Historically May has been my least productive month. I prematurely convinced myself that it is close enough to winter that I might as well just settle down in the warmth and cosiness of indoors and wait for things to get better outside. The thing is, May isn’t really that bad in the grand scheme of things and it should really be spent finishing off projects … Continue reading Making May Count … Again…
After a turbulent July, August so far has been lovely. It makes it really feel like spring is so close you could touch it. The first half is looking to be mostly sunny with a smattering of rain, but it will still be cold. Too cold to start the growing season off early. As keen as it feels, nature has its own sense of timing … Continue reading I think I’m going to like this August
After my foolhardy fall, and the ensuing set back while I recovered, I came to the realisation I had stretched myself too thin. As I tried to catch up again, I realised just how much of a thin line I was trying to balance myself on. I was one disaster away from calamity. I love the vegetable garden and love the produce that comes out … Continue reading Help is on the way.
It is amazing how much you can get done when everything is pointing in the right direction. Yesterday I was very intentional with my objectives. All my urgent affairs had been taken care of, the weather was suitable for a spell of pleasant autumnal gardening and there was nothing standing in my way. The garden had my undivided attention for the first time in a … Continue reading Finally, some garden time!
Or is it? Depending on how you look at it today is the last day of summer, or it isn’t. Going by the meteorological system that divides the seasons by the calendar says today – the last day in February is the last day of summer. However, the astronomical system that divides the seasons based on the location of the earth in relation to the … Continue reading The Last Day…
Ok, it is Tuesday, and I may have started without you, but I think I have formulated a vague plan for the week to get ahead and become spring ready. According to my countdown to spring giveaway over on my Facebook page, there are only 8 days until spring. Eek… Time is pressing on. Even the benefit of being confined to home during this latest … Continue reading Plans for the week
After months and months of a relatively normal existence, we find ourselves once again in lockdown. I trust that our country is doing the right thing to keep us safe as Delta attempts to darken our door. In the meantime, here I am stuck in my most favourite place in the world – my home and garden beside the sea. I got an inkling something … Continue reading Well, that was a surprise!
And it certainly isn’t waiting for this gardener! I have been in and out of the garden this week, but I can say without a shadow of doubt, I’m not progressing with my spring preparations as quickly as I’d like. It isn’t like I’m not achieving things, because I’ve ticked off some pretty big items off the to-do list. I just underestimate just how far … Continue reading Time waits for no man
… And hunkering down when it’s not. It has been a difficult week. There were days when the sun shone down on us like it was spring and days that felt like winter was making us pay for some unknown slight. Today seems like a bit of both. It is very cold, yet sunny, which is quite manageable for a spot of gardening except the … Continue reading Making Hay While the Sun Shines
This week couldn’t have been more contrasting if it tried. The first 3 days was constant rain, high winds with frequent gusts up to or at 150 km/h, hail coming in sideways and fast, and some thunder and lightning thrown in for good measure. Needless to say, no gardening was done then at all. And while 150 km/h seems like a lot, it didn’t cause … Continue reading A week of two halves.
