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!
I have a bit of a side kick that shadows me wherever I go. Most days it is barely noticeable, well not to me, because I’ve learnt to put the nuances it brings to one side and not give it the attention it demands. Other times it is so demanding of my attention it is impossible to ignore and I have to stop what I’m … Continue reading Gardening with MS
It rained in the night. The weather station tells me it was over 5mm so a decent drop. It has almost been two weeks since the last lot of good rain. And before that it before that it was a week and the burst before that was 10 day earlier. It has been a mild and gentle autumn indeed. And it was jolly nice for … Continue reading Restful Rain
My hands have gone soft. My usually chipped and scratched nails are almost at the point that it is worth applying a lick of colour. That deep ingrained dirt that works its way into the crevices of your hand beyond the reach of the scrubbing brush has worked its way back out. The subtle things that mark me as a gardener just by looking me … Continue reading I have a dreadful problem
I should really remember it every year as a hard month, but my enthusiasm and sheer determination tends to make me forget that I have the same struggle every year. September – the middle spring month is just yucky. It is always stormy and windy and rainy and soggy and boggy and really hard work. But the thing is – it is an uphill battle … Continue reading This is the last day of the worst month of spring.
