Next week is the school holidays. Not that the teen lads need much attention during the holidays, but the dynamic changes in the household and so any routine I find myself in during normal weekdays just flies out the window. Recently I have had a good thing going on where I have my little rhythm to what I have to do and I’m making great … Continue reading What a whirlwind of a week
I don’t know if you remember a couple of summers ago I hosted an American carrot in my garden. He wasn’t just any old carrot – Gardenerd was a rather large plush carrot in the midst of a world tour. He was such a pleasure to have to visit and he helped me sow some carrot seeds in my garden and then we took him … Continue reading The Gardenerd Guide to Growing Great Vegetables
We are in the midst of a heat wave. It is just too hot to sleep properly, too hot to sit and do nothing and more importantly, too hot to garden. The heat is making me a little grumpy at Hubby the Un-Gardener, but he just doesn’t understand the depth of my frustration. I really want to garden and going out there would ordinarily be … Continue reading A Bit Corny
I love showing people around my garden. It is my pride and joy. Although sometimes it is more like a petulant child who refuses to brush his hair before going out in public. There is always a shirt tail to tuck in and laces to do up. Normally when people say they are coming around I end up doing some frenzied panic weeding so my … Continue reading I have a special visitor.
