Category: gardening
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#Silent Sunday… Patience makes Perfect…
At last, the long-awaited buds have started to open… So slowly… There you are!
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#WIP Wednesday…
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I managed to plant that hydrangea yesterday and spent some time arranging and tidying up at least one of the unruly flower beds in our garden. I worked slowly and methodically, with plenty of sit-downs in between. I wanted to cut the grass, but although the sun shone for most of the day, I knew…
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Sad News…
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Sad News… You may have noticed that we have been among the missing for a few days. Well, it’s not my fault or the weather. Since my last post on the joys of getting outside at last, and all the gardening I hoped to do, the weather has been terrible. Torrential rain, terrifying winds and…
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Some Kind of Progress…
Some Kind of Progress… Now the weather was warming up, I needed to make a plan to get outside and do some work. I felt more than a little guilty leaving my desk for the great outdoors, but I had made a list of all the jobs I wanted to do this coming week, indoors…
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#Six on Saturday, maybe…
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Do you remember seeing my brave little azalea a few weeks ago? How it has been desperately trying to bloom since Christmas, but the frost kept killing all the flower buds? Three months late, but it finally made it, isn’t it lovely? I know this doesn’t really qualify for #Six on Saturday, but it does…
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Friday Flowers…
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Image by Else Siegel from Pixabay So far, today has been absolute chaos… Just found time to take a deep breath and calm down, so found these unusual flowers for your enjoyment… Wishing everyone a very peaceful weekend…
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To Write…
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That is the question… At the end of last week, I summoned up a ton of enthusiasm for my so-called writing life and the future of my current WIP. I say so-called, for it hasn’t amounted to much so far this year. There have been a few lively patches of activity, which I thoroughly enjoyed,…