May is done. We are now in a new month and a new season. Winter. The easy month. The one where it is ok to hunker down in a cosy spot and dream dreams of dream gardens without a weed in sight. It is a time for resting, recovering, and planning. There are a few things in the garden that can be done in a … Continue reading A month in review
Sometimes you get an idea or see something on the great big internet and something compels you to give it ago. Sometimes this is a good idea and other times it is a case of never mention it again. I have loads of ideas rattling around in my head. I’ve started writing the more viable ones down on a ‘to do’ list so they don’t … Continue reading The Big Beach Ball Reveal
Sometimes Making May Count means I’m so busy Making May Count that at the end of the day I collapse exhausted into a comfy chair and remain there until I recharge enough to get up and send myself to bed. Yesterday was one of those days. The boffins had said it was going to rain all week, which turned out to be untrue and after … Continue reading Unpredictable Days
Use the things you saved for a rainy day, on a rainy day. Today is a rainy day. I am in danger of being trapped in my office this evening because I don’t want to get wet and it is quite heavy right now. It has drizzly and rainy all day, which is great for the garden and the water tanks but not great for … Continue reading Monday Message
I have been busy again in and around the garden in the last few days. I have been tackling those beach balls as promised but with mixed results. I still haven’t finished yet, so I’ll save the big reveal for when I’m done. But just to say things aren’t as easy as they look on the internet! I suspect my attempts will be less than … Continue reading Making things in May
Picking up from where we left off yesterday >You can catch up here< I am sharing my adventures in making the most of the peppers and chillies I have grown this season. No longer are they all just allowed to turn red and lobbed into the sweet chilli sauce. This time I have found out what make each one special and used them to that … Continue reading Two pecks of peppers
In my garden my pepper bed has space for 18 pepper plants. I normally pop in half a dozen bell peppers so I can have a good supply to freeze to use over the winter months as we use them in most meals. So that means there are 12 spots for interesting things. Ordinarily I kind of panic at the end of the season, let … Continue reading One peck of peppers
I can hardly believe the garden is 2 years old today. On this day in 2018 the shipping container company came and took away the container that had held all our worldly possessions. The caravan that we had lived in for 100 days while waiting for our house to arrive and be made liveable, had been relocated. Finally, after months of waiting the land where … Continue reading Happy Birthday Garden
Today marks the start of yet another new normal, and just when I was getting used to the last one. The kids headed off to school. The house is decidedly quiet, and Jasper the Dog is patiently awaiting their return by sitting at the window. They’ve been gone less than an hour. It is amazing how much things have changed since they last went to … Continue reading Another New Normal
I need to remind myself that while I’m attempting to Make May Count, I shouldn’t overdo it. I’m not superwoman, I am a mild mannered gardener with an annoying side kick called MS. It’s just that I get a little over enthusiastic with the sense of achievement and crave it more and more. Although getting things done is a great thing to chase in a … Continue reading Overdoing things
