It is so beautiful to see Pippa’s Pots bursting into yellow blooms! The boys and I love receiving all the photos that everyone is sending us. All the same but all so different with many reminding us of Pippa’s long legs. Some are indoors, some outside. Some bloomed early and some are still waiting. Some pots even bloomed on special significant days. It truly is beautiful. And for us it is comforting that these pots are bringing smiles to everyone – smiles for Pippa.
The bulbs in front of our house that Pippa planted in 2012 have been blooming continuously – each single bulb is now a large clump of many bulbs. They have been able to provide us with vases of yellow jonquils inside the house and beside Pippa’s bed every week since they started to bloom. The bulbs in the Pippa Pots will multiply meaning that each autumn they can be dug up and moved to a garden bed whilst still leaving one in the pot.
The bulbs Pippa planted in 2012 – each clump starting from one bulb
So many beautiful blooms
The most incredible story that is happening for us though is Nibbles. Nibbles likes to bolt lightening fast into the house the minute the door is open and he then casually hops up to Pippa’s bedroom where he sniffs around and just hangs out until he’s ready to hop back out to the garden. I even had to unzip a bag of her clothes that was under her bed because he would just sit there and paw at them. Anyone who witnesses him doing this is pretty much left speechless.
However, as far as the jonquils are concerned Nibbles’ actions are just as spine chilling. When we first got Nibbles it was very apparent we could not grow anything – herbs, veggies, flower pots, even our chilli plant were all (“Nibbled”) eaten. Flowers we have been sent all go to the back yard for Nibbles to enjoy between the house and the green bin. He’s not fussy, he eats them all leaving just the stalks. In fact, Nibbles has even received his own delivery of flowers to happily nibble on!
When we were doing the pots up James wanted to plant some bulbs in a patch of dirt that Nibbles liked to roll around in…..none of us were too hopeful that they would get past the sprouting stage. One day I saw Nibbles in the dirt with the green shoots certain he was eating them. On closer investigation James reported that no, Nibbles was only scratching his neck on them. Pippa used to pat him on his face and under his neck and he would go to sleep while she did it.
Incredibly Nibbles has left these flowers to bloom tall doing nothing more than sitting next to them. Patrick once asked that perhaps if we became buddhist would Pippa be able to be reincarnated as Nibbles when she died? We didn’t need to convert, but we all feel that Pippa is very much in Nibbles.
Pippa Rea 
Those flowers by your front door are simply Magnificent, what a way for Pippa to greet you and all your visitors each time they pass through! I do smile every time I see our Pippa’s Pot, I stop and think of her and of you Virigina, James & Patrick. Always in our hearts. Please give Nibbles a pat and a cuddle from us. xxxx
Hello,
I discovered Pippa’s journey through a photo of her surfboard on Instagram. I live in Canada, and just wanted to let you know that my thoughts and love are with you and your family (including Nibbles!). Pippa will never be forgotten. Much love, D