With the weather being so horrible lately with more rain than we know what to do with, I decided to go back over my previous posts from the same time of year to see what, in an ideal season, I’d be doing right now. Click into 2015: Spring is in full swing In 2015 it was extraordinarily windy and I was cursing it and it’s … Continue reading Spring back in time
There is still a lot to be done in the garden. I never really seem to be completely on top of it, and so when I venture out into the garden for my daily session of green fingered goodness the decision of where to start can often be overwhelming. The grass I didn’t mow last time because it was too hot, a few days later … Continue reading Sometimes decisions are made for you.
And so we have come to the final day of winter. When it comes to the spring and summer I prefer to go by the calendar as it brings the desirable seasons to me quicker. However for Autumn and Winter, if we go with the equinox / solstice system, then I can kid myself the good times last longer. I play it free and easy … Continue reading Signs of Spring
It was my bookkeeping Tuesday and I don’t know if it was because it was cold or I really don’t like it all that much – but it took forever to do. I should have been outside and into the garden by lunchtime, but for some reason it was just a slow day. So with the winter sun sinking quickly over the hills there wasn’t … Continue reading I’m going through a soup phase.
The problem with a drought is it sucks not only all the moisture from the air, but it somehow sucks all your energy too. It’s hot outside, it’s only around 25°C but it feels like a million, and after weeks and weeks of dry hot weather it kinda beats you down… I just need to have a wee lie down and dream of rain. The … Continue reading We are still waiting for a little bit of rain…
Today was a momentous day. I harvested the corn. It is such a sad time, as the stalks become such a prominent feature in the landscape for such a long time and then within a few moments, everything was different. But I guess that is the nature of a veggie garden, the view is constantly changing. But not to dwell on the demise of a … Continue reading Bringing down the corn
And sure enough there was. Somehow she managed to escape our best efforts to keep her restrained and found herself wandering freely about the place. So decided to come and see us in the house. The problem is the route she took was via my veggie garden. This is the very same garden that I have lovingly cared for – for months! And everything was … Continue reading “Muuummm….. there is a goat on the deck….!”
Don’t panic, this isn’t going to be a story of dread, terror and frenzied destruction. Dawn broke this morning on to what I hope will be a perfect day as this day is special. It’s not any old day – it’s the first day of spring. The seasons have changed and this is the season of new life. It’s the season that gardening can begin … Continue reading Goats love Kale.
I’m sitting here beside a roaring fire, watching the rain beat against the window, but all is not lost. It has still been a productive day. This afternoon I defrosted the freezer. It isn’t a task one would choose to do on a freezing cold winter day – but it was a bit of a necessity as it had iced over so much is was … Continue reading I had a marvellous day, doing the most mundane thing!
I may have mentioned earlier, we have goats, I will have also mentioned we live in what was once a swamp. It is also common knowledge that we have young boys. Well last night these three factors came together in the most bewildering of events. After a long extended weekend, it came down to doing the last chore – moving the goats. Not a chore … Continue reading Goats in the drain
