But I want to build Rome in a Day! I have a fire in my belly and some kind of inflammation in my brain. I love my garden and I have a grand vision for it. For the parts of the garden I have already created, there is a standard in my head that I like it to be at… all the time. The thing … Continue reading But I want to build Rome in a Day!
Downsizing This year we have experienced a shift in our family with a couple of significant things happening.  Firstly, we have become empty nesters. After years of attempting to fill hollow legs and bottomless pits, the teen lads have well and truly fledged the nest. They no longer require a gardenful of produce to keep them healthy. They are more likely to reach out their … Continue reading Downsizing
The consequences of going away It is always nice to go away somewhere tropical to relax and get pampered. Don’t get me wrong for what I’m about to say, because I’ll take a tropical holiday any day of the week over the ordinary day to day. Not that my ordinary is a normal ordinary, but you know what I mean. But… The moment I first … Continue reading The consequences of going away
Day 2 of #MakeMayCount was starting to look like there would be no room at all for anything ‘planty’. As it was a weekend day, we wanted to paint one of the bedrooms in our house. We haven’t really done a lot to the inside of the house since we moved it onto our coastal property, as the outside and gardens have been our priority. … Continue reading Amazing Avocados
May is done. We are now in a new month and a new season. Winter. The easy month. The one where it is ok to hunker down in a cosy spot and dream dreams of dream gardens without a weed in sight. It is a time for resting, recovering, and planning. There are a few things in the garden that can be done in a … Continue reading A month in review
Sometimes you get an idea or see something on the great big internet and something compels you to give it ago. Sometimes this is a good idea and other times it is a case of never mention it again. I have loads of ideas rattling around in my head. I’ve started writing the more viable ones down on a ‘to do’ list so they don’t … Continue reading The Big Beach Ball Reveal
Sometimes Making May Count means I’m so busy Making May Count that at the end of the day I collapse exhausted into a comfy chair and remain there until I recharge enough to get up and send myself to bed. Yesterday was one of those days.  The boffins had said it was going to rain all week, which turned out to be untrue and after … Continue reading Unpredictable Days
Use the things you saved for a rainy day, on a rainy day. Today is a rainy day. I am in danger of being trapped in my office this evening because I don’t want to get wet and it is quite heavy right now. It has drizzly and rainy all day, which is great for the garden and the water tanks but not great for … Continue reading Monday Message
I have been busy again in and around the garden in the last few days. I have been tackling those beach balls as promised but with mixed results. I still haven’t finished yet, so I’ll save the big reveal for when I’m done. But just to say things aren’t as easy as they look on the internet! I suspect my attempts will be less than … Continue reading Making things in May
Picking up from where we left off yesterday >You can catch up here< I am sharing my adventures in making the most of the peppers and chillies I have grown this season. No longer are they all just allowed to turn red and lobbed into the sweet chilli sauce. This time I have found out what make each one special and used them to that … Continue reading Two pecks of peppers
