Don’t panic, this isn’t going to be a story of dread, terror and frenzied destruction. Dawn broke this morning on to what I hope will be a perfect day as this day is special. It’s not any old day – it’s the first day of spring. The seasons have changed and this is the season of new life. It’s the season that gardening can begin … Continue reading Goats love Kale.
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 am soooo tired. Last night was possibly the most horrible period of darkness we have had in ages. On the grand scheme of global disasters then our night was completely insignificant – but to us in the midst of it – in the black night – it was a doozy. It started out with us being quite tired. I think we are beginning to … Continue reading Oh what a night… or more aptly Oh what a nightmare.
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
This morning we woke to a heavy frost and clear blue skies, but strangely it wasn’t at all cold. There didn’t seem to be that chill factor that normally accompanies a frost. It is quite strange, it’s been like it for the last couple of days and according to the weather forecast it is supposed to continue for the next week. That’s another SEVEN days! … Continue reading Oh what a stunning day.
It’s been a crazy week weather-wise. We have had more rain than you can shake a stick at – lots of heavy fat rain drops that have turned the place into a bit of a muddy quagmire. We have had really scary electrical storms (I hate them) and strong winds and then all of that abruptly stopped and we had a heavy frost and a … Continue reading She’s a bit chilly outside.
When I Googled it I got conflicting information: it was either today or tomorrow and the sun was shining today – well kind of – when it wasn’t raining. So there was nothing for it – it was garlic and onion planting day! This is such a special day anticipated from the day when the weather first started to get cold… from here on its … Continue reading It’s the shortest day… Well I think it is…
And it shows. The last thing I did was dig over the garlic bed two weeks ago! I haven’t even had a chance to check the “to do list” to see what I’ve not been doing. Luckily it’s not as dire as all that as it is winter after all! Two weeks of neglect in spring would be catastrophic. When I haven’t been head down … Continue reading I haven’t gardened in ages!
