I have to say it is great to have electricity again, I really appreciate its value, especially when it enables my heater to heat my wee office because the temperatures have really dropped. However on the flip side of not having electricity yesterday, it meant today was spent in my cosy wee office catching up on computer gardening. So much so I was in danger … Continue reading Powerful
There is nothing like trying circumstances to make things happen. And as if the situation we find ourselves in right now isn’t trying enough, the step down to level 3 has meant the power company has gone back to work. Ordinarily this really doesn’t concern me, however they have been doing maintenance work to replace all the power poles in our area. This has meant … Continue reading Powerless
Do something you have been putting off for ages. The weather isn’t exactly gardening weather and it seems it will be like that for the next few days. It would be easy enough to while away the time waiting for the bad weather to go away, but I need to be productive. Instead of mindlessly swiping through social media, I will brush up on some … Continue reading Monday Message
Ok, we are only three days into Make May Count and I didn’t do anything at all. But I have my excuses at the ready. It is Sunday, which is a day of rest, and I feel like I need to charge my batteries for the month ahead. And it was raining. The rain is welcome as it was quite dry in the garden. But … Continue reading Day of rest
I do have to say, when you have a reason to be productive, other than the normal reasons, like it needs doing or you’re being paid for it, then you manage to find some kind of inner energy to make things happen. Having said that we are only on day 2 of Make May Count. Today, being Saturday, I had a bit of a lie … Continue reading Off to a good start
Last year I started a thing. Just for me, for now. Maybe it could become a global phenomenon, but right now I am only thinking of myself. Looking at my history it would seem last year I didn’t Make May Count very well, although I gave it a good push. May has 31 days and I only posted an update 13 times. Having said that … Continue reading Make May Count 2020
Did May Count? Were my efforts to prevent this month from slipping away worth it? Did I make a difference to my gardening journey? Historically this is a strange month and looking back over my previous blog posts for the Month of May for the last 8 years it seems to be a collection of moaning about the weather with a combination of frosts, not … Continue reading Last May Day
As we are only a year and a bit into this new property beside the coast, there are no trees. It didn’t come with trees and I haven’t quite got to the point of planting some – well not quite, but that is a shameful story for another day! Besides, if I had planted any since moving here, they certainly wouldn’t be big enough to … Continue reading Raking in the Gold
Today is a good day. The sun is shining brightly, but more importantly the wind has gone. It was really hard to Make May Count in such non-conducive conditions. However, I did get out there and battle the elements, well the least harsh ones and got some stuff done. But this is just a quick pictorial update to let you know what I’ve been up to… … Continue reading Making May Count in Pictures
Today is a special day in my world. It is one year today since I got started on my garden. Before this it was a grazed by cows who didn’t appreciate the best view out across the ocean. But we appreciated the view and set up camp in the caravan, right where I wanted to put the garden, while we were waiting for the house … Continue reading Happy Birthday Garden
