Last week there was precisely one day when it was possible to get outside and garden. Every other day was “blessed” with wind and rain, in biblical quantities, though happily the only damage we incurred from the hurricane that swept through was broken glass in the greenhouse. I am painfully aware that this makes us…
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I’ve been feeling pretty fed up most of the time these past few weeks. I’d let myself get over tired and overwhelmed by a list of things I “really should be doing”. A couple of sunny days, some down time with a good book and the Winter Olympics, and some drastic list culling mean I…
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March was a strange month. Colder than either January or February, plants apparently in stasis, and for me, not much gardening. Some stripping of wallpaper, some work, some choosing of new kitchen bits and pieces, and a very welcome visit from mil and fil, but very little gardening. I entered April feeling rather fed up,…
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I like doing experiments, at least when I am gardening. I think it is an attempt on my part to counter my rule-following behaviour, something which I have been trying to loosen ever since I noticed it in myself. I suspect it is easier to do in gardening – and cooking – because after a…
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Long time no blogging – I’ve missed it, but thanks to a major CFS crash I’ve spent most of the past couple of weeks in bed. But I’m fortunate, in that I only get this bad once every few years and the worst of it passes relatively quickly leaving me gradually clawing my way back…
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