Today we had an eruption, but it was a bit of a “go nowhere” eruption – it was only a big ash plume – no rocks the size of mini’s being tossed or bubbling hot lava and the main bit was over before it started. Exciting, but not terrifying! For the last couple of days the weather has been verging on something that resembles summer. … Continue reading It’s okay … We’re alright … It was only a mild volcanic eruption!
And I still haven’t finished planting out the garden. I feel like I am in some kind of race against time to get it all done. Most of the time the weather is my friend and it is warm and sunny, but we get these occasional spring showers that blow in from what seems like nowhere, dumps its load and disappears as quickly as it … Continue reading There are only 16 days left in spring…
I am almost there. There is only one bed left to sow. Everything else is planted and sown. All the beds are full and should be displaying a “No Vacancy” sign. Although most beds don’t look full as the seedlings are still quite small and are surrounded by a sea of soil. As a beginner gardener I would have taken care of this and crammed … Continue reading I’ve bean procrastinating!
The change of season happens with the back end of August, so I have five days left dwell in the dying days of winter. The weather is supposed to be a mixed bag of rain, sun, and cold and then unsurprisingly the forecast for the first few days of spring are almost identical to the last days of winter so I don’t imagine there will … Continue reading This time next week we will officially be in the season of spring.
And to be honest I can’t wait to see the back of it. While it hasn’t been all that cold really – not in the grand scheme of things, but I am so over the rain. Apparently we were blessed in July with twice the normal amount of rain for an average July and we have already gone past what is average for August. Just … Continue reading There is officially TEN days left of winter.
I’m sitting here beside a roaring fire, watching the rain beat against the window, but all is not lost. It has still been a productive day. This afternoon I defrosted the freezer. It isn’t a task one would choose to do on a freezing cold winter day – but it was a bit of a necessity as it had iced over so much is was … Continue reading I had a marvellous day, doing the most mundane thing!
You only have to take one look about outside this evening to know it’s going to be a cold one. There is very little cloud about and the moon is already out, trying to outshine the sun and it’s not even 5:00 yet. The weather forecasters say it will only get as low as 6°C but that’s the lowest it’s been so far this autumn, … Continue reading The first fire of the season has been lit in the fire place.
The few weeks back I spied some self-seeded spinach in the “Leafy Greens” bed and I thought “sweet – I’ll let those grow!” And grow they did. When they got big enough, I dug them up and spaced them out and gave them all the love they needed to grow into big strong healthy spinach plants. Well they would have – if the chickens hadn’t … Continue reading All I want is a little bit of spinach – is that too much to ask?
It’s February and I’ve just been out and weeded and turned over soil for a new row of peas – all before breakfast. Normally this foolhardy early morning burst of energy in February is deemed sensible as at this time of year it would be far too hot to garden in the midday heat. But not this year. And definitely not today. I was out … Continue reading Gardening Before Breakfast!
