I never in a million years would be guessed that I would be pleased to see rain, so soon after the recent weeks of heavy rain and sodden soil. But I am. Just a few short weeks ago we were having the worst spring rain. The ground was so soggy that it would only take a half hour shower to cause water to lie on … Continue reading The sweet blessing of rain.
I haven’t been in the garden for ages – not since I managed to mow on the weekend. Hang on – that was only five days ago! It feels so much longer. But not being able to garden for five days in a row is a bit of a hardship for this gardener. The weekend was wonderful, sunny, warm and most importantly – not a … Continue reading The rat that drowned.
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!
Once again I am so annoyed with myself. We had over a week of glorious sunshine. It is the middle of winter – this should not be taken for granted. But I did! I should have been out there every day doing things, making a difference, making things easier for my spring garden. While I did do some things, I didn’t do as much as … Continue reading Could-da, would-da, should-da
For the last week it has been windy and raining with heaps of scary thunder and lightning. The ground went all soggy and boggy. Then finally the clouds cleared – well enough to create the illusion of an end to it all and we even got a beautiful rainbow to show that it was all over. So there was one thing for it. It was … Continue reading Rain – it’s never there when you need it!
When talking about gardening, thoughts of digging, nurturing tiny seedlings, weeding and getting dirt under the nails, watering and harvesting the fruits of your labours spring to mind. But there is one step on from this one that is just as labour intensive, but equally as rewarding. That is processing the produce. The other day I went to check on the orchard only to find … Continue reading When gardening isn’t gardening at all
I spend all year with great expectations about how wonderful my garden is going to be, and what improvements I’ll make and what I’ll do with the produce and how it’s just all going to be perfect. And it should be – I put in a lot of planning and hard work. But our summer is in the worst part of the year for the … Continue reading Due to circumstances beyond my control…
