Finally, some garden time!

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!

Slowly reclaiming control.

Sometimes nature forces your hand and encourages you to get things done.  The garlic I grow is a variety called Early Pearl.  A generous friend sent me some to try many years ago and I had the best success with them.  So, I saved them for the following year and have done so ever since.     The great thing about this garlic is it gets going … Continue reading Slowly reclaiming control.

Moving House

Things are racing ahead now, just like the year is.  How have we reached May so quickly? It doesn’t seem that long ago we were just embarking on this hair brained scheme.  But it can’t have been that hair brained.  I’m sitting here in a house, overlooking an amazing view.  Ok, so the plumber is still plumbing and the electrician still has things to do, … Continue reading Moving House