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Productivity has sprung with Spring!
Oh what a busy week this has been, but in a good way. With Spring comes foraging – ok, I foraged in the allotment and got enough nettles for the first batch of nettle soup this year. It’s packed with all the vitamins and minerals we need after a very long winter. It was paired…
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Carrot sowing with a difference!
I told you the other day I had exciting carrot news to share with you, (weird thing to be saying I know), using a system of sowing which is totally new to me. If you remember, in a previous post, I showed how I used kitchen roll which I had dampened and sprinkled the carrot…
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A quick plot update
We had a very productive plot visit today which I am delighted about! Last time I showed you the last bay we were working on and I still had some weeding left to do in one corner. Today, not only did I manage to get the weeding finished…..hold onto your hats…..we got more manure and…
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Garden Plan part 2 and more seed sowing
It finally happened, we finally got some sunshine and although there is housework to be done, I looked at Scooby and said, “let’s go to the garden”. It was time to make a start on ‘the’ project. I’ll be honest. I spent a lot of time getting all the spare poles and bits out and…
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Lessons you have taught me
What do you mean to me? What lessons can you teach? I wait so I am patient. I trust so I have hope. I get excited so I know I feel joy. And as I get to watch you grow, get to look after you – watch you get stronger and more independent. Till that…
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Garden Plan – Part 1 and a little allotment time
Hooray, we made it to the allotment and it looked ok even though it’s been a while. It might not have missed me as much as I have missed it but I left with a lighter, happier soul: Brace yourself, things are about to get ugly…. Now for some good news on the garden project…
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Growing Sweet Peas…hopefully
I have never declared myself an expert at anything, let alone gardening but I am a very keen amateur. With that in mind, let me show you my recent success with my sweet pea sowing…. I know many people start their sowing in Winter but I prefer to wait till March as we can have…
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Spring growth continues to bring optimism
Despite the raging wind outside which is currently blowing objects around the back garden, I still feel a glow of optimism when I see the flowers and leaves developing all around. I’m glad I managed to put a few extra bulbs around a few months ago! Here is what I found before the wind started:…
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I think we can learn lessons from this
This can’t be an easy thing to do but this little guy never gives up – a valuable lesson we could all do with learning. Just because something isn’t easy or presents more obstacles than we would like, we should still try, try and try again.
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Daily prompt #2 -what activities do you lose yourself in?
I had one immediate answer – gardening – plain and simple. Give me some dirt to work and I’m happy. There is truly nothing better, whether its in the garden or at the allotment, than being surrounded by birds and bugs while I work in the dirt to nature’s soundtrack. The weather doesn’t have to…
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Keeping life in balance
The saying goes “things happen in 3s”, but I disagree – I think life has more balance to it than that but not everybody will see it if they keep looking in the wrong place. If you believe the rule of 3, when one bad thing happens, you go through each day looking for the…
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What a load of cr*p!
I will be the first to admit I’m probably not typical of most women, especially when it comes to what they want for Mother’s Day. Me? Never happier than when I’m working up a sweat on the allotment. Progress was made my gardening friends, oh yes. Progress. Was. Made. Here is a ‘before’ picture of…
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