With the weather being so horrible lately with more rain than we know what to do with, I decided to go back over my previous posts from the same time of year to see what, in an ideal season, I’d be doing right now. Click into 2015: Spring is in full swing In 2015 it was extraordinarily windy and I was cursing it and it’s … Continue reading Spring back in time
In an ideal world, I would sit back and wait patiently for the water to drain away the the soil to stop making that sucking noise as it absorbs as much water as it can to store away for the long dry months to come. But I’m impatient and this season isn’t going to wait with me. Maybe if I just ever so gently pull … Continue reading Green life
I’ve spent quite a bit of time lately planning my summer garden, contemplating the kind of garden I would love it to be, drawing inspiration from other blogs and You Tube and sorting out my seeds. I’ve been reminiscing over veggie gardens I’ve grown before and making a note of things I really need to remember for this year: things like 7 Zucchini plants are … Continue reading You can have anything for dinner – so long as it includes something from the garden – even in the middle of winter!
…. But something exciting happened. The postie delivered my seeds! It’s like all my Christmas’s have come at once – even though I know what is in the package. It’s all about what the package represents: Summer and all the sights, smells and flavours it has to offer. As I sit here, wrapped up warm, watching the heavy rain come in horizontally and listening to the … Continue reading I wasn’t intending on blogging again so soon….
I haven’t been busy in the garden – in fact I have done nothing at all. It is winter after all so I guess I’m allowed a few days off. Although I have ordered my seeds for spring so they should arrive soon. I just wanted to quickly share the good news. I won the Blogging / Gardening challenge I had entered! Yay. I worked … Continue reading Fruits of my Labour!
It’s been three days since I last put my fingers to my keyboard and came up with a tale about my garden. The gardening competition finished on Sunday and my last blog (number 112) was posted on their site. The winners will be announced on the 4th July – wish me luck! I must say it has been nice not to have to blog every … Continue reading Winter Spuds
