If I am to learn anything from this month is to lower my expectations. This is not a normal month where life ticks by with the ebb and flow of a reliable routine. It is filled with holidays and opportunities to hang out on the beach, or to visit or be visited. Not many people work normally for a large chunk of this month and … Continue reading January – A month in review
This weekend was the culmination of months of worry and fretting. Since the spring, I have been a participant in the Celebrity Challenge of The Great Pumpkin Carnival. My Giant Pumpkin seedlings were planted with care and pampered with love in the hopes of being able to come out victorious. In particular, I really wanted to be able to say I had beaten an Olympian … Continue reading A gigantic success of sorts.
When it was brought to my attention that there was to be a Giant Pumpkin Carnival, I thought that would be a great day out for the family. Hubby the Un-Gardener was more sceptical, and wondered what else was I going to drag my poor long suffering family through. Especially when we woke up on the day of the carnival to heavy persistent rain that … Continue reading A giant adventure of the pumpkin kind
Peas, peppers, pumpkins, peanuts and preparations and presents and a ‘P’eetroot. I need to apologise in advance as this is a little long but I have had a huge weekend in the garden. I now ache a little in all the usual places that hard work brings aches. I should be used to it by now, but doing a little moaning can still bring some … Continue reading This blog has been bought to you by the letter P
Today we had an eruption, but it was a bit of a “go nowhere” eruption – it was only a big ash plume – no rocks the size of mini’s being tossed or bubbling hot lava and the main bit was over before it started. Exciting, but not terrifying! For the last couple of days the weather has been verging on something that resembles summer. … Continue reading It’s okay … We’re alright … It was only a mild volcanic eruption!
