Tag: MID SUMMER
Finally I can play with my new toys
In the depths of winter last year I found love, and fell quite deeply into a covetous desire of want and longing. And the object of my new found affection was a seemingly miraculous device that would improve my gardening experience no end. And this wonderful item that would change my life: a Gardena Automatic Water Distributor. Oh what a wonderful thing. You can read … Continue reading Finally I can play with my new toys
I couldn’t sleep
The room was quite dark and the fan was still moving a warm air about the room in an attempt to control the hot, sticky mugginess from yesterday. It was one of those days that induced a sense of lethargy. That is probably why I was wide awake, I’d done most of my sleeping on my feet the day before. As my eyes adjusted to … Continue reading I couldn’t sleep
Too much and yet not enough
Slaving over a hot stove on a hot summer day isn’t my idea of fun… well actually – it kind of is. But that is what I have been doing. Processing the harvest. Now that the holidays are a thing of the past and the beach sand has been well and truly shaken from our shoes, the garden is getting more attention than it has … Continue reading Too much and yet not enough
Green is my favourite colour
After a fabulous New Year celebration with old friends, new friends, much food and feasting, much elderflower champagne and possibly some unconfirmed reports of dancing on tables I once again found myself in sleeping in a tent on a soft airbed, but it didn’t really matter. The New Year was upon us and if it is half as good as last year, it is going … Continue reading Green is my favourite colour