to you both.

[grasscarp]

I must have not had much to do at "work" today......

[birdie73]

I'm supposed to be retired !! It seems the older you get the more there is to do, will not admit to it taking longer.Have a good day at work tomorrow grasscarp.

[quinie]

10.grasscarp,you're marvellous at coming up with answers but I think mazie's answer sounds more feasible.

[grasscarp]

Quinie - I dont doubt it!!!!!

[birdie73]

Thanks quinie & grasscarp once again, have had a bad day so needed something to cheer me up.

[grasscarp]

New day. Hope that you are having a good one Birdie.

[birdie73]

Thanks grasscarp, now Saturday been very busy as husband in hospital so spending several hours visiting. Am desperately trying to do the Kettering Logomania but not having much success. Have a good Weekend.

[quinie]

Hi, birdie73, I hope your husband will soon be well again.

[birdie73]

Thanks quinie for your kind thoughts very much appreciated, it is a very worrying time at the moment as he is awaiting a very risky operation.