This post is bought to you by the colour green…

… with a few pops of colour thrown in for good measure.   It hasn’t been the easiest season so far, however if I stop focusing on what is making it a struggle and look at the big picture. Or take a closer look at the things that aren’t considered superstars of the summer garden, yet are there every year and faultlessly do their thing.   On … Continue reading This post is bought to you by the colour green…

Apparently I need a snake

Since I bodged together my “anti-mouse seed protector device” convinced that it would keep my seeds safe, I have received a lot of helpful advice.  However most of it was pointing out the error of my ways.  And it turns out my “anti-mouse seed protector device” is actually quite useless.  Although it did make me feel good thinking I was doing something to take the … Continue reading Apparently I need a snake

You can’t have it both ways.

There are two schools of thought when determining the official change of the seasons.  Some folks believe it should be on the equinox which by my reckoning means we still have 21 more days of balmy summer days. But the thing is…  I am so impatient in the spring that I can’t make myself wait for the equinox for the spring to start – I … Continue reading You can’t have it both ways.