Finally, the weather turned to ‘not rainy’ and my schedule cleared up and I could go tree shopping. Only I’ve left it a little late. I knew I had but didn’t realise just how late as all the good stuff was gone. It was my worst fear. Well actually that is an overreaction, but it was rather disappointing. Aside from earlier in the week, I … Continue reading Hunting and Gathering Trees
I have a problem. I want it all and I want it now. But there is an ancient Chinese proverb to support me in my pressing desires. “The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The next best time is now.” Added to the sense of urgency is winter is slipping away. Ordinarily I’d be champing at the bit to have this … Continue reading Getting Fruity
Currently, in my gardenless state, any opportunity to get up close and personal with any kind of gardening and I’m in. Even a rain soaked autumnal day won’t dampen my enthusiasm, so when I was invited to help pick apples and help get them pressed for cider making I jumped at the chance. I even dragged Hubby the Un-Gardener with me as being cooped up … Continue reading Collecting apples for crushing
Because technically scrumping is stealing fruit – particularly apples from an orchard. But not one to be hung up on a technicality, we went scrumping – in our orchard. Now the thing about our orchard is I planted it at the far end of our property so we would have a reason to go to the outer reaches of our land. Otherwise you just find … Continue reading Is it scrumping if it’s your orchard?
Today is so lovely. It is hot, not height of summer hot, but warm enough to say “gosh, it’s hot out there.” The sky is blue but is dotted with clouds. However not enough to cling to the thought that the long sunny days are still with us. Feeling the warmth on my face with my eyes closed isn’t enough to create the false allusion of … Continue reading If I shut my eyes – I could so easily fool myself.
It was the most amazing day, blue skies that went forever, not a puff of wind and was even a little warm when you weren’t in the shade. But I had to do my inside book keeping thingy. The kids were making a good job of being free range and feral and making a bit of a mess and so the morning passed quickly. Come … Continue reading You’ll have to take my word for it.
